Women 200lb+, Let's Be Majestic This March!!!

DeterminedKins · March 2022

Hi everyone

Not new to MFP, but first time using the community. At my highest weight ever: about 286lb and I hate it. Went for a night out recently and some men shouted "2 seats needed, 3 seats needed" which obviously spoiled my night. I'm not thinking ultimate goals at the minute, but my weekly goal is to lose 2kg so:
5th March: 129.9kg

LadySanguin · March 2022

Hi! I’ve been using MFP since 2017 off and on. Mom of 3 and working full time. My weight has fluctuated with my different approaches to diet and life style changes. I finally have done a sort of elimination diet to see how each food reacts to my systems. I also make sure to walk every day and get that water in 😎. I don’t have many struggles with my health, but my family history isn’t stellar. I definitely have a hard time logging food now that I have a routine; however, I try to incorporate many types of whole foods. Seeing everyone’s goals and gains, I’m definitely energized to push myself again. Here’s my journey so far:

Age: 35
Height: 5’7”
SW: 256 lbs
CW: 212 lbs
GW: 185 lbs

Goal for March: 1-2 lbs a week
(Slow and steady 🐢)

Thank you for running this group.

CupcakeCrusoe · March 2022

Good morning and happy Saturday! I'm declaring Selfie Saturday if y'all want to participate- I love seeing people's selfies, when they feel good about them. I'll start:

(I snapped this one mid-conversation with my best friend on the phone last night, and it turned out amazing. That's my baby back there, she loves coming around my L shaped desk to say hi)

Tag party!
@hap2go nice loss!
@sarah12277 oooh, yoga at Disney! Sounds amazing.
@justanotherloser007 I'm glad you're re-motivated by lent. For myself, I learned when I'm close to breaking down, it's time to eat at maintenance for a little while before getting back to a deficit. Playing the long game. Something to consider.
@danikat15 no fears, if you're eating around maintenance, you're not gaining. Your body can hold up to 11 lbs in water alone, so don't stress, just keep logging through it.
@roz0810 you're making excellent progress!
@kirstygudgeon5590 Hi! Those guys are real *kitten*holes, I'm so sorry.
@LadySanguin you're doing great! Welcome to the group!

I've made a nice cauliflower-spinach-ham-egg white scramble for breakfast, time to head out to get my steps for the day before things really start up. I'll get at least half of them this morning, and I'll walk again later if I don't get the rest through my chores today. Tonight is cheeseburger plate and beer, and I'll see what sort of treat I can fit in.

I managed to do my weight lifting last night, even though I usually do it in the morning, and I reallllly didn't want to. Win for me!

Have a great Saturday, everyone!

jazzadesigns · March 2022

Hi I’m 53 and 5’6”.

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

March Start Weight: 219.2
March Goal Weight: 217.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170

Mar 5: 220.1 (+0.1)
Mar 12:
Mar 19:
Mar 26:
Mar 31:

I’m still under a lot of stress at work and haven’t been totally on track. I have been pretty much MIA for a few weeks and need to catch up on posts.

J_doe · March 2022

I’m 47, 5’9”

Sw- 240lbs
Cw- 236lbs
Gw- 140lbs

Not used to doing this but now my weight is hindering my health, I need to look at being a healthier weight and as fit and strong as possible. I’m being as honest to myself as possible. No excuses.

cowgirlslikeus86 · March 2022

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

2nd GW April1st : 185lbs

——————————————-
January: 207.1 - 194.4 (-12.5lbs)
February: 194.4-189.2 (-7.2lbs)

Well didn’t loose any weight this week. Just maintained. I didn’t quite hit my goal for February. I missed it by 3 lbs. I’ve adjusted my timeline. I still lost 7.2 lbs and I need to be okay. After all, it’s not where im at, it’s about the direction I’m headed.

Now I want to be 185 by the end of this month. It’s only 5 lbs so I think that’s doable. I haven’t been calorie counting recently. I think that is definitely a contributor to the slow down.

5th: 189.2. (0lbs)
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ladychr0nic · March 2022

kirstygudgeon5590 wrote: »

Hi everyone

Not new to MFP, but first time using the community. At my highest weight ever: about 286lb and I hate it. Went for a night out recently and some men shouted "2 seats needed, 3 seats needed" which obviously spoiled my night. I'm not thinking ultimate goals at the minute, but my weekly goal is to lose 2kg so:
5th March: 129.9kg

oh my goodness, your comment could make me cry!! I'm so sorry you went through that!! Keep pushing, you got this!!

ladychr0nic · March 2022

My weight keeps going down with my daily weigh ins. Worked a couple 12 hour shifts so I couldn't go to the gym, so today I'm going to head back. I've really gotten into the routine of going on my days off. It's just becoming a habit after coffee to just get my gym gear and go no matter how I feel. It feels good! I really like the gym I'm at. I have hellofresh coming tomorrow, and two of the meals are a little higher in calories so I gotta kinda skimp during the day. They looked so good though!! They only have so many low calorie meals. I am loving hellofresh though, the meals are sooo tasty and it's teaching me new stuff in the kitchen.

