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

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!!

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!

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).

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!

Have a great day, everyone!

Lost half a pound, down to 185.5. Getting closer to the 15 pound milestone!

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

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.

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.

AG_Lake wrote: »

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 ! ☀️🌼🌻🥳🌸🤪

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.

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!

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.

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.