Maintainers weekly Check-in March 2017

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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,154 Member
    Name: Kathryn
    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: 126 - 130 lbs

    Average weight recorded from January: 127.1
    Average weight recorded from February: 126.5

    Week of...
    6th March: 126.2
    13th March: 126.0
    20th March: 125.4
    27th March: 124.6

    Success/struggles of the week: I had a really good week. I had a personal best run time and got lots of yoga in. I feel like I have pretty good control of my eating. I did drop down a little and my trend dropped slightly below my maintenance range this morning. I am going to have to keep an eye on that. I guess my increased activity is bumping my TDEE up so I may need to add some more calories to my goal.

    See you all in the April thread! Thanks @fidangul for setting it up!
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    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

    3/7 155.0
    3/13 156.2
    3/19 153.8
    3/27 154.6

    This is what fluctuation is! I added a few laps to my swim workout this week. It's still cold & rainy so I made a big pot of chili yesterday. In addition to the usual ingredients, I add zucchini for bulk & veggies, and quinoa to thicken and up the protein.


  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
    nikkit321 wrote: »
    Name: Nikki

    Success/struggles of the week: Trying to figure out whether I can eat gluten free items or whether I need to avoid all grains. Had some gluten free buns and pretzels Saturday & Sunday, and the scale went +2 each day, so +4 over the weekend. So not cool. Worked hard this weekend installing a fence for my sister, so part could be water for muscle repair as I'm SORE! Going to avoid all grains this week and see where I am truly.


    Is the scale your main reason for avoiding gluten and grains, or are you experiencing health issues like Celiac's?

  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    115#
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited March 2017
    My March Report

    Name: SGT1372
    Total Initial Weight lost: 36# (196 to 160#)
    Time it took to lose: 6 months
    How long in maintenance: 4 months
    March weight range (min/max): 155.7-160.2

    Average weight in January: 159.8
    Average weight in February: 158.7
    Average weight (to date) in March: 158.5

    Total weight loss to date: 37.5#

    7 Day Average Weight for the Week of...
    6th March: 159.2
    13th March: 158.8
    20th March: 157.9
    27th March: 158.4

    Success/struggles of the week: Did not record all of my food intake everyday. In other words, I cheated on a few days because I knew I was going over my limit and didn't want to record it, but it didn't seem to have any lasting effect on my weight.

    Also still having difficulty staying motivated lift heavier weights. Have plateaued and don't want to risk injury. So went into "maintenance" mode lifting by lifting a known weight that I know that I can do w/o failure, which is challenging but not at increasingly heavy weight, which means that I am maintaining my strength but not increasing it, which is good enough for me.

    I am nevertheless continuing to exercise daily doing each of the 4 basic compound lifts (SQT, DL, BP and OHP) 1x a week, 30 mins of Stairmaster at 60 spm 1x a week plus currently 50 pullups, 90 decline pushups and 65 dips 3x's a week. So, it's not like I'm "slacking," just not pushing to lift heavier weights at this time.

    Due to have another hydrostatic test done in a couple of days which I hope will show a further reduction in BF below 12% measured in the last test. Will report on that in my "Ready to Recomp" thread.

  • adipace815
    adipace815 Posts: 112 Member
    Name: Tony
    Total Weight lost: 97.6 lbs
    Time it took to lose: 10 months
    How long in maintenance: 1st full month
    Maintenance weight range: 170-175
    Average weight recorded from February: 180

    Week of...
    6th March: 175
    17th March:173.2
    24th March:172.0
    27th March: 169.8

    Success/struggles of the week: I am struggling with whether 170-175 should be my maintenance range. My BMI is 25.7, so I am still technically overweight. But I am getting the dreaded "are you sick" questions, and the"you have lost too much" comments. Also still obviously struggling with what my maintenance calories are as I am still losing weight. My successes of the week: enjoying some of the extra calories I am adding back- better moods and genuinely feel better. Also, had a guilt free glass of wine and dinner out without ordering the lowest calorie items on the menu.

    See you in April's weekly check in!
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,142 Member
    adipace815 wrote: »
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    Success/struggles of the week: I am struggling with whether 170-175 should be my maintenance range. My BMI is 25.7, so I am still technically overweight. But I am getting the dreaded "are you sick" questions, and the"you have lost too much" comments. Also still obviously struggling with what my maintenance calories are as I am still losing weight.
    [snip]

    Listen, people these days don't know what healthy looks like anymore. I was getting the same thing after just losing about 10 pounds, when I knew I needed to lose at least 25-30 to be a healthy version of me. When I originally confided in a couple of friends how much I wanted to lose, they all told me that was crazy...but I knew me better than they did. Now they are telling me how great I look, etc. Don't let anyone dictate to you what your healthy is. Also know that initially when you lose, you may look a bit more drawn / haggard in your face, especially. As you find your balance, it will show up in your face too as it fills back in and people will be less concerned. (One of the best bits of advice I read early on, and was surprised that I experienced it too.) Just ignore all the stupid comments and smile to yourself as you know you best.
  • icemom011
    icemom011 Posts: 999 Member
    Where would i find the number for the average weight recorded during a month? I use libra and mfp, do i need another app, or just do math?
  • allyphoe
    allyphoe Posts: 618 Member
    icemom011 wrote: »
    Where would i find the number for the average weight recorded during a month? I use libra and mfp, do i need another app, or just do math?

    I just do math. I averaged​ the 3/1 and 3/31 trend weights to get my March average.
  • icemom011
    icemom011 Posts: 999 Member
    @allyphoe , ok thank you.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    icemom011 wrote: »
    Where would i find the number for the average weight recorded during a month? I use libra and mfp, do i need another app, or just do math?

    I record all my weight, cal and macro data in Excel.

    This requires a double entry system using both MFP and Excel, but I do not find this too much trouble.
  • gnu4liberty
    gnu4liberty Posts: 48 Member
    Name: Carolyn
    How much lost: 40 lbs
    Time to lose: 15 months
    How long in maintenance: 0
    Maintenance range: 130 - 135 lbs.
    March 31: 135 lbs.

    Success/Struggles:
    I have never been able to maintain a weight loss. I hope joining this group will help.
  • stephenearllucas
    stephenearllucas Posts: 255 Member
    Name: Stephen
    Total Weight lost: 77 pounds (2016)
    Time it took to lose: 1 year
    How long in maintenance: Since January 1
    Maintenance weight range: 182.5-187.5 pounds
    Average weight recorded from February: 182.8 pounds

    Week of...
    6th March: 182.0 (trendweight.com)
    13th March: 181.9 (trendweight.com)
    20th March: 182.2 (trendweight.com)
    27th March: 183.1 (trendweight.com)

  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,233 Member
    Hello!
    Total Weight lost: >120lbs
    Time it took to lose: ~30 months
    How long in maintenance: September 2016
    Late August 2016 I hit my lowest weight (scale 154.9lbs, trend 156.2lbs) and while waiting for a hernia operation, recently repaired, coasted into maintenance.
    Maintenance weight range: <159.9 lbs scale and 157.7 trend.

    TrendWeight
    January 31: 156.8lbs
    February 28: 156.5lbs
    March 31: 156.9lbs

    Trendweight on:
    March 5: 156.4 lbs
    March 12: 156.1 lbs
    March 19: 156.5 lbs
    March 26: 156.8 lbs

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