Women 200lb+, Let's Jump To It This July!!!
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goal06082021 wrote: »@coralRegime Patience. You've been at this for a month, that's hardly any time at all. Make sure you're weighing your food and using accurate database entries. Trust the process. One weigh-in isn't worth getting worked up over, but if the trend over time (like, 6-12 weeks, not 4-5) isn't in the direction you want it to be, then you can start assessing what you're doing and figure out what you might need to change. Weight loss is not linear - if you've been closing your diary and getting that "if every day were like today" message, stop doing that (or disregard the message as fake BS, because it is). There were so many more factors that made today like today than you can possibly control, beyond what you ate and how much you moved.
Fluctuations in water weight, especially for people who menstruate, make it hard to see fat loss on the scale if you're focused in too close on the day-to-day or even week-to-week measurements, and we retain water for all sorts of reasons: too much sodium recently; not enough sodium recently; hormones at various points in the menstrual cycle; ate more carbs than usual recently; added or increased exercise intensity recently; spent the day doing something labor intensive recently that's out of the ordinary for you; it's more or less humid outside than usual; etc., etc. You can probably eat more than 1200 calories, too - you're taller than I am and it sounds like comparably active, I've been losing an average of a pound per week on double that. Redo the guided setup, set it to 1 lb per week (since it sounds like you might have it set to 2lb per week), tighten up your logging to be as accurate as possible, see where you're at in another 4-6 weeks.
Thank you so much for your reply. It has given me some of the motivation I lacked. I will reset my goal if that is part of the issue. But I fear eating more calories would make me gain back some of what I have already lost.
Thank you for the insight!5 -
A small NSV, but for me a huge success. I did not eat one thing after 7pm yesterday!!! I always tend to snack on something after I have closed out my day and then it doesn't get posted.
Nice to see all the new faces. Stay with it and you'll get there.8 -
It's pretty clear that my high of 245 this week was water weight, given that I dropped a pound overnight. Today I'm moving furniture in what will be Eldest Son's room and cleaning Under and Behind thoroughly before he gets here. I like the room to start clean. Given that, I'm not going to work out today, I figure moving furniture is enough of a workout. I've been rather stable at around 243, but I suspect that I'm due for a whoosh again as I'm feeling a lot slimmer and am totally unable to let my pants sag to my hipline any more; they have to go up to my waist and over the belly or they bag in the crotch. So the body is changing, even if the scale isn't showing it so much.8
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I weigh in on Fridays.
Height: 5'11"
Age: 50
Highest weight: 226.6 (May 2021)
Current weight: 223.8 (June 30, 2021)
7/2: 223.6
7/9: 225.6
7/16: 221.4
7/23:
7/30:
Goal for July: Under 220
This week has been really crazy. My weights were: 224, 227, 225, 224, 222, 223 and then today 221.4. I wish my weight would just trend downward in a steady, encouraging fashion. Instead I have crazy fluctuations. It's why I weigh myself every day -- because if I only weighed once a week and it happened to be on an "up four pounds" day, I would probably want to give up. I'm glad I stayed positive last week (even while hovering at 225/ 226 the whole week) and just trusted my own plan.
Goals for next week:
* TRUST THE PLAN
* Keep being ruthlessly honest with logging. No snacking while preparing food!
* Keep an eye on sodium levels
* Work on sleep habits to get a good 8 hours
* Stay positive!8 -
@wanderinglight nice whoosh!
Keep trusting the process, you're doing great! 2 -
goal06082021 wrote: »@wanderinglight nice whoosh! Keep trusting the process, you're doing great!
Thank you! It was nice to have some good news!1 -
had a long discussion with my health coach and she gave me a new catch phrase - If Not Now, When? I've really thought about that and found I am often "going to do it later" which turns into "I mean well, but just didn't do it". Now I am thinking this regularly and use #INNW for a hashtag in that group's posts. it's really working! 8
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This week has been a crazy roller coaster of emotions and has really impacted my daily exercise...
I have been overloaded with my first quarter-end in my new role. I was nearly in tears at one point when I realized I made a mistake and had to redo hours worth of work. Lots of extra hours at my desk and way too much stress.
On top of work, this week was the annual blood drive that my family sponsors in honor of my brother who passed in 2018. It is always an emotional time and was especially hard because I was only able to drop by to donate and couldn't volunteer time like I usually do.
In addition, this was the week I had scheduled to get a tattoo in memory of my brother. I am in love with my new ink but avoided exercising for a few days to let it heal.
