Women 200lb+, Let's Creep It Real This October!!!

Good morning everyone!

Yesterday was so busy! I got off work at 3:30, my daugther had her dental appointment at 4, we hit up a local church trunk or treat and fall festival at 5:30 for about 40 minutes and raced to the gym for the girls volleyball and my evening workout. Knowing we would be crazy we did throw dinner in the slow cooker and it was pretty dang good. I think next time I need to bump up the salt, pepper and paprika though because my daughter and I both drizzled plenty of salt and pepper on after it came out. Otherwise I'm definitely keeping it in the dinner rotation when I need a slow cooker dish.

Garlic Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin (Hungry Girl Simply Comfort Cookbook):
1 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed of excess fat
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp smoked paprika
1 1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup carrots cut in coins

Spray slow cooker with nonstick spray
Place pork in cooker
Mix all ingredients except onion & carrot together
Rub over pork tenderloin
Top with onion and carrot
Slow cook for 7 to 8 hours on low

Today we're heading to Chick-Fil-A for a Family Costume Party including a treat trail and character meet and greets from the local party company. I'm trying to remind myself already that I actually like the salad and that I don't need a fried chicken sandwich.... but it's Chick-Fil-A and that sandwich is iconic for a reason. We shall see how it goes.

I didn't get my walk in this morning as the kid was running behind again and it's also 33°F outside this morning. However, I did put in a quick 15 minute You Tube walking workout this morning and I'll still get my lunch time neighborhood walk in with all the hills included. Last night's workout was hitting the eliptical at the gym for a full 45 minutes so I'm not going to beat myself up over not getting in an evening workout today. Family fun time is more important for today.

Hope you all have an amazing day!!!!!

Okay, now my info:

47yo
Widow
Dog mom
6'2.5
CW: 362
GW: 250

My issues are emotional eating and eating when I'm bored. I struggle with PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, depression, short-term memory problems, and staying motivated.

I start a new part-time job today after being let go from my first full-time job since my husband died. My memory issues have added an enormous amount of frustration and anxiety to my life. I'm slowly getting better.

Hoping to find support here and give it as well. Always looking for friends to hold each other accountable.

I have a LOT to lose, so trying to take it one day at a time instead of getting overwhelmed.

Glad to be here and hope to make some friends!

HI All,
I'm Sophie, and I'm 36 and I'm 5"8.

SW: 248lb (Jan 2022)
CW: 211.5lb (as of this morning)
GW: 169lb

My target is to try and lose another 11lb by Christmas as that will mean 50lb lost this year. I play netball 2 x per week, and I am starting HIIT classes next week. Wish me luck!

pamperedlinny wrote: »

Linda

@sandielewis2001 I walk in my neighborhood a lot in the mornings before work. I bought myself light up slap bracelets. My daughter thinks I need to get her some. LOL. But really it made a big difference because now my neighbors can see me in the dark and I’m not a worried about being hit by a passing car when I’m lit up.

@pamperedlinny Unfortunately it is not a matter of other people not seeing me but of the wildlife seeing me when I can't see them. We have confirmed recent sightings of black bears, bobcats and mountain lions around the house. The mountain lions especially can be dangerous. It's another reason why I always walk with my 100lb dog.

49 yo 5’3” 6/2013 SW 277
October goal: lose 1 lb Keep some kind of deficit. (Prednisone makes weight impossible to see)
Ultimate Goal weight: 141 (normal BMI) No goal date, it happens when it happens.

1/1 172.2
2/1 172.2
3/1 165.8
4/1 161.4
5/1 156.8
6/1 156.8
7/1 153.0
8/1 153.4
9/1 149.2
10/1 147.8
10/7 151.2
10/14 147.8
10/21 149.4
10/28

🧅 Hit 3 servings of vegetables every day except Sundays! I reserve Sundays for not hitting my usual protein/oil/carb goals.
🌶️Recuperate from hives. If possible, continue fitness journey and always be thankful!.
🍆Be patient! Remember that increments are where it is at, and focus on habits.
🧄Remember: Total loss of 130 lbs!!

Vegetables are going great! If you looked at my week, the smarties are not as exciting as okra lols. Something I have learned on this journey, is it doesn't really matter what I eat - but I like it to be ALOT NOM NOM NOM. So, vegetables are my friend! I was able to eat smarties without getting all weird. I am back on the prednisone, so I will be flying blind for the next month due to prednisone water weight gain. I am really glad to be on it, what a relief! It is so wonderful to not have hives right now!!! Praise be to God, thanks to the Lord for Your great mercy and kindness!

@KacyCarpe Thank you! I will be checking it out! The hives have been a long time scourge for me (since 2003) and I definitely have a gut connection. Whenever the hives are their worst, I have farts that smell like they came from the depths of hell. But of course, Dr.s don't do anything with that information, and they just seem like they don't know what to do with me as a general rule. My hubby is pretty miffed that I eat clean and very well, and have lost all this weight and it doesn't seem to help my hives. But, I mean, the Dr.'s never said that would help. It was just something that I was able to do. The hives just aren't related to weight, skinny people get hives too. It is more of an auto-immune thing - and that is where the gut comes in. I am looking forward to the videos!

