Women 200lb+, Let's Shine This September!!!
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goal06082021 wrote: Β»@swanjun let me know if you want recipes, I have a pretty solid rotation of 6 preppable lunches. I'm making cabbage rolls for next week, those are impressively low-calorie if I do say so myself, LMAO.
Yes, please! Hubby and I actually make cabbage rolls all the time. That's a great idea. I will suggest it to him.
Sent you a FR don't want to clog up the boards here with recipes lol1 -
Friday weigh in!
Age: 31
Height: 5β6β
SW: 222 (Feb β21)
September SW: 157.4
September GW: Maintenance between 150-154
UGW 150-154
Sept 3: 156.4
Sept 13: 155.8 (delayed weigh-in due to vacation)
Sept 17: 153.5!
Sept 24:
I MADE IT TO MY MAINTENANCE WINDOW! And itβs just as wonderful here as everyone says. I feel incredible, I look great, I am SO proud of myself! It feels like itβs been forever and just the blink of an eye at the same time. Sometime this week, I want to get around to writing some things Iβve learned in my nearly 70lb transformation - not today, though, because I have a lot going on.
Plans for this week are to start adding in a few more calories and still log everything. Iβd like to have a solid 6 months or so of logging and maintaining before I reevaluate if I want to maintain via the scale and how I feel vs. logging. I felt like toward the last month or so of losing, even though I weighed and logged everything, I knew basically what I could eat and still lose. Iβd like to get there with maintenance too but Iβm going to give myself a lotttt of time to get there (and, Iβd like to drop to the bottom of my window instead of the top before I do anything too drastic).
Chase your dreams, ladies! Change is possible!
Congrats!!! Your transformation is incredible!!!7 -
goal06082021 wrote: Β»@swanjun let me know if you want recipes, I have a pretty solid rotation of 6 preppable lunches. I'm making cabbage rolls for next week, those are impressively low-calorie if I do say so myself, LMAO.
yes please!!!1 -
azalea4175 wrote: Β»goal06082021 wrote: Β»@swanjun let me know if you want recipes, I have a pretty solid rotation of 6 preppable lunches. I'm making cabbage rolls for next week, those are impressively low-calorie if I do say so myself, LMAO.
yes please!!!
May I have the recipe/s too please I'm really interested in the cabbage rolls. I've never made them but I love cabbage.2 -
Age: 50
Height: 5'11"
SW: 226.6
September GW: 214
Ultimate GW: 175
This month I'll check in on Fridays.
September 1: 219.6
September 3: 219.6
September 11: 219.6
September 17: 215.6
September 24:
A 4lb loss in a week feels like a bit of a fluke, especially for me (I've never been able to lose more than 1.5lbs per week at the most), but I have been seeing 215 and 216 on the scale this week consistently so maybe it will stick around. Next week will be the test. I'm not exercising at all right now because of back pain and have been rigorous with what I'm eating. I dropped my calories down to 1250 to compensate and maybe that kicked it into high gear. Time will tell!
Goals:
πΈ Focus on the 98% of my day that is mental mindset, good habits, and having a plan, rather than the 2% of my day that's the workout
πΈ Log everything
πΈ Stay hopeful
Things I'm looking forward to:
* Autumn. DIE, MOSQUITOES, DIE!!
* I have a big outdoor event coming up in November and I'd like my winter clothes to fit better. I want to be able to wear a sweater under my coat without feeling so uncomfortable.
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Well dang, if everybody wants to know 'bout my cabbage rolls I'll just share here I guess, LMAO.
I generally use this recipe from Spend With Pennies: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/easy-cabbage-rolls/ - nota bene, get 2 heads of cabbage, maybe 3 if they're small.
