Women 200lb+, Let's Dream Big This December!!!

RavenStCloud
RavenStCloud Posts: 368 Member
edited December 2023 in Motivation and Support
❄️We've made it to December 2023!!!

❄️ This year may be almost complete, but we're going to keep up the momentum and stay energized through the 31st!

❄️What are you trying to achieve this month? What have you already achieved this year? And what are your big dreams for 2024?

❄️How do you plan to celebrate the holidays and are there any strategies you have put/will be putting in place to help you through?

❄️Don't forget to pat yourself on the back for committing to yourself this year. Whether you've kept it going since January or just started up in the last few months, well done either way!


💙 If you've never been here before, please know you are welcome to join at any point in the month. All you have to do is post something, and then BAM! you're one of us.

💙 In this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability.

💙All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you.

💙Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!

❄️Let's dream big and have a wonderful December!!!❄️
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  • sandielewis2001
    sandielewis2001 Posts: 318 Member
    Sandie
    Age: 40
    Height 5'10"
    SW Jan 7 2021: 271.1
    CW Dec 1 2023: 200.4
    Goal for 2023: Under 195lbs
    Ultimate Goal: 170lbs

    Thursday weigh-ins
    12/7
    12/14 -
    12/21 -
    12/28 -

    I've been away from the MFP boards for a while and have been maintaining-ish my weight. I am so happy to see this group still going strong. I am working on establishing the routines to get back into a weight loss mode so I can reach my ultimate goal.

    ❄️What are you trying to achieve this month? What have you already achieved this year? And what are your big dreams for 2024?
    For this month I want to get back to a weight loss mode. I have maintained my weight for most of the year and gotten very consistent with my gym workouts. In 2024 I want to reach my ultimate goal weight of 170lbs.

    ❄️How do you plan to celebrate the holidays and are there any strategies you have put/will be putting in place to help you through?
    I will be celebrating the holidays with various events with friends and family. My strategies will be to make the best choices available, eat only until satisfied and keep to normal routines for most days.

  • sharon81
    sharon81 Posts: 83 Member

    Otterlover81 wrote: »
    @sandielewis2001 hey yay, my weigh-ins on on Thursday also!

    Am not really looking forward to my weigh-in tomorrow morning. I started exercise classes almost a month ago and wasn't overly active before that besides for walking my dog most days. The classes are very intense and after 3 weeks I lost 5 pounds, which was great, but I feel like I've been killing myself for nothing thinking I should have lost way more in that time. Really need some words of encouragement, especially since I get no comments or "likes" on any of my food and exercise entries on my MFP home page.

    Hope everyone is enjoying their December so far! Anyone finally get some snow? We did a couple of days ago and should be getting some more tonight. Snow this late in my city is very unusual. We normally get snow in October that stays until April or May.


    I am right there with you on the "killing it and not getting the results I want" I have not added exercise yet, but I have really cut my calories and it's just so slow going, but I just have to remind myself that it's been proven that the slower you lose the more likely you'll keep it off. Proven I mean, by me in my journey. I am sorry you are feeling discouraged, but I hope you keep on working hard to crush your goals!! (((HUGS)))
  • Otterlover81
    Otterlover81 Posts: 25 Member
    sharon81 wrote: »
    I believe I fit into this category based on my starting weight being over 200lbs.
    Height 5'5"
    SW 230lbs 10/20/22
    CW 189.8
    STGW 180 by 2/1/24
    LTGW 165 and then will reassess.

    This month I am working on liking (loving) myself for who I am right now.
    I have been over 200lbs for nearly 20 years and before that I was always overweight. I come with a lot of self esteem issues and minor hurts over the years keeping me down and unable to love me for me which in turn makes it impossible for me to see the visual change that has come with losing 40lbs. I get enough compliments and my husband is my biggest encourager, but I just can't see it. I know that part of that is because I have been big my whole life and I have been "that" big for a lot of years and I am still wearing the same clothes, because even though I could wear a smaller size, I don't want to waste money on it just to love my new look and have to get new clothes all over again, because my story is not done here at 189.8. I will wear these clothes until I am unable to.
    When I restared this journey just over a year ago, I was doing really well and then the holidays came and I got the unsettling news that my mother had been killed in a drunk driving accident (other driver was drunk) and my world fell apart. I fell off and got back on several times over the last year with each time, not gaining too much weight back, I was able to maintain, but was not focused on losing in those moments. Life is tough and habits are hard to break. I'm going to keep on keeping on and every time I fall, I am going to dust myself off and get right back to it. Here's to another 40lbs in the coming year and to each of your individual goals!
    This is only my 2nd ever post so thank you for letting me share.

