Women 200lb+, Let's Have An UnBOOlievable October!!!

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  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    Height: 5'2"
    Age: 30
    SW: 252.8 (11/13/2020)
    CW: 210.0 (9/26/2021)
    10/2: 210.4
    10/9:
    10/16:
    10/23:
    10/30:
    GW for October: 205
    GW for 2021: 196
    UGW: 144 end of 2022

    Inauspicious start to the month for sure, but I'm pretty sure that's water/food in transit; this week has been a bit carb-heavy, what with the baked oatmeal for breakfast and barley for lunch. Next week's lunch is chicken salad, so that'll be considerably more proteinous. Haven't decided yet if breakfast is burritos or a baked oatmeal bar, I have enough of either for the week, but I think making a batch of each some weekend would be eminently doable and then breakfast is sorted for 4 weeks.

    Today's walk/hike took me out to one of the first natural areas established in my county. I did the math and to walk the entire set of trails would be a round trip of about 9 miles and change; I was planning to just walk down the first trail, maybe to where it forks into a loop, and turn around, which would only be about 3 or 4 miles. Today, though, the trail was flooded about a mile in, so I just did that out and back. I also walked down a short paved trail to a covered observation platform that had a nice view of the marsh and scrub surrounding. Apparently the water can be almost knee deep in some places on the trail; clearly I'll need to invest in some different footwear or something for the next time I come here. I have a pair of Timberland workboots that are at least waterproof, although they aren't *great* for hiking in (very heavy) and they only have a 6" shank so I'd still be SOL if the water is deeper.
  • justanotherloser007
    justanotherloser007 Posts: 578 Member
    edited October 2021
    @Renewed2021 Sounds like you are definitely on the right track with what makes you tick, and the decision you want to make to change that.
    @Deanner03 I love the "progress not perfection" I going to need to borrow that 😉
    @roz0810 Grats!
    @AlexandraFindsHerself1971 (((hugs))) Hang in there, and also I wish you mad ninja skills to sneak up on some very low key exercise action. Slow motion maybe? Ninja definitely!!
    @goal06082021 I had to walk in my gardening wellies. They actually did the job during the thunderstorm! So while they aren't really hiking boots, the thing is wet shoes/boots are no fun when you have to walk through some real moving water. The water was definitely above my ankles at a few places. I highly recommend them though. My feet were dry, and didn't hurt. They would have hurt in wet shoes due to water rub.
  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    @justanotherloser007 Oh for sure, wet shoes and socks are the worst. Historically I haven't been able to find boots that fit around my calves, though. I need either something waterproof or something quick-drying - any way you slice it, my Asics and cotton socks ain't it. I wish they'd just put in a little bridge or something at the point on the trail where I had to turn around - there's a permanent sign there and everything, it's a known flood point/high water crossing.
  • lmgoff232
    lmgoff232 Posts: 277 Member
    @wanderinglight I am horrible at hitting my fiber as well, and I really want to increase it this month. What is Psyllium Husk? Is it like Metamucil?
  • wanderinglight
    wanderinglight Posts: 1,519 Member
    lmgoff232 wrote: »
    @wanderinglight I am horrible at hitting my fiber as well, and I really want to increase it this month. What is Psyllium Husk? Is it like Metamucil?

    Metamucil is made up of about 80% Psyllium Husk. Basically PH is a soluble fiber and (this may be TMI but I don't have any problems talking about poop) it wasn't until I started drinking it that I sort of understood how it all works. The husks form a sort of gel if it sits in water too long, so you have to drink it right away. But this gel is what works to kinda sweep everything out, gently. I opted to just get the psyllium husk because I didn't want the added sugar or fake sugar in Metamucil. Some people use it in baking but I'm not eating too many sweets at the moment and would rather save my calories for a warm chocolate cookie :)

    Anyway! I dissolve a teaspoon of it in water and add a splash of juice (or squeeze of lemon, but personally I prefer a bit of Naked Juice or any of the green juices). Then you just get it down.

    I looked up the capsules too, but you have to take so many of them to get even 5g of fiber in that it wasn't worth it.

    This is the brand I got:
    https://www.iherb.com/pr/yerba-prima-psyllium-whole-husks-colon-cleanser-12-oz-340-g/4795?gclid=CjwKCAjwqeWKBhBFEiwABo_XBvE_d81qUu9b3WLCMSHLulwzmc1hlHnEA4UdOHX6A_-SttHnPbdPOBoCoS8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
  • lmgoff232
    lmgoff232 Posts: 277 Member
    @wanderinglight Thank you!!! Your tips are super helpful. Will give it a try 😀
  • patriciafoley1
    patriciafoley1 Posts: 165 Member
    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 1/1/22
  • Jem594
    Jem594 Posts: 72 Member
    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 ♥
  • roz0810
    roz0810 Posts: 1,244 Member
    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 ♥️
  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    jeepkat1 wrote: »
    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.
  • Deanner03
    Deanner03 Posts: 371 Member
    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.

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