Maintainers weekly Check-in December 2017

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  • goldengirl111
    goldengirl111 Posts: 684 Member
    edited December 2017
    Reached my goal weight twice this year... received the celebratory my fitness pal message. Will adjust it as I get to my next goal.
  • kristen8000
    kristen8000 Posts: 747 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    92019start wrote: »
    Ugh, this week is not going well. I’m doing the opposite of what I want to do—I’m eating even more unplanned food than last week on vacation and the holidays. I’m not even measuring because I don’t want to know or don’t care. I’m mindlessly nibbling off my kids’ plates, while I’m cooking, and when I’m not even hungry. Why is it that when it’s time to tighten up on logging, my other self rebels and tries to do the exact opposite?

    Pull out some old progress pics to help yourself refocus !

    I second this advice. I was feeling very "plump" the other day even though I'm at my lowest adult weight ever after eating "whatever" for weeks. I got my "before" photos out - and now I don't feel "plump". Nothing like looking at yourself with an extra 50lbs to remind yourself how far you have come and that "that girl" is the past.
  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member



    Name: Jen
    Age: 46
    Height: 5'2.5"
    Total Weight lost:145lbs
    Time it took to lose: 2.75yrs
    How long in maintenance : Since 4/14/17
    Maintenance weight range: Would like to stay under 122 at morning weigh-in.

    January avg weight trend: 126.8lbs
    February avg weight trend: 126.1lbs
    March avg weight trend: 124.6lbs
    April avg weight trend: 122.9lbs
    May avg weight trend: 123.4lbs
    June avg weight trend: 122.6lbs
    July avg weight trend: 122.3lbs
    August avg weight trend: 118.9lbs
    September avg weight trend: 119.1lbs
    October avg weight trend: 118.6lbs
    November avg weight trend: 118.8lbs
    December avg weight trend: 117.2lbs (banking)

    Trend week of...
    24th November: 118.1lbs
    1st December: 117.6lbs (banking)
    8th December: 116.8lbs (banking)
    15th December: 116.7lbs (banking)
    22nd December: 117.1lbs
    29th December: 117.7lbs

    Successes of the week: I made myself go snowshoeing twice, despite the cold snap. Serious inner thigh workout!!

    Challenges of the week: Vacations are hard for me, especially this time of year when there is so much food around. Been locked into running away from my fork mode, thanks to the snatch and grab eating.
  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    @kalchthaleri NO! I hated being fat!!! Sometimes I wake up and don't want to exercise and just be "normal", then I remember how much being fat was uncomfortable, hurt and I couldn't do anything I wanted so I go for a run or hop onto the elliptical or plug in an exercise video and chase away the blues. I am here if you need a shoulder! Don't give up! It really is worth it, I promise! P.S. You are doing great!
  • fidangul
    fidangul Posts: 673 Member
    mk2fit wrote: »
    @kalchthaleri NO! I hated being fat!!! Sometimes I wake up and don't want to exercise and just be "normal", then I remember how much being fat was uncomfortable, hurt and I couldn't do anything I wanted so I go for a run or hop onto the elliptical or plug in an exercise video and chase away the blues. I am here if you need a shoulder! Don't give up! It really is worth it, I promise! P.S. You are doing great!

    Same here, hated it! I wish I was my weight now 10 years ago. I feel like I missed out on a LOT of things, lots of experiences and chances were lost. Now I'm trying to make up for them where I can.

