Women 200lb+, Let's Have A Nifty Novemeber!!!

We did our weigh-in at work for the 10 week weight loss challenge and I was the biggest loser this week!!! I'm down 5 pounds! I know that most of that is water weight but it's still motivating.

SW (11/6/2023): 214
CW (11/9/2023 unofficial since we're all weighing in on Mondays): 212
11/13/2023: 209

Good morning all!!!!

My friend came from Thursday thru Sunday. We ate all the things.... breakfast at a mom & pop place, Indian food, pizza, over the top ice cream sundaes, Mexican food, we hit up the Mexican bakery too, chips, dip, candy.... However, during his visit he also mentioned that he had joined the YMCA back home and had been going more often. So I asked him to try out it's usage nationwide and go try a new exercise class with me at 8am on Saturday morning. We tried TRX and we survived. I did ask him if he was still my friend afterwards though. It was killer.

Also, I tried out the Barre class at the YMCA last night. I can say that I probably won't be back. It was hard and I actually didn't hate it. However, I have a bad hip from a car accident about 20 years ago that just wasn't cooperating. I actually stopped doing a few of the things, even modified it was too much, because I could feel the joint wanting to slip. It's been known to pop out of joint and me be unable to walk well for a week or two at a time. Just not worth it for an exercise class. I do believe I'll go back to TRX though. Then again, my friend at the class was laughing that my red sweatband and my red shirt were the same exact color as my red face when I was trying to do certain things.

In other good news, I went for my 6 month labwork and my A1C was 5.8. Since I'm diet and exercise only controlled type 2 diabetic, this is fabulous. I really thought I had slipped so much in recent months that it would be crazy high and we'd have to have the talk about possible medications. But it's below 6 so I'm in the clear!!! Other than my weight being up, all tests and results look good. I guess I'm not as bad off as I thought. Just need to re-lose this 30 lbs I found again this year.

🦫 November Goals! Glad I found this group 💁🏻‍♀️

🍁SW: 219 (September-ish 2023)
🍁LW: 207 (end of Oct and beginning of November)
🍁CW: 211.8 (Nov. 15 2023)

🍂I fell off the wagon after not logging my food and just eating whatever I wanted. This is a mental game for me when it comes to food and just being more cognizant.

🍁1 goal: Log my food for the rest of November - January 1st

This is Hope.

In December, want to lose 10 more pounds in 2023. I can’t believe how fast this year went! I need to exercise 5 times a week and do that consistently. I see my nephrologist for my kidney disease this week. I am joining Weight Watchers this week also. Double whammy!

I’ve lost over 85 lbs. then regained some. I want to get to 190 lbs. ASAP. My highest weight was 290 lbs. in June 23. I want to be at my goal weight by the end of July 24.

Let me know how you are strategically planning for Thanksgiving? How are you setting up your success?

I have already planned out my meal. I need to exercise in the morning. It is all about moderation and portion control. I will enjoy people and the conversation, more than the food. Yes, the dogs will get a little turkey. Lol

This month has been more of a struggle. I am giving up pop. So I ate other things that had sugar. I want to follow the 20/80 rule. I have a hard time with true moderation, since I am a binge eater. I want to get through these holidays and lose more weight. I see a nutritionist every 2 weeks. I am going to learn what moderation truly is...finally.

I am blessed and grateful for all of you lovely ladies. I'm looking forward to posting more. I had a hard time of finding this thread again, lol.

Rock this week ladies. I will post on 11/25. I am going out of town to see my best friend and her family with lots of fur babies. I can't wait. Take good care of yourselves!

@kiteflyer105 I don't really plan to do any tracking for Thanksgiving. I plan to enjoy that one day and then go back to what I normally do the following day.

I go to see my doctor this afternoon. I know my weight is up but my A1C was decent last week when I had the labs run. So I hope it goes fairly smoothly. I'm in charge of the sweet potatoes, honey garlic butter carrots, and mixed vegetables for Thanksgiving. At least I know there will be some healthier options at dinner, but I still plant to have plenty of the other stuff too.

pamperedlinny-Glad to hear your A!C is good. You are having some healthy side dishes, which makes it better than excessive carbs.

GenXMissusSpags-Good luck on your weigh in at work. Sometimes adjustments in schedules throw us off balance. WE all have whiny days.