    Thank you for sharing your story. Life it tough. We really do have to just keep on keeping on. Never give give in or give up on your goals and dreams!
  • sugagirl5
    sugagirl5 Posts: 27 Member

    Hi y’all happy December! Can’t remember if I did my weigh in yet but here it goes…

    SW: 240
    CW: 206.6
    STGW: 199 (Jan 1st)
    LTGW: 160 (summer 2024)
    sandielewis2001 wrote: »
    ❄️What are you trying to achieve this month? What have you already achieved this year? And what are your big dreams for 2024?
    For this month I want to get back to a weight loss mode. I have maintained my weight for most of the year and gotten very consistent with my gym workouts. In 2024 I want to reach my ultimate goal weight of 170lbs.

    ❄️How do you plan to celebrate the holidays and are there any strategies you have put/will be putting in place to help you through?
    I will be celebrating the holidays with various events with friends and family. My strategies will be to make the best choices available, eat only until satisfied and keep to normal routines for most days.

    That’s so exciting you’re soooo close to Onederland! I’m also aiming to be under 200 by NYE! I’m also 5’10 (tall queens lol) I can’t wait to be able to shop out of the plus sized section.

    My biggest trigger this month is food obviously lol but I have an Xmas party this weekend which I’ll probably eat very little before so I can indulge. And plan to enjoy my Xmas food on the day and then go back to normal immediately after. My biggest dream for 2024 is to hit and maintain my goal weight, improve my love life and elevate my career path.
    Otterlover81 wrote: »
    The classes are very intense and after 3 weeks I lost 5 pounds, which was great, but I feel like I've been killing myself for nothing thinking I should have lost way more in that time. Really need some words of encouragement, especially since I get no comments or "likes" on any of my food and exercise entries on my MFP home page.

    Hope everyone is enjoying their December so far! Anyone finally get some snow?.

    We had a bit of snow so far but it melts when it hits the ground. 5 pounds is amazing in one month! Don’t forget muscle weighs more than fat and I’m sure you’ve gained some muscle during those exercise classes which is messing with your scale! Focus more on how your clothes fit etc… keep going don’t give up girl!!
    sharon81 wrote: »
    I'm going to keep on keeping on and every time I fall, I am going to dust myself off and get right back to it. Here's to another 40lbs in the coming year and to each of your individual goals! .

    Yes keep on keeping on us all we can do girl and I’m soooo proud of you for getting back up and fighting! This is my 4th time on my weightloss journey after regaining and it never gets easier! But we know how to do it, now we just have to remember the lessons learned. Like for me it’s not letting the holidays destroy my momentum!
  • sandielewis2001
    sandielewis2001 Posts: 318 Member
    Sandie
    Age: 40
    Height 5'10"
    SW Jan 7 2021: 271.1
    CW Dec 1 2023: 200.4
    Goal for 2023: Under 195lbs
    Ultimate Goal: 170lbs

    Thursday weigh-ins
    12/7 - 200.2
    12/14 -
    12/21 -
    12/28 -

    This morning I went to the gym for my normal am workout. I had my run/walk (60sec/90sec) intervals set but I decided to see if I could run through my first walk interval, and then I did the next one, and continued to run 1mile without stopping to walk, then kept going and ran 30 min without stopping! I have never run that long without a walk break. I think my goal for the remainder of this year is to run my full workout without a walk break.

    I am a little bummed about my weigh in since I was lower yesterday morning, but we had dinner and drinks with friends last night so it was up a little this morning. Hopefully this goes back down quickly.