    @kalchthaleri you are doing amazingly I agree with @mk2fit . I don't know what your goals are, but at one point I didn't mind being a little heavier just because I just needed the extra indulgences. If that is what you mean by being happier.
  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
    2016 Stats Summary

    Avg: steps / gross cals / actual weight / trend

    January: 25.8K / 2229 / 126.8lbs / 126.8lbs
    February: 24K / 2083 / 126lbs / 126.1lbs
    March: 25.1K / 2130 / 124.5lbs / 124.6lbs
    April: 25K / 2333 / 122.9lbs / 122.9lbs
    May: 24.8K / 2122 / 123.4lbs / 123.4lbs
    June: 24K / 2091 / 122.4lbs / 122.6lbs
    July: 24K / 2039 / 122lbs / 122.3lbs
    August: 23K / 2069 / 118.1lbs / 118.9lbs
    September: 22.4K / 2040 / 119.4lbs / 119.1lbs
    October: 24K / 2287 / 118.6lbs / 118.6lbs
    November: 26K / 2180 / 118.5lbs / 118.8lbs
    December: 27K / 2265 / 117lbs / 117.2lbs

    Annual: 24.5K / 2156 / 121.2lbs / 121.7lbs

    Trend week of...
    24th November: 118.1lbs
    1st December: 117.6lbs (banking)
    8th December: 116.8lbs (banking)
    15th December: 116.7lbs (banking)
    22nd December: 117.1lbs
    29th December: 117.7lbs

    Successes of the week: I made myself go snowshoeing twice, despite the cold snap. Serious inner thigh workout!!

    Challenges of the week: Vacations are hard for me, especially this time of year when there is so much food around. Been locked into running away from my fork mode, thanks to the snatch and grab eating.
  • microwhisper
    microwhisper Posts: 84 Member
    Name: MW
    Age: 33
    Height: 5'2"
    Total Weight lost: ~20lbs
    Time it took to lose: ~4months
    How long in maintenance: 11 months
    Maintenance weight range: 110-115lbs

    Average weight from January to September: 112.05 lbs
    Average for October: 109.1 lbs

    Week of...
    1 December: 109.2 lbs
    8 December: 110.6 lbs
    15 December: 110.0 lbs
    22 December: 109.7 lbs
    29 December: 112.3 lbs

    Dec average: 110.4 lbs

    Successes/struggles: Last weigh-in of the year! As expected, I did end up back in maintenance range thanks to all the holiday food! Thankfully, I haven't overdone it (yet- there's still NYE tomorrow) and I didn't gain too much. This is also quite a big deal because it will now have been a year since being in maintenance, so I hope I can keep it up in 2018. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

  • sofchak
    sofchak Posts: 862 Member
    Name: Micmac1007
    Age: 35
    Height: 5’3”
    Total Weight lost: 45 lbs
    Time it took to lose: 9 months
    How long in maintenance: 1 year, 2 month
    Maintenance weight range: 117 - 123

    Only started on Happy Scale in August - using the average weight recorded on the last day of each month below.

    Average weight recorded from August: 118.6
    Average weight recorded from September: 121.1
    Average weight recorded from October: 118.4
    Average weight recorded from November: 121.2

    Moving Average at end of week ...
    2nd December: 121.0
    9th December: 120.6
    16th December: 120.2
    23rd December: 119.1
    30th December: 117.6

    Success/struggles of the week: Huh... I was really not expecting to close out the month 3.5lbs down on average - I’ll fix that tomorrow at the Rodizios all you can eat buffet to celebrate NYE tomorrow!

    This is my first month posting in this weekly check in thread and this group really had me feeling accountable - but not in a high pressured way. I’ll consider that a big success! Another tool in my kit. Thanks all!

    Another personal success - I bought a new car to replace my totaled Prius: a 2018 Toyota RAV4 hybrid. Snow won’t change my plans to head to the YMCA for my training today!

    I have some bad news and challenges, too... but I’m not going to focus on those right now. Today’s going to be a great day!
  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
    edited December 2017
    Whoops! 2017 stats, not 2016! :tongue:
  • SummerSkier
    SummerSkier Posts: 5,116 Member
    Name: Summer
    Age: 59
    Height: 5'1.75"
    Total Weight lost: ~34 lbs
    Time it took to lose: 4 months
    How long in maintenance: 13 weeks
    Maintenance weight range: 99-101

    Average weight recorded from October: 103.9
    Average weight recorded from November: 100.9