To anyone reading this, what are you most proud of yourself for this month? Good luck ladies!

Kiteflyer- To anyone reading this, what are you most proud of yourself for this month? Good luck ladies! [/quote]

I’m most proud of myself for being kind to myself and sticking with it.

Hey all!!!! I hope you all have an amazing Thanksgiving weekend!

Hi all,
This has been very stressful month. Yes, I backslid. After 7 phone calls, and getting scheduled with the wrong cardiologist, because preregistration would not read basic English, lol, I finally was scheduled with the right doctor. I have to seen 10 different doctors this month. Whoa. It has been emotionally grueling and taxing. I saw my surgeon, and electrophysiologist. He told me to lose weight, not have over a 7 A1c, and to get an oxygen breathing machine. My heart failure was a side effect of having Covid!

My anxiety has been through the roof. I just wanted my ICD surgery scheduled. This keeps your heart going when it stops. Basically, it keeps you alive. I was diagnosed with Sudden Cardiac Death, and can die when I am not wearing my cardiac vest. This is no joke.

I am getting a Pet Scan and hopefully they will move my surgery date up based on those findings. This will check the inflammation that is going around my heart. I am hoping to get my ejection fraction up, it still is at 25%. Normal is 40-60%. My body is not getting enough oxygen with my Heart Failure and my sleep apnea. This keeps me fatigued and my memory does not function properly.

I backslid this month will all the stress. I binge ate this month more than I have in 5 months. The unknowing what my future may or may not hold has been maddening.

Great news! My nephrologist told me my kidney stage is stable. I am so excited. It is fantastic to hear great news! I can still eat oranges! Yay! I see him in 3 months.

My eating this month has not been as strong within the recent months. After Thanksgiving, I am getting back on it. I don’t want to lose my dream, a normal healthy body weight and plastic surgery.
I’d love to tell you I was doing awesome. Nope. I will turn this around after Thanksgiving.
Wherever you will be or whatever you are doing, I wish all the residents of the US, Happy Thanksgiving! Take the best care of yourself! Out of the country, Have a relaxing weekend!

SW: 290
CW: 215
GW: 130

Hello all!

So excited to be on this journey and need some friends to keep me motivated!

Age: 38
SW: 10/11 308#
CW: 11/20: 298#
SGW: 250#
LGW: 180#

weekly goal:
Water 80-100 Oz daily
Log daily
Stay in goal calories on Thanksgiving!

Monthly goal:
Continue to log daily.
Continue water intake.
Weight loss

Good conversation and portion control won today. Win. thank goodness. Wishing everyone a fun filled, pleasant day. Take care everyone.

I ordered some Cuddle Duds thermal underwear in size 2X during the Black Friday sales and they are very tight 😬 I can put them on and still breathe but they are definitely tight. It's a bit sobering, I actually ordered this size thinking they would be comfortable. I guess it's a humbling reminder that I have a very long journey to go. Maybe I can use these pants to help gauge when I've started getting smaller, at least.

Hi all. I was at Lowe's today walking around. I was overly excited to walk. I pushed to hard. I walk like a grandma now. I am used to going faster. I am going to my Sports Med. doctor next week to get a referral for my hip bursitis. Then I will start PT.

I had a good eating day and am becoming more vigilant as time moves on. Hope to hear more from people. Take care.

@kiteflyer105 My exercise this month was ok, not where I wanted to be. Saturday I am doing a 5k walking. I chose not to weigh in today. I want to be fresh for December. I now have co-workers on the journey with me so that helps with me not wanting as much food. I now have the support I need to hit my goal for end of the year.

Sugagirl5-It is a slow recovery process, but I will overcome. It is sad the older mall walkers can outperform me. Lol. Hopefully, not after a whole year. I love seeing Seniors being active. There are so many women in swimming aerobics that are hard core warriors. I look up to them. Really any senior that moves is inspiring. I can’t wait to take my first Silver Sneakers (exercise class for seniors) class. It means I am healing. So that is a mid-term goal. Sugagirl5-Keep rocking the house!

kristinwoods919-Good luck on your 5k! I am rooting you on! Woo Hoo! Visualize the finish line and a great weigh in.

justanotherjen13-We made turkey soup too. There is a lot of it. It is good with salad. Great job on only 4 days. That is still very much consistency. Every day is a new challenge. Good luck in December!