Women 200lb+, Let's Make June Joyous!!!
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Hi everyone, need your help. My food scale completely died, it’s not turning on even after putting in brand new batteries. I am looking for a new one. Can you please recommend a brand that is good?0
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Keri
69 years old
5'6"
SW: 266ish
CW: (6/3) 250.2 new scale weighs me 6 lbs heavier than old one so not sure about how much I have lost.
Halfway GW: 199.5
UGW: 150
June GW: get back into and stay in the 240s
I post weigh- in when I lose.
6/1: 251.6
6/3: 250.2
6/4 248.6
6/7: 248
🌻 June GOALS! 🌻
Log daily on MFP, post here regularly and track on my spreadsheet ✔
Keep making progress with walking longer and continue walking 6 days a week
Add strength training without injuring myself this time (weights, body weight and stretching)
Eat at a sensible deficit ✔
Up the NEAT by cleaning 20 minutes a day and cooking
Meal plan and cook at home ✔
Water water water ✔
Why I post whenever I lose weight:
I weigh myself everyday. I also vary a lot day to day. I record my daily weight in an app on my phone that automatically charts and graphs it so I can see the trends given my variation. I also record it on my spreadsheet. On MFP I only record my lows since my weight varies so much. My phone APPS shows that I am slowly losing weight. I am now almost in a lower Obese class.
So I am at a new low today weight-wise and I have a few more checks by my goals after last week. I found a few exercises to add to my strength training sessions that are helpful for knees when I get back to doing that. My wrist is better now. I am planning to walk 6 days this week and started that yesterday. I got a lot done yesterday. I ordered groceries and my husband picked them up.
Well no one I know got COVID this past week. Looking at our County rates they have gone down some recently. They are still in the Medium area which isn't safe since the Omicron surge pushed the scale up so high but it is nice to see things improve somewhat.
Hope we all have a successful week.
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@bojaantje3822 for a lot of the last year or 2 my whole household was working remotely at home. My husband is overworked since so many co-workers are retiring. I had a pretty demanding job although there were some lulls and our youngest living at home is working at their 1st job in their field after graduating from college finally. So I struggled to meal plan and for us to eat home cooked meals. It is always one of my goals because when we eat at home with no or few take out I lose. Being unemployed (my job was a limited duration job that came to an end) I was doing a lot better with this but last week I applied for job teaching college in my field. It was a huge application and I have to do 3 job applications a week so I gave up on a lot of my goals for the week. I still lost some weight since I was up after celebrations the week before.
Although we set daily calorie goals it is really the weekly average that matters. For a while if you are obese 1 kg is probably okay but you are right that it is best later to slow down to .5 kg weekly weight loss. If you are under in calories nuts, avocado, yogurt, dark chocolates, cheese, eggs, milk and fruits are good. Maybe peanut butter on apple wedges instead of soda. One day of being low isn’t going to be bad if it is sedentary and you aren’t hungry. In other words I think you know the basics. Periodically I would recommend a rest from a calorie deficit. I actually lost weight the time I did this because I had been on too big a deficit. I had only set MFP for a 1 lb loss a week but it set my calorie goal to below my BMR and I wasn’t adjusting my calories as I was adding in more exercise. That was a while ago. I ended up losing 40 lbs until I went back to work full-time. You are doing a lot of exercise. You will be building muscle. If you are sore your muscles will be retaining water. Are you drinking plenty of water? Your TDEE is about 3,044 for exercise 4-5 times a week to 3221 for daily exercise. You don’t want to just look at your low limit but also if your deficit is too much for the amount of exercise you are getting. That is what slowed my weight loss before was when I had upped my exercise to an hour a day 6-7 days a week and I hadn’t adjusted my calories for that amount of exercise. That is when I finally figured out I was eating too little and had stalled. I slowly upped my calories to MFP maintenance level for 2 weeks and started to lose again. After the 2 weeks I set a more appropriate deficit for the amount of exercise I was getting. It depends on how long and at how much a deficit you have had whether you need to reset with a rest from a deficit or not. I was slowly upping my exercise and hadn’t realize what a deficit it was making. I lost 20 lbs then went into a long plateau where I tried everything but eating more. When I realized I needed to eat more I started losing again. I am at a totally different situation now. I am trying to up my exercise again but I am older and had a major health crisis last year. So I am still pretty sedentary. Then when I had that plateau, I did aquafit, run-walking, weight training with some machine cardio and exercised 6-7 days a week. Exercise makes losing weight more complicated but if we are losing for our health it makes sense to deal with the complications.