    Avg 26 Nov thru 2 Dec 99.8
    Avg 3 Dec - 9 Dec 99.1
    Avg 10 Dec - 16 Dec 98.9
    Avg 17 Dec - 23 Dec 98.4 (Happy Scale moving avg is 98.8)
    Avg 24 Dec - 30 Dec 97.7

    Success/struggles of the week/month: Apparently even with not working out much due to injury and weather, I need to continue to INCREASE my calories. Interesting. I feel fine but I need to stabilize and add a little more. Now I know I could add it all in water weight in one big binge or two, but I want to learn to do this the right way so for next week I will continue to add from 1850 daily up to 2000 daily. This is new to me but I guess it's all part of maintenance, learning to make adjustments and just keep track. Happy New Year everyone. I hope to start talking about "how long in maintenance" in MONTHS soon instead of weeks. It really helps me to read everyone's posts. thank you ALL for sharing your journey with us.
  • goldengirl111
    goldengirl111 Posts: 684 Member
    Increase cals
    Open face burger..lean ground beef or turkey
    Avocado slices
    I oz potato chips
    1 cup ice cream
    Peanut butter
  • sofchak
    sofchak Posts: 862 Member
    Glad you clarified the year, @CoachJen71 - I was so confused! lol

    Name: Micmac1007
    Age: 35
    Height: 5’3”
    Total Weight lost: 45 lbs
    Time it took to lose: 9 months
    How long in maintenance: 1 year, 2 month
    Maintenance weight range: 117 - 123

    Only started on Happy Scale in August - using the average weight recorded on the last day of each month below.

    Average weight recorded from August: 118.6
    Average weight recorded from September: 121.1
    Average weight recorded from October: 118.4
    Average weight recorded from November: 121.2

    Moving Average at end of week ...
    2nd December: 121.0
    9th December: 120.6
    16th December: 120.2
    23rd December: 119.1
    30th December: 117.6

    Success/struggles of the week: well, I would have never thought that my average weight would be down 3.4 lbs at the end of a month like this month was... between holiday events, the car accident and subsequent new car purchase, a sudden death in my social circle, tough end of year work negotiations, and trying to make time to plan a vacation for next month, I am shocked I didn’t eat all my feelings.... especially since I didn’t have as much time to run or otherwise exercise as I normally would.

    This accountability group has been awesome. Another tool in the tool box for a healthier self. Thanks for all the love this month, everyone! Happy New Year! Check in with you all on Jan 6th in the new thread!
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    CoachJen71 wrote: »
    2016 Stats Summary

    Avg: steps / gross cals / actual weight / trend

    January: 25.8K / 2229 / 126.8lbs / 126.8lbs
    February: 24K / 2083 / 126lbs / 126.1lbs
    March: 25.1K / 2130 / 124.5lbs / 124.6lbs
    April: 25K / 2333 / 122.9lbs / 122.9lbs
    May: 24.8K / 2122 / 123.4lbs / 123.4lbs
    June: 24K / 2091 / 122.4lbs / 122.6lbs
    July: 24K / 2039 / 122lbs / 122.3lbs
    August: 23K / 2069 / 118.1lbs / 118.9lbs
    September: 22.4K / 2040 / 119.4lbs / 119.1lbs
    October: 24K / 2287 / 118.6lbs / 118.6lbs
    November: 26K / 2180 / 118.5lbs / 118.8lbs
    December: 27K / 2265 / 117lbs / 117.2lbs

    Annual: 24.5K / 2156 / 121.2lbs / 121.7lbs

    Trend week of...
    24th November: 118.1lbs
    1st December: 117.6lbs (banking)
    8th December: 116.8lbs (banking)
    15th December: 116.7lbs (banking)
    22nd December: 117.1lbs
    29th December: 117.7lbs

    Successes of the week: I made myself go snowshoeing twice, despite the cold snap. Serious inner thigh workout!!

    Challenges of the week: Vacations are hard for me, especially this time of year when there is so much food around. Been locked into running away from my fork mode, thanks to the snatch and grab eating.

