Women 200lb+, Let's Have a Magical May!!!

I know I was silent over the weekend. I always have issues with checking in on the boards over the weekends. I don’t usually open my computer at all and I hate trying to navigate them from my phone. So it just doesn’t happen very often.

Lately I’ve been staying on track until the last hour or so that I eat. Then I’ve been deciding to get snacks that I know I don’t have enough calories for and eating that anyway. I don’t know why. It’s just been like a lack of self control in the evenings. I need to fix that.

I have my lab work tomorrow morning and then my 6 month appointment the following week. We’ll see how my A1C and weight look at her office. I’m sincerely hoping my bad month of April and my snacking when I know better lately haven’t completely messed up my numbers. A1C is a 2 to 3 month average so if I have 5 weeks of not quite eating to plan that can throw a big wrench in the number.

I don’t know what we’re eating for dinner yet today. Anyone have anything good on the menu???

@sargemarcori You’ve got this. Keep checking in. The accountability really does help.

@coffeeandtruecrime I sometimes think too much about the scale. I like that you aren’t weighing constantly and are just keeping the course. I hate when I feel bones too. I am constantly annoyed if I have an itch over my collarbone because it isn’t smooth and flat. I don’t know why it bugs me so much. I should be happy I can feel it now… but instead it bugs me so much.

@badnoodle I love Skinnytaste! She has great recipes. I haven’t made that particular one yet but those burgers look pretty good.

@kelliward1 Congrats on the trophies!!!!! That’s exciting. I’m a fan of ordering kids plates when it’s allowed as well. I wish dine in restaurants didn’t all have an age limit on them. On the occasions I can easily order a kids plate I do that as well. Panda Express is a great one for a kids meal!

SW: 288.8 (February 2022)
CW: 211.2

5/1- 211.2
5/8- 212.8 (+1.6)
5/15-
5/22-
5/29-

Goals for May:
⬇️ lose 2-3 pounds
💪 do PT exercises 3 times a week
📚 read 3+ books
📖 keep up with daily Bible reading
🚶‍♀️ continue taking small walks outside

I’m guessing I have some water retention going on because I stayed on plan for the past week and not sure where that pound and a half came from otherwise. I took another 10 minute walk outside on Friday and it was nice.

I just had a follow up about my hand at my primary doctor. She’s sending me for PT for it. And I also need to get x-rays for my shoulders so that I can see what’s going on with them because I’ve had bad issues with shoulders for a couple years. Then she’ll likely send me for PT for them too.

My stepdad isn’t doing great mentally as is of course expected when someone is in that type of situation. He has a couple of weeks and then he’ll likely be sent to a nursing home with rehab services. I feel helpless all I can do is call or text him which I try to call daily but he isn’t answering lately due to being down, so I have to text. It’s hard for me to get out to visit him but I’m going to try this weekend if I’m able to.

I am doing better about not impulsively eating sweets. So I feel better about making better choices with that.

Hey all!
I normally check in before working in the morning but today just didn't go that way.

I'm actively worrying about my labs. I got my blood tests all done this morning for my every 6 month appointment. My appointment with the doctor is next week but I'm hoping the electronic results show up by tomorrow. I hate waiting for my blood work and A1C. I'm always anxious about it, even when I haven't been too horrible. Anyone who has been on the thread for the past year knows this will only be my second appointment with the new doctor.... who is soooo much better than my previous one. I'm back and forth between excited to have her see my new weight and anxious because I worry that she won't be as amazing as I remember. That doctor who did nothing but criticize and try to put me on more medication seriously messed me up.

In other news, the kid is finished school on June 1 so I'm just on countdown to when I'll stop waking up at 5:40am to pack lunches and check school bags for all the things. Stop fighting people to get up in the morning. Stop being annoyed before having coffee. I know that by the end of summer I'll be so ready to be alone at home to work for the day but right now I'm ready to change my alarm to 7am.

@bonniemcc4 I'm sorry about your stepdad. I hope the rehab helps with everything. I know you've said you have chronic pain. I hope the PT can help with the hand and shoulders. I know it has to be hard having that pain every day.

