Women 200lb+, Let's Be Jubilant This June!!!

Good morning everyone!!

Andi
53 years old
5’4”
SW: 235
CW: 220.6
GW: 140

I just dropped my goal weight by 10#. I think it’s actually possible.
The probability that I will break the 200 mark by the end of the year has me very excited. I’ve actually started trying on skirts and dresses again, though I’m not confident enough yet to actually purchase any.

I was hoping to increase my Ozempic dose in May, but had a Monday snaggle morning the Wednesday of my appointment at the Bariatric Institute, so I ended up canceling that appointment completely. I will have to wait until June 21 to adjust my plan.

🌼What are your goals for June? How about for the summer as a whole? Is there anything big that you're looking forward to? Any concerns or things that might be a problem this month?

My goals for June:
🌻 Drink 80 oz water daily. I failed miserably at basic maintenance in May.
🌻 Increase my fruit and vegetable intake by at least one serving per meal.
🌻 Decrease my intake of processed carbs.
🌻 Cook most meals at home. In May I relied heavily on our Meals on Wheels kitchen site here in my building. I would eat breakfast in my apartment, then have lunch in the community room downstairs, then snack on crap at night….or simply bread, noodles, or rice. Slim, slim month. I’ve got a menu plan for June, including breakfast, lunches, and dinners. I’m going grocery shopping at Walmart out on the other side of town this morning with a friend, and since we have to use the bus, I’m going to try to break it up and go shopping weekly.

I’m praying we can get back before 10:00am. Today and yesterday we have an odd weather alert here I’ve never seen before: an Ozone Alert. Since I have asthma, I have to be careful. I have to go shopping, otherwise I will spend what little I have on convenience stores. So I will pack my inhaler and spacer.
🌻Get in the pool at the Kroc Center twice a week for 20 minutes.
🌻Walk 30 minutes 5x/week
🌻Read two For Fun books
🌻Start an AA meeting here at Lampe Hi-Rise
🌻Continue the No Convenience Store Challenge

🌻For the whole summer, I hope to get outside and enjoy mornings more.

We are already seeing 90s here. The weather is a concern for me, with my asthma. The Ozone Alerts are a new twist. I used to love love love being outside. I need to find a way to get up and out in the mornings.


🌼We're trying to have a jubilant June, so what are the things that bring you the most joy?

🌻Music
🌻Birdsong
🌻Watching my cats play together
🌻Spending time with my girlfriends
🌻Creating art
🌻Playing with interior design

One more huge win for me in May was I completely rearranged and decluttered my bedroom. It was a Memorial Day Weekend Challenge set by my Sponsor, and we both succeeded in transforming our bedrooms.😁 The energy flow is Completely Different.😁

Blessings to you all!

Been a few weeks since I posted but still weighing in

SW: 124.4KG (274LBS)
GW: 75KG (165LBS)
CW: 120KG ((264LBS)

My loss has slowed over the past few weeks and I had a not fantastic week last week which is probably going to reflect on the scale at some point. I had my days off at work changed so it was difficult to keep on track with exercising. Combined with family drama everything for the most part went out the window. This week everything is back to normal so I'm hoping I can get back out on the bike again. I need to crack down with what I'm eating, I've been having a lot of sugars and such but still mostly sticking to my calories, so im going to meal plan this evening when I get home.

My goals are still the same, I've been struggling to remember to drink more water so I need to find a different sugar low cordial to pop in it. I want to get to a healthier weight I'm not seeing much of a change other than on the scale, which I'm not going to lie has discouraged me. I did my first set of pictures after dropping 3 kilos. So hopefully I a few weeks time I can take another set and see some differences.

Thank you for reading and happy weight loss! 💓

Hey, I'm Sarah and I'm back again. Serial starter, I have been in holiday mode since last September and I need to get back to a place where I feel comfortable in my body.

Current weight - 242lb
Goal weight - 190

🌻 My goals for June: I want to get into some healthier habits. Drink more water, eat more fruit and veg. I'm hoping the sunny weather helps me want to avoid the chocolate and sweets!

🌻 What brings me joy? My dog, who I thought would like walks more than he does! Maybe I just need to take him on more of them! And crochet, which I'm picking up on an evening to try stop me from snacking!

🌻 What's coming up this summer? Loads. I've got my sister's Hen Do in July (cocktail making), a city break in August along with a few big birthdays. And - part of the reason I want to lose some weight - its my sisters wedding in September. My bridesmaid dress fits, but I'd like for it to fit nicer!

still here, still trying. Still cheering you all on!

Hi everyone! I'm Chandrika, mom of 2 and 39 this July. I'm trying real hard to get this weight off that's creeping back up.

