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

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  • KacyCarpe
    KacyCarpe Posts: 495 Member
    SailorMom54 wrote: »

    Little about me: Mom of 3 now adults, 3 Grandchildren, work at a desk job (uggh) but I enjoy my job. Arthritis in my left hip that will need surgery sooner rather then later, so I am looking for ways to exercise or move more, without straining that hip, suggestions? I have been tracking food for about 6 months, just need to add the exercise part.

    I am also in my early 50s and was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my right hip a couple of years ago. Very hard to walk and to sleep, as I prefer sleeping on my side. Dietary changes have made a quantum difference for me, especially cutting out sugar and gluten. I don't have any pain at all anymore unless I lie on my side for a long time. Whatever type of arthritis you have, there is likely an underlying systemic issue. This YouTube video lays it out pretty well, I think. The quality of the graphics is not great, but the info is:
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=FvAQkc-NhLI

    I hope that helps!

  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    Elliptical Interval setting yesterday and today, 150 minutes for 9.7 & 9.92 miles.
  • RavenStCloud
    RavenStCloud Posts: 366 Member
    edited January 2023
    @pamiede Wishing you all the best and continued success, Miss Pam! You got this!!! 💜⭐️💜⭐️💜⭐️
  • KacyCarpe
    KacyCarpe Posts: 495 Member
    @pamiede You are on the right track and out of the 300's. Keep doing what you're doing!
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    edited January 2023
    My name is Mary, 65 from Pennsylvania.
    Been MIA for a few months but still logging in everyday since I started MFP 5/14/21.

    Unfortunately lost my mojo and gained a lot back but not all Thank God! Need to get back on track and focused. I bought a NEW to me, gently used, Commercial PreCor EFX 835 Elliptical. It was delivered the beginning of November, as others here know I wore my previous 10+ year old one out from my extensive workouts. Stopped using it mid November to get my Christmas shopping done earlier than my norm. I was planning to start back up a week ago but had a GI bug and very weak. I restarted today but very slow at 45 minutes and 3 miles compared to my 3 hour historical workout sessions. I will MAYBE workup to it again.

    Good to see some familiar names here and glad to see some new ones too!

    Heaviest weight 255 lbs, twice. :-(
    9/14/20-255 lbs
    5/14/21-232.2 lbs
    4/6/22- 147.6 lbs (107.4 lbs lost) I did NOT have a surgery. Did Keto.
    8/1/22- 167.2 lbs
    12/1/22-198 lbs

    1/1/23- 213.4 lbs
    1/2/23- 213.4 lbs
    1/3/23- 207.4 lbs
    1/4/23- 205.8 lbs
    1/5/23- 205.8 lbs
    1/6/23- 201.4 lbs
    1/7/23- 202.4 lbs
    1/8/23- 204.4 lbs elliptical 45 minutes
    1/9/23- 204.4 lbs elliptical 46 minutes
    1/10/23-201.6 lbs elliptical 47 minutes
    1/15/23-202.4 lbs Did my elliptical 120 minutes yesterday and today. Sunday is my official weigh in day.
    1/19/23-199.4 lbs ONEDERLAND!!! Will be short lived. I'm making ham tonight. At least water weight is short lived. Elliptical Interval setting, 150 minutes for 9.7 miles.
    1/20/23- 200.2 lbs Elliptical Interval setting, 150 minutes for 9.92 miles
    1/21/23-203.4 lbs Ugh!!!

    1/22/23-200.2 lbs Elliptical Interval setting 150 minutes for 10.05 miles, "WEIGHTING" for my WHOOSH next week?!

  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,679 Member
    Linda
    SW: 300 lb
    GW: 180 lb
    Jan 10: 214.2 lb
    Jan 13: 212.4 lb
    Jan 22: 210 lb

    Good morning all! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend.

    On Saturday we took my daughter and her best friend to the park that sits on our community's paved trail. The trail is about 22 miles long and things are always being added on the trail since it is so popular with bikers, hikers and even tourists getting from point a to point b. Since I talked my husband into coming with us to the park and watching the girls I took the time to get in a 4 mile walk. It felt good to get in the fresh air and move for a while.

    Sunday was the complete opposite. We went to church, came home, made taco fixings, took a nap and then ate leftovers. Not much activity at all. However, I stayed without my calorie range and got a good rest day in so I'm perfectly happy with that.

    Hoping tonight I can get to my Zumba class. I didn't get to any of them last week with being out of town and things coming up so I'm really looking forward to getting there tonight and tomorrow night.


  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,679 Member
    @hap2go I'm so jealous of your trip. That sounds amazing. I hope you reach all your goals! My mom's family (and 2 of my brothers) are all people that, even if they put on a couple pounds, always appear pretty slim. My mom is someone that even at her heaviest you could see her collar bones. I feel what you mean. I take after my dad's side of the family. Ugh.
  • bonniemcc4
    bonniemcc4 Posts: 129 Member
    SW: 288.8
    CW: 226

    I hope it’s okay I join in this late in January. Not sure if anyone remembers me from previous months (I think the last I was a part of was possibly September), except for those I’m friends with. I struggled really badly with my mental health and being a part of these threads (among many other things in everyday life) just got to be too much. I’m feeling better now and hope to continue being a part of these threads again.

    My goals for the last week of January:
    ⬇️ lose 1/2 pound
    💪 do my home PT exercises at least 2-3 times
    👩‍💼 hoping to go in person to my therapy appointment this week
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,679 Member
    @bonniemcc4 Welcome back!!!! I was hoping you would jump back in.
  • sargemarcori
    sargemarcori Posts: 301 Member
    I am trying to decide if participating in this thread helps me or not (sometimes I avoid posting bc it's too much effort to check in, and then I feel FREE TO EAT WHATEVER) but I am still cheering all of you on!
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,679 Member
    Good morning all!

