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

JAC581 · June 2022

Happy Friday everyone!

What a week it's been. I'm finally feeling back to normal as of yesterday. My boyfriend and I have been apartment hunting and we checked out a place yesterday that has one of our favorite parks literally in the backyard. This would mean no excuses to not go outside and take advantage of the walking/bike path that goes for miles along the creek. We applied yesterday and *fingers crossed* we sign a lease today!

Because of all the craziness yesterday with the apartment, I barely had time to eat and, according to MFP and Fitbit, I burned off 1400 calories just from walking in the crazy heat and also just nerves! I was wiped out last night and still am this morning, and hoping everything goes well so I can just relax tonight.

Oh yeah, I hit 238 this morning, which means I've officially lost 10 lbs! Woooo!

finngirl61 · June 2022

Hi ladies, still reading your posts for inspiration. Sorry I don't post often. Past couple months have been rough. Next week is 1st anniversary of my husband passing away, so please keep me in your prayers. Knee is bad, so probably need another injection. Ouch. Am down a couple lbs but long way to go. Currently 258, need to get to 170 maybe. But at 70, this isn't easy. Most difficult is night time as I don't sleep well and get hungry. Thanks to all of you on this journey. 😊💕

pamperedlinny · June 2022

It's Friday!!!!

With my inability to exercise and my days of falling off the wagon over the past 2 weeks I'm probably going to skip weighing in tomorrow and wait until next week. I might change my mind in the morning but I really don't want being sick to affect my mental state by looking at the scale on a rough week. Also, this weekend is going to be full of things so I need to make a plan for going forward.

Tonight I get to see Brooks & Dunn in concert. My friend's husband was called into work and won't be able to go now so I get his ticket. I'm super excited!!! Then Father's Day is Sunday and my husband's birthday is Monday so we'll be celebrating both of those over the weekend. That will include snacks, a trip for a sub sandwich my husband enjoys, Carvel ice cream cake, etc. I also hope to start walking and slowly trying my elliptical at home this weekend to see how my stamina is going. I know last weekend I needed to lie down after doing dishes and some small straightening up but I feel a lot better today so we shall see.

I am also going to take a later lunch break today and take a mini nap during that time so that I don't feel like I'm crashing when the concert is starting. No one wants to arrive at a concert just to feel unable to enjoy it.

Tag Party!

@CupcakeCrusoe Have a fantastic vacation!!!! I don’t have any recommendations for daycare but that’s horrible. How can they kick you for someone on the waitlist if you’re already in the program? I would be panicking big time.

@bonniemcc4 Yay for getting that next appointment scheduled so easily! That’s always one of the worst things when they say you need to follow up but make it difficult to do so. Also, are you able to do wi-fi calling from your cell? Or connect your cell number to an Alexa or Google device? I only ask because I had an apartment with HORRIBLE service and I did both of those things. If I was just answering a call I would have my phone on wi-fi calling and if I was calling out I would actually call using my Alexa. Now, I keep my Alexa connected to my phone number so my daughter can call out without needing a home phone in an emergency.

@sandielewis2001 That’s fabulous! Congrats on being so close to your goal!

@porquenoirl Buying a house is crazy stressful. Good luck!

@Inky_one I haven’t heard of the Snack & Glow plate but I love that idea. I should really try that with working from home.

@JAC581 Good luck on the apartment!!!!

@finngirl61 I’ll be thinking comforting thoughts for you.

RavenStCloud · June 2022

HW: 260
CW: 250
1GW: 229

So I've finally weighed in after putting it off for months. I did gain a lot of weight, but surprisingly not as much as I thought I did. I think the extra 20lbs just resettled in different places (grrr).

My new job is getting me outside and walking all over the place, so that's great. I've been pretty sedentary for months, so I'm hoping this will help.

I have been eating really well when I'm alone, but I go to my mom's house once or twice a week and all bets are off. So I'm working on that. What I've really stuck to is eating my meals at the table with no phone or screen. I feel like it's helping me to be mindful, and that was something I was lacking.

My first goal weight is 229, so 21lbs down, and it would be nice to hit this by mid-September, but I'm not fixated on when, just how. Anyway, overall pretty good so far. 💜💜💜

JAC581 · June 2022

JAC581 wrote: »

Happy Friday everyone!

What a week it's been. I'm finally feeling back to normal as of yesterday. My boyfriend and I have been apartment hunting and we checked out a place yesterday that has one of our favorite parks literally in the backyard. This would mean no excuses to not go outside and take advantage of the walking/bike path that goes for miles along the creek. We applied yesterday and *fingers crossed* we sign a lease today!

