Women 200lb+, Let's Be Hallo-Queens This October!!!

Starting weight: 219 lbs (6/10/24)
Ending weight: 202.8 lbs (9/30/24)
Total loss: -16.2lbs
Goal weight: 150-165lbs
Goal Body Fat: 20-25%

Goals for October: ✔
- Work 4 days/week ✔
- Walk 6k+ steps average/week ✔
- Log meals daily and accurately ✔
- Gym 2-3x/week ✔
- Drink more water and less sugar ✔
- Treat myself once/week with a self date ✔
- Weigh in at 198lbs at the end of the month (-4.8 lbs)
- END OF YEAR GOAL: 190 lbs 😍

OCTOBER:
1st: 203.4 lbs
2nd: 202.4 lbs (New low!)
3rd: 203 lbs
4th: 204.2 lbs
5th: 205.5 lbs 🍔🍟🍧🍿🎬 😊
6th: 204.8 lbs
7th: dnw
8th: 204 lbs
9th: 204.4 lbs
10th: 205 lbs 💪🏼🦵🏻🏃‍♀️🏋 (been lifting heavy in the gym so I think it's recovery lbs)
11th: 204 lbs
12th: 203.2 lbs
13th: dnw 🍹🧀🍔🍕🍩
14th: dnw 🍔🥚🍗🌽🥔🥖🍪🍦
15th: 207.4 lbs 😂😂😂 I'm just going to call this "holiday bulking" and get back to my normal routine for the rest of the week.
16th: 206.6 lbs
17th: 206 lbs
18th: 206.6 lbs
19th: 206.8 lbs 🍪🧁🍦
20th: dnw

Non weight Successes:
- Listened to my body and avoided the gym on my regular Tues/Weds BUT listened again and decided to go Fri which I usually don't go on, which was a win!

I'll be honest, between the holidays and the terrible rainy weather (I love it but it's not motivating) I've lost a bit of discipline regarding my diet and exercise routine. Now, I knew this would be where I struggle, as I want to take part in holidays and events, and enjoy indulging during those times, but now that the special occasions are more frequent I do need to reign it in a little bit.
I don't expect to make my goal this month, in fact, I'll likely weigh-in a little bit higher, but I won't let this setback stop me from continuing to try! I don't have any other events for roughly 1 month, so hopefully I can get back into my routine and get back on track. 😀
I also want to remind myself that stepping on the scale and seeing 206 was an exciting win just a month ago, and so it shouldn't suddenly be considered a loss now. It's just a reminder, that's all. Once I reframe my thinking it will pull be out of a defeatist attitude, and help me to get back to it!

Jennifer - 53 years
Re-started 4/24/24 - 236.2
CW: 206.8
GW: 165 (may adjust when I get there)
Loss since 4/24/24 - 29 Pounds
5'3" Tall

10/1/24 - 207.2
10/7/24 - 208.8
10/14/24 - 208.8 (well at least it's not a gain)
10/21/24 - 206.8 (woo hoo!!!)
10/28/24
10/31/24

The scale moved finally. Maybe it is because I am too busy trying to get 10K steps in
I stuck to my workouts this week - 3 weights, 1 band, 1 core and 1 cardio. I managed to get in a 3 mile walk over the weekend at the local sports complex. It's a nice walking trail and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Fall is my favorite time of the year. I hit my step goal 4 out of 7 days. (Goal is 8K - 10K). Since I have a desk job it's a little more difficult on weekdays. But I am determined to do better this week.

Happy Monday everyone!

@CupcakeCrusoe HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Your workouts sound so fun! I love that you track self-care, I think that is one habit that I will incorporate soon. Thank you for all of the encouragement. Have a great day!

Good morning everyone!

179.6 today, feeling great about that.
yesterday:
❌2nd / 4 workouts per week
✅> 8k steps
✅<= 1600 cal (last night was a struggle, but I made it with the help of some very low calorie flavored seltzer)
✅32 minute self care
✅> 64oz water
✅>= 128g protein

Working out at home, not at the gym, is proving to be my weak spot. Well, I've still got Friday at the gym Halloween party to get in some movement (and my instructor hinted that she might make us perform Thriller for her, so it might happen)

Today! Back flexibility class at the gym, and some easy tacos with pre-cooked beef tips in chimichurri sauce from Aldi.

