Maintainers weekly Check-in May 2018
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Name: Hannah
Age: 29
Height: 5’10”
Total Weight lost: 25lbs
Time it took to lose: 1.5 years lol
How long in maintenance: 9 months?
Maintenance weight range: 152-156
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 155ish
Average weight recorded from January:
Average weight recorded from February:
Average weight recorded from March:
Average weight recorded from March:
Week of...
6th May: 156.1
13th May: 156.0
20th May: 156.6
27th May:
Success/struggles
Eh not much to report here. Weight pretty much the same lol.
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Name: Ray
Age: 61
Height: 5'7
Total Weight lost: 52.6
Time it took to lose: about a year - Jun 2013 - Jun 2014
How long in maintenance: 46 months
Maintenance weight range: 160's
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12 months): 165
Average weight recorded from January: 168.2
Average weight recorded from February: 167.2
Average weight recorded from March: 167
Average weight recorded from April 165:
Week of...
6th May: 163.4
13th May: 162.6
20th May: 162.6
27th May:
Success/struggles of the week: Overall a good week - weight held steady pretty pleased with that.
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Name: Lisa
Age: 54
Height: 5'2 1/2"
Total Weight lost: 5 kilos
Time it took to lose: 3 months
How long in maintenance: a few years
Maintenance weight range: 52-54 kilos (around 115-119 lbs)
Average weight in 2017 estimate- was not doing regular weekly weigh-ins: 56
Average weight January: 58.9 (highest in 30 years!)
Average weight in February 56.1 kilos
Average weight in March 55.5 kilos
Average weight in April 56.8 kilos (125.2 lbs.)
Week of...
6th May: 56.3 kilos (124.4 lbs)
13th May:57.3 (126.3 lbs)
20th May: ? (to complete)
27th May
Successes of the week:
Got more of steps in. 61,000 steps, compared to around 45,000 most weeks previously. I go for a 45 min walk many mornings.
Struggles of the week:
Didn't track food. Forgot to weigh in. To be continued.6 -
psychod787 wrote: »Name: Dalon
Age: 36
Weight lost: 220
Time: 2.5 years
Maintanace: 11 months
Current weight: 177.6 this am
Trending: 177.8
Sucess: sllooowwly regaining some weights while lifting heavy. Playing with eating windows and macros placement. Still have hangry times. Though I think with some fat regain and lean mass, this will get better.
Struggles: all my family thinks I look way too thin still. They don't understand that a lean bulk is just that, lean! It's good to know they love and worry about me, still odd. Have hangry times, especially on really active days. Best of luck my fellow hopeful maintainers. Much love.
psyched787, how tall are you? 177 seems like a really normal weight, unless you are something like 6 foot 10 or so. If you get that, can you answer that your BMI is perfect according to the charts, but to each their own, ... and then stroll away... ?3 -
Name: Kathryn
Height: 5'3.5"
Total Weight lost: ~76 lbs (I dropped about 16 lbs below original goal)
Time it took to lose: 10 months (to original goal of 135)
How long in maintenance: I called maintenance in July 2016, but I have continued to slowly lose so I'm not really sure.
Maintenance weight range: 120 - 125 lbs
Average weight recorded from 2017: 123.4
Average weight recorded from January: 119.2
Average weight recorded from February: 119.6
Average weight recorded from March: 119.6
Average weight recorded from April: 119.6
Week of...
6th May: 119.4 scale/ 119.9 trend
13th May: 119.4 scale/ 119.7 trend
20th May: 119.4 scale/ 119.3 trend
27th May:
Success/struggles of the week: My weight is staying about the same, so yay maintenance. I ran my first half marathon on Saturday. It was really fun. I got 2nd in my age group so I was pretty excited about that.10 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Name: Dalon
Age: 36
Weight lost: 220
Time: 2.5 years
Maintanace: 11 months
Current weight: 177.6 this am
Trending: 177.8
Sucess: sllooowwly regaining some weights while lifting heavy. Playing with eating windows and macros placement. Still have hangry times. Though I think with some fat regain and lean mass, this will get better.
