Women 200lb+, Let's Astonish Ourselves This April!!!
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@rockitwell86 and @tlucas2017 welcome!1
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Thanks for the welcome guys!
Took my walk last night & about froze. Stupid cold snap here. Definitely over that. I walk with a friend of mine so that definitely helps keep me accountable. We have a standing Tuesday/Thursday 1m walk. If we can add in an extra day or so during the week we will.
I'm definitely having some sugar cravings today, but they haven't been as bad as I expected. If I can stay away from the diet coke I'll be good.
Planned my meals out for next week & already can't wait to start cooking them. I'm going out of town this weekend for a couple concerts so I shoved my meal plan & grocery list in my purse so I can place a grocery delivery order so it'll be home when I get home. That way I can jump straight into meal planning.
But I am worried - my garbage disposal is dead. Like dead dead & I have to replace it. My dishwasher is backing up into my kitchen sink & the sink isn't draining. So I can't really wash dishes right now. I'm hoping I can get this fixed ASAP so I CAN actually meal prep when I return. I do so much better if I can cook. And not being able to wash dishes is really going to mess with my mental health (ADHD and can keep things clean, but once they start to get cluttered it gets overwhelming).6 -
rockitwell86 wrote: »But I am worried - my garbage disposal is dead. Like dead dead & I have to replace it. My dishwasher is backing up into my kitchen sink & the sink isn't draining. So I can't really wash dishes right now. I'm hoping I can get this fixed ASAP so I CAN actually meal prep when I return. I do so much better if I can cook. And not being able to wash dishes is really going to mess with my mental health (ADHD and can keep things clean, but once they start to get cluttered it gets overwhelming).
Who were the Home Edit peeps? Are they like the Japanese lady re: de-clutter? Oh my goodness, I can't remember her name.. she would say, "If you can't use it and it doesn't make you happy, thank it and pass it on or throw it away." Depending on the condition of the thing.
I had some "Flylady" training back in the day. She is all about a tiny space in the room at a time. How to do little things every day so that you don't stay in perpetual overwhelm. I had her stuff pre-internet, but she is still here for others who get overwhelmed easily flylady.net (ahem, might only be for people who suffer from a procrastination/overwhelm spiral - which as an often sick person I would finally physically feel better, then be in the spiral).
Do you ever wonder if "clutter" and "problems with eating organization" are somehow related? Many people are working on both, I am thinking there might be something to it.
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@justanotherloser007 - my friend's dad is wonderful & said he can come by tomorrow afternoon! Thank goodness that will be fixed.
It definitely derailed my evening yesterday. Came home with all this motivation to work on decluttering my office. Spent an hour trying to drain the kitchen sink instead. Ugh. Hopefully tonight I can get some stuff done in the office. COVID quarantine hit my house hard & I've been playing get yourself organized for a year now. Oops. Oh well.
I definitely think my clutter & eating are related. I know both, for me, are a sign of when my ADHD get out of control. ADHD High as I call it. When I start to feel more focused & in control is when I start organizing things & getting a better grip on my eating. I spiraled quite a bit the first year of COVID & then spent 6 months playing "find the right meds" game. Finally coming out of all that & feeling in control again.3 -
Good morning everyone!
193.4 this morning, my high TOM weight backed off slightly. Looking forward to a whoosh in a day or two.
It's Thursday already! Not entirely sure how that happened, haha. Yesterday, I was watching over my kids and their friend playing in front of our house, and on a whim, gassed up the tires in my bike, and they rode their scooters, and we had a nice ride. They got tired of scooting, so I ended up draping both scooters over the rack on the back of my bike and walking them and my bike home. My youngest didn't go, wanted a snack as usual.
Today is video games with some friends after work! Looking forward to it. I've already got dinner in the crock pot- a pork shoulder, and leftover rotini from yesterday, just have to figure out the vegetable.
@rockitwell86 glad to hear your disposal got fixed. I took mine out completely because I was tired of dealing with it, haha. I hope today you get everything done that you want to do.
Have a great Thursday, everyone!
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SW: 273.4
4/17 272.8 (-0.6)
4/18 271.8 (-1)
4/19 270.2 (-1.6)
4/20 268.6 (-1.6)
4/21 267.2 (-1.4)
Total loss: 6.2lbs
So pleased to see this after hitting my highest weight. Just need to stay on it!5 -
@CupcakeCrusoe - that sounds like a fun evening! Bike riding wears me out.