    This weekend we are going to a winery for a wine and chocolate tasting with a tamale lunch. I am going to make a plan, eat reasonably and have a great time with friends.
  • sandielewis2001
    sandielewis2001 Posts: 318 Member
    Tag Party:

    @RavenStCloud - thank you so much for keeping this group going. I have been a regular in the past and am trying to get back to the boards. I appreciate your consistency!

    @kristinwoods919 - welcome back! When I started working out regularly I told myself that I don't have to wanna but I am gonna. Some days I go to the gym just to walk on the treadmill for 30 min and other days I kill my workout. Going even when I don't want to go is how I built the habit and I now go 4 days per week sometimes twice per day. Also, thanks for sending me a friend request. I'm pretty terrible about the likes but I do try to read through the statuses.

    @justanotherjen13 - I love your goals for the month and I know you can slide under 200 very soon!

    @mmatcha_latte - great goals and amazing to already see progress.

    @Otterlover81 - We have such similar stats and the same weigh in day! I am cheering you on and will look for your update when I post mine! I don't usually get snow where I live. I am just under the snow line so it is usually a short drive to enjoy the snow. Tahoe is getting some but nothing super close to me.

    @sharon81 - You are so inspiring! I am impressed by your positive attitude in the face of challenges. Life will always throw challenges in our path but it is how we overcome to move forward that matters. Cheers to the next 40lbs!

    @dutchgirl188 - Tall girls unite!

    @kiteflyer105 - Great goal list. I might have to steal "quit my own BS (excuses)" to add to my own goal list

    @sugagirl5 - Another tall queen! I've been maintaining around the mid 190's most of this year. I gained a little with the holidays and am not trying to get back on track. I was certainly excited to leave plus size clothes behind! I can't believe we are already looking ahead to 2024 goals! I am not ready!

    Hopefully I didn't miss anyone! Thanks to you all for being such an incredible and encouraging group of ladies!
  • kristinwoods919
    kristinwoods919 Posts: 77 Member
    Update Friday weigh in.
    December 1- 226.1
    December 8- 223.7
  • sharon81
    sharon81 Posts: 83 Member
    I'll join the Friday group for weigh ins. I am a chronic everyday weigher!! 😶
    Update Friday weigh in.
    December 1- 190.6
    December 8- 188.0
  • CupcakeCrusoe
    CupcakeCrusoe Posts: 1,440 Member
    edited December 2023
    Hi everyone!

    Thanks as always @RavenStCloud!

    My goal for 2024 is going to be to finish my garage gym and progress in pole and chair, and to get into a split, because I practice more, lol.

    I am SO late to the party this month! I weigh in on Saturdays.
    Christina
    35 years old
    5'4"

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

    SW ETA December 180.2

    ❄️ December Goals!❄️
    ❄️ December GW (average): 177

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

    I am bound and determined to start 2024 lower than 180 or 179 (average). I know I can, I know I have before. I literally started this year at like 179, so I guess taking months off at a time I'm not doing too badly.

    Making habits that I can put on autopilot, that's what it's about. In that vein,❄️habits for the rest of this month❄️:
    💙coffee/tea treats: the habit is very strong for a biscuit with a hot drink. Luckily, speculoos cookies are only 50 cal each, and I don't put real sugar in my hot drinks, so 1 (1!) cookie for coffee and 1 for my tea when I get to work is managable. As long as I keep it to 1.
    💙Fruit for snacks. Just fruit. For snacks. Apples are so great, grab a bag, take it to work. If I don't want an apple, I'm not really hungry, I just want sugar (again).
    💙The First Bite is the Best One (to the tune of "the first cut is the deepest"), so if I have to have a high calorie treat, take a bite or two at most, because the rest of the bites aren't as good.
    💙You're not saving the world if you finish your kid's plates. Love yourself enough to throw their discards away. You're not a trash can, stop eating like one.
    💙Log (or write down) BEFORE you eat it. Engage your brain, or you can justify anything, because you're very smart and good at that :smiley:

    Tonight at the gym is chair acro conditioning, and a chair choreography that's very slinky and sexy. Looking forward to it!

