Women 200lb+, Let's Hold Onto That Feeling this February!!!

nebslp I can relate to the ravages of sugar and also fell off the wagon around the holidays. Glad to hear that you are building good habits, sounds like things are going well for you. I admire your positive mindset!

Thank you @RavenStCloud!

Keri
71 years old
Challenge Starting Weight: 260 (May 2024), Pre-retirement weight 262 before May.
UGW: 167 (healthy weight for a senior woman my height)
5'6" Tall
I do check-ins when I lose:

💕How did January treat you and how have you been treating yourself? Are there any new resolutions you've added to the list or any that you've set aside because they just weren't working?

January was tough. It took a while to get back on track after the Holidays. Last week I finally did my goal of 6 days a week of exercise with a minimum of 30 minutes a day, a long walk each week and 1 aquafit. I also took most of the month to get off pounds gained in December. I even lost a few pounds.

💕What are the things you'll be specifically focused on in February? And what's one way you've already made yourself proud in 2025?

I decided after the holidays I needed to get my sugar intake back down but to do that I took another step in reducing my weekly sugar intake by nixing daily desserts after dinner. Instead I have one serving of dark chocolate with no refined sugar and no lead. My dessert was a Haggen Das dark chocolate ice cream bar. So it took me awhile to find a safe substitute for this chocolate in my diet. Dark chocolate is good for you but most regular brands have been found to have lead in them. Ghiradelli is lower. I found a chocolate bar sweetened with dates and tested to have no heavy metals. I am just trying to keep my calories on the lower side and planning/cooking/eating meals at home. I think I need to work on lunches next. Also maybe 1 more healthy breakfast option. I need more protein.

12/5/2024: 246
1/2/2025: 248
1/26 244.8
2/3/2025: 246.6

After getting down below 245 I popped up again which is typical for me. I vary a lot. I weigh daily. So I am glad that I am back to 246.6 today. I would like to be in or close to the 230s this month I usually aim for 4 lbs a month loss but I feel that some of these pounds have already been lost and need to be kicked to the curb so I am aiming for a 5 lb. loss this month.

I have gotten back to having 60 minute walks 1-2 times a week but I am still feeling too weak. I want to come up with some exercises to add to my walks besides the Aqua-exercise I do. I want to do sit to stands, and stairs and other exercises to keep me stable and strong. It maybe that I just feel weak after my long walks but I still don’t like it.

February Goals:
• 30 minutes minimum of exercise 6 days a week. Have longer walks until I can walk around Greenlake (almost 5K). 1 day of aquafit. Add strength and stabilizing exercises 3 days a week or daily.
•GW: Get into the 230s
• Keep getting 7-8 hours of sleep
• Meal plan and cook 3+ dinners a week
• Keep my water intake up

@rorymason I think I had the same epiphany last month looking at photos from visiting my Son, DIL and grandson around Thanksgiving. I feel that my weight is getting in the way of exercising the way I want. Exercise is the 1st thing to do for health even more than losing weight but I seem so limited in what exercise I can do. I am glad you are happy!
@lisakatz2 Take care and feel better.
@nebslp I have the same 2025 weight goal but have another 10 lbs to lose than you. I think @RavenStCloud had it spot on with February and focus because it took me until February to get that focus. I identify with your description of the sugar revolt. There were so many holidat=y treats left in January. I would like to hear more about your focus on macros. One thing I like about my spreadsheet is it is a way to acknowledge the exercise I do daily. I am glad you are seeing results in photos.
@CupcakeCrusoe I agree about January but am reserving judgement on February. However Iif I look beyond my own personal life I am not very happy with things. My spreadsheet does average weekly weight. I was looking at that today and it was helpful in figuring out January. I am trying to find a balance too with keeping up with what is going on to stay positive and informed but not to be depressed. Hope your little one is better soon.

Good morning everyone!

Weight down, pulling average back down this morning. Better than waking up to my weight being up.

My order of skinny syrups came in yesterday, so I'm enjoying the toasted marshmallow flavor in my coffee this morning.

I like to play little new york times style games in the morning, but not the NYT ones, so I play waffle, circuits, and murdle. I failed at all three this morning. I think I need more coffee.

Didn't work out yesterday. Got to do that today, then I'm playing a cozy video game with a friend tonight after work.

Take care of yourselves, have a great day.

Good morning everyone!

No weigh in this morning because Whatsisface is sick, and so he's locked into the bedroom, I slept on the couch last night. It was... Fine. I got to sleep pretty easily, because I stayed up too late making a character sheet with a new D&D group last night, which was fun.

What I didn't do was work out yesterday, beyond my walk at lunch that I do. Tonight is going to have to be that, if I'm still feeling well by then. Maybe I'll get lucky and won't get it. In any case, I need to make sure I'm not sick and N's not sick, since her allergy appointment is today. Next target for the kids not being sick is Saturday, since it's a big day in their theater group, and Julia has a birthday party to attend.

Tonight's dinner is up in the air at the moment, I'll probably pick something pretty easy, since Whatsisface is not going to be eating with us. We'll see.

@KeriA the snow does make it so hard!

Have a great day everyone, stay safe!

Good morning everyone!

Still no weigh in today, Whatsisface is still sick. I'm still feeling fine at the moment.

N's not allergic to anything the allergy doc suspected, which is wonderful. All my food could come back into the house, I'm so glad. It would have been a hard thing to deal with. Poor thing was so tired after the allergy appointment that she crashed on the couch more than an hour before her normal bedtime.

Today! Friday pizza day, although I might just be diying my own pizza kasha, since I still have a lot of that left. I made a whole box, 8 cups cooked. Oops. It is good, I like it, just not all at once. And at work, I still have a lot of provolone and pepperoni, so pizza kasha sounds like it will be a thing.

I meant to play video games last night, but one of my buddies got into an accident where his car slid on some ice into a pole, so I ended up just finishing up my D&D character for Sunday and watching Michelle McDaniel on YouTube. Got a new idea for lunches for next week.

@kristinwoods919 happy anniversary!!! I love restaurant leftovers, they're different than home leftovers, haha.

Have a good day everyone, stay safe out there.