Maintainers weekly Check-in April 2017
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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: This round, 2 weeks (in terms of days since I had a weigh-in anywhere above goal range). I "maintained" within 5 lbs of goal for about a year before this.
Maintenance weight range: 129-133
Is there a way to see monthly average weight in Happy Scale? I only see a moving average that changes daily, nothing for the whole month, but I'm new to Happy Scale.
Average weight recorded from January: 132.8
Average weight recorded from February: 133.3
Average weight recorded from March: 132.1
Week of...
3rd April : 131.0
10th April :
17th April :
24th April :
Success/struggles of the week: I'm reverse dieting right now and easing back into maintenance. B/c I struggled over the past year, I'm concerned about maintaining long term (and whether I'll need to weigh/log forever). This weekend I went on a retreat where I ate well (followed my way of eating, fit in a few treats along with lots of healthy food) and when I came back, my weight hadn't changed a bit.3 -
Once again, I am at 115#. I have a lot more to say but will stay mum.4
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Name: Irina
Total Weight lost: 70 ish lbs
Time it took to lose: about 10 months
How long in maintenance: 4 months
Maintenance weight range: 148- 153 lbs
Average weight recorded from January: 152.3
Average weight recorded from February: 152.2
Average weight recorded from March: 151.4
Week of...
3rd April : 149.2 by scale and by trend, woo-hoo!
10th April :
17th April :
24th April :
Success / struggles of the week: not too much of either, getting my cycling miles, but not much of the gym/strength training. Trying to substitute with body weight exercises, and ended up with shoulder pain again. Need to correct my form, that's what seems to be the problem.4 -
Name: Tony
Total Weight lost: 99 lbs
Time it took to lose: 11 months
How long in maintenance: 2nd month
Maintenance weight range: 165-170
Average weight recorded from February: 172.5
Week of...
6th April: 168.0
13th April:
20th March:
27th March:
Success/struggles of the week: Well I finally set my maintenance range. Its kind of an awkward range because the top of the range is still technically "overweight", and the bottom of the range is the top end of "normal" weight range for my age and height. It is the right range for me. My biggest struggle has been thinking about an upcoming 2 week vacation. It will be a free for all of food and cocktails. I want to enjoy myself- I don't want to pack on pounds.
I am still struggling with residual weight loss. My goal to add 100 calories per day each week is starting to close the weight loss but every week I am expecting to hit that calorie range that will result in a gain. It wouldn't hurt me right now, but I so want to keep the weight off this time around. I would like to start the recomposition phase, but I am not sure how committed I am to the weight room. I am doing lots of cardio and I love it, lifting weights- not so much. I could use some muscle recovery. I am hitting protein goals and hopefully that will help as I do some lighter weight lifting. Protein is 150g + per day. It seems like a lot.
Good luck to my fellow maintainers. I have found this section of the forum the most helpful. I am so glad you started it! See you next week...6 -
Name: Michelle
Total Weight lost: Let's say from my very highest (~150 in late 2011), almost 50 lbs. (I'm short! 5'1")
How long in maintenance: Well I've been where I'm at now for about the past 1-2 months.
Maintenance weight range: 100ish lbs - 107ish lbs
Average weight recorded from March: ~105 lbs
Week of...
27th March: 104.2 (I weigh in on Friday/Saturday)
3rd April: 104.8 lbs
Success/struggles of the week: I'm seeing a bit of an uptick in my weight, which makes me a little nervous. However I've been lifting more, and more consistently, the past couple weeks, so my rational brain is telling me that is most likely the culprit. Plus I'm still well within my maintenance weight range. It's still a bit difficult to be ok with seeing the scale move up a bit.5 -
Name: Margo
Total Weight lost: 10kg
Time it took to lose: 3 months
How long in maintenance: 5 weeks
Maintenance weight range: 60-65kg
Average weight recorded from January: 68kg
Average weight recorded from February: 67,5kg
Average weight recorded from March: 64,7kg
Week of...
1st April : 64,6 kg
8th April : 64,2 kg
15th April :
22nd April :
29th April :
Success/struggles of the week: My focus this week was to enjoy filling food and I totally did ! I am really happy to be at this point in my life where weight is nothing more than data and that my mind is at peace. I am enjoying being mindful on a daily basis as well.
