Women 200lb+, Let's Be Fierce This February!!!
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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: 218.3 (+0.3)
Feb 19
Feb 26:
Feb 28:
I did well all week but had fast food last night. The good news is I only ate about 1/3 of the french fries when I would have eaten all of them in the past.
@FushiaKat and @justanotherloser007 congrats on being “overweight”!! 🎉
@goal06082021 I’m so glad your hubby is doing well! 👍
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 I hope all goes well with your surgery.❤️5 -
Age: 44
Height: 5'10"
HW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
SW: 287.4 (7/16/2021)
CW: 226.4 (2/1/2022)
GW for February: 221
GW for 2022: 170
UGW: 170
2/5: 226.2 (but saw 225 yesterday!)
2/12: 222.8
2/19:
2/26:
Woo-hoo! Finally got a whoosh after the stall in January. Really happy that I stuck with the plan even though I was frustrated. I read soooo many of the posts about stalls to keep reminding myself it would pass, lol. Work has been super stressful this last week. It has definitely been an exercise in willpower and perseverance to keep on track; when I am stressed I tend to want to just keep on snacking all day, so every day has been a battle to stay focused. Today has been a lazy morning so far... time to get moving after I finish my coffee. It is supposed to be nearly 80 degrees today so I think a day outside is called for 😀
Goals for February:
- Meet protein goal at least 3x weekly ❌ 1 of 7
- Meet fiber goal at least 3x weekly ✔ 5 of 7
- Eat out no more than 1x per week ❌ Ate out 3 times last week.
- Get minimum of 6000 steps daily ❌ 5 out of 7
- Drink minimum of 8 glasses water daily ✔️
Goals for 2022:
- Incorporate weight training and work on improving my muscle definition: 2 out of 2 days planned
- Reach my goal weight and move into maintenance: With my slow down, looks like this will be cutting it close. Forecasting sometime in Dec
- Plan for and make self care a priority at least quarterly (massage, mani/pedi, etc) : Need to schedule it sometime this month5 -
Age 49, 5'6"
Starting weight: 223.5 (1/1/22)
Ultimate goal weight: 160
Jan. loss: 4.1
2/4 218.9
2/13 217.5
2/20
2/27
Feb. loss5 -
@justanotherloser007 ”I tried to come up with ways to "reward" or "deal with stress". All too expensive for someone like me! I finally stuck with "spend time talking or just being with God". That helped me turn away from physical items that were inappropriate substitutes for what I really wanted and needed.”
Beautifully stated. I went through a womens study called “Made to crave” by Lysa Turkeurst, several years ago. It was such an eye opener to how our relationship with food is directly related to our relationship with the lord. I think it can be said about any addiction: Food, alcohol, love, any addiction is a shallow, unfulfilling substitute for a meaningful relationship with God. He’s the one we’re suppose to seek comfort in when we’re stressed, sad, lonely, anxious. Not food or any other substitute.
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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: 193.8 (+0.8) still celebrating 🥳
2/19
2/26
I’m done eating cake and going out for my birthday now. I had a ton of sushi the night before weigh in. I’m back to focusing on loosing again. 🙌🏼
It’s funny because I’ve been thinking that I’ve gained weight because I saw 191.8 at one point about a week and a half ago but if I follow my actual weights on weigh in days, I’ve still lost weight since the first of the month. I’m a daily weigher because it keeps me on track with my eating habits but sometimes it’s sad to have seen a lighter weight then go back up a few pounds for a week.
I’m 39 days alcohol free which is pretty cool. I tried a mixed alcohol free drink at my sisters last night and it was pretty good.
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Hey folks, hope you are keeping well.
I've been getting on pretty well with getting back to tracking, my main goal this month was to start to get a handle on my emotional eating & build good habits back up, so far so good. I'm still a bit limited with exercise due to a misbehaving piriformis (I drove loads over the weekend and it is pretty sore mostly sad because I'm missing walking and kayaking).
I'm gradually finding/rediscovering foods that I enjoy and that fill me up that are helping me stay on track.
SW: 220 lbs
GW: 154 lbs
Feb 3rd: 220
Feb 13th: 211.6
Feb 20th:
Feb 27th
I'm excited to get back under 15stone (i.e. 210lbs) it became a bit of a warning to me that things were getting out of hand. But mostly that I'm turning up for myself and making healthy choices.