Because of all the craziness yesterday with the apartment, I barely had time to eat and, according to MFP and Fitbit, I burned off 1400 calories just from walking in the crazy heat and also just nerves! I was wiped out last night and still am this morning, and hoping everything goes well so I can just relax tonight.

Oh yeah, I hit 238 this morning, which means I've officially lost 10 lbs! Woooo!

Update: We got the apartment!

pamperedlinny · June 2022

JAC581 wrote: »

JAC581 wrote: »

Update: We got the apartment!

Yay!!!!!!!

bojaantje3822 · June 2022

Earlier I realised I'm very close to moving down an obesity category and the numbers are all nice and round so let me share:

I'm super close to having lost 30lbs and to reach the first minigoal weight I'd have to lose exactly 35lbs. How convenient. My current weight is 275 in American and 125 in Dutch. The other numbers are less pretty so I'll spare you those.

I love all of these things. I knew my mirror wasn't fooling me even though the scale was! And my back is slowly getting better. Also my bikini still fits, which was a worry because I forgot when I bought it since I never got to wear it. Pools were closed due to the pandemic and we didn't have many warm days that coincided with days off from work.

I did get badly sunburnt despite using sun cream regularly sooooo... yeah, ouch. And it's all oddly shaped too so yikes.

@JAC581 yay! Love that you got the apartment!

sargemarcori · June 2022

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: 225.2
6/24:

sigh.

Generic_Excuse · June 2022

Thanks everyone for the support, the whole card situation has been cleared up. We got all of our money back but I am definitely still feeling overly cautious after the whole ordeal. I don't know what will happen with the information we turned in (people ordered stuff for delivery with their name and address using our card so we had all of the the theif's information... Not very smart) but out of our hands now.

Okay I'm terrible at keeping up but I think I went through all the post I've missed soooo tag party:

@pamperedlinny Absolutely agree with teaching your kiddo how to eat healthier. I think one of my favorite things about getting healthy and making these life style changes is my kids seeing and mimicking them. Maybe then they won't have the same struggles I did/do growing up in an unhealthy family and not having the right tools and techniques to be healthier. Hope you're having fun at the concert right now and enjoy your weekend! ♥️

@lessjess22 IMHO I think that is the best way to go about it. I think making lifestyle and mental changes is the only way to stay substainable in weight loss. Sounds like a great start to me!

@bonniemcc4 I hope you're doing better, as someone with depression and anxiety I know how crippling that can be. Switching meds is an extremely stressful time so remember to take care of yourself and be kind to yourself. ♥️

@CupcakeCrusoe who doesn't love a little drama? I know I do (as long as it doesn't involve me 🤣) Did I read right? A kid free weekend?!! What will you do with all that time and quietness? Im living through you so have some fun!!!

@sandielewis2001 🥳 that's amazing news!!!

@BeastModeBeauty87 Hi 👋 Hope you make it to your goal. We're all rooting for you!!

@Inky_one "snack and glow" plate? That sounds great! Mind sharing the TT handle for that?

@JAC581 CONGRATULATIONS ON THE APARTMENT 🎉 and the 10lbs!! 🥳

bojaantje3822 · June 2022

I decided to check the gym scale's accuracy by also stepping on the scale at my mum's and it says the exact same thing so I am happy. And then I had a 1500kcal breakfast.

Some tmi stuff:
I feel like eating around maintenance is a lot of food so I was wondering how that could still be less than the waterweight I was carrying from exercise. But I think with the increased food I also increased fiber so I just poop more often now so I'm not carrying much extra food in my body.

No longer tmi:
But still, going off the numbers, at one point last week I must've been carrying 4kg extra water. That's crazy to me. That's almost 10 lbs of water weight. Though I guess when you're tall and muscled and fat, it isn't all that much. 10lbs of water weight has to be much worse on a 5 foot nothing skinny person.

I've lost 13kg/28.6lbs in 20 weeks so I'm on a 650 grams per week pace or 1.34lbs per week on anywhere between 2200 and 2600kcal on average per day measured over the week. The 2200-2400 range is for approx a kg a week, the 2400-2600 range is for approx half a kg per week and both have had good recomp results. So I think after my diet break I will try to eat 2450-2700kcal a day. I think this will be doable if I regularly stock up on ice cream and go out to enjoy the summer weather. I won't be dialling down on exercise after my back goes back to normal so I expect to see larger numbers on the scale again (up to 4kg apparently) until I have another busy week or vacation when I can't train.

lmgoff232 · June 2022

Age: 44
Height: 5'10"
HW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
SW: 287.4 (7/16/2021)
CW: 207.6 (6/1/2022)

GW for June: 201
GW for 2022: 170
UGW: 170

6/4: 206.0
6/11: 205.6
6/18: 209.0
6/25:

Weight is up, but I am sure the majority of it is water weight. I was at a work conference in Orlando earlier this week, so there were lots of guesstimates in my tracking, but I think it should be pretty close, and I really don't think I was excessively over. Despite the 3 hour earlier time difference, I dragged my butt out of bed in the mornings to exercise. I even did a 5k run/walk one morning (which I am still sore from)! My coworker and I were the last people across the line with 15 minute miles because I work with a bunch of overachievers, but we did it! I don't know how you all that live in humid places exercise outdoors though, lol.