The semi struggle was on Thursday when I became very stressed out and running out of time for a deadline and I tried to not use food as a way to feel better. But ended up with going over my cals, which is not a problem since it averages out later in the week, but I felt uneasy thinking back at all the biscuits I ate. I did enjoy them though :-)
So learning in progress but enjoying it all the way.5 -
Name: Mandy
Total Weight lost: 4 stone (56lbs)
Time it took to lose: 16 months
How long in maintenance: 9.5 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
Week of...
31st March (for ref): 140.2lbs
7th April: 140.0lbs
14th April:
21st April:
28th April:
Success/struggles of the week: All good this week - and still slowly moving in the right direction to lower the top of my maintenance range. Also thoroughly enjoying my lifting and running routine - I managed to increase both weight and run distance this week.
Have a good week all
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Name: Lori
Total Weight lost: 150 (at lowest wt so far)
Time it took to lose: 2 1/2 years
How long in maintenance: 9/20/16 first day of weight within maint range
Maintenance weight range: 150-155
Jan avg 154.3
Feb avg 155.1
March avg 155.9
4/2 155.7
My trend line in Happy Scale has gone up more than I'm comfortable with since a mid-Feb long weekend. It jumped 1-2 lbs and hasn't gone back down. At this point, it's not just water weight. This is concerning because my pattern is that small gains are easy to ignore & rationalize, but at some point they catch up with you. I've gone back to logging this week, which has been my plan if I get to the top end of my maintenance range. It seems that I need to be about 1400 cals to lose .5 per week but I'm eating 1700-2000. I ate at 1700 throughout my loss phase, so this is a bit frustrating. I really don't know how I will cut 300+ per day. I'm hungry as it is and I get about 100g per day or protein. I'll track this for at least a week, see what my actual weight change is, and decide on my strategy from there.6 -
Lori If you lost weight with 1700 before, why deduct another 300 cals, especially if you are going to be left feeling hungry and dissatisfied. I'm in a similar position right now where I have only topped the hign end of my maintenance. So, technically I'm still in maintenance but like you would feel much more comfortable with a little buffer. I'm back to logging with a small deficit and it has made a difference. We need to remember that, now that we are lighter (even though my brain says otherwise) weight loss is slower.6
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Lori If you lost weight with 1700 before, why deduct another 300 cals, especially if you are going to be left feeling hungry and dissatisfied. I'm in a similar position right now where I have only topped the hign end of my maintenance. So, technically I'm still in maintenance but like you would feel much more comfortable with a little buffer. I'm back to logging with a small deficit and it has made a difference. We need to remember that, now that we are lighter (even though my brain says otherwise) weight loss is slower.
That's what MFP is giving me. I seem barely able to maintain now at a higher level. I am lighter now, so I get fewer cals even for .5 lb wk loss.4 -
I think what is frustrating is that it's really hard to judge if you are losing or maintaining when you are trying to lose 1/2 lb per week. It's not a very substantial loss and daily fluctuations really make it difficult to know what your efforts are getting you. During "cutting" most of us got used to seeing more substantial results and in maintenance with slight loss goals it's like watching grass grow.10
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Name: Goatette
Total Weight lost: 100 lbs (was over 250lb)
Time it took to lose: 10 years (yo-yo diets, then various exercise - see profile for a bit more detail)
How long in maintenance: 6 years
Maintenance weight range: 150-157
Average weight recorded from January: 157 (and that's with a trip to a buffet & not holding back, & eating Domino's once weekly!)
Average weight recorded from February: 157 (same buffet trip & weekly Domino's & occasional Burger King)
Average weight recorded from March: 157 (no buffet trips but still weekly Domino's)
Week of...
3rd April : 156 lb on 4/7/17 - day after having two Burger king Rodeo sandwiches for dinner!
10th April :
17th April :
24th April :
Success/struggles of the week: Thanks to my dedicated husband, who is my workout partner, we both work out for our 'cheat meal/s'. With the longer winter this year it's a bit more challenging to keep on allotment - comfort foods, but I'm becoming a lot more mindful about eating.
Note: Don't get me wrong, I do have a naturally slightly elevated metabolism, but now I'm over 30 it's starting to fade, so I work harder to keep it higher.3 -
Thanks fidangul for starting this thread! I am looking forward to joining in soon, I have 5 lbs left to lose to squeak back into a normal weight range - at that point I will decide on a maintenance range and maintenance strategy. Meanwhile, it has been so so helpful to me to hear about the maintenance experiences of all the people who are reporting their successes and struggles. Thanks!!!
What would you think about adding another statistic... height? I take a great interest in the weight ranges people have set for themselves, and find myself wondering what the person's height is.
See y'all soon I hope!
