Women 200lb+, Let's Make June Joyous!!!

seltzer_lover wrote: »

So....progress. Need to remind myself to have as much joy in the NSVs as I do in the scale ones.

It's so hard to remember, but you're not doing it for the scale. you're doing it for the other stuff! (unless you really are doing it so you can look at the scale and see a certain number.) The scale is just...a readily apparent way to keep track? But it lies, too. I have done so well this week, and I'm only down a pound which was almost certainly water weight. I had 224 yesterday! but no, today, I'm up. Grr.

On the other hand, I just bounce out of my chair when I need to go do something now. I was thinking just a bit ago how lovely it is to just walk across my work building and courtyard without a thought, without a pain...


Age: 52
Height: 5'
SW: 266.6 (1/4/21)
SW November: 233
December: 234.7
January: 233.5 (blargh!)
February: 235.4 (BLARGH!)
March 230.9
April 226.8
May 225
June 224.6

6/3: 226.1
6/10: 225.1
6/17:
6/24:

48 yo 5’3” 6/2013 SW 277 ((in 2021 lost 57 lbs from May 1- Dec 31))
June goal: keep some sort of deficit daily
Ultimate Goal weight: 141 (normal BMI) No goal date, since the lower weights can take longer.

1/1 172.2
2/1 172.2
3/1 165.8
4/1 161.4
5/1 156.8
6/1 156.8
6/10 155.4
6/17
6/24

🕊️Recuperate from illnesses and prednisone/hives. If possible, continue fitness journey and always be thankful!.
🕊️Be patient! Remember that increments are where it is at, and focus on habits.
🕊️Weigh the food in the ‘test kitchen’!
🕊️Remember: Total loss of over 120 lbs!!

I am thankful for all the blessings!! Be blessed ladies!!

SW (Feb 3rd): 220

Feb: -6lbs
March: +3lbs
April: -10.2
May: -5.4

6/1:201.4
6/10: 199
6/16:
6/23:
6/30:

🌼🌼🌼 June GW: 196 - aka Onderland! 🌼🌼🌼

Onderland! I'm fasting so totally might not be here for super long, but I suspect I'll be well in there by the end of the month!

After last week’s so busy no walks, I am happy I didn’t let that become the norm and have gotten right back to doing my daily walks this week although one was just around my yard a few times with the Arborist. They have been longer walks except for the day I went walking around stores looking for something I never found and it was rainy so I had a shorter walk that day. Last night’s walk was pretty long and involved some hills. Today’s was longer but flatter. My street slopes down very gradually to the south so when I turn back I am going up. I have an interview for a job Monday.

@bojanaantje3822 Nice NSV with pilates.

@pamperedlinny I hope you get well soon. I hope you survive your husbands cooking. We had a time where I had 2 jobs and my husband was unemployed. He learned to cook more things than he did before. He even tells me how to cook my recipes! That’s when I say do you want to cook it?

@Making_Impossible_Possible Nice walking! I had to stop using my fitbit so now I just concentrate on minutes walking and how many a week. I started this year working up to 5 days and am now on 6 days a week. I have longer walks some days and shorter others. I like how you are making up whatever steps you need depending on your work day.

@CupcakeCrusoe enjoy your Friday dinner. We have Friday breakfasts.

@seltzer_lover nice NSV. I do not know why I don’t think for exercise related accomplishments as NSV but they are.

@JAC581 Hope your leg feels better for tomorrow. I have a goal to make it to a café that is a bit longer distance than I have been walking one way from home. I think it makes a good reward. Sorry to hear about you special teacher. Have a wonderful weekend.

@kenziestabes I have been delaying eating my lunch since I have had good breakfasts but then I don’t feel satisfied with lunch and have a snack then am less hungry for dinner. Need to work on that next week to get some pounds down.

@sargemarcori I think I need to get some more bouncy chairs.

@Focused_Forward Welcome. I was having foot problems after the pandemic started and realized I was walking barefoot around the house too much. I now wear crocs and it has worked. I also got good running shoes for my foot and that helps too. I think I would have developed plantar fasciitis if I hadn’t nipped in the bud.

@justanotherloser007 You are getting there.

