Women 200lb+, Let's Give It A Try This July!!!
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This week has been great overall. we sent some of our older kids to camp so it was quiet at home with just my 3 year old, doing more one on one things with him and i was able to make some good simple meals and log every day. my favorite was a reuben in a bowl recipe from the evolving table website. Highly recommend!
SW 225
CW 217
GW 170/80
I wish I could reply to people’s comments like fb just under your comment, but i’ll follow others examples and reply to a few all at once.
@jenbroussard71 thank you for your comment, it means a lot! You’re doing so great this month! I’ve done more reorganizing than I have in a while and it’s so satisfying mentally. I have trouble getting my water in too. Why is it not easier? I’m sure the scale will catch up.
@Cinnamonpimp Welcome! I’ve been off and on with tracking for some time too. It’s really helped me when I’ve done it. That’l be great to get into a wellness clinic, those big steps to keep moving in a healthy direction are exciting.
@CeCeFlyy love those mornings, lol! That’s great you’re following your body’s lead on intuitive eating, tracking or not.
@melissgee oh I relate to this. I have a bad habit of all or nothing thinking. I know long term, slow and steady wins the race and that’s what I want to do the rest of my life but it’s hard for me to be patient.
@lisakatz2 It happens, no guilt. Just keep going
@SirOnionKnight glad you’re here! i agree about doing things alone, my default but yes, tiring, lol. this is the only group I’m in here on mfp, too. It’s so encouraging.
@quolwy Nice work, the non scale victories are so rewarding, aren’t they? It’s hard for me to focus more on those sometimes rather than the scale but those things are what make quality of life better so they are a better measure, I think. Also, Happy Birthday!
@Yerkusha It is so tough with kiddos, especially so little. The exhaustion is big and you probably can use that extra sleep and rest, don’t feel bad about it!! Your body’s probably needing it. The motivation will come!4 -
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: 160.5
July 27:
So far so good for July!! I have walked a LOT this week and gotten in 2 strength workouts. I can tell that I haven’t been working out as regularly and really hope to get back on the ball in August once my schedule settles down. I have 2 more camps to run before the summer is out!!
I have noticed that I am feeling a little more “whatever” when it comes to food, which is usually the beginning of the end of maintenance for me, so I’m determined to keep weighing in every day! I usually do pretty well for a while and then slip into “well, I’m at the bottom of my range, so it’s no big deal if xyz” and then 2 months later, bye bye maintenance! BUT NOT THIS TIME! I am determined for this time to “stick”.
Keep it up, ladies! I see you all putting in the work!!3 -
Good morning everyone!
I'm back from vacation, and I've lost some of the vacation weight that was keeping me subconsciously from coming back. I'm not doing Fat 2 Fit group anymore, but maybe that's for the best. The pressure to remember the weekly check ins when I didn't really chat there was too much. We'll start with the normal stuff.
Saturday weigh in days
Christina
35 years old
5'4"
SW: 220ish
Re-SW (Feb 2022): 200.4
UGW: 150
2024 goal weight: 165
SW 2024: 182.7
🌈 July Goals!🌈
🌈 July GW: 182
🟣July SW 7/1: 185.8
7/6: 186
7/13: 186.6
7/20: 183.4
🔵Log everything in grams
🟢Work out >3x a week
🟡Calories<1700/day
As you can see, I was a little (or a lot!) off the rails for my vacations, but I loved every minute.
We rented a beach house in North Carolina with my whole family, and that was a good time full of just chilling by the beach/pool and reading.
I ate so much good food in Hawaii, (they have so much Japanese food, which is one of my favorites) and from the balcony of our hotel room I could see both Waikiki beach and Diamondhead. We went on a sunset catamaran and watched the fireworks over Oahu, so it was just a great time (and also I was there for work, haha).
When I came back from those, it was July 4th week, my weight was way up, so I didn't check in, but I had some fun grilling hot dogs outside. And I was consciously noncompliant with the diet, up until last weekend when I decided enough was enough. Started logging and tracking for real this week, got back to the gym, and that's why the big drop. Now I feel comfy coming back, with my mind in the right place.
I made the BEST chicken salad this week, and put it on top of slices of cucumber in lieu of crackers. The chicken salad was: rotisserie chicken, a little bit of cold rice, one laughing cow wedge, and trader joe's dill pickle mustard (which I realize is not everyone's favorite, but I'm obsessed). It was great. I'm thinking of doing it all this week, too.
