Women 200lb+, Let's Be Unafraid This August!!!
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RavenStCloud
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☀️Hello, Ladies, and Happy August!!!
☀️There's only one month left of summer! How do you plan to spend it? Any big, or small, plans lined up?
☀️Let's face all of our fears this month! Or maybe let's just start with one small fear and work our way up. Is there anything that's been weighing on your mind or holding you back? Or is there a fear that you have already faced? Or one you've been working on?
☀️Sometimes, it helps to share the things that we're scared of with others who may be having the same problems or who have gone through similar issues. No shame--only support!
🧡If you've never been here before, please know you are welcome to join at any point in the month. All you have to do is post something, and then BAM! you're one of us.
🧡In this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability.
🧡All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you.
🧡Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!
☀️Let's Be Unabashedly Unafraid This August!!!☀️
☀️There's only one month left of summer! How do you plan to spend it? Any big, or small, plans lined up?
☀️Let's face all of our fears this month! Or maybe let's just start with one small fear and work our way up. Is there anything that's been weighing on your mind or holding you back? Or is there a fear that you have already faced? Or one you've been working on?
☀️Sometimes, it helps to share the things that we're scared of with others who may be having the same problems or who have gone through similar issues. No shame--only support!
🧡If you've never been here before, please know you are welcome to join at any point in the month. All you have to do is post something, and then BAM! you're one of us.
🧡In this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability.
🧡All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you.
🧡Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!
☀️Let's Be Unabashedly Unafraid This August!!!☀️
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Hello August!
I still haven't overcome the all or nothing approach to changing my daily habits for a more balanced way of eating and activity. I know this is basically step one for meaningful, lasting change but I always slide back into extremes. Extremes of restricted eating and obsessive calorie counting to extremes of bingeing whatever I want whenever I want. I do the same with exercise. Instead of saying I'm going to move my body gently every day for 15 minutes to an hour I try to do these impossible to sustain hikes that leave me exhausted and deflated.
This post sounds like a bummer but its not! It's acceptance that this way of thinking and doing is not working for me. I weight the most today that I ever have in my entire life so something is not working right?
Instead I'm going to try and find better balance this month. I'm going to try to eat more intuitively and exercise in a more enjoyable way. I'm going to be gentle with myself this month with the hope that small changes will be more sustainable.
I bought a little journal that I can write things down in. And now I'm going to eat a peach. Because its summer and they are perfect. Hello August!
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Hello! 35F HW: 263 SW: 241 CW: 212 GW: 135
I just need to share that I am so proud of myself for what I've accomplished so far. I started this and got serious about tracking my calories at the end of March. I did amazingly well until the end of June, consistently losing 2 pounds a week. Then the first few weeks of July were a bit of a write-off, since I am off work for the summer. But the last 2 weeks I got back on track. I actually GAINED weight my first "on track" week, but today I've shed that gain and more. It's a bumpy ride, but if you trust the process, you will get there! I am now over 28 pounds down, 77 to go and I can't wait.
To anyone wondering how: First, look up your TDEE online to make sure it aligns with what MFP is telling you. Then, get a kitchen scale, and be sure to accurately weigh and measure everything you eat. As I mentioned above, it's okay to have days that don't go according to plan. The hardest part about weightloss is not diet or exercise, it's patience. If you stick with it you will see results. It all comes down to Calories In vs Calories Out. I can still eat things like croissants, pizza, cake - I just have to make sure it fits within my calories and I'm golden!15 -
Hi everyone , thank you @RavenStCloud for setting us up again for a great month
Vicky
60
SW 230
CW 201.8
GW for August 194
Triumphs
Still at this for 9 months
Making healthy choices
Gained insight
Getting regular exercise
Down two sizes
Feeling better
Learning to adjust expectations
July was a challenging month weight wise but have learned what works and what doesn’t for me. Hope to be down to 175 by the end of 2021 and 150 by May 2022💪🏼🎉
The only thing standing in my way is…. Me!!!
So I better move out of my own way because….
This girl is on 🔥
Have a great month everyone❤️
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Good morning all you wonderful ladies. Here is to a fabulous August!
Starting weight: 270 March 2021
August Start Weight: 225.8
August Goal Weight: 220
Ultimate Goal Weight: TBD
I weigh in on Sundays.
August 1: 225.8
August 8:
August 15:
August 22
August 29:
I am currently down 44.2 lbs since starting mid March.
My BMI is down to 42.7 from 44! (I use the CDC Adult BMI Calculator)
I lost 2 inches from my waist and 2 from my hips. My bust stayed the same but I shed 2.3 inches from under my breast. My arms and neck stayed the same. I gained 1.5 inches on both thighs. I did add in thigh exercises in July which could account for the change. It is also possible that either things are shifting around or I didn't measure around the widest part of my thigh in July. I am not going to get too hung up on it. I know I am doing well and making changes.
My goals for this month:- 30 day plank challenge
- Continue to hit 10K steps a day
- Try 4 new recipes - 1 new recipe a week
- Shed 4-5 lbs.