Thanks again for setting this up and keeping it going. If anyone is looking for more buddies on the journey please send me a friend request.5 -
Hi ladies,
So enjoying reading your posts. No matter what obstacles are on your way, you still keep writing, tracking your foods, etc. I'm in a stuck place. Still dealing or not dealing with losing my husband last June. One day is ok then the next not so good. So meals are hit and miss. And not enough protein. 70 years old with 71 approaching. I took my measurements; wow. Scary to even look in the mirror. It's winter here, but need to get walking at senior center. Swimming would help too, with my knee. The brain says lose the weight and the knee will feel better. Duh. Anyway, keep writing and sharing your struggles, victories, etc. And for
@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 - good luck with your surgery. ❤9 -
Hello Everyone! New here and so happy to have found you all.
SW: 256.5 Dec 2021
CW: 245.1 Feb 13, 2022
GW: 130
My Goal for the rest of February to loose 5.2 pounds.
I’m exercising 2 to 3 times a week.
I’d love to add some friends for encouragement for each other and support. Feel free to reach out.8 -
Got my preop COVID test done and assuming that comes back negative (don't know why it wouldn't) we are a go to get the surgery done on Wednesday morning.6
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@AlexandraFindsHerself1971 - prayers for a successful surgery and please keep us posted. By this time next week, it will be over and you'll be healing and feeling better! 😊❤5
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@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!6 -
Hello everyone..... just stumbled across this group - I'm looking forward to learning more about you all as we share this journey.
I'm 62, mom to twin sons and grandma to 3 grandsons & (finally) one granddaughter - all under 4
I've been on this path a couple of times before.... successfully, but then ....... Covid.
I've been working from home for the last two years and absolutely love it.... actually, I kind of loved it too much.....like 100+ lbs too much....
So here I am ...... again.
However I have the advantage of my past experience - you see - I know if I stick to the plan, I will lose weight.
So here's to staying strong!
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight: 292 Nov 8, 2021
12/6: 278.8
1/1 : 268
2/7 : 262.8
2/14: 259.4
Feb weight loss: 8.6
Total weight lost: 33.0
This weeks Good News/Bad News -
Bad News: I've been struggling with a bad sinus cold this last week
Good News: lack of appetite = weight loss
I'm hoping to ditch the cold and get back to my lunch time walks and more snowshoeing.
Have a good week everyone!
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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!!!8 -
Age: 26
Height: 5'10"
SW: 246.9
GW: 165.0
February SW: 201.6
February GW: 195-197
Total pounds lost: 47.5
Pounds until GW: 34.4
Feb 1: 201.6
Feb 8: 201.2
Feb 15: 199.4 (-1.8 pounds)
Feb 22:
Feb 28:
One. Der. Land.
Going to need to buy some more clothes soon. The oversized shirt look is getting out of hand.16 -
@kenziestabes Congratulations on Onederland!!!!!!!! 🎊🎉🎇🥳 🎊🎉🎇🥳Yeah, I am sure Pat Benetar wants her shirts back!4
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Age: 35
Height: 5'7"
SW: 280
GW: 150
February SW: 269
February GW: 259
Feb 1: 269
Feb 8: 265.8 - down 3.2 pounds - I am so proud of myself. I am eating right and working out. Last night made day 8 of a 21 day workout program. I almost talked myself out of working out, but I got up and got it in. I feel so much stronger this week than last week. So exciting!
Feb 15: 265.0 - down 4 pounds - This week has been such a roller coaster on the scale. I saw the scale go all the way down to 264.4 and then slowly creep up to 265.8 and now back down to 265. Craziness! I'm really excited to be making progress though. I am down 15 pounds from my highest weight and I couldn't be more proud of that accomplishment. Yesterday was day 18 of 21 in my current workout program. I am looking for forward to the 3 day break this weekend because my body is so tired.
Feb 22:
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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.8 -
Total Loss: 71.8 lbs., 45.2 lbs. since joining MFP 186 days ago.