For breakfasts, I really liked them too this week: I made an egg white frittata with whatever veg were in my fridge (kale and broccoli stem, lol), some pickled jalapenos, the whole carton of egg whites, a whole block of neufchatel (is that how you spell the lower calorie cream cheese?) and everything bagel seasoning. Bake it all up, portion it out for every day, boom. The neufchatel is what makes it really good, haha.
We made one of those ice cream sandwich-and-cool whip cakes, where you just layer those two things with some toppings in between and on top, suprisingly (or not) pretty low calorie for what it tastes like, amazing.
I've tried to make sure this week that I hit at least 100g protein, it seems to be helping. That, and portioning out my protein nut butter, haha, I love that stuff too much. But if I portion out a single serving and take that to work instead of the whole jar, then we're good. Also, the Oh Yeah One Reese's Lover protein bars are bomb.
I've ordered a little hobonichi weeks planner late to play around with using it just for my weight loss and tracking. When I get it Monday, I'll try to take pictures.
I think that's all the life update stuff! This post is already too long and I've been gone too long for tag party, but let me get back to @itladyee : yeah, I took a vacation in April, and I just took another one. This year has been really good for me and vacations, haha. Everyone should be able to take as many. When I become president, 2 -3 vacations a year will be mandatory.
Have a great day, everyone! Time for me to read all your posts, so happy to be back.4 -
Hi! I'm a mom of 3. I'm starting my weight loss journey once again after losing weight but having kids and now needing to lose it again. I have a teenager, an elementary aged, and a one year old. I'm going to be gradually weaning my one year old from breastfeeding and will be returning to work part time. I am working on committing to getting my binge eating under control and commit to daily exercise even if just a few mins of walking or yoga. My heaviest ever was 211 lbs and I'm 5'2". I got down to 160 and felt great and healthy! But now I have a feeling I am actually over 211 lbs now. Today is my day one and I would love to connect to anyone who has similar goals!3
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CupcakeCrusoe-Mandatory vacations sound fun! Thank you for letting us know how you are doing. I enjoyed your pics and a thoughtful reply.0
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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) (based on my slow progress I'd be perfectly happy with 210lbs)
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)
15th: 214.2 lbs (starting to debloat)
16th: 213.2 lbs
17th: 213 lbs
18th: 212.6 lbs
19th: 215.2 lbs (My birthday was the 18th, so it makes sense to have another indulgent jump)
20th: 215.7 lbs
21st: 215.3 lbs
Non weight Successes:
- While I indulged on my birthday, I also went to the gym and got over 10k steps outside of the gym and ate within maintenance that day
- Managed 20k steps yesterday AND a 1hr class in the gym
- Made homemade chicken nuggets that turned out DELICIOUS and are about half the calories of any store bought ones with triple the protein!
- I got to do another free personal training sessions today, and it went GREAT!
- Found out I've lost 0.8% body fat, and gained 0.7% muscle since my last PT session 1 month ago, which is slow progress but it's progress!
- Got my first tip today at work! (I'm a bodyworker but i work out of a clinic so tips aren't common or expected the way they would be in a spa setting)
I'm starting to consider going to the gym more often, now that I'm in the routine of it all. I already go Tues/Thurs/Sat, but I could also be going Mon/Weds for 5pm classes (unless I end up working those hours at the new job), and I also could go for more cardio based classes on Friday. Just a thought for now, the other idea would be to get personal training on one of my off days once I'm able to afford it (Hopefully in 2 weeks time).1 -
Jennifer
Re-started 4/24/24 - 236.2
CW: 210.2
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 - 210.2
July 29th
July loss -6.4
July Goal - 207 (which was my lowest weight in April 2023)
End of Summer Goal - onederland!
Life is a little stressful right now but this too shall pass. I spent the weekend at the hospital with momma, she was very anemic. The doctors quickly figured out that she had a GI bleed. I am so thankful for the wonderful care that she received. The nurses were amazing. (My last experience with staying at the hospital was in 2021 and during that time the nurses were overworked and understaffed.) It was nice to see that things have settled down quite a bit. They are still overworked in my opinion though. I bet they get 20K in steps a day.
If there any nurses in this group an you read this. I hope you know how appreciated you are!
I hope everyone has a great week!2 -
Good morning everyone!
Weight's a little up this morning, because I only kept track in my head yesterday what I ate, I didn't log. I know better. Back on the horse today.