    Nice summary of your year. I hope this helps you feel great about what you've accomplished, because I know it's felt like a struggle at times. You have a very successful start on maintenance!
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Brendalea69 wrote: »
    Name: Brenda
    Age: 48
    Height: 5'2"
    Starting Weight:194 on 9/6/2016
    Time it took to lose: 37 weeks
    Total Weight lost: 64 pounds on 5/27/2017
    How long in maintenance: 30 Weeks
    Maintenance weight range: 130 or below


    Average weight recorded from...
    June............129
    July..............130
    August.........129
    September...129
    October........129
    November....129
    December....128

    Week of:
    Dec 2.....128
    Dec 9.....128
    Dec 16...127 :)
    Dec 24...127
    Dec 30...128

    I hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Years!!! :)

    What a perfect picture of maintenance!
  • Brendalea69
    Brendalea69 Posts: 3,863 Member
    Thanks Lori, you've done great also :)
  • 92019start
    92019start Posts: 80 Member
    Name: Kate
    Age: 35
    Height: 5'6”
    Total Weight lost: 25 lbs pregnancy weight
    Time it took to lose: 3 months
    How long in maintenance: Feb 2016
    Maintenance weight range: 115 - 120



    Week of...
    3rd December: 115.6
    10th December: 114.2
    17th December: vacation, n/a
    24th December: 117
    31st December: 117.8

    Successes/struggles of the week:
    Earlier this week I was greatly encouraged by many of your posts to stick to the plan and give it time to allow salty, indulgent food choices from holidays and vacation to fall off. Weekdays, like this last one, are wonderful because it’s simple for me to sprint through the day and have lots of activities to keep my mind occupied. I finish with a hearty dinner and snacks, and go to bed very satisfied.

    Weekends are hard, though. There’s just no doubt about it—the more I’m staring in the face of food, the more I eat it. We went to a buffet and I did well—had shrimp and broccoli—but it was salty so had a bump up on the scale. This demoralized me a bit even though I know it’s just sodium. Then I made a rich, salty soup for dinner and that also bumped me up. (Side note: this always happens to me with soup. I don’t like soup so I have to salt it like crazy to make it palatable.) Also, I didn’t weight or measure my dinner since we had company. So I’m up a little more today. The average trend over the last month is up just a pound and a half, but I don’t like it, lol. I need to not worry about the times when I can’t accurately log and focus on being accurate the 90% time when I can. No excuses, no feeling sorry for myself.

    Some suggested looking back at old pictures and I did that, realizing that I’ve been fortunate to always have been a healthy weight with some fluctuations. I can give myself credit for managing to stay healthy before, during and after my pregnancies. That’s good!

    Going to run outside now, even though it’s 13 degrees and windy. I know I’ll feel better once I get moving in the right direction. Sunshine and fresh air for the win!
  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »

    Nice summary of your year. I hope this helps you feel great about what you've accomplished, because I know it's felt like a struggle at times. You have a very successful start on maintenance!

    Thanks! I am charting this info against printouts of my weight trend. I still have so much fear of food and weight gain, and have an equal fear of being without food. I need to address those things, and trust that everything will be ok.

    I am going to try again to get my step count and food intake lower, because all the exercise during this vacation has been exhausting, and all for nought since I still binged anyway. I'm going to write myself a letter to be read next holiday season to remind myself why I don't want to go through this again.