    Tag party time!
    @kristinwoods919 I love that your husband is doing it with you! That's got to help a lot.

    @justanotherjen13 your weight loss has been inspirational. Wonderful work. I've said before, and I'll say again- your husband can't expect you to work and contribute to the house AND refuse to help with housework himself. I love that your teenager is helping, though. :heart:

    @Otterlover81 welcome to the best thread on MFP! I would friend you, but I only come on this site to go into the forms, haha. I don't even use logging here, I do that somewhere else.

    @mmatcha_latte look at you go! you're doing great!

    @dutchgirl188 your plan sounds immaculate! hello!

    @kiteflyer105 I love that "keep crushing my goals" is one of your goals! I know that's right!!!! :smile:

    @sandielewis2001 you and me both, staying away and maintaining, haha. Good to see you again!

    @sharon81 it sounds like you have a really healthy outlook about all this, and I want success for you. :heart:

    @sugagirl5 tall queens! Haha. As a completely average one, I love tall queens so much.

    I think that's everything! I'm going to try to post daily for the rest of this month to keep my eye on the prize. Have a great day, everyone!

  • CupcakeCrusoe
    CupcakeCrusoe Posts: 1,440 Member
    Gooood morning everyone!

    I stuck to my guns somewhat yesterday, but today it really starts. I've done well so far, and I've got a good plan. Just have to execute it.

    The gym was great. Weight this morning was 178.2, so that's good
  • CupcakeCrusoe
    CupcakeCrusoe Posts: 1,440 Member
    Good morning!

    179.6 today, boo, but it's fine.

    I finally (!) get a night at home, for a couple of hours all by myself, just me and some low effort leftovers and tea and a book in a quiet house, heaven. I may or may not draw a hot bath and go to bed super early, I may or may not go on a nice walk around my block before I settle in. Can't wait.
  • skintight303
    skintight303 Posts: 67 Member
    Otterlover81 wrote: »
    Hello! Been lurking for a couple of weeks and finally decided that this is a place I want to be! My name is Linda, I'm 42, 5'9" and have struggled with my weight for a very long time. I get alot of "you're tall and carry your weight well" and " you look fine, you look healthy". Yeah, I don't feel healthy. My joints hurt and I am starting to feel the effects of age.

    My ultimate goal is to get healthy, fit, and stay that way once and for all! My biggest goal for this month of December is to stay away from the sweets (or at least go very easy on them. I love cookies and chocolate! Also love to bake!).

    SW:217.8 (Nov. 10,2023) (Biggest weight was 226 February 2018 after I had my daughter.)
    CW: 212.8 (Nov. 30,2023)
    Short term goal #1 Under 200 (am hoping by the end of this year, but if not, that's totally ok!)
    Short term goal #2 Under 180 (hope this happens before my birthday at the beginning of May.)
    GW: 165 or 20% body fat

    Have been on and off my fitness pal for years, and every time I come back, I'm either missing friends (due to deletion) or most of the time no one is very active. Some new friends to cheer on and to cheer me on would be great:) Happy December everyone!

    I could have written this EXACT same post. Same age, same height and nearly identical weight story. I too had my daughter in 2018 (December of) and was at my heaviest (roughly 220) just after her birth. Kickstarted weight loss after that and got fit during the pandemic in 2020--then got pregnant later that year. I had my second in May of 2021 and was tried to be healthy during that pregnancy. I've gone up and down over the 2.5 years since. Ultimately--I've never fully gotten back into the swing, but I'm now recommitted! I'd love to encourage each other!

    CW: 198
    STG: 185 by March
    GW: 170
  • skintight303
    skintight303 Posts: 67 Member
    sandielewis2001 wrote: »
    Sandie
    Age: 40
    Height 5'10"
    SW Jan 7 2021: 271.1
    CW Dec 1 2023: 200.4
    Goal for 2023: Under 195lbs
    Ultimate Goal: 170lbs

    Thursday weigh-ins
    12/7 - 200.2
    12/14 -
    12/21 -
    12/28 -

    This morning I went to the gym for my normal am workout. I had my run/walk (60sec/90sec) intervals set but I decided to see if I could run through my first walk interval, and then I did the next one, and continued to run 1mile without stopping to walk, then kept going and ran 30 min without stopping! I have never run that long without a walk break. I think my goal for the remainder of this year is to run my full workout without a walk break.

