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

bojaantje3822 · June 2022

I had 3,5 hours of sleep and have been up since 5.40am. It's now nearly 8pm. Some of the people from the gym had a weightlifting competition on the other side of the country and a bunch of us went to support them. I planned for this horribly and had no proper food to bring with me. So I had 2 grapes, a single cherry and 2 blueberries around 10 or 11am, had mcdonald's for lunch at 2.30pm (a cheeseburger, medium fries and medium vanilla milkshake, still came in under 1000 calories apparently), which got the edge off my hunger. I drank plenty of water, had one small cappuccino and struggled to figure out what to have for dinner to get to a reasonable amount of calories. The sad result: a bowl of instant ramen and 6 chipolata merguez sausages with a refreshing glass of homemade (by my mum) elderflower squash, coming it at 2500 cals total. I can't imagine eating any more and I am going to head to bed soon so I guess yesterday was the last day of my diet break. Oh well.

I'm also gonna try to get back to doing the regular workouts from tomorrow. I'll also play around with my deficit from tomorrow and maybe weigh myself.
The competition was great fun and I yelled and clapped A LOT for everyone. Off to bed. Hope this check in made some amount of sense given how tired I am.

Edit: the mcdonald's didn't taste that good and is totally not worth the calories in the future but I was so hungry I would've eaten anything edible.

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 :-)
6/26/22-154.4 lbs :-) Did 190 minutes today on my Elliptical (Did a Marathon on Tuesday this week, 26.25 miles straight through-372 minutes, second time at least) and 120 minutes on the riding lawn mower. I've been the same weight for 4 days now. I was hoping for a smidge of a drop. :-(

CupcakeCrusoe · June 2022

Good morning everyone!

Hopefully I can make it through my first day back at work in like a week and a half.

Weight 188.2, not worried about it.

Yesterday was good, I made tomato sauce from scratch, forgot that I needed to use the USDA recipe if I wanted to can it, oops, so there's a lot of sauce in my fridge that I'm going to have to find room for in the freezer. And I managed not to doomscroll by instead playing a lot of Destiny 2. I banned myself from scrolling before bed by cleaning up the house until I was tired, showering, and doing Duolingo, then right to sleep. And I think it helped. I think I slept better.

Tonight is pole curious and taste of twisted with my friend, at last! Hopefully! She's bailed on me three times now, but I think she really wants to go, so hopefully this time it works out.

Tag party:
@lmgoff232 you look great!

@bojaantje3822 I think that's how everyone feels about mcdonalds, lol

@swimmom_1 I know with cardio there's some amount of adaptation your body does when it comes to intensity/distance, do you think that's at play here?

Be safe out there

cosmiccurves · June 2022

Good morning everyone!!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I appreciate all of the comments and responses, thank you!

We were able to finish moving all of our things out of our old duplex and into our new home this weekend so yay!! My husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary as well, so it's been a busy weekend, and today is the start of my 34th journey around our star! Lots to celebrate!!

All that's left for us to do is to go back and patch and clean up the duplex, then we hand over our keys. We have to get that done by Wednesday, then we can fully focus on unpacking and organizing our new home. I am SO READY TO NEST. I NEED IT.

Since it'll be firmly in the 90s and even 80s this week, we are going to start our daily walks as a family in the evenings, and I am super excited to do this since we were not able to in our last neighborhood.

Happy Monday everyone!!

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: 236.8

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 (a little behind)

Well despite my doomscrolling this weekend ( @CupcakeCrusoe I need to take a page out of your book and stop the doomscrolling), it was largely good. Some great OTF classes (it turns out rage running is a thing), got a new HVAC unit so my AC is working like gangbusters, and spent some time with friends. Stayed on track eating-wise, despite my mood AND having FOUR PINTS of ice cream in my freezer.

Work had a summer ice cream social this past week. Four pints of Jeni's showed up on my doorstep. 320 cals per serving. I had a serving Friday and another serving last night. Managing to keep myself from eating it allllll.

No time for a proper tag party this morning - super busy at work!

JAC581 · June 2022

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

6/1: 239.6
6/6: 241
6/13: 238.8
6/20: 239.8
6/27: 238.6

Happy Monday! My giant whoosh from Friday(?) is almost all back, but that's okay. I'm still a pound down from last week, and that's progress.

Yesterday I volunteered at a craft beverage expo in town, which got me a lot of steps and zone minutes on my Fitbit. I was running around gathering bottles and providing cups to the vendors, and then tearing down afterward, which meant running around and carrying a ton of stuff. I'm surprised my back isn't hurting today, because some of those tables were heavy. I literally only volunteered because I had a free day and I thought, this will keep me active!

Lots of doctors appointments this week, but at least they are telehealth. Today I had an initial consultation about getting a tubal ligation, which went far better than expected. Tomorrow I have a follow up with my neurologist to discuss how Emgality has been working for me (answer: hasn't really done anything). I'm cautiously hoping we are able to find some other treatment that will help.