Tag party:
@jenbroussard71 Thank you! I find when I actually make self care one of my goals, I'm more intentional about that time, rather than calling scrolling tiktok mindlessly for an hour "self care" afterward, haha

@keriA Oooh I LOVE chicken long rice! I went to Hawaii in June this year, and it was definitely one of my favorite things I ate there. Congratulations on seeing you here, meaning you're doing it! SPREADSHEET GANG!

Have a great day, everyone!

Good morning everyone!

180.4 today, still under the average, still pulling it down.

yesterday:
✅3rd / 4 workouts per week
✅> 8k steps
❌<= 1600 cal I ended up around 1660 for the day, since I had to estimate lunch (I logged grilled chicken when planning the day, but it was fried chicken, that changed things, I had to remove some planned food and still went over just a little). But I did good! I was at an all you can eat buffet and I had a fried chicken breast, broccoli, and a regulation serving of ice cream, and that's it.
✅32 minute self care
✅> 64oz water
✅>= 128g protein

My workouts were good yesterday, I got my steps in thanks to a lovely surprise morning walk, and I didn't do badly with my food. A good day.

Today! We'll see if I get to that 4th workout this week, I hope I do. It's going to be a little crazy, interviews at the college I was in for recruiting yesterday, then work, then get ready for the halloween party, then halloween party (which is a whole nother thing, I have to watch what I eat and plan carefully for it, try to get my protein in beforehand, because there won't be much protein at the party).

All that said, it's going to be fun and I'm excited. I'm more excited to sleep in tomorrow, though.

Have a great day, everyone!

How do I “join” this group??? Someone posted about it and how welcoming it is on another thread and I just absolutely love it so far!!

Good morning everyone!

179.8 today, higher than yesterday, but still pulling the average down nicely.

🎉 I'VE MADE MY MONTH GOAL 181 lb AVERAGE! 🎉 I'm pretty proud of myself for finally sticking to my guns (and designing and executing a good program). Now, to continue to press on, make good habits, and get through the holidays while losing weight. Given I've been doing it, I believe I can continue doing it, even when it gets hard.

65 days left in this year.

yesterday:
❌1st / 4 workouts per week (I had a long walk, but I'm not counting walks)
✅> 8k steps
✅<= 1600 cal
✅32 minute self care
✅> 64oz water
✅>= 128g protein

GOT to do that workout today, haha. It's so hard to motivate myself to work out at home, lol. I think I'll play around with a chair choreography, that's something I really like doing, so it should be easier to start doing.

Meal plan for this week: tonight is that sushi bake from week before last, another day is barbecue chicken sandwiches, I'll be making mine on low calorie bread and I'll be using zero-sugar barbecue sauce. I can't remember what is when, so in no particular order: burgers for them, burger platter for me (a burger without the bun over a regulation serving of fries), spaghetti and meatballs for the fam, for me it will just be meatballs using a recipe from @ fitnfineewithpenelope, and tacos (I've got the low-calorie tortillas, they come in so clutch). Friday is always pizza day, and I have a decent high-protein recipe for it.

These are the meatballs I'll be prepping today:


Lunches for this week will be shredded chicken and hummus with cucumbers. Breakfasts same as last week, since I enjoyed it and I'm not sick of it yet: 2 egg omlette with low calorie mozzarella cheese.

This morning I'll be logging as much of my food as possible for the week, so I can go on autopilot once the craziness of the week starts (that's one of my secret weapons).

So meal prep today, logging my food, hot girl walk, chair choreo, and getting my life together for this week (as always, that's code for laundry, lol).

Tag party!
@PDizzleB welcome! You get what you give out of this group, so do what you'd like! Some people do weekly weigh ins like me, some people weigh in when they lose, some people don't mention their weight, here, and it's all good. We're still here to support.