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+1 Your Body Is Not A Garbage Can, Stop Treating It Like One. I am also prone to thoughts like "I'd better eat this or else it will go to waste." Here's the thing, though - it is just as wasteful for me to take in calories that my body does not need as it is for me to chuck those calories in the garbage. It doesn't help anyone, including me, to take in extra energy in the form of food, and in fact me eating the leftover slice of pizza or whatever is actually harmful to more people (i.e., me) than throwing it out would be.
Yes, yes, YES. I've been working for years to teach myself that "Do it now" saves me effort in the long run--so how about "toss that food NOW, instead of doing the work of taking it back off your tummy after you ate something you didn't even want?"
@EDTake2 I read a lot of reviews, and this one was highly recommended. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09HM2TN5Z It is not the one I have! This is the one I have, and it works fine two years after I bought it. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JTDG084/
@KeriA hurray for a new low and no one you know having COVID!
So in the long term, I'm losing weight for my health. in the short term, I'm looking to make an amazing vacation more fun. Years ago when I was taking my daughter for a horseback ride for her birthday, the staff worried about which horse could take my weight. On this trip, we have a camel ride planned, and I would really hate to overload the poor thing (esp don't want staff discussing which camel can handle me!) (No one tell me if camels can handle lots of weight, k?)
So my mantra for this week as I get back on the wagon is "do it for the camels!"4 -
@porquenoirl Thank you. I needed the reminder how far I've come. One of the Drs told me on Monday, "You need a new ID badge." Also had a patient last week say, "How old is that picture?" It's only 1.5 years but over 100 lbs does make a big difference. And he could tell with me wearing a mask too.3
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@KeriA I moved out in the middle of the pandemic (sept 2020) so I struggled with how to cook for one person. It took me a year to learn to consistently meal plan. Fortunately the miscalculations I made were often vegetables so I had days where I ate 800gr of vegetables. I also taught myself to eat fruit at that time. It must be a lot harder with a family, though I imagine a large freezer helps. There's also some websites where cooks plan out whole weeks of meals. I used to be subscribed to some of those, not to follow their plan exactly but to get some inspiration and learn how to approach meal planning. I'm still not really pre-preparing a lot since my freezer is the size of a shoe box but I have a plan for all the produce in my fridge and some back up ideas in case something comes up.
That's really insightful advice, thank you! I will stick to my current plan for the next two weeks until my next weigh in and if nothing changed, I'll try to slowly add some calories and get close to maintenance for a bit.
I do think I've got my water intake sorted. It's anywhere between 1250ml and 3250ml, with 1500-2000ml being the recommended average. The 1250 usually follows the 3250 day and most days I'm between 2250 and 2750. This is just measured over winter and a fairly cool spring. I imagine in summer it'll be about 500ml more on average. I bring a water bottle everywhere with me and typically drink about 1000ml during and right after my workout. I don't count hydration from soup or milk in my cereal in this, just stuff I actually drink from a glass or bottle.
Aquafit is such great exercise, I hope you can get back to it. For me I've always been pretty active except during the pandemic and my bicycle was my main mode of transportation everywhere so I don't feel right when I don't do any for a few days. My mum used to run but then she got shoulder issues so now her main exercise is also aquafit. I love hearing that she went because I know it helps her feel better, though I think her back-and-shoulder specialist's exercises help too.2 -
I really enjoyed reading all your posts.
@Inky_one 1 pound a week is a good healthy loss. You are doing well. Sorry about family trying to tempt you. I love the idea of afternoon tea but so I know I would have a hard time with that too.
@CupcakeCrusoe Wow that is something staying under goal at the pirate and greek fest. Glad you were able to hold on until you saw the loss. It is so great when you find exercise that is fun for you.
@arkansasariel this group is great support. I had posting on here at least weekly as a goal for a while but now I don’t need that as a goal. Looks like you are making progress.
@bojaantje3822 like those NSV. I actually lose more on the weekends when we have larger but still healthy breakfasts. I usually don’t need a lunch and we often have a normal healthy dinner. Our refrigerator went out in the pandemic. Luckily we were able to replace it semi quickly. When my youngest who is just a bit older than you cooks they usually do something ambitious and slightly different. Not sure how they would do on their own with a small freezer. However, they make char siu bao that rivals their grandmother’s. Need a freezer for those. Yes, I miss aquafit. Maybe if the COVID rates get lower here we will take our Y membership off hold. My husband and I used to go 3 days a week.
@JAC581 if you weight train days in a row you should switch which muscles you are working so that your muscles have a rest day in between. I love those activities that involve a lot of walking along with fun and good food. Enjoy!
