Women 200lb+, Let's Stay Strong This September!!!

🍁Which event/holiday are you most looking forward to and, conversely, are there any that you're worried about?
I'm looking forward to spooky season! I love sweater weather and warm drinks. Cooling off and having an excuse to stay in and cuddle up on the couch! Plus my boyfriend has a work holiday party coming up where we will be taking a weekend trip to Whistler, and his friends are also getting married in a couple months which is also going to be great!

🍁How did summer treat you? And what are your goals for September? What would you like to accomplish before the end of the year?
Summer this year was really great! I always seem to find my health/fitness motivation in June, so the challenge now will be maintaining it even into the colder months. My main goal for September is to be as busy as possible with appointments at work so I can stay out of credit card debt. Before the end of the year I'd like to hit a few more personal records at the gym, move down 1 dress size (by the wedding, it will be easier for me to shop if I'm in a standard size rather than a plus size), and finally get my RMT license that I've been working on. I'm currently in a 6-8 week wait for my results, and that limbo is paired with a LOT of financial stress. Once I get my license money won't be an issue any longer and I'll be able to dedicate myself more to my health!

AUGUST 1st: 213.6 lbs -> 31st: 207.2 lbs

Starting weight: 219 lbs (6/10/24)
Ending weight: 207.2 lbs (8/31/24)
Total loss: -11.8lbs
Goal weight: 150-165lbs
Goal Body Fat: 20-25%

Goals for September: ✔
- 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 202lbs at the end of the month (-5.2lbs)

Non weight Successes:
- TBD

girlinkaz744 wrote: »

@GardenQueen30 Thank you so much for sharing vulnerably!! I can so understand that feeling. We DO need to learn to love ourselves, even if our bodies don’t (yet) look exactly the way we want them to. Your body is strong and it sounds like has gotten you through a LOT of hard stuff! Your body is amazing. And you are learning to love yourself and care for yourself as you consider nutrition, exercise, and what you want to do for YOU.

I’m attaching a pic of me at the end of 2020 and me two days ago. The me in 2020 was successful in her career and had lots of good friends - but I needed to learn how to balance being awesome at my job and taking care of others while ALSO being awesome at taking care of myself. Now I am no less awesome at my job (and still have plenty of friends) but I also make time for the things that see important to me (cooking nutritious foods for me and my family, exercising regularly). I still have a LONG way to go to become the best version of myself, but I have also learned so much. I share this to say YOU GOT THIS. Anything is possible. Your body is strong and she will get you through to the other side. ❤️❤️

Thank you so much for this! What a kind post, and so inspiring. And it reminds me that yes, I have an incredible network of friends here and a really rich life. My job as a stay at home mom is intense and delirious, but rewarding and I’m finding space to explore things I don’t think I would have been motivated to in the past. Life is really good. I still have a lot more balancing to do, but it feels so good to be on this path where I’m taking care of my body and seeing progress for the first time ever.

You are stunning, and your hair is incredible! Have a fantastic week. Thank you so much for your kindness.

Jennifer - 53 years
Re-started 4/24/24 - 236.2
CW: 207.8
GW: 165 (may adjust when I get there)
Loss since 4/24/24 - 28.4 Pounds
5'3" Tall


Monday weigh in:
9/2 - 207.8
9/9 -
9/16 -
9/23 -
9/30 -
September loss:

September events - A family wedding this weekend, my hubby's birthday and a concert. I will do my best to stay on track, but I will have wedding and birthday cake. Everything in moderation, right?

September Goals:
- Hit 30 pounds that I let go. (35 Would be even better, but I am limiting my scale expectations since
August was a struggle.)
- Continue with the workouts and water.
- Wear my CPAP nightly.
- Not have laser vision when it comes to the scale. I measured myself this past weekend (I still don't
have the courage to do photos.) I cannot wait to see what the tape shows at the end of the month.
- Increase my daily average steps. We are going to Disney in November, so I need to work on this.

I had to go to the orthopedic walk-in clinic yesterday. I've been experiencing swelling in my left knee. I am not surprised by this since I have had 3 surgeries on this knee (last one in 2018). They drained about 20cc of fluid and gave a steroid shot in the knee. It was painful last night but 80% better today. I am working to find alternative leg exercises since lunges and step ups are off the table. I may still be able to do the squats with body weight only using a bench. I will discuss this will my trainer tomorrow. (Tomorrow is upper body.)

Wishing everyone a Successful September!

kiteflyer105 wrote: »

quolwy-I have been changing my spending habits too. This means less eating out, not as many Starbucks, Target, Hobby Lobby, At Home ,and Bath and Body runs. It is a mind twister getting myself back to living within my means. I used to have credit card debt. So being frugral is crucial.