SW: 221
CW: 200.8
GW: 150

goal06082021 · March 2022

Age: 30
Height: 5'3"
SW: 252.8 lb (11/13/2020)
CW: 194.0 lb (3/1/2022)
3/5: 192.4
3/12:
3/19:
3/26:
GW for March: 188
GW for 2022: 146ish

Things are trending in the right direction, and this weekend I have a number of cooking adventures on the docket.

First, the theme this week for the Reddit 52 Weeks of Cooking challenge is "No Recipe." I'm a fairly confident home cook at this point, but I usually consult a recipe or two when figuring out what I'm going to make for the challenge. I figured pot roast is probably more or less idiot-proof for an idiot of my caliber, and I've made similar things in the past, so I should be able to figure this out. It smells great, so I hope the three-hour oven braise did its job and the meat is tender and delicious.

After that, with the price of meat being what it is right now, I decided that Hubs and I will be dipping our toes into the wide, weird world of plant-based alternative proteins for lunch this week. The original plan was pork stir fry, but with pork out of reach, we're going with firm tofu instead. I haven't worked with tofu much, so for this one I will be consulting various recipes and resources to figure out how best to use it here. Last time I made stir-fry for lunches, I had the thought of cooking up each portion one at a time, rather than trying to cook one big batch and then divide it up - having too much in the pan for a stir-fry ends up steaming more than frying, it's not quite what I'm going for. I bet can bulk-prepare the ingredients and divide those into portions, then cook and pack those one by one, and that should turn out better.

wilsonshri44 · March 2022

I am back on my weight loss journey I was off for a while and I am still trying to find my motivation my doggies help and anyways I have a ways to go to get to my goal but my first goal is to get to 250 then 200 and then 150 my starting weight is 313. I have a long journey a head of me I was half way there the last time I did this program so I am back cause I know it works.

lmgoff232 · March 2022

Age: 44
Height: 5'10"
HW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
SW: 287.4 (7/16/2021)
CW: 222.0 (3/1/2022)

GW for March: 217
GW for 2022: 170
UGW: 170

3/5: 222.6
3/12:
3/19:
3/26:

Ugh. Can I just say that I much preferred the loss line when I was going for 2 lbs a week instead of 1? This bouncing up and down makes it so much harder to *feel* like I am making progress, even though I know I am. I actually took all my data point (maintenance calories, goal calories, intake, and scale readings) and made a spreadsheet to see what I "should" weigh assuming the statistical averages the site uses, lol. And with that I am tracking where I am supposed to overall. And my low weights are getting lower, as are the bumps up, but the bumps make it feel like I am losing the same few pounds over and over. The progress pictures I am taking at least show the progress I am making. Anyways, enough complaining, lol. Good job all - I really appreciate this awesome group and the inspiration it provides ❤️

Goals for March
- Meet protein goal at least 3x weekly ✔️ 4 of 7
- Meet fiber goal at least 3x weekly ✔️ 6 of 7
- Eat out no more than 1x per week ✔
- Get minimum of 6000 steps daily ❌️ 5 of 7
- Drink minimum of 8 glasses water daily ❌ 5 of 7
- Take a day of self-care: Day off work, massage, and manicure/pedicure

roz0810 · March 2022

March 01- 267.6
March 02- 266
March 03- 265.2
March 04- 263.4
March 05- 262
March 06- 261.6

Happy with this week's progress 😁

DeterminedKins · March 2022

Not sure how to tag people, but thank you ladychr0nic, thank you!!
Decided to do daily logins, so:
SW: 129.9kg 5th March

6th March: 129.4kg

CupcakeCrusoe · March 2022

Good morning! Sunday meal prep day!

My weight's a little up today, but that burger bowl yesterday had a lot of sodium and it's ovulation time. Not worried about it, I know exactly how many calories I took in yesterday.

Today's plan is to put some chicken in the crock pot with some marinade for lunches for the week. I think I'm going to mix up the veggies- I usually just throw in whatever frozen veg I need to get rid of, but this week I think I'll make

salads

And dinner tonight will be chicken curry, and I'll put mine over cauliflower rice instead of normal rice.

I had two of the new Girl Scout cookies yesterday, Adventuresomes- very good. It's a good thing I only bought one box, and my family demolished the rest, lol.

