Women 200lb+, Let's Astonish Ourselves This April!!!

Y'all mind if I vent about clothing for a second?

So, I'm a little cubicle bound worker bee who almost never interacts with customers or senior leadership face-to-face. Because of this and COVID-19, my office typically has a business casual dress code (jeans are okay but shirts need to be collared or a blouse). That's been great as I've been losing weight because, at least in the U.S., jeans are plenty easy to come by and a cardigan looks great even when oversized.

Well, as things are starting to open up again, more people are coming back to the office and senior leadership (think the big wigs) are starting to come visit, which lends itself to a more professional dress code. None of my business clothes fit. They are all 2-3 dress sizes too big. The store I used to buy business clothes from (Van Heusen) closed down, and I cannot find long inseam business slacks for women ANYWHERE. At some point in the last 2 years, every clothing company decided that they were going to start making stretchy, yoga-pants-like business clothes for women. I don't want yoga pants that look like slacks; I want slacks. I don't want a cardigan that looks like a blazer; I want a blazer. Specialty suit stores almost always make suits exclusively for men, and I don't want something overly masculine. I just want a good interview suit and a couple of pairs of slacks.

Anyone on the East Coast of the United States have a reliable place for women's business wear that isn't going to cost me $600 for one suit?

Age: 39
Height 5'10"
SW Jan 7 2021: 271.1
SW Apr 2022: 184.6
GW this month: 179
Goal for 2022: reach maintenance (160-170?)

4/7/22 - 182.0 (-2.6lbs)
4/14/22 -
4/21/22 -
4/28/22 -

LTD: 89.1

So close to the 90lb mark!

Last week got crazy and I wasn't able to check in with the group. I did a 2 week diet break at maintenance of 22K calories. I started my diet break at 183.2lbs and I ended my diet break at 183.2lbs! I saw some fluctuations up and down during that time but remained relatively consistent. During my break I dealt with a significant amount of stress as my mother-in-law decided she was no longer comfortable living alone and would move in with the wife and I. I had one week to get everything ready myself before wife, MIL and dog flew from Florida to California for the move. Everyone is doing well but it is certainly and adjustment to our lifestyle.

Started back with a deficit (goal -1lb per week) this Sunday and am seeing more movement on the scale already. Need to remember to take more diet breaks as I get closer to goal. I am aiming for 1-2 week breaks every 8 weeks or so.

Everyone is doing fantastic!

@kenziestabes Me and the hubby have noticed an absolute nose dive in business appropriate clothes, especially after Covid closures. We have speculated that many started working from home, and this drove an absolute "comfort only" industry in clothes. Listen to others on blazers, but I would definitely recommend skirts. They are so much easier to deal with when it comes to losing weight 100%

Good morning everyone!

It's finally Friday! It's so weird, but I really am feeling less hungry all the time using Claritin for my allergies as opposed to Zyrtec. Maybe it's the placebo effect, but I'll take it. Last night, I saw that I had just a ton of calories left, but I wasn't interested in eating any more. That never happens to me. I'm going to have to adjust my behaviors to make sure I get enough calories if this continues (good problem to have, tbh).

The babies are going to Grandma's today after work, and I will have an entire week off work for my house to stay clean after I clean it, to paint my home office and modify some shelving to look built in, and to get the garden looking good. Oh, and to enjoy my diet break and eat lots of good food. I'm thinking of trying out pilates this week, too. A whole week to myself with Whatsisface? Of course I'm going to shove as much into it as possible, haha.



Friday weigh in day! I've been sick this week, and taking it easy on myself, so I didn't meet my goals, but I also know that this weigh in right here is not the whole story. I saw 191.8 this week. So I'm not concerned. Roll on diet break, starting today!

Christina
33 years old
5'4"

SW: 220ish
Re-SW: 200.4
Halfway GW: 183
UGW: 150

April GOALS! 🌻

🟨 Log every food in grams. ✅
🟨 Get 7k steps every day, no excuses ❌
🟨 Lift weights 3x week❌
🟨 More than 100g protein every day❌

Weigh-ins:
4/1: 193.4
4/8: 193.4
4/15:
4/22:
4/29:
4/30:

Tag party time:
@tahitig I'm SO happy to hear from you! I thought about you as we closed out last month. I'm glad to hear you are on track!
@kenziestabes It is a shame.Unfortunately I have no idea, as my work is very much your "jeans and collared shirt" type.
@suncluster welcome! emotional eating can be so hard to overcome. We're all here for you, to learn healthier ways of dealing.
@sandielewis2001 oh my GOSH you got hit with the surprise MIL moving in?! That sounds absolutely wild, like a sitcom! I hope everyone is settling in alright.
@Generic_Excuse 1600 mg is a very low sodium intake. You don't have to tell me, but if you don't have a medical condition just yet, it might be easier to reduce your intake to 2500 first, then 2000, and then see if it's possible for you to reduce it to 1600. I know how hard it is- I'm on blood pressure meds, so I know if I got my sodium under control, I might be able to get off them. But I don't. One thing that really helped me a lot when I was attempting to reduce sodium was the VERY LIBERAL use of Mrs. Dash and things like that, because I missed salt, as well as cooking EVERYTHING myself. It's a pain.
@misplacedmama I love this. Welcome to the group.

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I'm learning that I need to hang onto my self-care with an iron grip during those times.

@Gia_G Not bad at all! Logging is the first step.

Have a great day, everyone!