Women 200lb+, Let's Be Fierce This February!!!

@danikat15 Congratulations on Onederland!!!!!!!!!!!!! and @goal06082021 Onederland for one whole month!! Way to go ladies!!

Yesterday, I finally realized that while I have been able to sew and resize some clothes properly to keep up with my new weight loss - my original plan to keep all my clothes by sewing was too ambitious. Like waaay too ambitious. And completely unrealistic.

So I have now, four 13 gal size trash bags of clothes to thrift. I also have 2 bags that were threadbare and had too many holes. I had been size from size 22 to 26-28 since 1994. So I had zero clothes that were smaller than that.

For those who are about to sweat getting new clothes for a "just passing by weight target" I have some suggestions. The easiest and cheapest, were cheapestees for like $3.00 each. I have a few wraparound skirts that are completely sizeable and they have sized down to where I am now. Think about that - a skirt that fit me with +105 lbs! That is very nice! I was able to save some skirts that had elastic waists, especially if it was a cased waist (last week I found 2 size 3x skirts that I had to cut 12" of elastic off). As for undies and bras, well I have found no hacks for that (as my band size went down my cup size went up. I am currently overflowing in a DDD bra. I don't even know what cup size comes next, but I think it is "no one can afford a bra like that") I do have some bras that I have modified since I was size 22, but it took a little more skill with a sewing machine than the skirts. I have exercise skirts, and I don't care how gym people feel about it. lols. They go to around the ankle, because I don't want to deal with shaving either. In the winter I can easily add tights, and I have at least one pair of sweats to go under them for warmth.

I am generally ashamed that I had gotten so incredibly large. I had 12 inches more fat about the waist!! Crazy. I am not even done, or at maintenance yet. I don't have many clothes now, but I do have plenty. I have underwear from size 3x to medium. Those I am having a harder time throwing away, because I am generally daft - and this task appears complex to me.

The hubby is all like, "You need to get rid of the clothes, you won't gain the weight back." He is incredibly naïve. I believe the numbers are quite high that I will regain within 5 years. And I will not take maintenance for granted. I will keep tracking and all that, I already have a plan for when I back slide - because I know that I am generally lazy and gluttonous. I will have to be diligent, and I will have to keep up prayer and fasting. I am starting to fit into mediums. If at this weight I am large/medium at target weight I think I will be small (not 100% positive). I have wide bones, so my feet are at the 8W that I am guessing I was before I got sick at age 20.

I still find it hard to believe, but I guess I will be that lady that is horrified that she has gained "5 lbs" (unrelated to cycle of course). I used to consider those people high maintenance. Yeah, well I will have to be high maintenance about my weight, because it is an issue for me. I think I will hit maintenance weight this year, all things being equal. For those who are also general backsliders, I offer this nugget of wisdom video on how to keep it off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUxVCtScf8U

Carry on ladies, you can do this!!

Age: 51
Height: 5'
SW: 266.6 (1/4/21)
SW November: 233
SW for December: 234.7
SW for January: 233.5 (blargh!)
SW for February: 235.4 (BLARGH!)

2/4: 231.7 now that's more like it!
2/11:
2/18:
2/25:

GW for February: 225
GW for October because that's my focus: 165

Goals:
Get over my BS and get to work on this.
*GET TO THE GYM now that the New Year's Crowd has probably thinned out. 1x per week, at least to start.
*10k every day, no matter what. 15k at least once a week.
*eat better food.
*Seriously. Eat. Better. Food.

NOW we're heading in the right direction! I just need to keep it up. and probably keep amping it up. And next time, say "no thanks" when offered pizza at work, oops. I ate two small slices and I feel icky--totally opposite how I'd be feeling if I'd eaten my salad instead, i know. But I did manage to avoid the cake!

@StressedChaos welcome! I hope that your name (the first half, anyway) becomes irrelevant soon. Lifestyle change is where it's at!

YAY FOR ONEDERLAND @danikat15 !! Great job! I love that upward spiral. I've been experiencing it too.