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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!!7 -
@justanotherloser007 - thanks so much for your advice!!! I had more success when I ate more eggs so going back to that. Hard boiled worked for me. I haven't tried egg whites. Do you cook them? I like the Greek yogurt- 12 gms of protein and only 80 calories. I don't check my macros. But good idea. I don't like fish or shrimp. Fussy eater. But I like chicken- white meat. Have a few recipes to try. I'm not planning my meals well- pretty loose goosey. So need to work on that. Depression hits me more often now, and really kills my motivation. Am working with therapist. But thanks again for your thoughts!!6
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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
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justanotherloser007 wrote: »Total Loss: 71.8 lbs., 45.2 lbs. since joining MFP 186 days ago.
I feel so much smaller, it's weird feeling bones and seeing muscles that I have not seen in forever. I went from 167 to 245 in 10 years, that's 7.8 pounds a year. It creeps up slowly but then seems like it just got piled on overnight. I can't wait to get to my goal weight of 145 lbs!
I have not been buying that many clothes, and I can't sew like you, so I shop at the Salvation Army store for Skirts and Blouses. I will need new skirts soon, mine are almost touching the tops of my shoes and they used to be just below my knees. I find it hard to shop when I don't know what size I am.
We are amazing! I hope you feel better soon.4 -
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!6
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Little victory for the past couple of weeks: one of my coworkers keeps bringing in these candies and treats and setting them out for people. I've been really good about only grabbing one piece (usually a chocolate covered banana chip) if I grab any at all. And yes, I log it.6
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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.7 -
I didn't realize how REALLY bad I felt until now. Apparently the one remaining lobe of my thyroid had grown so much that it had reached down to my chest and started to wrap around the back of my neck. I had thought that my neck was thickening because, well, 50 years old, you know? I can't tell yet for the swelling but I FEEL so much relief that I am sure this was the cause of a lot of my misery in ways I didn't know. I slept well last night and am awake and in good spirits this morning, maybe even a little excited.
I'm not allowed to do housework or go to the gym for two weeks, though I'm okay with doing a little picking up and such, as long as it's not over ten pounds. And I can do yoga as long as I don't hyperextend my neck. So no Cobra pose, etc, but I can do all the hip flexor stuff and some of the chest openers just fine. Those are the ones I want to do anyway.
I'm trying to be cautious because I know from experience that I'm liable to crash into immense fatigue without warning, so Boyfriend will be going to the store to pick up the meds we called in earlier in the week and do the shopping for me.7 -
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 Q2.9 -
So here's my stats:
Age: 39
Height: 5'7"
SW: 252 (9/9 ATH)
10/1: 241.7
11/1: 231.4
12/1: 218.9
1/1: 210.6
2/1: 200.9
2/4: 199.6
2/11:195.8
2/18: 196.3
2/25:
Feb weight loss: 4.6
Total weight lost: 55.7
Feb goal: 6 pounds
Ultimate goal: 150ish
Walk 4.3k steps every day- 5 days a week
No fast food!
Pack my lunch
Limit Alcohol to once every two weeks and only 2 🍷
Treadmill/Cardio three times a week
Enjoy a birthday splurge- I deserve it!
I didn't think I could top the Chinese food three nights in a row last week, but here we are. Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine's Day Monday and my birthday Tuesday. I splurged for each of them (in my defense- I didn't plan to for the Super Bowl but the veggie tray we bought ended up bad). I have been great since though and back on track. I should have no more splurges until March when hubby and my two kids have all their birthdays in 4 days.8 -
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.7 -
@kenziestabes if you google search "Kourtney Olson Watermelon Crush" you should find it - you can get the program book and quick-start guide for free, but you do need to provide an email address. You get periodic check-in/encouragement emails from Kourtney, which of course also include encouragement to check out her other (paid) programming. There is a decent bit of core work, yeah! It can be challenging but the payoff of crushing a large fruit was awesome, I'm looking forward to crushing an actual watermelon later this year when they're back in season. One of the check-in emails has a link to a 9-minute abs video that she did if you want to give that a try as well. Before I started the watermelon crush training I also completed 12 weeks of Strong Curves, which is a program by Bret Contreras that's primarily legs-and-butt focused; I think I would have struggled more with the watermelon crush program if I hadn't done Strong Curves first. I got a spreadsheet lift tracker for Strong Curves for free from LiftVault dot com.4
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