With everything going on, particularly getting stuff ready for moving, I have been doing pretty badly at tracking. This is the second weekend in a row that I didn't track, just because I was on the go and eating out a lot. I'm hoping this will be a calmer week and I can get myself back on track. I'm also trying to get back into staying hydrated, which I have been doing so poorly with the last few weeks.

Hope you all have a wonderful week!

seltzer_lover · June 2022

@JAC581 - I'm so sorry Emgality hasn't done anything for you. For me, it's been a wonder drug. Hoping you find something that helps!

@CupcakeCrusoe - hope your friend joins you! And that the first day back isn't *too* painful.

@lmgoff232 - You're looking fabulous!

@goal06082021 - You're so close - fingers crossed you make it to the June goal! And that baked oatmeal sounds delicious. I've saved that recipe for the future.

@sargemarcori - Just keep on keeping on. The weight will eventually drop if you're doing everything as you should. I am an advisor to a local sorority chapter of 100+ amazing young women, and I feel you on everything right now.

@KeriA - good luck with the ongoing job search. You may already have come across this site, but askamanager.org is my favorite blog for job search, interviewing, and resume advice. It's also a place that shows how dysfunctional some workplaces can be, and how to get the heck out.

goal06082021 · June 2022

HECKIN' FARTS, y'all. Hubs was out of town this week at an industry conference, and in addition to a bunch of cool pins and contact info for people who might-could get him a job, he brought home the Rona. It's honestly a miracle we've managed to go this long without getting it, considering he's in the medical field and my employer hasn't given a whole eff about this pandemic since it started.

I'm not symptomatic yet, so per CDC guidelines I shouldn't test until Saturday unless I do develop symptoms. But, it is impossible to quarantine in our place, so it's just a matter of time, tbh. His symptoms aren't classic Rona either - it just feels like a cold. No fever, no aches, no loss of taste/smell, no GI symptoms. He figured he just felt like *kitten* because he spent 4 days yelling and walking around a convention center after about 7 months of being quiet and sedentary, but we have tests to spare so he decided to take one just for giggles, and what do you know, immediate strong positive. And today it's become obvious that he does have something, so even if that test was a false positive (not likely but not impossible), he is clearly ill - other diseases didn't stop being a thing just because we're now in the Age of Covid, after all, and there's a reason they call it "con crud." At least we're vaxed and boosted, and after a brief struggle with my boss and IT, I'm set up to work remotely this week. It was less of a fight than I was expecting but more of a production than it should have been.

_manny_702 · June 2022

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
6/13:194.5
6/20: 191.1
6/27: 190.6
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.

After the large dinner I had last night and the 2 pounds of muscle gain for the week, I cannot complain about the .5 loss!

Everyone has so much going on it's hard to keep track so I'll say congrats to you all on amazing progress, those on breaks that did well with maintenance, those fighting with TOM, those dealing with the stresses of moving and changing jobs, and those who have gained because it happens to us all. I weigh every day and even though you don't see it on my weekly weigh-in, the daily weigh-in is like a rollercoaster.

I am taking my break at the end of this month to celebrate my birthday on Thursday and my sisters on Friday. It will be my first break since December

so I'm going to log it all, but enjoy my cake and alcohol for sure!

finngirl61 · June 2022

Hi again,
Need some motivation. 1 yr Anniversary of husband's death last week. Am 71, CW is 259, down from 262. Slow going. But I wonder sometimes, what's the point. Need to lose weight because of knee. Surgery down the road. Getting an injection this week. Just feeling discouraged. Thanks. Maybe try intermittent fasting slowly. Any suggestions?

bojaantje3822 · June 2022

So I weighed in after my workout today (I leave my brain at the door when I walk in so it didn't cross my mind to weigh myself before exercising but oh well) and it showed either 125,5kg or 126kg but the lines all kinda blur together and I wasn't wearing my glasses but it was clearly very close to the 125kg and that matters because a few days ago it was up to like 128 again iirc. I didn't wear a coat but I also hadn't really wiped off any sweat so I think the water I drank during training definitely would've made up for any sweat that evaporated. And it got me wondering why I was so unbothered by it. I'm not a super level-headed person but maybe seeing the fluctuations took the stress away? Or could I have been too tired to care?

Then it hit me. When I was losing weight the only other time in my life, I would see a new low, then for a few weeks my weight would be 1-4kg higher than that new low, madly fluctuating every day, then I'd see another new low, then more mad fluctuation, etc. And I wasn't exercising as much as I am now, though I was waitressing so my day job was very active. And my tape measure results have the same pattern. There's so much fluctuation there too. I can't believe I forgot about this and only remembered now.

