Women 200lb+, Let's Shine This September!!!

pandemonium1997 · September 2021

I have lost 6 pounds for August. But currently, I am sick. I was negative for COVID and Flu, so the doctor thinks I have a virus. The past four days I have been throwing up and sleeping a lot. Feeling generally bad. I went to the doctor yesterday, and he put me on a liquid broth diet to help my stomach adjust. We both thought it was over with, but the only thing I ate today, a burger with just ketchup and mustard, made me throw up again. I have been drinking lemon water and electrolyte water to keep hydrated and suppress my nausea. If this goes on for much longer, I might have to see a doctor again. Or even go to the hospital for fluids if I must. Other than that bad start to my birth month, here is my info.

My weight for the 1st was 221.2 pounds. Age is 23, will be 24 this month on the 20th. Height is 5'0. I want to lose 8 pounds this month. I weight once a week and measure once every two weeks; Wednesdays.

hannahfkaye2021 · September 2021

Age 38
Height 5'6"
SW 297 3/Mar/21
CW 282.6

9/8:
9/15:
9/22:
9/30:
Total month loss:

I'm starting at the gym next week with a personal trainer to work on strength and overall fitness rather than weightloss but hoping to continue my weightloss journey. I really don't care how much I lose this month, I just want to keep going

Good luck to everybody!

JustJ2014 · September 2021

My health issues are back disc surgery in Sept 2018 followed by BILATERAL hip surgery in Feb 2019.
I wasn't very mobile and had gained 8.5 pounds a year since 2011.

I now eat all things in moderation but mostly home-cooked whole foods.
1200-1300 cals a day. I try to have a cal deficit of 250 a day through food and add 250 a day of fitness.
-500 a day x 7 days =1 POUND lost per week!

Age: 59
Height 5'4
SW 237.2 10/014/21
CW 194.6 08/03/21
GW 160 ish

My Planned Fitness:
6 days- 45 minutes Cardio
2 days - 1 mile or 30 + min walk
800 Apple Watch Active Calories a day
9000 Steps a day
One Day of Rest or just Yoga
WL Goal: 2 pounds +

swanjun · September 2021

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »

When I had my mammogram, I was told I have dense breasts. That means they're all gland, and not much fat. And that means that no matter how much weight I lose, I'm not going to lose significant cup volume. So a reduction is in order. I'm currently a 34J. My worry is that the insurance company will decide that I have to do physical therapy before they will cover it. I have exercise intolerance as part of a post-viral syndrome, and the last time I had physical therapy they ignored that and I hurt so bad that I spent the rest of the day after therapy in bed and the following day on the couch. So we'll see. There's also the worry that since I need to lose about 80 more pounds, they'll say, "Come back when you've lost the weight." I'm trying to not ruminate too much and get myself in an anxious spiral.

I'll be interested to hear how the reduction process goes. I'm 50G at present and really hoping to lose significant cup volume myself.

goal06082021 · September 2021

@JNettie73 oh believe me, there will be video! I made a thread to chronicle my progress so I could keep all my thoughts about it in one place, it's over in Challenges I believe.

@swimmom_1 Standing on the threshold to Onederland! Also, that's a great NSV

@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 good luck with the docs - hopefully the mammogram helps your case wrt the reduction getting approved. I also tend to be given a primary diagnosis of "fat" and summarily dismissed from doctor's offices, though, so I feel you there.

NYPhotographer2021 · September 2021

Hi, just starting out!
Age: 58.9 (Tomorrow's my b-day!)
Height: 5'4"
SW: 210
GW: 180 (for now. Really, just want to get under 200!)

My main goal for this month is to get my eating under control. I eat my emotions, and I'm a pretty emotional girl! Also, I want to start moving...any movement is good. Now that it's starting to cool down again, walking outside will be my main goal each week.

This will be another attempt. I was on MFP a few years ago, but when I moved I lost all motivation. I did manage to get under 200, but steadily gained. Where I had moved to had pizza joints on every corner and I made it my mission to try all of them. And it wasn't really pretty where I moved to, so I didn't feel like going anywhere so I stuck close to home and just watched tv and ate. I'm back east again, among the mountains, so I want to get back into shape to go hiking and taking pictures again!