Also today: pole classes! I slept like crap yesterday, so I really wanted to cancel on my classes tonight, but I won't, we're going to push through, since my next gym classes aren't until Thursday.
Tag party (from my last post):
@aawnm welcome! Having those big age gaps in the kids must be tough. I've been almost exactly where you are weight-wise, so I know you can do this! Post a lot, we're a helpful and chatty lot here. I saw I got a friend request from you, but I only use this site for this group, not logging food or hanging out, so I wouldn't be much help.
There was a study in the last few years that said that increasing your steps to even 3000 a day provided health effects, so literally just trying is progress and good! Welcome!
@kiteflyer105 it's so important to have things to look forward to, especially when things get hard.
@quolwy oooh I love hearing about high protein recipe hacks! I've actually started screenshotting an influencer whose recipes I like the look of- livcarbonero makes a lot of great looking ones.
@jenbroussard71 I hope your mom's doing better now, and look at you go, your progress is on point this month!
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Weekly Check In • 7/23
SW: 237
LW: 237.4
CW: 236.6
GW: 165
One thing I want to improve from last week:
Water. I’m fine on most days but on super hot days like today I crave that sugary, bubbly, sweetness (usually in the form of a Coke).
This is an easy remedy though. I’ll grab some sparkling water and lemons when I do my grocery shop this weekend.
One thing I enjoyed from last week:
I’m still not doing IF, we’ll at least not intentionally. I kind of eat naturally between 11am - 7/8PM. I know i could probably even cut myself off at 7, if needed. But whatever I’m doing seems to be working, so I’ll take it.
NSV:
✨I’ve been wearing a bra strap extender for the last few months on 2 of my favorite bras and I went to a part on Sunday as was able to take it off and be comfortable which lets me know that I’m losing inches.
✨This has nothing to do with weight loss but my bold spot is growing back.
✨ I got a new job which is across the street from a gym. So I’m going to sign up soon and then it’s game time for real for the rest of the year.2 -
Lost half a pound, down to 185.5. Getting closer to the 15 pound milestone!2
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Hey there, just checking in with my mid 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 at 210lbs at the end of the month (-4.2 lbs loss)
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)
15th: 214.2 lbs (starting to debloat)
16th: 213.2 lbs
17th: 213 lbs
18th: 212.6 lbs
19th: 215.2 lbs (My birthday was the 18th, so it makes sense to have another indulgent jump)
20th: 215.7 lbs
21st: 215.3 lbs
22nd: 212.7 lbs
23rd: 212.6 lbs
24th: 213.6 lbs
Non weight Successes:
- On track to go to the gym 4x this week!
- Already hit 10k steps twice this week, and I'm on track to hit my third day today!
My Tuesday class at the gym ended up only being me and one other person, so the PT essentially made it a 2 on 1 class. She asked us if there were any areas we wanted to train, and when I suggested abductors she took that and ran with it! 45mins later and my legs were absolute jelly, and I think it was one of my best performances at the gym thus far!
I'm also feeling optimistic that over the course of this week I'll be able to see 211.6lbs again OR possibly even lower! Especially knowing how much I'll be working out, and now that I don't have any events to eat at and cause me to bloat!1 -
Hello guys, I'm back with a bit of an update.
First, many thanks for the warm welcome ♥
SW: 123.8kg (272lb) in April 2023
CW: 101.5kg (223lb)
GW: 66kg (145lb)
I haven't lost too much since last week, but better than nothing~
my July:
week 01: 103.9 kg (229lb)
week 02: 102.8 kg (226lb)
week 03: 101.7 kg (224lb)
week 04: 101.5 kg (223lb)
At the end of August I am going on a little vacation with some friends and I am hoping to be able to get below 100kg (220lb) by then. It should be doable without doing anything drastic, I have upped a bit my daily exercise, it's a bit hard right now because of the heat that is killing me, but I am trying~
Me exercise is mostly walking and stationary bike, I should probably start doing some strenght training too tho, I do everithing at home, no gym, I'm a bit wary of exercising in public tbh, and so I do it at home. Any advice is more than welcome on how to increase the exercise better
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Hi , a one-off check-in today . Lazy rainy day.
Hey ! I’m 1.1 lbs away from 10 lbs off milestone. Eating ok, within my Food Plan,
but I’ve had some carbs, mixed berries , beans , quinoa or rice in tuna or salmon salad, peaches, melba toast once in a while.
