Women 200lb+, Let's Have An UnBOOlievable October!!!
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47, 5'6"
SW: 322.5
CW: 320.5
10/3: 320.5
10/10
10/17
10/24
10/31
GOAL: Lose 5 lbs in October.
GOAL: Retain a normal result on A1C bloodwork in October.
GOAL: Curtail evening snacking binges.9 -
SW 6.1.21 212
SW October 10/1 173.4
10/3 172.4
total weight loss so far 39.6
total october weight loss 1 pound
Hope to lose in october 8 pounds
Goal weight for 10/31/21 165.4
GW 150 by 1/1/224 -
💜Hey, ladies!
It's been a while since I've posted on here, but I'm back! I've had a rough few months, but I'm committed to jumping back into the weight loss game in October.
I've put on the weight that I had initially lost (about 40lbs at my lowest), but I'm mentally in a good place to start again. So here I go!!!
My goals this month are simple: to log all my food and join a gym. I've been wanting to get back into swimming, so making a plan to go to the pool a few times a week should be doable.
I'm so happy you ladies have kept this going and are so supportive of each other! You're all awesome!!!💜15 -
5'4" 64 years
SW- 9/14/20-255 lbs-Changed jobs without a micro manager since 9/14/20.
5/3/21-240.5 lbs-Lost without really trying.
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212 lbs
9/1/21-200 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
10/3/21-189.8 lbs Met a challenge goal for 11/1/21-190 lbs Not slowing down. Maybe I'll get to 180 lbs.
UGW-122 lbs, was at that years ago (2009- kept it off for 5 years) after being at 255 lbs before. So I feel I can do it again. Just can't get lazy afterwards like before.
Increased my usual 99 minutes Elliptical 3 days/week (my off work days) today to full 2 hours. Felt great afterwards!6 -
RavenStCloud wrote: »💜Hey, ladies!
It's been a while since I've posted on here, but I'm back! I've had a rough few months, but I'm committed to jumping back into the weight loss game in October.
I've put on the weight that I had initially lost (about 40lbs at my lowest), but I'm mentally in a good place to start again. So here I go!!!
My goals this month are simple: to log all my food and join a gym. I've been wanting to get back into swimming, so making a plan to go to the pool a few times a week should be doable.
I'm so happy you ladies have kept this going and are so supportive of each other! You're all awesome!!!💜
so sorry you've had a rough time. I'm sure you will be successful. all the best, Jem ♥4 -
RavenStCloud wrote: »💜Hey, ladies!
It's been a while since I've posted on here, but I'm back! I've had a rough few months, but I'm committed to jumping back into the weight loss game in October.
I've put on the weight that I had initially lost (about 40lbs at my lowest), but I'm mentally in a good place to start again. So here I go!!!
My goals this month are simple: to log all my food and join a gym. I've been wanting to get back into swimming, so making a plan to go to the pool a few times a week should be doable.
I'm so happy you ladies have kept this going and are so supportive of each other! You're all awesome!!!💜
Hey, glad to hear from you. You've got this ♥️3 -
Happy October! I've been lurking and not commenting nearly as much as work is ramping up and I haven't had the time. But I'm reading and supporting you all from afar!
SW (7/23): 300
9/27: 284.8
10/4: 283.6 (-1.2, -16.4 total)
GW for September: 278-280
A little surprised at my loss - I had a big meal and a cider on Saturday and figured I'd have some bloat or water retention, but am happy I was able to flush it out.7 -
I joined the r/LoseIt Autumn challenge over on Reddit - it's cryptid themed, I'm Team Rougarou (awooo). I don't normally track steps but that's part of the challenge so I downloaded a step counter app on my phone and racked up a good 4500 on this morning's walk...then proceeded to leave the damn thing on my desk when I went upstairs for coffee at work this morning, of course. :facepalm:5
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@goal06082021 that was why I decided to get a tracker, way back when I first started trying. Because I was always leaving my phone (and the tracker app.)
