Women 200lb+, Let's Have An Extraordinary January!!!

Happy new year to all. Let's do this!!

Happy New Year! Thanks @RavenStCloud for keeping this group going...I have been MIA for awhile but so happy it is here to come back to.


I pretty much hit a roadblock after May of last year, and spent the next 7 months bouncing around between 207-212; this past month, and more specifically the last 2 weeks, really got out of hand. So here I am, back and ready to get down to business.


HW: 290.6 (7/2021)
CW: 215.0
Jan GW: 210
Final GW: 175

Here are my S.M.A.R.T. goals for January.
- 8+ cups of water per day
- Meet my protein goal at least 5 days per week
- Meet my fiber goal at least 5 days per week
- Eat out no more than 1x per week
- Stay under my daily calorie goal every day, no excuses
- At least 6000 steps daily 5x per week

Happy New Year!

Linda
40 years old
SW: 300 lb
Dec 10: 214.8 lb
Prev Low: 195 lb
Goal: 180 lb

I'm giving a few days before I weigh in. I usually weigh on Saturday and given all the junk I had this month I'm happy to wait until my next normal weigh in day. I haven't really weighed or accurately tracked all of December. 😱

I did put together a group of ladies that will be doing a diet themed Bible devotional for the next 30 days and texting each other for accountability. I think leading something like that is going to force me to really think about my choices. I hate being a hypocrite so if I say we are all doing this I can't be going off on a big binge.

This year I'm just going to keep reminding myself Slow and steady wins the race and This is a marathon not a sprint. I've been saying the same for years and will have to keep doing so every time I slip.

I really want to have improvement in my weight and A1C when I go back to my doctor in May. Since i found a great doctor who listens to me now I am actually excited to go in with real progress.

Hello All,

Created my vision board today and will embrace these goals throughout the year while on this weightloss journey.

I have quite a bit to lose and any support / motivation will be great. Feel free to add me. We are stronger together.

-Rosy

Keri
69 years old
5'6"
SW: 266ish
CW: 249.
Next Goal weight: 220 (how much I got down to the last time I lost a significant amount on MFP)
Halfway GW: 199.5
UGW: 150 (healthy weight) then reconsider
January GW: Get bak into the 240s and start to slowly lose.

I post weigh- in when I lose.
8/3: 244.4
9/1: 245.2
10/1: wavering between 245. 6 and 248 after starting back to work full-time
11/1: 249.2 then have been wavering around 250.
1/2/2023: 251.8

2023 GOALS:
Keep take out/eating out to 1 day a week.
Keep up the aquafit, increase walking and add a day of strength training.
Continue to drink enough water and get enough sleep.
Try to log food and exercise.
Try to make another step lowering sugar intake.

JANUARY GOALS!
⭐ Aquafit 3 days a week and walk between – We did this this fall but put the Y on hole in December. We just went and did 75 minutes today.
⭐Plan and cook healthy meals at home - I was not doing well with this at the end of last year.
⭐ Log daily on MFP and track on my spreadsheet – I will log today and try this but haven’t been able to do this while working fulltime. I need to set up my 2023 spreadsheet today. But meal planning for the week ahead comes 1st.
⭐ Eat at a sensible deficit - Once I get back to logging this should improve.
⭐ Drink plenty of water and get enough sleep – I am getting up earlier to get to work and going early to the Y 3 days a week. Saturday is my only sleep in day.

It was a busy fall. My MIL died at the end of the summer and a few weeks later my 1st grandson was born prematurely. I started a new job and my husband was working on a huge project with a deadline in December. We started up our Y membership and doing Aquafit 3 days a week. We walked a bit but not enough. My youngest who is a young adult is living at home and was put on a restrictive diet. No eating out or take out. So this is a big goal for the year and month.

December we put the Y on hold to prepare to fly to see our Grandson. No risky activities with the triple-epidemic increasing and with visiting a 4 month old who is in the process of getting all his immunizations per schedule. No vaccination for RSV though. We flew in a week before Christmas and quarantined then celebrated the holidays with them. I worked remotely on the weekdays while quarantining. I cut my foot so I wasn’t able to walk as planned until the end of the trip. Also my mother went into the hospital and is now in skilled care. Unlike other times she isn't recovering quickly. She is getting weaker. We were thinking she would be home. She does have some assistance set up at home but she hasn't gotten to the place she needs to be to go home. She lives in a retirement community where she has her own apartment. So this is why I have been MIA lately.

I am glad I have had a long weekend before going back to work tomorrow. Hence the time to get onto MFP and I am hoping to be able to be more regular with it now.

Happy 2023 everyone !
It's nice to see some returning participants here (welcome back @imgoff232) and a big welcome to all the newbies. This is the place for accountability and support, and where we all celebrate each others' success -- there were many success stories in 2022 and this year will be even better!

I'll say right here in front of you all that I'll commit to losing 30 pounds in 2023.
That's 2.5 pounds per month - reasonable, right?
By year's end, that will put me at 153, within a just few pounds of a normal-range, healthy BMI.
I started at 215 last year.

When the ultimate goal weight is achieved - 150 - TahitiG wants to celebrate by posting photos here from - you guessed it - Tahiti ! 🥥🌺🍍🏝 It could happen THIS year with a strong commitment.

You guys know that I recently almost bought the farm from COVID and Guillain Barré - I'm just so glad to be here that I don't feel as intimidated by as many barriers as before, including the scale. So, 2023 is potentially a big year for me. Thank you to each and every one of you for your support so far. I hope 2023 is healthy and rewarding for all - let's do this !!! 💗

Last year I heard someone say “Don’t rely on motivation, rely on dedication.” I am dedicated to make 2023 the best year ever!!

Halllloooo everyone, and happy 2023!

Kacy
51 years old
5'10"
9/11/22: 253 (SW, highest ever)
01/05/23: 231
December's goal was to hit the 220's, which I did not do, but I will this month.
UGW: 165

I know that I have been MIA in the December/January group for a while. We got some heavy, heavy news mid-December, and it was all I could do to log my food and take one day at a time. Lessons learned:

• Health is everything. If you're not actively working on your health and wellness, you are deteriorating. Statistically speaking, you're on the path to getting some type of nasty degenerative disease or chronic illness in the coming years. Just sayin'.
• My newly formed healthy "habits" from July–December proved no match for the unhealthy patterns that have been my mainstay for years and that reemerged with a vengeance when the chips were down. We have to expect that we will all slip up at times, we have to expect that our new lifestyles are shaky, and we have to be prepared to give ourselves grace about it. It's okay to derail—but it's not okay to stay off the tracks. See above for why we have to get! Back! On! Track!
• Fatigue is my kryptonite. When I'm physically tired, when I'm mentally drained, I don't want to cook a healthy meal from scratch or go to the gym. I want something EASY. So, I have to think through having some go-to's in the house for those times... instead of takeout.
• It's just as easy to get on a virtuous cycle as it is to get on a vicious cycle. Both boil down to making a decision in the moment, casting a vote for which cycle you're choosing to be on.

Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox now. Thanks to this group for your support and for being honest about your own journeys. It's motivating to read all the progress people are making. Here's to a strong month for us all.