All of it is once in a while.
Halfway thru week.
Don’t know whether I can get out of 219 # promptly.
My metabolism is in the doldrums.
I wonder how much I’ll have to lose to feel energized ?
I think over 50# more.
Good luck to everyone on this journey!1 -
I haven’t lost weight since my last check-in but I have met so far my goal of staying in the 250’s and out of the lower 260’s. We just got back from our annual family ‘camping’ trip which we hadn’t done since the COVID shut down. I put parenthesis on camping because we didn’t tent it this year since my husband is still recovering from a car accident last fall where the other motorist didn’t clear himself making an unprotected left cutting in front of my husband going straight through a green light. The other motorist got a ticket. So, we paid for a nearby inn to stay at night and joined the campers during the day. The Inn had a beautiful big pool. It had a view, was heated and was a salt-water pool. We did our aquafit on Saturday morning before going to the camping site for the rest of the day. We also did a small hike. My knee won’t let me do downhill trails so we left when the elevation on the trail got to be too much but for me it was a good walk. So, my weight stayed down and my activity level increased.
I have been finding that with the healthy foods I have been eating I am more regular. I also just stop eating when I feel full or satisfied. I just don’t want more. However, some of those in my household have been bringing in unhealthy snacks. Otherwise, I have been eating healthier. But with the exception of this camping trip I haven’t improved my exercise as consistently. I think I have upped NEAT though. So, I am planning to build on the exercise and upped activity level from this trip to focus more on exercise and activity now. So now that I am home, I can start logging again. I am not up to speed with my phone app since MFP changed to Google. Since my last check-in I made an updated spreadsheet I have used in the past for logging stats. I need to set my exercise/activity goals. I just got a fitbit inspire to get a better sense of my activity level other than specific exercise. So, a lot of setting up but not really implementing. I had one week that I meal planned and it actually helped beyond that week. Last week I made the last meal I had planned and we shopped for before going on the camping trip. We had the left overs of that meal last night when we got home from our camping trip. I only had to do one meal on the trip since others did the other meals. We all bring a sandwich item for lunches. Someone brings meats, others bring cheeses, and I brought bread. Everyone brings condiments they have on hand to share (lettuce, tomatoes, pickles mustard etc.).
So, I only have a half week to plan meals for now. We have left over bbq sauce from our camping meal so my husband is buying boneless skinless chicken thighs for dinner tonight on his way home for bbq chicken. I will make a vinaigrette for salads and see if we need veggies for dinners. I have cooked potatoes left over from the camping meal so I may make smashed potatoes as well tonight. Next week I will plan meals again. I only have to do 3-4 meals since my husband does one and my youngest does one. Usually there are left-overs for lunches or dinners later. We can only have take out or go out 1 time a week.
@mmatch_latte Congratulations on getting to Onderland! And you are continuing to make progress, nice! Congratulations on no longer being obese!
@quolwy you are making nice progress. Losing fat is what it is really all about. Watermelon is a very good for you. It also gives you a lot of liquid that we don’t count when we are logging our water intake. I am focusing more on nutrition and exercise. Great news about the new job opportunity and hope the shift was good. This is not just about losing weight. Hope your birthday was wonderful.
@itladyee I have the same issue with certain snacks that others bring home. I try to give myself some wiggle room just because logging can’t be exact.
@AG_Lake my son flew his family out of the way of the hurricane and they had to stay with friends for a few days when they got back until they got their electricity back. You do not know what these storms will do. They can change their path and up their categories at the last minute. The good news is that he is trying to move back up here so I will see him, my daughter-in-law and grandson more but the housing market is really bad so it may take a while.
@itladyee I found that working part-time for a couple of months helped me transition into retirement. However July has been so busy I am still transitioning. We had to estimate taxes since we hadn’t gotten certain forms so that took up one week this month. It is really challenging to figure out whether you can retire or not. My husband not only hasn’t yet but he got a recent promotion, so we haven’t really faced that decision fully yet. We waited to get social security until we turned 70 and that allowed me to retire and I am hoping I can make our life more healthy and smooth and take a few things off his plate.
@jenbroussard71 I have old pictures at my starting weight but what I want to do is take measurements. I keep wondering where I put the tape measurer. Congrats on your progress. Some of the healthiest activity there is for us is what you are doing. There is a term for it NEAT. That is one of my main focuses now. I was so tired after working fulltime I just didn’t want to do cooking cleaning gardening etc. Now I am trying to do more of that. Almonds are a great snack.