Struggles: all my family thinks I look way too thin still. They don't understand that a lean bulk is just that, lean! It's good to know they love and worry about me, still odd. Have hangry times, especially on really active days. Best of luck my fellow hopeful maintainers. Much love.
psyched787, how tall are you? 177 seems like a really normal weight, unless you are something like 6 foot 10 or so. If you get that, can you answer that your BMI is perfect according to the charts, but to each their own, ... and then stroll away... ?
6'3" is my height. I don't let them push me away from my goals. The problem I am running into is, I don't look healthy or feel healthy. My lab numbers went crazy. Very close to what a day competition body builder's hormones do after a prep. I am trying to sllooowwly regain weight in a controlled measure without the bf just piling back on. They are good people, they just worry about me and in my work environment, which is admittedly a rough environment, they don't know how to express it. They also are gen pop people. They don't have the back ground of researching and learning we as first off, successful losers, and hopefully successful maintainers do.5 -
Age: 53
Height: 162 cm (5’3 & 3/4)
Total Weight lost: 50+ lb
Time it took to lose: 9 months
How long in maintenance: since Jan 1, 2018
Maintenance weight range: 140-150
December average : 154.5
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 175
Jan average: 149.8
Feb average: 148
March average: 147.25
April Average:143.9
Week of...
6th May:143.4
13th May: 142.3
20th May: 141.6
27th May:
Successes/Struggles. Too many struggles right now, high stress. Success in keeping weight low it that won’t last if I revert to slug mode which I’m wont to do.10 -
Name: Lenie
Age: 51
Height: 5'4"
Total Weight lost: 98lbs
Time it took to lose: 13 months
How long in maintenance: 2 months
Maintenance weight range: 130 - 135
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 180
Average weight recorded from January: 140
Average weight recorded from February: 135
Average weight recorded from March: 135
Average weight recorded from April: 132
Week of...
6th May: 133.6
13th May: 130.6
20th May: 132.4
27th May:
Success/struggles of the week: In the process of looking for a new job and dealing with the stress of it. Stress eating chips and popcorn this week. I just keep trying to tell myself, I'm not that person anymore.10 -
Name: Rachel
Age: 65
Height: 5'8.5"
Total Weight lost: about 50 lbs
Time it took to lose: about 10 months
How long in maintenance: since September 2017
Maintenance weight range: below 153 lbs, preferably 140s...
Average weight recorded for 2017 (just maintenance period): 147.3 lbs
Average weight recorded from January: 153.3 lbs
Average weight recorded from February: 148.7 lbs
Average weight recorded from March: 147.5 lbs
Average weight recorded from April: 151.4 lbs
Week of...
6th May: 148.8 lbs
13th May: 146.6 lbs
20th May: 145.8 lbs
27th May:
Successes/struggles of the week: Well, as I've said in previous posts, I've been going off the rails every so often (letting my calorie limits go whistle); zoomed to the top of my maintenance range and sometimes a pound or two beyond that; happily resumed my restrictions and dropped back down. I concluded from that that I knew the score and would succeed at Maintenance.
But meanwhile, oh, oh, blood tests show that my liver enzymes are elevated. These days, with North America's obesity epidemic, a "fatty liver" due to too much alcohol is no longer the number one cause; instead it's "non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" (NAFLD) caused by an excess of fat (other than healthy fats) and sugar in the diet, and a lack of exercise!
Geez, I'm no stranger to fruit and veg; I tend not to eat much saturated fat; and I often get two or three hours of exercise every day!! I'm slim, I'm not diabetic, my BP's fine, my cholesterol's fine, my triglycerides are fine... oh and I seldom drink alcohol. So when my liver enzymes were first elevated last fall, it didn't make a lot of sense to my doctor and he thought maybe the results were a passing anomaly and recommended simply repeating them in April. Well, they were not only still elevated in April, but they were even higher.