Anyway, 126 or whatever it was is a difference of 2 pounds but considering I ate in a surplus for 13 consecutive days during my diet break, had salty mcdonald's yesterday, haven't caught up on sleep and have been struggling with my back, this is surprisingly low and I think there's a new low waiting to show itself on the scale soon. I intend to measure myself later but I am too tired to move right now and I still need to cook and have dinner so maybe I'll do that later/tomorrow. Typically there's a bit of a pump from exercising anyway so measuring shortly after is an even worse idea than weighing in right after exercise.

The workout itself was quite intense but I'm very proud of my ring rows. It's the alternative to doing a pull up when you're too scared to use the resistance bands to help you perform a pull up on the rack, which I very much am because there is no stability there and I am not great at balance. I'm quite flexible everywhere except my wrists and ankles so I might end up in weird contortionist positions if I try the bands. I'll do ring rows until my arms grow strong enough and my weight gets low enough that I can do an unassisted pull up.
But anyway, the coach was like "if you can do 5 ring rows in 10 seconds, it's too easy and you should take a step forward". The more you get under the rings, the harder it is to pull yourself up. I usually just eyeball it and get into a somewhat diagonal position that's maybe 40-45 degrees from vertical (measured where my head is, an estimate) but one step forward was 20 or 30cm and I was way more horizontal than ever but still only about 60-70 degrees I'd guess. It was MUCH harder and I really felt my arms but I'm so proud of that. It's been so long since I did any arm work because I've been so focused on my back but it felt great and challenging and I am so happy.

Yesterday's weightlifting competition was so cool to watch. There were some super skinny and tiny women with very nice arms doing 70kg snatches and 90+kg clean and jerks like it was nothing. They are stronger than most of the men at our gym 😂 but I hope no one feels bad about that. I was in awe and had a blast cheering everyone on. I thought I'd just clap for all of them and cheer for our gym's participants but I was yelling for almost everyone there and super stressed for everyone and just hoping they'd all succeed at all of their attempts. It was such a feeling of community, it was awesome. I don't think I ever cared for any kind of competition but being there with all these people and knowing how heavy it all is and what effort they had put in and also kinda the knowledge that in a few years I could probably get near that level (the perk of getting very obese - my highest known bmi was 45 - is all the extra muscle we grow to support our very large bodies and extra muscle helps with lifting heavy, though can hinder range of motion) if I kept at it probably all combined to get me so invested. When I swam competitively and when I did taekwondo I knew I never would be able to do what others at a regional level did so it was kinda whatever but this seems doable so I care more. With swimming the problem is that I would need to lose weight to get that much faster and that shouldn't be a prerequisite to get good at a sport imo and with taekwondo I lack the strategic thinking required for effective sparring ánd I'm scared of hurting people so my personality combined with my trauma is terrible for getting good at taekwondo, though I can kick really well and high, just not when aiming at a person.

@cosmiccurves happy birthday!

@goal06082021

wishing you and your husband a quick recovery

@_manny_702 happy almost birthday!

@finngirl61 hugs to you, that's rough

laurieden · June 2022

I’m back at the same weight as I started over a year ago🙁 25lbs put back on !
Feeling absolutely disgusting. I’ve been on every diet. Joined so many weight loss diets. Spent so much money!
No more! This is free! Can’t believe it.
I’m getting back on track. Got 60 lbs to lose
I really want to see ONE derland 🤞😊

sargemarcori · June 2022

Welcome, @laurieden! you can do it!

y'all, I got my kid to go hiking with me yesterday. I'm so happy about that!

swimmom_1 · June 2022

CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »

@swimmom_1 I know with cardio there's some amount of adaptation your body does when it comes to intensity/distance, do you think that's at play here?

Ugh? Didn't even think about that. Possibly.

bonniemcc4 · June 2022

I weigh in on Mondays.

Started 2/5/22
SW: 288.8
CW: 264.2 (-24.6)
GW for June: 259

5/30: 264.2
6/6: 261.2 (-3.0)
6/13: 260.6 (-0.6)
6/20: 258.0 (-2.6)
6/27: 256.2 (-1.8)
June total loss= 8lbs 😮

Goals for June:

🍎 Keep eating 4-5 fruits and veggie servings per day, at least 5 days a week
🧘🏼‍♀️ Work up to 8 minutes at a time doing Leslie Sansone workouts by the end of the month
👦 Survive the first month of summer break and taking care of my nephews (my health has gone downhill a lot since last summer)
🏊‍♀️ Start water exercise once the complex pool opens
👩‍⚕️ Set up the appointments I need to have with my primary doctor
⬇️ Lose 5-6 pounds and enter the 250s (I’ll be happy with any loss)

Past week update:
I have eaten at least 4 servings of fruits and veggies each day this past week except Saturday. No exercise due to pain sickness and fatigue. Pool still isn’t open and we just got a letter that it’s delayed 🙄 I still don’t think I’d be able to go with this coughing and stuff anyway but they are always late opening it. My first of two in person appointments to do during my nephews’ summer break is tomorrow morning 😬 totally dreading it. I haven’t set the second one up yet but hopefully I’ll do that by Thursday 😂

CupcakeCrusoe · June 2022

Good morning everyone!