Tag party:
@jazzadesigns +0.1 is so little, so you're doing great!
@J_doe welcome, we're all here for you!
@cowgirlslikeus86 I think that's a doable goal, if you push a little! As you get smaller, of course it will be hard to do deficit enough to lose 1 lb or more a week

@ladychr0nic I'm so glad you've found what works for you. I love those meal delivery services, too. Takes some of the planning out of it, and that's most of the pain of cooking

@goal06082021 Let us know how the pot roast went! And the tofu! I've only ever been able to eat tofu when it's in a stir fry and I can't really tell it's there- I prefer seitan.
@wilsonshri44 you can do it! I find this thread really helps- if I check in every morning, it sets my brain for accountability for the day.
@lmgoff232 have you thought about using one of the weight averaging apps? On Android, I use Libra, but I think for Apple phones it's called Happy Scale. You can adjust how many days go into the average and all you have to do is plug the numbers in every time you weigh in!
@roz0810 you're on fire!
@kirstygudgeon5590

also to tag people just put an @ in front of their username. Although I don't think this site gives notifications for tags, so very silly.

osier5 · March 2022

Age 50, 5'6"
Starting weight: 223.5 (1/1/22)
Ultimate goal weight: 160

1/1 223.5
1/8 222.4
1/15 221.2
1/22 219.9
1/29 219.4
Jan. loss: 4.1

2/4 218.9
2/13 217.5
2/20 216.1
2/27 Out of town
Feb. loss: 3.3

3/6 216.2
3/13
3/20
3/27
March loss:

I was away the last weekend in Feb. and put on 5 pounds. After steadily losing, it was a blow. I watched what I ate on 2 days but did have 2 high calorie days and walked excessively but still gained. It is finally almost off. I need to make changes so that when I am away I don't have the gains that put me back a week.

kramereh · March 2022

Hello ladies! My name is Liz and I’m 37/ 5’8”, married with 2 kids. Mileena is 6 and Jax will be 4 this month. They keep me busy that’s for sure. I’m ultimately trying to be healthier for me and my family BUT my brother is getting married in October and I’m in the wedding. We tried on dresses a couple Sundays ago and that jump started this. It was embarrassing and I felt so down on myself. I’ve been using that as motivation to keep going strong.

Goals:
🍀 10k steps each day
🍀 track my food honestly and consistently
🍀 workout on elliptical 3-4 times per week
🍀 alcohol once per week
🍀 8-10 lb loss

SW: 216.4 (2/21/22) - well a restart weight
Feb ⬇️ 6.4

Mar 1: 210
Mar 5: 206.6 - I had a great week and am hoping I can keep going strong!!
Mar 12:
Mar: 19
Mar 26
Mar 31:

cowgirlslikeus86 · March 2022

I saw @CupcakeCrusoe posted a ticker! I use to do that on mfp like a decade ago! Thanks for the re-inspiration! Here is mine!

Now that I have more time to write;
I’ve been struggling with the wintertime blues pretty heavily for the last couple weeks. I just ordered Thorne vitamin-d to hopefully help with that. I’m also trying to get out in the sun as much as I possibly can (when it shows it’s face).

I’ve been alcohol free since the 2nd week of January. It was going really good until this week. I’ve started having cravings or longings. Whatever you call them. I actually pulled down a bottle of wine and put it in the fridge to chill last night. 10 minutes later after realizing ide spent the last 10 minutes making excuses as to why it was okay for me to break my alcohol free spree, I pulled it out and put it back up in the cabinet.

Part of the trigger was unpacking old photos/albums. They were pictures from me and my ex-husbands wedding/honeymoon and all the fun adventures we had around that time. It made me really sad but I managed to throw them away.

Today, I am glad I had the willpower to not drink. I just need to remember that feeling if I’m tempted again and it’s not for the right reasons. I will drink at some point but that day is not today.

On another note, I pulled out one last box of clothing which mostly contained summer stuff. My stuff that was tight last year is too big to wear. I also have shorts that are about 15 years old that I’ve always hung onto as my “these are my shinny shorts” are able to get on but I wouldn’t wear them out of the house yet. Another 15lbs probably.

I like seeing familiar names back for march! We’ve got this! I’m back to 2 lbs a week as my goal now that my birthday month is over!

cowgirlslikeus86 · March 2022

@roz0810
I like that you are weighing in every day. I actually do this I just don’t record it. If I find after this week that I haven’t lost any more weight, I might switch to daily recording as accountability. Nice work!

DeterminedKins · March 2022

@CupcakeCrusoe brilliant, thanks!! And how do you respond to individual comments (with the comment visible.... If that makes sense!!)?

CupcakeCrusoe · March 2022

kirstygudgeon5590 wrote: »

@CupcakeCrusoe brilliant, thanks!! And how do you respond to individual comments (with the comment visible.... If that makes sense!!)?

If you hit the quote button, you'll get the whole post, then you can delete inside the quote brackets. And I found out I do get notifications for tags, so here we gooo @kirstygudgeon5590

Women 200lb+, Let's Be Majestic This March!!!

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