- Continue with my regular workout routine
- Continue to lower my glucose levels
- Continue to drink my water throughout the day
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I wanted to share my progress pictures. The picture on the left is when I first started. The picture on the right is from today.
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Hello! I'm relatively new to these forums.
SW: 270 CW: 251 GW: 140
I am glad that I have lost ~20lbs so far since I started in June. I didn't join MFP until a couple weeks ago.
My goals are to learn how to be kinder and gentler to myself, and live happily in the moment whether I am overweight or not. Reducing stress is beneficial to weight loss and overall health. I am interested in improving my overall health instead of just focusing on weight loss.
However, in regards to food health my goal is to introduce more recipes and new fruits and vegetable dishes because I have found that it is easier to introduce more dishes before removing unfavorable dishes. I want to get into fermented food because I think the beneficial bacteria will help improve my gut flora, and there are many other benefits to fermented food as well. This month my goal is to learn how to make pickles and hopefully other things like sauerkraut and kimchi. If anyone has insight on these, I'll be happy to hear it and feel free to add me as a friend.9 -
I did not post much in this group in July but was always on reading everyone’s posts but August I will post my weigh in. I weigh in on Wednesday so will be back then. My goals for August will be to get a minimum of 10,000 steps a day, drink at least 2L of water a day and do a daily food journal!!!8
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Thank you, @RavenStCloud You are appreciated!
@JNettie73 don't you love how your shirts get longer? great job!
@PopGoesTheCoyote welcome! I am doing the same. Last night for dinner I ate Caprese Zoodles, something I never would have done in the past! And I make yogurt every week. I haven't yet been brave enough to get into the fermented food, though. I forget things, so I'm worried I would poison myself by forgetting to take care of something, and then forgetting that I forgot!
@wtbarunner, welcome!
So, here we go. Pretty darn happy with July, but it was a struggle and I don't want to do that every month, so goal is 6 pounds this month not 8. I plan to continue logging every bite, get my too-big backside to the gym, to swim, or for a long walk at least once a week (up from none, oops) and watch my macros a little closer. Turns out I was getting practically no protein on a number of days, and that's not a good plan.
Age: 51
Height: 5'
SW: 266.6 (1/4/2021)
CW: 240.4 (8/1/2021)
8/1: 240.4
8/8
8/15
8/22
8/29
GW for August: 234
GW for 2021: 215
UGW: 150 by January 1st, 2023
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@JNettie73 You can DEFINITELY see the changes! Way to go!
Happy august everyone! Monday is my weigh in day, although I do weigh-in daily to keep me honest and focused. I’m trying VERY hard to use it as a tool and not my sole focus.
I had a slight gain over yesterday and I am sore from my first class at OTF yesterday. I expected it though and am stretching, taking a long walk, and drinking lots of water today to flush it out.
Goals for August:
-OTF at least 2x per week
-one long walk with the pups per week
-7k steps per day (working up to 10k!)
-lose 6-8 pounds, so GW for August of 290 - 288
Hope everyone is having a great weekend and here’s to a great month!8 -
That's a great change @JNettie73, It's nice that you are documenting this journey. Thanks for posting your before and after. It's funny you felt the need to tell us which photo was the start and which was today -it's very obvious!!! You've come far. You might have to get another pink tee that one is too big for your August bod Shrink on7
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@JNettie73 you’ve made great progress! Wow! 🎉4
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Well, I somehow gained nearly 2lbs overnight, and my first weigh-in for August is higher than my last weigh-in for July. Weight can be such a fickle thing.
I joined in these threads last month with no real changes to my eating/exercise, but I'm committed to following through with my set goals this month.
Age: 36
Height: 5'5"
⭐SW: ???
I've been up/down for so long, but "started" at 200.6 when I joined this thread last month.
My highest recorded weight was 225 (10 years ago at full-term pregnancy). With running, recumbent, various at home exercise programs and logging through MFP, I was around 168lbs 2 years later.
I had another baby 5 years ago and was 177 pre/post that pregnancy.
⭐CW: 200.0
⭐8/1: 200.0
⭐8/8
⭐8/15
⭐8/22
⭐8/29
⭐8/31
Goals:
- STOP working through lunch and walk 3x a week on work lunchbreaks
- 8k step count 5x / week
We should receive a foster dog this month who will depend on me for walks/runs, which should help stay focused!
- interval run 3x / week
- 10 pages of self-help reading / day
- focus on better sleep patterns: 7 hrs / night 4x / week, minimum
GW for August: 196
GW for 2021: 177
UGW: Undetermined
Nice to meet / be with you all again this month!8 -
RavenStCloud wrote: »☀️Hello, Ladies, and Happy August!!!
☀️There's only one month left of summer! How do you plan to spend it? Any big, or small, plans lined up?
☀️Let's face all of our fears this month! Or maybe let's just start with one small fear and work our way up. Is there anything that's been weighing on your mind or holding you back? Or is there a fear that you have already faced? Or one you've been working on?
☀️Sometimes, it helps to share the things that we're scared of with others who may be having the same problems or who have gone through similar issues. No shame--only support!
🧡If you've never been here before, please know you are welcome to join at any point in the month. All you have to do is post something, and then BAM! you're one of us.
