Women 200lb+, Let's Have A Noteworthy November!!!
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Age: 50
Height: 5'11"
SW: 226.6
November SW: 210.6
November GW: 207
Ultimate GW: 175
This month I'll check in on Fridays. I think. I haven't decided if I'm going to travel with my bathroom scale yet
November 5:
November 12:
November 19:
November 26:
Whewwww...the stress is real right now! We leave for NYC in a few days (I'll have a popup at the Union Square Holiday Market for the next six weeks) and it's been super hectic. We ended up having to rent a trailer since all my inventory wouldn't fit in the van. I'm bringing SO MANY MUGS and am a little anxious about it. I hope people feel like being out and festive during the holiday season! This market is such an expensive gamble, so fingers crossed.
Weight-wise, I have a good plan for New York. I have not worked out at all since Labor Day and am really feeling sluggish due to the lack of exercise. It's been one thing after another between back pain and just lack of time / energy. I know those first few days in NYC will kick my butt because I am so out of shape, but it will be really nice to be back in the habit of upping my NEAT simply by walking everywhere, going up and down subway stairs, etc.
I'm bringing my food scale and am glad that our Airbnb has a good kitchen. In past years we've done shared housing and it was always a little frustrating to not be able to cook. There *always* seemed to be someone hogging the kitchen . It's so easy (and expensive) to order everything out in the city but I will be cooking and packing my lunches / dinners as much as possible so that I can manage my calories. After a full year of trying to lose weight, it wasn't until I dropped my calories from 1450 to 1250 that I saw any change at all. And then I saw big changes. I finally, finally have some momentum and don't want to give that up.
My booth is outside, so I'm open to any meals that will travel well and still stay warm! I'll have a thermos, so chili and soup are on the top of the list.
This month's motto:
I can have anything, but I don't need to have *everything*. Meaning, I will still have the bagels with cream cheese, or a good slice of pizza, or a fabulous croissant...but I don't NEED to have everything I want, every time I want it.
Plans for November:
🍁 Keep my calories in the 1250-1350 range.
🍁 Keep monitoring hunger levels.
🍁 Keep my fiber intake up.
Daily Goals:
🍂 Log everything
🍂 Stay hopeful
🍂 Incorporate daily stretching back into my routine
I'm just thinking of how good it will feel to end the year with the same habits and discipline I've had for the past few months. I don't want to have to start all over again in January. I want to just keep on going.8 -
If you have an insulated lunch box or small cooler, you could always put hot food in there. Maybe buy some hand warmers to toss in for heat. That'll open up the door for warm food options! Maybe also buy some hand warmers for actual hands.2
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Age: 51
Height: 5'
SW: 266.6 (1/4/21)
SW November: 233.5
GW for November: 229
GW for 2021: 220
GW for October 2022 because that's my focus: 165
I have a lot on my plate this month, but I'd *really* like to step up the pace of my weight loss. I'm going to try varying my routine a bit. More strength exercises? More protein? Less garbage? I'm eating near my calorie goal (1200+ exercise) but all too often taking the easy way out and dinner is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on garbage bread or some such.
I can *do this.*
@goal06082021 could you possibly link those Planet Fitness videos you mentioned? Maybe knowing what to do when I walk in will help me get my shrinking-but-not-fast-enough backside in there.
ETA: Thank you, @RavenStCloud !!3 -
I cannot BELIEVE it's November already!!!!
40 y/o. 6'0" tall
SW: 277.7
November 1: 232
November goal: 226
Ultimate goal weight: 180-185(ish)
I weigh in on Fridays
11/5:
11/12
11/19
11/26: (I will not be weighing in this day. I'll be in Mexico)
My goals for this month:
Continue to stay under my calorie goal
Avoid evening/weekend binges
Increase my movement as I've slacked on that lately
Not gain a ton of weight on vacation.
Find a bathing suit that doesn't make me feel huge.4 -
So, we'll see how this goes...
I have this faux leather tank top that I wear to rock concerts. It's a size 16/18 (and far less forgiving than a cotton shirt). I am now a 14/16. I saw the same exact tank top in the clearance section of the online store where I originally bought it. Naturally, I bought it in a smaller size, since it was on sale, may not be available in the future, and eventually the current one will be too big. Except I ordered a size 10. My hope is that, by my birthday in roughly 5 months, I'll at least be able to squeeze into it, and that by the summer concert season, it'll fit. When it comes in, I might put it on top of the original one to visualize the size difference.7 -
Age 61 / height 5' 4.5"
8/13/2021 - 298.8 (SW & ATH)
October- 278.8 (Down 20!)
11/1/2021- 280.0 (darn Halloween 🎃)
11/5/2021-
11/20/2021-
11/27/2021-
I will be in Hawaii 🌴 (on Kauai, cannot wait) from Nov 7-18th so unable to weigh in then - seriously considered bringing the ⚖ but too heavy! I normally weigh in almost daily but will record on Fridays.