RESULT: we decided that despite my not seeming to fit the profile, that the likely cause was my diet, and it needed to change immediately! My doctor said something like: "TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY!! NO CARBS THAT ARE HIGH ON THE GLYCEMIC INDEX!! AND NO SUGAR SUBSTITUTES EITHER - THEY MAKE YOU FAT!! NO FATS (except I assume healthy fats)!! AND EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE!!! (I do! I do!)
So, since May 5th, I've been eating carefully with an eye to keeping my blood sugar levels stable, and minimizing if not eliminating unhealthy fats. And doing a lot of reading to get a better idea of what I can safely eat. Recently I was gratified to discover that the South Beach Diet seems to be what I need. And in a book on fatty liver, a dietician recommended the Mediterranean Diet.
CONCLUSION: As I've read more on the subject, including case histories, it occurred to me that the eating behaviour that I described in my first paragraph - going off the rails, mega sugar, quickly regaining 8 or 10 pounds, rinsing and repeating was the likely cause of my elevated liver enzymes - quickly gaining like that is very bad for the liver. I have therefore concluded that I can no longer afford to do that!!
On the plus side, now that I can no longer be wild and crazy with my eating habits, I am heartened by the realization that I will never again gain beyond the usual fluctuations... ha, that's quite the bonus!
Wishing y'all a wonderful weekend!8 -
Name: Jim
Age:70
Height:5’8”
Total Weight lost:197.2 (SW 376.2)
Time it took to lose: 5 years, 2 mos; 1/13 to 3/29/18
How long in maintenance: Since 3/29/18.
*Maintenance weight range:179-184
*May adjust lower GW after six months Maintenance.
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): N/A
Average weight recorded for April:
Week of 4/26 181
10 May 179 (No Change)
17 May 179.8
24 May 181
Success/struggles of the week:
Success: Maintenance on WW Lifetime membership. Still below GW three pounds.
Struggle.?Next week colonoscopy
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Name: Faebert
Age: 39
Height: 5’6
Total Weight lost: 47lbs
Time it took to lose: on and off 3 years. First 30 in 4 months and then gradually reduced goal weight
How long in maintenance: 12 months
Maintenance weight range: 115-120
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 121
Average weight recorded from April: 114.9
Week of 4 May: 113.5
Week of 11 May: 113.25
Week of 18 May: 111.75
Week of 25 May: 112.75
Successes/struggles of the week: Keeping up with exercise and staying pretty active. Trying to up calories a bit but still struggling with balance. As I’m a bit on the low side, logically I can afford to have some indulgences, as I did last weekend. But then I hate the water bloat and feeling heavy afterwards so end up restricting! And on the cycle goes. I’m doing my research on “lean bulking” as it seems that’s what i might need to do. Or just try and focus food which is low volume but high cal? Pondering...4 -
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.
Jan-Jun 2017 avg weight trend: 124.4lbs
Jul-Dec 2017 avg weight trend: 119.2lbs
January avg weight trend: 118lbs
February avg weight trend: 117.9lbs
March avg weight trend: 117.8lbs
April avg weight trend: 117.5lbs
Trend week of...
27th April: 117.5lbs
4th May: 118.7lbs (Bingeing starting to show up on my scale and belly roll.)
11th May: 119lbs (Managed to bank and eat low sodium for a few days for Mother's Day, so weight is actually higher. I may just learn to accept my pot belly since my face looks haggard under 120.)
18th May: 119lbs
25th May: 119.2lbs
Successes of the week: Maybe had more good days than bad? Yay, me!! Trying to post a self-affirmation to my wall each morning, especially about flexibility and trusting myself. Going to add them to the cupboard door above my food scale, too.