186 this morning, nice to be on a downswing. Hopefully I see below 185 in the next week or so.

Pole yesterday with my friend was fun, and she seemed to really enjoy it. I'm glad. I'm not envious of how sore she's going to be today, having recently been there myself.

Managed not to doomscroll before bed last night, as my orange boi came and laid on me when I was in bed. He's very snuggly.

Today, gotta message my local and house reps and donate to my local org, having messaged my senators yesterday. I know of a spreadsheet with lots of local orgs, if you need that info, DM me.

Tomorrow, school board is on the docket for... other stuff happening. Too much stuff, I tell you. I need to make myself a little action calendar for each week.

Alright! Tag party time!
@cosmiccurves I'm so glad you're almost done! So close!

@seltzer_lover look at you, well done on having ice cream around! I also have been pretty good about ice cream in particular- I found some Tillamook recently, and I haven't even tried it yet- but partially that's because I have a sneaking suspicion I'm turning lactose intolerant, so maybe I don't deserve much credit

@JAC581 functional fitness is the best fitness! You'll get back to tracking when you're ready

@goal06082021 I'm so sorry to hear this! Lots of fluids, take it very easy. I hope you feel better very soon.

@_manny_702 happy early birthday!

@finngirl61 Does intermittent fasting work for your schedule as it is now? It's not the only way to lose weight, but if you're a person that generally skips breakfast (or dinner) anyway, it might be a helpful tool in bringing your overall calorie intake down.

It doesn't work for yours truly, because I love to eat and famously don't skip meals.

If you tell us about kind of your average day, maybe we can help you tweak your routine to help you create a calorie deficit?

@bojaantje3822 You've got a great attitude about fluctuation. And it sounds like a blast, watching a weightlifting competition!

@laurieden welcome! You CAN do it! I find posting here helps, to keep myself on track and accountable.

@sargemarcori hiking with your kid sounds like wonderful bonding time.

@swimmom_1 I know it happened to me while I was half-marathon training, is why I bring it up. If you're at all interested in resistance training or cross-training another way, might be worthwhile to switch up your workout every so often.

@bonniemcc4 you've done a great job! Mojo for your appointments, it will be good to have them over with, is how I look at things I don't want to do!

Have a good day, go do some good, everyone!

bojaantje3822 · June 2022

Omg your cat 😍🥺

karilbrandt · June 2022

Good Morning Everyone. I just found this thread. I have been looking for place where I could share my journey. I re-started my weightloss/change of diet journey about 5/26 so I have been doing this all of June. I have lost 11 pounds so far this time around. I want to stay on plan and continue the loss. It sounds like all of you are doing great! I am currently at 252 so I still have a long way to go! What sort of plans/diets/way of eating is everyone doing? Just tracking or some specific way of eating? I am (sort of) doing Whole30/Paleo. I am tracking here in MFP and eating this way has led to me eating fewer calories and not feeling hungry which has been great! I hate being hungry!

pamperedlinny · June 2022

So I haven't posted any updates since Friday morning.... let's see....

Friday night was ladies movie night. We watched Stardust and had a blast. I was asked to put together a list for a vote on next month's movie night. The previous month we had watched Hysteria. I'm open to suggestions if anyone has something good that maybe hasn't already been seen a million times by everyone. Last year we did Charade and This Means War so movies can be old, new, anything in between but should be fun to watch. Nothing too serious.

Saturday started off with the Southeast Crab Feast. Let me tell you that this Maryland born girl was in her element and ate so many blue crabs. Since I also collect hats and I use Pair Eyewear for magnetic glasses I was totally decked out for the occasion.

Afterwards we went to the local Freedom Blast event. Every year it is one of our favorite events. To attend is free and wristbands for kids rides and bounce houses are only $5. I'm all about budget friendly. Live music, kids areas, sky divers bringing in a huge American flag and ends with a fabulous fireworks display.

On Sunday I kind of lost the plot and by mid-day stopped tracking. I told my daughter she was making dinner so she brought me a cup of instand ramen noodles and a bowl of candy.

Which is why yesterday I knuckled down and got back under control. In fact, in the evening I started having a comfort food craving. Think going to the diner for hot open faced turkey sandwich with gravy and potatoes. So.... I broke out my keto friendly buns, lunchmeat, jarred gravy, baby potatoes and a lot of green beans. It absolutely hit that craving and didn't cost me a day worth of calories either.

Today we are back to dance class following immediately by VBS at a local church so my afternoon and evening will be rushed. Hopefully, I can make myself use my lunch break for a YouTube cardio routine and not just sitting with my library book.

I'm also realizing most of the people who were on my Fitbit have all gone inactive. So if anyone wants to friend me on Fitbit for challenges or whatever I'm at https://www.fitbit.com/user/234YZG

Tag Party!

@CupcakeCrusoe all of those food photos looked amazing.

