Women 200lb+, Let’s Mix It Up This March!!!

Age 47
Height 5'4"
SW 249 3/2020
CW 231.9
GW for March 225
UGW 145

3/01: 231.9
3/8:
3/15:
3/22:
3/29:
Total month loss:

Weekly goals:
-At least 2 day at gym - 1 cardio, 1 strength
-64 oz of water each day


I fell off in February. Not exactly sure where it just went wrong really. Weight just crept back up. Maybe started with high sodium somewhere as the masking. Mom has some massive bad carbs around but I don't go overboard. Bad about water though. Overloaded at work so didn't get to the gym the last few weeks.

I had a massive blood sugar spike a few weeks ago so I thought for certain I'd have a bad A1C yesterday for my primary visit. My parents rather dismissed it being bad but it felt horrible. I don't want to feel like that again. DH and a good friend had the proper concerned response though. Should that ever occur again I need to have them check in with me to ensure it came down. I thought I should have warned them during but I hadn't. Doctor wasn't concerned in any way.

Dr visit yesterday I thought for sure I'd get a med based on my glucose testing in the morning for months after the last visit was still high. It ended up being great. Quite shocked by that. No med for me.

Was looking into a few meal planning apps. One I tried and didn't care for the layout and what they offered. Had started on my cookbooks as well along with finding another website for recipes to try.

kristinwoods919 wrote: »

I’m Kristin. 41 years old.
I gained weight back cause I quit logging.
I need to log the good the bad and the ugly.i will loose 10 pounds this month! I will lean on this group multiple times a week. I do not need fast food, or pop. I need to get workouts in 5 times a week. Let’s get ready for spring!
March1- 229.4

Hi Kristen! Great to meet you. 10 pounds is an ambitious goal, but with hard work you can get there. I would be thrilled to be down another seven or eight this month. Please feel free to add me to your friends, and I will encourage you.

I am just starting out with MFP with a focus on Macros. I had surgery in February so am restricted to walking this month. My goal is to maintain weight (I’d take a loss) as a realistic goal through nutrition focus.

SW: 256.4
GW:185 (I am 5ft 9 inches)
March GW finish 250-256.4 and ease back to exercise.
Goal is 120 ounces of water a day
Track honestly every day by writing before biting. My body will inform the world
Of my food choices so if I eat a 1600 cal carb filled meal I will track it and move on.

Looking forward to learning from the community!

Good morning everyone!

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

SW: 220ish
Re-SW (Feb 2022): 200.4
UGW: 150
2024 goal weight: 165
SW 2024: 182.7

🍀 March Goals!🍀
🍀 March GW: 180

💚March SW: 184.8
3/2: 182.5 (-2.3)

💚Stick to weight loss calories 7! days! a week! until Japan trip ✅
💚Log everything in grams until Japan trip ✅
💚Do not deviate from the workout plan! Except maybe the Japan trip ✅
💚Check in with this thread every. day. until the Japan trip ✅

It's been one day, but so far so good

Today! I would normally go to the gym, but my mom and a couple of friends want to go to a quilt show, so I'm doing that instead. I'll do splits training and, if I put my pole back up, some pole conditioning, when I get back. It's so nice to have the option to do pole conditioning at home.

By poplar (kids) demand, we're having buffalo wings (baked) and quesadillas (I'm having my low calorie tortilla kind) for dinner. This morning's breakfast will be an egg white sandwich with low calorie bread and laughing cow, and some defrosted cherry-berry mix. I'm not sure what lunch will be, since I'll be out, but I have prelogged the plan I just made, and I've got half of my calories available, which should be plenty for some options.

Tag party time!

@itladyee the weather is getting nicer, and I'm so excited about it. I know you'll kill your step goal this month, and all your other ones.

@sarah12277 that blood sugar spike sounds scary, but you also sound ready and willing to make changes to ensure it doesn't happen again. Finding a good meal planning strategy is so hard! Mine has changed so many times, haha. These days, I do my grocery shopping through aldi online to pick up, so I'm just looking at recipes, filling in my little colorful word document, as I order the groceries. A lot of moving parts, but I have a repertoire of low-calorie high-protein meals now in my head that I just adjust those as I go.

