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

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. 🧡

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 - 29 Pounds
5'3" Tall


Monday weigh in:
9/2 - 207.8
9/9 - 205.8
9/16 - 207.2
9/23 -
9/30 -
September loss - 0.6

The scale was not my friend this morning, but I know I did not eat poorly, and I know I put in the work at the gym. So, this should correct itself by next weigh in. My trainer told me that I am her first client that she has given at home work outs to that has been accountable. She would like to use me as her test subject to develop a series of at home work outs. She thinks that she will branch out into online coaching in the future and is trying to lay the groundwork. I am excited about being a part of this. I worked out 6 times this past week - 3 were strength training and 3 treadmill. Yesterday was a rest day. I prepped my lunches for the week as well.

Hope you all are doing fantastic!

@jenbroussard71 I am so impressed that you have been able to keep up with at-home workouts! I have never been able to do that, but it’s such an asset to have that discipline, and I so admire people who make the time and space in their homes to work out. That’s the kind of thing that will keep you active long-term. Bravo!