November goals-
[ ] Get Fitbit charged & synced and start tracking steps
[ ] Go for minimum 15 minute walk each day when at home (will do a ton more on vacation!)
[ ] Get my water in, minimum 6 glasses, especially while away
[ ] Continue tracking food daily, making best guesses & choices while away
[ ] Get right back on track once home
[ ] November Weight Loss Goal- 275
This my first time joining this thread - thank you @RavenStCloud for setting up!7 -
Hi everyone! I'm Dani, and I just turned 49 last month. 2022 has a lot of upcoming changes for me--I'm finishing up classes to make a career change, so will be starting a new path soon! Once I get the new job, I'm hoping to start planning to do some remodeling and updating in my house, so need to get my life and finances sorted out so I can get that done. I'm trying to get my health as tip-top as I can because I don't want to be this unhealthy in a year when I turn 50. I have about 100lbs to lose, and I'll be honest, it is SO overwhelming to think about the big picture, so I'm working on creating small attainable goals that I can stick with.
5'4"
SW: 235.6 11/2/2021
CW: 234.6
GW: 135
Goals for the month:
1. Log into MFP every day to log weight and food.
2. Make better food choices and be mindful of what I am eating and drinking and how it will affect me and my ability to reach my goals.
3. Lose 4% of my body weight, so about 9.5lbs.
4. Drink my water--goal is to fill and drink my 20oz cup 3-4 times per day.
5. Exercise--get to the gym or at least take a walk or do something physical 3-4 times per week, minimum.
6. MOST IMPORTANT-- Make myself a priority, and remind myself daily that I am worthy of the time and effort that I am putting in.
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It just got colder here in coastal Virginia, and I've been craving richer, cozier dinners. I use a cute meal planner that I added magnets to so I can place it on the fridge. Keeps me honest and really helps me keep the grocery list trim. I also exclusively use Instacart for my main grocery shopping (except Trader Joe's runs) and that really helps reduce the impulse purchases!
Made a pumpkin curry last week and tonight I'm making a creamy pumpkin pasta. Beefing up the recipe by adding in some rotisserie chicken breast because I'm just not feeling into a lot of cooking tonight. Anyone else feeling this temp change?3 -
@sargemarcori they're in the PF app under Workouts, I'm not sure if I'm able to link them directly. If you have a PF membership you can download the app and access them, though. The specific ones I'm planning to do are the Beginner Strength Series parts 1-6, Beginner Dumbbell Series parts 1-6, and Beginner Cardio Series parts 1-6. They can all be done at home, no equipment necessary except for a dumbbell (or can of soup, bottle of water, whatever). I think it would be hard to follow a workout video on your phone at the gym; there's not really a good place to do that, IME, without being in someone else's way, at least that's the case for all the PFs I've been to. I also find it hard to focus that closely on my phone's audio, even with headphones, in the middle of a gym that's blasting music interspersed with the unintelligible club announcements about washing your hands or whatever. If your goal is more to learn how to use the stuff at the gym and figure out a program to do while there, you would probably be better served by going at a not-busy time and starting in the 30-Minute Circuit section. You just move from station to station when the timer tells you to. Bam, full-body workout in 30 minutes, and 30MC usually at least has bollards around it to demarcate it as its own section, if not actual walls or half-walls.3
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Hi new to the community
I could definitely use support and accountability buddies. I’ve gone down and up and down and up over the last 2 years. Lost 30 lbs earlier this year then gained it back 17 of it.
I’d like to lose 100 lbs in the next year and keep it off!
I know it’s baby steps. So here I am making my first step and post!
I’m an emotional eater and struggle to do any exercise. Have depression.
I’m 49 and I’m in early menopause also.
Height 5 5”
Starting today SW 244
Goal W 146
Currently 244
Hoping to make new friends here on my journey!
Also a drinking water accountability partner is needed too - because drinking enough h20 is so important! Thanks!
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Hi Everyone! I have been on MFP for a bit of time but not very active on these boards. However, I am making a much greater commitment to myself right and excited to feel the mojo for transforming my health and body. I'm in my mid-40s, working a sedentary job, caring for my mother, and recovering from a torn meniscus. I'm VERY tired of feeling trapped by my weight and am finally deciding to make the changes. Here's my data:
H: 5'9"
SW: 336
GW: 195
Waist: 49"
I posted a "Day 1" blog post on my page about where I'm starting from and about the need to transform my identity to one that includes well being and health. Please click the link to it below, if you are interested in reading. Knowing that there are a few folks taking a look at my journey journal would be motivating, I believe.
https://myfitnesspal.com/blog/leapinggreenly/view?id=day-1-november-2-2021-998391
That said, cheering all of you on and welcoming adds from people seeking mutual accountability, encouragement, and long-term support!