@PansyLass13 glad you joined us. My focus is on non-scale progress too. Nutrition and strength being the 2 areas I am focusing on. I usually lose when I pay attention to these.
@girlinkaz744 nice NSV.
@GardenQueen30 I frankly feel that the point is health. I find if I eat healthy good foods and get exercise I lose. I remember being where you are after having my 2 kids and not having time to take care of myself. I hope you are able to keep from gaining more and just slowly keep losing. I relate to the feeling of being deprived. When I am losing weight I would build in some times to have something I really wanted I just limited those times. I am so picky about sweets now because I limit them to so few and I don’t want to waste them on things I do not like as much. I hope your new program works for you.
@CeCeFlyy I have been waking up feeling “morning skinny” more but I think it is more like a thinking positive thing for me. However I am not waking up feeling full and boated either. Sometimes I am surprised at the scale not showing it more. Right now I am focusing more on nutrition and improving strength so calories are secondary to me until I get those things right. I love your NSVs.
@melissgee don’t just focus on the scale. Focus on NSVs Focus on health and fitness. I find if I am staying active and I eat healthy I lose.
@lisakatsz2 the hard part is keeping from gaining. If you are doing that, you are doing something important. Once we lose weight, we will need to be able to maintain our weight and that isn’t always easy. It isn’t that much different than losing. Really good healthy things can happen when you maintain a weight if you are eating healthy and getting good activity. We need to get our bodies to use and not store unhealthy fat. To do that we need healthy fats, healthy food and good activity and exercise.
@SirOnionKnight This group has been helpful to me in the past. Welcome. It is a place that you can express your struggles and progress in more detail than with most family or friends because we understand that there is more to this than what you can talk to others about.
@Yerusha I think this this thread can help. I just retired and part of my decision was that with all of us working full-time it was hard to have a healthy lifestyle. I remember when I had kids and it was even harder. I have been having green tea with some other healthy things added. I do not always have this everyday or 1st thing. However, I can see positive changes.
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I lost some weight so I am checking in
Keri
71 years old
Challenge July Starting Weight: 260
UGW: 167 (healthy weight for a senior woman my height)
5'6" Tall
I do check-ins when I lose:
7/1: 260
7/5: 257.5
7/25: 257
Legend:
A is my husband. N is my living at home adult youngest child
July Goals:
• July GW: get securely in the 250s – Yes
• Keep my water intake up – need to up this
• Keep getting 7+ hours of sleep - yes
• Meal plan and cook 3+ dinners (my husband and youngest will cook some dinners too) – I only meal planned 1 week and didn’t really need to do more since the plan and groceries lasted for more with other members in the household providing meals too. I have planned for the rest of this week and need to plan next week.
• Eat healthy breakfasts (only 1 day a week at a café with Latte etc.) – Yes doing well at this.
• Work up to 30 minutes of exercise 6 days a week – 1 day of aquafit, 1 day of weight training, 4 days of walking increasing lengths of time) – Got lot’s of exercise on the camping trip and yesterday I went for a good walk with my husband.
• Up NEAT (non exercise activity) daily such as cooking and cleaning etc. – I am making some progress here and got a Fitbit to help track this.
This may not look like much progress to others but it does to me. It means I have lost 5 lbs since I retired. Usually when I go down on the scale the next day it will go up and vary between my recent high and my recent low for a while before going down to a new low. So when I go lower than my most recent low and I stay lower than my previous high then I know I am going the right way. This is why I have a spreadsheet where I log daily weights. On MFP I log my lows. Yesterday I walked and it was longer than my usual walks lately. It was longer than the 30 minutes that I am shooting for now.
Top priorities today:
• Meal plan for next week
• Get 30 minutes of exercise today (hopefully strength training)
• Up my water intake
Top priorities for the week:
• Add in exercise sessions probably related to bone strength.
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Little check in. I just got back from my 10 day road trip and I only gained 0.6! I tracked everyday and was mindful with my decisions. I still splurged and had ice cream and fast food and other treats but I was still cautious. I already lost the weight I gained and then some so I"m happy about that. Im very happy to be home and in control of the kitchen again. It was a lovely time away but I am excited to get back to meal planning and getting back on track.
