Women 200lb+, Let's Give It A Try This July!!!

SW 253
CW 240.6
GW 160

I started my journey at the beginning of June. I realized that the scale CANNOT go up any further. I realized all my clothes are tight and it's just not healthy anymore. I need to make a change. I tried MFP but decided to give WW a try to see if it is better. I like all the zero point foods and the virtual workshops so I am going to stick with it. I'm also doing the program with a friend so it makes it easier to stay on track. I'm headed on a big 10 day road trip on Saturday and I'm nervous to lose my progress. I want to enjoy myself but I am going to try my hardest to stick to plan and keep tracking. I bought a bunch of low point snacks and going to pack a cooler with fresh fruit and vegetables. Excited to hit up some okanagan fruit stands and get fresh fruit. I'm going to try my best!

I hope everyone has a good week!

I'm Charissa
63 years young
[Stats & Goals]
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I've pretty much wiped out my weight loss achieved earlier in the year!

I've done exceptionally well with exercise but not as well with calorie consumption. My food choices aren't bad, but I have an issue with portion control. I will snack if snacks are available, so I try to keep them out of the house. And I very much enjoy red wine. I learned, the hard way, in the last 7 months, that you can't lose weight with exercise alone. Celebrating the wins: I also learned that you can change your body composition and you can get stronger with exercise and strength training. I also re-confirmed that I need to set a daily calorie goal about 250 to 300 less than what I should target to leave room for wiggle room. I know my faults, I just have to work with them. It's not going to happen over night and it's not going to happen if I stop, so I must continue.

Closed on my home: 6/25 with intermittent moving through 6/27
Big Move on 6/29
Unpacking: Indefinitely!!!

I'm all over the place right now. Usually, ending the day with wine, not tracking food, and not intentionally exercising. I've given myself through the weekend to regroup with everything and then buckle down on all accounts until the end of the month. Then it's vacation time


Goals and Targets for July 15 - 30
- Tracking/Under Calorie Budget >
Plan for 1250 - Flex for 400 = 1650 (1250 - 1650) 🍎
- Macros - hit Protein >
Plan for 150. 100 is acceptable. (100 - 150) ✅
- Water - 80oz minimum >
Pushing myself here and that's ok!
Not less than 70 is acceptable (70 - 100)💧
- Closing my rings M-S🚶🏽10k Steps a bonus!

My Mantra(s):
Things I need to remember daily!

🏋🏾‍♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
Eat well 🥗to Live Well 🚢✈️🧳
H2O - Make it Flow 💦💦💦
Lose weight in the kitchen ⚖️, get fit in the gym🏋🏾‍♀️
Note to Self: Alcohol kills weight loss as the focus is burning alcohol calories and not fat calories!
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July
7/6 222.8
7/13
7/20
7/27

Welcome @Japnaam4

@lisakatz2 ~ Congrats on your progress. That's super motivating that people have started to notice as well. It's difficult for us to see progress as we see ourselves every day! Take that half pound as a win!
@Kristinwoods919 ~ a smaller belt is a win!
@pamperedlinny ~ It is a WIN that you have not returned to the start of your journey AND you are taking action now. There's nothing easy about this process.
@CeCeFlyy, I'm so glad you had a nice vacation. It's interesting to see your reflection on your current living situation. I hope it works out for you. The drinking vessel is key to water consumption, in my opinion. I bought a 50-oz water bottle with a straw (I didn't think I'd like the straw) with the goal of filling and emptying it two times daily. I went from barely getting 32 ounces to 70 to 80 ounces! It took me a very long time to find my "why".
@jenbroussard71 ~ Congrats on losing your "Riley Rose" weight! You've done extremely well for two months in. Keep it going. How did the meeting go for a personal trainer?
@quolwy ~ your goals look solid for July! Wishing you well. What does your homemade coffee consist of? Nevermind...@lisakatz2 asked the same question Awesome plank work!! I'm currently at 1 second aiming for 5 seconds Good luck with the interview.
@roz0810 ~ congrats on your progress, hope your ear infection is better.
@KeriA ~ congrats on your retirement and the ability to focus on you and your health. I understand completely and I am reducing to part-time starting mid August. I am so excited about what this means for me. Full retirement TBD after this experiment.
@Sharon81 ~ Looks like solid progress to me. Congrats
@pashin8nz2000~ good Luck to you.
@Missnewme9211 ~Welcome!
@Mmatcha_latte ~ Congrats on reaching wonderland!!!
@jo_casey42 ~ Good luck with WW. Enjoy your 10-day road trip and do your best, but don't fret about it.

Welcome to all the new members that I didn't call out by name. I've been gone for the past couple of weeks so you may have joined in June. Welcome, none the less!

@jenbroussard71

jenbroussard71 wrote: »

@itladyee Thank you! Since the initial meeting I have had two training sessions. She is a very encouraging trainer and she explains everything very well. She is helping me work on my form. So far we are only doing body weight exercise, then I will progress to bands and eventually weights. I've had knee surgery and back surgery in the past and she is mindful and checks with me frequently to make sure I am not experiencing any pain. I am a little sore but I feel good. I don't have another session until next Monday, so this morning I walked on the treadmill. Tomorrow I plan on looking up Pilates on YouTube. One of my friends suggested "Move with Nicole." Hope you are doing well!

I'm glad you found a very conscientious trainer, especially after your surgeries. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

My weigh in day is yesterday and I gained 1.4 pounds for the week. Then I weighed in again today and lost 1.4 pounds!! Must have been water weight. I feel good, and ready to go on the road trip. Can't wait to get fresh interior BC fruit. We're going to try our hardest not to eat out and just pack lunches. We have sooooo many low point snacks so I'm hoping it will be fine. I contemplated bringing my weigh in scale so that I could still weigh myself daily to stay accountable but I think that is overkill. And I'd be scared to forget it somewhere along the way. I'm 1.2 pounds away from a 15 pound lost. So close! My clothes are fitting better. I feel more in control. I"m so happy to have found WW. I also love the community of MFP and this group is great! We're all in this together!