Finally, my wife and I had a plan to go camping this week and work from the trailer on Thursday and Friday. What a complete cluster ****! Everything that could do wrong did go wrong and we ended up getting to the site at 9:30pm only to leave the next morning at 5:30.
I am exhausted and emotionally drained from this week. However, I am extremely proud of the fact that I kept to my healthy eating through all of the crazy. I ate at or under my calories every day and felt good about my choices. I will suffer the low step count this week and will be back to my normal exercise routine next week.
This weekend we are still planning on enjoying the wine tasting and tour that we booked for our camping trip and will enjoy taking a break and breathing in some fresh air.10 -
@sandielewis2001 great job sticking to the plan even in the middle of such a tumultuous week. I hope the blood drive went well, it's very cool that your family is able to sponsor something like that. Saving lives is a great way to honor your brother's memory. Definitely enjoy your wine tasting, you have earned it!2
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wanderinglight wrote: »I weigh in on Fridays.
Height: 5'11"
Age: 50
Highest weight: 226.6 (May 2021)
Current weight: 223.8 (June 30, 2021)
7/2: 223.6
7/9: 225.6
7/16: 221.4
7/23:
7/30:
Goal for July: Under 220
This week has been really crazy. My weights were: 224, 227, 225, 224, 222, 223 and then today 221.4. I wish my weight would just trend downward in a steady, encouraging fashion. Instead I have crazy fluctuations. It's why I weigh myself every day -- because if I only weighed once a week and it happened to be on an "up four pounds" day, I would probably want to give up. I'm glad I stayed positive last week (even while hovering at 225/ 226 the whole week) and just trusted my own plan.
Goals for next week:
* TRUST THE PLAN
* Keep being ruthlessly honest with logging. No snacking while preparing food!
* Keep an eye on sodium levels
* Work on sleep habits to get a good 8 hours
* Stay positive!
That's exactly why I weigh every day also. It keeps me accountable for what I eat.3 -
wanderinglight wrote: »It's why I weigh myself every day -- because if I only weighed once a week and it happened to be on an "up four pounds" day, I would probably want to give up.
That's exactly why I weigh every day also. It keeps me accountable for what I eat.
I know myself well enough to know that if I weigh once a week I'll get all obsessive about it. Watching my salt four days before, not working out the day beforehand, et cetera. I don't need to play those mind games. Weighing every day makes it routine and just one more data point. Up a pound today? That's fine, I was down two yesterday and up three the day before. I do note the weight every seven days, but I was on the scale anyway, so I don't wind up gaming it. It's more, "Oh, it's the seventh, and I record that. What was I this morning?" and that doesn't have the same mental weight to it that specially weighing one day a week would cause.
But this is me. The mileage of others may vary.
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Hi I’m 53 and 5’6”.
Starting weight: 257.8 lbs Jan 14, 2021
July Start Weight: 226.5 (6/30/21)
July Goal Weight: 223.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170
July 3: 225.6
July 10: 224.3 (-1.3)
July 17: 223.9 (-0.4)
July 24:
July 31:
I increased my exercise this week after slacking off last week. I met my daily step goal 6 days (goal was 4). The walking challenge at work ends at the end of the month. Seems like I need some kind of challenge to keep me going. LOL.4 -
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 hope your soreness has gotten better!
@OnceAndFutureAthlete hope your sunburn is better! Good luck with your new plan!
@girlinkaz you look fabulous!
@CariTJR congrats on your move!
@wanderinglight awesome loss!
@azalea4175 great catch phrase!
@sandielewis2001 sorry you had a crazy week. Enjoy your trip!
Welcome to all of the new people! Have a great week all! 🙂2 -
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Hi, checking in :-)
Age: 43
Height: 5'10"
SW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
CW: 287.4
7/17: 284.6
7/24:
7/31:
GW for July: 280
GW for 2021: 240
UGW: 180
Pretty sure the number from today is mostly water weight (I was a sweaty mess last night, lol) & I will see it go back up tomorrow. But I am ok with that since I this is about long term change. I have put in 20 min of exercise every day this week, and been tracking everything (even that late night rice krispie treat, haha).
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Weigh-in day!
Age: 30
Height: 5'2"
SW: 252.8 (11/13/2020)
CW: 220.2 (6/26/2021)
7/3: 222.0
7/10: 221.6
7/17: 220.0
7/24:
7/31:
GW for July: 215
GW for 2021: 196
UGW: 144 by the end of 2022
Doesn't look like I'll make that goal this month, but I think I can get close enough for jazz.
