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

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  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    @justanotherloser007
    No marathon in my future. Just pushing myself a bit. I may get it up to 150 minutes but no more than that, I'm pretty sure. The elliptical is so easy on my knees, joints. And as I drop weight its a lesser calorie burn during the exercise. I only exercise my 3 off days as I work 10-16 hour days. So no other time available to exercise. Get a few walking miles during work days. I'm in the groove of losing and want it to continue and don't want a plateau.
  • DesignArtLove
    DesignArtLove Posts: 5 Member
    Hi everyone!

    I’m a bit frustrated with myself. Was decently disciplined and hoped for more than a 2lb loss. Oh this was much easier in my early 20s. 🤣

    SW: 222 (10/10/21)
    CW: 220

    Oct. 10: 222
    Oct. 17: 220
    Oct. 24
    Oct. 31

    GW for Oct. 210
    GW for 2021: 195

    My NS goals for the month:
    🎃 limit alcoholic beverages to two/week
    🎃 peloton 6 days this week 45-60min
    🎃 100 oz of water daily
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    swimmom_1 wrote: »
    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.
    10/10/21-188.8 lbs
    10/17/21-186.2 lbs
    Upped my Elliptical again this week to 140 minutes and today I did 151 minutes! Did the extra 1 minute because I wanted the 12 miles! Down 68.8 lbs! More than halfway of the 133 lbs to loose to get to my goal weight!
    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.


  • lemonsurpriseuk
    lemonsurpriseuk Posts: 3 Member
    SW: 254 lbs
    CW: 240 lbs
    GW: 176 lbs

    Total - 14 lbs

    October 1: 246
    October 7: 242
    October 17: 240
    October 24:
    October 31:
  • seltzer_lover
    seltzer_lover Posts: 261 Member
    Happy Monday! It got COLD here this weekend! Had an 80degree day on Saturday, but then storms came through and it dropped into the 40s overnight. I had to turn my heat on for the first time since late spring.

    SW (7/23): 300
    10/4: 283.6
    10/11: 282.4
    10/18: 279.4
    GW for September: 278-280

    Had a surprisingly large drop this week! Comfortably within my October goal (and it's only the 18th!). Staying largely on track, although I did miss a workout yesterday due to extreme fatigue from my covid booster. Feeling better today and planning to get back on schedule.
  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    edited October 2021
    Has this week been hot hecking garbage so far for anyone else? Must be the full moon or something, IDK. The vibes are just all wrong this week. I'm hoping this Wednesday, hump day, moon at its fullest will represent a turning point, the nadir of the bad vibes, and we'll see an uptick going into the weekend - I want good news at hubs' consult on Friday, good news on the scale Saturday morning, good vibes all around. Or else, damn it.

    Saturday is the LoseIt challenge "ultrawalkathon," where the goal is to rack up as many steps as possible within 24 hours; anything under 25k is "just for fun" that day. 25k steps, with my stride length and typical pace, comes out to about 10 miles/3 and a half hours of walking. The top-tier goal is 100k, which I absolutely don't think I could do in a single day if I tried, not right now. I'm gonna do my best, in any case. I don't think I could do more than 25k, but maybe I'll surprise myself. I'm trying to figure out what I can do and where I can go; I don't need to chain myself to the stove this weekend, so being out and about walking all day Saturday is probably fine. I don't want to, like, march in place in my house or set up camp on a treadmill at the gym all day long, that's about the most boring Saturday I can imagine. I might just go do laps around the mall or somewhere indoors like that, so as to be inside and out of the sun during the heat of the day. I love walking outdoors, but I feel like I would have a very bad time if I just planned to wander around natural areas all day long. Maybe I'll figure out a place to walk to for breakfast, then just call my husband when I get there and have him meet me there, LMAO. I plotaroute'd the path from home to where Hubs is playing another gig Saturday night, since the place is decently close to home. It should take a bit under an hour and a half to walk there, if I wanted to do that; there's a sidewalk and it's decently well-lit the whole way, so I could end my day with that little ~4-5 miler, have some dinner and catch the last set (which is apparently when they play all my favorite songs on their set list, to hear him tell it), and hitch a ride home with him after.
  • wanderinglight
    wanderinglight Posts: 1,519 Member
    lmgoff232 wrote: »
    Age: 43
    Height: 5'10"
    HW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
    SW: 287.4 (7/16/2021)
    CW: 256 (10/1/2021)

    10/9: 251.6
    10/16: 253.4
    10/23:
    10/30:
    GW for October: 250
    GW for 2021: 240
    UGW: 180

    Well, scale is messing with me today, lol. But I know I kept under on my calories. Plus I had a very late meal yesterday & did some strenth training that I can definitely feel today so pretty sure it is food in transit and water retention. Should hopefully see a drop in the next day or two. Of course TOM is in about a week so that could also be it.

    I had a long, stressful week with work but managed to stay away from the evening wine which would normally be my go to when I am feeling overwhelmed, so small NSV there. But my big NSV was actually meeting my fiber goal for 4 days this week!!! Prior to this week, I had only met it 2 times since I started MFP in mid-July! Big thanks to @wanderinglight for the psyllium recommendation- it helped immensely in meeting that goal. I tried taking it with water and it almost came back up, lol, but found if I mix it in a smoothie I barely even notice it :-)

    Saw my oldest daughter and ex MIL this weekend for the first time since July. Both commented on how much weight I have lost, which was really nice to hear. May not be sizing down in clothes yet, but it is nice to know my hard work is being noticed :-) Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend, and has a great week ahead!

    I'm so glad the psyllium is working for you too! Yes, they do say that if you have a predisposition to hurl to make sure you only try a little bit at first since throwing up the gel would be very bad indeed. I didn't have any problem with it - I add about a quarter cup of green juice or smoothie to it and don't let it sit before I drink it. It's amazing stuff!

    Congrats on people noticing your hard work! I can't wait until that first person notices mine. I've only lost 12lbs so I'm not there yet :)
  • kenziestabes
    kenziestabes Posts: 338 Member
    @wanderinglight Unfortunately, our height (5'10/5'11) works against our favor when it comes to noticeable weight loss. Lol. And people who see you on a day-to-day basis won't notice a gradual changed. I'm guessing once you hit 15-20 pounds, if you run into someone who hasn't seen you for 3 or 4 months, they'll definitely notice.
  • seltzer_lover
    seltzer_lover Posts: 261 Member
    @Deanner03 Oh no! That's a LOT of dog to be managing, especially around a loose dog. I have a 40ish pound foxhound and she is a LOT for me to handle when she gets excited and wants to investigate something (usually another dog or some food on the ground). I can't imagine doing it with 180 pounds of dog!!

    Hopefully you can rest up and recover a bit today.

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