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

Weigh-in today, I am 185! Fifteen pounds down.

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, 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 (New all time low!)
29th: 212.4 lbs
30th: 212.2 lbs
31st: 212.2 lbs

Non weight Successes:
- Went white water river rafting Sunday for the first time and it was SO fun!
- Was offered another free PT session so I'm doing that today (my usual day off at the gym)

Well, this also marks my last weigh-in for July! A bit disappointed that the number on the scale doesn't reflect my goals, HOWEVER I think what I've achieved off the scale is much more important. I'm stronger, have better balance and stamina, I've gotten used to the community at my gym, I'm working enough to pay my bills, I've gone on a couple adventures outside of my comfort zone, and I have great work/life balance at the moment. I've solidified my own ability to enjoy things in moderation, without feeling like I'm lacking anything that I enjoy, and despite the scale hardly moving, I know my body looks different due to the recomposition I'm achieving at the gym. And who knows, maybe next month is the month the weight just "falls off". I'm excited to continue posting in the new August group whenever that's made available.

Great job everyone! Here's to a new month!

Keri

Thanks @RavenStCloud for this July thread!

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: 24.8
7/30: 254.2
7/31: 254.4
July Weignt loss: 5.6 lbs.

July Goals:
• July GW: get securely in the 250s – I shoot for a lb a week and I exceeded that,
• 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) – making good progress with this.
• Eat healthy breakfasts (only 1 day a week at a café with Latte etc.) – Yes.
• 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) – I have been making my goal of 30 minutes of exercise on weekdays and aquafit once a week.
• Up NEAT (non exercise activity) daily such as cooking and cleaning etc. – I am making some progress here

@quolwy like your NSVs. Better balance and stamina are some of my main goals. We are trying to lose but we also need to learn to maintain.
@Cinnamonpimp I am trying to find a new routine with retirement but I have been advised to take my time. I think a routine can help but it needs to be flexible to maintain over time. I like your fun activities.
@jo_casey42 I hope my husband will benefit from my weight loss efforts the way your fiance has. He lost well when I lost 40 lbs on here before.

I guess it is time to think about August Goals. I have learned some things this month. I am reading Outlive and it is changing some of my past beliefs about weight loss even though it is about healthspan not weight loss. Anyway for now things seem to be working.

healthyenergymint wrote: »

I managed to gain 4lb overnight due to a day of bingeing (fish and chips, Hershey bar and a massive amount of pesto). I know it's mostly water weight, but I'm pissed off because I had just broken the obese/ overweight barrier, and now I'm back in the obese range, and my roommate just made strawberry waffles with whipped cream. I'm going to have to to go out and do a million steps later lol. It makes me feel like those 4 days that I was merely overweight counted for nothing I was so happy, and now I have to fight back again. But I WILL fight back. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and I'm 15lb down in 49 days. I can get this back!

Don't beat yourself up. As you said that 4 pounds you gained overnight is water weight and you can lose it quickly by going back to your usual, healthy eating. Just be mindful and don't let one incident of overeating turn into a week or more.

No one is twisting your arm to have waffles and whipped cream. You have a choice. Make a good choice and get right back on the horse!