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

@finngirl61 I have some hints with protein! I have to admit, in my eating history I assumed I was eating enough protein. I could not have been more wrong! So I had to bump it up. Here are some things I did:

1) 1 egg + egg whites on 2 low carb tortillas every day. I mean like 160g of egg whites. I add some no-fat refried beans and I find that la banderita low carb tortillas work well for me at 45 cal per tortilla. This also means, at breakfast I have 50% of my protein and 100% of my fiber every day at breakfast! For maybe 350ish calories.

2) I did do 12 oz 0% fat fage for a bit, with some granola/nuts sprinkled on top and the daily amount of fiber. For about the same amount of calories, and I added stevia for sweetness - because they have added sweet leaf flavors that I liked. Unfortunately for me, whey gives me hives. So pfft. No cheese (maybe the highest singular factor in making me morbidly obese?)

3) Then lean meat like chicken (okay for me it is chicken thigh I don't bother with breast), shrimp, fish, turkey or even the lowfat (93% meat 7% fat) beef for the rest.

When I make the chicken thigh or shrimp, I usually have 150 g of chicken or some insane amount of shrimp 8 oz to 9 oz, 8 oz to 9 oz fish as well.

It is good to look at those macros, I make sure I hit protein or go over on protein, and fiber and let the carbs/oil fall as they may. I eat more oil than the regular person.

This all begins at the grocery store. If you can whip up eggs in the kitchen it is a good start. But you may be like me and have to "rethink" the items you are eating. When I first started doing the protein/fiber breakfast I really struggled with eating... as in, I wasn't very hungry at all. I hear that happens when you deal with protein good carbs. Not sure, if this is everyone or how long it takes. But I got over it!

ge: 37
Height: 5.7
HW: 230.4
SW: 215.2
CW: 207.6 (02.06.2022)
2/13:205.8
2/20:
2/27:

Goal for February: Low 200 (203 -201)
Goal for 2022: 145 -150 (healthy BMI/Weight)

This past week has been great!!! I have been doing(almost every day) workout youtube videos from growwithjo and they are working, I feel more energetic. but what has made my week, is that my oldest daughter (11yrs old) has started doing them with me. My kids are one of the reason I started this journey, I want to build healthy habits for them by being an example, and its working!!!

I want to wish everyone a Happy Valentines day, and best of luck with your health journey's!!!

Username: FushiaKat
Weigh in day: Tuesday
PW. 173.6
CW. 173.2

Plus, I lost 1.5" Woohoo! Since joining MFP I'm losing an average of .242 pounds per day. That's pretty amazing!

Thank you for the Birthday wishes, but it's not until Friday the 18th. I can't wait to try my new Ice Cream Bars.

Total Loss: 71.8 lbs., 45.2 lbs. since joining MFP 186 days ago.

Age: 33
Height: 5'2"
SW: 221.7 in July 2021
CW: 201.2
GW for February: 197
UGW 150

2/1: 201.2
2/8: 199.4 🎉 (- 1.8)
2/15: 200.0 (+0.6)
2/22:
2/28:
Total month loss: 1.2lbs

Well last week did not go as planned. I saw the 199's for 2 days then right back up I went. I deviated from my normal for breakfast and that really seemed to impact my weight. That, along with the excersing I was doing, I shot back up to 204. Somehow overnight I managed to lose those 4lbs and almost broke even. I know the "weight gain" was really mostly water retention from the exercising, but it still messes with your head to move up instead of down when youre supposedly doing the right things.

Today I am back to my "normal" breakfast/lunch routine and hope to see that 199 again tomorrow!

Heres to another week!!

Congrats on all the successes you have had this week - and if you hit a bump in the road, don't stop. Step on over the bump and keep going - you got this ❤️

Age: 44
Height: 5'5”
SW: 211.4
GW: 160
February SW: 211.4
February GW: 200 lbs
Pounds until GW: 41.4

Feb 8: 211.4
Feb 15: 205.6 (So excited and cautiously optimistic at this initial loss. I know a lot of it is water weight. But I am recording everything I eat during the week; weekends I give myself flexibility. I have my goal set to lose 1.5 lbs a week so my calories are only at 1260ish but I typically go over by a hundred or two each day currently. I haven't worked out like I've wanted to this week - only a few shorter at home workouts - I need to get more of a routine going with that - motivation to exercise is where I struggle the most).
Feb 22:
Feb 28:

My main goal this month is to stay on top of logging what I eat. I was at my lowest weight of 155.8 back in 2015 but started a new, sedentary job that Fall and got off track logging my food and working out. I’m at my highest weight now 😩

My short term goals:
Get down to 195 lbs by the time I go to TN with my son for his band trip on March 16th.
Drink at least 64 oz of water a day.
Do a workout (walking, video, free weights) 3x/wk

Hi ladies. I have brought a fitbit today, just arrived. Anyone want to add me on there, feel free to let me know your username 😊 hope you are all well!

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 - 185.2
2/16/22 - 183.2
2/24/22 -

LTD: 87.9 lbs

I got distracted this morning and forgot to weigh in so I am using yesterday's weight. I have not been following my exercise plan most days because I spend the evenings packing and am so exhausted in the mornings that I don't want to walk. I am staying on track with my eating habits which is what really matters. I just keep taking things one day at a time.

This week I went to a retirement celebration happy hour for one of my coworkers. While chatting in a small group someone mentioned how good I look and everyone chimed in with how they noticed but didn't want to say anything. Two people in our small circle then told stories about how they hadn't recognized me when we first returned to the office. Between the weight loss, new wardrobe, different hair and masking I was apparently quite unrecognizable. One coworker had to look at my badge and also go into my office and look at my photos in there before he realized who I was! It was so fun to hear those stories and reminds me how far I have come in this journey.

I'm glad you're in good spirits, @AlexandraFindsHerself1971 - wishing you a swift and uneventful recovery!

I'm pleased to report that I stepped on the scale this morning and saw that I've dipped a toe into the 80s - the scale said 189.8, LMFAO, but I'll take it! That's still 63 lbs down from my starting point and that's not nothing! It was a nice little mood/energy boost before C25K W6D3, which is just one big 22-minute running interval, no walking breaks besides the 5-minute warmup and cooldown. No more walking breaks in the program - all three days in week 7 are 25-minute runs, week 8 is 28 minutes, culminating with a full 30 minutes of running in week 9. Right now I intend to continue jogging for cardio 3 mornings a week after finishing C25K; we'll see how that goes in practice, LMAO. I think after I finish the program, the plan will be to just run around the block and see how much progress I can make on my speed between now and the end of March, when it's time to figure out a workout plan for Q2.

Managed my best 1.5 mile time this morning! 15:20. I want to be able to run that distance in 15 minutes flat and not be completely exhausted at the end. Also broke 200 pounds this week and moved up to a heavier set of dumbbells. I'm feeling super accomplished this week!

Hey, @goal06082021 would you say the pumpkin/watermelon crushing routine worked out your core really well? Do you have a link to the workout routine? I think it would be fun to do.