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Adding height is a great idea @Rachelmilloy! Also, maybe frame size? Makes a difference in weight range if you're small, medium, or large. I'm 5'2.5" with a medium frame.2
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Adding height is a great idea @Rachelmilloy! Also, maybe frame size? Makes a difference in weight range if you're small, medium, or large. I'm 5'2.5" with a medium frame.
Height is great, but not frame size. Frame size is very subjective and arbitrary. The wrist measurement thing is not necessarily reliable. I think a lot of people use it when they want an excuse. I suggest we stick with the "data"!2 -
Adding height is a great idea @Rachelmilloy! Also, maybe frame size? Makes a difference in weight range if you're small, medium, or large. I'm 5'2.5" with a medium frame.
Height is great, but not frame size. Frame size is very subjective and arbitrary. The wrist measurement thing is not necessarily reliable. I think a lot of people use it when they want an excuse. I suggest we stick with the "data"!
Agree 100%
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Adding height is a great idea @Rachelmilloy! Also, maybe frame size? Makes a difference in weight range if you're small, medium, or large. I'm 5'2.5" with a medium frame.
Height is great, but not frame size. Frame size is very subjective and arbitrary. The wrist measurement thing is not necessarily reliable. I think a lot of people use it when they want an excuse. I suggest we stick with the "data"!
Agree 100%
Yep, I too agree.
I did think of this when I first started the maintenance threads. But, I wasn't sure how comfortable people would be sharing this data as it does give more information to make physical judgements. I just want to remind everyone that it is ones own personal choice, regardless of what BMI or other figures might state, of what number they decide to maintain at.
We can start adding in our heights in the first section, underneath our names. I think that we should still keep our monthly averages section separate.
Eg-
Name:
Height:
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Name: Jen
Age: 45
Height: 5'2.5"
Total Weight lost:140lbs
Time it took to lose: 2.5yrs
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. So not really in maintenance quite yet.
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.
January avg weight: 126.8lbs
February avg weight: 126.1lbs
March avg weight: 124.6lbs
Week of...
27th March:123.9lbs
7th April: 123.3lbs
14th April:
21st April:
28th April:
Success of the week: Went out to eat twice yesterday, but think I kept the cals relatively in check anyway. (Egg, cheese, and sausage croissant with a bit of apple turnover for breakfast, grilled balsamic Portobello mushrooms with roasted red pepper, baby spinach, and caramelized onion on a toasted ciabatta roll for lunch. Only stole a few of hubby's chips! LOL)
Challenges of the week: Injured my knee hiking last Sunday. Seem to be able to walk, but it's still not quite right so stopped doing my leg exercises for now. Also, I am still figuring out the recent weight loss. Two variables that may have led to false higher weights in the last 2 months (water retention from licorice tea, and a "waste management" problem) have been resolved. If I continue to lose weight, I will consider that I have assigned too many cals to my stevia blend, and stop logging it to see if I stabilize.4 -
Name: Phoebe
Height: I like to think I'm 5'4"
Total Weight lost: 45ish
Time it took to lose: 15 months
How long in maintenance: 17 months, but I had some regain about 7 months ago, and am just now getting back to where I was then.
Maintenance weight range: 140-150
Average weight recorded from January: 155.9
Average weight recorded from February: 153.5
Average weight recorded from March: 151.8
Week of...
26th March (for reference): 150.4 by scale, 151.7 by trend
2nd April : 149.4 by scale, 150.8 by trend
9th April : 149.2 by scale, 150.4 by trend
16th April :
23rd April :
30th April :
Success/struggles of the week: I started adult learn-to-swim classes in January, and have managed everything except side breathing and jumping into deep water, both of which still make me kind of panicky. I had a very successful week at swim, managing 10x25m of front crawl with side breathing and without drowning.6 -
Name: Trina
Total Weight lost: 50ish lbs. (fluctuations)
Height: 5'2.5"/Medium Frame
Time it took to lose: 15 months
How long in maintenance: 2 years this month!
Maintenance weight range: 128 - 132
Average weight recorded from January: 130.3
Average weight recorded from February: 130.5
Average weight recorded from March: 130.3. Bye, bye, March!
Week of...
2nd April: 131.2
9th April: 130.3
16th April:
23rd April:
30th April:
Success/struggles of the week: Weekly average back to normal and all is good in my world; surgery in two weeks so tons on doctor's appointments coming up. Can't wait 'til it's over. Rest and recovery to follow so gym schedule still sporadic. Happy week to everyone!4
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