  • icemom011
    icemom011 Posts: 999 Member
    Name: Irina
    Age : 46
    Height : 5'7
    Total Weight lost: 75ish lbs
    Time it took to lose: about 10 months
    How long in maintenance 13 months , yeah!!!
    Maintenance weight range, adjusted: 145 - 150 lbs

    Average weight recorded from January: 152.3
    Average weight recorded from February: 152.2
    Average weight recorded from March: 151.4
    Range of weight recorded from April 146.6- 150.4
    Range of weight recorded from May 144.6- 151.2
    Range of weight from June 143.6- 153.2
    Range of weight from July 143.0 - 149.6
    Range of weight from August 145.8- 151.0
    Range of weight from September 143.8 - 147.6
    Range of weight from October 143- 150.8
    Range of weight from November 141.4- 150.2

    Week of...
    3rd December : 144.6 scale, 145.4 trend
    10th December: 145.1 scale, 145.2 trend
    17th December: 144.0 scale, 145.1 trend
    24th December: 147.4 scale, 146.5 trend
    31st December: 146.4 scale, 146.9 trend

    Success / struggles of the week : I've been sixk this pst week, my family is all home for breaks/vacation /visits. It has it's challenges as we eat different when by ourselves. But overall, everything is well, keeping things in check and more or less under control.
    Happy and healthy New Year, everyone!
  • stephenearllucas
    stephenearllucas Posts: 255 Member
    edited January 2018
    Name: Stephen
    Age: 57
    Height: 6'2"
    Total Weight lost: 80 lbs.
    Time it took to lose: 12 months
    How long in maintenance: 12 months
    Maintenance weight range: 180-185

    January: 184.7
    February: 182.7
    March: 182.5
    April: 183.1
    May: 182.4
    June: 181.4
    July: 182.7
    August: 183.9
    September: 183.1
    October: 183.7
    November: 181.9

    Week of...
    3rd December: 182.3
    10th December: 182.0
    17th December: 181.8
    24th December: 181.7
    31st December: 181.6

    Happy New Year!

  • sofchak
    sofchak Posts: 862 Member
    I tried posting my update 2x (tried once on Sat and once on Sun). Both times, forum said my post would be visible once approved by moderators...I am not trying to spam this forum thread with my weekly update in the event that all my attempts suddenly are approved at once!

    With that said, for accountability purposes, checking in with an average of 117.6 on Saturday, down from 119.1 average last Saturday and 121 average from the first check in of the month.

    2 more weeks until the cruise, so still banking calories on the lower end of my Maintenance range (117-123lbs) because I KNOW I’m putting on weight during vacation - in the meantime, I’ll be enjoying my new Toyota RAV4 that I purchased after the car accident deemed my other vehicle totaled earlier this month.

    Happy New Year, all! See you on the other thread
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,151 Member
    @sofchak For some reason mfp doesn't like the number one hundred nineteen. It will review your post but it will eventualy post.
  • sofchak
    sofchak Posts: 862 Member
    That’s so random! Thanks for sharing that, @kgirlhart - good info to know.
  • kristen8000
    kristen8000 Posts: 747 Member
    Name: Kristen
    Age : 39
    Height : 5'11
    Total Weight lost: 22lbs
    Time it took to lose: about 5 months
    How long in maintenance: I'm not sure I'd actually call it maintainance as I'm still slowly losing...set my calories higher on Sept. 25th
    Maintenance weight range: 145 - 150 lbs (Revised range as of 12/18)

    Average for October 2017: 146.2
    Average for November 2017: 143.4

    Week of Dec 3rd: 141.8, 142.4 trend
    Week of Dec 10th 140.4, 141.9 trend
    Week of Dec 17th 140.2, 141.0 trend
    Week of Dec 24th 141.4, 141.2 trend
    Week of Dec 31st: 141.4, 141.2 trend

    Successes: My weight seems pretty stable. I made no resolutions this year. None. Because I come up with some great ones and by March I'm back to not doing them. So, I just didn't make any.

    Struggles: I came down with the "winter crap". My eating is irregular. My activity is zilch. I think I'm sick and have SAD because I'm much more lethargic than normal. Not myself. It's so cold her everyday I feel like I live in the tundra. I'm not sure why I keep letting myself live somewhere that the air hurts my face. I've been avoiding going out like the plague. Was dreading going to work and not having the ability to have coffee on the couch in my PJ's this morning. But someone has to make the money...LOL

    I hope all your holiday's were great, however you celebrate. Talk to you next week. Good luck on your resolutions!

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