I'm using this group as support for my very hardcore weight loss efforts from now to the end of the year, and it's been helping a lot.

I hope to hear more about you soon!

@lisakatz2 Aww, we're glad you're here too

Have a great day, everyone!

Good morning everyone!

179.6, doing just fine.

Guess who STILL didn't do her home workout yesterday, lol.
yesterday:
❌1st / 4 workouts per week (I had a long walk, but I'm not counting walks)
✅> 8k steps
✅<= 1600 cal
✅32 minute self care
✅> 64oz water
✅>= 128g protein

Tonight is the gym for a twerk class and a kind of whatever, all of the classes class. My food is logged for the day, I'm ready to go. My favorite part of my workday is my lunch walk in a nearby park, so I'm looking forward to that.

Have a great day, everyone! Never miss a Monday!

Starting weight: 219 lbs (6/10/24)
Ending weight: 202.8 lbs (9/30/24)
Total loss: -16.2lbs
Goal weight: 150-165lbs
Goal Body Fat: 20-25%

Goals for October: ✔
- Work 4 days/week ✔
- Walk 6k+ steps average/week ✔
- Log meals daily and accurately ✔
- Gym 2-3x/week ✔
- Drink more water and less sugar ✔
- Treat myself once/week with a self date ✔
- Weigh in at 203lbs at the end of the month (-0.4 lbs)
- END OF YEAR GOAL: 190-195 lbs 😍

OCTOBER:
1st: 203.4 lbs
2nd: 202.4 lbs (New low!)
3rd: 203 lbs
4th: 204.2 lbs
5th: 205.5 lbs 🍔🍟🍧🍿🎬 😊
6th: 204.8 lbs
7th: dnw
8th: 204 lbs
9th: 204.4 lbs
10th: 205 lbs 💪🏼🦵🏻🏃‍♀️🏋 (been lifting heavy in the gym so I think it's recovery lbs)
11th: 204 lbs
12th: 203.2 lbs
13th: dnw 🍹🧀🍔🍕🍩
14th: dnw 🍔🥚🍗🌽🥔🥖🍪🍦
15th: 207.4 lbs 😂😂😂 I'm just going to call this "holiday bulking" and get back to my normal routine for the rest of the week.
16th: 206.6 lbs
17th: 206 lbs
18th: 206.6 lbs
19th: 206.8 lbs 🍪🧁🍦
20th: dnw
21st: 206.6 lbs 🍗🍟🍨🍫
22nd: 206.2 lbs
23rd: dnw
24th: 205.6 lbs
25th: 205.2 lbs
26th: 205.4 lbs
27th: 204.2 lbs
28th: 203.2 lbs (BACK ON TRACK!)

Non weight Successes:
- Another day of indulgences on the 21st, which is kind of the pattern I've been worried about, BUT I'm still not giving up and I'm still going to the gym regularly. Not giving up is a success!
- Finally seem to be getting back on track food-wise, however the colder weather makes me want to drink my calories (already a fault of mine) so I'm looking into teas and whatnot that are delicious without me adding any sweetener to them.
- Baked an apple crumble with a bunch of spare apples sitting in my fridge, and it's SO delicious, and much better for me than a store bought treat!

The biggest victory for me so far this month was not "giving up" on myself after having an indulgent weekend around the holidays. I had some slip-ups here and there afterwards, but I trusted the process and that all the little choices I was making would amount to big results and I wasn't wrong! This was a real life example for myself that I am not, will not, and can not "ruin" my progress as long as I stay accountable and make mindful choices the majority of my days. I have to say the first week after the holidays I was feeling a bit defeated, flipping back and fourth between positive motivation to get back to it, and negative complacency that it's so much EASIER to just eat whatever, whenever, and for any reason, BUT I decided to test myself and make the better choices regardless and two weeks later I'm reaping the benefits.