@roz0810 - congrats on the loss!!
Y'all - I'm downright exhausted today. It's my own fault. I usually meet up with some friends on Wednesday nights; a guy we know plays guitar at the local bar so we all meet up. I did not intend to stay out that late. I see a nap at lunch today.
Today's menu is a repeat of yesterday. It's so hard cooking for 1 and having variety.
B: jalapeno popper frittata
L: chicken bacon ranch casserole
Stuffed pepper
S: veggies & dip, orange5 -
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 - 184.0 (+2lbs)
4/21/22 - 180.6 (-3.4lbs)
4/28/22 -
LTD: 90.5 lbs
The stress induced water weight has finally left as we are getting settled in our new living situation and work has calmed down. MIL is happy, the dogs are getting along and all is well in the household!
Last week I really impressed myself by completing a 45 minute spin class and keeping up with the resistance and cadence the whole time! I don't ride the bike often because I prefer walking as an exercise but it is so nice to see so much progress. When I first started on the spin bike I couldn't keep up with a 20 min beginner class!6 -
Hi everyone, I'm back after about a year or so. My name's Jamie and I'm 37 years old. I got weighed at the doctor last week and was 248 lbs (put on 8lbs in a little over a month!) so I knew I needed to do something. Today is Day 4 of tracking after starting on Monday and I'm feeling hopeful after having a bit of a breakdown over the weekend.
Highest weight: 250 (early 2020)
SW: 248 (April 13, 2022)
CW: 245.4
1st goal: 200
2nd goal: 170
Final goal: 150
Two things I'm doing differently this time around: 1) I've always been awful at staying hydrated so my goal is to drink 2.5-3 32oz. bottles of water per day. 2) I'm trying to be more active, even if it's just for 15 minutes a day. Yesterday I started doing 15-minute Leslie Sansone videos on youtube after reading about her on here. Oof, the sides of my thighs and butt get sore immediately because my muscles are so darn tight, but I keep going.
Feel free to add me as a friend! I love having and giving encouragement.5 -
@JAC581 - I love Leslie Sansone videos! I have some of her DVDs. When I lost a lot of weight previously I did her stuff primarily for my work outs. Very easy to follow & seems to go by quick.3
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Welcome new folks!
Traveled yesterday and back into the HIIT class today. Love that I can workout wherever I go! I will say, though, that the Chick Fil A I had for lunch yesterday on the road did NOT feel good this AM on the treadmill.
Went to Athleta this afternoon to take advantage of a close store to check sizes and see what they have on sale. When I asked for a certain top in a certain size, the sales lady brought me the size I requested and the next one down. She said I looked small enough for it! It was absolutely the right size and then I had a little cry in an athleta dressing room. 🤣 Grabbed a top and some capris (also smaller than I expected) on sale.
I hope everyone is doing well! I’m still really enjoying my maintenance break over here.6 -
@JAC581 @rockitwell86 Walking is awesome!! A while back now, someone on this thread told me about Leslie Sansone - at the time I didn't think I would need it since I am a general outside walker (yes I do take my dog out during hurricanes, why do you ask?) But in January, the hubby got sick and I was stuck inside the house while attempting to get dizzy (walking in circles for 1-2 hours) in the house lols... Leslie to the rescue!! So wonderful!! I still watch it for when the dog is being lazy and doesn't want to walk long distances. I have done some growwithjo, and she is good and that is nice, but I like how I can put on a show and match Leslie's beat with the stuff and just rewind until I get it the hour or more I want in. Growwithjo, I pretty much can't do anything other than maybe podcasts - and I will do that some days, most days I just wanna stomp it out.
@seltzer_lover thank you for sharing your story!! So wonderful!!
@CupcakeCrusoe awww yeah for the bike riding!!