    I got to my Zumba class last night and I hadn't had that instructor for a while. It was really nice to pull out some songs and dances I hadn't done since the last time. Like finding an old friend.

    My daughter has her basketball practice tonight so I'll get to a different Zumba class tonight while she's in practice.

    I woke up hungry today and I'm trying to stick to my boundaries.... which include not eating until after 10am. I'm almost there.... only 10 minutes to go!
  • KacyCarpe
    KacyCarpe Posts: 495 Member
    SailorMom54 wrote: »
    Good Morning!
    I am not sure what everyone's ages are here, but I am 51, and my body is GOING through menopause. The emotions are a flipping rollercoaster, I am constantly HOT, then instantly COLD, and losing any weight is a struggle, no energy, no drive, plus my brain doesn't seem to work the same lol Anyone here that can relate? Is there anything someone has used to help with all this? Natural supplement? Most days I feel like I am losing my mind and I am ready to rip someone a new ..you know what.

    Thanks,
    Darla

    Intermittent fasting has shown amazing results for hormone regulation (and weight loss), among other benefits. That is based not just on anecdotal evidence but solid research. Many people find they can shorten their eating window over time, from 12 hours to 14 hours to 16, say, so that it doesn't feel onerous and they don't feel deprived. Something to look into maybe.
  • KacyCarpe
    KacyCarpe Posts: 495 Member
    pamperedlinny wrote: »
    It has officially been over a week that my fasting blood sugar is under 100mg every day. Monday last week was the first day and I was shocked! Then Tuesday, Wednesday all up through today. 10 days in a row of a "normal" morning blood sugar.

    ...So that's my big thing today. Ten days in a row of something I have never seen no matter what part of my journey I've been on. From my previous low weight to my supposed best eating plan in the past. From insulin to diet and exercise. I'm in shock.

    That is incredible, wonderful news!! Congratulations!
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,679 Member
    RavenStCloud wrote: »
    So I've been MIA this week and didn't check in on Monday either.

    I've been having terrible chest and back pain for the last two weeks that started right after singing (nothing fancy, just singing along to spotify in the car). I went to the doctor and she said I've probably injured my vocal chords and need to see an ENT. She gave me some strong pain medicine, but told me that since I was breathing fine, I could keep swimming if I wanted to.

    I tried twice, but it was freaking me out to be exercising while my chest hurt. So I've decided to wait until next week, after I go to the ENT and hear what they say/how to help the pain/discomfort to even THINK about going to the pool.

    Just when you've got a routine down and you're happy with your progress--BAM, life gets in the way. I've definitely been eating more than I should and I'm trying to sort that out and eat lots of fruits and vegetables instead of packaged nonsense.

    Anyway, wish me luck next week at the ENT!

    @RavenStCloud Oh my goodness! I hope you get answers and feel better quickly.
  • hap2go
    hap2go Posts: 105 Member
    RavenStCloud wrote: »

    Just when you've got a routine down and you're happy with your progress--BAM, life gets in the way. I've definitely been eating more than I should and I'm trying to sort that out and eat lots of fruits and vegetables instead of packaged nonsense.

    Anyway, wish me luck next week at the ENT!

    oh do I know that one!! Hope everything works out ok at ENT and that youre feeling better very quickly...
  • TeamCap12
    TeamCap12 Posts: 10 Member
    Happy 2023! Happy I found this discussion! Any advice, motivation, encouragement you can give a newbie? Looking for anything I can get. My family tries, but they have never struggled with weight so it is hard for them to understand my journey.
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    TeamCap12 wrote: »
    Happy 2023! Happy I found this discussion! Any advice, motivation, encouragement you can give a newbie? Looking for anything I can get. My family tries, but they have never struggled with weight so it is hard for them to understand my journey.

    You need to do you. What works for others may not work for you. Tune it to you.
  • sargemarcori
    sargemarcori Posts: 301 Member
    TeamCap12 wrote: »
    Happy 2023! Happy I found this discussion! Any advice, motivation, encouragement you can give a newbie? Looking for anything I can get. My family tries, but they have never struggled with weight so it is hard for them to understand my journey.

    Welcome! My best advice would be that if it's hard to figure out how to eat well, make it as easy as possible. I make overnight oatmeal on Sunday, and eat it for breakfast all work week. I make different flavors, so it's not the same thing day after day. Premade, super easy, and I don't have to talk myself out of a drive-through breakfast. I make healthy soups in my crockpot, and do the same thing. Generally i have at least three different soups in the freezer, I can just grab what i feel like that day. And since I'm eating it at work, i don't have access to bread which is my downfall with soup. >_>

    Dinner is harder, but if I just plan to go Mexican with my chicken breast and veg one night, and Italian another night, Indian the next... I can vary things pretty well.
  • TeamCap12
    TeamCap12 Posts: 10 Member
    pamiede wrote: »
    Happy Saturday!!! I’m still working on losing weight. It’s a lot slower this time around but every loss is a gain 😊

    SW: 307 (12/8/22)
    CW: 293 (total loss to date 17 lbs$
    JGW: 290
    UGW: 175

    Goals:

    💛 Increase water intake
    💛 Increase rehab workouts
    💚 Continue core exercises
    💚 Increase walking
    💚 Continue high protein, low carb, high

    Have a great weekend!!!

    Thank you for saying "every loss is a gain" I really need to remember that and stop getting so upset over only .2lb loss. Every loss is a gain!

    I just increased my water intake last week. I did find that filling up all my water bottles in the morning helped me remember to drink them. So I had all I needed for the day ready to go. It helped me a lot. Just an idea.

    Have a great week!

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