SW 253
CW 239.4
First goal: onederland
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I finally updated my measurements on MFP. I think they were last updated during COVID when I had lost 20 lbs. So some measurements stayed the same and others went up which I expected. Now I can better track my progress.
@jo_casey42 Nice achievement staying on track with a trip. Glad it was lovely.1 -
Random Friday Check In:
Goals for July:
Improve my water intake - I made good progress in June but I can do better. (Getting better at this)
Continue logging meals - daily and log every bite. (Doing great at this)
Exercise 3 times per week - now that I have completed physical therapy I have no limitations and I need to challenge myself in this area. I know yesterday was technically June, but I did walk for 40 minutes on the treadmill.(I am at 2x a week for the last 3 weeks, so still working on this)
I had a 3 month check up with my doctor. She was very pleased with my progress so far. She offered a virtual visit for the next appointment but I opted to go in because I need to step on the scale - it keeps me accountable.
I completed my 3 week trial with my trainer and I signed up for 6 months. I really like working with her and again she keeps me accountable. (Starting to see a theme here.) I really wish I had someone that lived nearby that would be willing to walk or meet up for exercise. It seems like our friends are in different seasons of life - watching their grandkids or even raising their grandkids. Or our work schedules do not align.
NSV - My BMI is 4.6 points lower and the jeans I've been trying to get into fit. I think it's time to clean out the closet of the larger sizes and make a donation to The Faith House (a local shelter for women leaving domestic abuse situations). That will be my project for this weekend.
I hope you have a great weekend. I will check back in on Monday.4 -
Good morning, everyone,
Lovely summer morning here . 🌼 🥳
Random July Friday check-in : lost a bit so it’s 218.5 .
KEEPING MY EYES ON THE PRIZE !
Yay for us all !!
Have a lovely weekend, everyone . ☀️🌸4 -
Hi ! Trying to get below 221 . Well, I guess I will but it’s wait and see when it’ll happen. Stalled a bit yesterday as we had the tail end of a huge hurricane so couldn’t go out to walk. It was still a bad storm . See ya ‘ !
Just to follow up July 26th today and RANDOM FRIDAY CHECK-IN : lost some! 218.5 today.
Keeping my eyes on the prize ! ☀️🌼🌻🥳🌸🤪
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Hi everyone! I’m enjoying reading everyone’s comments and updates. My app is a little slow and buggy so I’m not going to give a super detailed update, but I’m looking for a little perspective and encouragement and advice. I’m 18 days into tracking on MFP, and in this 18 days I’ve essentially lost 1.5 pounds, which is frustratingly slow. I’m not trying to lose super fast, but I’ve been dismayed at how the scale has been going up and down and up and down and up and down for the last week and a half. I am consistently staying in my calorie budget and typically meeting my protein goal, and I do both cardio and weight training with a personal trainer. I also do some training with PT. Am I missing something? I’ve seen some posts here and there about people getting hormone testing or some kind of testing to see what they need to eat to not slow down their metabolism…I don’t have a very good scientific understanding of how hormones can affect weight loss, so I don’t even know how to pursue finding information on this. I have been in touch with a dietician (haven’t pulled the trigger yet because I’ve been doing well with my current eating style and tracking) who does some kind of metabolic testing, but I really don’t know what I am looking for. Any help is appreciated!! And otherwise, is it common for weight loss to take a while to start happening? I feel like there is soooo much mixed information out there on how weight loss actually works and I’ve read so many books and so many perspectives, my head is just spinning!!0
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Gardenqueen, fluctuations on the scale are completely normal. You may lose a bit too, then stall for a short while, then start losing again. Start graphing your weight, I think you'll see an overall downward trend over time if you stay consistent with your calorie deficit.2
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Keri
71 years old
Challenge July Starting Weight: 260
UGW: 167 (healthy weight for a senior woman my height)
5'6" Tall
I do check-ins when I lose:
7/1: 260
7/5: 257.5
7/24: 257
7/27: 254.8
July Weignt loss: 5.2 lbs. (this is more than I usually shoot for 1 lb a week)
Legend:
A is my husband. N is my living at home adult youngest child
July Goals:
• July GW: get securely in the 250s – Next month I was considering a goal of getting into the low 250s and staying there. I guess I will have to come up with another one.
• Keep my water intake up – need to up this
• Keep getting 7+ hours of sleep - yes
• Meal plan and cook 3+ dinners (my husband and youngest will cook some dinners too) – both N and I cooked last night so we have meals for this weekend.
