Maintainers weekly Check-in May 2017

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  • girlgroves
    girlgroves Posts: 235 Member
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    Name: Mandy
    Total Weight lost: 4 stone (56lbs)
    Height: 5ft 6in
    Time it took to lose: 16 months
    How long in maintenance: 10.5 months
    Maintenance weight range: 137 - 142lbs (aiming to lower this a little over time so that 140 is my max)

    Average weight recorded for January: 141.9lbs
    Average weight recorded for February: 141.2lbs
    Average weight recorded for March: 141.2lbs
    Average weight recorded for April: 140.8lbs (getting closer! :))

    Week of...
    28th April (for ref): 141.4lbs
    5th May: 142lbs
    12th May: 142.2lbs
    19th May:141.8lbs
    26th May:

    Successes of the week: I'm getting it back under control :smile:
    I also started Stronglifts 5x5 this week - so I'm excited to see what a more structured lifting programme will do for me.
    Have a good weekend all.
  • claudettem1
    claudettem1 Posts: 7 Member
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    Name: Claudette
    Age: 37
    Height: 5'2"
    Total Weight lost: about 15 pounds although this is about the third time I'm losing it!
    Time it took to lose: about 5 months
    How long in maintenance: almost there
    Maintenance weight range: 118-122
    but would like to lower this range eventually.

    Average weight recorded from January: 129
    Average weight recorded from February: 126
    Average weight recorded from March: 124
    Average weight recorded from April:122

    Week of...
    1st May: 122
    8th May: 121.6
    15th May: 121
    22nd May:
    29th May:

    Success/struggles of the week: dealing with a family member in the hospital that will be going into hospice soon. Trying to make sure I get my workouts in and keep my eating in check. Taking care of myself is important under such a stressful time.
  • juliawiththequads
    juliawiththequads Posts: 7 Member
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    Name: Julia
    Age: 32
    Height: 5’6.5
    Total Weight lost: 50 pounds
    Time it took to lose: 1 year
    How long in maintenance: Um, 2 days.
    Maintenance weight range: 160-165

    Average weight recorded from January: 177lb
    Average weight recorded from February: 170lb
    Average weight recorded from March: 166lb
    Average weight recorded from April: 163lb

    Week of...
    1st May: 163.4
    8th May: 163.4
    15th May:
    22nd May:
    29th May:

    Success/struggles of the week: So, I decided early this week to go into maintain mode. According to my BMI, I’m still overweight, but I’m fitting into a size 6, so there really isn’t any reason to keep suffering with a 700 calorie a day deficit. My original goal a year ago was 150, but that’s way lower than I would even want to be at this point, especially considering the fact that I’m deadlifting 230lb now.

    My main struggle is my crazy body dysmorphia. I swear I don’t look that much different to myself now then I did when I was 215lbs and a size 16. I know that’s stupid, and I can see the number on the scale and the fact that I had to go out and buy an entirely new wardrobe, but I still think of myself as “the fat girl”. I’m terrified of gaining the weight back and my maintenance macros. (76 grams of fat!?) I kind of made the decision to, like, fake it till I make it. Hopefully, if I do that for a couple of years I may have a healthy body image.
  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
    edited May 2017
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    Name: Jen
    Age: 45
    Height: 5'2.5"
    Total Weight lost:140lbs
    Time it took to lose: 2.75yrs
    How I lost it: My story
    How long in maintenance : I declared it at 140 in January 2016, but that was too high for a petite lady. Redeclared it 4/14/17.
    Maintenance weight range: Would like to stay under 125 at morning weigh-in.
    Ongoing struggle: I still need to learn to trust my body cues, be content with eating just enough, and stop asking food to be more than just fuel. Life after work is just filled with getting steps and eating food to fill my evening. Really need to make peace with having fewer cals to work with. Contentment and an attitude of gratitude (and maybe a hobby) are the order of the day. (Update: I am taking a class in sign language for work, but I think I might go further with it than just the basics that my job requires.)

    January avg weight: 126.8lbs
    February avg weight: 126.1lbs
    March avg weight: 124.6lbs
    April avg weight: 122.9lbs

    Week of...
    28th April: 123.1lbs
    1st May: 123.9lbs
    8th May: 123.6lbs
    15th May: 123.1lbs
    22nd May:
    29th May:

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    Success of the week: Got lots of steps in and plenty of protein. Could have done a bit better on my workouts, but have done far worse.

