Women 200lb+, Let's Get The Job Done This June!!!

Hi! I'm starting over (again). I am a constant yo-yo with my weight. Started at 214 in Dec '19 lost to 180 by July '20 then gained back up to 203 now! I am disappointed that I cant seem to keep the weight off because I fall back into old habits. Hoping this time to learn new habits and keep the weight off as well as keep it going!

Age: 38
Height 5'4"
June GW 195

6/2: 203.8
6/9:
6/16:
6/23:
6/30:

I lost ~50lbs in 2018-19 and then promptly regained it all back due to a death in the family and covid. I was able to participate in a program through my insurance, and found that a small group with a weekly check-in and a health journal really helped keep me motivated. Now my insurance has changed and I can no longer participate in the program. I've looked at Noom (wanted to speed me through my weightloss X_x I'm a firm believer in slow and steady) and WW (check in groups WAY too big, no actual accountability, personal connection imo)... so I decided to see about accountability buddies/groups on MFP and found this post! I love the vibe and how everyone wants to be accountable and uplifting for each other.

I've been struggling to get back on track, find and keep some motivation, and start over all year.. and I just can't do it alone any more. I'm tired, y'alls. I'm tired of being so unhealthy. I'm tired of being so stiff and sore, I'm tired of having trouble walking, moving, and doing stuff around the house. I'm tired of not having any energy. I'm here to do better. Today I'm starting over.


Age: 34
Height: 5' 3"
SW: 286
CW: 286
GW: 150

June's Goals:

• Lose 6lbs.
• Drink 80oz/water a day.
• Be asleep by midnight.
• Track all food, every day.

Weight tracking:
June 3: 286
June 10:
June 17:
June 24:
June 30:

Friday weigh in!

Age: 31
Height: 5’6”
SW: 222 (Feb ‘21)
June SW: 182.1
June GW: 174
UGW 155

(May 28: 183.2)
June 4: 180.2
June 11:
June 18:
June 25:

This has been a really good week for a lot of reasons. Part of it is that I am fiiiinally able to do my HIIT workouts again after having to take four weeks off due to an injury, and those particular workouts really make me feel GOOD. Part of it was that I meal planned REALLY well on Sunday and so cooking and eating this week has been both super easy, super healthy, and super delicious. And part of it is that almost every outfit I have worn this week has been something I couldn’t wear since 2016! 😉

My goals for June are to stay consistent with my current exercise: 3 days a week HIIT, 3 days a week swim, drink 3.5-4L of water a day, and meal plan every week so that I have all the ingredients I need on hand to cook delicious food. I find that if I have put in the time to make something really yummy that fits within my macros and calories, I don’t even want to be eating anything. The trouble comes when I HAVEN’T managed to plan well.. so, that’s what I’m going to work on this month!

Another shocker was when I realized I “only” have 25lbs left to lose. I’ve been used to being in the category of “50 or more lbs to lose” for so long (even more I started this journey) that the idea that I now fall in a different category (not obese, just overweight with some weight to lose) feels astonishing to me. I still catch myself looking in the mirror regularly thinking “I can’t BELIEVE that that girl is me!” I still have a ways to go, but I’m proud of what I have accomplished so far.

Have a marvelous week!

Weekly weigh-in.

Name: Cari
Age: 45
Height: 5' 3"
SW: 206lb/14 stone 10lb (16/3/21)
June SW: 194lb/13 stone 12lb (-12lb)
June GW: 189lb/13 stone 7lb (-17lb)
GW: 140/10 stone (to be re-evaluated nearer goal)

Weight tracking:
June 4: 193lb/ 13 stone 11lb (-13lb)
June 11:
June 18:
June 25:

1lb loss. Not quite what I’d hoped for after no loss again last week, but my body can be a little crazy at times and I know from experience that I just have to keep doing what I’m doing and at some point it will give up being stubborn and the scale will move. I just really want that last 1lb to shift so I can hit my mini goal of 1 stone lost. It’s frustrating, but it won’t beat me!

I’m not expecting huge losses each week, I try to keep things as ‘normal’ as possible, as in, I try to lose weight in a way that I will find sustainable for the long term. I admire everyone doing multiple workouts each day and really going for it, and I wish I was more inclined to be that way, but for me personally it doesn’t work for the long term as I know I won’t keep it up (tried and tested). I really struggle to be consistent with things like that and I end up getting bored and fed up with it. Also, if I’m honest, I really dislike gyms and busy classes and I much prefer being outside walking or running. When I was running regularly, I only ran 3-4 times a week, incorporating yoga stretches into my running warm up/down, and that was enough to keep me healthy and fit. I love the freedom of running, the fact that you can look out of the window and think ‘it’s nice outside today, I’ll go for a run’, chuck your trainers on, and out you go. My aim is to hopefully get back to that again, back and knee allowing.