SW: 235
CW: 216
GW: 140

I've been doing IF but I don't think I've worked through my food issues. I basically eat the whole time during my eating window. So I'm buckling down and going to eat 3 meals, no snacking. If I need to snack, I'll add it to one of my meals. Also I'm going to food order, so I'll eat protein and veggies and fat first, then my carbs. Lots of mindset work to be done, but I think I am finally formulating a plan that will work for me.

I always say, fasting and exercise are simple (not easy!), but food is the real kicker for me! So focused now on my food, what and when and in this for the long haul. Can't wait to be in onederland.

Hi Ladies,

I am new here, found this group and figured you would be my people! haha. I have struggled with my weight my whole life, I honestly don't remember ever seeing a number less then 200 on the scales. I have tried many "diets", none of them worked long term and I have never lost enough to get below that 200 number. But.....I am here and I am committed, I will see that number drop below 200 and I would love to help support all you beautiful ladies on that same journey.

SW: 280.1
CW: 263
GW: 180

Goals for June:

* Go to the gym at least 3 days a week
* Stay within my calorie deficit 6 days a week
* Drink at least 60oz of water a day

Good luck to you all in achieving your goals this month. We can do it together

J

Hey all! It's been a week since I posted on the boards at all. My parents have been to visit and are flying out today. I have to admit that I haven't weighed in at all, have eaten kind of horribly, and don't really want to know where I stand as of today. I just.... don't. I said I needed to get back to basics, then I stress ate over the weekend and then family arrived and it didn't get better.

So.... I really do need to get back to basics, checking in throughout the week, being back to tracking everything. I'm a mess.

@jpiercey1987 Welcome!!!!

@sandramarshall200 Thanks. I think you might be right. I might need to think more about maintenance for a month or so and then adjust my goals. I've had stuff every month for a couple months and it's getting in my head that i'm failing. But I know you're right and really I'm not as bad off as I feel.

Good morning everyone,

Saturday weigh day for me!

Christina
34 years old
5'4"

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

SW 6/1: 174.9 (173.6 average)
6/3: 173.8 (average 173.7)
6/10: 173 (average 173.6)

🌼 June Goals! 🌼

🌼 June GW (average): 172.5

🟡Stick to weight loss calories at least 5 days a week ❌
🟡Log everything in grams❌
🟡 Shut down the house every night✅

I am having A Time, friends. I'm trying harder than I did last week. I guess there's that to say for me. So if I try harder this week than I did last week, we'll be doing well.

Having a hard time managing hunger, and I think I just need to go back to large quantites of veg with lunch to keep me fuller. This week I really wanted chips with lunches, and I had them, but hard to stay full with 100 g of chicken and a single serving of chips.

Still, we're going down according to the official numbers, and my average is waffling. But that's okay if we keep going downward.

Today is poles and a twerk class. And I've got to maintain the cleanliness of the house. And we're going to the library today, get Kiddo a couple chapter books.

I had a crazy day at work on Friday- I was enthusiastic about a project I'd heard about completely by accident, and before the end of the day, two different people approached me to recruit me for said project. It's going to be a stressful, tight deadline, hard work, but interesting, and aligned with my interests for process improvement. Some of the old guys (I'm the only woman in my department) were clearly talking crap about this project, there's about an even split of people in my department who think this is worthwhile and people who don't. My boss was out, to make things even more complicated.

I feel like there's no downside to me going on this project temporarily. I'm bored doing the work I'm doing now, if the project succeeds I'll feel good and look good to the company, and if it fails I won't be penalized and I just go back to doing the work I'm bored doing currently. I don't really see a downside except for these old guys disliking me for being involved, and the tight deadline, and I don't know that I care about that. My boss's boss, who was there, gave me the weekend to think about it. My boss will be back Monday, and we'll see what happens. I'm pretty sure I'll feel the same on Monday that I do right now.

Tag party time!
@ojade9800 it can be disheartening once that initial loss slows down, but slow and steady is actually great for skin elasticity, so hopefully you can take some heart in that!

@bonniemcc4 I think you're doing great!

@Inky_one your plans for summer sound so fun!

@frhaberl your salad sounds so good!

@sargemarcori hiiiiiiiiiii

@badnoodle ROAD TRIP how exciting!

@cmathur and you can make it to onederland! It's a good revelation that timing doesn't necessarily matter as much as the effect it has on how much you take in. Something I sometimes have to remind myself, for sure.

@jpiercey1987 welcome! You can do it!

@pamperedlinny you're still around, which means you're still in it. Even if "in it" just means maintaining awareness and or weight.

@sandramarshall200 protein absolutely will help. You can do it.

@liz_ann13 welcome! So excited for you to have a little break!

Have a great day, everyone!