• Eat healthy breakfasts (only 1 day a week at a café with Latte etc.) – Weekend breakfasts always help me even if they are larger. They get me through the day.
• Work up to 30 minutes of exercise 6 days a week – 1 day of aquafit, 1 day of weight training, 4 days of walking increasing lengths of time) – Starting the week with the extra activity of camping and aquafit in the pool I continued to walk about 30 minutes a day. Tomorrow is Aquafit at the Y.
• Up NEAT (non exercise activity) daily such as cooking and cleaning etc. – I am making some progress here
Still need to meal plan for next week. I need to keep up the walking and then add in strength training once I get the walking down. I am realizing that logging my food is important for me again now.
@jenbroussard71 I was thinking the same about an exercise buddy but I am so slow and weak now. I have a grandson but he is in Texas. Friends are important for health and I want to work on this now that I am retired.
@GardenQueen30 When I 1st started on MFP 20 years ago my loss was really slow. My friends on here were losing faster and I was staying within all my goals. I slowly lost 20 lbs and had a long plateau where I tried everything until I read about eating more to lose. It turned out that with the increase in exercise I wasn’t eating enough. I started to lose as I slowly upped my calories. I did a 2 week reset at maintenance calories (kept losing) and then lowered my calories to a more reasonable deficit to lose the next 20 lbs much easily. When I went back to work fulltime I gained most of it back. I sometimes I lose the day after eating more. You want to watch that you don’t slow your metabolism down by having a big deficit. You need to fool your body into thinking it isn’t starving. My weight varies a lot too so I weigh daily or I might miss the loss. I track the daily weights on my spreadsheet and log my losses on MFP. I have been researching nutrition and our gut health is important too. As an older woman I have had to learn how to lose despite hormonal changes. Right now, yes, I need to lose but I also want to get healthy and strong. I am concentrating on what I eat not just how much. Also your body may be recompositioning by burning fat and building muscle. Maintaining weight loss is progress.
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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 at 210lbs at the end of the month (-4.2 lbs loss)
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, quite the spike)
15th: 214.2 lbs (starting to debloat)
16th: 213.2 lbs
17th: 213 lbs
18th: 212.6 lbs
19th: 215.2 lbs (My birthday was the 18th, so it makes sense to have another indulgent jump)
20th: 215.7 lbs
21st: 215.3 lbs
22nd: 212.7 lbs
23rd: 212.6 lbs
24th: 213.6 lbs
25th: 212.2 lbs
26th: 212.8 lbs
27th: 212 lbs
28th: 210.8 lbs
Non weight Successes:
- Went to the gym 4x this week instead of my usual 3!
- Did 10k steps 4x this week
- When I look in the mirror recently I can tell my belly is starting to get smaller, and I'm having to pull up my yoga pants more often than I used to
- Baked protein banana brownies, which actually taste good and are 120 calories for 11g of protein, not bad for a sweet treat.
- Listened to my body and skipped the gym Saturday. I'd already gone 1 day more than usual, and I'd had terrible sleep this day so when both my mind and body were exhausted I decided to treat myself with a day at home.
I went out Wednesday with my boyfriend and got a bunch of new camping gear! A hood air mattress, sleeping bag, lanterns, floor mats, AND we got 3 backyard games to play with friends. I'm excited now that we have more time, to finally be able to enjoy camping with friends again
Today I'm going on a work outing to try river rafting for the first time! I'm not sure what to expect, but I'm excited! I will be eating a couple meals out so I expect to bloat again tomorrow regardless, but it was exciting to see the new low on the scale this morning!
Hope next week is as great!4 -
Hello all! 😊
CW: 259
GW: 150
HT: 5'2"
JULY CHECK INS:
Week 2: 260
Week 4: 259
YAY:
I did more dancing this month than I have in a long time. I forget how good it feels to just move your body and not necessarily for the exercise, but for the fun! I also bougth a snorkeling set so i can spend a little more time underwater, especially in this heat! I find swimming way more interesting when it turns into an exploration.
NAY:
had a hard time staying consistent this week as there was a lot of non-routine/spontaneous plans I jumped into. I always prefer a routine and time to plan ahead, so I tend to get thrown out of whack when something interrupts. I have especially not been consistent with logging on the weekends, though I don't want to be too strict/hard on my self. I dislike feeling like I'm "failing" if I don't go 100% in on something.
Do you think it's better to stay 100% locked in, or give myself the weekends "off"?