    I am a little bummed about my weigh in since I was lower yesterday morning, but we had dinner and drinks with friends last night so it was up a little this morning. Hopefully this goes back down quickly.

    This weekend we are going to a winery for a wine and chocolate tasting with a tamale lunch. I am going to make a plan, eat reasonably and have a great time with friends.

    Congratulations on the running! Putting those little goals out there to push ourselves can be so motivating. You really find out what your body can do.

    I too can get very tripped up by the scale not moving. Someone told me to always evaluate on a 10-day trend rather than from one day to the next. I find this to be very helpful to not derail after a night with a couple of celebratory drinks, or even a night with a harder workout. Both can affect the number and we are looking for long term results :)
  • CupcakeCrusoe
    CupcakeCrusoe Posts: 1,440 Member
    Good morning everyone!

    I overdid it a bit yesterday, AND forgot to take my meds, so my weight is up today (180.2! yikes!)

    I've got three parties in the next 3 days, haha, so I'm going to try my best to make good choices at them, take small portions (first bite is the best one 🎵), and eat lightly the rest of the day. So far so good.

    Yesterday was wonderful and relaxing, so I almost feel prepared for the next week and a half, haha.

    Have a great day, everyone!
  • sandielewis2001
    sandielewis2001 Posts: 318 Member
    Sandie
    Age: 40
    Height 5'10"
    SW Jan 7 2021: 271.1
    CW Dec 1 2023: 200.4
    Goal for 2023: Under 195lbs
    Ultimate Goal: 170lbs

    Thursday weigh-ins
    12/7 - 200.2
    12/14 - 200.2
    12/21 -
    12/28 -

    I've been up and down this week getting as low as 198 and as high as 202. Lot's of special events where I have been eating more than normal. Company dinner and luncheon, wine tasting weekend. I'm just trying to find the balance. This weekend is the family cookie baking day and another wine/chocolate event. Next week my boss is also taking a small group out to discuss year-end activities over drinks and food. My goal is to eat cookies in moderation, give as many away as possible and make good choices whenever I can. Hopefully I will see the downward trend next week.

    Tag Party:

    @kristinwoods919 - great loss last week!

    @sharon81 - I am also a chronic everyday weigher! I actually like seeing the trends day over day and can identify now the foods that always make my weight spike in the morning.

    @dutchgirl188 - You have a great plan for reasonable calorie deficit and gym plan. As a tall girl, especially when I was over 250, I never set my calories below 1500 and could maintain pretty consistent loss on 1700-1800.

    @justanotherjen13 - It can certainly be hard when you are working and trying to keep up with everything else. You will start to get in a groove after a while. I recommend finding something that makes you feel better to avoid the junk food cravings, maybe dancing in the kitchen with the music too loud when doing dishes or quiet time with a book before bed. Find those things that help you cope and work them into your schedule and if the dishes sit for an extra day then so be it! You can do this!

    @CupcakeCrusoe - It's so good to see you still in this group and keeping with it. I am all about the healthy autopilot habits to keep me in line. It is nice when I don't have to overthink the basics.

    @skintight303 - Happy that you are recommitted and posting here. This is the best group on MFP!

    Have a great day everyone!
  • CupcakeCrusoe
    CupcakeCrusoe Posts: 1,440 Member
    Good morning everyone!

    181.2 today, lol, gotta tighten up.

    I had a relaxing night again last night, we watched Ring in the Holidays, a WWE movie with Christmas themed wrestling clips, haha. Tonight is another Christmas party. I'm so tired, looking forward to that week after Christmas sloth that happens. :wink:

    @sandielewis2001 I feel you on all the events! You've got a good plan.

    Have a great day, everyone!

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