Maintainers weekly Check-in April 2017

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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,156 Member
    Thanks for putting up the May thread @fidangul. Hope you are feeling better soon!
  • Trina2040
    Trina2040 Posts: 214 Member
    Oops! Almost forgot to log in this week. @fidangul hope you feel better soonest!

    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
    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.

    Week of...
    2nd April: 131.2
    9th April: 130.3
    16th April: 130.3
    23rd April: 130.7
    30th April:

    Success/struggles of the week: Good, consistent week with a slight uptick as per usual. Off to surgery so no exercising for a few weeks. The worst part is having to cut back on calories for awhile which sucks. On to next week! Have a great one!
  • fidangul
    fidangul Posts: 673 Member
    Thankyou all for your kind words!
  • girlgroves
    girlgroves Posts: 235 Member
    Thanks for sorting out the May thread @fidangul. Hope you are feeling better soon!

    Good luck with the surgery @Trina2040
  • icemom011
    icemom011 Posts: 999 Member
    fidangul wrote: »
    Hey there everyone. May thread is up running!!


    I'm not home so I am unable to weight myself this week. Unfortunately, I've also injured myself and due to the pain and discomfort I have lost my appetite. I'm just eating what I can little by little. However, the medication I'm on has made me retain water severely. I'm extremely bloated. I might miss the next couple of weight-in too.

    Thank you, @fidangul for setting us up for next month. You rock! Hope you feel better soon, speedy recovery to you. Take care.
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,142 Member
    edited April 2017
    Ugh...been a hectic month for me...but figured I should post my current info...this is what I should have posted last Friday...I've been taking a break from the forums, since I'm so very busy with other things in my life right now.

    Sorry to hear of your injury @fidangul - heal fast!
    Hope the surgery goes well and you also heal fast @Trina2040 !

    Name: b3achy / beachy
    Total Weight lost: ~25 lbs
    Time it took to lose: 8 months
    How long in maintenance: Since mid-January 2017 (2.5 - 3 months ago)
    Maintenance weight range: ~120-125 lbs, for now (shooting for a consistent range of 118-123 lbs)
    [Eventually would like to be down to a maintenance range of 115 - 120 lbs = ~30 lb loss total, probably will happen this Spring as my race workouts increase and I can't eat near enough calories to keep up with calorie burn.]

    Average weight recorded from January: 123.2 lbs
    Average weight recorded from February: 122.1 lbs
    Average weight recorded from March: 121.4 lbs

    Week of...(I weigh for record on Fridays)...
    27th March (31 March): 121.8 lbs (Trending 122.57 lbs)
    3rd April (7 April): 123.0 lbs (Trending 122.83 lbs)
    10th April (14 April): 122.4 lbs (Trending 123.21 lbs)
    17th April (21 April): 122.2 lbs (Trending 122.22 lbs)
    24th April (28 April):

    Success/struggles of last week:
    Success: Finally saw a drop on the scale today after seeing some of my highest numbers this week.
    Struggle: Trending up again this week. Lots of DOMS after my race on Saturday, and pretty lethargic with allergies and hormones (menopausal). No motivation to workout the past two weeks.

    Success/struggles of this week:
    Success: Trending back downward...think the DOMS threw off the trending last week.
    Struggle: Been very unmotivated to exercise. Binged on Wednesday night - food and alcohol...no real reason either, so not sure what that was about. Sort of been in a funk lately. Trying to shake it off. {Note from today 4/25: I did get through it and shook it off...now I'm getting back into the swing of things}

    I'm taking a break from the forums for a while, but may try to stick with this group as it's only a weekly rather than daily post...and honestly, I need the accountability...maintenance isn't as easy as losing IMO
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Name: Lori
    Height: 5'7"
    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
    April avg 155.0

    4/2 155.7
    4/9 154.0
    4/16 154.6
    4/22. 155.6

    I had more birthday celebrations than usual this year, lol. It shows in my weigh-ins! My plan is to keep it tight for the next 5 weeks, hopefully to give myself a little latitude for our big trip in June!



  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
    edited April 2017
    Fidangul,

    Feel better soon! :smile:

  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
    Trina2040 wrote: »
    Thanks for the kind wishes! I'm alive but sore and cranky. Moving around just a bit but mostly resting and settling in for recovery. The anesthesia was lovely; no wonder Michael Jackson loved it, but I had some very slight nausea so eating much yesterday was a no-go (a first for me, ha, ha). I'm sure my appetite will recover before I will. Cheers!

    Feel better soon!!
  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
    edited April 2017
    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.

    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: 122.5lbs
    21st April: 123lbs
    28th April: 123.1

    Success of the week: Went out to eat again. Sandwich, no chips. Chocolate for dessert instead of bakery goodies. Also started reintroducing some more exercises on my bum knee.

    Challenges of the week: Not loving the rising scale numbers. Trying to hold on to the goals of finding maintenance and recomping.
  • allyphoe
    allyphoe Posts: 618 Member
    Name: Phoebe
    Height: 5'3.385" apparently, even though I like to think of myself as 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 : 150.8 by scale, 150.4 by trend
    23rd April : 149.4 by scale, 150.6 by trend
    30th April : 146.6 by scale, 149.7 by trend

    Success/struggles of the week: Went to the doctor. I'm more than half an inch shorter than I wanted to believe, despite having a morning appointment. My blood pressure is much higher than I'd wanted to believe, even after 15 minutes of quiet relaxation. Between the two of those, I'm thinking I might switch back to active loss, because while I'm pretty happy with the look and feel of my body, it's apparently not healthy at this size, and there's only one way to know if it would be healthier at some other size. I picked this goal range (straddling the very top of "normal" BMI for the height I thought I was) in part because last time I lost weight, I accomplished that with the assistance of disordered eating, which turned around and ate me the moment I loosened my grip on it. So this time, I intentionally lost very slowly and set a high target, and that seems to have worked in terms of better mental health. So maybe now it's time to look at physical health again.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Name: Lori
    Height: 5'7"
    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
    April avg 154.7

    4/2 155.7
    4/9 154.0
    4/16 154.6
    4/22. 155.6
    4/30 153.6 YAY!

    I've lost the birthday bloat! Today's weigh in was actually the lowest I've had in 2 months. The mirror has been telling me that I've lost a little bit, despite the scales, so now we know. My plan is to keep it tight for the next 5 weeks, hopefully to give myself a little latitude for our big trip in June.



  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited May 2017
    End of Month Update/Corrections:

    My April Report

    Total Initial Weight lost: 36# (196 to 160#)
    Time it took to lose: 6 months
    How long in maintenance: 5 months

    Average weight in December: 159.7
    Average weight in January: 159.8
    Average weight in February: 158.7
    Average weight in March: 158.6
    Average weight in April: 158.7

    Weight today: 158
    Total Net Weight loss (to date): 37.2#

    April weight range (min/max) to date: 155.7-161.2

    7 Day Average Weight for the Week of:

    3rd April: 159
    10th April:157
    17th April: 158.4
    24th April: 159.6
    30th April: 159.7

    Struggles/Successes: After topping out at 161.2 a week ago, my weight dropped back to 158.4 on 4/30 and 158 today. My 7-day average rose over the past 4 weeks because of some undisciplined eating but should drop back again in May, now that I'm back on track.
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