I will be back on a plane on Monday for my next trip, this time to Boston, so I will be suprised if I see a full drop of the water weight before more travel puts it back on. At least this time it is not a conference so I will have more control over the food 😉

Goals for June
- Meet fiber goals at least 3x per week: ❌️ 1 of 3
- Meet protein goals at least 3x per week: ❌️ 1 of 3
- Minimum 6000 steps daily: ✔️
- At least 8 glasses water daily: ✔️

bojaantje3822 · June 2022

For the 4th year in a row we had a tropical night in June in the Netherlands. Usually that only happens in July and August, and even then not most nights.

So my period came a day late and I wanted to see the impact of it on the scale. I'm up 1,5kg/3.3lbs in 24 hours. That's so much. Now I know and won't worry about it.

justanotherloser007 · June 2022

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
6/17 154.4
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 have been able to continue some low impact most days and I am very grateful for that! the hives are still there and I want to take a picture to see the difference, but I seem to have swollen eyes/face every day. I want to tell neighbors I took up boxing so they don't think anything is out of sorts!

I went to a funeral and saw many friends that I literally haven't seen since Easter 2 years ago about. Needless to say, many didn't recognize me. Whew, I thought it was just me who didn't recognize that lady in the mirror! The hubby was the one who tipped off that the person was me, usually. Although, a couple ladies walked up to the hubby and asked where I was. Hilarious! I bet in their heads they were all like, "the nerve of him showing up with another woman! Where is Tarean?!" hahahahahaha, lols. One asked me how I did it, and a couple were concerned that I was too skinny. But I mean, after so much weight loss and how different I look, I am certain I look sick. Well, I am sick, but you know what I mean.

@bonniemcc4 ((hugs)) I am very grateful that things are going better with your appointments. I also know how hard it is to stand because of cell phone stuff ((hugs)) Hang in there, you are so incredibly amazing and so encouraging!! ((hugs))

swimmom_1 · June 2022

Glad to be back and Thank you @RavenStCloud for this thread. Great support here!
Mary from Pennsylvania 65 NOW! 5'4", Heaviest weight 255 lbs twice. :-(

UGW-122 lbs. I was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for 5 years then got lazy.

My goal is to continue with what seems to work for me. 1000-1200 calories, low carb 15 Net +/- 3(My body seems to not do well with carbs. It doesn't know how to burn them and hangs onto them way too much!), minimum 70 + oz of water, 2 meals/day on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days(which are long), exercise on my 3 days off. My weigh in day is Sunday.

9/14/20 SW-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started MFP and Low Carb/1000-1200 calorie while recovering
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
9/1/21-200.0 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
12/26/21-165.6 lbs
1/1/22-168 lbs
2/1/22-157.4 lbs
3/1/22-155 lbs. Down 100.2 lbs so far!
4/1/22-156.4 lbs
5/1/22-158.8 lbs
6/1/22-152.2 lbs

6/5/22-158 lbs :-( Not doing great. Been eating too many carbs (Problem is they are so tasty! And trigger me to eat more.) and then probably retaining water with them too.

Missed last week's post. Been busy but still logging daily.
6/12/22-161 lbs :-(
6/19/22-158.2 lbs :-)

bojaantje3822 · June 2022

I wore an old blouse today and the fit is so weird now. It looks like it was made for women with large chests but it's huge around my arms, shoulders and waist too. (Edit for clarity: I'm not one of these large-chested women, it just looks weird on me.) It's only tight around my belly but even then it's much looser than it used to be and I'm experencing some bloating from my period.

Idk how it got looser around my shoulders since my arms remain unchanged measurement-wise. This diet break is working wonders.

I couldn't have picked a better time for a diet break. I have so many events this week where I'm not in charge of the food that idk how I would've stayed within my calories. Today is the one day without anything going on and I have trouble planning food beyond 1500cals so I think I'll aim for 2400 today and get in some liquid calories. I already had 100gr of peanut butter straight from the jar yesterday, I'm tired of it.