    Challenges of the week: Cutting back cals has continued to be a sad time. LOL. On the plus side, I think I have enough data from the past month to guess at just how overly generous my Charge HR burn is. Tweaking my height on my Fitbit profile now to get my MFP maintenance number to be correct instead of causing me to gain.




  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,819 Member
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    juliawiththequads wrote: »
    Name: Julia
    Age: 32
    Height: 5’6.5
    Total Weight lost: 50 pounds
    Time it took to lose: 1 year
    How long in maintenance: Um, 2 days.
    Maintenance weight range: 160-165

    Average weight recorded from January: 177lb
    Average weight recorded from February: 170lb
    Average weight recorded from March: 166lb
    Average weight recorded from April: 163lb

    Week of...
    1st May: 163.4
    8th May: 163.4
    15th May:
    22nd May:
    29th May:

    Success/struggles of the week: So, I decided early this week to go into maintain mode. According to my BMI, I’m still overweight, but I’m fitting into a size 6, so there really isn’t any reason to keep suffering with a 700 calorie a day deficit. My original goal a year ago was 150, but that’s way lower than I would even want to be at this point, especially considering the fact that I’m deadlifting 230lb now.

    My main struggle is my crazy body dysmorphia. I swear I don’t look that much different to myself now then I did when I was 215lbs and a size 16. I know that’s stupid, and I can see the number on the scale and the fact that I had to go out and buy an entirely new wardrobe, but I still think of myself as “the fat girl”. I’m terrified of gaining the weight back and my maintenance macros. (76 grams of fat!?) I kind of made the decision to, like, fake it till I make it. Hopefully, if I do that for a couple of years I may have a healthy body image.

    Body dysmorphia is a b*tch and plagues me a bit as well. It sounds like you've done an amazing job, congrats!
  • gnu4liberty
    gnu4liberty Posts: 48 Member
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    Name: Carolyn
    Height: 5'9"
    Age: 65
    Total weight loss: 41
    Time it took: 15 months
    Length in maintenance: 1 month
    Maintenance weight: 134
    May 15: 133.6
    May 20: 132.8
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,819 Member
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    Name: Michelle
    Age: 32
    Height: 5'1"
    Total Weight lost: Let's say from my very highest (~150 in late 2011), almost 50 lbs.
    How long in maintenance: Well I've been where I'm at now for about the past 4 months.
    Maintenance weight range: 100ish lbs - 107ish lbs
    Average weight recorded from April: 104.4 lbs

    Week of...
    6th May: 105.6 (I weigh in on Friday/Saturday)
    13th May: 104.6
    20th May: 105.6
  • fidangul
    fidangul Posts: 673 Member
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    @Trina2040 20k+ steps per day on a regular basis is impressive. I've only hit that once (since records began with the use of my Fitbit). Any tips?
  • stephenearllucas
    stephenearllucas Posts: 255 Member
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    Name: Stephen
    Age: 57
    Height: 6'2"
    Total Weight lost: 78 pounds
    Time it took to lose: 12 months
    How long in maintenance: 4.5 months
    Maintenance weight range: 180-185 pounds
    January-April average weight: 183.3 pounds

    Week of...
    1st May: 183.5 pounds
    8th May: 182.7 pounds
    15th May: 182.3 pounds
    22nd May: 182.4 pounds
    29th May:

  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 4,972 Member
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    Name: Kathryn
    Height: 5'4.75"
    Total Weight lost: ~70 lbs (I dropped about 10 lbs below original goal)
    Time it took to lose: 10 months (to original goal)
    How long in maintenance: since July 2016
    Maintenance weight range: 124 - 128 lbs

    Average weight recorded from January: 127.1
    Average weight recorded from February: 126.5
    Average weight recorded from March: 126.2
    Average weight recorded from April: 124.9

    Week of...
    1st May: 125.4
    8th May: 124.8
    15th May: 123.6
    22nd May: 123.4
    29th May:

