Women 200lb+, Let's Swing It, Shake It, Move It, Make It This May!!!

RavenStCloud
RavenStCloud Posts: 378 Member
edited May 1 in Motivation and Support

🌼 Hello, ladies! We've made it to May! The weather's changing and so are we!!!

🌼Will you be trying anything new this month? Or is it back to the tried and true methods that have been working for you so far this year?

🌼What are you looking forward to this May?

🌼And what is one thing you'd like to remind yourself (and others) not to worry about or stress over this month?

🟡If you've never been here before, please know you are welcome to join at any point in the month. All you have to do is post something, and then BAM!, you're one of us.

🟡In this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability.

🟡All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you.

🟡Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!

🌼Let's swing it, shake it, move it, make it, and show how good we are in May 2025!!!🌼

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  • rorymason
    rorymason Posts: 194 Member
    edited May 1

    I posted in the wrong thread 🤷‍♀️..so reposting…

    • 2025 starting weight: 224 ( I am taking my queue from cupcakecrusoe- glad you enjoyed your trip!)
    • Todays Weight: 221
    • Will you be trying anything new this month? Yes! Trying to get my head where it needs to be. Listening to some motivational and being healthy podcasts.
    • 🌼What are you looking forward to this May? Same response: Getting in the right frame of mind to do this.
    • 🌼And what is one thing you'd like to remind yourself (and others) not to worry about or stress over this month? Not to stress at all. Its counterproductive. Trying to learn to self care.Made myself go back to low impact aerobics @ the gym and received a nice welcome from everyone so that was nice. Taking my dog for beach walk early eveni ngs to get some additional exercise. The dog is very happy about that. Its relaxing and helps with stress.Hope you all have a great week!
  • RavenStCloud
    RavenStCloud Posts: 378 Member

    💜Hey, ladies! I haven't done any personal posts for a while, but I'm back, baby.

    •My goals for May are to stick to my (don't call it a diet) nutrition changes by:

    🌼Eating more fiber, trying to get over 30g

    🌼Eating more protein, trying to get over 100g

    🌼Having a minimum of 2 fruit/2 veg a day

    🌼Eating and drinking things that won't exacerbate my acid reflux (fried foods/citrus/carbonated bevs)

    •Exercise-wise, it's a little rough at the moment. I was swimming 3+ times a week for the first three months of the year, but I've moved to a new place and I'm having trouble finding a new pool in my budget. But my biggest issue is that I've been having a ton of knee problems. I go to the sports injury/knee specialist next week and hopefully I can get some help. Even just walking normaly and driving are really hurting at the moment, so fingers crossed for the doc's. I have bought a hula hoop, so I'm thinking maybe I could watch some fun tutorial videos and see if that is something I could do without too much pain.

    •Overall, this is going to be a big next 12 months with people having weddings and babies and it makes me a little sad that I'm currently at my highest weight ever. But I'm trying to take things slow and make the right changes for me without any crazy deadlines. The thing I'm not worried about or focused on is rushing and trying to do everything at all once at full speed.

    (Side note: thanks for keeping this thread going, everyone! You're all amazing!!!) 💜

  • kristinwoods919
    kristinwoods919 Posts: 94 Member

    Friday Weigh ins

    Kristin

    42 years old

    5'8"

    Starting weight 2025- 236.7

    May 1-217.7

    May 2- 215.9

    I am getting there. It's a struggle everyday!

  • nebslp1
    nebslp1 Posts: 1 Member

    Rita here! I had to change my username from nebslp to nebslp1 but I'm still here.

    SW: Jan, 2025 high- 238.6

    SW: today May 2 - 235.5

    First GW: 199

    Hi! I am SO happy to have found you all again! I've been a member since Jan, 2013 and have never had a problem logging in (that I can remember). I had taken a short break from posting some of March and most of April and when I tried to get back in, I wasn't recognized. What a hassle it was trying to get back in. I ended up having to add all of my info, including adding a 1 to my old username. They said nebslp was taken. Well, ya, that was me!!! I think I'm good to go now and plan on being more active in May. I don't want to lose you again!

    To get the month started I'll answer @RavenStCloud 's questions. Again, thank you for keeping this thread going 😍

    🌼Will you be trying anything new this month? Or is it back to the tried and true methods that have been working for you so far this year? My plan is to be consistent in eating habits and staying in motion. Lots of protein, water, walking, gardening, increasing daily steps average, so I guess the usual, but just staying the course every day. I am going to schedule my Classical Stretch workout at 2:30 every day. I watch Twenty Five Words or Less every weekday at 3, so I'll use that as a reward. Today I didn't start early enough and I missed the first 10 minutes so that'll be a motivator to get started on time.

    🌼What are you looking forward to this May? I love Spring! So I'm looking forward to mulching my big flowerbed and all the other little ones all over the place. I started seeds in the house so I'm hoping to keep them alive once I put them outside. Grandkids stuff… lots of Softball games (anywhere from 2-8 or so a week), track meets (not my favorite), school concerts and other things in the mix. Losing 5 pounds would be awesome!

    🌼And what is one thing you'd like to remind yourself (and others) not to worry about or stress over this month? Be kind to yourself. We all have days we'd rather not remember but tomorrow will provide a fresh start☺️

    @CupcakeCrusoe You look so cute in your outfit! I'm glad you had a good vacation:)

    @rorymason I listen to health podcasts and motivational books a lot. They're my go-to when I get in the car to drive anywhere.

    @RavenStCloud Gosh, I hope you can get your knee issues taken care of. It's so frustrating to feel limited by pain when you just want to keep going. Maybe you'll get some ideas from the knee specialist that will help(fingers crossed).

    @kristinwoods919 It is a struggle, but you are getting there!!!

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