@justanotherloser007 Congrats on losing more than planned. That’s always a great feeling.

@KeriA So exciting about the job!!!! Three months training is fabulous. Also, I bet a sloppy joe made with lamb would be amazing. In fact, I might want to try that in the near future just because it sounds so good.

@JaiDessaT Welcome to the group!

@goal06082021 Thanks for the recipe!!! I’m going to have to try this one day soon. Sorry to hear about the rona coming home though.

@cosmiccurves I just told my daughter we might try to take a mini hike on Saturday or Monday morning over the holiday weekend. It will have to be early though because the heat is killer mid-day. Maybe I should drag her into evening walks instead.

@JAC581 The craft beverage expo sounds fun. That was such an interesting way to stay active. I love it.

@karilbrandt Welcome! Sounds like you’re off to a fantastic start.

NoNameWonder · June 2022

Don't really have much to comment on, I keep forgetting to weigh myself but I am craving vegetables now and love how making better food choices makes me feel.

@finngirl61 I'm so sorry for your loss and knee pain is no joke. Be kind to yourself, you will reach your goal. I have a dear friend who lost her husband to cancer and grief counseling really helped her. There are even online grief support groups. My widowed friend says that for her, it's harder as time goes by because she feels like everyone has moved on but she still thinks about all the missed celebration and vacations and stuff like that. I hope you can find peace soon.

sarah12277 · June 2022

Age 45
Height 5'4"
SW 249 3/2020
CW 223
GW for June 220
UGW 145

6/1: 223.2 lbs
6/8: 223.8
6/15: ---VEGAS---
6/22: 223.4
6/30:
Total month loss:

Weekly goals:
-At least 1 day at gym
-64 oz of water each day

Vegas was a great time.

Vegas – we got sucked into the timeshare reservation. I was expecting DH to put the hard no on the guy and he didn’t or at least give more input on the show; nope but we had just brought up Blue Man Group so took that option when the guy mentioned it. Never again for the timeshare; don’t think it was worth the show tickets, nor anything else they tried to give us – hindsight they weren’t that great things thrown but I hadn’t the privilege before. That whole experience made me love my Disney DVC experience a whole lot better; which really was not a hard sell option. We had “rehearsal dinner” the next night at Delmonico. Was fantastic but since the group was trying to go elsewhere after I didn’t get the dessert I wanted. Wedding was very cute. Pool afterward was very nice but I did get burnt a little. Our last day we ended up going to the Mob Museum and driving past the Red Rock scenic drive area. Both were really nice. Half expected to see a family name at the museum lol.

Our flight back got into the delay/canceled madness that occurred. Our one leaving Vegas delayed and then once we landed we found out our connection flight had been canceled. We had the every joy of trying out standby – ALL FLIPPIN DAY. I think they added a 930pm flight as when I was first getting the new flight none that day were available only next day. Late afternoon we had the notice that I could change to the late flight and grateful as we’re able to select the seats when the original I couldn’t.

DH did very well with the airplane seat. But I'll stay with Southwest when possible so that I'm not smooshed staying in my seat. He does extend into the next a bit so that answered that.

We brought back a souvenir - COVID. While we were masked during our flights, elsewhere we didn’t; so not too sure when we were exposed. We haven’t heard about anyone else at the wedding activities getting sick so that is good. It seemed to start for DH while we were waiting for our flight. He just thought it was a sinus thing. He bought Mucinex and didn’t think much of it. Things started for me the Sunday we got back. We both tested that day and it was negative. That evening I had the fever. When I checked it was 101. We retested Monday once DH last smell/taste. Both of us were positive; very strong. I pretty much went through the symptoms as a checklist last week. I was very tired and had the body aches. Had most of them once during the week. Had to take a nap during the day all week. It was a slow work week so it did fine for me.
First time for both of us which is surprising for him as one of the pharmacy’s he goes most had it early on. I guess we did pretty well 2 years later getting it; vaxed & boosted too. Did just fine staying away from folks. I stayed put at my mom’s house during this as I just wasn’t entertaining getting things settled at my house in the middle.

The biggest disappointment was I now couldn’t go to the NKOTB concert and couldn’t even give the tickets away to someone.
My one friend I normally go to the gym with has gone hiding. Maybe tomorrow after the CDC guidelines say I can come out unmasked will start to check in again. Won’t be surprised if she doesn’t though. A tad disappointed she didn’t see how I was doing in general or to find out if I really did test positive; I see I only mentioned DH did. My other friend who also got exposed while I was away had checked in and I did with her; along with chatting since we couldn’t go to the concert. I was a bit surprised Mom in law checked to see. Doing well now besides some random coughing fits.