I'm also going to try to do the regular workout at the gym today. Instead of rowing, I'll just use the bike but I should be able to backsquat at 60% of my max so 'm hopeful. I do feel my back but usually my pain is extremely hightened while on my period and it doesn't feel that bad.

CupcakeCrusoe · June 2022

Good morning everyone!

I'm back from DC, we had a very nice time. If you get the chance to visit Mt. Vernon, it's well worth the trip. The view is incredible, they did a good job with the exhibits, and the restaurant next to the gift shop has AMAZING food.

I'm drinking my coffee in quiet on the porch this morning and tapping this out on my phone, so no tags- will get them later. Right now enjoying my porch and being at home is too nice.

My scale doesn't get here until Wednesday 😱 but my favorite pajamas are a little looser, I think. We'll find out Thursday morning, I guess. In the meantime, I can balance eating well and hitting the gym (tonight is poles and oh split again! 🥰 My favorite combo) and staying busy cleaning the house. Gotta take this time while the babies are at Grandma's to have my house the way I like it to be.

Have a great day everyone!

pamperedlinny · June 2022

Good morning!

The concert on Friday night was AMAZING! I'm so glad I was able to go. On Saturday and Sunday I managed to run errands and do a few things without feeling like I was going to die so that's progress. This morning I did a short walk with my neighbor as well. I wanted to be sure if I did the neighborhood loop (big or small as we have 2 options) I went with a partner my first time back out since being sick. You just never know. However, I managed the small loop just fine. A bit out of breath but nothing major.

I'm going to try to go to the gym tonight. I'm not sure yet if I plan to try the lower impact Zumba that is on Monday or if I'm going to do the machines/weights instead. Either way everything will be modified until I'm comfortable again.

Yesterday being Father's Day and today being my husband's birthday makes food a big thing over this past weekend and through today. We have ice cream cake tonight and I need to try and plan accordingly. If I go over, so be it. I plan to celebrate with him either way. He's 58 today.

I did weigh in on Saturday but it was no change from the previous week.
39 years old
5’7”
SW 300
6/3: 238 lb
6/11: 236 lb
6/18: 236 lb

@JAC581 I’m so glad you got the apartment!!!

@bojaantje3822 I have a love/hate relationship with my clothes that no longer fit correctly. I both get excited that my measurements have changed and annoyed if it was something I used to love wearing.

@justanotherloser007 I would have had a lot of fun with people not recognizing me from weight loss. Honestly, that kind of transformation is amazing. Great job.

@CupcakeCrusoe Welcome back! I’m originally from Baltimore so we had sooo many school field trips into DC. That said, I agree that Mt Vernon is wonderful. Also, anyone who gets a chance to hit the Smithsonian...The Air & Space Museum is my favorite building.

Enjoy your quiet time!

bojaantje3822 · June 2022

I'm happy when it's pants because usually that means they fit better and if they fit worse it's somehow still okay but when it's a top that gets too big I get angry 😂

seltzer_lover · June 2022

Seltzer_lover
Weigh-in Day: Mondays
SW (7/2021): 300
5/31: 241.2
6/6: missed
6/13: 238.8
6/20: 238
6/27:

June GW: 236 - 240 ✔️

June Goals:
🌷 Reorganize my closet and get rid of anything that's too big ✔️
🌷 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)

Cleaning out my wardrobe has been a project. I've been working my way through my closet and dressers to identify what fits, what doesn't (too big vs. too small) and what I don't like anymore. I've made a bunch of sales on Mercari/Poshmark, clearing out the 2X stuff. The stuff that's too small is in a wardrobe "staging area" that I can shop as I lose more weight.

I have SO MANY tops/tees/tanks/lounge bottoms/dresses, but no pants. So that's an interesting place to be. I ended up buying a new pair of jeans at Old Navy this weekend (THEY WERE A 16 AND I'M DEAD). Scored them on closeout + promo so they were $6! Can't complain about that at all. But at some point soonish I imagine I'm going to need pants other than leggings and jeans? I WFH, so maybe I can put this off for a little longer?

I need to get fitted for new bras soon, but I'm hoping to make it to the fall before I make the appointment at my local boutique for a fitting. Hoping to get the most out of the ones I have for now.

Ugh. I've hit a weight where I want to go shopping and buy NEW things instead of just shopping my closet and wearing the 4567823452340 things I already have. But that's wasteful, even if it's secondhand. I have more than enough clothes to last me awhile. I should be happy that I'm fitting into stuff instead of wanting to go buy even more things!

seltzer_lover · June 2022

Also, I saw this article in the WSJ and thought you all might be interested in it. It's about over-exercising and the negative effects it can have.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-you-exercising-too-much-studies-flag-risks-of-overexercising-11655410337?st=gkwa3uuu8jpp6pi&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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

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