Glad to be here and meet all of you!

sandielewis2001 · September 2021

Age: 38
Height 5'10"
SW Jan 2021: 271.1
SW this month: 203.0 (8/31/21)
GW this month: 197
GW for 2021: 180 (changed from 199)

9/2: 203.0
9/9:
9/16:
9/23:
9/30:

I reset my goal for 2021 this month after setting my September goal lower than my original 2021 goal. When I started this process in January, losing 70 lbs and getting to Onederland seemed a nearly impossible mission but here I am, still at it and way ahead of my initial goal.

sandielewis2001 · September 2021

@swanjun and @AlexandraFindsHerself1971 - I had reduction surgery back in 2008. At that time my insurance would only cover based on the % removed to your overall body weight. I had a little over 3 lbs removed and was so happy I made that choice (and insurance did cover the procedure). The surgery and recovery was fairly easy too. I hope all goes well with your process!

sargemarcori · September 2021

Age: 51
Height: 5'
SW: 266.6 (1/4/2021)
CW: 239.4 (9/1/2021)
9/5
9/12
9/19
9/26

GW for September: 234
GW for 2021: 215
GW for October 2022 because that's my focus: 165

Lost ONE STINKING POUND in August. Argh. I'm going to go back and look (I'm very good at telling myself things are better than they are) but I think I was still doing my deficit pretty well, so maybe something else needs to be adjusted.

It's probably because it's SO HARD to find the time to exercise.

WHINE AHEAD. I work full time. I write books in my "spare" time. I have one bio- and two "adopted" special needs young adults I try to help learn to adult, but one of them can't even get her dishes in the dishwasher regularly. Lately I've been cooking all her food, too, because she's eating a lot of garbage and flew past 300 pounds recently and I hate that for her, but she has a lot of food issues so it's hard. And she can't eat what I eat! the others may not eat if they don't have the energy or "spoons" to fix food. Our fridge and freezer are so packed with four different "diets" that I always have to find things for them (they will literally not eat for days, I'm serious.) I'm the only driver in the house, I'm the one who pays all the bills, takes care of any home repair, car repair, shopping, doctor appointments...they'll do housework if they have the spoons, but they don't SEE things that need to be done, so every day I have to make a chore list and it's SO frustrating...I put myself here, I know, but the options for all of them are awful, so I keep on...

WHINE OVER

And all of that is an excuse. With all that to do, I *ought* to be able to get some exercise, if only chasing after them! So I'm going to take some deep breaths, I'm going to remind myself that I can't take care of THEM if I don't take care of ME, and I'm going to watch for my chances to go to the gym or just go for a walk.

Summer is winding down, it won't be 90° at nine p.m. much longer. I have a walking trail near my house. I can do this.

Renewed2021 · September 2021

Age: 38
Height: 5'3"

SW: 250 (6/27/21)
CW: 252 (8/2/21)

8/5:
8/12
8/19
8/26

September goal weight: 240
UGW: 140

Whelp, I derailed and I derailed hard. It started with a package of double stuff Oreo cookies and a can of BBQ Pringles. It continued with ice cream and then cookies and cake from the local bakery. It's manifesting itself today with a very upset stomach and a lethargic mind. I am so tired.

Normally I would be so mad at myself about this and I'd either go crazy and binge or get super strict with my eating. Right now I'm holding even and not doing either. Instead I'm trying to be reflective and consider the full weight (no pun intended) of my choices and how I got here. I was doing good! Not crazy good, but making baby step progress good.

So what have I learned?

1) I can't buy Oreos anymore. They are a trigger food for me and I cannot control myself with them. I know everyone talks about moderation and I'm all for that. However, I am not there yet. I need to get my eating under control first and then I'll work on moderation. Truth be told - as crappy as I'm feeling today I could go without another Oreo for quite some time.

2) The food choices I make not only affect my physical health but my mental health as well. When I'm overloaded on sugar I am tired, lethargic and I have difficulty retaining things. I'm also very irritable and cranky. I just want to go to bed and sleep for a thousand years. I miss being clear headed and sharp thinking. As nerdy as this sounds I miss not struggling to read a book because my head is swimming from all the sugar I've consumed. It's just not worth it.

3) I have the capacity to do this. I just have to practice the discipline. The temptations are not worth giving in to. Seldom is any temptation worth giving into. I not only put back on the weight I lost, but I'm now 2 pounds heavier than my previous heaviest weight. That's horrible. And in less than a week! That being said, I know that I have the ability to do this and I don't doubt that now. I just have to buckle down and do it.

Goals for September:

1) Avoid temptations

2) Drink 64oz of water a day (ultimate goal is 200, but I'll start small and build from there)

3) Log all my calories. I'll worry about staying under my calorie goal once I'm in the habit of logging everything I eat.

4) Stop eating after 8:00. This is crucial. I'm a midnight muncher and I probably consume half my calories at night. Well, I used to

I'm tired of the dramatic swings of the roller coaster. Time to get this squared up and straightened out. I know there's gonna be ups and downs - but there doesn't have to be dramatic swings like this. I'm better and stronger than this.