@kristinwoods919 absolutely! I'm here to support, here are my pom poms,🎆🎆 yes I know they're fireworks, shhhh haha (these are for everyone!). One thing I do when I really want to get fast food, is I run into a grocery store and pick up a whole rotisserie chicken. Just as inexpensive and ready to eat, and jam-packed full of protein. And! I get full before I eat all of it, which is a thing I can never say for any fast food, ever.

@Dia_R hi! Welcome to the March thread!

@MzNelson24 hi and welcome! I know you can make positive changes in your life, and we're all here to support you. I am not on MFP except in the forums, so I wouldn't make a good MFP friend, haha. But I look forward to supporting you if you keep posting here! You can do it!

@mkey1220 heck yeah another queen focused on her macros! I do both, but I do see such a huge difference when I prioritize protein. I'm way less hungry for the same calories. Welcome!

@carley_marie83 a loss is a loss! Weight loss isn't a sprint it's a marathon! Permanent change to habits happens slowly! You've got this. 💪

Have a great Saturday, everyone!

Hi everyone! I'm Melissa, 38 years old, 5'8" tall, and I started my weight loss on Nov 1 2023. I weighed 263 lbs then, which is exactly 100 lbs overweight for my height, and in 4 months I've lost 39 lbs. I have a lot of mental health struggles but I'm just working at getting healthier both physically and mentally just one day at a time.

🍀The weather's changing and so are we! What do you hope to accomplish in this new season? And what recent changes have you made that are working well for you?

I really want to start walking more for exercise! I feel like I've posted this in every month but with the weather warming up and the sun coming out more in the past week it feels a lot more attainable now. I even spent Christmas money on new walking shoes, so it's been a goal for a while. I love walking outside so I'm really looking forward to spring! As for recent changes, I've just been keeping up with trying lots of new recipes and everything has been great. I'm trying to work in more and more vegetables and fruits, too.

🍀What things have you been doing that increase your confidence or make you feel proud? Please share the things that make you feel the capable and self-assured.

I've gotten into painting my nails as a fun way to express myself and build confidence and it's been great! I think feeling self-assured can be very challenging so I'm hoping to get more ideas about small things I can do to boost myself.

My goal for March is to lose 5 lbs, work in more stretching and exercise, and cook more healthy homemade meals. I'm trying to learn more vegetarian recipes too! I'm also trying to slowly improve my protein and fiber intake.

Hi everyone,
I'm new on this board, not new to MFP. Just getting back on the boards. Looking forward to getting to know all of you. Have a great day today!
Michelle

33 years old
5’6”
Starting weight: 222 (Feb, 2021)
Lowest weight: 154 (Sep, 2021)
Re-starting weight: 195 (Feb, 2023)
Goal weight: 168

Feb 25: 183.5
March 4: 182.4

I was at a work conference for most of last week where I couldn’t weigh my food - so I’m thrilled to still have a loss this week! I was HUNGRY because I couldn’t get enough vegetables (usually a great filler) due to the amount of people at the conference and not wanting to take more than my fair share. But, I had packed a good amount of protein bars and sugar free snacks, so I ended up being ok and not going overboard. Hooray!

Goals this week:
- log and weigh all my food
- Work out with weights 3x/week
- Stay with allotment for carbs

I feel like the worst is behind me in terms of logging - the first week is usually super painful for me between “hunger” (read: missing sugar) and feeling like it’s such a hassle to weigh everything, etc. But this is week 3 and I’m feeling good and motivated. I’d like to hit my goal weight by summer (which would be a loss of about 5lbs/month) but we’ll see.

Sending love to you all!

🦋Monthly Check In • 3/4🦋

SW: 237
LW: 234.8
CW: 234.4
GW: 165

February was ROUGH for ya gurl!!

But, I’m pushing through giving myself a clean slate for the new month.