Good morning everyone (or afternoon, evening)...

Been a busy day today already. I got up this morning and did a 25 minute yoga video from YouTube. Always feels good to get the stretching in thr morning after martial arts classes. Then quickly made breakfast and changed clothes. Had to bring my breakfast with me and dropped my daughter off at her job. I ate breakfast in the parking lot and ran some errands. Then to the grocery store to pick up a few things and some good deals they are having. Then back home. Now to throw dinner in the crockpot.

I did weigh in this morning and now at 242 lbs...down 40 lbs from my weight when I started working on losing it in March 2022! 1/3 of the way to my end goal!

Good morning!

I got my lab results back. It looks pretty good. My A1C is the lowest it’s ever been and nearly everything was in normal range. The couple things that weren’t aren’t big deal things…. Like my good cholesterol is a bit high but my bad cholesterol is really good. I was really stressing about it until the results came through. Now I feel like I can relax a bit more.

Today I have a bunch of emails for work that I haven’t finished combing through yet. Not that it is anything new but some days you just aren’t feeling it. I think I’m going to need some extra caffeine to push through today. Then the library has Lego Club this afternoon. Which is really just a bunch of Legos spread over a bunch of tables and the kids get to build whatever they want. Sometimes they work together. Often they work separately but all bunched close together so they can talk to each other. It’s fun and free and social so I try to take my daughter pretty often.

I did a dumbbell workout on YouTube 2 days ago. I had done videos from this creator once before during one of the Hogwarts Weight Loss Challenges and really liked her. It didn’t feel like I couldn’t do it or had to modify a lot. I’ve noticed a ton of dumbbell workouts assume you are already able to incorporate a bunch of stuff to do them. However, because it is a full body standing dumbbell workout my thighs have been sore for 2 days. Yet, I plan to do more of her videos once my thighs cooperate again. The videos are at www.youtube.com/@fitbymik

Also, I finally got my newest blog up yesterday morning. I’m behind. Instead of having written most of it last week, tweaking it, then posting it for Tuesday morning, I wrote it all yesterday morning and posted it. Hopefully I won’t be behind for 2 weeks from now. I think I’m up to a whopping 12 subscribers so it’s not like people are really relying on me to post anything but I’ve been finding it does make me more accountable and keeps me on course when I’m actively posting and working on it. This time I made an Asian inspired Beef Broccoli casserole. www.healthyeatingwithlinda.com/post/easy-asian-beef-broccoli-rice-casserole

@kelliward1 Congrats on being 1/3 to your goal! That’s a huge accomplishment!

@badnoodle I love your NSV! That’s an excellent one. Also, congrats on the blood sugar!!!! Mine is in normal range too now. I know I’ll have to keep working to keep it there but it’s such a relief to see that number. It’s something tangible showing I’m doing things right for my body.

Good morning everyone!

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

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

SW 5/1: 174.4
5/6: vacation's all I ever wanted
5/13: 172.2 (172.8 average)

💜 May Goals! 💜

💜 May GW (average): 172.5

🟣Stick to weight loss calories at least 5 days a week ❌
🟣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 ✅

Been a little out of control this week, not really logging my food except for very loosely, guesstimating. I guess I've been doing a decent job guesstimating, I eat the same things all the time, and that's one of the perks. Still, I should get back to logging-logging, before this starts to bite me in the butt.

It's very possible I might make or even exceed my goal this month!

Today is poles and the booty class again! Then dinner will be a hash with cabbage and bok choy from the garden. The house is still pretty clean from Wednesday, so I just have to catch up on a little bit of laundry and keep it clean.

At the gym on Thursday, we ended class saying things that inspired us about other people in class, and I was one of the first people that someone mentioned. again and again, I love my gym.

I think I'm playing video games with some friends tonight, that will be good.

Look at the big beautiful plant I got on my trip! It's a dragon tail philodendron.


Time! For! Tags!

@pamperedlinny YAY for good lab results! 🙌 and resistance training is so good for you, I'm happy for you that you have found you like it. Lego night sounds so great!

