Women 200lb+, Let’s Hocus Pocus Focus This October!!!

Day 3/77 of wall pushups 😃
Posture exercise 👍
About 200 below calorie burn 🔥
Cardio workout mulching flowerbeds 🌺

I’ve been working on organizing my family history info and free motion quilting the quilt that I made for my granddaughter so I feel very productive today. I also spent some time outside getting my vitamin D and finished up my flowerbed project. It’s been a good day and I’m ready for bed!

@RavenStCloud I get what you mean about the value of restrictions. My husband goes from one thing to another to stock up on in the house and I have to tell myself that those 10 candy bars in the freezer aren’t mine so I can’t have even one. Same with all the other junk. I struggle with leaving certain things alone and know if I have it just one time, it will be easier to give in again the next day. Easy access is so dangerous! Some people can handle it but I’m not one of them 😞

Checking in mid(ish) month. I've been really good at logging everything that goes in my mouth. Significantly increasing my protein intake to 100g/daily has really helped with my satiety. I have also discovered that zero sugar Italian Sweet Cream is actually tasty. This weekend is my girl's winetasting so my Saturday is going to be a challange but I'm going in with the midset that it is only one day and not go down the slippery slope.

As for my exercise ...

SW: 215.4 (10/8)
CW: 209.8 (10/19)
GW (short term): 195 by EOY
UGW (long term): 165

Day 6. Switched from the wall to the steps for push ups to make it more challenging. Used 3rd step up today.
Food macros came out on target and was under calorie burn 🔥

@CupcakeCrusoe I love everything about your post! Special yum to that breakfast plate 😋 and your knitting is beautiful! Birthday parties are the best, especially the fancy ones. Sounds like a fun family. Enjoy 😊

Day 7. Got up and did wall pushups immediately because I knew I’d be at my grandson’s martial arts competition all day and didn’t want to forget. Yay! He got a 1st and 2nd place medal in his 3 events so am feeling pretty proud.
Went to Runza afterwards but didn’t do too much damage caloriewise. I probably didn’t really need that ice cream cone, ya think!?! My biggest food struggle is before going to bed. I gotta figure that out. It’s a bad habit…maybe self-sabotage but why?? 😩

GOALS:
* walk at least three miles whenever the weather allows
* go the HOA clubhouse to use the gym when it's too rainy to walk (15 minutes bike; 30 minutes treadmill)
* portion control, portion control, portion control
* make good food choices
* lose about 6lbs this month

SW: 294 (7/4/23)
October SW: 241.6
CW: 230.6 (10/22)
GW (short term): 235 220
GW (long term): 165

10/22 update: Things are going well. The weather has been nice so I've been out walking instead of stuck in the gym and I added a little extra distance by going into a different neighborhood for a bit (now up to about 3.5-3.8 miles depending on where I go). I've also been spending my days brainstorming and outlining a story for National Novel Writing Month which has kept me distracted and not thinking about eating. So I haven't been snacking at all. I'm almost under 230lb which will be the first time since probably 2001 when I was pregnant with my second child. I gained a lot of weight with him (he was over 9lbs) and never got back below 230 after having him. I'm super excited.

Day 8 pushups…did them first thing yesterday when I got up and discovered my body needs a little more warm up time. My shoulder is a little sore and not in a good way. I took 1 Advil and it feel fine now.
Day 9 pushups… did them right after my shower. I think that might be a good time to get them done. Sometimes linking a new habit to an old one makes it easier to remember to do the new one. We’ll see.
I’m really trying to stay in my macro range 5% one way or another. I’m not doing great but I’m more aware of the quality of my food intake. And I’m not doing horribly either so that’s a plus.

@smichelus622 October here has been gorgeous but a change is coming. I prepped plants to bring inside today to prepare for the big freeze that’s coming this weekend. I have a few days to figure out where my 6-8 large pots of geraniums will hang out this winter.

@justanotherjen13 You’re writing a story…That’s awesome! I know how time passes without thinking about anything else when I’m focused on my sewing projects. It’s like being wrapped up in a different world for a bit. I think that happens when we’re in “the flow” and it’s great!
Below 230….You’re almost there!

@RavenStCloud it’s so fun to dream and plan for special trips. It can be very motivating when you think about being in good shape for all of the walking you’ll do. My daughter and I went years ago and took the “L” where we could and walked the rest. It was a lot but there was so much to see.
And just because things got hard in the past, maybe this time will be different and you’ll surprise yourself at how well you follow through with your plan. Our past doesn’t have to be our future 😀 Good luck!

Checking in..... finally free of emergencies, home repairs, and all the other chaos. Of course, now the house is full of candy from Trunk or Treat events and all that fun. I really need to be 100% back on track. I checked my fasting blood sugar this morning after having some goodies at my neighborhood book club last night. When I say it isn't good, I'm not exagerating. Ugh! It'll be fine though. I have gotten it all under control with just diet and exercise in the past. I can do it again. It means buckling down and really doing it right though.

In that vein, I'm going to try a new class at the YMCA tomorrow. This past summer they got a new instructor that does a Barre class, TRX class, Piloxing, and something called The Mix (which is a cardio class with hints of dance, boxing, and other types of movement to music that is supposed to be pretty fun). I'm planning to try the Barre class on Wednesday. We'll see how it goes.

Wow, I can't keep up with this thread! So many of you are working so hard to achieve your goals, I have SO much respect for you. Even more so the ones who have got knocked down for whatever reason and just got back up again to fight on another day.

A reminder of my goals at the beginning of the month:

To go back to logging EVERYTHING
To keep up the early morning walks (I go at 6 am with my dog, which is getting harder now its so dark.
Check in here at least weekly

I haven't met a single one of those I was logging everything but then the last week at school I kept being SO hungry that I was snaffling treats and so not logging them because I was ashamed I also kept going with the walks right up until the last 3 days of school when I was just so shattered that I could not face getting up early. And I haven't been in here since my early October post. Hmm 'could do better is the summary!!

SW 261
CW 239
GW 239 yippee one thing I got right, I managed to hit my goal weight for the month, sneaking just under 240. Will need to get thinking what my goal for November will be as tomorrow is my last official October weigh-in.
UGW 169 (I think or maybe early 170s. I often forget)

Keep going everybody, I will try and check in sooner this time!

Well, this is embarrassing! I said I would going to do day 12 pushups before going to bed last night and 5 minutes later I totally forgot. And here it is, 11:25 pm and I still haven’t done today’s😖. I was away from home both days…no excuse! So the streak will undergo a reset…

Day 1 (64 days, I think). 11:30 ✅ and now it’s bedtime.

GOALS:
* walk at least three miles whenever the weather allows
* go the HOA clubhouse to use the gym when it's too rainy to walk (15 minutes bike; 30 minutes treadmill)
* portion control, portion control, portion control
* make good food choices
* lose about 6lbs this month

SW: 294 (7/4/23)
October SW: 241.6
CW: 226.4 (10/29)
GW (short term): 235 220
GW (long term): 165

10/29 update: It's been a rough day today. I got a flu shot and Covid booster yesterday afternoon. I didn't sleep well at all last night because both arms hurt and I'm a side sleeper. Every time I moved, I woke up in excruciating pain. On top of that, my sciatica is acting up. It's so bad, I can't put any weight on that side while sitting. But I can't lie down because of my arms. I want to die right now. I'm trying to watch Sunday Night Football (go Bears!) but the pain is awful. I can't sit still or relax at all. And I'm super tired and worn down. I barely made it 3 miles on my walk today and felt like crap the entire time I was walking. Hoping tomorrow is better.