What is a RMT license?

Registered Massage Therapy
Where I live massage therapy is a regulated health care profession, similar to physiotherapy, and I've recently taken my licensing exams and now am in the dreaded 6-8 week wait for my results. And that's after doing 2yrs of full time 40+hrs/week, and not being able to work through it... so I'm a little broke 😂

Still optimistic regarding health and fitness though! Now that I have time to focus on myself!

Keri
71 years old

Challenge Starting Weight: 260, Pre-retirement weight 262
Challenge Aug starting weight: 254.8
UGW: 167 (healthy weight for a senior woman my height)
5'6" Tall

I do check-ins when I lose:
8/1: 254.8
8/28: 252.2 I met my August goal to be in the low 250s
9/3: 254 I am just doing my usual weight variation.
9/5: 253.2
9/6: 252.2 back down to my low and ready to go for my goal.

Weight loss since retiring 10 lbs.

I haven't posted on the 200+ thread in a few weeks. I had some slip ups, so my weight loss has stalled. I guess it's a victory that I didn't gain. Now I'm back on the horse. My short-term goal is to lose 5 pounds before I leave for my mini–Palm Springs vacation on October 11th. It's do-able if I don't start going on the candy. I believe now that I can't just have one small piece of chocolate, or any sugar-y foods. Too much of a trigger. I asked my husband to hide all his candy and snacks.

Long term goal is to be 170 by New Year's Day. Ultimate goal: 120 by New Year's 2026.

What am I looking forward to this Fall? Cooler weather. It's been triple degrees all week here; yesterday was 112F.

Name: Melissa
5' 8", 39 yrs old
SW: 263.4 lbs (Nov 1 2023)
CW: 189.2 lbs
Sept GW: 185 lbs

I need to get back in the habit of posting here and weighing in weekly! I slacked off a bit in August but with the holidays coming up soon I really want to get back in the mental mode of keeping my health high priority.

Now that the weather is cooling off here, I'm really looking forward to spending more time outside and getting exercise by walking in the mornings again.

Cooler weather also means soup season and I looove a good, hearty soup packed with veggies and spices. I'm thinking about making lentil soup soon!

I'm wild for anything and everything pumpkin spice and there are a lot of temptations around already lol. I got some pumpkin spice black tea bags at aldi to make my own lower cal drinks with splenda and almondmilk but I'm trying to think of other healthier ways to enjoy fall treats too, if anyone has ideas!

Jennifer - 53 years
Re-started 4/24/24 - 236.2
CW: 205.8
GW: 165 (may adjust when I get there)
Loss since 4/24/24 - 30.4 Pounds
5'3" Tall


Monday weigh in:
9/2 - 207.8
9/9 - 205.8
9/16 -
9/23 -
9/30 -
September loss - 2

September Goals:
- Hit 30 pounds that I let go. Goal met! The scale is finally moving again, new goal 35 lbs.
- Continue with the workouts and water.
- Wear my CPAP nightly.
- Not have laser vision when it comes to the scale. I measured myself this past weekend (I still don't
have the courage to do photos.) I cannot wait to see what the tape shows at the end of the month.
- Increase my daily average steps. We are going to Disney in November, so I need to work on this.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Hello! I used to be in this forum all the time and then life happened. I'm hoping joining back and getting support will help me be successful. Fingers crossed. I'm tired of starting over. My current struggle is finding the motivation to exercise. I'm hoping to make that a goal this month. I'm also considering starting 75 Soft just to give myself a challenge--the tricky part is the amount of exercise it requires. I'm not sure I'd meet the goal, but I thought it'd be worth trying.

September SW (9/10): 283

September Goals:
1. Workout 2-3x per week
2. Drink 60oz of water
3. Reduce eating out
4. Cook more at home

I'm looking forward to joining this supportive bunch! It's only Tuesday, so I'm telling myself I still have time to get a workout in this week. I'm going either tonight or tomorrow! Hope everyone is having a good week

So far, I've been able to stay away from my husband's hurricane snacks. Waiting for this storm to be over. I am so thankful that it went to the east of us, and we will be on the "good side" of the storm. But I do feel horrible for the people who are directly in it's path. Praying for all of the people in SE Louisiana.

You all have already inspired me. I was finishing up my breakfast when I started to read through your posts but stopped and got some water before finishing my reading/replies.

@nebsip I have a son (daughter-in-law and grandson) in Texas. I am wondering when we can get together again. I went there this spring. I too am working on my cardio vascular fitness. I try my best to have good posture when I walk and stop looking down so much. I am just realizing it is fall since we have had such nice weather recently here.