When I prep lunches I make 8 servings - 5 for me, 3 for my husband for the week. These quantities yield enough filling for about 24 rolls. 3 rolls make a nice lunch-sized serving, and that comes out to a bit under 400 calories all told. You could use all beef instead of beef and pork, or swap in some ground turkey to reduce the fat a little bit, but you still want some in there for moisture. I've never tried making this with a meat substitute, so I can't speak to that, but if you decide to do that, please report back! I'm sure you could also bulk out the filling with shredded carrot or mushrooms or zucchini, basically whatever you would do to stretch a meatloaf you could probably do here, though I would advise cooking most of the water out of the vegetables separately before mixing into the filling, to keep your rolls from disintegrating in the oven. Do take care not to leave the cabbage leaves in the boiling water too long, about 3 minutes should do - a bit shorter for the outer leaves, longer for the inner ones.5 -
Hello group,
My name is Sharon.
This is my first time in this group.
I'm 53, wife, mother of 3 grown children, grandma to 5 granddaughters. I have disabilities Fibromyalgia, 9 Herniated Discs, Arthritis, asthma, ptsd, anxiety etc... I'm 228 lbs, trying to get to 160 lbs. I've tried everything and am tired of yo-yoing. I have high blood preasure (even though I'm on 2 different BP pills daily and I have hi cholesterol and a family history of heart attacks. I have a hard time walking around for more that 10 mins because of my back, so I don't do exercising, So I have to do it through diet. I take 9 different meds aday mostly for pain, BP, cholesterol & Acid Reflux. The doctors want me to have surgery on my stomach. I don't want that so I'm trying to lose weight myself. I have no support at home.So I've turned here trying to find some. My weigh in days are Monday. π
Welcome!! I'm 58, just joined in July and have really found this to be a wonderful support group. I feel very safe posting my weight and sharing my ups and downs with this group. I wish you much success on this journey!!!4 -
@seltzer_lover Congratulations!!! That is so inspiring! Although you were quite beautiful before having added the health benefits you have gained, you SHOULD be so proud of yourself! So inspiring!!!πππ2
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@girlinkaz you are so inspiring! You look great!
@goal06082021 thanks for the recipe!
@wanderinglight 4 lbs??? Wow!!2 -
Friday Weigh-in:
Age: 58
Ht.: 5'3"
My highest weight ever was 221 a few years ago.
SW: 205. (7/5/21)
Last week's weight: 194.6
CW: 194.2
GW for end of September: Under 190
UGW: Under 150
I can tell that I'm back to work and not moving as much as I was when I was off this summer. It's been so hot that I haven't wanted to walk at lunch. By the time I get home, cook dinner for the family, clean up dinner, prepare lunch and clothes for the next work day I'm exhausted and just want to chill out watching TV or play on my phone. I'm really going to have to get it together to try and make my monthly goal. π₯ maybe next week will be better.1 -
SW 320
September SW 297
September GW 287
3/9/21 297
10/9/21 292
17/9/21 287
24/9/21
30/9/21
Calorie counting is going well and I already hit my goal for September! I'm going to hope for another 4lb off by the end of the month!4 -
Hello group,
My name is Sharon.
This is my first time in this group.
I'm 53, wife, mother of 3 grown children, grandma to 5 granddaughters. I have disabilities Fibromyalgia, 9 Herniated Discs, Arthritis, asthma, ptsd, anxiety etc... I'm 228 lbs, trying to get to 160 lbs. I've tried everything and am tired of yo-yoing. I have high blood preasure (even though I'm on 2 different BP pills daily and I have hi cholesterol and a family history of heart attacks. I have a hard time walking around for more that 10 mins because of my back, so I don't do exercising, So I have to do it through diet. I take 9 different meds aday mostly for pain, BP, cholesterol & Acid Reflux. The doctors want me to have surgery on my stomach. I don't want that so I'm trying to lose weight myself. I have no support at home.So I've turned here trying to find some. My weigh in days are Monday. π
Welcome! I don't have much of a support system either -- my husband travels a lot and I have yet to make friends in this new town. Plus, I'm pretty private when it comes to discussing my health (also dealing with serious spine issues and permanent nerve problems following a botched surgery) and anything to do with weight. All that is to say, this group is wonderfully supportive and we're glad you're here! It's become such a great resource for me over the last year.