@roz0810 looking good! I am not sure if you know this, but you really should not expect to lose a pound a day, every day during this weight loss journey.2 -
@JAC581 Leslie Sansone is my go to exercise when I was able to do her videos. Her workouts are great.3
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Happy Thursday all,
I am doing bullet journaling and yesterday didn’t have any to dos on the list after my Jobsearch workshop. I often go into my bedroom and lie down to regroup. I didn’t get anything come up to do besides a walk. Then we got the estimate for replacing our hot water tank that is slowly leaking. It is connected to a radiator which heats the water and house. They recommended some improvements to the piping. We got sticker shock. I thought it was like the cosmos knew I had this to deal with instead of anything else. I did get a walk in with my youngest but we decided to have a shorter one since I have been pushing it for me all week. This week I planned easy meals many of which were from our weekly dairy delivery. They partner with others and have healthy prepared meals you can add to your order. They saved us through the pandemic so we didn't have to go grocery shopping as much.
My workshop is actually very helpful. I am really looking for my last job. I am in transition and this is helping me think things through. I am being considered for a planned/probable but not official position where I was working recently. So I want to see if that pans out since it will pay me the same good salary and the job transition should be less effort. There are a series of 5-6 modules in this workshop so I have a few weeks of this. I just need to set up a healthy routine and outline tasks I want to get done now that I have more time.
So far I have had exercise every day. I am sort of eating what I was when I was losing slowly but now I am logging it and tracking things on the spreadsheet so I get a sense of the next step to lose a bit more quickly or reliably.
@justanotherloser I think weight loss and de-cluttering are related at least for some
@porquenoirl and @tlucas2017 I appreciate your sharing about your experience recovering from COVID. Why? it reinforces my feeling that I do not care if I have been vaccinated and boostered. I still do not want to get it even if I probably won’t die. I am still wearing my mask in indoors public places. Now it is a N95.
@CupcakeCrusoe enjoy your time playing with friends.
I am seeing some progress from a lot of you
@JAC581 I like how you are responding quickly to the weight gain. I am learning to do that better. I agree even a little exercise helps a lot.Glad you reminded us of the Leslie Sasone option
@seltser_lover I loved your NSV story.
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So I re-read the beginner Flylady into, and why I think weight loss and a cluttered/chaotic home are related - it is a theory (yes the hubby is going to be late today and I have been in a reflective mood):
Being overweight, and having a cluttered house are a sign of being: overwhelmed. (every story is different in what caused the overwhelm I am certain)
Being overwhelmed: Most go into survival mode, and are constantly exhausted or are paralyzed to change at the time.
So you got some emotions in there: grief, anxiety, fear of the future, sudden loss, attempting to deal with the here and now when you haven't even begun to process where you have been. Because, survival mode. It is really important to survive! Not everyone gets into survival mode and can do any sort of prioritization (for me there is no organization when I am in survival mode it gets all foggy and cloudy). At some point, in your journey, you realize: you might be able to do something about it now.
Weight loss tools: Build food and fitness habits little bit by little bit. Do not overwhelm yourself with overly optimistic goals either deficit or fitness wise, you will quit. This means learning what nutrition is and what fitness is, and which ones you are actually able to do - if any. Add habits together to eventually have a consistent way of life to deal with wherever it is that you actually landed. When you get to goal, maintain this and keep your tools in mind for the next survival event.
De-clutter tools: Build habits in baby steps, "in 15 minutes anyone can do anything" Never tackle the whole project and think you will just massively power through it and get it done (you won't you will just quit). Pick little spaces, and go little space by little space over time (usually 6 months is considered a good time, probably depends on lifestyle and house size, and number of occupants). Once you have decluttered, build good cleaning habits (keep remembering you can't clean clutter!). Little daily short habits, build up until you have good weekly habits. Keep them up, and de-clutter every 6 months to maintain. Keep your habits for the next survival event.
I just see a lot of similarities in the process and goal of these two objectives.
Ladies, I wish all of you healthy weight and fitness goals - and for those of us who need it, good declutter and home goals!!4 -
SW: 273.4
4/17 272.8 (-0.6)
4/18 271.8 (-1)
4/19 270.2 (-1.6)
4/20 268.6 (-1.6)
4/21 267.2 (-1.4)
4/22 264.2 (-3)
4/23
4/24
4/25
4/26
Total loss: 9.2lbs
TOM due. Tracking everything, drinking 2+ litres of water daily and walking. also doing intermittent fasting, most days 18:6 😁4 -
Good morning everyone!
Friday weigh in day!