Good morning everyone!

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

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

SW 6/1: 174.9 (173.6 average)
6/3: 173.8 (average 173.7)
6/10: 173 (average 173.6)
6/17: 173.8 (average 173.9)

🌼 June Goals! 🌼

🌼 June GW (average): 172.5

🟡Stick to weight loss calories at least 5 days a week ❌
🟡Log everything in grams❌
🟡 Shut down the house every night✅

I did end up taking the opportunity at work, and I also went up for an opportunity with the women's program at work, so now work is more interesting for me than it was. I'm starting to get the feeling that I'm kind of a border collie- if I don't have enough to do, I'll make up things to do or start destroying the house.

The dance party last night at the gym was a blast, everyone had a great time. Someone brought a whole ice cream cake, the best one, carvel, so I had a piece and didn't feel bad- I ate at maintenance yesterday. This is why I'm not making progress, but life is like that sometimes. As long as I don't feel that old urge to binge on food, I'm learning how to live as smaller me, and some days that means over goal, some days under, some days on. It's been a stressful few weeks, what with all the events going on, and that doesn't help. Speaking of events...

Today's my baby's birthday party, so I spent all of yesterday cleaning, staging, decorating, and hiding clutter in my bedroom, the only room in the house that no one will see but me, lol. I spent ... a lot! At big lots and lowes, buying some replacement patio chairs and clearance plants, but my front porch looks great, and I'm staging my back porch today.

(ignore the cleaning supplies, lol)

And my house is clean, thanks in no small part to my hiding all the bins of little things in my room, haha. I love burning candles in a clean house, and so that is what I'm doing currently before the madness starts.

Both girls are up now, so time to get this day going. Wish me luck staying within my calories today- if I want a burger patty, a piece of cake, and a beer later, that's most of my calories for the day right there, lol. I'll have to keep high protein and fiber in mind and be strategic about eating today.

@badnoodle sounds like you've found a good yoga class, and being the oldest in the room is great! I love seeing new older people in the gym than me- acquiring new skills has no age limit.

Have a great day, everyone!

@sandramarshall200 I’m sorry for your loss. Those fur babies are very much a part of the family and are missed tremendously when gone.

Hey all!

I really need some accountability. I've been sliding too far and my fasting blood sugars are higher than they should be, I haven't been to the gym in about a month, I've had many days where I just give up and go way above what I should have and don't even track.

I tracked everything yesterday and was about 400 calories over what I should be on my heavier eating days. Today is my husband's birthday and so he wants pasta and cake. I need to make myself eat lighter throughout the day and keep my portions small on the rest. I did this for months and it's like I'm struggling to make myself get back on track.

That said, I did put the new recipe up this morning and I'm hoping my own post with a healthier dish motivates me to get back on the horse and start again. I made Esquites (Mexican Corn Salad) and I need to get back to making more sides like this. Something fresh and tasty and not just grabbing a potato or something.
https://www.healthyeatingwithlinda.com/post/esquites-mexican-corn-salad



OK. Pity party over. Sorry I'm so depressing. I just need a solid kick in the butt. If I don't have any check ins or positive updates soon someone call me out! Seriously. I need someone to remind me that I got my health under control and excellent blood tests and that going backwards like this is just going to be heartbreaking.

Right now, fasting blood sugar hit the 120s again (I had it down to right at 100) and I put 10 lbs back on. I don't even want to know if my A1C rocketed back up but I'm trying to get myself in gear before I get it checked again.

Hi! I’m Bonnie, 34. Chronic illness warrior and dog mom.

SW: 288.8 (February 2022)
CW: 210.4

5/29- 210.4
6/5- 210.4
6/12- 207.6 (-2.8)
6/19- 206.4 (-1.2)
6/26-

My goals for June:
⬇️ lose 2-3 pounds
💪 keep up with PT exercise at home 3x per week
🚶‍♀️ short walk outside at least once a week
📖 read at least 3 books
📚 keep up with Bible reading
🏊‍♀️ go swimming at least a couple times (good news- they opened the pool on time this year for the first time in many years)

I’ve been keeping up with PT at home. I haven’t been walking outside due to foot pain except for yesterday when I went on a 20ish minute walk through a grass trail at a park with my niece and nephews. It was spontaneous and I hope my feet don’t have too much issue. I think I need orthotics so I made an appointment with a podiatrist.

I also haven’t been swimming because it was closed for at least 10 days to be decontaminated 😳 hopefully I’ll get the chance to go soon.

I think I’ve read 2 books so far so finishing a 3rd shouldn’t be an issue. Most months I’ve been reading 5-7 books so June has been slower but that’s okay. I have been keeping up with Bible reading.

@pamperedlinny you can do this 🙂

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