I definitely believe that losing weight is 80% food, 20% exercise. You can still make tremendous progress through diet alone.4 -
Hi Iβm 53 and 5β6β.
Original starting weight: 257.8 1/14/21
September Start Weight: 219.2 (8/31/21)
September Goal Weight: 216.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170
Sept 4: 218.9 -(0.3)
Sept 11: 217.6 -(1.3)
Sept 18: 216.4 (-1.2)
Sept 25:
Sept 30:
I got back on track this week.
@Elliewebber congrats on reaching your monthly goal! Way to go! πππ»ππ»3 -
Height 5'8''
Age 58
SW 401 5/5/20
SEPT 21 294.5
SEPT 8 21 290
CW 288 16/9/21
SEPT GOAL 278
UGW 180
I keep falling off the wagon....
BUT l keep getting back on it. Proximal myopathy is hampering my attempts to excercise, and so the slow progress saps my motivation.
Over 20 years of undiagnosed Cushings Syndrome has caused so much damage but l to concentrate on thd fact l am in recovery.
I only fail if l stop trying
I can and l will
Look how far l have come
Monthy goal to reach 278
To walk over 20miles a week
To excercise 3xweek
Drink 2litres a day
I will continue to log honestly every day GOOD OR BAD!!!
Protein over 80g per day
Fibre over 20g per day
Fat and sugar under 50g
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Age: 43
Height: 5'10"
SW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
CW: 264.6 (9/1/2021)
9/4: 260.6
9/11: 262.8
9/18: 260.4
9/26:
GW for September: 255
GW for 2021: 240
UGW: 180
I am sore today! I am taking part in a challenge and Thurs/Fri there was a relay type event, with a series of tasks to be completed. I ended up doing 6 minutes of planks for one of my tasks, and I am reminded of just where all the abdominal muscles are, lol. And shoulder. Drinking lots of water today, and taking it easy, but this definitely made me realize I should add some core strenthening activities to my routine.
I was able to track and stay under my calorie goal every day, although I am planning for today to be an over day (still under for week). My attitude towards cardio started swinging back in the right direction. I also did much better with sleep. Thinking there may be a correlation between the two π I am also trying to boost my NEAT activity, and started walking my girls to school instead of driving them. Ironically, it takes the same amount of time to walk them as drive them since I don't have to deal with the stupid drop-off line, lol. Plus all those extra steps!
Pretty sure I am not going to make my Sept weight goal, but trying not to let it get me down. Aside from the usual goals of tracking & exercising, my goal for this week is to meet the "move" prompts from my fitbit (250 steps) for every hour at least 2 days this week. Right now I get like 3 or 4 out of the 14 on a good day.5 -
Weigh-in day!
Height: 5'3"
Age: 30
SW: 252.8 (11/13/2020)
CW: 213.8 (8/28/2021)
9/4: 214.4
9/11: 214.6
9/18: 212.4
9/25:
GW for September: 210
GW for 2021: 196
UGW: 144 by end of 2022
Ayyy, there we go! I might-could get in spitting distance of my goal this month. My legs are looking incredible too, so i got that going for me, which is nice.
My long outdoor walk today took me to a big scrub area with two beautiful loops through scrub and flatwoods - there's actually a major road bisecting the area so they built a tunnel under it to connect the two sections, which was neat. I went early, since it was about an hour drive to get there and i knew the walk would be an hour and change based on my typical speed, and that was a good move - i can't imagine walking in the scrub in the full heat and sunlight of the afternoon. The woods would probably be okay though. Only one spiderweb across the path today, unoccupied so i felt okay about destroying it with a stick. I did pass the same jogger about 4 times, maybe he cleared most of the webs for me. It's a nice walking area, just wish i lived closer to it, LMAO.4 -
Pretty excited about this weekend's cooking projects. I've got the filling made for my cabbage rolls, so tomorrow I'll just need to prepare the cabbage, roll 'em up, and bake; and I have some top round marinating right now that's destined to be beef jerky for 52 Weeks of Cooking's "Earth, Wind, and Fire" week (covering the week of 9/17-9/23...do you remember? πΆ) I've basically resigned myself to having the oven on all day tomorrow, which isn't, you know, great, but I'm going to get beef jerky and cabbage rolls out of it so whatever I guess.