@girlinkaz – You are doing so well, you have a lot to be proud of. Keep doing your thing and you’ll be where you want to be in no time at all.

Welcome to all the newbies, wishing everyone a happy and motivated week.

For some reason, MFP won't let me edit my original post. So these will be my starting stats. I'm still bloated today, so I expect I'll see a drop next Friday.

June 4 - 254.4
June 11 - TBD
June 18 - TBD
June 25 - TBD

Age: 29
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight (6/4/21): 254.4
Goal Weight: 175

Starting weight on June 1 - 241.2

I am always looking for friends to inspire me and let me cheer you on as you're on this journey.

32 year old mother of a 4 month old from small-town Pennsylvania!

@CariTJR - hey, a pound's a pound! Great job

You too, @SammiGirl1321 - that's still a loss, you're moving in the right direction and that's something to be proud of.

@M0th3rGoose I hope you feel better!

I'll post an official weigh-in tomorrow but just for funsies I stepped on the scale this morning and saw 222, so that was nice. This is the first Friday I've been back in the office for over a year, and they brought donuts. Big, fancy, expensive donuts with lots of candy toppings, from a fancy donut shop in town. I successfully resisted them this morning when the rest of my team went upstairs to get their treats; I resisted them again just now when I went upstairs myself to refill my water cup. I'm going to keep reminding myself that they're all dried out now, they've been sitting out all day, if I want a donut that damn badly I live right by the bakery they came from and can go there whenever I want, I brought my own delicious food to eat today, and I'd rather spend those 300 calories on my birthday dinner next week anyway.

Wonderful group
I would love to join the June challenge
Age 51
Height 5’7
Weight 203
Goal weight 150
Goals for June
Lose 5 pounds
Log everyday
Walk 5 days a week
Up water intake

I get down on myself for letting my weight get so out of control. Which then leads to self sabotage.
This month I’m going to focus on each day feeling just a little better.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend 🥰

Hey all!

5’8
37 year old Female
SW: 275.4
CW: 273.4
Goal #1 to get to 230
Goal #2 to get to 199

Heaviest I’ve been in my life. I was on the right track prior to Covid and...we all know the rest.

I am finally ready to get the old me back and feel good! I know I need and deserve to do this for myself.

I had to make a new account a few years back and don’t have many friends on here. If you’re looking for friends on here, feel free to ad me.

Happy Friday from Florida!

Starting weight: 225lb (June 2021)
Goal weight: 185lb
June goal weight: 220lb

SW 225
CW 222.5

2 1/2lb down this week I've made myself a salad box of veggies, Cous Cous and chicken for lunch each day (rather than my go-to sandwiches). I have been on late shifts which means dinner has been an instant noodle pot, but I've avoided the bars of Cadbury dairy milk in the cupboards. I'm on more sociable hours this week so I'll be trying to get some walking done in the evenings after work, maybe a workout or two have a lovely weekend!

Hi ladies, I have been logging and posting off and on- more so the past couple months, but not daily. Sorry to those who've asked to be my friend- I get nervous doing that. I am struggling with emotional eating, due to some circumstances at home. And just turning 70 has been difficult- severe knee pain to deal with. So feeling sorry for myself. You are all brave and inspiring! I was doing ok and losing- then let stress get the best of me. Igh. Today is a new day, so will get back in the saddle and try to make good choices. I have to believe that I deserve it. It's almost like I use food to punish myself for being weak. Isn't that awful? So will be 'kind' to myself instead. Wishing all of you joy this day. It is a journey that takes time, isn't it?

Saturday weigh-in day!

Age: 29...for now!
Height: 5'2"
SW: 252.8 lbs 11/13/2020
CW: 225.7 lbs 5/28/2020
Weigh-Ins:
6/5: 222.6
6/12:
6/19:
6/26:
GW for June: 220
GW for 2021: 196
UGW: 144, end of 2022

Starting the month off right with a nice big loss this week! I'll take this as more evidence that my TDEE is higher than MFP/the other internet calculators think it is. I did take some measurements last weekend and I'm down about an inch all around from last time I took measurements, which I think was April. I don't have the paper in front of me so I don't have exact numbers right now, but I remember everything was lower, LOL.

My sister got me a subscription box for cat ladies for my birthday - I don't know if it was just the one box or if she sprung for the 3 or 6 month sub, but I got some neat stuff! Two catnip toys, which my beautiful idiot sons* are just utterly enamored with - one is shaped like a popsicle and it's the cutest damn thing. Also a tee shirt which, in size XL, I think might go straight to the "pajama shirt" pile since it looks like it's going to fit pretty loosely, so that's nice . And the greatest beach towel ever conceived, it's BRIGHT purple (love it!) with a huge Persian cat-face wearing a pair of awesome John Lennon sunglasses on it. I'll be the hoopiest frood in town.

(*that is to say, my two cats)