Women 200lb+, Let's Fly High This July!!!

coffeeandtruecrime wrote: »

@Buckeyebabe7l7 Congrats on your progress and your upcoming grandchild. Do you watch all six at once?

No! I watch currently 4 at a time but on Wednesday I do watch all 6. I watch 4 in the morning and the other two in the afternoon. But once my new grand is born I will watch 5 at once everyday of the week. So, I am a glutton for grandbabies and I know it goes by so fast. So my schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday with all four (soon to be 5) 7:30 am to 5pm. Wednesday is half a day with the 4 (soon to be 5) till noon and the other two till 5:50....and Fridays are thankfully half a day with the 4 (soon to be 5) 😜 The new grand will be born probably next month, unless my daughter goes long...but she is already ready to bust!

Thanks!!!!

Buckeyebabe7l7 wrote: »

No! I watch currently 4 at a time but on Wednesday I do watch all 6. I watch 4 in the morning and the other two in the afternoon. But once my new grand is born I will watch 5 at once everyday of the week. So, I am a glutton for grandbabies and I know it goes by so fast. So my schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday with all four (soon to be 5) 7:30 am to 5pm. Wednesday is half a day with the 4 (soon to be 5) till noon and the other two till 5:50....and Fridays are thankfully half a day with the 4 (soon to be 5) 😜 The new grand will be born probably next month, unless my daughter goes long...but she is already ready to bust!

Thanks!!!!

Wow. I only have one grandson (he's 4) and anytime one of my kids jokes about having a baby, I get anxiety because I don't think I could handle another one. Maybe when this one starts school next year then I'd only have him in the afternoons. Right now I watch him usually Wed-Fri and every other Saturday if my daughter has to work (she's a nanny/babysitter so her schedule is all over the place). I also sometimes have to watch him Monday and Tuesday if his dad can't find someone and has to work. And he's an easy kid. He just wants to watch TV or play on the Switch. Sometimes I look back on my life and wonder how I raised five kids when I can barely handle this one right now. I must have had so much more energy back then but I barely remember any of it, lol. It's mostly a blur of craziness.

Buckeyebabe7l7 wrote: »

Everyone is different. I think I kept my little kid chops because I also watched my youngest brother's 3 boys after they were born into middle school. I only had a year break from watching them until I started watching my grands. It seems I have been with small kids since mine were born. I had four kids and 3 of the 4 were born within 12 months. I have twin daughters. My second son was born 12 months almost to the day before they were born. They were always accused of being triplets...and I remember my son being soooo offended and declaring he was a "whole year older!"

Oh, I thought I had it bad. My first three were born in back-to-back years (15 months and 13 months between them). People used to confuse my oldest two for twins because my oldest daughter was small for her age and my oldest son was very big for his age so sitting side by side in a cart they were about the same height and they had the same blue eyes and blond hair but otherwise... the oldest looked like a 2yo toddler and was all skin and bones while my son had all the baby fat of a 10-month-old and was chubs. He was obviously a baby. Some people just don't look close enough.

Good morning everyone!

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

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

SW 7/1: 174.6 (173.9 average)
7/8: 173 (174 average)
7/15: 173 (173.9 average)
7/22: 173.2 (173 average)

🌈 July Goals! 🌈

🌈 July GW (average): 173

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


Made my goal for this month! Back to weight loss. Been in this funk for a long long time, but we're starting to get out of it.


And this month has been so weird, what with back pain, foot stuff, skipping the gym because of pain , awful. I love going to the gym, I love doing everything there. I went to a class at the gym last night, and I couldn't do everything without aggravating my back, so I didn't, but it sucked to sit there and watch people do things I can do and wanted to do without me. I'm seeing a physical therapist Monday the 31st, so countdown to then for them to tell me what will help most.

After the gym I went to a pub with a friend of mine from the gym for her birthday- the pub was malibu barbie themed, haha.

Tonight, I'm going to a concert with Whatsisface. I'm excited. But relaxing tomorrow will be so good, I'm an introvert at heart.

I made the best pasta salad of my life this week in a bid to use up all of our cherry tomatoes:

Mini bowties, mozzarella pearls, pepperoni, cherry tomatoes, parsley, and herb marinade mix watered down with pasta water. I could eat my body weight in this pasta salad.

Tag party time!
@coffeeandtruecrime 14 lbs in a month (or was it two weeks? if so even better) is amazing progress, and you're doing great. Your dad is absolutely right. Also, take the calories in your day to have some fries, take the power out of the craving!

@justanotherjen13 Aww, that sounds like a boy's birthday DREAM, haha. I would have thought I was dreaming too, if I got the same presents as a kid. Taking it slow and flat until you're ready to challenge yourself is a great idea. People get impatient about progression, but you walk before you can run, always.

@WeeTurtle85 Welcome! Sleep and water are truly the undersung heroes of weight loss, you have a great plan going. Whenever I feel hungrier than usual, or more run-down, it's usually because I'm tired and/or dehydrated. Hope to hear more from you!

@ShelleyMJ46 welcome! we're all very supportive, this is the best thread on the site, imo, but we are a little slower right now, I'm guessing everyone's out at the beach, haha. Do post more!

@badnoodle stalls (because it's not a plateau unless it goes on for three-four weeks with no progress) happen to the best of us. They're a good reminder to tighten up the ship you're running, make sure you're aware of what you're eating, getting enough sleep, and water. I'm sorry your meds are more expensive now, I know you liked their effects. And I'm glad you have an exercise option that's not going outside, because yeah, unless it's first thing in the morning (and sometimes even then!) it's too hot.

@Buckeyebabe717 you're doing AMAZING, look at those numbers! And if there's one thing I know about kids, they'll keep you moving, for sure, haha. Happy anniversary!

I think that's everything, time to go roll out some aches and pains from yesterday's gym class before I start cleaning for the day. Have a great day, everyone!

GOALS:
* get walking every day
* portion control, portion control, portion control
* make better food choices
* no snacking on unhealthy foods
* lose any amount of weight

SW: 294
CW: 279.6 (7/22)
GW (short term): 275
GW (long term): 250

7/22 update: Things are still going well. I've kept up with my walking every morning even with this heat (my app said it was only 70F this morning but the sun said otherwise). I vary between 1 and 1.5 miles most day. I'm mostly motivated by Pokemon Go. There's a gym that's at the lowest part of my walk that I have to take over every day and leave a pokemon there. Today, before I even got home, my guy was kicked out. Didn't even stay long enough to earn a coin. Grr. Guess it's back down there tomorrow to try again, lol. I think once it cools off, I'll want to take longer walks more often. My legs are hurting less or at least not staying sore as long. Yesterday my left ankle was swelled and I think putting pressure on a nerve because I was getting shooting pains down my foot and into one of my toes and I could barely bend my ankle. I have no idea what I did other than just walking. I took some Aleve and that seemed to work. This morning I felt fine and my knee didn't even bother me on my walk at all today. The pains just seem to come and go as they wish.

I have about 5lbs to go to meet my first goal which was 275lbs. I thought it was going to take much longer. Once I hit that, I'm changing my focus to 250lbs. I haven't really thought about getting past that because I always plateau at 250. It's what I've weighed (within a few pounds either way) for most of my adult life since having kids. I guess I'll see when I get there.

Hey all!

I'm trying to get back to posting, communicating, and keeping myself accountable. Since school starts for my daughter in 2 days I assume I'll be able to do this without so many distractions.

Since it's August 1, I'm waiting for the new thread to start.