@ojade9800 welcome back! Your plan sounds solid, it will give you slow and steady progress, I love it! And like I said, at above 1900 cal a day, your progress will be slower, and that's fine, as long as you keep that in mind and log accurately to ensure you're not accidentally going over. AND when you first start a fitness regimen, your body holds onto more water to repair muscles you're not used to using.

@sargemarcori I also got the email and stressed how much the forums meant to me (they're all I use on MFP anymore, lol). If they take this away from us, we should make a discord group or something.

@coffeeandtruecrime oh man, that salmon/avocado/rice thing sounds so good! It's great that you made your favorite meal work for you! I can't believe people who 1) unsolicited talk about weight loss, I could never, lol, and 2) assume you're doing it for pregnancy???? like the GALL, you know?

@badnoodle your naked turkey burger looks so good! I feel you on terrible children's meals. I would 100% want a like, half-portion size at restaurants I know have big portions. Congratulations about your A1c!

@kelliward1 CONGRATULATIONS LOOK AT THAT BIG TROPHY OMG

@bonniemcc4 getting out for a walk, not impulsively eating sweets, taking care of your medical stuff, those are all great things, you are doing really great.

@mdmcmillon I love how you just thought we weren't a chatty bunch this month, when you were in the april chat, sounds just like something I would do.

Have a great Saturday, everyone!

Afternoon everyone!

I had a busy morning at work but finally got a chance to catch up!

SW: 124.4KG (274LBS)
GW: 75KG (165LBS)
CW: 120.6 (265.8LBS)

As of today's weigh in, I'm 3.9KG (8.5LBS) down 😁

I will say when I got on the scale today I was shocked, I hadn't expected to be down so low. I can see some slight changes body wise but not much of a difference. I think it's about time to start with pictures and keep going.

I'm sticking with the same goals for now!

Getting more active, cycling and walking.
Drinking more water (unsuccessful so far haha)
Keep mind of what and how much I'm eating.


At some point I need to go shopping because my trousers are starting to fall down now. But thank you for reading!


@CupcakeCrusoe I needed to be reminded of all of that! Thank you! I know it'll go slower but for now at least I need to stick with 1900 and maybe cut in a month or so. I started off 2 years back on mfp at a lower count and I had a 16 day streak and binged 😅 I'm keeping a different mentality. Also your plant is stunning!!

@GemmaCampbell2019 welcome to the group! I think it's safe to safe we've all fallen off the wagon at some point or another. It's all about how you get back on. I'm the same food wise, I was snacking so much, what I found helped for me was substitutes or even if you eat the "bad" foods, keep in mind how much youre eating. Im on 1900 and still have the odd choccy bar 🤣 modifying your exercises is the best thing to do until you feel you're able to do it. Hopefully you'll be back up hiking with your family soon enough!

SW 284
CW 249
GW 150

I lost 19lbs from the last time I weigh in, so I feel really good about that, so it's a total of 35lbs all together.

Goals for this month

• Work out most days (successful so far)
• Eat more veggies (successful so far)
• Continue my tarot study, and keeping doing my daily pulls with both decks. Start my lenormand study, and keep reading my oracle cards. (not successful so far)
• Draw and write a fanfiction for my friend for her birthday (finished this )

@pamperedlinny Thanks. Yeah, the scale can be really upsetting for me so I feel that it's better not to fixate on it too much. I can understand that, someone told me that losing weight did come with body dysmorphia, especially if there was more to lose since we aren't use to seeing our bodies that way.

@CupcakeCrusoe I think what bothers me most is that most of them comments come from people who just assume that I would change my mind on being childfree like that. Like I'm not even in a relationship, I'm very single no mingle. I love that dragon tail philodendron you got!

I so love reading everyone’s lives. Very pleased for your test results @pamperedlinny . You are an absolute star. I like your husbands approach too. That is my style , but Im trying to be more precise. My weight seems to be going up and down this week, not sure why. I’ve been keeping within my limits mainly. I have started counting exercise calories because I am doing a lot of swimming and a lot of gardening, but don’t eat back more than half. I went to the pool today without my swimsuit, wasn’t going to waste the session so I bought one there. I got a size 16 (US 12), and it’s actually a bit loose. I am so thrilled.

