Women 200lb+, Let's Make June Joyous!!!
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Officially ending June back in the 180s- 189.9 to be precise. At least I can say now, without a doubt, I weigh less at the end of June than I did at the beginning, at that, my friends, is progress. Considering I injured my back shorting after getting back from vacation, this is a good accomplishment.
Back is feeling better, by the way. Just pulled something with poor lifting form.8 -
Age: officially 34 today
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: 189.0
June goals:
🌼 weight training at the gym 2-3×week
🌼 cardio 3-4×week
🌼 balance school and my health by creating a manageable routine.
Well, I almost made it to 188, but I really just wanted to be in the 180's by my birthday so that was a success! Congrats to everyone on another successful month and welcome to those who joined us this month. I'm looking forward to July with you all!
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Happy birthday!1
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I drank 3,75L yesterday and I weighed in at 130 kg just now so I think my muscles are slurping back the fluids now that I'm exercising regularly again. The back stuff was useful and necessary and doable but it was really more of a warm up than a workout.
I wore a blouse I hadn't worn in over 6 months and it fit so nicely, amazing. Also my face looked skinnier on camera during my online meetings today so I was a little distracted by it. And I had a great conversation about a potential new workplace, within the same organisation and a very similar position but a different topic and slightly different work. My current contract ends Aug 31st and the new one is gonna be a permanent one ánd a raise so my day has been fantastic.
Casually managed 120 12,5kg db alternating hang snatches in the workout. And it felt easy. I'm getting stronger.
Now if only I was also getting more consistent at household chores because there's several days' worth of dishes waiting for me to do and I still have to cook and eat tonight.3 -
I had a period from Sunday to Tuesday of higher calories but still below maintenance. Hopefully I will be able to keep my calories lower like yesterday now so I can see a new low soon. Yesterday was a watershed day for me. I had a good walk Monday but none Tuesday. So I was determined to have a good walk yesterday but was resting after prepping for dinner. My youngest said they would join me. While walking they pushed me to walk to this neat bridge over a wooded ravine. I was a bit worried it would be a longer walk than I have been able to do so far. I have gotten to a 55 minute walk since my surgery and treatments last year. My goal was to make it to an hour walk as soon as I could. Well yesterday the walk was over an hour. We forgot to look at the time when we started but know we walked an hour after we checked the time after walking a while. There were hills too. I want to go to Greenlake this weekend. It used to take me an hour but I am probably slower now. It is just under a 5K walk. I may have to take a rest at a bench to get around it now. But last time we did it I had to take a few rests (1 was at a café) and still had a hard time getting all the way around. It should be better now. We had a nice walk that was an hour at the arboretum a week or 2 ago but with a rest or two. My next goal will be to get around Greenlake without a rest. I used to walk-run it about 2-3 times a week before I was told not to run anymore on hard surfaces because of my knee.
@Goal06082021Oh no. Our youngest brought it home but we put them in the basement and delivered food. They were allowed to come out once they tested negative twice. When they had to come up a few times we all masked N95s and my husband and I went into other rooms. We didn’t get it. If I get it I will go into our room and stay there. Not sure what I would do if my husband gets it. Glad you got set up for working from home.
@_manny_702 Happy Birthday. Diet breaks are good for you.
@finngirl61 Now is the time to be good to yourself. Take small steps and they build up. I am losing very slowly now too. However I am doing other things that are healthy for me. It makes me feel better and then it helps me to lose. Take care.
@bojaantje My weight also pops up a bit when I hit a new low but then comes down and if I stay consistent I will lose again.
@laurieden I refuse to spend money on weight loss schemes. Welcome.
@bonniemcc4 great progress.
@CupcakeCrusoe I did some donating yesterday too.
@karibrandt you are doing great. Welcome. Look for next month’s thread.
@pamperedlinny A serious but wonderful movie about 3 women is Hidden Figures. I read a lot and with COVID don’t go to the movie theatre anymore. I saw it on the plane going to Hawaii.
@sarah12277 sorry to hear you got COVID. I am glad the one wedding we went to since the pandemic with an airline trip was before they lifted the masked mandate in planes and the COVID rates were lower than they are now both here and in Hawaii. It was just after the Omicron surge but before this one we are in now. We didn’t get it. They were good about wearing masks in Hawaii and we were too except for family gatherings at my mother-in-law’s house. I wear masks unless I am outside and there isn’t a crowd. I haven’t got it yet. I do not think CDC guidelines are set to keep others from getting it anymore.
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I forgot - yesterday when I went to the grocery store I decided to get a mix for whole wheat muffins since our dairy doesn't carry any but less healthy muffins now. We used to get whole grain ones every other week. Well I start to make them this morning and started to smell chocolate. In small print on the bottom of the face of the box it said dark chocolate. I went ahead and put in blueberries and nuts in as I was planning. I like dark chocolate but not in the morning. I do not know why. My husband says they taste good. I will try them later today I guess. I only made 6 today and saved the rest of the batter for later in the weekend. Maybe I will take it to my brothers on the 4th to share. I have one of those muffin tins for mini muffins.