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 (-0)
4/15: 192.4 (-1)
4/22: 193.0 (+0.6)
It's fine. I just stopped maintenance Monday, and just in time for TOM, and I've been eating salty leftovers all week (bibimbap and pickled mustard greens). Still one solid week left in the month to keep it moving.
Today is going to be hectic- I didn't end up gaming with friends yesterday, so I did some intense skincare at home- cleanse, exfoliate, toner, mask, serum, moisturizer, cooling mist, the whole bit. Went to bed feeling pampered and good, and woke up the same (except, at 4, so less good, haha).
Today, Older Kid has a field trip after school to a grocery store for a scavenger hunt, so after work I'll go grocery shopping, grab the baby, maybe grab the pizza, if it's still not the end of the field trip, THEN get older kid and go home. I'm usually home way before I'm going to get home tonight. Oh well, pizza and beer tonight to look forward to. I'll have to delay my afternoon protein bar so I don't get hangry in the middle of all the hullabulloo, lol.
Tag party!
@roz0810 nice little whoosh to start you off!
@rockitwell86 jalapeno popper frittata?
@sandielewis2001 excellent workout NSV!!!
@JAC581 +1 to all the love for leslie sansone videos. When going outside is just not a palatable prospect to walk, I do them, too. Welcome!
@seltzer_lover Is someone cutting onions in here? Incredible, I'm so happy for you. And yeah, high cardio and fast food- not a pleasant combo
@KeriA bullet journal gang! Replacing water heaters, but especially pipes, is so expensive. Ugh.
@justanotherloser007 I did flylady!... once. lol. But her mantra of getting "dressed to shoes" pops in my head sometimes. In my house we do not wear shoes indoors, but her reasoning made sense. I probably would have stuck with it, if it weren't for the little mess monsters I have running around. I've come to an agreement with myself that, during the week, I am allowed to do bare-minimum cleaning as long as everyone is fed, the sink is clear regularly, and no one could get hurt or trip.
Have a great Friday everyone, we're almost there!
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justanotherloser007 wrote: »Being overweight, and having a cluttered house are a sign of being: overwhelmed. (every story is different in what caused the overwhelm I am certain)
Being overwhelmed: Most go into survival mode, and are constantly exhausted or are paralyzed to change at the time.
So you got some emotions in there: grief, anxiety, fear of the future, sudden loss, attempting to deal with the here and now when you haven't even begun to process where you have been. Because, survival mode. It is really important to survive! Not everyone gets into survival mode and can do any sort of prioritization (for me there is no organization when I am in survival mode it gets all foggy and cloudy). At some point, in your journey, you realize: you might be able to do something about it now.
Dang, this really hit me! Even though I live alone, my place has always been so full of clutter and it just feels so overwhelming to start tackling it. It makes total sense that struggling with weight and struggling with clutter would be related. Once your "main" priorities are taken care of for the day (whether it be job, kids, etc) it can just feel like you need the remaining time to "survive" and regroup. This usually results in me laying on the couch playing word games on my phone instead of going for a walk or putting away stuff around my apartment.
I like your suggestion of doing everything in little bits. I'm trying to take my weight loss journey one day at a time, and feel like maybe I can devote 15 minutes a day to cleaning up my place too.
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@CupcakeCrusoe - Yes ma'am! Frittatas are my go to breakfast for the week, super easy to grab & go (I eat breakfast at work).
8 eggs
1/2C heavy cream
jalapenos (fresh or canned, your preference)
cheddar cheese
cream cheese
bacon bits
seasonings to taste (I used salt, pepper, garlic powder, & onion powder)
Bake at 350 until no longer jiggly (for me about 35-45 minutes). I let it cool & slice it up into 4 servings, go ahead & put in sandwich baggies & I'm set for the week.
Next week is tomato & onion. That one is one of my favorites.
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justanotherloser007 wrote: »Being overweight, and having a cluttered house are a sign of being: overwhelmed. (every story is different in what caused the overwhelm I am certain)
Being overwhelmed: Most go into survival mode, and are constantly exhausted or are paralyzed to change at the time.
Well now I feel called out... I know this is definitely true for me. It's why when I start taking control of 1 of these aspects both seem to fall into place. I've been baby stepping both here recently. Kitchen & bathroom cleaned this week. Hoping I can tackle the living room next week. *Fingers Crossed* I'll get there.5
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