Made it to Day 99 from rejoining with this new account (forgot old email I used for one I had long time ago)
I hope weather gets better to do more and my mood!

Good afternoon everyone!

172.2 today, which is great, because I've had a spike lately because of lax logging.

I've been locked out of mfp at work, so my updates will necessarily be more sporadic, which stinks.

I've got a sore throat and some body aches today, so I'm taking a sick day, and I refuse to feel bad about it. Could I have stuck it out at work? Sure. Would I have made myself worse doing that? Maybe.

I also pled out of the gym today to give myself extra rest, because I've got a going away party for a gym friend I'm going to tomorrow at a line dance bar nearby.

I'm doing a lot of knitting, and catching up on some reading- currently Real Self Care, by Pooja Lakshimin.


Finished the yoke of my latest sweater.

Tag party time!
@GemmaCampbell2019 I love the idea of a family hike! And I'm sorry to hear your gym classes didn't work out- I hate classes that don't offer modifications, gives me a yuck feeling myself.

@ojade9800 no better indicator than the pants falling down!

@bonniemcc4 you're doing great. Nothing quite like a nice walk outside, even in the rain.

@coffeeandtruecrime you're doing amazing! Also, I'm trying to do a daily tarot pull myself, and I find certain cards following me

@pamperedlinny I LOVE TO HEAR that you're excited about your doctor's appointment. That's absolutely the way it should be.

@sandramarshall200 I also have a swimsuit that's close to falling off, gotta remedy that, as it's a two-piece, haha.

@badnoodle so when should I come over for dinner, all your food always looks so good! my dragon tail is so far being very unassuming and nice to me.

@crystallynnlu welcome!

@onhaltn your idea of never being too hungry while traveling is a great one.

Have a great day, everyone!

@pamperedlinny What a great picture! You may think you feel lazy, but it sounds to me like feeling overwhelmed is more accurate. Your awareness of food intake and movement will keep you from being «totally gone », so no worries 😌 Busy times have their ebb and flow, so take care of yourself while you’re taking care of everything else.

SW: 288.8 (February 2022)
CW: 211.2

5/1- 211.2
5/8- 212.8 (+1.6)
5/15- 211.6 (-1.2)
5/22- 212.4 (+0.8)
5/29-

Goals for May:
⬇️ lose 2-3 pounds
💪 do PT exercises 3 times a week
📚 read 3+ books
📖 keep up with daily Bible reading
🚶‍♀️ continue taking small walks outside

Another gain 😕 hoping I can end the month with a loss next week. I’ve read 3 books so far and am staying caught up with Bible reading. I haven’t been doing PT exercises 3x a week but I think I’ve done it at least twice a week. I also got out for a short walk on Friday like I’ve been doing lately.

Hi all. I'm following through on a goal to reach out and build new "tribes". It's part of my "Healthier Me in '23" initiative.

My name is Felicia and here are my stats:
SW: 228 (04 April)
CW: 213
GW: 155
Married with 2 bio and 2 bonus children (ages 16-24) and 2 fur babies (ages 4 and 10)

I used MyFitnessPal way back in 2004 to lose 80lbs and community was key for making it through the long haul of that much weight loss.

My current goals are:

• Lose an average of 1 lb/week
• Find fun ways to incorporate more walking (Currently doing a virtual Lord of the Rings walking challenge)
• Get back to a weight and fitness level where I can set some race goals
• Take care of the physical maintenance stuff that shame has made me procrastinate on (doing a lab work blood draw tomorrow morning but still procrastinating on getting the mammogram and colonoscopy scheduled).
• Learn to focus on building health (not just physical) rather than losing weight
• Find some resistance band strength training vidoes/guides. I don't need them for the PT I was doing for my rotator cuff anymore (Yay!)

I look forward to reading more of the posts here and getting to know you.