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SW (Feb 3rd): 220
Feb: -6lbs
March: +3lbs
April: -10.2lbs
May: -5.4lbs
June: -4lbs
6/1:201.4
6/10: 199
6/16: 198.4
6/23: 199
6/30: 197.4
🌼🌼🌼 June GW: 196 - aka Onderland! 🌼🌼🌼
Folks I've been seriously MIA, sorry. Hope you are all doing ok, or if not that you have the support you need. If anyone ever fancies a chat or vent please do DM me, I've slipped with the forum these past few weeks ago but I will reply to msgs. And, again, thank you all, and @RavenStCloud in particular, for making this an amazing and supportive space. It's making a real difference for me!
So, WOW was my weight up and down this month. I slacked off on real exercise (i.e. not just potter around in the kayak or in the water), and I ate some beasts of meals. So the fact that I'm still down at all this month is good and I'll take it!
I'm off to a hen party this weekend (not usually my thing but the lady getting married is one of my favorite people), so I'll be wearing a dress for the first time in a really really long time! I'm glad I'm down this weight as I feel far more comfortable in myself than I did in Feb and I have my work outing soon, archery, shooting (I've never even held a gun before), and horse riding, plus food! And we're staying in a hotel that is supposed to be haunted (this only came up long after I booked it!). So I'm hoping to get decent enjoyment out of it all while continuing my progress.
In other news I have an offer on a house and am working on a mortgage application at the same time!5 -
@karilbrandt I’m all about easy and also love the ease of zucchini. I get yellow squash and sweet potatoes (which I eat baked) a lot these days.
On the sweet potatoes I’ve been having chili beans (I use canned but it could be easy to make with dry beans and chili seasonings especially in a slow cooker) and cheese. I’m not sure if cheese is on your menu but it may even be good with just the chili beans. I’ve also had them with butter and adobo seasoning too. I can’t remember who suggested that to me in the first place but makes it super simple if I need something quick.0 -
Happy birthday 🎊🎈 @_manny_7022
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Where is the July thread? There are many and I forgot that today is the first day of July!
@bojaantje3822 – thanks for the advice/thoughts on quick and easy foods. Those are great ideas. I am cooking a green chili port stew this weekend that should last a while for leftovers!
@CupcakeCrusoe – Great ideas. I am doing low carb with no grain (bread, pasta, corn, rice), legumes or dairy so that has really limited some of my go to easy meals. But you have given me some great thoughts. I eat one of two things usually for breakfast so it is kind of OK. It is lunch and dinner that I stress about.
About how you cook chicken breasts in the crockpot, I have been having trouble cooking my boneless, skinless chicken breasts without over-cooking and making them tough and dry. How do you cook them in the crockpot? That sounds like a great idea.
@pamperedlinny – Great suggestions. I think that I will do the taco meat one this weekend (minus the lentils since I am not eating legumes). I love taco salad and that will make a quick and easy one any time that I want!
@KeriA – it sounds like you did great on your walk.
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karilbrandt wrote: »Where is the July thread? There are many and I forgot that today is the first day of July!
About how you cook chicken breasts in the crockpot, I have been having trouble cooking my boneless, skinless chicken breasts without over-cooking and making them tough and dry. How do you cook them in the crockpot? That sounds like a great idea.
I don't think the July thread is up yet, @RavenStCloud usually lets us know when she posts it.
For the chicken breasts- it depends on the brand. Some brands inject more sodium solution into their breasts than others, but the way I have found to do it is-
For a brand I have done before, I know how it will turn out with 8 hours on low in my crock pot, and I know which brands I can just put in straight out of the freezer and just sprinkle with dry seasoning, and have the breasts come out juicy.
For a brand I haven't done before, I'll hedge my bets a little bit, and still put the chicken breasts in frozen, but add a liquid marinade or pickle brine, and then 8 hours on low. I'll measure what I try first, write it down, and if that works to give me juicy breasts, great. If not, I'll add more or less marinade next time, with the goal of juicy chicken breasts without a lot of marinade waste.
I hate that the answer is trial and error, to include different brands of chicken breasts, but that is the answer. With some brands, I can even do 4 hours on high, and it works out well with a little extra liquid. But I found low for 8 works best.
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Age: 39
Height 5'10"
SW Jan 7 2021: 271.1
SW June 2022: 183.2
GW this month: 180
Goal for 2022: reach maintenance (160-170?)
6/2/22 - 181.8 (-1.4lbs)
6/9/22 - 181.4 (-0.4lbs)
6/16/22 - 179.8 (-1.6lbs)
6/23/22 - 182.4 (+2.6lbs)
6/30/22 - 181.8 (-0.6)
June Loss: 1.4bs
LTD: 89.3 lbs
Not quite where I wanted to get to this month but I will take any loss. For the month of July I am planning a full month diet break/reverse diet at maintenance.3 -
💜💜💜Sorry I'm a bit late posting. I wanted to have July's group up yesterday, but guess who got covid this week??? It's definitely kicking my behind and messing up my plans.
But next month's group has just been posted in the Motivation and Support forum. Hope to see you there!
🌈Women 200lb+, Let's Aim For The Sky This July!!!🌈7 -
Finishing up the month check in
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: 222
Total month loss: 1.2
Weekly goals:
-At least 1 day at gym
-64 oz of water each day
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