Women 200lb+, Let's Give 'Em Pumpkin to Talk About in October!!!

Anne 59 5ft 4

Starting Weight 210 lbs Monday May 12, 2025 to March 23, 2026 where the goal weight is 120 lbs (may change slightly, want to be in good shape, health wise, so, not tied to that #)

Not smoking. Yeah!! 🎉🎊!!

My check in is on Mondays...so will give my goals in next weeks post. Feedback is always appreciated and helpful! 😘

Monday September 29, 2025 180 lbs. Down 5 lbs in a week. Not at goal weight for this time in the journey, but that is ok👌. Maintaining a loss which is encouraging 😊👍.

"Let's give them pumpkin to talk about" Thanks for doing this RavenCloud and your great posts and great sense of humour. Love it! 🤣😂

Monday October 6, 2025

Monday October 13, 2025

Monday October 20, 2025

Monday October 27, 2025

Rita here.

SW:2025 233.4

Aug SW: 234.1

Sept SW: 233.0

Oct. SW: 232.2

Oct. GW: 227.2

Thank you @RavenStCloud for keeping this going:)

The last time I was at my Oct. goal weight was Mar, 2024. I have been riding between 232-236 for over a year. I have become complacent because my clothes fit the same and I feel OK, but today I got an incentive to start bringing the numbers down. Back in 2010, my husband and I decided we should get long term care insurance. He has multiple medical diagnosis and was on meds for 3 things and was overweight. He qualified with all of his conditions. I was on no meds and had no negative health conditions. But I didn't qualify because of my weight. I was told I needed to be below 200 to qualify, and I've been "trying" to lose, just not doing it. My husband got his plan through our financial planner. When we asked our adviser again this spring if I would qualify if I lost weight he said it wouldn't be possible. I was too old and wouldn't be able to afford it. I was mad about it … at myself and at his audacity to make that decision for me. I stewed about it for awhile and then I did some online research and decided maybe there was a chance another company would take me on. I called AARP New York Life insurance a couple of days ago and the agent said he represents several companies and there were some that would accept me now. But he said if I lost 4-5 pounds there were others that would consider me as well. I'm supposed to call him when I lose the weight and we'll meet to put a plan together. So, there you go. I'm motivated now! I can do this!!

I have been awful about not keeping up with everyone in September. I'm going to check in weekly (at least) in October because I always benefit from others' comments in one way or another. You are all so encouraging and hopeful and I appreciate that. I will try to be more supportive in October.

Now I'm going to get busy and put together an exercise plan for the rest of the month. I have lots of resources but get hung up on all the decisions to be made. If I write out a plan it might be easier to follow through with it.

Summer and Fall has seen many, many, many softball games, but they're coming to a close now😕The girls will start districts next week, then on to conference, and maybe state (but that's probably a long shot). I want to soak up every minute of my first granddaughter, Hannah's, senior year of activities that I can.

I've also been working on a couple of quilt projects and sorting photos to make a slide show or maybe even a book for her graduation. My flowerbeds have become weed patches so I'll have to do some outside work before it gets cold out. Oh, and a friend gave me sourdough starter today so I'm panicking that I'm going to kill it so it's kinda exciting and scary at the same time😂 So that's about it for me!

Good health to everyone in October. Taking it one day at a time. May we all be better at the end of the month than we are today!

Hi all, I’m hoping to join an active group, need to stay accountable to myself and really meet some goals while the weather is nice here in the desert, trying to lose the last 20-25 pounds on this very long mountainous journey towards health..

starting weight May 2018, 217lbs
ultimate goal weight, 135-140lbs…
lowest weight since starting this journey, Feb 2024, 149lbs
current weight, Oct 2025, 162lbs

This months goals: Maintain a low carb gluten free dairy free diet preferably in a deficit of 0.5-1.0 lb per week. Keep walking and Add light jog intervals to my morning walks. Drink more water. Yoga on Sundays and eat more fruit and veggies and take all meds and supplements as prescribed.
This weeks goals: Basically the same as this months goals just for the week. Lol I’ll post my weekly weight on Fridays.
I’d like to say I’ll lose this much or that much but staying in a deficit is sooo hard for me. With my dietary restrictions and being so short and not very active my calorie budget is small.
Since the scale doesn’t always cooperate I have to look for other wins, like reversing diseases or improving lab markers or increasing fitness gains. Or just generally feeling better over all. I’ve come so far in this and I just gotta keep going…
I think being part of a group can help keep me on track. I log in daily and log most of my meals, I could tighten up my logging for sure. Add that to the goals lol

October festivities, I usually dress as a Witch. We do enjoy trick or treating and roaming the streets amongst the ghouls and otherworldly beings and carving jack o lanterns to usher home our dead along with some other spooky traditions for the coming dark season. Most commercially prepared treats have dairy and/or gluten in them. I can only eat certain Halloween candy, if I want treats I have to make them my self.
But feast we will!