@goal06082021 I am always telling my husband he isn’t a food disposal.
@sargemarcori I love your mantra. I almost want to adopt it too since for me it would be even sillier.
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Ryann
5'2"
SW: 221
CW: (6/7) 200.6
UGW: 160
June GW: 197-195
6/7: 200.6
6/13
6/20
6/27
I'm hoping it's okay to join in here (again, for like my 50th time). I usually join, then halfway thru the month I stop. Why? Lack of discipline. I know what I need to do to lose weight. I got down to 195 a few months ago but I've put 5lbs back on because I've lost motivation and gotten lazy. I haven't completely stopped logging but I've gotten very lackadaisical these last couple months which resulted in the above mentioned weight gain.
I want to lose weight for myself and my health (I've already seen a 30pt drop in my cholesterol. Went from 180 to 150) but I just can't keep motivated. My husband managed to lose 70lbs in 7 months just by watching what he eats and walking (we use a food scale). I managed to lose 25lbs. We were walking daily but now that he's where he wants to be and maintaining, he's not walking anymore. That and we live in the desert and it's getting hot. Close to 110s this weekend, so that makes it hard to get out and go.
June Goals
🌼 Treadmill for at least 15 min a day starting today (I did 60min to get to my 10k steps)
🌸 Log all food as I have been
🌻 At least 6k steps while at work. The remaining I'll get from the treadmill.
🌷 Do better on the weekends! The weekends are the hardest for me and are usually when I bomb.
I'll weigh in on Mondays with the hope that knowing I've got to weigh in will keep me accountable over the weekend.
I'm not giving up!6 -
Good morning everyone!
189 today. Meh. I'm sore again, I know what I'm eating, it's fine. I'm not used to working out this regularly.
Tonight's another double feature at the gym, I'm excited. I bought three new sports bras yesterday, and a cropped black sweatshirt, and some resistance bands and a new yoga mat (mine was too long uncovered in the garage, and had stains I couldn't get out). I was 100% checking myself out in those sports bras, very excited to wear them in class. I thought I was going to be way self conscious in these classes, but there are girls bigger than me able to do so many cool things, and wearing whatever they want. So I'll wear what I want, too. It's a great gym environment.
I have no idea what I'm making for dinner, lol. I made shrimp alfredo yesterday, delicious.
Tag party time!
@porquenoirl aw man, I'm sure it's a little like golf, in that there is some amount of "you're just going to lose at least this many arrows every time you go out"
@bonniemcc4 I hope that you're feeling better soon. Take it easy, and take good care of yourself. It's very cool that you've lost weight nonetheless, because weight loss is made in the kitchen.
@EDTake2 I have an ozeri that I love. https://ozeri.com/kitchen-scales/Ozeri-ZK14-AB-Digital-Multifunction-Kitchen/B01JK4XPVW
@KeriA Your post about your weight loss app prompted me to go into mine and change my settings so it takes more previous days into account. My weight loss app has been saying I'm gaining weight at an alarming rate of speed because it only took 7 previous days into account. This is much more calm. I'm glad you've found some strength stuff that's going to help your knees! I hope it does what it's supposed to do.
@sargemarcori my lips are sealed about carrying capacity of camels But that had to be so embarassing about the horse, I'm so sorry that happened.
@swimmom_1 you really have come so far.
@Making_Impossible_Possible Hi Ryann! I love your handle! I hear a lot of negative self talk in your post, and I want to tell you: you're not lazy. Motivation comes and goes, and it's supposed to! Humans aren't meant to be perpetually inspired into action, lol.
What has helped me, so much, with staying in touch here in the thread, has been tying it to a habit I already had. In my case, every morning, I get up, weigh myself, get dressed, pour myself a cup of coffee, and take my meds with it. So I tacked on: after meds, I drink my coffee and catch up with this thread. I've been doing it for months now, and it feels weird to drink my coffee and NOT catch up with the thread. Something to consider- if you want to make a habit, one good way is to attach it to a habit you already have.
You've got this, and we're all here with you.
Have a good hump day everyone!
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I'm still trying to learn how to use all the MFP features. I just wanted to let everyone know thank you for the welcome messages. This feed is really great and it's been so helpful to know so many others are having the same struggles.