@osier5 you got this. you know what you need to do, and have all the walking at Disney to help!

@roz0810 *\o/* <--that's me, cheering you on.

@77topcat you are a HERO. you've got this!

Age: 40
Height: 5'2
SW: 287 (Sept 2019)

CW: 237-240(scale is unreliable, plan to weigh in at work to see accurately)
1st Goal:
UGW: 145

Hi ladies! I'm a bit late to join but have read all the posts and am inspired! I've recently rejoined. I found my way back to running pretty regularly following a really traumatic breakup last summer (found out my partner was living a quadruple life with 3 other girlfriends in 3 other towns! Glad that garbage is out of my life and grateful he and I didn't have any joint financial commitments! I'm doing great and honestly it's now a really great/awful story lol) and now signed up for my first marathon this year! I have arthritic knees (from injuries) and I know weight loss will help them plus help my running in general.
I love to eat restaurant and bakery food so better eating has been on my to do list for a while and now I've been kind of forced to because I'm having some weird GI issues. So kind of a wakeup call I guess!
Would love to add some friends but I don't really know how to do it anymore🤣🏃‍♀️

Hi I’m 53 and 5’6”.

Original Starting Weight: 257.8 (1/14/21)

Feb Start Weight: 219.3 (1/29/21)
Feb Goal Weight: 216.6 (my Dec. start weight)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170

Feb 5: 218.0
Feb 12:
Feb 19
Feb 26:
Feb 28:

I am still 4.4 lbs higher than I was right before Thanksgiving. I need to really step up my exercise this month. Which I’ve been doing, but today’s only the 5th.🤣

Age: 36!
HT: 5'9"
GW: 165ish
NSV: Goal: Trail run 6+ miles at a time without needing to walk
HW (Dec 21'): 214

1st GW (Feb 4th (B-day)): 196 (already surpassed)

2nd GW March 1st : 186lbs


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January: 207.1 - 194.4 (-12.5lbs)


2/5 : 193 (-1.4) I actually saw 191.8 two days ago but my endless birthday celebrations have me retaining water.
2/12
2/19
2/26

sandielewis2001 wrote: »

Age: 39
Height 5'10"
SW Jan 7 2021: 271.1
SW Feb 2022: 186.2
GW this month: 183
Goal for 2022: reach maintenance (160-170?)

2/3/22 - 185.8 (Birthday!)
2/10/22 -
2/17/22 -
2/24/22 -

LTD: 85.3 lbs

This month I had intended to focus on self-care. Schedule a massage and facial, find ways to relax and reflect on my success so far. Alas, life had other plans for me this month. On Monday we signed a contract to buy a new house (we have been low-key looking since last year) and now are in a rush to get our house listed and under contract. Then the crazy of inspections, paperwork, packing, moving, unpacking and all the details that it takes to get set up in a new house. So I am changing my February focus to be on stress management while staying on plan. I know I can do this, over the last year+ I have really built sustainable eating habits that make it easy for me to stay on plan.

Firstly congrats! That's such an amazing milestone to mark. And I think that's so smart to change your goal to fit the current changes in your life. I'm well inspired!

osier5 wrote: »

Age 49, 5'6"
Starting weight: 223.5 (1/1/22)
Ultimate goal weight: 160

Jan. loss: 4.1

2/4 218.9

I'm going to CA with my daughter for the weekend to celebrate my birthday (Disneyland tomorrow). Traveling is usually an excuse to eat an insane amount of food and then be off plan for weeks/months. I'm excited to be traveling but so nervous because I don't want it to derail me. I want to enjoy the trip but also stay on track.

Happy birthday! Wishing you a fab trip. I'm not sure what's available in the US, but doing rotisserie chicken picnics have saved me while on the road! I mostly eat keto so some greens, chicken and I tend to bring a bit of Tupperware with me to make it easier to mix it all up. Just an idea that might save you, but I'd also say find ways to treat yourself too, my sister put me on to lower cal bars (they are so full of crap, but for occasional treats I'm ok with them) and also a gin and low cal tonic is one I like from time to time.