Bring it on September. I'm gonna kick your butt!

sargemarcori · September 2021

you GOT this, @Renewed2021 !! September better be scared!

kenziestabes · September 2021

September Challenge Weigh In Day

Age 26
Height 5'10"
SW 246.9 on 7/13/2021
CW 234.8
GW for September: 228
GW for end of 2021: 205
UGW 180

9/1: 235.1
9/8:
9/15:
9/22:
9/30:
Total month loss:

Non-weight goals: Complete 30 day plank challenge. Do 12 elevated pushups in a row with surface at mid-thigh height. Knock 15 seconds off my 1.5 mile. Eat out only 2 meals per week.

Fall plans: Going to a wedding in mid October. Dress I picked to wear (old dress I can finally fit into again) is on the more snug side, so part of my goal is to fit in it a little better. Also moving apartments (no elevator!) and hoping to get some good exercise in moving boxes.

Successes from last month: Knocked 25 seconds off my 1.5 mile. Right now, I'm doing a jogging routine where I walk .25 miles for warmup, jog 1.5 miles, then walk another .25 miles for cool down, totally 2 miles per jog. I moved from only being able to do elevated pushups from hip level to being about to do about 4 at mid-thigh level. I am slowly working my way to doing full, on the floor, standard pushups.

girlinkaz · September 2021

Friday weigh in!

Age: 31
Height: 5’6”
SW: 222 (Feb ‘21)
September SW: 157.4
September GW: Maintenance between 150-154
UGW: 150-154

(Aug 27: 161.1)
Sept 3: 156.4
Sept 10:
Sept 17:
Sept 24:

My Aug 27 weigh-in was inflated because of TOM but nevertheless I am shocked, delighted, and giddy over my loss over the last week. I’m going on vacation for a week tomorrow and it’s wonderful to be in such a great place mentally and physically prior to my trip. Over the weekend, I’m staying at a hotel that has a gym so I plan to keep up with my workout routine while there. Next week, I’ll be staying in a villa but I hope to be able to do some body weight exercises each day, as well as walking and swimming. Apparently, this new version of me craves an active vacation!

I met someone new this week and felt super nervous when they went to friend me on social media. I refuse to “clean up” my page because who I was is part of my story, even though I am a different person now. But still, it’s a little bit nerve-wracking because my physical appearance is SO different from what it once was. The last time I lost this amount of weight was in 2005, before social media really became a thing, so it felt more anonymous.

I’m starting to make a plan for a super slow transition to maintenance once I hit 154. My plan is to add back 100-150 calories per day every week until I’m in maintenance, so I don’t go back to eating loads of junk food because I suddenly have 800 extra calories available to me. My hope is that means I will slowly float down to 152-ish, with my “drop dead stop weight” set at 150 (I have a history of ED, though I’m doing tons better now, so I really need a stop weight).

I’m excited for the change from losing to recomp and I have a bunch of workouts planned for the next few months as I continue in my physical transformation. Fingers crossed I get to start moving in that direction this month!

Sending love to you all!

drj63 · September 2021

girlinkaz wrote: »

Friday weigh in!

Age: 31
Height: 5’6”
SW: 222 (Feb ‘21)
September SW: 157.4
September GW: Maintenance between 150-154
UGW: 150-154

(Aug 27: 161.1)
Sept 3: 156.4
Sept 10:
Sept 17:
Sept 24:

My Aug 27 weigh-in was inflated because of TOM but nevertheless I am shocked, delighted, and giddy over my loss over the last week. I’m going on vacation for a week tomorrow and it’s wonderful to be in such a great place mentally and physically prior to my trip. Over the weekend, I’m staying at a hotel that has a gym so I plan to keep up with my workout routine while there. Next week, I’ll be staying in a villa but I hope to be able to do some body weight exercises each day, as well as walking and swimming. Apparently, this new version of me craves an active vacation!

I met someone new this week and felt super nervous when they went to friend me on social media. I refuse to “clean up” my page because who I was is part of my story, even though I am a different person now. But still, it’s a little bit nerve-wracking because my physical appearance is SO different from what it once was. The last time I lost this amount of weight was in 2005, before social media really became a thing, so it felt more anonymous.

I’m starting to make a plan for a super slow transition to maintenance once I hit 154. My plan is to add back 100-150 calories per day every week until I’m in maintenance, so I don’t go back to eating loads of junk food because I suddenly have 800 extra calories available to me. My hope is that means I will slowly float down to 152-ish, with my “drop dead stop weight” set at 150 (I have a history of ED, though I’m doing tons better now, so I really need a stop weight).

I’m excited for the change from losing to recomp and I have a bunch of workouts planned for the next few months as I continue in my physical transformation. Fingers crossed I get to start moving in that direction this month!

Sending love to you all!

That's so exciting that you are starting a maintenance plan! Congratulations!!!! It's so encouraging!!!!