I’m now back to my house as mom’s services will be turned off this week. Got the cats moved back yesterday. A bit strange being back after being away; but definitely feeling better about having a home now. Gotta go through things while being here; we’ll see if I end up back at Mom’s in Oct.

sargemarcori · June 2022

@finngirl61 my experience with losing my husband (we were not married nearly as long as you were!) was that things were worse right around a year later than they'd been at any point since it happened. After that things got easier. It is not something we ever "get over" in case anyone is trying to tell you that. It just hurts less after a time, and it's easier to let joy touch us. In my experience.

bojaantje3822 · June 2022

So the scale showed 129kg this morning, 3kg more than 2 days ago. This falls within my normal fluctuation but any worry I might have also evaporated once I measured myself because the part where the bra band goes measured 100cm! That's 2cm down from the previous lowest. The other measurements are on the low end of the range I've been seeing and I think my legs and hips are due for some loss.

My arms are still at exactly the same number as they've always been but my box push ups are getting much better so who cares. I had to do a bunch on monday in my workout and today I did 20 or so during the warm up and it is just getting easier to sustain deep ones with my chest reaching the box (I guess this is easier when you have a large chest but mine is modest at best and it's squeezed in by my sports bra) for more reps than before.

I made polenta for breakfast today. It was a staple item in our household as I was growing up but I'd never made it myself, even though I've had the ingredients for as long as I lived here. It was so nostalgic to eat and much faster to make than I anticipated. I did undersalt it. My mum's "loads of salt" and mine are not the same so I undershot it by a lot. Still very tasty. I was so hungry midway through my workout, my legs felt like they'd give out from under me. Working out in the morning when you're used to working out in the evening is so hard, your body needs time to adjust to it. And it's hard to eat in the morning so I only had a banana and it was all gone well before the midway point of the workout.

Now I have a work thing to go to and it's my boss's birthday so cake and no idea what's for lunch or dinner but as long as I'm within maintenance idc.

CupcakeCrusoe · June 2022

Good morning everyone!

186 again this morning, which is just fine with me.

I'm knitting like a fiend right now, as my second quarter knitting competition ends tomorrow and I'm about 3/4 of the way down my second sweater sleeve. I'm going to make it!

Tonight is Poles and Pole Play, which is kind of do-your-own-thing poles but with the instructor coming around and answering questions about form and stuff. I'm looking forward to it.

A coworker of mine has come back today, and we'll see whether or not I'm going to take one of the donuts he brought. It's fine if I do, I'm leaving my house very soon after dinner tonight to go to poles, so skipping dessert wouldn't be a problem after dinner. And I love the vanilla-fake-cream-frosting filled powdered donut at Dunkin. It would be even better if it didn't have powdered sugar, maybe one day I'll go to a Dunkin and see if it would be possible to get one without.

Today, as I said, the plan is school board, and I'm adding on my local AG. I am very serious when I say I hope they all get sick of hearing from me.

Tag party!
@bojaantje3822 He's a sweetie.

You're making great progress! And fueling workouts for good performance is so important.

@karilbrandt Hi, welcome! I'm just kind of reducing calories in the way I've found fits my life:
-high-protein, low-calorie, high-fiber breakfasts and lunches (think egg whites, tuna, or chicken breast and vegetables and fruit)
-protein bar for a snack
-and whatever the family's eating for dinner, sometimes having to tweak that to fit my deficit calories (around 1600).
-Plus one treat per day. Yesterday that was ice cream, I think today that will be a donut from a coworker.
-And I'm more lax on weekends, increasing my calories to around 1800.

I'm not worried about a time frame to lose this weight, so I want to make good habits so that I can keep it off. Since I always want to eat more on the weekends, I make sure I start doing that now, while I'm trying to lose.

@pamperedlinny OMG you are the cutest crab! And the GLASSES OMG. It sounds like you had a great time, and that hot turkey sandwich looks amazing.

@NoNameWonder Sometimes a less weight-focused and more health and feeling good focus is good. That sounds weird to say on this website and in this thread in particular, but it's true. I will always bang on the drum that this is for life, and taking the weight off without changing the way you live will probably come back to bite you in the *kitten* after you're done losing. All that to say- good job.

@sarah12277 I'm so sorry to hear you got COVID on your trip! I hope you feel back to normal soonest, and same with your DH. I'm glad to hear your trip was mostly good!

Although I know the feel of having your eye on a dessert and then not getting it!

I just had a flashback to looking longingly at the tiramisu on display at a local italian place as a kid, but my dad never got dessert in restaurants. As an adult, I always get the tiramisu if they offer one, lol. Same with baklava.

I'm sorry to hear your gym friend isn't checking in with you. Finding out the limitations of friendships and acquaintances can be the worst sometimes.

@sargemarcori well and beautifully said.

Kick it in the *kitten* for me today, Internet Friends.

pamperedlinny · June 2022

Good morning!!!!

