Women 200lb+, Let's Start Strong This January!!!
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I want to say that this is my second go round but I keep telling myself that it is not - I am not the same as I was 10 years ago!
Currently
Age: 53
Current Weight: 218
Goal Weight: 170
My goals for 2022
* Feeling better - this includes my weight, accepting age related changes and taking better care on my mind.
* Since I seem to be motivated by numbers (not all of them ) I am keeping a log of miles rode on my stationary bike and miles walked on my treadmill. I just really want to make sure I use them.
* Continuing with my strength workouts - I would love to actually use my 25lb dumbbells.
* Walking outside more - this was my go to thing for mind, body & soul and since 2020 I just cannot get back into it.4 -
@changeforeverlj your photos are great! You did it before and can do it again!
@pdd1216 doctors can really make you feel bad about yourself. Glad you hung in there!
@nebslp Iโve been adding collagen to my coffee for a while now and donโt taste it at all, but I drink flavored coffee.
@sandielewis2001 congrats on one year of your journey! You are an inspiration! The 14th will be my one year, but Iโve only lost half of what you have. Iโm fine with that though. ๐
Welcome to all of the new people!4 -
Hi. My name is Missie and I am trying this again. I am making lifestyle changes and am encouraged to find likeminded people here on this app. 2022 will be a success!
Age: 46
Height 5'9โ
SW Jan 3 2022: 214.6
GW this month: 206
GW: 165
Goal: move more & incorporate IF
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Hello all, I am around but just not posting since December.
Wanted to explain I changed my username from @Ladybug8882021 + updated my profile photo, but still me ๐
Age 61
HW 298.8 (start date Aug 13/21)
Dec 31 = 267
Jan 7 = 265.8
I am also continuing my quest for:
- daily activity minimum 15 minutes (walking, mini rebounder, video)
- minimum 6 glasses water
- minimum 12 hour fast overnight, 16/8 most days
- begin yoga practice a few times a week
- log all food and stay within calorie budget
- add more protein (going to buy collagen peptides and give that a try!)
- Limit carbs to no more than 2 to 1 gram ratio with protein (thanks @ideas2)
And non weight related:
- schedule weekly declutter sessions
- read more
- begin playing Recorder again
- have a puzzle out & on the go
- start monthly family games night (COVID-19 permitting)7 -
Just a little update. Still exercising with my vr, yeay. it's so much fun and I feel like I've been at the gym! drinking 2+ litres of water daily and logging and tracking all my food!
1/3 - 266
1/4 - 264.6
1/5 - 262.8
1/6 - 262.6
1/7 - 262.4
1/8 - 262.28 -
Hi Iโm 53 and 5โ6โ.
Starting Weight: 257.8 (1/14/21)
Jan Start Weight: 220.5
Jan Goal Weight: 216.6 (which was my Dec. start weight)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170
Jan 1: 220.5
Jan 8: 221.5 (+1.0)
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Jan 31:
I am very upset by this gain. I thought last week would have been my highest post-holiday weight. ๐ I am now up 7.9 lbs from where I was before Thanksgiving. I did get my booster this week so I didnโt work out as much. And I ate restaurant food last night so it could be some sodium.
I guess I shouldnโt be so upset by this gain. I am otherwise pretty healthy and so many people around me now have Covid. My friend and my sister are very sick and itโs been 4 weeks now. My other friend just told me sheโs gained 51 lbs since June. So I really need to get some perspective!9 -
@roz0810 my son just ordered a VR and Iโm excited to see what fitness stuff is available!3
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Hi, just thought I'd share how I discovered an easy way to sneak a little more protein in my day. I'm making it a habit. I bought collogen peptides about a year ago but YuCK! I tried it in my coffee and couldn't make myself drink it. But a few weeks ago I decided to make a habit of having a cup of tea late in the afternoon and now I heat up my water, add a scoop of collogen and stir it up until it is totally dissolved, then put my teabag in and !voila! and additional painless 10 grams of protein + all the goodies from the collogen.
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@thatbeautifulchick1988 that's why I had to only weigh once a week because it would frustrate me with the daily changes. You've got this!!!!
@kenziestabes I spit my coffee out taking a sip at your heart monitor response. ๐๐๐
@vacamama Welcome!!! You can do this!!!
@roz0810 great on you for starting a new excercise routine! Me, too. One week in the books!
Hope everyone has great success on their next weigh in!!!!4 -
Happy New Year!!
SW: 216.4
Jan goal: 8 lbs
1/3- 216.4
1/8- 210.8 - I had a great week! So I didnโt get a chance to introduce myself.. I was too busy getting in a bunch of challenges last week. My name is Liz, Iโm 5โ8 and 38 years old. I lost 35 lbs 2 years ago and just gave up and gained it all back. Iโm determined to do better and make a lifestyle change. My brother is getting married in October and all the bridesmaids are skinny.. I got work to do ๐๐. Good luck everyone!