Hello all, I have read all your posts since I last posted but I am not going to comment on all of them.

Basically what I am doing right now is trying to establish a healthy routine which includes working full time. I am now only commuting 2 days a week (working at home the other 3). These 2 days basically dictate when I can go to the Y and get some water exercise in. We go to the Y early 3 mornings a week and have been doing this for a couple of weeks so it is going well. 2 of the days are before work. This means I really have to watch my sleep since I am getting up earlier. The plan was to start walking on the non-aquafit days but the wildfires here put a stop to that. The air quality here was not good enough for exercise outdoors until yesterday. We plan a small walk today despite the rain. It is very strange for Seattleites to be praying for rain but many of us were to dampen the fires and to help with the air quality. It went from the worse air quality in the world last week to good the next day after we got wind blowing in the right direction followed by rain.

The next issue is getting into a meal planning/shopping/cooking schedule that works. That has been hard until this weekend since my household has been out of town. This morning I set up a meal schedule and planned my meals to cook for the week. My husband will make 2, I will make 2 and my youngest will make 1-2. Leftovers will probably get us through 1 meal and I am fine with 1 take out meal a week. Our youngest can avoid that or leftovers by making a 2nd meal each week. Anyway that should solve the main issue for me which is too much eating out. Then after I sent out the plan my youngest says she will cook tonight (my night on the schedule) and will use the mushrooms she wanted me to use up but I can adjust things.

I am still not logging except on the weekends. It used to be that the weekends were when it was hard for me to log. However I weigh everyday and am watching my weight to make sure I stay within the range I was at before the job. I am now more on the higher range more days when before the job I was on the lower range and about to lose a pound. Maybe next month I will have things so that I can start to lose. I like my new job. I just need to get used to the new routine.

We haven’t gotten a pumpkin yet. Last year we had so many trick or treaters we ran out of candy even with my youngest buying some and me as well. I can’t get the candy too early or I will be tempted. What I do like is roasting pumpkin seeds on Halloween and making hot cider. We will have a lunch at work that day as well.

Well my youngest did cook last night but came home chilled from a walk in the rain and we ate very late last night. It was delicious home cooked Chinese food. Pickle fish soup, King oyster mushrooms sauteed with scallions and eggs with tomato. My husband and I also went for a walk but during a break in the rain. Since we hadn't walked for a while we walked our short walk but my legs were complaining. This morning we didn't go to aquafit since my arm was hurting. We will go for a grocery shopping trip today and maybe another walk. Anyway I was a lb. down today -just from eating at home. I have adjusted my meal plan for the week to account for the changes. We will see how it works this week.

justanotherloser007 wrote: »

@KacyCarpe Is there any kind of treatment for leaky gut? Or is it another one of those diagnoses with no treatments?

@justanotherloser007
Caveat: I am not a medical professional. What I have learned about leaky gut started from books, podcasts, and videos (you'll get a ton of hits if you search "leaky gut" on YouTube). I would try to vet the person's qualifications and triangulate the sources to get accurate information and recommend you do the same. For a long time, the idea was rather poo-poo'd by gastroenterologists and other medical specialists, who correctly noted that all the data were anecdotal: few clinical studies had been conducted. In the last few years, that has changed. If you google "leaky gut peer-reviewed articles," or something along those lines, you'll find many recent studies in well-respected journals investigating this topic. (For example, here's one specifically on leaky gut and autoimmunity: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21249770). Even so, many doctors would not give you a diagnosis of leaky guy. They just diagnose the hives, not the underlying condition that might be causing the hives.

Given the promising clinical evidence and the mountain of anecdotal evidence, I'd say that anyone experiencing symptoms of leaky gut has nothing to lose and everything to gain by working to address it. Most advice is pretty common sense for good health anyway.

Here's a good overview: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZJc4eJIFPJ4

Symptoms:

• Diarrhea, constipation, or bloating (chronic)
• Fatigue, low energy
• Headaches
• Confusion, difficulty concentrating, brain fog
• Skin problems (acne, rashes, eczema)
• Joint pain
• Widespread inflammation
• Nutritional deficiencies

First step in treatment is to figure out what is causing the leaky gut and remove that from your diet.

Possible Offending Causes:

• Foods you are allergic to or sensitive to (common ones are eggs, dairy, and gluten)
• Sugar
• Processed foods, GMOs
• Refined vegetable oils
• Chronic use of OTC medications such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen
• Overuse of antibiotics
• GI infection, SIBO (need a doc to assess via a stool test)
• Alcohol
• Artifical sweeteners

Once you have identified and removed the culprits (might take many weeks), you can start to rebuild your gut lining.