@sarah12277 I wasn’t worried about fitting the seatbelt when we went to Hawaii in March for a family wedding, since my weight was lower than the last time I flew and I fit. However I was surprised at how much I could tighten it. I hope your trip to Vegas goes well.

@porquenoirl Congrats on making into onderland!

Have wonderful weekend all!

SW- 238
CW - 233
2lb on this week

I don't know what I did. Maybe my portions were a bit larger than last week. Maybe I just need to drink more water.

Maybe it's the "you can't be on a diet all the time, you need to treat yourself" message I got from my mum and my sister when I said I wasn't going to get a mcdonalds (side note I got the mcdonalds). Which yeah, but also its been less than a month. And I am trying to treat myself, within my daily calories and in a non-food way.

Maybe its the 'why do you want to join the gym, just take the dog out (dog is 4 months and cannot walk for more than 25 mins at a time, will not walk at anything more than a slow wander), you're perfect as you are" (yes, but I want to lose weight and feel fitter for myself. Because I want to lower my risk of health problems I've so far managed to dodge)

Maybe I need to stop putting the blame on other people, see it as a minor bump in the road, and just do better next week.

Good morning everyone!

187.8 this morning, I like seeing the scale when it's down. I got some good sleep, so important, and I'm not that sore this morning, just in time for me to go to the gym for a double feature, lol.

Plan for today:
* make a nice egg white and ham breakfast sandwich with my low-calorie bread
* take some orange slices to the gym for in between classes or at the end of classes
* go to the gym and do TRX and pole control, get my butt kicked by the workouts, probably
* go grocery shopping
* work on lollipop game for kid's end of school year party (where you put colored dots on the bottom of the sticks, and the kids pick a lollipop, and get a prize based on what color the dot is? Yeah, I volunteered for that the kids are going to like it, though)
* laundry, dishes, boring stuff
* get burgers from elsewhere for dinner, mine will be lettuce wrapped and I will make air fried potatoes instead of getting french fries, and we'll drink beer
* make OREO PROTEIN ICE CREAM I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE IF IT'S GOOD
* play video games with friends?
* go to sleep at a reasonable time

Tag party time
@seltzer_lover I have a little theory: I have a theory that the first 5-10 percent body fat comes off pretty easily, and after that, the body hangs onto it more. I base this theory only on my own experience (I always get hung up in the 180s when I start around 200) and on some studies that talk about 5-10% body fat being what a lot of study participants lose in a year.

But the corollary to my theory is, if you're at the new weight for long enough, maintaining it or losing slowly with plenty of diet breaks, your body will eventually adjust the set point, and then you can continue.

This is all theoretical, I've got no science to back it (mostly because weight loss studies are generally not great in terms of sample size or they use self-reported data, etc etc)

The game sounds fun, and exhilirating to progress in! Well done!

@JAC581 Have fun at the pride parade! I'm sorry to hear about your teacher. Life is too short, and I'm glad you're appreciating it for what it is now, and can be in the future.

@kenziestabes those days are the WORST, it's true, when I don't prioritize protein, I'm a hunger monster all day.

@sargemarcori

The scale is just...a readily apparent way to keep track? But it lies, too.

PREACH! I'm glad you're appreciating your NSVs.

@Focused_Forward Hi! No time like now to start! I'm not familiar with feet problems, but it is heartbreaking that you couldn't fully enjoy your vacation because of your weight. We're all here for you, let us know how it's going sometimes! Being here in the community really helps for morale!

@justanotherloser007 Look at you go! Good progress! I hope you're feeling well.

@sarah12277 Ooh, Vegas! Very exciting! I hope that the airplane ride goes as smoothly as possible, I know it can be stressful to exist on a plane as a bigger person.

@porquenoirl CONGRATULATIONS ON ONEDERLAND!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@KeriA Mojo for your interview, your walks sound lovely. And talking with an arborist sounds so nice, like a relaxing interaction with someone who knows their stuff can be.

@Making_Impossible_Possible

I knew we would be eating out for dinner (bad, I know), but Fridays are usually our take our nights. I was mindful of what I ate even though it was take out and I still came in under goal, so I dont feel guilty!

Bolded mine. I'm glad you don't feel guilty, because food is not bad. There is no morality to feeding your body, even if your choices aren't optimal.