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · September 2021

I haven't lost very much weight, but I'm definitely in better shape than I was; my posture is better, because my core is stronger, and I am up to being able to ride the bike for five minutes consistently. I have exercise intolerance, so this is a Big Deal. Now, onward to eight minutes! And if I can do more exercise, that will help with weight loss too. The EI just makes it really difficult because you cannot exercise to exhaustion because you will not recover for several days.

JNettie73 · September 2021

@NYPhotographer2021
Welcome and Happy Birthday!!!! I am from NY too.

@Renewed2021
I can empathize when you say that certain foods are trigger foods and right now you cannot have in moderation. Cheese is a trigger food for me. When I restarted my journey I had to avoid it all together. Now I can have it once in a while but I am finding that my taste is changing and I do not crave it like I used to. I also can relate to food effecting your health, especially making you feel lethargic, irritable and cranky.

I was where you are at one point in time. I know that disgust you feel all too well. My lowest weight on MFP was 215. I stopped because I was pregnant then my daughter came along. Stress, having no time to prepare meals for myself, relying on my husband to cook and so on... My weight moved higher and higher. That made me angry, upset and depressed. It and caused me to turn to food even more. My weight went even higher and higher and higher. It was a vicious cycle. I never felt okay, I was always tired, I couldn't walk and talk at the same time, all I wanted to do was sit down or sleep. I was always tired. Before I knew it I hit 270lbs and was hit with major health issues. I was forced to choose... continue my ways and die or make a major change. It is really hard to change our ways especially when we have been engaging in these behaviors for so long. I suggest rather than avoiding all temptations at once try elimating one or two at a time. Perhaps your first being oreos. Once you get through a week or two with none add in another temptation you want to eliminate. Personally, I found eliminating one item at a time made me less cranky and less likely to spiral into old behaviors.

Trust me when I say over time it does get easier. Before you know it you will start noticing some NSV (non-scale victories). These will motivate you! You will find yourself naturally doing more and more. This will motivate you even more. You can do this!!!! I believe in you.

Renewed2021 · September 2021

@JNettie73
You're right. I do need to go one temptation at a time. My desire to lose it all quick (which I know is totally unrealistic) makes me want to go extreme. I know that won't work. Thank you for the encouragement and congratulations on all your success!

AlexandraFindsHerself1971 · September 2021

I was able to prelog today. I've been having a great mental resistance to logging, and I don't know why, so I just let it go and accepted that I was probably going to stay right about where I was weightwise or drift down very slowly. Apparently that resistance has evaporated today, so I prelogged today and the weekend while I was at it (I have a meal plan, so that's easy) and am going to see if I feel supported or confined by that and act accordingly. The one thing I don't want to do is to go full bore at it and bounce myself into a binge or other unhelpful reaction when a slower re-initiation of the full dieting life protocol would work better.

I do want to lose more weight before I see the plastic surgeon for the initial consult, but I also want to be rational and not mess with my head, so I'm being very cautious with myself. I don't ever want to regain the weight I've lost, so doing this slowly and putting in new mental habits and new physical habits is necessary, as is not being overly restrictive.

swanjun · September 2021

Does anyone have any tips for avoiding evening snacking? I do really well until then, following the prelog, resisting snacks in the afternoon, etc. But there's something about those last two hours where all the daily tasks are done that somehow makes me want to start munching on things. They're not awful things necessarily—light string cheese, Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches...—but they do add up and nudge me over my calorie goal. I've tried brushing my teeth after my post-dinner shower to signal to my brain that eating time is over, but that doesn't seem to help.

goal06082021 · September 2021

swanjun wrote: »

Does anyone have any tips for avoiding evening snacking? I do really well until then, following the prelog, resisting snacks in the afternoon, etc. But there's something about those last two hours where all the daily tasks are done that somehow makes me want to start munching on things. They're not awful things necessarily—light string cheese, Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches...—but they do add up and nudge me over my calorie goal. I've tried brushing my teeth after my post-dinner shower to signal to my brain that eating time is over, but that doesn't seem to help.

Sounds like you've just got yourself trained to want a snack at 9 PM (or whatever time it ends up being for you). There's a couple things you could do. In no particular order:

Replace the reward: cultivate a hobby that requires clean hands or creates dirty ones, which you engage in right before bed. Perhaps a fiber art of some kind - you ever wanted to learn how to crochet?
Exhaust the stimulus: when the clock strikes 9 and you start salivating, drink a glass of water and go do something else for 20 minutes. If it's 9:30 and you're still hankering for a little somethin', drink another glass of water and start your pre-bedtime routine, whatever that looks like for you.
Accept it: pre-log the late night snacks, too. Find a way to fit them into your budget. The body doesn't know or care what time you eat something - unless you're literally an Olympic athlete you do not have to worry about nutrient timing, so if you can fit the cheese stick or whatever into your budget...just eat the damn thing and move on with your life.

Women 200lb+, Let's Shine This September!!!

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