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Height: 5'4"
Age: 61
SW: 245
CW: 197.4
GW for Nov: 192, I would like lower but this is a good number to strive for.
UGW: 145 is my BMI healthy weight, but I think 165 is more realistic.
My weigh in day's are Tuesday's
11/2: 196.8
11/9:
11/16:
11/23:
11/30:
November goals:
Keep moving as much as possible.
Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day.
Eat under 1200 calorie limit per day.
Create more meal plans.
Start back in on my hobby, Scroll Sawing.
Make an effort to clean out the spare room.
Declutter, declutter, declutter. (The older I get the less I want to keep track of)
Sort and donate all of the books my husband has read, I see a large pile next to his chair.4 -
Hubs MRI came back clean! It's just the one mass 🙌
His sister was in town for an appointment of some kind, so to both spend some time with her and celebrate that bit of good news, we got dinner out. I went a little over for the day, but since I've already pre-logged most of the week, i could move some calories around to make sure i still have a deficit for the week.
My hip is still not 100% but it's improving, i think i should be able to crush that pumpkin this weekend.12 -
Hi I would like to join your group please. How do I go about doing so? Thank you5
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@celticcapergirl1 Welcome! You just did it. All you gotta do is post here and, as if by magic, you're part of the group. Most of us weigh in about weekly or so and post those updates; usually the first week-ish of the month is about setting goals and intentions, then we post about how we're doing with meeting those.3
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@sargemarcori I have Planet Fitness as well. They offer free training sessions. Their new member session walks through the machines; outside of the circuit room. If you’re not familiar with machines; I second what goal06082021 said – try out the circuit room. The location I mostly go to by myself didn’t have many regular sessions after 5pm but another location did; but mine did offer the new member session after 5pm I think. Also, they have “group” sessions where at least during covid times it’s a group of 1 but I haven’t tried those yet. The machines also all have a scan code that should bring up a tutorial of how to use it. The machines (at least the regular outside of the circuit room but assume they do too) have images for a quick view of how to use the machines. You can always try out a treadmill first and people watch those using the machines. I do that for some of the machines I haven't used yet lol.
@goal06082021 Wonderful news for DH!
@celticcapergirl1 Just jumping in as you did. If you want to, you can post your goals for the month/weekly but entirely up to you. It’s a great group of ladies!
DH did not have the conversation of my moving into his house last week. I thought that would be the case. Probably didn't have it this week either. Since I'm needing space to get things out of my car and not back in my house; I got a storage space. So we'll see how far that takes me and giving me time to go through things afterward too. No space at mom's house unless I start going through the basement things. Just starting one room at a time for the moment.4 -
47, 5'6"
SW: 322.5
CW: 314.5
I started October at 320.5 and my goal was to lose 5 lbs. I didn't think I'd made it as of Sunday and was discouraged, and then today I weighed in and had dropped to 314.5! I hope it's a legit result. I have been watching sodium and started walking, so hopefully that's part of it.
11/3: 314.5
11/10:
11/17:
11/24:
11/30:
GOAL: Get under 310 by end of November.
GOAL: Have an okay blood pressure reading at tomorrow's doctor appointment.
GOAL: Curtail evening snacking binges.10 -
I’ll join in!
36YO 5’6”
HW ever: 395
CW: 204.2
11/1/21 weight: 206.0
Goal for this month is to finally see 199. Anything beyond that is gravy!
My plan:
<90g net carbs daily
10,000 steps daily
Peloton 3x/week
Strength workout 3x/week
I’d been hovering around 206 for two weeks before I finally saw something lower just yesterday. It seems that 1 in the front of the number is playing hard to get! I will see it though! I’m so determined.
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WooHoo!! I didn't actually count myself in onederland until I was under 200 fully dressed like I would be at the doctor's office. Today that happened. It's really encouraging. My next appointment is December 3rd with my main 2 doctor's on the same day. I am so happy today! I've also been rummaging in my closet and I'm able to wear most things in there now. I'm wearing an XL Blouse today. I won't buy new clothes until what I own is just too big to wear, with the exception of under things and then not too many at that.13
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Hey, so this is my first post. I had a massive weight loss journey about 10 years ago, kept it off over 2 years but then had some rough times and the weight piled on. I’m still coming to terms with the numbers on the scale so I am going to skip my actual current weight at the moment. I think your all amazing posting and I will work my way up to joining you.
Age: 31
To loose: 187
Current progress: 11 down
November goals:
- To keep making progress despite all the family events involving cake (birthdays, anniversary’s etc). Aiming to say goodbye to another 7lbs.
- To keep my sugar intake in a similar range to the last few months
- Eat 100g protein daily
- To stay healthy and not take any sick leave
- To ride 37km on my bike in one day
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