Women 200lb+, Let's Astound Ourselves This April!!!

Good morning everyone,

174 this morning, which is fine. I feel extremely sore from Monday, especially in the abs, so we're good.

I woke up this morning feeling good, actually? That hasn't happened when I wake up at 4 in the morning in a while. I hesitate to attribute anything to the increased fruit veg intake, so we'll have to see if it's a pattern.

Today is little gym for the girls, and I didn't pack dinner last night for us to take, so I'll be outsourcing from the grocery store next door to the little gym. It should be pretty easy to pick something that fits my plans, considering they usually have rotisserie chickens and little things of cooked shrimp with cocktail sauce. I just have to stay away from the desserts.

It's hump day, let's start it with tags:
@pamperedlinny between bible study and your movie nights, you're doing great flexing those maintenance muscles - making choices you'll have to make in the everyday after you're done losing.

I've always been firmly pro-treat every day, unless I get completely off the rails (which has happened a couple times) and have to cut back completely for a little while. Waiting multiple days for a treat, for me, results in a binge, and I'm not down for that. It's so cool how different people respond to different strategies with the same success.

@swimmom_1 have fun in OKC!

Have a great day, everyone!

@shellifish7295... Good luck on that contest. I was in one years ago (2011)... Won the top prize of $2500 and became the national poster child for the company/product (won't name it). Unfortunately, it was a crash diet kind of thing, and I ended up putting it all back on and gaining an additional 20 pounds. I've learned to go slow now in order to keep it off and that's mainly what I'm interested in. Doesn't do any good to diet if you're going to end up where you started from or even worse.

Since March 2021, I've lost 63 pounds over 18 months and have maintained it for the past 7 months. I've never been able to do that before. Now I'm ready to tackle another 10-20 pounds.

@BarbMessimer thanks. I’m sorry that you had that experience. This contest is with a company I have been getting my protein powder from for years. The owners are wonderful and beyond amazing. They did this competition in January and have only pleated the winners 2 times. Once to announce the winner and then when they announced the summer challenge. Thankfully the owners didn’t make this challenge a fad diet type thing. They are both body builders so it’s about nutrition and it’s more a body transformation challenge than it is a weight loss challenge. The winner from last time only lost 12 lbs but had the biggest body transformation. There were actually people that lost a lot more weight than she did.

Good morning everyone!

173 today, which is fine. I think I'm starting to normalize again on tummy issues, which is great.

I brought into work a couple pots and my zz plant that needed propagating, and ended up with like 6 separate plants out of my one pot of zz plant, lol. I'm gonna need more soil and pots. But I love seeing houseplants at work. 🥺 I also potted a philodendron I'd been propagating from a big one we have at work- this would make the second propagated plant I've taken from that same mother plant. I've got a couple more cuttings from it in water, but they haven't done as well. I love plants.

Tonight is a chair acrobatics conditioning and chair tricks/office hours mashup class, and I'm so excited. I often can't make the office hours/chair tricks class because it's offered really late, but now I can take it AND be home by 830! Win-win!

Tag party time:
@shellifish7295 I'm sorry to hear you're prediabetic, but I am glad that you've got medical support in dealing with it. Weight swings can happen with just water in your body, so don't sweat the little weigh-ins too much, just watch the trend- a lot of us use weight trend apps like happy scale for iphone or libra for android to smooth out the "noise" of weights. I'm an engineer by trade, so I weigh every day to have a lot of data, because I love it, but as long as you weigh regularly (whatever that means for you) and only look at the trend, you can get a good picture of how you're doing.

I've been to Boston a couple times now- I love the city. A lot of people ask me why I choose to vacation there, as I live in VA, but honestly I've been to DC a bunch of times already, and I think Boston is better for sightseeing than, like, NY for example. I do also love Charleston SC when I go, and I've been a few times. There's just something about Boston for historical stuff to do, though.

@BarbMessimer 63 lbs in 18 months is incredible progress. These last 10-20 are the hardest, for sure.

@serenecompassion2663 that salad looks incredible. Beet/feta/arugula is one of my favorite combos. CONGRATULATIONS ON A YEAR OF SOBRIETY!!! That's fantastic, I'm so happy for you. And I'm glad that your medical team is helping you stay on top of things.

@pamperedlinny those Joseph's pitas are a lifesaver when you want to cut a few calories but still have a "bread" feeling.

And honestly, I think your way is the right way- you should live the way you normally will after losing weight, so it won't be as much of a shock to go from one mode to the other. I see so many people (and I'll probably be among them when it's time, regardless of how confident I am right now that I can do it) get anxious about regain when they hit goal weight, and knowing that you've already been doing it, you just have a couple hundred more calories every day, is a great thing.

Boston, for me, was a great reminder that normal eating is really listening to my body- do I really want more food, or am I good right now, etc. And sometimes, yeah, I wanted more food, and it was fine. And other times, nah, I was good at like 3 in the afternoon because I'd had a lot of good food already.

Alright, time to get this day started, have a great day, everyone! Friday is tomorrow!

Hey all!

I didn't make it to Zumba last night as I had some digestive issues. I did otherwise have a pretty good day yesterday.

My neighbor works for a bagel shop and goes in crazy early in the morning to make the bagels. Every couple months he will bring me a bag full of bagels, usually one or two dozen. Yesterday was bagel day. His wife texted me that he was walking over and I got 15 freshly made bagels. So my dinner was a turkey sandwich on an onion bagel. I mean, it's kind of hard to go wrong with fresh made bagels. I don't really buy myself bagels any longer because it's so much calories and carbs, but it's hard to pass up freshly baked ones being hand delivered for free. I plan to squeeze half to one a day in my calorie budget for a few days. Then I'll either give the rest to another neighbor or freeze them for when I have a bagel craving.