I'm really enjoying Strong Curves, especially Workout C (though I don't know if it's the specific move set I like or the fact that I do it on Saturdays, when I'm not on as much of a timer, LOL). I haven't decided yet what I'm going to do for August, but I think I want to challenge myself a bit more. I have a PopSugar Fitness cardio kickboxing workout video bookmarked that I haven't attempted to follow yet, so I think I want to add that to the rotation one day a week. I do like going to the gym and using that equipment, so maybe I'll pick my 8-10 most favorite SC exercises and just build a routine out of that 3 days a week.
It's another big cooking weekend, but thankfully nothing nearly as intense as that lasagna I labored over a few weeks ago. I'm going to make some carnitas (takes an hour and change in the instant pot!), as well as a big pot of Cincinnati-style chili that we'll have for dinner a few nights this week. The carnitas will become homemade Chipotle-style burrito bowls for lunches this week, with cilantro-lime rice, fajita veggies, salsa, a little queso fresco, and "sour cream" (plain Greek yogurt). The theme this week for the Reddit r/52WeeksofCooking challenge is Grilling, so I'm also going to make us some elotes at some point this weekend, because that good good Mexican street corn is having a Moment right now and I'm craving it.4 -
@tammyymat You can help others better if you take good care of yourself. I know it is hard but keep trying!
@sanielewis2 good job sticking to your goals throughout the crazy times. I hope the weekend is the break you need.
@coralRegime I think you need to check your BMR and your TDEE and adjust accordingly. You have upped your exercise. Your TDEE may have gone up and 1200 may not be enough calories for you causing a stall. That happened to me. You could try a couple of weeks at maintenance and then try a reasonable deficit. Don’t just jump up to maintenance calories but up it slowly. That is when I started losing again when that happened to me. @goal06082021’s advice to redo your calorie goal with a smaller weight loss goal might work and you might even lose more than a pound a week.
TDEE Total Daily Energy Expenditure
BMR Basal Metabolism Rate (don’t set your calorie goal below this)
There are calculators online.
@Onceand FutureAthelete Glad you are listening to your body. Also remember the goal is to learn to have a sustainable weight loss that will work when you have reached your goal weight. Find a way to eat that works over time and is healthy. Maintaining weight isn’t that different from losing. We need to learn to have a healthy relationship to food for the rest of our lives not just dieting and then going back to unhealthy eating. Make sure there is joy in your diet.
@CariTJR I hope the move is over and you can settle down now.
@wanderinglight this is how I usually lose weight too. I also weigh daily for the same reason. I have an app on my phone just for my weight that shows me a chart and I can see the overall trend better.
@azalea4175 I like your INNW.
@jazzdesigns nice results with your challenge.
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This week I thought I would start by reading posts since my week has been unusual. I have had medical issues to take care of the end of the week that have meant slowing down my exercise goals and taking things easy. So I suspended some of my weekly goals. I have kept my weight down and trying to keep up with logging. This week I hope to slowly get back to my exercise goals and try to make progress with weight loss too.
During COVID I avoided dentists, doctors and personal care visits as much as possible. After being fully vaccinated I started to get back to somethings and then others as my youngest got fully vaccinated. I have only one more routine test to go but I need to do some other schedule tests still. I got a hair cut a few weeks ago. I of course am fitting this all into working fulltime.
So starting this weekend I will start to slowly pick build back up with my exercise routine again. Not sure about weight lifting this week though.
In a way there's a positive light earlier this week. I worked my 1st day in the office. We are slowly returning to in-person work hoping to build to fulltime in the fall. The managements hope not necessarily mine. However my day in the office went well. Some may remember that I started this job working remotely after being furloughed and laid off due to the pandemic from my last job. So I am not going "back" to the office as my co-workers say. It is something like starting a new job. It was a real demonstration about how working at home reduces our NEAT. Getting up, taking a shower, getting dresssed, packing lunch, making breakfast, walking to the car, parking and walking into the office and walking around as needed in the office, taking stairs and walking back to the car and car to home is NEAT that staying home doesn't have. The work garage is quite a ways from my office. My office is on the 4th floor. I parked on the 3rd floor. The kitchen and printer are too close but the bathroom is farther. Anyway my steps were comparable to a day working at home and taking a 45 minute walk. At home I walk up a flight to go to the kitchen and bathroom but it isn't like taking 4 flights of stairs at a time. I want to get so I take the stairs up to the 4th floor and down when I go into the office. I did take the garage stairs last week. I also want to take a short walk at lunch time.
Well now I need to plan meals for the upcoming week. Hope all have a good weekend.