Age: 51
Height: 5'
SW: 266.6 (1/4/21)
GW for October: 229
GW for 2021: 215
GW for October 2022 because that's my focus: 165
10/1: 235.2
10/3: 236.9
10/10
10/17
10/24
10/31
Wrong way, dangit! But I let that motivate me to go for a mile+ walk last night, and yesterday I made a vat (well, 8-quart slow cooker) of curried sweet potato soup to eat for dinner this week. I'm a year out from my trip, and I dang well need to be doing the five pounds a month loss. So I need to kick it into gear.8 -
Age: 37
Height: 5’4”
SW: 245.8 on 9/13/21
2021 GW: 220
Final GW: 160
September
-6.8
October
Oct GW: 233
10/4: 238.4
10/11:
10/18:
10/25:
10/31:
🧟♀️ One of my overall goals is to make sustainable changes when it comes not only to my weight but my health. Part of that is to practice planning and using moderation so I can still enjoy those foods that I love and not feel deprived. The rest of this year is going to put all 👆🏻 in play for the duration!
🧟♀️ With that being said, I’m looking forward to a piece pumpkin crunch cake that I make every year. That means I will need to make it for a gathering so I’m not tempted to eat the whole thing or feel like I’m wasting it by tossing it out. (Thoughts as I write this: 1) look at making the recipe healthier / more calorie friendly and 2) see if I can half the recipe.)7 -
Height: 5'4"
Age: 61
SW: 245
CW: 203
GW for Oct: 195
UGW: 145 is my BMI healthy weight, but I think 165 is more realistic.
My weigh in day's are Tuesday's
10/1: 203
10/5: 203.4
10/12:
10/19:
10/26:
Lol I'm not going to fathom why its not less and actually a bit more. I did lose 2" so I'm taking that as a win this week. I will keep tracking and stay on plan. My biggest issue is finding foods with less sodium. I was just trying to get the calories under control first before trying to modify the way I shop for food.7 -
Well yesterday's weigh in went REALY well. I lost almost 7lbs! Woohoo! Time to keep this thing going! I feel it. October is going to be our month ladies!
SW: 261.5
9/28: 259.3
10/5: 252.5
October GW: 250
Ultimate GW: 130
I feel like alot of the weight loss is water weight this week. Last week I was so bloated and on my period at weigh in. I felt so good yesterday and no more bloat. 😌 Either way I'll take it.9 -
Height: 5'4"
Age: 61
SW: 245
CW: 203
GW for Oct: 195
UGW: 145 is my BMI healthy weight, but I think 165 is more realistic.
My weigh in day's are Tuesday's
10/1: 203
10/5: 203.4
10/12:
10/19:
10/26:
Lol I'm not going to fathom why its not less and actually a bit more. I did lose 2" so I'm taking that as a win this week. I will keep tracking and stay on plan. My biggest issue is finding foods with less sodium. I was just trying to get the calories under control first before trying to modify the way I shop for food.
Same thing happened to me this month. Pretty sure it's water/food in transit for me, probably is for you too. That's the drawback of weighing once a week instead of every day - fewer datapoints can both obscure and magnify the normal daily fluctuations that happen to all of our human bodies in equal measure. You might have shown 202 or 204 if you'd weighed in yesterday, who can say.4 -
Starting weight: 270 March 2021
Total loss to date:
October Start Weight: 215.8
October Goal Weight: 210
Ultimate Goal Weight:TBD
October 2: 215.8
October 9:
October 16:
October 23:
October 30:
I have been horrible with keeping up with the September thread and now the October thread. Last month, I went back to work teaching live rather than virtual. I am still getting in my daily cardio. Most days I am hitting between 13-16K steps a day. Fitbit tells me I am on a 31 day step streak for meeting my daily step goal. My logging and food choices have not been the best these past few days but my glucose numbers have been fantastic! Most days I am hitting between 13-16K steps a day.
My goals for this month are to restart my upper and lower body strength training exercises. I became derailed since coming home from vacation the end of August and have not had the motivation to get back on track with those.
NSV: Today I was able to wear a mid length button denim skirt that I could not button last month. I also discovered I can now zipper my wide calf boots all the way and wear comfortably. Last time I wore them I had to slouch them. I am very excited about this!
I hope everyone is doing well. Keep moving!
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For the moment, I seem to have found my rhythm. Overnight oatmeal for breakfast, mason jar salad for lunch, curried sweet potato soup for dinner. This leaves me lots of room for "accidentals" like if I want a bit of the spaghetti I made for the kid, or if a donut lands on my desk. I do try to fill in the extra with good nutrition!