Hello:)
I'm jumping in for the remainder of July and am excited to be in this group for accountability and motivation.

I'm currently 225 and would like ot lose slowly and steadily to get to 170/180. That range has, in my adult life, felt comfortable and useful. I just know right now, I'm not very comfortable, I have a bad knee and really feel it lately. Looking forward mostly to those non-scale victories: strength, mobility, better sleep, clearer skin, getting up and down from the floor w/o a struggle, etc, etc. lol

If anyone would like to friend me, feel free! Eating junk has been my more destructive habit so i made my diary public and am sure the accountability for myself will be useful. Thanks!!

34 years old
5’6”
Starting weight: 222 (Feb, 21)
Lowest weight: 154 (Sep, 21)
Re-starting weight: 195 (Feb, 23)
Goal weight: 160-165

June EW: 165.5

July 13: 161.1
July 20:
July 27:

I was away from the scale for just over two weeks and ended up with a nice loss! I haven’t been working out, though, so I’m afraid some of it is muscle. I run summer camps for teenagers, so I was out a lake for two weeks with very little time to think about exercise. I did stay away from carbs and sugar, though, my two enemies! These next two weeks I’ll be running camps in town, so I can hopefully have a little better nutrition and work on exercising again.

I got a new pair of jeans in May that were a little bit too small and I remember thinking “I’ll bet these are low 160’s jeans” and sure enough, they are! I wore them this week and they look cute and don’t squeeze like they did 5 pounds ago. It’s amazing how much of a difference even just 5lbs can make!!

Keep at it, ladies!! The small decisions we make today end up being BIG once they all add up!

Hey there, just checking in with my end of week updates!

Starting weight: 219 lbs (6/10/24)
Ending weight: 214.2 lbs (6/30/24)
Total loss: -4.8lbs (in 20 days)
Goal weight: 150-165lbs
Goal Body Fat: 20-25%

Goals for July: ✔
- Work 4 days/week ✔
- Walk 10k steps minimum 3x/week ✔
- Log meals daily and accurately ✔
- Gym 3x/week ✔
- Drink more water and less sugar ✔
- Treat myself once/week with a self date ✔
- Weigh in an 205lbs at the end of the month (-8lbs loss) (unless I have a magic melting week coming up this might not happen LOL)

JULY:
1st: 213 lbs
2nd: 212.8 lbs
3rd: 211.6 lbs
4th: 212 lbs
5th: 213.2 lbs
6th: 212.4 lbs
7th: 212.4 lbs
8th: 211.6 lbs
9th: 212.4 lbs
10th: 212.2 lbs
11th: 212.8 lbs
12th: 214.6 lbs
13th: 215.2 lbs
14th: 216.6 lbs (wow this is quite the spike)

Non weight Successes:
- Not only did I get 10k steps 4x this week, I got 12k steps twice and 18k steps once!
- Got out for a picnic to relax in the shade and read a book while my boyfriend practiced skateboarding, which was a nice change to the monotony as of late!
- I have an interview tomorrow for a potential new job, which is great because my current one isn't enough to pay the bills sadly.
- Feeling stronger each day, and really getting used to going to the gym regularly!

On the 12th I had a day out, buying dinner and drinking a bit, and finished it with doughnuts! The dinner actually wasn't too bad, spicy Korean grilled octopus, I'd say the highest calories were the drinks and doughnuts but I also got 18k steps and did a tough workout that morning so I'm QUITE sure it's just water retention as my body recalibrates back to eating at home. Good fun night though so no regrets!

Alright everyone, here's to another week!

Jennifer
Re-started 4/24/24 - 236.2
CW: 213
GW: 165 (may adjust when I get there)
5'3" Tall


Monday weigh in
July 1st: 216.6
July 8th 213
July 15th 212.8
July 22nd
July 29th
July loss -3.8
July Goal - 207 (which was my lowest weight in April 2023)
End of Summer Goal - onederland!

The scale did not move much even though I was more active then I have been in a very long time. I exercised 4 times this past week and did quite a bit of house work and reorganizing. I think I slacked on the water though. I did start snacking on almonds, that's really the only dietary change that I made. To be honest, sometimes I am weighing my portions and sometimes I am not. This week I will get back to weighing everything and water. I don't know why I struggle to find balance?

I am just hoping that the scale will catch up with the work that I am putting in.

@GardenQueen30 Welcome!! You totally got this. I generally find the first week or two of a new lifestyle change is the hardest and it gets easier from there. When I was 31, I was 225 lbs and thought that was just the way I was going to be for the rest of my life. Fast forward three years, I’m sitting in the low 160’s and I truly feel like I can do anything! I share that to say, true change is possible!! You can do this!! Hoping you feel better soon and your new program works for you.

@Cinnamonpimp Staying active in this group is a HUGE motivator for me too! As soon as I stopped posting, I started gaining again 😂 It helps to be “around” (even if it’s just online) other people fighting the same battles. Wishing you all the success!

Just starting to make some changes in my diet and activity levels. I already feel better and more energized in my day to day, but I’m having a hard time keeping my mindset focused on the long term. I’m so motivated right NOW and I want to do everything all at once - I think I’m scared that the motivation will run out sooner or later, so I want to lose all the weight and get super fit as fast as I can before that happens. Unfortunately that’s not how it works lol … so I’m trying to let myself go slow and celebrate the small wins along the way, instead of getting frustrated that it’s not happening fast enough.

Any tips to keep me going?? Excited to be here and looking forward to learning from the group!!