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Today is weigh-in day
Age: 61
Height: 5'4"
SW: 254 June 3, 2021
CW: 239.4 June 30, 2021
7/3: 238.6
7/10: 236.6
7/17: 233.4
7/24:
7/31:
GW for July: 232
UGW: 160
I lost 3+ pounds this week but not sure if that will stick. I was down 1+ pounds most of the week - down 2 by Friday and the 3rd pound lost made it's first appearance only this morning. I usually have to see the number a few times before I know it's for real. Anybody else like that? I had some lower back pain recently and this was the first time in 3 weeks I've been able to exercise- but if the loss ends up only being 2lbs I'll still be happy.2 -
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 I’m exactly the same way with weigh ins! I have to weigh every day so they don’t become a big deal or I don’t feel nervous before stepping on the scale. That helps me remember that it’s just a number and I have a lot of numbers, so it feels much less defining than if I only collect one data point a week. But again, everyone is different but that’s what works for me.
@57pattycake I’m the same way! I don’t report a loss on my tracker here until I’ve seen it for two days in a row to know that it’s real. (And in the same way, I don’t report a gain until I’ve seen it for 2 days in a row so I know it’s not a fluke!) Not sure if that’s a good idea or a bad idea but that’s what works for me.
@KeriA I’ve been wondering about that myself too. I’ve worked from home for the last year and a half and don’t have kids so I know that if I don’t do intentional exercise, I burn so few calories and take so few steps. Going out into the world every day is a great natural way to get out bodies moving just a little bit more!
@goal06082021 Thanks for always sharing your meals! I just might make some Chipotle style burrito bowls this week myself, Yum!3 -
Hi all. Fell off the workout and eating right grind for probably honestly 2 month if not 3 I really want to get back to it and get some results. But need maybe some encouragement. Thanks7
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@stewarrr3260. I’m a list maker — this is what has worked for me so far. Make a list of all the reasons you want to lose weight and come up with at least 10 reasons or positive effects. Read it each day! Make another list of what has worked for you in the past. Post it and read it each day, too! And if you know what sabotages you, make a list of that along with a second column, where you can plan what you will do when those things happen. Maybe this will work for you to get back on track?? I hope it is helpful.6
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Age: 36
Height: 5'5"
SW: I've started/stopped so many times.
CW: 200.6
7/4: 200.6
7/11: 199.2 (-1.4)
• coming up short on my steps
• coming up short on the number of workouts
• nutrition is more intentional: had 3x meals out this week and had a few drinks 1 night: need to respect my deficit goal more
7/18: 198.6 (-0.6)
7/25:
7/31:
GW for July: Anything less than current!
Goals:
- 8k daily step count, minimum
- Workout 4-5 days/week
- dial in my nutrition4 -
I have been told people enjoy seeing my menus for the week ahead, so here we are.
Breakfasts are quichecake for Boyfriend and Girlfriend and Eldest Son, and a toasted English muffin with butter and sugarfree jam for me. They are currently finishing a gyro quichecake, and moving to a meatlover's pizza quichecake probably Tuesday.
Lunches repeat week to week (Wednesday is always burgers etc.) Son takes his lunch to work. Boyfriend and Girlfriend work and do college from home, so they are home for lunch.
Dinners vary on a five week schedule. (Mondays are always grilled meat, but it varies between steak, pork chop, and chicken breast. Pork chop and chicken breast appear twice in the rotation, but we like them.)
Monday: Chicken and jalapeno quesadilla
Grilled chicken, /rice, broccoli with cheese sauce
Tuesday: Hot Italian Beef sandwiches
Street tacos al pastor/carne asada. Rice and beans, salad.
Wednesday: Hamburgers to order, with chips.
Fried fish or shrimp, french fries, hush puppies, green beans.
Thursday: Pulled pork on bun or in wrap, chips.
Sweet and Sour Pork, mixed Asian vegetables, white rice or lo mein.
Friday: Patty melt, chips.
Tacos (hard or soft) rice and beans, salad.
Saturday: Chicken patty sandwiches
Curried chicken, saag, white rice, naan.
Sunday: Mexiwrap and chips.
Leftover cleanup.
I will DM recipes if asked.5 -
sargemarcori wrote: »Age: 51
Height: 5'
SW: 266.6 (1/4/2021)
CW: 248.5 (7/1/2021)
7/4: 247.2
7/11: 244
7/18: 242
7/25:
GW for July: 240
GW for 2021: 215
UGW: 150 by January 1st, 2023
I'm surprised and pleased, as I went pretty easy on myself this week. I'm behind the eight-ball on a deadline (a date that whooshed by months ago, oops) so I've spent a lot of time planted at my desk. With luck, I'll get this thing turned in today, and then I can get my (happily still shrinking!) backside to the gym!