Will I be hitting my goal weights on my projected timeliness? No, probably not. But am I gaining? Also no! And do I FEEL better physically when I'm making mindful choices? Sure do! And is that worth the extra mental energy it takes? I think so. After all, it's about lifestyle, and while these choices may be a bit difficult right now when I have to use energy to make them, eventually they will be so commonplace it will be second-nature to make those choices just because that's what I'll be used to!

Loving reading everyone's progression, and looking forward to the end of the month comparison posts!

Keri
71 years old
Challenge Starting Weight: 260, Pre-retirement weight 262
Challenge September starting weight: 254.1 ending weight 249.6, October starting weight 249.2
UGW: 167 (healthy weight for a senior woman my height)
5'6" Tall
I do check-ins when I lose:
8/1: 254.8
10/1: 249.2 I lost .4 lbs since yesterday.
10/7: 248.6 😊
10/22 248.2
10/29: 248
Weight loss since retiring almost 13 lbs.
October Goals:
• October GW: Get into the mid to lower half of the 240s - Back on track but doubt I can make it.
• Keep my water intake up
• Keep getting 7+ hours of sleep and try for 8 . - Doing well with this
• Meal plan and cook 3+ dinners (my husband and youngest will cook some dinners too) Doing well here
• Eat healthy breakfasts - Yes
• 30 minutes of exercise – I have been having problems with my hip going out so wasn’t able to exercise as I planned.
• Keep researching nutritional biochemistry and metabolic health.

I have been concentrating on planning and cooking healthy food, losing weight and getting exercise. This weekend I felt I needed to focus more on 1 priority while still working on the rest. I was having a week here and there that I didn’t exercise everyday (6). I read up on whether if you are obese is it more important to lose weight or to exercise more. I had read in Outlive that exercise was the most important strategy to improving our health. However this was not specific to weight. I also am going to my sons for Thanksgiving and will probably be doing some walking so I planned a long walk yesterday. Ironically my hip kept going out on me which hasn’t happened before. I am a bit upset by this. However at least I lost a tiny bit and it was time to check in here. Think I will look for some chair exercises for today. I hope to put exercise as my primary focus if I can get my hip to settle down

My meal planning for last week lasted through the weekend and into this week because we tend to have left overs. We have some leftovers now and I don’t have a car today. But I probably so some planning for the end of the week. My meal plans tend to be Wednesday to Wednesday instead of Monday to Monday.

@CupcakeCrusoe I like the way you seem to be doing a variety of exercise and getting your whole body. The chicken long rice was good and there is a little left over. My youngest picked up baby bok choy to put into it and they are so cute. I have to figure out how to use the rest up. They tasted good too.
@PDizzleB welcome.
@jenbroussard71 I hope your Riley gets better soon. I am glad you didn’t let the stress derail you. You are making good progress.
@quolwy I went up weight wise when you did and didn’t have Thanksgiving to blame and I am back down now and slowly losing again. You are making good progress now. This week is Halloween so we will see how that goes. I agree that the lifestyle changes do help in the end. I am used to a lower level of sugar and as long as I keep away from temptations I am fine. My youngest N, brought home pumpkins donuts from Trader Joes. They had eaten most of them but left the rest and went off to a week long training program.

Oh my gosh, I absolutely love that you guys will take anybody and everybody! What a warm and welcoming feeling! Thank you so much! I hope to be here a while.

October 30
Hello everyone!
I found this thread several days ago and then couldn’t find it again till today!
>>>>>>> Eyes crossed<<<<<<

I am so so happy to be here! I’m 67 years old, widowed the past four years after 35 years of marriage. My husband died suddenly and unexpectedly when he fell So I’ve been working through that trauma and feel like I’m doing really really well finally!

I’ve done Weight Watchers for what seems like my entire life but my son started MFP a while back and just told me about it last week so I decided to hop on and I am so glad I did! I chose the premium plan and canceled Weight
Watchers.

Gosh, I feel so welcome here. I can’t hardly believe it! 🙂🙂🙂

@PDizzleB Welcome! Glad you found us again. Keep an eye on this thread, they will start a whole new one for November. Also if you click on the little flag / bookmark at the top above the posts it will keep the thread in your bookmarks.