One thing I want to improve from last month:

I ate out a lot last month, so I want to incorporate some form of meal prep in my routine. There’s usually 1-2 days I’m out of the house for Dinner, so having 2-3 meals and a couple snacks prepped should cut out the door dash shenanigans.

One thing I enjoyed from last month:

I slept a lot, and as much as I want that to be a bad thing; This is the first month I’ve felt rested and not like I’ve been hit like a brick when I wake up.

February Goals:

✖️64oz of water a day
✔️ 7-8 Hours of sleep a night
✖️ 225 on the scale

March Goals:

🦋 Stick to IF hours
🦋 15 Workouts for the month
🦋 229 on the scale

Fun fact: Butterflies are my favorite animal!

I'm Charissa
63 years young
[Stats & Goals] My Mantra:

🏋🏾‍♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
Eat well 🥗to Live Well 🚢✈️🧳


3/2 214.8
3/9
3/16
3/23
3/30

Update for 3/2 weigh in. A good number It's actually the lowest I've seen in 2024!

Hey everyone!
New to the community, not new to logging and tracking and drinking water and, and, and……
Went through some life changes and ended up with 252 pounds on my 5’4 frame. April 15th 2023 had had enough and have lost just a touch over 50 pounds so far.
I read that so many of us saw February come and go with good intentions but like myself just could not keep it going. Well I’m back at it. I need to ditch my sugar cravings! They are wild right now. I love working out but motivation of course kills me! I have a very active job but sometimes that throws me… does anyone else have a very active job and don’t really know how to work caloric needs into it? I did so well last summer I need to get that mojo back and get some more weight off.
So tonight I reevaluate my goals:
CW 200 was 195 in December.
Height 5’4
UGW 155 - 160
First Goal 192 April 15. My one year 60 pounds
This month I want to focus on getting back on track and finding the right caloric and macro balance.

Happy to be here and excited to not do this alone anymore!!!

64 years old
5’8”
Starting weight: 210 (Jan, 2024)
Lowest weight: 180 (Sep, 2021)
Goal weight: 168

March 5: 206.2

I've trying to cut calorie here and there, especially earlier in the day. Not a lot, like 5%, just to tic down the total logged each day b/c I still go over my goal, although I usually have at least some deficit.

I have a weekday off, which is rare except in summer (as a teacher), so I plan to go out and hike some with the dogs.

Have a good day, all.

NEW MONTH

Mejken
Thursday Weigh-In
42 years old
5'9"
Re-Starting Weight (10/23) 208lbs
March SW:181.3
March GW: 175
UGW 160 and I'll reassess.

The solidarity I feel regarding the sloppy/messy/undisciplined February are STRONG. It was interesting to see how small backslides could send me off track for days. I did have several trips/celebrations during the short month that I don't think I was fair regarding expectations. I need to be more realistic about the fact that I will have to have maintenance weeks built into life as I work toward the weight loss goal.

March Goals:

* Log my calories EVERYDAY (good, great and most importantly, UGLY)

* Climb to the 25th floor at work 3 times daily.

* Exercise 3 times a week at minimum (running or strength, with at least 1 being strength).

* Complete a monthly plank challenge

3/1: 181.3ish--Spent a long weekend in Montana, no internet, no scales, no CARES
3/7:
3/14:
3/21:
3/28:

Good morning. I am so happy that I logged in this morning after over a month and found this thread! I fell off BIG TIME and I have got to get back to it for my health and sanity for sure. I fell every single pound and not in a good way. Thank you for all of your inspiration here. I think I can!

Mom of 3, wife, sister, auntie who wants to enjoy the rest of my life with my family and not avoid pictures for the rest of my life! I want to feel comfortable in my clothes and body, not be out of breathe all the time and make sure I am around to see my children grow and live life to its fullest!

Meli
Age 52
Height 5'4"
SW 238 1/2012
Highest W 283.5
CW 255.4
GW for March 250
UGW 165

3/03: 255.4
3/10:
3/17:
3/24:
3/31:
Total month loss:

Weekly goals:
-Movement at least 3x/week
-Track my food DAILY
-64 oz of water each day