Maybe some chicken would be a better choice than pizza or whatever for your goals, but pizza is delicious and we should all eat it if we want it! It's important to remember, as we lose weight, to keep sight of the fact that this is a lifelong way of eating and being. If you're going to eat pizza and drink beer (my personal Friday night every week) after you hit goal weight, you should eat it now, get used to how you structure your day around it.

I've said this before, but maybe now again: losing weight is not punishment. You deserve to enjoy things while you do it. And it's good, actually, to try to fit those things in, because you're going to have to do the same when you're done losing.

@Inky_one Unless you've eaten 7000 calories on top of maintenance this week, you didn't gain 2 lbs spontaneously. My money's on water weight. Weight's not quick to take off, and it's not quick to put on.

I notice that you say maybe your portions are bigger- are you weighing or otherwise measuring your portions? Because knowing how much you're eating will take some of the uncertainty away from your logging.

As for your mom and sister- it is my experience that people don't know how to engage with you when you're trying to lose weight. If they're insecure about their own weight and health, they might do what your mom and sister are doing- undermine your efforts so they don't feel bad that they're not taking care of themselves. If they're *kitten* like my family, they might be overly excited about how small I'm getting, which gives me the heebie jeebies. People are weird, you do you.

@bojaantje3822

Time to lounge around in the sun and maybe take a little nap. I had 7 workouts this week and I went to work from the office all 4 days this week, monday having been a holiday.

I got some nice cabbage and potato stew for tonight and a ton of pre-logged fruit I didn't have time to eat yet.

sounds amazing.

Congratulations on your workout NSVs, that's very weird about your head measurement, lol.

Have a great Saturday, everyone! Kick it in the *kitten* once for me!

Age: 30 31
Height: 5'3"
SW: 252.8 (11/13/2020)
CW: 185.0 (6/4/2022)
6/4: 185
6/11: 184.2
6/18:
6/25:
GW for June: 182.8, exactly 70lb down
GW for 2022: 155

I'll take it, this is progress in the correct direction! Hubs and I are going to the mall in a little bit here to check out some Hokas at the running store, a brand of fancy athletic shoe that his fellow rad techs swear by. I think I've gotten to the point where I'm serious enough about fitness to justify $120+ gym shoes for myself, too, if the spirit so moves me. I'm hoping the store is one of those that does, like, gait analysis and can actually point us toward shoes for our specific shoe-wearing needs. I do long-distance walking and hiking (on relatively even ground, this is Florida); he interns at a hospital 3 days a week and is on his feet for most of the day in clinic, which will be more days once he gets licensed and actually starts working.

Last weekend my husband was making up some clinic hours on Sunday, so I had the day to myself. I needed to go to the bank and deposit a check from my grandma, so I decided to walk there - the weather was nice and I was stuck inside all day Saturday because of the remnants of Hurricane Agatha tumbling across the state. So I did that, and then I decided, hell, I've got nothing but time, why don't I go check out this little coffeeshop I keep driving past and meaning to visit? It's not that far from the bank. So I did, turns out the "little" coffeeshop is actually HUGEMONGOUS and they sell all kinds of cool and funky art and homegoods in addition to coffee. My iced latte was delicious. By that time it was getting to be lunchtime and I was hungry, so I walked to another place and got some food, stopped at CVS to get some little sundries, and then beat the rain home by about 15 minutes. I walked 12 miles on a whim. I definitely could not have done that so easily, or had any energy to spare for the rest of the day, a year ago or even six months ago, probably. And, as an added bonus, since I spent 6 hours wandering around town, I didn't spend six hours laying on the couch and eating all of my snacks, LMAO.

The rest of this month is going to be good, I've already decided. I'm getting a pedicure on Monday as a late birthday gift to myself, and then my mom is coming to visit the following week. I haven't seen her since 2018 - we were going to go up there for Christmas last year, but that didn't end up happening for various surgery-and-coronavirus-related reasons. I'm excited!

Good morning everyone!

