Women 200lb+, Let's Be Adventurous This August!!!

Good morning everyone!

181.2 this morning, whoa. The good times are over after this morning- I'm going to the gym today, and the workout is guaranteed to make me sore- TRX and poles- so I'm expecting an increase of water and stuff on the scale tomorrow.

Other things I need to do today-
1. cook down the figs (figpocalypse has begun, @justanotherloser007!) so I can can them tomorrow (can can, haha),
2. clean the house to support a full day of canning figs and tomatoes tomorrow,
3. go to the gym,
4. go grocery shopping,
5. make tacos, for tomorrow I think I'll just get sushi for dinner- after spending all day canning, I'm not going to want to cook one second longer,
6. make tea and juice for the girls for the week,
7. and relax? Is that possible?

Last night I didn't get to participate in pizza and beer, due to some tummy troubles, so I ate the most enormous bowl of rice krispies with almond milk (when you have 400 calories to deal with, you can eat your cereal out of a mixing bowl, haha) and some potatoes that were air fried. BRAT, who is she, lol.

But I was feeling better last night, so this morning I'm back to coffee, and I air fried some pizza. So far so good.

Tag party time!
@seltzer_lover Nice! Yeah, if a doctor's scale weighed you that low, definitely not stuck, I'd say!

@15822 that is one amazing ride! You are right to be proud of it, incredible work.

@mmdeveau Ooh, yeah, I definitely have to take into consideration freezer space for a canister if I go that way. I like to pack my freezer full of stuff.

@bojaantje3822 Ooh, daydreaming about a new bike as a milestone reward is a great motivator. Also, I love thinking about a new bike, haha. Gotta find just the right one.

I'm glad you have a good head on your shoulders about friends- you don't feel like you have to put up with things that are unacceptable just to have friends as an adult, and I love that for you.

@mshawski you're right, no one ever needs an excuse. I did just spend a bunch of money on a dolls kill clearance sale though, so....

@sarah12277 This is a very good roundup about daily harvest, thank you! I figured their smoothies were going to be their strong suit. And also

@kenziestabes sorry the game got rained out, glad to hear you're feeling better enough to get in the game again! And enjoy the planned meal out!

I think that's everything, time to get my butt in gear. I've only got an hour to do stuff before I have to leave for the gym, oops. Have a great day, everyone!

I met a friend I hadn't seen in 4 months apparently and while she was vaguely aware that the weight was coming off, she told me she saw a huge difference and I looked super thin. Obviously I don't look super thin but it's good to know that the measurements I took translate to a reality in which I am smaller, which isn't visible to me in the mirror but was to her looking at me. She also got me some leggings that were too big on her (she's 5'4 or so and maybe 170lbs) and they fit me perfectly! And then we randomly went into a store and I picked up another pair of leggings and a warm winter zipped hoodie blind, without fitting them on, and they fit! I expected the leggings to fit because I know I typically need a smaller size but the hoodie looked small and was an XL, which translated to an EU 42 or 44, so I was very surprised I got it to close. I am so winter-ready clothes-wise and so not at all winter-ready mentality-wise.

The weather was a warm feeling 21 degrees C today but it's gonna go up by 2 degrees every day until friday's 31C peak. I don't know how I'm gonna do the workouts. I prepared my leggingshorts and matching sports bras because I'm not gonna be able to keep my shirt on for more than 5 min guaranteed.

Also work starts again for me tomorrow it's only 5 more weeks until my vacation but I'm just feeling summer-y and completely unmotivated to work.

@15822 that is amazing!!! I love Glasgow, we were there in late 2019. I could live in that city.

Well I'm back after a terrible weekend food-wise. I let the water retention scale results eat me up, then I ate everything else up. This morning the water retention is gone/going, but the scale is now showing a REAL gain. BLERGH. But I got a bit of a nasty wake up call last night so I'm determined not to get derailed.

Goals for this week:

1. 1250 calories max a day.
2. 8k steps a day.
3. 3 x deliberate exercise, even if just a walk (in addition to general life walk).

tahitig wrote: »

Happy August, all.

I'm finally home from Alaska, and by some grace, I didn't gain an ounce on the trip. Woot!