Total loss: 5.66 -
Age: 30
Height: 5'3"
Original SW: 252.8, 11/13/2020 (ATH 260-something, circa 2009)
2022 SW: 197.6, 1/1/2022
1/1: 197.6
1/8: 195.8
1/15:
1/22:
1/29:
January Goal: 192
2022 Goal: 147
We've been at 195.8 for the past 3 days, which is at least lower than the range I was maintaining in between Christmas and New Year's. I figure this is probably hormonal, now that my period has deigned to show her face again - my Clue app tells me I should expect to see her Monday or Tuesday.
Here's how I know intermittent fasting would not work for me: I've got a very, very short threshold to go from "hungry" to "hangry." Today, unintentionally, I ended up fasting from about 10 PM last night until 11 AM today, 13 hours, almost twice as long as my body is accustomed to (I typically eat breakfast around 7 AM during the workweek). By the end of that timespan I was irritable, agitated, starting to feel frantic and like I had a debuff to DEX, for the D&D folx out there. But what I did not feel was hunger as such. We ran out to pick up the grocery order and some other things, and the plan after that was that I would make some scrambles for brunch. I've been paying attention to my body long enough to understand that the agitation et al WAS hunger wearing Groucho Marx glasses, basically, but without the past year of mindfulness under my belt, I don't know if I would have recognized what was happening and realized I needed to change my plan for breakfast, because I did not have the spiritual fortitude to cook. I heated up some leftovers and now I feel better. I've learned that my body's hunger signal is not great - if I actually *feel* Hungry, I've needed to eat for a WHILE and should stop whatever I'm doing right now to get some nutrition in me, but before it feels like Hunger it feels like a lot of other things. I want to work this year on doing a better job of noticing that before it becomes a crisis, because I know it's not great for the ol' bod to be in crisis mode all the time.8 -
Good Afternoon ladies !! Didn't do so hot with snacking yesterday, but kept it under 2k cals. Today is my hubby's birthday, and while we aren't having cake because he is diabetic and I honestly don't want it in the house, we are ordering Indian takeout for dinner. I'm fairly sure I will go over my calories again, although at this point I am really doing great with them and am on track for the day.
Been walking inside the house too, since it is COLD as heck outside!!6 -
@jazzadesigns awesome! there's a game called FitXR. its a boxing dance and HIIT workout. 4 days in and it feels just like the gym!3
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Another week check-in. Welcome to all the new faces! Seeing everyone's progress, struggles, & accomplishments is very motivating, and I love cheering you all on when I read them (even if I am horrible about commenting on them). I have managed to get myself mostly back on track. I am still struggling to get in the recommended amount of protein daily, but feel like I finally have a good handle on my fiber intake :-) Hopefully next week I will be able to put a check on the strenth training goal; this is another area I really struggle with, but I have made some baby steps. For a slightly embarrassing NSV, I can say that I can finally see my lady bits again (which were previously obscured by my stomach), so no more maintenance by braille ;-) It was a big welcome suprise, lol.
Age: 44
Height: 5'10"
HW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
SW: 287.4 (7/16/2021)
CW: 232.2 (1/1/2022)
GW for January: 225
GW for 2022: 170
UGW: 170
1/1: 232.2
1/8: 230.6
1/15:
1/22:
1/29:
Goals for January:
- Meet protein goal at least 3x weekly โ 2 of 7
- Meet fiber goal at least 3x weekly โ 7 of 7
- Eat out no more than 1x per week โ
- Get minimum of 6000 steps daily โ 3 of 7
- Drink minimum of 8 glasses water daily โ
Goals for 2022:
- Incorporate weight training and work on improving my muscle definition - Ordered equipment and will be researching/planning this weekend
- Reach my goal weight and move into maintenance - A long ways off still
- Plan for and make self care a priority at least quarterly (massages, mani/pedi, etc) - Will plan something for mid to late March8 -
Hello Im Tammy dont know where to start but I get no support from my family. Im a whopping 260 lbs. i started already lost 4 pounds but My heart gets broken and I go for food for comfort. Ive had a hard year and I need to lose weight. I need friends to help me. We moved and I have no one. No friends. My husband loves me and my daughter is pushing me away because she is dating the football star. Shes actaully embarrassed of our house and wont have her friends over so shes never here. Its her birthday tomorrow and I had plans tonite for her instead she went to her boyfriends and his mother had a party for her. Im losing her and it sad. Im reaching out and asking for help. I use to be athletic and fit, but limited to exercise because if an accident. I just need some good people in my life to help with this journey. I tried to connect with some but not sure how to comment on posts here. Venting yes, because I really dont have anyone.13
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Jtchowski2 wrote: ยปHello Im Tammy dont know where to start...