Possible Ways to Repair:

• Keep eating well; you can't go back to eating crap
• Enhance your digestion: Take digestive enzymes with your meals (talk to a doc)
• Replace good bacteria: Consume prebiotics and probiotics; eat fermented foods
• Take supplements thought to help promote repair of the gut lining: hydrolyzed collagen powder, zinc carnosine, L glutamine, slippery elm, aloe

I knew right away that for me, the big culprits were sugar and gluten. I was really resistant to cutting gluten, so I read lots of books and watched lots of videos to really understand what was happening to my body. After 20 seconds of enjoying that piece of sourdough, everything else was going to be a disaster. It sounds corny, but I started thinking about eating from the perspective of my gut, not just my tastebuds. Plenty of foods make them both happy, so that's how I shifted my thinking.

I hope this helps. Good luck!

Hey all. Can't believe we're near the end of another month! I haven't been very active in October. But I've joined Weight Watchers again (5 months free) so I'm giving it my best!

Wow, just a few days left of this month!

I have been walloped with a brutal head and chest cold. It started with a sore throat last Monday (17th), hit full force on Friday, ruined my girls' weekend away plans, and has generally kept me near a bed for the last five days. No exercise—I can barely breathe just moving about the house. Crappy sleep cycle: up for hours coughing, then sleeping late to catch up. In short, a total wrench in my plans.

On the plus side, despite feeling pretty sorry for myself as my friends went away for the weekend, I have made good eating choices. I think that not pushing myself to exercise and sleeping in are also good choices. Instead of turning to comfort food, I've gotten real comfort from homemade soup and immune-boosting foods.

Wrenches get thrown into plans, right? Crap happens. I don't know about you guys, but when one thing doesn't go as planned, I tend to sabotage everything. "Oh, I haven't been able to exercise for a week? May as well eat everything in sight then!" This all-or-nothing thinking has been so problematic for me. I'm proud to say that I have stuck to my overriding goal (keep working the system and don't add too much too soon) and overriding question (will this choice help me become the person I want to become?). They have allowed me to frame this cold as nothing more than an interruption in my regularly scheduled programming. It seems like a small thing, but it's a huge win for me, and I wanted to write it down to help me remember that the next time a wrench gets thrown in (because: crap ALWAYS happens), I have it in me to pick a tool out of my toolbox that is not "bag of something salty and crunchy."

Good morning!

How is everyone doing with keeping out of the Halloween candy this week??? So far I haven't gotten into any of it but I'm trying to pretend it doesn't exist either.

I'm still coughing when I exert myself so no work out last night, no walk this morning and no Zumba tonight. My whole body feels wrong with not moving much at all but when I do more than the miniumum I start coughing again. No other sickness symptoms other than tired (mostly because I cough when I lay flat) but this cough is driving me crazy because I want to MOVE.

I'll be taking my girl to Lego Club tonight and I still need a dinner plan. What is everyone else making??? Give me some ideas.

@KacyCarpe I’m so sorry your sick! I have the cough without all the rest. However, some of my friends and neighbors have the flu, covid and all sorts of nasty that seems to be going around. I hope you feel better quickly!

@jjlbrick Great job maintaining after a big event! That’s fabulous.

Age: 43
Height: 5’3
SW: 258 (about 5 days ago) HW 275 in Feb 2021
CW: 253
GW: 120

Goals:
walk 5000 steps a day
Log honestly and consistently
Avoid binge triggers
Be patient

Good morning all! I'm so glad it's Friday.

We don't have any plans for tonight so I'm going to enjoy just sitting around and watching family friendly Halloween movies tonight. Tomorrow my daughter has a volleyball game, we have a friend's block party mid-afternoon and my neighborhood trunk or treat (we have a princess car this year). Afterwards back to the block party house for the after block party karaoke. Sunday has church and then a different church's trunk or treat as well so we'll be busy for the next couple days.

I'm still coughing so exercise is still an issue. With all the extra time to sit and not move the snacks are looking better and better. I need to be able to go walk it off and instead every walk gets me about 100 feet and then a coughing fit. Ugh! I almost wish I was actually sick and not just this stupid cough. Then I wouldn't want to move at least.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend and don't go too crazy on the candy!

@sandielewis2001 There seems to be a lot of us sick in the past week or two. I hope you feel better quickly!

@CupcakeCrusoe Missed seeing your posts. Glad you’re doing well. That Halloween Candy can be killer for sure.

I am finally feeling better and plan to finish the month strong. C'mon peeps, we can do this!

Hi everyone!

Popped 178 this morning to close out the month, lol. Not worried about it, still lower than I started! I'll take it! Happy halloween, everyone! Dinner tonight is chicken sausages wrapped in puff pastry to make "mummies," with halloween-shape pasta with homemade cheese sauce and brussels sprouts.

See you all in November!