Tis my favorite time of year. 🥰🎃👻💀🍂🍁🐦‍⬛⭐️

Thank you Raven!

SW 225 Today's WT 203

Up a pound......was up 4 :( now back to a pound over.

Well........

I went off the rails. Between traveling to a wedding for a week ( I was actually pretty good at the wedding) but when I came back I had the grandkids and did a halloween thing with them so I baked, and baked, and then ate and ate what I baked.

Finally took what I had left to my kids' house so it was out of my house and I only have a few oreos left which my hubby should knock off with no problem (unless he already did- I'm not even going to open the cabinet to look). Oreos are that dangerous!

Any October snacks Im looking forward to? I already ate them ALL. Fun costume ideas? We are dressing up. My outfit is a bit risqué cause the character is. I'm doing it anyway, lol.

Goals for October: To get below 200.

My ultimate goal is to be at 198 or lower by Dec 27th and never bump up over 200 again!

Have a great week friends 🧡

Keri, 72, 5’6”

My challenge goal is to get into and stay in the 230s. I have seen some high 230s weights here and there but my average weights have gone from 262+ to 245 last year. This year I hovered around 243 for quite a while and more recently at 241. So hoping to get out of the 240s soon. I check in when I lose but may post more often.

10/3: 241.9

10/4: 240.8

10/8:240.2 ( I was 241.2 yesterday so this is progress).

I had my short walk yesterday and grocery shopping the day before (my leg muscles start to feel weak at the end of a shopping trip since I had the statin related muscle issues). I walk a bit farther yesterday and I am thinking I may walk every day that I don’t go to aquafit increasing my distance bit by bit. A neighbor gave me a bag of apples and pears while I was out walking yesterday. I have yet to add in strength training although aquafit includes resistance work and I have upped that to 2 days. I vary my calories between my BMR and TDEE.

Losing any amount and keeping it off is really healthy. Losing and gaining also has health benefits over not losing as long as you keep eating healthy food. Losing a lot of weight quickly is less healthy than losing 20 lbs. and keeping it off. My plan is a series of losing 20 lbs and keeping it off. So that means doing what I did last year 3.75 times. The fastest I want to lose is 8 lbs a month so I would be able to get to 220 and have a rest while maintaining by the end of the year. I could reach my goal weight next year but I will be happy to reach Onderland next year and work on what ever is left of the next 40lbs the year after. Each time I lose 20 lbs and keep it off I will be really improving my health. I am also planning on upping muscle and losing fat by what I eat and exercise. I can work on that even while maintaining/resting from a deficit between each 20 lb loss. As I get fitter I may be able to lose faster than I can now. I need to be able to exercise more than I can now to lose faster than I am now. However I will consider GLP1s if I don't make progress. Now my progress is very slow in terms of weight loss but I think it is more in terms of fat loss. My pants keep getting looser.

@herblovinmom I have heard the last 20 lbs is the hardest . I am finding the 2nd 20 lbs to be harder than the 1st. I used to walk/run before my knee issues and I loved it. Now I do Japanese Walking which was developed for us older people to get the benefits of HIIT but right now I am healing from muscle issues. The whole point should be our health so it makes sense to use those health related markers. This is a very supportive group. I will make sure I check in every week but I post my progress when I lose.

@anneliz35 Holding steady has a lot of benefits . It will help when you get down to your goal weight to maintain. Also after losing keeping it down continues to have health benefits.

@rorymason I like the idea of Onderland in October ! I worry about when we buy the Halloween treats a few days ahead because I am tempted to try them. However starting in early October would be really devastating to my progress. I love Halloween.

@dutchgirl good progress already .

Keri, 72, 5’6”

My challenge goal is to get into and stay in the 230s. I have seen some high 230s weights here and there but my average weights have gone from 262+ to 245 last year. This year I hovered around 243 for quite a while and more recently at 241. So hoping to get out of the 240s soon. I check in when I lose but may post more often.

10/3: 241.9

10/4: 240.8

10/8:240.2 ( I was 241.2 yesterday so this is progress).

10/9: 239.8 Okay got barely in the 230s - now to stay there and make progress losing.

I am going to double my short walking distance today. Although I have planned and cooked my dinners for the week I am thinking of making borscht so I need to get a few ingredients and also I want to get a book my brother recommended on how to retire. I am retired but my husband isn't so technically not completely retired as a couple yet. We have made major repairs to our house now and I have a car to use when the rest of my household is at work.