Goals for july:
-Log food consistently: so far so good! I am leaving space on the weekends as I tend to get really disappointed with myself and quit when I don't do sth 100% right.
••• I have done pretty well, I think I got most every week day and occasion weekend days. I have been more mindful of what I'm choosing to eat.
-weigh ins AT LEAST monthly, but ideally every Monday: I have not started this consistently yet, so my aim is to get that into my calendar and have a set schedule.
••• reminder is set in calendar, I managed to get 2 weigh ins this month. (And 1lb down - not much but I'll take it!)
-post a weekly check in: even a little something to stay active in the group and stay up to date with others stories and progress. I hope this will increase motivation and feeling of community
••• I'm still figuring out how to use this efficiently, this will be my second post. I enjoy reading others accomplishment, and can relate to the setbacks. Keep it up!
-get connected with weight and wellness clinic in my area: i already have a referral placed, just waiting to schedule an appt!
••• apparently there is quite a wait list, so this may be going on the back burner. In the meantime I will continue logging food and exercise to have a good baseline/history to start with when I do get connected
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SW 253
CW 237.2
First Goal: onederland
UGW: 150
I am getting married in November and already have my dress. It was a snug fit when I put it on and have since lost over 15 pounds. I am going to still lose weight as much as I can before the wedding and if I have to take my dress in I will. No big deal. Or if it's a little loose that's fine too. I feel so motivated and in control of what I am eating. My fiancé is the most supportive partner ever and is just simply amazing. For example he asks me to scan things in Costco to see how much they are and is so kind. I have never felt that kind of support before. He is losing weight too as a side effect of me losing weight. We have really limited our drinking too which is so good. We were drinking too much before. I just feel so much happier.
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Jennifer
Re-started 4/24/24 - 236.2
CW: 210.4
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 - 210.2
July 29th - 210.4
July 31st
July loss -6.2
July Goal - 207 (which was my lowest weight in April 2023)
End of Summer Goal - onederland!
A little frustrated with the scale today, but I KNOW that I am putting in the work - the scale will catch up eventually. I feel like July has been a good month - it's been stressful in many ways but I've learned to deal with the stress better and not run to food. I did not hit my July goal - missed it by 3.4 pounds but that is okay. I am going to focus on the fact that I lost 6.2.
Question - do you add in some of your exercise calories? If so, do you add in half or all? I've not been active in a long time and I am now working out with a trainer twice a week. I wear a HRM so I feel that I get an accurate number of calories burned. I am not sure if eating the exercise calories or some of them would be helpful. Any input is appreciated!
Thank you in advance.
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Hi all. Great job ladies! I walked (exercised) 1.7 miles today for the first time since February 24. I am going to PT in August. I am proud of myself. I am committing to 3 times a week. I don't want to set myself up for failure.
I have not been focusing on losing weight, just practicing recovery skills. I have a book on Intuitive Eating that I am excited to read. I am making new recipes, so I don't get bored. I didn't binge for 2 months, which is a win for me. Unfortunately, I bit the dust once (in bingeing) this month. Nothing catastrophic. Thankfully. I am looking forward to a a new month rolling in.
Wherever you are in your journey, keep going. Weight loss (or recovery) for a lifetime is never linear.4 -
Ts July 30 2024 :
Got down to 217.9# for July.
So a loss of about 5.7#. I’ll take it.
Thank-you all for your assistance.
Have a lovely day, everyone!
☀️➡️
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Hello, I am a new person to the community MyFitnessPal, but I have use the app for forever. In May, I decided to get serious again about improving my health and I am doing the best I have ever done. I finally feel like I have come up with a way of eating that requires little thought and effort on my part Track in my Fitnesspal for accountability but pleased that I am pretty intuitive about how much I need to eat these days. My program is simply intermittent fasting on a 18-6 schedule. I try and eat just two meals with no snacking. If I have a big event come up, I switch to one meal a day. I am high protein and fat, but I don’t worry a whole bunch about macros, except to avoid filling up on carbs esp. flour and sugar. I am 6‘1“ tall and 62 years old. My highest weight ever was 425. When I started this round, I was 415. I am currently at 380. I lose a pound or two a week. I am just amazed at how my food cravings have gone away, and I am thinking a lot less about food. For lack of a better explanation, I am crediting intermittent fasting, and avoiding simple carbohydrates as helping my leptin and ghrelin.3
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