SW: 271.4
CW: 220.4 (-8.6 for May)
GW: 150ish

Goals:
get 7,000 steps a day: 13/24, 👎
get all 25 g of fiber a day: 19/23 👍
stretch goal: get 9000 steps a day: 7/24
stretch goal: get 85g of protein a day: 13/23. 👍

This week has been really great for me. On the scale victory front, I finally cracked the big 5-0 of fifty pounds gone. It doesn't seem quite real. I have been wearing different clothes, but it hasn't been until the past week or so that I can sort of see it in my face and neck. I celebrated by dyeing my hair purple, but the box dye just did not take, and instead of purple, I have a sort of burgundy with gingery highlights. I'm going to try again with a different brand before slinking into the salon and paying a lot of money to have impossibly hip stylists fix my mess.

On the non-scale victory, I went for a walk on the rail trail this afternoon. I was only planning to walk, but I've got the good sports bra on and listening to thrash metal on my ear buds, and I wonder if I could jog a whole 1/4 mile.

And I did! Then I walked for a while, and I did it again. And walked for somewhat longer, and did it one more time, though much, much more slowly. Honestly, that last one might have been overdoing it a bit because my ankles were staging a mutiny by the time I got back to the car.

I haven't run/jogged for more than, oh, 100' in years. While I can't call it pleasant, I'm chuffed to know that I can. Now I just need to build up some stamina, and possibly acquire more appropriate shoes.

And some new recipes:

"Fast Chicken Cacciatore" from Cooking That Counts, with broiled zucchini and a serving of my mother-in-law's Texas Caviar salad (with sugar substitute, less oil, and mixed beans since I could not find black-eyed peas in the store) 531 calories, super filing, not terribly attractive. It took me way longer than 15 minutes to prep this because there's a lot of chopping, but it turned out delicious.


Plantain Pancakes, from "Instant Weight Loss on a Budget" by Brittany Williams. 185 cal as pictured.
The picture does not reflect the actual recipe. Following the recipe, I got a runny glop that somehow stuck like glue to a month-old nonstick skillet, and tasted like musty banana omelette. It was horrible.
But I doctored the goop with some oat fiber, wheat flour, and baking powder to produce a batter that just held together. It still didn't taste great, and the macros were not good. I'd rather have one real pancake.


"Caprese Chicken" from Delish.com, and Alton Brown's magical microwave Steamed Asparagus with broiled zucchini and watermelon. ~500cal
Remarkably easy one-pan dish. (Well, one pan and some wet paper towels). My Aldi had small tubs of marinated ciliegini mozzarella on clearance, and Kroger had big packs of basil on sale, so this was a no-brainer. I will say that the dominant flavor is the balsamic vinegar, which is totally OK with me. It's not too sour after reduction, but it's definitely a flavor bomb.
I would not have believed that raw asparagus, a wet paper towel, and 3:30 in the microwave would give perfect asparagus, but I'll never steam them in a pot again. Damn that Alton Brown!


Tag party:

@CupcakeCrusoe That's a lovely pattern. Is that a sweater in the round, or am I misinterpreting the scale? I love the color choices: vibrant, but not so bright and saturated that they are eye-watering.

@pamperedlinny 5000 steps is still above Sedentary, but I think it's more important that you are spending time with your family. There's the old adage that on their deathbed, nobody regrets spending less time at work, but they do regret less time with family. I bet that applies to working out, too. It's important to be healthy, but it should become a part-time job.

@serenecompassion2663 Good to hear that the Oz is not giving you so many bad side effects, and the new kitten looks like a ball of trouble (in a good way). I realize this is coming from a place of privilege, but would it help you to buy *some* treats/junk when you do your main food shop, and then ration them? That way instead of focusing on the "I can't have (craving)", you have something on hand that you can have. Most people's brains do better with positive encouragement than negative. That being said, telling myself I can have an apple when I really want cheese is totally ineffective at dissuading me from still wanting cheese after I eat the apple, so your mileage may vary.

@frhaberl Oooh, I feel you on the, ahem, deferred maintenance. Isn't it weird how the hardest part is often just picking up the phone? Once the appointment is made, going through with it is so much easier.