It's raining here this morning so I couldn't go do my usual walk with my neighbor. Instead, I found a walking workout on YouTube and did that. I didn't feel like using the elliptical this morning so it was a way to get moving without pushing myself too hard. I did miss getting outside but I'm not walking over a mile up and down these hills in the rain. This is the video I did today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk7i_0S8MhM&t=11

Last night I dropped my daughter at VBS and my husband called to ask what was for dinner. Given I was at the church and had been at dance beforehand I had no plan at all. He went to pick up subs from our favorite spot. We don't go often because it's about 20 minutes away and closes at 6pm on weekdays so when the opportunity arose I said yes!!! I was so glad that I had already gotten my exercise in and had eaten less than 800 calories all day. That meant I didn't even have to "cheat" when it was time for dinner.

I am unsure what I'm making us for dinner tonight.... but it will have to be something healthier than greasy sub sandwiches. Definitely can't do that every day.

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@sarah12277 I’m sorry to hear you brought back Covid. Not being able to go to the NKOTB concert is so sad! I desperately wanted to go when it came through my area but finances didn’t allow it.

@bojaantje3822 Congrats on being down 2 cm!!!! Measurements are always more accurate than the scale so that’s fabulous! I’ve never made polenta at home. Now I’m thinking I’ll have to try that one day soon.

@CupcakeCrusoe Your pole classes keep sounding so interesting.

kenziestabes · June 2022

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
06/15: 189.1
06/22: 189.6 (+0.5)
06/29: 191.1 (+1.6)

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.

Not ending on a strong note this month. That's alright though. There's always next month!

karilbrandt · June 2022

Hello All. I am doing well in the eating to plan department and in the weight department so far. I am not losing as fast as I did at the beginning, but I expected that it would slow at one point. You can only lose so much extra water weight! I am at 251.0 today down .2 lbs from yesterday so holding pretty steady at around 251. As I started June at around 260 I am VERY happy with my progress.

But, I am struggling to keep going. The novelty of planning all those meals and cooking all of them has gone. I just want simple easy things and lots of leftovers that I don’t have to cook or do much prep! That is very hard when I am avoiding most highly processed foods. I am trying to mainly eat whole fresh foods which, by definition, need some prep and cooking. Zucchini has become a staple due to the ease of prep and cooking. Any thoughts on other easy and quick to prep and cook veggies? I am also eating a lot of raw carrots and tomatoes.

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@cosmiccurves – contrats on getting everything moved. That is quite a challenge and takes so much time and effort.

@goal06082021 – sorry about the COVID. I hope that all is well soon.

@finngirl61 – You are worth it. This is for you. You need to keep going for yourself.

@laurieden – I am with you. I want to get to ONE derland too! I am currently at 251 so I have a long way to go.

@bonniemcc4 – you are doing great this month! Good going!

@Cupcakecaruso – love your cat! Your pole class sounds great. I need to find something like that too.

@pamperedlinny – You look so cute for crab fest. It was crab fest in the Bahamas last weekend (at least on Andros island). That Youtube video looks interesting. I need to find some more inside things too do as it is too hot to do much outside.

@sarah12277 – So sorry to hear that you got COVID in Vegas. I keep thinking about taking a short vacation there, but that makes me wonder if it would be worth the chance of getting COVID.

bojaantje3822 · June 2022

@karilbrandt my go to easy to cook foods are sweet potato fries from the oven and a cabbage and potato stew. And you have time to do other stuff while it cooks. Veggie soup or a wok are very simple and fast too. Taugé, pepper, leek, mushrooms, all very easy and quick to prepare, with little prep.

CupcakeCrusoe · June 2022

Good morning everyone!

186.2 this morning, which is fine.

Poles last night was good, I did a chair spin for the first time, pretty successfully! It looks like this, except spinning down the pole:

Tonight, I clean house and pack everyone up, we're going to my mom's house for the long weekend. I'm gonna make it on finishing this sweater today, I'm in the cuff ribbing for the last sleeve.

I have no idea what I'm going to make for dinner, but I'll figure something out. Probably something with tomato sauce, since I don't have freezer space for all this sauce!

Maybe my ravioli casserole: frozen ravioli, sauce, and cheese, bake at 350 until everything's cooked.

Whatsisface came in clutch this morning, delivering me a fancy coffee on his way to work.

Tag party time.
@pamperedlinny I love a surprise easy dinner, especially one that is an excuse to eat something I look forward to! Your walking video looks great, saving that one for later.

@kenziestabes that's the spirit! It's a marathon, not a sprint.

@karilbrandt

The novelty of planning all those meals and cooking all of them has gone. I just want simple easy things and lots of leftovers that I don’t have to cook or do much prep!