    Success/struggles of the week: My actual weight is below my range again this morning. But it has been in the 124 range all week and my trend weight is 124.7 which is still in range. I'm not really sure if I need to look more at the actual weight or at the trend. I'm thinking I will go more by what the trend says. Next month I may start logging both. I feel like things are going well. I think my main "problem" is that once I hit my goal I started setting fitness goals (which for me was running). I have increased my activity a lot, and I need more calories for maintenance than I expected. So far I have been eating an average of around 2100 - 2200 and I seem to be hovering at the low end of my range. I have lowered my range a few times, but I do feel like I am finally maintaining now. I have considered not logging my food any more, but I'm a little afraid that if I do that I won't eat enough.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
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    nichell88 wrote: »
    Name: Nichell
    Age: 29
    Height: 5'6"
    Total Weight lost: 49.7lbs
    Time it took to lose: 5 months
    How long in maintenance: 2 days
    Maintenance weight range: 150-155

    Average weight recorded from January: not recorded
    Average weight recorded from February: 182.4
    Average weight recorded from March: 173.5
    Average weight recorded from April: 164.5

    Week of...
    1st May: 159.9
    8th May: 157.5
    15th May: 155.3
    22nd May:
    29th May:

    Success/struggles of the week:
    Struggle: I have a lot of anxiety about increasing my carb intake to transition into maintenance. Looking at the (relatively) high number after months of successfully losing with low carbs has really made me nervous, even though I know logically that it is not a problem

    Success: went to a baby shower and showed surprising restraint. Ate a reasonable portion of baked ziti and eggplant parm and didn't feel the need to take advantage of the free food like I used to in social settings. Took on the FOMO head on! Can't believe it

    You've reached the top of your maintenance range! Congrats!!
  • lilyfears
    lilyfears Posts: 1 Member
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    Name: Lily
    Age: 21
    Height: 5'3.25" (160.6cm)
    Total Weight lost: 23/29.2lbs (12.25kg) (high weight 157.2lbs, started losing weight with MFP at 151lbs)
    Time it took to lose: 16 weeks/4 months
    How long in maintenance: 8 weeks/2 months
    Maintenance weight range: 125-129

    Average weight recorded from December: 146.7lbs
    Average weight recorded from January: 139.6lbs
    Average weight recorded from February: 135.6lbs
    Average weight recorded from March: 128.2lbs
    Average weight recorded from April: 126.8lbs

    Week of...
    1st May: 127.5lbs
    8th May: 127.6lbs
    15th May: 127.4lbs
    22nd May:
    29th May:

    Success/struggles of the week: ate a bar of chocolate (a Wispa!) and didn't eat a second, even though I wanted too! Have also gone for two runs this week, despite having taken a week off. Getting back to jogging is great, even if I'm going no faster than a walk. All hail the 10K trainer app!
  • nichell88
    nichell88 Posts: 364 Member
    edited May 2017
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    Age: 29
    Height: 5'6"
    Total Weight lost: 49.7lbs
    Time it took to lose: 5 months
    How long in maintenance: 6 days
    Maintenance weight range: 150-155

    Average weight recorded from January: not recorded
    Average weight recorded from February: 182.4
    Average weight recorded from March: 173.5
    Average weight recorded from April: 164.5

    Week of...
    1st May: 159.9
    8th May: 157.5
    15th May: 155.3
    22nd May: 156.7
    29th May:

    Success/struggles of the week:
    Struggle: seeing that number go up is obviously a shot to the heart. Though I was fully prepared for it, it's still difficult to track and see since I've been so successful with weight loss for so long.

    Success: I'm right on track with my maintenance transition! Week one, I've increased my calories and carbs, and I'm up about 1.4 pounds. I understand that this is likely water weight and I'm hoping to level out in the next week or two.
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    edited May 2017
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    Name: Macchiatto
    Height: 5'7.3"/171cm
    Total Weight lost: 30 lbs
    Time it took to lose: came off in stages over several years (with some unfortunate yoyo'ing in there)
    How long in maintenance: Since March 8. I "maintained" within 5 lbs of goal for about a year before this.
    Maintenance weight range: 128-133

    Moving average end of January: 132.8
    Moving average end of February: 133.3
    Moving average end of March: 132.1
    Moving average end of April: 130.8

    Week of...
    3rd April : 131.0
    10th April : 133.4
    17th April :130.8
    24th April : 130.8
    1st May: 130.2
    8th May: 134.4 (Way up after my birthday weekend! I was 128.8 on Thursday morning.)
    15th May: 131.2
    22nd May: 131.6 (moving average 131.1)

    Success/struggles of the week: I was sick so I didn't work out as much last week. Now that my race is over, I need to get my butt in gear to start my new goal/recomp. I plan to start YAYOG tomorrow, 3x/wk and then HIIT, swimming or running 2-3x/wk.

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