So now, the countdown to the celebrity wedding begins.
I have six weeks to lose 80 pounds if I'm going to fit in with the starved and carved. 😳

Obviously, that's not gonna happen, so I need a major reframing of expectations.
I'm at a critical juncture that's happened before, where I've lost a bit weight (25 pounds), and I feel pretty fine about making an initial goal - then, I sabotage myself and the progress stops.

Has anyone else ever experienced this ???

For a motivating boost, I re-read many of your posts today, and I'm so inspired by you all and what you have achieved:
@swimmom_1 - 100 pounds lost !
@mmdeveau - 100 lbs !
@seltzer_lover - 67 pounds !
@lmgoff - 79 pounds !
@pamperedlinny - 68 pounds !

It seems the common thread here among your successes was time and ignoring setbacks, re-comittment and more time.

It might be especially tempting to give up when no matter what I do, I'll still be the wedding guest that stands out among the crowd of svelte lovelies whose job it is to project an image. But I'll remember your fortitude, and how no one in this group ever gives up. The wedding will come and go, but my progress will not be deterred!

(and I'll slip the cameraperson a few extra $$ to photoshop me or edit me out of the film --a brill suggestion from one of you)

SW: 215
Flight weight: 190 --made it !
Current weight: 190
August goal: 185
Celebrity wedding goal: 183
Goal weight: 175, then re-set

SOOOOOOOOOO many times. This is basically the theme of my autobiography. I reach a "yay!" point and it's like my subconscious just decides that's enough. And then I stay there for a bit, then start backsliding.

Good morning all! It's been crazy here the last few days. My daughter had a friend come over on Saturday that isn't heading home until Tuesday and that definitely added to the chaos. We've hit the play ground, splash pad, going bowling tonight.... I'm already exhausted but I'm also trying to secretly pack for being away from Wednesday night through Sunday night on our vacation to Dollywood. Since my daughter has no clue we're going away this is making life even more interesting.

Sorry I've been quiet for 4 days or so and will probably be somewhat MIA through this week with all the crazy as well. I've also decided not to worry about logging my food until we get back. I'll still log in each day and do some commenting but my diary will remain blank for this moment.

School starts back on Tuesday of next week so my daughter will be gone during the day and no more week long sleep overs... so that will make it easier to plan and stick with my meals with working from home alone and uninterupted by kids begging for snacks.

I'll try to find time to read everything and catch up soon but I also need to get all my work in a good spot in the next 3 days since I'll be missing a couple days this week.

@Tahitig – Yes that’s very much me. Sometimes it’s a conscious decision to sabotage and others it might be unconscious. I have to just go with it and when I’m ready to get back to doing the things I need to do I just do it. I don’t try to beat myself up over it as sometimes it’s just part of the life I’m having at that moment. When I was strict with myself in the past, it wasn’t good mentally so I’ve come a long way just with the mental attitude I need. With the wedding; attitude is everything. Get your hair and nails done that day. Find a dress/outfit that you just love and feel confident about yourself in. There’s many celebrities that aren’t skinny that it’s their attitude that shared their beauty. I’m sure it’s very hard in the middle of that; especially if that particular group is the thinner side. Otherwise that wedding is just that one day; have fun with it and just enjoy the spectacle.

My weigh in after not exercising for 4 days showed 124kg, which is on the low end but not a new low. Standing there, it hit me that I had about 3700 cals yesterday, more than half of which were chinese-korean barbecue restaurant food. So all in all this is a good weight to see. Back to not weighing in this month.

I did have a huge new gym NSV! I managed an L-hold off some type of soft bar thing for 7 seconds! I tried it from a box but my wrists gave out in 0.2 seconds. On the soft alternative thing I was holding up my entire body with my thighs at a 90 degree angle with my torso for 7 seconds, heavily shaking the whole time. My shoulders gave out in the end.

I had a fun time with my friend yesterday and our lunch was tasty and very high in protein. I think maybe protein isn't as sating to me because I had a whole 150 gram pack of cookies afterwards so yeah.

This week is gonna get hot around thursday iirc so I hope the gym will be cool.

@sarah12277 have fun at the musical!

There are some pants that I first fit into again a month or two ago but haven't worn since and now they're comfortable. They were last comfortable when I weighed 115kg so I think some recomp has been happening on top of just the weight loss. I'm sitting on a bus in them and they're not tight anywhere. The pocket parts used to really pop at the sides but now they fall more normally.
Also the blouse I'm wearing is the loosest it's ever been (I got it sometime last year or so, for sure during the pandemic) and the combination is so cute. The blouse is a little light around my arms but that was to be expected.