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I'm a little late to the game, but I'm happy I found this thread!! I'm Kristi Everyone seems to be doing so well this summer! Congrats to all the hard work, y'all!
Stats!
Age 39
Height 5'6
HW ever: 250+ lbs in 2008
HW recently (11-4-20 • 1 wk post 👶) 237
CW: 223.4
GW for July: 219
GW for 2021: 190-180's
UGW: 175 (I'll reassess at this weight to see if I want to lose more.)
7/14: 225
7/16: 223.4
7/21:
7/28:
7/31
Total month loss: ___ pounds
Total loss so far: 26.6 pounds
No special diet right now. Just counting calories and burning calories:) Protein is the only macro I'm really focusing on. I like my spin bike and walking.6 -
Hello, new here to this thread. I’ve been on mfp for YEARS and have ridden the wagon, fell off, abandoned, forgotten and jumped back on… I’m back here in combination with a another program. 5 weeks strong and a good amount of weight loss, so I’m excited to keep it up with accountability.
Feel free to friend me, I can use all the accountability that I can get!
Im working hard with my husband to get in better health together.
I normally weigh in daily so it will be a nice change to see a slightly larger number here for loss.
SW: 227
CW: 208.4
GW: 150
Age: 39
Ht: 5’ 1.5”
July’s goal: 200
Weigh ins: (will weigh in on Monday mornings for this group challenge)
7/1: 207.6
7/4: 206.0
7/11: 204.7
7/18: 201.4
7/25:
Total weight loss for July:
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Don't think I will meet my goal this month of 195 as needed to readjust my weight and had a gain last Sunday and Monday. Hoping to get back down to 198 by July 31.
For me so important to set and maintain realistic and healthy expectations. In some ways its harder than the actual weight loss if that makes sense.
Still down over 27 pounds ( 37 since my heaviest weight in 2003.)
Have a great week everyone
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Back from vacation. I did well for food I think. Made all my Apple watch goals for the week. It was rainy so had to count the sessions for walking the dog as exercise; still walking for at least 5 mins one way.
I decided to attempt to climb a mountain (small) on one of the nice days. It was quite ambitious of me but going in I thought I will just go as far as I want to. I was 1 mile short of the 4.5 (and we thought it was longer from a neighbor comment). I still had to go back down and didn't want to spend another hour or more to get there to finish to the top. Walking mileage is not the same as mountain hiking mileage lol. Proud of myself for getting where I did. I don't have to do it again if I don't want to lol. The end of the day I had 24K steps. My foot hurt the next few days and my back tight the next day but otherwise not too terrible for soreness.
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@jennipooh82 ooh you're getting close to Onederland! Keep it up!
@VickyEltonGreen you're so right, managing your expectations is at least as important (and difficult) as the actual work of weight loss, if not more so. I agree.
@sarah12277 welcome back! It sounds like you had fun.
This week's lunch is DIY Chipotle bowls. We have cilantro-lime rice, carnitas, and sauteed peppers and onions topped with queso fresco and medium salsa. It's delicious and I'm so looking forward to lunch the rest of the week now.
There's a problem with the AC unit in our apartment. Hubs went to replace the air vent filter yesterday afternoon, and turned off the AC in the process, but once he did that and went to turn it back on, it wouldn't cooperate. This was about 2 PM yesterday; by the time we went to bed at 10ish, the house had reached equilibrium with the outside, so it was 87 degrees Fahrenheit in our bedroom. We normally keep the house around 72*F. We set up box fans on either side of the bed for airflow, which helped, but they were just so incredibly loud, and I say that as a person who can't sleep in silence. I need some white noise, just not that much! I spent most of the night just sweating in the dark with my eyes closed, but I guess I must have finally nodded off at some point because I was dreaming when my alarm went off this morning. Normally I try to come home and shower after the gym on Monday and Wednesday mornings, but today I just planned to shower there and picked up coffee at Panera on the way in to work. A repairman is supposed to be coming out sometime today, but if it's not fixed by the time I'm home, we might just need to take my in-laws up on their offer to sleep in the big house tonight. (We currently live in a mother-in-law suite on their property, they have a 2-story detached garage and the MIL suite is on the second floor, so it's an independent building with its own AC system separate from the main house.) Edit to add: As soon as I hit submit on this post I got a text from Hubs. The AC is fixed! We no longer have to melt! I'm sure the cats are thrilled, I sure am.5
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