You all are doing GREAT, don't let small annoyances stop you!4 -
Making_Impossible_Possible wrote: »Ryann
5'2"
SW: 221
CW: (6/7) 200.6
UGW: 160
June GW: 197-195
6/7: 200.6
6/13
6/20
6/27
I'm hoping it's okay to join in here (again, for like my 50th time). I usually join, then halfway thru the month I stop. Why? Lack of discipline. I know what I need to do to lose weight. I got down to 195 a few months ago but I've put 5lbs back on because I've lost motivation and gotten lazy. I haven't completely stopped logging but I've gotten very lackadaisical these last couple months which resulted in the above mentioned weight gain.
I want to lose weight for myself and my health (I've already seen a 30pt drop in my cholesterol. Went from 180 to 150) but I just can't keep motivated. My husband managed to lose 70lbs in 7 months just by watching what he eats and walking (we use a food scale). I managed to lose 25lbs. We were walking daily but now that he's where he wants to be and maintaining, he's not walking anymore. That and we live in the desert and it's getting hot. Close to 110s this weekend, so that makes it hard to get out and go.
June Goals
🌼 Treadmill for at least 15 min a day starting today (I did 60min to get to my 10k steps)
🌸 Log all food as I have been
🌻 At least 6k steps while at work. The remaining I'll get from the treadmill.
🌷 Do better on the weekends! The weekends are the hardest for me and are usually when I bomb.
I'll weigh in on Mondays with the hope that knowing I've got to weigh in will keep me accountable over the weekend.
I'm not giving up!
I'm not sure if its' the same for you, but I figured out the reason that stops me from showing up for myself, I feel I don't deserve it and I have this sense that loads more people have the same thing. I think we label ourselves as lazy, but we might actually be burnt out, or stuck in a place where we don't feel we "deserve" to invest in ourselves. Or else things feel hopeless. I could be way off here. Said I'd mention it in case it resonates.6 -
Hi everyone, need your help. My food scale completely died, it’s not turning on even after putting in brand new batteries. I am looking for a new one. Can you please recommend a brand that is good?
This is the one I have. It goes negative and has a capacity up to 22lb.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S6F6LHQ
It's my birthday and I've officially hit the -69lb mark! Reaching that nice round 70 by the end of the month feels extremely doable. My sister sent me a Lularoe dress with a really cute ladybug print that is a little snug in the shoulders and bust but it's just so dang cute that I'm making it work today. I'm attempting a little bit of a fast - I have a burrito on the menu for breakfast today but I'm planning to eat it when I get to work, and I've left out a few of the snacks I normally bring with my lunch, to save room for a delicious dinner and a couple of delicious beers tonight.4 -
Good morning! We are back from our trip to the waterpark hotel and the girls had a BLAST. However, I woke up this morning feeling pretty rough. Took an at home test and it's Covid positive. So..... fun times.
I'll take time to read everything posted and catch up later but right now I'm trying to catch up on work emails and not fall back to sleep.
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Age: 27
Height: 5'10"
SW: 246.9
CW: 190.6
GW: 187
UGW: 165
Weigh in days for June: Wednesdays
06/01: 190.6
06/08: 190.0 (-0.6 pounds)
06/15:
06/22:
06/29:
June Fitness Goals:
1. Walk 20 minutes every day
2. Lift weights 1x per week
3. Jog 1x per week
4. Work on push-ups and sit-ups 1x per week
June Wellness Goals:
5. Get out of bed by 6:30 each morning
6. Be social on weekends (not just running errands!)
7. Write for 30 minutes each day (aka make time for hobbies)
8. Eat out 4x or less a week (unless on vacation)
9. Clean one thing every day instead of everything in one day.
1- Going great so far. Won't be able to tomorrow or Friday because I need to go into the office early.
2- Lifted weights this morning!
3- Better luck next week.
4- Yeah, didn't happen
5- Going great. I feel like I actually have time to get ready in the mornings
6- Grabbed lunch with friends on Sunday
7- No time for hobbies this week
8- Went out 3 times this week
9- Some successes, some losses. Will work on being more consistent.
Spoiled the dickens out of my puppy on her adoption anniversary. We're talking the dog park, puppy ice cream, a new toy. She LOVES her new toy, btw.6 -
I forgot to post Monday!
Age: 33
Height: 5'11"
Starting again date and weight:
10/2021, 282 lbs
June starting weight: 196.4
June Goal weight: 188
6/1: 196.4
6/6: 195.7
6/13:
6/20:
6/27:
6/30:
June goals:
🌼 weight training at the gym 2-3×week
🌼 cardio 3-4×week
🌼 balance school and my health by creating a manageable routine.
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I really enjoyed reading all your posts.
@sargemarcori I love your mantra. I almost want to adopt it too since for me it would be even sillier.