187 this morning! happy to know my body was just retaining 2-3 lbs of water this whole time. It was a thing I knew, but it was getting harder to believe when my weight just hovered between 188.8 and 190. And I'm sore this morning, arms and core, because of TRX and pole control yesterday. My next gym classes aren't until Tuesday, so plenty of muscle recovery time (and maybe more time to see weight decreases 👀 )

Whatever I didn't get done yesterday is getting done today, plus cooking... something, don't know what yet, so

* figure out what I'm most looking forward to eating so I can prelog my day
* work on lollipop game for kid's end of school year party (where you put colored dots on the bottom of the sticks, and the kids pick a lollipop, and get a prize based on what color the dot is? Yeah, I volunteered for that the kids are going to like it, though)
* stretch goal: pack the kids' bags for grandma's house, and my bag for DC
* go to sleep at a reasonable time

Tag party time!
@lmgoff232 it is SO easy to say "I have no idea why the scale is stalled!" meanwhile in the kitchen I'm mindlessly finishing off my daughter's food she didn't want, forgetting about it, and not logging it, lol. I've been there, you've got this.

@goal06082021 all your adventures sound both fun and relaxing, and congratulations on the loss!

@RavenStCloud oh wow, move and new job, no wonder you don't have time for internet friends, haha. Glad you're here, your goals look great!

@bojaantje3822 and @seltzer_lover That is awesome! Congrats on your fitness NSVs!

Welcome @Focused_Forward

@KeriA I hope you're interview goes well!

@goal06082021 Wow, that's awesome and a wonderful way to spend a day!

@RavenStCloud Congrats on the new job!

@CupcakeCrusoe Woohoo on the lower number on the scale!

Jamie, 37, 5'6", Pennsylvania
SW: 248

6/1: 239.6
6/6: 241
6/13: 238.8

I'm feeling pretty crummy physically today. My bf was feeling off earlier in the weekend and had a negative covid test on Saturday morning. Then yesterday I started feeling off and I just took a covid test this morning to be safe, also negative. I ate terribly both days this weekend, which I'm sure is at least part of the reason I don't feel well. Saturday was Pride and I did a TON of walking, which led to me treating myself to sugary alcoholic drinks and Indian buffet for dinner (which was delicious!). Then yesterday I ended up drinking almost half my day's calories between the chocolate milk latte and hard cider, so I didn't really eat much in an attempt to stay under my calories. Usually when I don't eat much, I get a bad headache and fatigued, which is how I'm feeling this morning. Today I'm trying to get back on track and make some smarter food choices so I can feel better, and well enough to maybe get a walk in or something.

I'm almost 10 lbs down, which is exciting. I feel like it's taken a much longer time than usual to do it, but progress is progress nonetheless.

Hope you all have a wonderful week!

Seltzer_lover
Weigh-in Day: Mondays
SW (7/2021): 300
5/31: 241.2
6/6: missed
6/13: 238.8
6/20:
6/27:

June GW: 236 - 240 ✔️

June Goals:
🌷 Reorganize my closet and get rid of anything that's too big ✔️ (in-process)
🌷 Push myself in my HIIT workouts ✔️ (just upped my base running pace! and distance victory!)
🌷 Carefully meal plan and prep ✔️
🌷 Flexibility work 5+ times per week (needs work)
🌷 Read 8+ books (on track)


Overall, doing ok with June goals. I'm working through the drawers I have in my closet one by one, and am putting anything reasonably "designer" and in good condition on Poshmark/Mercari. So far I've weeded out socks, underwear, leggings, workout clothes, and sweatshirts. Still have over half the drawers and the hanging stuff, but it's taking forever because I'm trying everything on and making a decision. Some of my smaller items are from 8ish years ago! It's so nice to fit into them again! I'm trying to do one drawer per day.

I hit -60 pounds this weekend. I've been struggling to get below 240 for what feels like THREE MONTHS now so it felt really good to hit that target. Even better than hitting that number? I did an InBody scan at OTF yesterday and every pounds I've lost since January has been fat. I've retained and even gained every pounds of muscle I have. Since that was my goal, I'm feeling REALLY excited about that!

As a reward for the -60 pounds AND the running NSV on Thursday, I went into Lululemon for the first time in maybe 8 - 10 years? Back when I was at my thinnest (an 8 - 10), I still didn't feel comfortable going into Lululemon. This was when they didn't carry anything above a size 12 and everything ran small and the CEO was making statements about how bigger people shouldn't be wearing Lululemon.