I completely overslept work and was late to my morning workout but I got in an hour of pilates and am omw to the office right now.
Tonight is pizza night because I had some cals to spare and don't wanna cook around my evening workout. Oly class will be fun.

@Alatariel75 At 9AM, it's about 85F/29C with 65% humidity. Humidity makes it feel like 90F/32C. I can do low intensity stuff - walking, yard work, etc - in that heat, but not running.

There was something about yesterday or maybe yesterday's outfit because I've never had this many heads turn because of me. I accidentally made a flirty face at two guys and they seemed totally into it and there were like a dozen people who openly and appreciatively looked me over and it was weird. I've worn great outfits before and I get a few compliments or whatever but yesterday was next level. I also later wore my cutest gym outfit that always gets compliments so that added to it for sure. So my confidence related to my body is at an all time high right now 😂

Yesterday's workout was so tough, last night I hurt all over. Today it's better but my wrists are not in good shape. I feel the way I used to feel after workouts. I haven't felt this way in a while because I've been taking it easy but doubling up both monday and yesterday really pushed me. I even walked home from work yesterday so I had a very active day. I think possibly when I started out I might've been challenging myself more than I thought, perhaps close to overdoing it, and I needed a lot of rest between days. It's nice that I don't feel this way nowadays unless I either do 8 workouts in a week or push myself really hard in 4 workouts. I used to feel this way working out twice a week. Back then I didn't know any better, I'd forgotten what I felt like after taekwondo before the pandemic. My musclessssss.

Tonight might be impossible for me. We're supposed to do cleans (which are hard on the wrists) and box dips (which are incredibly hard on the wrists) so idk what I'll do. Maybe I can do them on the contraption I got to use for the L sit hold the other day. On monday the trainer commented how much my hand strength had improved and he's right but my wrists are still a weak point and I don't have the right anatomy for cleans (my upper arms are short, not sure compared to what though) so it's going to be very hard.

I got the tastiest apples at the store yesterday, delcorf or something like that, and today's a day filled with vegetables because that's how the contents of my fridge work out.

Oh I also inventoried my leggings. Not counting my favourite pair that got too big, I have 26 pairs that fit well right now. There are 8 or so in those 26 that will become too big in the next few months. I have 6 more leggings that are slightly too small right now and that I won't be able to wear until I lose another 2cm or so all over my torso and legs. I do want to buy one more pair at uniqlo since they're on sale rn and so pretty (only €10) but after that I shouldn't buy any more leggings until I'm down to only 14 that fit. Whether I reach this number by outshrinking them or by the leggings wearing out from use doesn't matter (I refuse to accept that outgrowing them is an option. After I get below 120kg (based on the highest number I see), I'm never going above again. I don't want to commit to staying below X weight for the rest of my life but 120kg+ just isn't right for me so I can commit to never seeing that again after I get down below it).

CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »

Good morning everyone!

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My kid is developmentally delayed, and it's rough navigating the minefield that is pop culture as it changes and evolves! Not saying it's not worthwhile, it very much is, just that things I like because I liked them when I was younger...I have more complicated feelings about now. Like, I'm a big buffy fan, but Joss Whedon is a terrible human. That kind of thing.
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I hear ya! Serenity fan on the JW front, and also I work at a school for kids with autism. Getting them NOT to throw words they hear in pop culture at each other is quite the feat sometimes.

I'm only up half a pound over yesterday! But I had another fast food cheeseburger for lunch (oops) so we'll see.

Cheering us all on!

Weekly weigh in this week ...
Down 2lbs I will take it I am not complaining at all.
I will continue to work hard not just to lose weight but to build a better me.
I will continue to set a daily goal and simply focus on reaching that one goal for the day and simply take it one day at a time.

Hope everyone is having a good week.

@CupcakeCrusoe thank you! I am tracking progress in so many ways, I've got something to celebrate nearly every day.



and the 1800 calorie thing - I can relate to logging all the excess and seeing it's actually not that much. Logging a 'terrible' day and then realising it's still below TDEE is a great feeling.