@shellifish7295 Joseph pita and lavash have become a staple in our household over the past 15 years or so. I’ve tried a lot of healthier and lower calorie flatbreads, pitas, and other substitutes. We still buy some others but not with the same frequency as the Joseph products. Fun fact: when I first bought them my local stores didn’t have them and I had to order online. When I saw them in store the first time I was literally doing happy dances around the aisles like a madwoman.

@sargemarcori don’t forget to check in with us. I’m all in for accountability.

@CupcakeCrusoe I know it isn’t takeout but when I’m feeling that pinch the frozen pizzas at Aldi aren’t bad at all. The Rising Crust pizza is only about $5 and the thin crust is only about $3.50. Then again, we’re always ballin’ on a budget so even our takeout pizza tends to be Little Cesar’s except for once every other month or so. Actually, our favorites have become making our out at home though. Using the pitas or the premade mini pizza crusts and everyone builds their own pizza with whatever toppings they can find in the house. Especially when my daughter has friends over, this has become a favorite activity. Things like pepperoni smiley faces or initials made from bell pepper slices are often created.

Good morning everyone!

Saturday weigh day!
Christina
34 years old
5'4"

SW: 220ish
Re-SW (Feb 2022): 200.4
UGW: 150

SW 4/1: 173 (174.1 average)
4/8: vacation!
4/15: vacation!
4/22: 172.0 (173.3 average)

🌻 April Goals! 🌻

🌻 April GW (average): 172.5

🟡Log everything in grams ✅
🟡Do at least three fitness classes a week ✅
🟡More than 80g protein every day ✅
🟡No doomscrolling after 7PM each night ✅
🟡At least 64oz of water a day ✅

Well, looks like I'm not going to hit 172.5 average before the end of this month, but that's just fine. I'm making progress, and that's what matters.

Today's classes are poles and a class for the booty booty booty booty lol. That one's going to hurt, but it's only a half hour. I can do anything for a half hour.

Lot to do today, gotta get going. But first, tags!
@pamperedlinny oh man, fresh bagels I hope you can get to zumba soon, get some of those good exercise endorphins!

@shellifish7295 sorry you are having a rough time with work, but the home office/workout spot is SO EXCITING! It's gonna be so great.

@sargemarcori heyyyyy sarge! Tagging you because I know, when I am on the way off the wagon, sometimes just having someone thinking of me helps me pull myself out, so I hope the same thing works for you. hope you're having a great weekend so far!

Have a great day, everyone!

SW- 229
4/17- 235
4/21- 227.5
CW- 226.4
GW- 160-170
Age- 37
Height- 5’9”

Super excited to have lost another
pound. I’m hoping this pound a day trend stays for a little bit. It’s been nice sunny and warm in socal. So going to be doing a lot of walking outside.

Got a lot done today. Took my son to job #2 to drop off some last minute work. Then we walked to the beach and watched all the boats and the ferry on balboa island while he had his lunch. Then we went and ran some errands.

Good morning!!!

I need to do better. I’ve slacked more often the last week of March and throughout April. Haven’t lost anything. I mean, I’m not gaining it all back either but I’ve been letting circumstances and excuses reign. I did pretty well all last week. Then on Friday night I went to the book club trivia night and ate an entire basket of tater tots. On Saturday I ended up not tracking anything at all for movie night. Not that I'm ever perfect on movie night, but I KNEW I was way over and kept eating.

I've been in the same 3 lbs for the past month or so. It's maintenance. It's not horrible but it isn't where I'm ready to be at either. That 3 lbs is literally 11 to 14 lbs from my goal. In my head when I'm falling down the rabbit hole it's like I can hear myself saying it's good enough. I don't want to be good enough. I want to crush my goals and be healthy. Self sabotage and being in my own head and letting all the stress bug me out needs to stop.

I have my neighborhood book club tonight, trivia at the tea shop tomorrow night, my big book club on Thursday, and Disney themed trivia at a distillery on Saturday. There will be food at all of these. Obviously, there will also be adult beverages on Saturday as well. Time to pull that self control back in place. I love these events. I just need to remember that being out isn't an excuse to behave badly.

On a more positive note, I took my daughter out on Saturday morning to Chick-fil-A for a mother/daughter date. They also had Encanto characters Mirabel & Isabella there decorating flower pots, giving starter bags of seed and soil. It was fun to have some one on one time.




@sargemarcori How is it going???

@shellifish7295 Fresh baked goods of any kind are a serious weakness for me. I love the photo! It’s been pretty sunny and warm in SC as well. It makes walking on my lunch breaks so much easier than the super cold or super hot days.

@CupcakeCrusoe I’ve been slacking on my home exercise too, except for walking. I have stuff multiple nights this week and know I’ll only manage the gym once this week. BUT I’m planning now to make use of my YouTube Premium again and pull a few workouts to stream. Also, I have at least 50 sugar free drink syrups at any given time. I use it in coffee, water, iced tea, hot tea, protein shakes, even in some recipes in place of sugar. The Jordan’s Skinny Syrups are my favorite brand.

@nebslp Getting outdoor activity when it’s nice out always makes me feel better too. It sounds like it got cold and windy though. Brrr. I agree it’s hard to make myself go outside when it’s not the best weather.