@lisakatz2 I have to limit my sugar intake to very low. We have whole grain pancakes on the weekend and I have 1 dark chocolate treat at night. You have to watch out for the lead in dark chocolate though. I’ve told my family that they have to hide candy and unhealthy snacks too. I would have a hard time with extreme heat. Where I live 90 degree weather is extreme heat. I love pumpkin pie and the spices in it are good for us as well.

@quolwy I have just gotten out of some fluctuations myself but that is usual for me. I like how you have the 10K step goal for 3x/week instead of daily. I am aiming for 7K steps daily for now. Later I like the idea of having a goal of a few 10K step days. Congrats on the new low. You are not far from your monthly goal and it is early days. Your last post reminds me of when I 1st started on here. I have a sweet tooth too. I had to have ways to make sure I didn’t feel deprived and still keep under my calorie goal. There is a range between your BMR and your TDEE that will allow for this and you don’t have to have a daily deficit if you meet your weekly deficit. That is when I lost 40 lbs before going back to work full-time and gaining a lot back. That is what I struggled with more having a busy schedule that made exercise and cooking at home so hard. Over the years I have lowered my sugar intake but I have a few times a week that I have something sweet. It just has gotten less and less. I used to every so often have my favorite candy or snack (the whole bag). I would just make up for it the rest of the week. Now I haven’t had a craving for that in quite a while. It gets easier as you limit it. I think eating healthier and getting in some good fruits helps me too. You are doing so well. You can do this.

@mmatcha_latte I drink an organic green, ginger turmeric tea several times a week. I put cinnamon and black pepper in it and you could put nutmeg, cloves and other pumpkins spices in it. I tried clove and didn’t like it but I might try nutmeg. I like it more. Coconut milk is good for you if you want to make it creamier. It has a good fat with MCTs in it. We need essential fats. This tea is really good for you and weeks that I drink it more I usually lose weight. I don’t put the coconut milk in since I don’t usually have it around and I don’t put milks in my coffee or tea (only espresso), but I have put a drop of coconut oil in a few times. The reason I put black pepper in it is because it helps turmeric do all its wonderful things it can do for our bodies.

@jenbroussard71 you restarted just a month before I did. Nice progress this month already. I finally got around to measuring myself a while ago. I will measure again when I have lost more. I already had a beginning photo on here. I too need to increase my daily steps. I am using this as a way of measuring NEAT on top of my walks or other exercise.

I am glad you missed the hurricane. My son is in Houston and they have been hit hard this year. He now just takes his family away because your really don't know which way it will go in the end or if the wind force will increase. They have only lost their electricity but when there is a heat wave you can't stay in your home. They have a baby. One time they were here and just stayed longer when they found out about the hurricane coming. Another time they went on a short vacation to avoid one. However the worst storm hit their neighborhood hard and they had to move to a hotel due to the loss of electricity.

@SirOnionKnight Glad your vacation was great!

@torih941 I hear you about being tired of starting over. The reason I am retiring is so I don’t have to start over after this. I always gain when I work fulltime and times where I wasn’t (pandemic & economic downturn) I lost. I will never have to restart because this time I can keep going with a healthier lifestyle of getting regular exercise and cooking healthy meals at home. When I do this I lose although slowly. I had to look up 75 soft. I do this except the photo on day 75 and I am not quite up to 45 minutes a day

Keri
71 years old

Challenge Starting Weight: 260, Pre-retirement weight 262
Challenge September starting weight: 254.1
UGW: 167 (healthy weight for a senior woman my height)
5'6" Tall

I do check-ins when I lose:
8/1: 254.8
8/28: 252.2 I met my August goal to be in the low 250s
9/3: 254 I am just doing my usual weight variation.
9/5: 253.2
9/6: 252.2 back down to my low and ready to go for my goal.
9/12: 251.8
9/13: 250.8

Weight loss since retiring almost 12 lbs.

https://www.theflavorbender.com/best-crustless-pumpkin-pie-pudding/

I was searching around the Internet, and this is the best crustless/healthier pumpkin pie recipe I found.
The directions are very clear, and it has lots of tips to make it perfectly. You can make several variations of this recipe too.

I love pumpkin pie for breakfast!

lisakatz2 wrote: »

https://www.theflavorbender.com/best-crustless-pumpkin-pie-pudding/

I was searching around the Internet, and this is the best crustless/healthier pumpkin pie recipe I found.
The directions are very clear, and it has lots of tips to make it perfectly. You can make several variations of this recipe too.

I love pumpkin pie for breakfast!

That looks so delicious! I'm definitely going to try it out. 🎃

I'm so thankful for y'all and glad I posted here again because I feel so much renewed motivation now. I'm trying to notice and appreciate some NSVs lately too, like being able to wrap my bath towel further around my body and not feel tired after ascending the stairs in my home. 🧡