Hi, Tammy!๐๐๐
I've also (re)started my weight loss journey at 260lbs. And no one in my life really understands what I'm doing or going through because they're all skinny Minnie's or have good relationships with food. But that's okay because I know it's all up to me to sink or swim and I'm strong enough to keep trying until I find out what works for me.
Certainly being on MFP has helped me tremendously and logging all my food continues to keep me in the right mindset every day (even when I'm not eating as well as I should). But each of us has a different path toward getting healthier.
Finding things that motivate you or exercises that you love can be a long process, but we'll be here for you! Sometimes extra help is needed (like meetup groups or nutritionists or gym buddies or personal trainers or therapists), but that just means you have more people on your team rooting for you.
Welcome to our group. We're glad to have you!๐๐๐8 -
Happy Sunday Funday Sunday!
Weekly Check In:
Jan 1 - 218 (SW)
Jan 9 - 213.8 (-4.2 Yeh me!)
GW: 170
Weight loss goals (posted Jan 1st):
1. Mindful Eating (eat less and foods better for me - no more snacking)
**I am snacking but healthy snacks!
2. Move more!
**I am doing good at this - but still room for improvement!
3. Log my food intake everyday into MFP
**This app makes it so easy! It did "yell" at me one day for not eating enough - but I did eat all 3 meals and the foods I chose that day really filled my up! I'm getting the hang of it. Oh...AND I had no idea that a tangerine raised my numbers that much! I shrugged it off as I figured it was better than eating potatoe chips or a chocolate bars
You guys are great motivation, and I am learning so much - about food, and about myself!
Thanks for having me in this group!
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Glad to be back and Thank you @RavenStCloud for this thread. Great support here!
Mary from Pennsylvania 64 Heaviest weight 255 lbs twice. :-(
UGW-122 lbs. I was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for 5 years then got lazy.
My goal is to continue with what seems to work for me. 1000-1200 calories, low carb 15 Net +/- 3(My body seems to not do well with carbs. It doesn't know how to burn them and hangs onto them way too much!), minimum 70 + oz of water, 2 meals/day on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days(which are long), exercise on my 3 days off. My weigh in day is Sunday.
9/14/20 SW-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started MFP and Low Carb/1000-1200 calorie while recovering
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
9/1/21-200.0 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
12/26/21-165.6 lbs
I went to Texas Roadhouse on 12/28, and the weight went up. It should be just water weight from sodium.
1/1/22-168 lbs
My goal is 5 lbs for January and 15 lbs for Nov/Dec/Jan. Met my goal of 15 lbs already!
Nov/Dec/Jan weight loss to date-17.2 lbs! :-)
1/1/22-168 lbs. I did my Elliptical today. 240 minutes for 16.5 miles.
1/2/22-168 lbs. I did my Elliptical today. 240 minutes for 16.55 miles. Needed to get back on my regular reporting weigh in day. I was hoping for a drop but with having Pork & Sauerkraut yesterday, the sodium is inhibiting that, I'm sure.
1/9/22-164.6 lbs. Finally!!! The water weight left yesterday and had a long awaited drop today. Lowest weight I've been in 6-7 years. I did 244 minutes on my Elliptical for 17.1 miles.
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@Jtchowski2 - welcome and you've made a good start by joining MFP. I've been logging off and on for quite a while. Sometimes 1 step forward and 2 steps back. It's a day at a time. Some good some more difficult. I find that reading these posts give me information and inspiration. I lost my husband last year and some days are really tough, as I'm an emotional eater. I'm 70, with bad knees, and weigh 262. Someone told me not what I need to 'do' this year, but how do I want to 'feel. Well, I want to feel healthy, have more energy, feel 'safe' on lonely nights. I want to feel some joy this year mixed in with the tears. So take care of yourself; think about what makes you happy, what doesn't. And maybe set some small goals. I'm going to try it, too.
Even though we're all at different stages, we have the courage and strength to share our struggles. And that's a good thing!
And @RavenStCloud- thank you for keeping us all going!!! ๐โค4 -
SW (7/23): 300
12/20: 265.6
1/3: 263.8
1/10: 262.1
Goal range for January: 258 - 262
My body did one of those weird "drop alll the weight" weeks last week, so naturally I'm up a bit today. But this is where trends (and Happy Scale) are so important, because I'm still losing and still down overall, even though I'm up from last week's low.
I hope everyone had a nice weekend and is ready to tackle the week!6
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