Challenges of the week: Again, a few evening binges. On the days I banked, I went just past maintenance, which is acceptable when I am generally doing well, but a couple of times I zoomed past it. One was a blowout that literally was me destroying a good day "just because"(Not kidding, but my inner child is oppositional defiant. Didn't have that name back in the day, was just a “brat.”) Then last night, all my sheets were in the wash and was up 4 hours late. As always, the later it gets the weaker I get. I also ate a ton of pretzels to settle my GERD. Going to try the apple cider vinegar thing as soon as I have money again. (Hubby is self-employed, and the work just isn't there lately.)
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@CoachJen71 haven't you see all the woo threads here on apple cider vinegar? - drinking it wont help, so save your money.
You're doing just fine!
@Rachelmilloy Thanks for posting your update here, talk about taking medical news in a positive way and aiming to turn things around - I wouldn't be surprised when you have a follow up check up if tests show a dramatic improvement. You have such a great attitude my friend
@faeburt you currently are at a low weight for your height so bulking up in a lean way would be just the thing - there are lots of threads on here about that, look in the gain forum or start a new thread yourself there, there a several extremely knowledgeable people here who will happily help you.
I always enjoy reading this thread (I'm a long time maintainer)- you guys are all rocking maintenance
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@LivingtheLeanDream Ruth it is definitely woo for weight loss, but is it also woo for GERD? Some folks seem to think it helps, but I am not sure I would be one of them or not. (It is telling that I would rather drink vinegar than give up my acid reflux trigger foods, tho!)0
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CoachJen71 wrote: »@LivingtheLeanDream Ruth it is definitely woo for weight loss, but is it also woo for GERD? Some folks seem to think it helps, but I am not sure I would be one of them or not. (It is telling that I would rather drink vinegar than give up my acid reflux trigger foods, tho!)
on that I have no knowledge but if it did help your reflux then I agree, drink away at it.0 -
Name:Brenda
Age: 48
Height: 5'2"
Starting Weight.......194 on 9/06/2016
Goal Weight.............130 on 5/27/2017
Total Weight lost......64 Pounds
Time it took to lose...9 Months
How long in maintenance: 1 Year
Maintenance weight range: 120's
Average weight recorded for Month of:
June............129
July..............130
August.........129
September...129
October........129
November....129
December....128
January........127
February.......126
March...........125
April..............123
May...............124 1 Year
Ending weight for week of:
May 5th.....124
May 11th...124
May 19th...124
May 25th...124
Eating Plan...OMAD As Needed
I did it!!! It's hard to believe that I've been in maintenance for a whole year 14 -
Name: sofchak
Age: 36
Height: 5’3”
Total Weight lost: ~30 lbs
Time it took to lose: ~9 months
How long in maintenance: Over a year
Maintenance weight range: 122-128
Average weight recorded from 2017: 117
Average weight recorded from January: 120
Average weight recorded from February: 124
Average weight recorded from March: 126
Average weight recorded from April: 125
Week of:
May 5th: 124.3
May 12th: 124.2
May 19th: 124.3
May 26th: 124.6
Successes/struggles of the week: I am proud of myself. I completed a 10-mile Tough Mudder on Sunday. I did obstacles I wouldn’t have even ATTEMPTED to try to do a year ago - run up that muddy, curved wall and grab that rope at the top so you can pull yourself over the wall... sure! Crawl through mud under barbed wire for an extended period of time... got it! Carry a 200-lb stranger for 50 yards in the mud... no problem (pic as proof included)! I didn’t skip a single obstacle, though I failed a few and struggled with some, too. Next time, I will be even stronger, so I will do better!
My weight went up by as much as 8-lbs for several days after the event. A combination of stress, carb loading and DOMS left me feeling so heavy and bloated for an extended period of time. I only started seeing my normal scale numbers again yesterday. Today was, thankfully, a perfect 124.2 lbs.
Have a great Memorial Day weekend, my friends from the states! Everyone else, cheers to a great week!
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@sofchak that is SO INSPIRING!!!! You must feel great about this stellar accomplishment, way to go!!0
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