@quolwy I couldn't decide whether to push the inspiring or the hug button. I chose the inspiring but will add hugs here. I too had a set back I have been confronting since the beginning of August but I could at least stand. It took a while for my Drs and I to figure out the problem. I think there was some soft tissue injury but it was worsened by statin muscle side effects we know now. I could only sit/stand if I could use my arms. I avoided stairs. I couldn't get through a grocery shopping trip without pain and limping. The main thing I could do was eat healthy since I could cook. I am now starting my journey you just did to get back to my previous exercise routine. I was doing Japanese walking 3x, aquafit 1x, and strength training 2x a week before the "injury". What helps me during these setbacks is water exercise. There were even a few weeks when I would have pain after doing that but I was able to at least do that for the rest of the time. It is both cardio and resistance training and it really targets your core which is what you need to not get injured doing other exercise. I also identify with the uber eating since not too long ago we had our kitchen remodeled. Anyway glad to see you back. You will soon be better than ever. I am now off all meds and my cholesterol and blood pressure down. I was on meds that were raising my blood pressure and I got off them too. So once I am back to my previous exercise routine I will have all the bases covered for good health except for the one I am on MFP for (losing weight).

NSV:

We do not watch TV anymore but just realized that we could watch our home team the Mariners get into and play in the playoffs for the American League on it for free. This has been a bit of a blimp on my weight loss efforts. We had BBQ ribs on Friday while watching them win after 15 innings. We watched last night as they beat the Blue Jays. I have a lot of respect for the Detroit and Toronto teams. I will be watching this afternoon too. I plan to get my walk in before the game starts. I also plan to make borscht for dinner tonight. I will also plan the dinners for the rest of the week probably between innings. So although the scale is up a bit right now, I fluctuate a lot too @herblovinmom, this weekend I have been experiencing a series of related NSVs. At the beginning of the summer I got out the pants I wear in the summer. They were always loose but I just couldn't wear them anymore they were way too loose. So I stuck to my summer jeans most of the time since they were tighter last summer and they fit although more loosely but, Friday I decided they were too loose to wear anymore since they kept falling down so I got out my cool weather jeans since it is October. They were big but the waist seemed to keep them on but no they started falling off. Then I remembered some pants that I didn't wear because they were too tight. They are jeans of different colors than blue. I tried them on and they fit perfectly. I like my pants to be a little loose. It makes me feel like I am losing. I am not ready to start buying smaller pants. I am not sure what size I am. I also know I am losing weight and inches so do not want to invest in clothes right now. Glad I could shop my closet for smaller fitting pants.

My plan is to up my walk today to the distance of my walks before my muscle issues. So plan to make progress towards getting back in shape before my "injury/statin" issues began.

Anne 59 5ft 4

Starting Weight 210 lbs Monday May 12, 2025 to March 23, 2026 where the goal weight is 120 lbs (may change slightly)

Monday October 6, 2025 180 lbs. Holding steady for now.

Monday October 13, 2025 180 lbs. Holding steady still...

Monday October 20, 2025

Monday October 27, 2025

I fell off the wagon with smoking, but I am recommitted today. Hopefully, I can make it to the end of the week.

Just a ❓ Do you think 120 lbs is too low a goal weight for a 5ft 4, 59 year old woman. I guess I should see how I feel? Any thoughts...

Stay 💪 ❣️.

So far so good,I havnt added jogging into my walks yet, I suppose theres still time to meet my goals 👍

starting weight May 2018, 217lbs 
ultimate goal weight, 135-140lbs… 
lowest weight since starting this journey, Feb 2024, 149lbs 
Oct 3 2025, 162lbs
Oct 10 2025, 166.2lbs 😬 it’s crazy how much my weight fluctuates. Oi vey.. Oct 17 2025, 164.4lbs 

This months goals: Maintain a low carb gluten free dairy free diet preferably in a deficit of 0.5-1.0 lb per week. Keep walking and Add light jog intervals to my morning walks. Drink more water. Yoga on Sundays and eat more fruit and veggies and take all meds and supplements as prescribed.
This weeks goals: Basically the same as this months goals just for the week. Lol I’ll post my weekly weight on Fridays.

mid week update:
I did my first run workout of the season!. 5.5 minutes lol seems like such a small amount but gotta start slow and work your way up. I may not be able to run for very long but im still running! My happy scale also says I’m back in a 0.5 lb deficit. 👍 making progress 🙌

Hope you all are crushing your goals.

Hi All

I have slipped back into the proverbial hole, a place where I seem to go when my head is not on straight, I'm stressed, and I cant seem to stay on track with anything, with a lil mix of sabatoging behavior.

Sometimes I just circle around the top of it but I am down in it now, for sure.

Good thing is I want to get out of it.

I really want to be under 200 by the end of December. And I was 2 pounds away. Now fluctuating between 202 to 204.

But def doable. I feel better when I'm eating healthier. So why am I not just DOING it???

Plan to put some music on. Clean my house and try not to overthink. Maybe go for a nature walk later. Just track and post and hope it gets better.

Have a great week everyone ❤️