Anyway, I went in to buy a hat because I need to have better sun protection when I'm out and about/walking the dog/etc. But they had a lot of stuff on sale, so I picked up a pair of leggings in an 18 to try. They fit, but were roomy. I went down to a 16. They FIT. I may have cried in the dressing room. Then the sales lady brought me a pair of 14s and they were perfect. A little snug, but nothing outrageous or see-through. They fit really nicely and I have room to lose in them. I may have cried some more, the sales lady may have given me a really nice hug and said she understood - she'd also lost a lot of weight, and I bought the hat and the leggings. Came home and weeded out my OG Athleta leggings from when I started back in July. Size: 2X. More tears.

Ok, that was an opus, but I needed to write this down so I can save this post to remind me when I'm frustrated, down, whatever - that sticking with it is worth it. Trends matter more than day-to-day fluctuations.

Thanks to everyone who sent encouraging messages last week. I really needed to hear that.

kenziestabes wrote: »

@seltzer_lover That's amazing to hear. And 60 pounds? Holy cow! Congrats on progressing on your HIIT workouts, too.

Does Lululemon have options with drawstrings? For some reason, with leggings, I can never find any that don't roll or slide down. so I want something I can cinch at the waist. Heard Lululemon is a quality brand.

Thank you!

I think almost all of their leggings have a drawstring. So do most Athleta leggings - that drawstring was the only thing holding up my pants recently since they got so large for me. I really like Athleta quality (especially if gotten on sale - the cost per wear is excellent), and hoping Lululemon matches.

@Seltzer_lover
Thanks for writing your post! It helps you to look back but it also helps inspire all of us. I'm still wearing my 2x leggings. I know I could go smaller but they are giving me some security right now. Feeling them loosen helps me recognize that I am successfully losing weight.


HW: 253 (May 2020)
SW: 245 (Dec 2021)
CW 218 Today

June goal: I am hoping to be 215 by the end of the month.

My scale went down a bit so that is great but I want to celebrate a NSV! We went camping this weekend! We tent camp which is wonderful and I love it but I remember last year feeling like I was getting "too old" to camp. Getting up and down off the camp pad was hard. Changing clothes in the tent was hard. All the heavy lifting and such and I felt it last year. I've got two small boys and I was having trouble keeping up.

This year I am much stronger. Yes I have lost some weight but what I am most excited about is the strength and muscle I have gained. I realized this weekend that I am not "too old" to camp. I WAS too unfit. Unfit I can fix! I was so much more alive this camping trip. I helped my husband do a lot of the hard set up and take down because I could. I was so friggen proud of the work I have put in to get here.

My husband also planned a slightly challenging hike for us. I was totally up for it and it was incredible. I am so thankful that the work I have put in to my fitness has allowed me to enjoy the beautiful outdoors.

I actually apologized to my husband on the hike. I know for a few years I let myself go. I had a million reasons including two pregnancies and postpartums but I still don't ever want to completely stop taking care of myself. It doesn't just affect me. I know he loves me through thick and thin (literally) but I know he is also happy to not worry about my health so much. He wants me around for a long time (thankfully) and he wants me to explore the world with him. I want to too.

So as soon as I walked into the gym, one of the women there beckoned me over to tell me I was shrinking 😂 especially that my arms were starting to get lines but just my whole silhouette was smaller. I trust her judgment as she used to be fat too. She's currently still overweight, 90kg on a 165cm frame, but so much of it is muscle and she's so strong. So there's camaraderie there that lacks with some other gym members.
I did notice that my leggings keep getting bigger but this pair is also getting longer, there was so much fabric bunched around my ankles now. A good sign, though I'm sad to let these leggings go.

Anyway, my wrists hurt all day so I took it easy this workout and still left with more pain than I showed up with but that's okay. My mum has some chronic stress-related pain in her shoulders and arms so it might be related to that but it is getting less painful as I get stronger so I'll keep working on that.

I forgot to step on the scale until after the workout and by then I already had my coat on. This coupled with day 2 or 3 of my diet break and a belly full of food, I expected big numbers. I was very surprised to see the same number as last friday. I'm not gonna overthink it, I'm just gonna rest so I can go a little harder again tomorrow.

Edit: I forgot to say I still have almost 400cal to eat today and I just don't know how I will. Even at my most ravenous I struggle to eat enough