I want to shake up the dinner rotation - it's occurred to me that the Venn diagram of ingredients for my bean and sausage pottage and pork goulash is almost a circle, so I want to sort of reconfigure them into a single new dish, which is going to be kind of a riff on pork and beans, which I might serve over rice or pasta, accompanied by roasted asparagus. I figured this dish out in college, using the "saute-then-simmer" function on my cheap Aroma rice cooker and Curley's sauceless pulled pork. The mixture also makes a good topping for baked sweet potatoes, but I don't have any of those right now. My plan is to start by sauteing some diced onion and garlic (which is a good way to start most any savory recipe, TBH), then adding some beans and pulled pork. I have some chunks of pork roast thawing in the fridge that I'm not yet sure how I'm going to cook before shredding with my Kitchenaid. The Instant Pot makes quick work of meat destined for shredding, but since the beans I have are canned and therefore already cooked, I don't think it makes sense to do it all in the Instant Pot. I might just go get some dried beans and save the canned beans as hurricane rations, as I need to go back out to the store tomorrow anyway; I could get sweet potatoes then as well. My IP also really hates when I try to brown/saute things before pressure-cooking, which like, I get it, but it's personally inconvenient to me and therefore it's bullkitten.3 -
For anyone new, I'm 64, 5'4" and a RN, still working full time.
Heaviest Wt-255 lbs (unfortunately my second time.) Had got down to 122 lbs. Took me a year and I kept it off for 5 years but got lazy.
SW-255 lbs 9/14/20, Started my present position and no more micro manager and less stress because of that. Lost 14.5 lbs without trying. I had emergency gall bladder surgery 5/3 and while recuperating, read up on Keto and started being accountable 5/14/21.
My UGW is 122 lbs.
5/3/21 Wt-240.5 lbs
MFP SW 5/14/21- 232.2 lbs
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212 lbs My August Goal was to get below 200 lbs.
9/1/21-200.0 lbs. Missed it by 0.1 lbs! But happy about 12 lbs in a month! Woo Hoo! Can't complain about that.
My goal for September is to lose 5 lbs to 195 lbs. I figure monthly loss will be slowing down sooner than later. I have a NSV. I had a Tibial Plateau Fracture in 10/15. I can come down stairs almost normally alternating steps. Going up I have to do 1 stair at a time and meet it with my other leg. Just 3 days ago I can alternate steps going up now! Its exciting after almost 5 1/2 years since I could walk again!
9/5/21-200.4 lbs. Stayed on track carb/calorie/my exercise routine but the scale drop last time was obviously showing the procedure clear liquid prep I had to do. So explains the slight uptick. Staying with my goal of 195 lbs by October 1, 2021,
190 lbs by November 1,2021.
I did 97 minutes/8 miles this AM on my Elliptical. Longest so far.
9/12/21-198 lbs- Stayed on track this week with Net Carbs and Calories. Doing my Elliptical 99 minutes minutes/8 miles on my 3 days off/week. Have to go shopping for new uniforms today. Can't continue with rolling the waist down on my pants anymore. Down 57 lbs so far!2 -
Unless you open the previous quotes you won't see my progress. So copied today's weigh in.
9/19/21-194 lbs!!!! OMG! I can't believe this. I expected my weight loss to slow down by now. I may need to amend my End Goal! Still staying true to my Net Carbs, Calories and doing my Elliptical 99 minutes/8+ miles, 3 days/week on my days off.
9/26/21-
10/1/21-
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MLGW-195 lbs
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MLGW-190 lbs
CGWL-22lbs
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Hey girls. Had my birthday celebrations and updated my starting weight to start from my birthday. Here we go!! π
SW: 257.8
UGW: 165
Sept 16: 257.8
Sept 19: 253.8
Sept 20: 253.4
Sept 23:
Sept 30:
Total loss: 4.4lbs6
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