Women 200lb+, Let's Be Unafraid This August!!!

Just getting back on track today.

HW 330
CW 217
GW ??? 175? Dont know the last time I was ever 175 so I will start with that.

I usually weigh in daily, work out almost daily. Hopefully as of today..... get back to logging food daily. I was down to 189, and messed that up. Here I am again.

If anyone is looking for a delicious way to use up some leftover zucchini, I made the most delicious Zucchini Lasagna this past week - just under 400 calories for a (large) serving, so it’s not the lightest meal but it kept me full easily for 5-6 hours. And look - so pretty!



https://www.skinnytaste.com/zucchini-lasagna/

@goal06082021 I have a zucchini spiralizer that I usually use to make my own zucchini noodles (SO much better than the store bought kind in my opinion) and it has an attachment that worked to slice the long, thin slices. If I was doing it by hand, it would definitely have been a pain! Then I roasted the slices in the oven for 5-7 min and patted them down with a paper towel afterward to remove the excess water. It took a minute but I was making the sauce at the same time, so it didn’t extend my time in the kitchen - and I find it takes me a minute to blanch the regular noodles well without tearing them too 😂 So definitely not a “quick and easy” dinner but I had it for lunch 5 days in a row and I was happy every time I went to heat it up - which is a definite win for me. (Usually 3 days is the max I can eat the same meal)

Hi, Wednesday post
Age 47
Height 5’ 6”
SW 244 (June 1, 2021)
7/28: 225.8
8/4: 224.8
8/11: 223.7
Current goal: 220 by end of August and keep exercising when work starts up (school)

Sokaina, I hear you! I have been swimming about an hour every day and usually get 7000-10,000 steps in as well, and I’m being really careful to eat small meals. I would guess I usually eat about 200 calories at breakfast, 400 at lunch, and 600 at dinner, but my FitBit says I am burning 3000 per day so I would really expect to see more than a pound per week. That said, I am happy with anything less that is sustained, and I am focused on saying that this isn’t a diet so much as How I Live.

If I'm gonna get serious about this, I need to remove temptations. Purging my cupboards today. Fortunately, there's not much to purge but there's enough to do some serious damage to my weight loss journey. I'm not ready for moderation yet, so I'll do without and allow myself small treats on occasion. This is my tipping point. If I can hold out and not restock my cupboards with junk, I know I can do this!

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@JuneyCleaves I checked out the link to the granola bars and yours look way more tasty! I'm going to try your version first.
How's your foster pup doing he's adorable but looks a little nervous - I'm sure you loved that out of him.

You'll have to let me know how you like them!
I've been having one for breakfast most mornings and it fills me right up. The healthy sweetness in them makes for a good snack too when your sweet tooth acts up.

Our foster pup is amazing. He's such a good boy and has made himself right at home. We had a chat at dinner last night with the kids and we may be what they call a FosterFail ... He's officially up for adoption with the rescue now, but I very strongly suspect he's already found his furrrrever home 😳🤣💙

@sandielewis2001 nice whoosh! I hope your camping trip goes well!

@Renewed2021 I believe in you!

I've finally started to get ahead of myself in terms of cooking. My freezer is so packed with meals that I don't think I need to do much of any cooking this Saturday - just the pasta salad I'm planning for my lunch next week, which shouldn't take more than half an hour all told. I so look forward to having our own place, with room for a chest freezer.

My husband is on his semester break this week and next week, so we'll be able to go have breakfast together next Thursday morning before I go in to work for my late shift. That will be nice; we were in the habit of doing that before he started his program (picking up takeout breakfast for most of 2020, of course), but during the semester he has to be at his clinic site by 7 AM on Thursdays, so we haven't been able to do that for a while. It's worked out well for my waistline, LMAO, but I think I can make room in my budget. An extra 500 calories twice a year during semester breaks isn't going to derail my progress.

Friday weigh in!

Age: 31
Height: 5’6”
SW: 222 (Feb ‘21)
August SW: 164.6
August GW: 158
UGW 154

Aug 6: 164.6
Aug 13: 161.9
Aug 20:
Aug 27:

2.7lb lost this week! I crossed the -60lbs this morning too, so that was really exciting. UGW is only 8lbs away and I’m already dreaming of all the clothes I’m going to buy once I get there!

I ate SO well this week (which is why I’m honestly kind of surprised at the big loss): as I mentioned yesterday, I made a delicious zucchini lasagna last Saturday and originally planned to eat half and freeze half because it was higher fat than I normally choose and I figured I didn’t want to do that for a whole week. Once I tasted it, I decided NOPE - it was so delicious I ate it all week long. 😂 I also made some really good sheet pan chicken fajitas this week.

I’m glad to have a bigger loss this week because tomorrow is my best friend’s birthday and she’s asked me to make her Russian food. I grew up in Kazakhstan and LOVE Russian food but almost never make it because it’s really labor intensive. I’ve already got pelmeni (Russian dumplings) made and in the freezer and today I’m making Napoleon (probably the world’s highest calorie cake, with frosting made out of sweetened condensed milk) and a beet soup, so I will definitely go over my calorie budget tomorrow but it will be WORTH IT. Yum.

-60lbs Face Version. Full progress pictures coming when I hit UGW!