Join me!
@Making_Impossible_Possible Ryann, twenty-five pounds is nothing to sneeze at! You've done amazing things--give yourself that credit! I know the perils of comparison--last time I lost weight, it was 8-10 pounds a month. This time I'm struggling to drop 2 a month, doing things exactly the same stuff as far as I can tell. (Hey, did y'all know MFP doesn't keep your food diary forever? I didn't!)
I'm going to echo the others about habits--motivation comes and goes. it is not a moral failing! Society likes to pretend losing weight is easy, just a matter of deciding to do it, but if it were, there wouldn't be such an industry around it. But if you can build some habits...then even when you stumble, you can get back on track easier. I'd say look around the boards for things that might work for you. Food prep? an exercise buddy? Intermittent fasting? Keto? Different things help different people. What worked for the hubby may not work for you, and THAT'S OKAY (though annoying.)
Are you by chance in Southern Arizona? bc SAME on the weather! I took my dog for a walk Monday and decided I'm not doing that again for a few months. Instead I'm going to try alternating the gym and the pool. Luckily my city has the pools free this year.
Also seconding @porquenoirl --it helps if you can believe you are WORTH the effort. Dunno if that's part of your issue, but I know I did have to decide I'm more than a garbage can. (see prior posts. )
@NoNameWonder hiiiii!!!
@goal06082021 hurray for your cute dress!! Happy Birthday!
@pamperedlinny oof! Take care of yourself!
go, @kenziestabes , go!! And share a pic of your pup??
good progress, @_manny_702!
I'm proud of myself, because I decided Monday to go to the pool after work Tuesday and I *did.* because I get off at 4:30 and the pool closes at 6, I brought my stuff to work. It was awkward, changing at work and then wearing my swimsuit, coverup, and flip-flops out the front door, but that was what I did (so I could leave my other stuff in the car, not the locker room at a public pool...) The pool I meant to go to was closed, so I went to a different one. I was not defeated!
Tonight the plan is dinner when I get home, online meeting from 6-8, then I'm going to take myself to the gym for a bit. Thinking of the nice ice cold AC and how empty it will be at 8 o'clock...
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Hey,
Seeing lots of encouraging progress from you all.
Age:48
Height: 5'4"
SW: 235
CW: 217
GW: 150? don't know. Can't think that far.
I'm down 4 pounds this week. I think it was just a big whoosh.8 -
Yesterday I had a special service I was singing and cantoring in so I was nervous. My exercise was walking and standing talking to an arborist around my yard for more than an hour. So Monday was productive and today I plan a productive day again. Hope to get in a long walk and other self-care in as well. I have a job application to do today too. I went to a bakery cafe this morning to journal and get organized. It was a nice break. Brought back my youngest 2/3 of the small quiche because I know they love quiche.
@_manny_702 nice progress.
@pamperedinny oh no! I hope it goes like those I know who got it recently with only 2 bad days and then start to feel better. Take care.
@goal0682021 Happy Birthday! 70 lbs off here you come. Enjoy your dinner tonight!
@CupcakeCrusoe glad the gym works so well and you got what you needed to continue working out. My app shows all my weight since I started on it. I can zoom into the last few weeks or where ever I want on the graph too. There are probably better ones out there but this works for me.
@Making_Impossible_Possible I know posting here and participating on this thread helps me but I had a hiatus on here late last year. I was able to lose very slowly though. I have been logging on MFP so long I have a sense of what I can eat but if I want to be sure of losing I have to log and posting here helps me track other health goals. Walking is so good whether you need to lose of not but I would have a hard time walking in the dessert too. I think you can get back to where you were soon and continue on.
Happy Hump day! (Remember I am unemployed right now)7 -
Hey,
Seeing lots of encouraging progress from you all.
Age:48
Height: 5'4"
SW: 235
CW: 217
GW: 150? don't know. Can't think that far.
I'm down 4 pounds this week. I think it was just a big whoosh.
Hey, a loss is a loss! I don't remember who pointed it out or when, so please claim credit if I'm quoting you, but there is no such thing as a false low. The scale might show high for a few days after a hard workout, a salty meal, a long trip, your period if that's something your body does - it's water, water comes and goes. We're not worried about water. But when that number drops again, if you've been doing everything right (logging accurately, moving as much as you need to, sticking to your plan), that downward change DOES represent a genuine loss, not just water fluctuating like water does. Just gotta keep your nose to the grindstone and trust the process.8 -
I'll have to see if I can upload a more up to date pic of her soon. She's my profile picture, though!
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