I feel. this. This is my life, lol. One way that I combat this feeling is to have go-to meals, both for myself and my family, that I know fit my goals. I eat pretty much the same thing every day, with little things tweaked for small novelty without all the work. Kind of a broad plan-of-action kind of recipe. What it looks like for me:

Prep: buy carton of egg whites, throw # of chicken breasts I need for the week in the crock pot every Sunday with some seasoning (various, depending on my mood, just throw it in there. Favorites: Italian dressing mix, ranch dressing mix, pickle brine) and portion into containers for the week

Breakfast (weekday): egg whites with some kind of meat/sausage/leftover meat/deli meat
Breakfast (weekend): low-cal high fiber toast with cheese and egg

Snacks: a serving of fruit and a protein bar (I like Quest bars because they taste like desserts)

Lunch (weekday): chicken breast or tuna, various vegetables, either raw or frozen to be microwaved.
Lunch (weekend): Usually too busy to eat, or eat an early bigger dinner

Dinner (weekday): whatever the family's having. Some of my favorite easy dinners: Egg roll skillet, pasta for the fam and zoodles for me with protein, ravioli casserole (see above), pulled pork out of the crock pot, and tamal pie (leftover pulled pork with vegetables, seasoned, under a lid of masa dough, like a chicken pot pie, but tamales)
Dinner (weekend): takeout, or something that takes me longer to cook/I'm craving

Using leftovers is huge, for me, and one way I can make sure I have good leftovers is to make at least double the protein we need for dinner, so I can repurpose it with different sides/condiments the next day.

If you can find shortcuts that you like, lean into them! Some people like meal prepping overnight oats for the week, making a big batch and portioning. I know @goal06082021 does that. I know @rockitwell86 likes to make a fun omlette for herself in a 9x13 and cut it up for the week (hey girl, haven't seen you in a while!). Find shortcuts for yourself that you can live with, taking at least one meal out of the what-am-I-going-to-eat merry go round, if you can.

As far as veggies go, stir frys are quick, and I do it a lot for our fresh veg. Another thing I do is just make frozen! Microwaves are great. In winter, I like to cut up a bunch of root veg and roast it all at once, and eat it through the week. oh, and to second @bojaantje3822, I love cutting up potatoes into sticks, and air frying them for "french fries." So good.

Have a great day, everyone!

pamperedlinny · June 2022

Good morning everyone!!!!

Today is the last day of my daughter's VBS for this week. We don't have a VBS, dance class or other major activities planned at all next week so I'll get to go back to my Zumba classes and my own stuff after work. I'm kind of excited after a week of doing my own exercises at home.

Last night I didn't have a clue what I wanted for dinner so my husband suggested salads. Since I had some leftover chicken in the fridge this was an excellent suggestion because I made a huge buffalo chicken salad using some chopped up pieces of the leftovers. Then I made THE BEST dessert I've had in a while. Next time I need to add maybe a tiny bit of chocolate chips and it will be perfect.
Nonfat Greek Yogurt
Jordan's Skinny Syrup in Caramel Waffle Cone
Chopped Maraschino Cherry
Highkey Keto Vanilla Wafers

Thankfully, my walking partner was free this morning and the weather was good so I managed to get my morning walk in like normal. However, my monthly friend came to visit yesterday so I'm not exactly feeling frisky about exercising this afternoon. We'll see how it goes as last night the cramps were killing me and I took Pamprin the minute I was awake this morning.

@CupcakeCrusoe fancy coffee on the way to work is the best. Great job to Whatsisface! Also, I need to have some of that ravioli casserole.

@karilbrandt I love to cook and even have a recipe blog…. But I don’t want to cook every day. I’m big on leftovers. I especially like to make things that freeze well. I’ll eat on the leftovers for a day or two then package whatever is left into single servings and freeze them.

I’ll make taco meat using a pound of ground beef, a cup of lentils (which I cook while the beef browns), peppers, onions, a can of petite diced tomatoes and enough seasoning for 2 lbs of beef. It makes a TON! Then I’ll put a serving into snack sized baggies. Then I’ll put all of those small bags into a freezer safe bag, label and freeze. Then I can use low carb wraps for burritos or quesadillas. I can make a taco salad. I can add it to quick enchiladas. And since I froze it in single servings I can easily decide how much I need without having to start a big batch of thawed leftovers.

I also freeze enchilada sauce, caramelized onions (which I’ll make a big batch in my pressure cooker), gravies and other small portion items in ice cube trays. Once they are solid I’ll transfer those to freezer bags and label too. Then I have 2 tbsp of each thing ready to go.

I also buy ready to go proteins sometimes. Precooked sausage, pre-made hamburger patties, etc. That way if I have a salad or some veggies on hand I can have a meal in minutes. Also, stir fry is an easy & quick way to repurpose leftover veggies and cooks fast.

I freeze ham, shredded chicken, spaghetti sauce, diced veggies, lasagna slices, soup or stew, homemade gyro slices, whatever I have leftover. If there is more than 2 servings of something and I’m not feeling it the rest of the week I’ll freeze it in single servings so I can eat it later when I don’t know what to have. My trick is always making your frozen stuff into a single serving so if it’s just me I can just do one serving. If my husband is eating it too I do 2 servings. If I freeze a whole container of soup I feel like I have to eat the whole thing so it doesn’t waste. If I freeze singles I can decide how much I want at any given time. I love freezer bags too because I can make most things freeze flat and save space.

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

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