Raised my daily step goal to 10,000 now that it's October and I can probably walk every night (which I refuse to do when it's 100° out!)7 -
Been a good week. and it's hubby's birthday tomorrow so will be celebrating then back to it
Oct Start Weight: 252
Oct Goal Weight: 246
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
Oct 1: 252
Oct 7: 250.48 -
Friday weigh in!
Age: 31
Height: 5’6”
SW: 222 (Feb ‘21)
Oct SW: 152.3
Oct GW: Maintenance between 150-154
UGW 150-154
Oct 1: 152.3
Oct 8: 153.8
Oct 15:
Oct 22:
Oct 29:
This + must be food in transit because I was 152.6 yesterday, so I’m not stressed about it. I have played pretty loose with my logging this week though, so I’m keeping an eye on the scale and ready to tighten up if it doesn’t go back down again in the next day or two.
I walked 5 miles yesterday for the first time in a few weeks and I’m feeling it today (perhaps another reason for the +)! Fitness can slip away from us so quickly if we aren’t focused on it every day. In July, I walked 4-6 miles every day but lately with life being busier, I haven’t gotten in the additional workouts. I’m still doing HIIT 3X a week and some cardio at least 2 other days, so it’s not that I’ve stopped exercising - I just haven’t been putting in the extra workouts. Yesterday’s walk was a reminder that what I put into my fitness is what I’ll get out of it - if I want to keep making gains, I need to make it a daily priority.
I wore a dress yesterday that I haven’t worn since I was 23 and it felt so good! It’s fascinating how weight is distributed differently depending on your fitness level, though. I remember the dress I wore yesterday fitting snugly at 140 last time - and here I am over 150 and it fits fine! Again, that’s another good reminder for me to stay focused on muscle building so I can stay this weight and yet continue to look better and better.
Sending love and light to you all!7 -
Age: 38
Height 5'10"
SW Jan 2021: 271.1
SW this month: 199.8 (9/30/21)
GW this month: 195
GW for 2021: 180
10/7 - 198.8
10/14
10/21
10/28
I realized the other day that I am feeling really happy with my body even though I haven't met my goal weight yet. I am so amazed at how strong I have become and have even started running on the trail just to see how it feels. I also put on a dress the other day and felt like I had Jessica Rabbit curves gong on. It felt great to see my wife at a loss for words when she saw me in that dress!
My weight loss seems to be slowing a bit but is still steadily trending downward. I could drop my calories to encourage the faster weight loss goal but overall my eating habits as they are feel pretty sustainable for the long term. I try to remind myself that slow is sustainable and fast leads to failure.
Hope everyone has a lovely October!9 -
I am 26yrs
5'11
Started at 235 in early April the heaviest I've been and had a rock bottom moment for awhile then decided I have to get healthy again or just get worse. So i started walking down our road with the dogs first day only quarter of a mile and was sore and disappointed at how out of shape I had become. So I pushed for a little more each day, then started feeling better mentally and got a treadmill. Later on I also started watching lots of healthy cooking videos and health videos on YouTube, plus I logged back into my fitness pal for 1st time in years and started tracking macros again. I went through kitchen got rid of all the junk food kept only healthy and as unprocessed foods as possible, restocked with lean proteins, whole grains and lots of veggies. Did good a couple of weeks and then gained back 2 pounds, was disappointed and wanted to give up but kept going and since then I have continued to lose 1 to 2 pounds weekly mostly by just eating healthier and watching macros. I am terrible at sticking to exercise routines. I really want to become better at exercising regularly and be in a good habit of exercising regularly before the new year. My goal is to get to be under 200 pounds by January and to be 175 pounds or less by April of 2022.
April 1st 2021 I was 235 pounds
October 2nd 2021 I weighed 213.4
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40 y/o 6’0” SW 277.7
10/1 245.6
10/8 242.1
10/15
10/20
10/29
October goal weight: 238
Ultimate goal weight: 185(ish)
My non-scale goals:
🎃 Exercise every day
🎃 Stay in deficit
🎃 Remember that I'm seeking progress, not perfection, and that one "bad" meal/day doesn't need to turn into a habit.
I didn’t exercise every day this week. I got my booster shot on Monday (I qualified as a healthcare worker/teacher) and had a fever Tuesday into Wednesday. I think that’s also behind the big drop this week as I’d upped my calories a bit. I’ll take it.4
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