🧡In this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability.
🧡All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you.
🧡Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!
☀️Let's Be Unabashedly Unafraid This August!!!☀️
So happy to be back with you all here in August!4 -
holdthefries wrote: »Hello August!
I still haven't overcome the all or nothing approach to changing my daily habits for a more balanced way of eating and activity. I know this is basically step one for meaningful, lasting change but I always slide back into extremes. Extremes of restricted eating and obsessive calorie counting to extremes of bingeing whatever I want whenever I want. I do the same with exercise. Instead of saying I'm going to move my body gently every day for 15 minutes to an hour I try to do these impossible to sustain hikes that leave me exhausted and deflated.
This post sounds like a bummer but its not! It's acceptance that this way of thinking and doing is not working for me. I weight the most today that I ever have in my entire life so something is not working right?
Instead I'm going to try and find better balance this month. I'm going to try to eat more intuitively and exercise in a more enjoyable way. I'm going to be gentle with myself this month with the hope that small changes will be more sustainable.
I bought a little journal that I can write things down in. And now I'm going to eat a peach. Because its summer and they are perfect. Hello August!
You can do this! I just started MFP on the 5th of July and have lost 5 pounds. Been heavy all of my life. I really felt welcomed by this group and it's very encouraging. Hope you have great success!!!!6 -
Hello Everyone! This is only my 2nd Month on MFP and reading all of your posts since July has REALLY helped me stay on task with my logging in and eating.
I now realize that taking care of myself is a lifetime commitment. It took me to 58 to finally figure it out. Guess I'm a really slow learner. Lol
I work in the office at a school so I'm returning next week to work. I'm afraid that I'm not going to be as diligent in my food recording and I wont have free time during the day to exercise. So here's my goals for August:
Record EVERYTHING I put in my mouth daily.
Walk at least 20 minutes on my lunch hour 5 days a week.
I weigh on Fridays so I'll update then.
My highest weight ever was 221 a few years ago.
SW: 205. (7/5/21)
CW: 199.6
GW for end of August: Under 195
UGW: Under 1508 -
@JNettie. You are looking amazing. You see your success all over but one thing hasn’t changed….you are beautiful in both pictures. I love your smile, you smile with your eyes too!5
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Age: 61
Height: 5'4"
SW: 260 June 3, 2021
CW: 233.2 August 1, 2021
8/07:
8/14:
8/21:
8/28:
8/31:
GW for August 225lbs
UGW: 160
Back again this month with a fresh start. Thanks @RavenStCloud for setting up the thread once again. Last month my goal was to hit 232lbs/ 7.4lbs. I came close with 6.2 but no cigar. So… you would think I would lower my goal – but no I’m aiming for 8.2 this month.
First goal is to do what I call “crossing the zero” that’s when I go from a number that ends with a zero to one that ends with a 9. When I go from 230 to 229 (this month I hope) I will have crossed the zero. I know it’s silly to celebrate that but it keeps me motivated. Good luck ladies and have a healthy month.
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Hi, I'm Tracy and I'm trying to find some community in this weight loss thing. I've used MFP off and on for years, but want to be more consistent. I weigh more than I have ever weighed and done recognize myself in the mirror. My friends and family look at me with pity in their eyes and I understand why. I have changed so much over the last few years physically and it hurts to look at because it is largely a reflection of where I am mentally and emotionally. So I'm starting over again.
SW: 274.2, GW 135
Goals this month: lose 5 lb, log my food every day, drink 64 oz of water per day. I can't even begin to think about exercise until I've mastered the diet part of it.
I am also continuing to work on the reasons I have gained 100+ lb over 6-7 years through therapy, prayer and letting God speak to my heart and work on me.13 -
@JNettie73 Looking great! I love a good progress photo because I can quickly slide into the mindset of “I kind of look the same, it’s not making a difference” until I put my current self and previous self side by side! I love my past self but there is no doubt that my current self is healthier!
@thutchinson2210 Welcome ❤️ I obviously have no idea if this is something that would be helpful to you or not since I don’t know your story but one thing I did when starting off this journey was to write a letter to my heaviest self. I wanted to affirm “her” for being strong enough and brave enough to get me through some really tough times in my life and I listed out all the things she had taught me, as I also said goodbye to my old way of living. I appreciate what it taught me but I am different now and don’t need those coping skills anymore. I just wanted to affirm you that this journey is absolutely important and embracing health is critical but also loving and accepting ourselves is a huge hurdle that I know I really struggled with in the past. Wishing you all the best on your journey!5 -
Hello I'm Sarah, I'm on my second month of making life changes after a big scare with my boyfriend's health. I've always been overweight and always had an ED. So this time, I'm trying to do this the healthy way, slow permanent changes, no privation and plenty of exercise.
SW on July 1st: 268Lbs
SW on August 1st: 257.8Lbs
GW for August 31st: 250Lbs
GW: 140Lbs
Goals this months, be consistent in my workouts, switch out the electric bike for a regular bike for morning commute at least 2 times a week.
I weight in most days, but will only update on sundays.10
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