Maintainers Weekly Check In - March 2019
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Name: Existing Fish
Age: 31
Height: 5'0" (153cm)
Total weight lost:36.5lbs (16.6kg)
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: 6 months
Maintenance weight range: 117-123lbs
Average weight recorded from 2019: 121.7
Average weight recorded from January: 123.1
Average weight recorded from February: 120.3
Week of...
March 1: 119.3lbs (t:119.5)
March 8: 117.1 (t.119.1)
March 15: 116.4 (t:118.4)
March 21: 114.6 (t:117.4)
March 29: 117.7 (t:116.7)
March 31:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Things have been good. Stressful week, but good. I am a little bloated because I'm about to ovulate, and I ate a lot yesterday (my oldest's 6th birthday).11 -
Name: Jenn
Age: 34
Height: 5’2”
Total weight lost: 32lb
Time it took to lose: approximately 18 months
How long in maintenance: I reached my goal weight about a year ago, but kind of bounced around for a while.. it's taken til now since the beginning of the year to be getting consistent weigh-in's in the range I want to be in. So, I'd say only within the last couple weeks I've officially been in maintenance
Maintenance weight range: 124lb-127lb
Average weight recorded from 2018: ----
Average weight recorded from March:
Week of...
Feb 25: 124.4
March 3: 123.0
March 10: 124.0
March 17: 126.4
March 24: 125.0
March 31:
Had a bit of a struggle over the weekend and earlier this week, getting back into the swing of things (took a little break last week, on a mini get away with my family.) But feeling back to myself and back to a comfortable spot in my maintenance range. Just in time for the weekend to come back around, I always struggle the most on the weekends
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Name: Brenda
Age: 49
Height: 5'1"
Starting Weight...194
Goal Weight.........130
How long in maintenance: 1 Year 9 month's
Maintenance Weight Range: 125-135
Average weight recorded for Month of:
January........(2018)...127...(2019)...129
February.....................126.................130
March.........................125.................132
April............................123
May.............................124
June...........................125
July.............................126
August........................125
September..................126
October.......................128
November...................129
December...................129
Week Of...
Mar 1st......132
Mar 8th......133
Mar 15th....132
Mar 22nd...133
Mar 29th....132
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The April 2019 weekly check in thread is now posted--Happy Spring!8
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Name:Simon
Age:49
Height:6foot2inch
Total weight lost:0
Time it took to lose:
How long in maintenance:January 22nd
Maintenance weight range:178lbs
Average weight recorded from 2018:180lbs
Average weight recorded from January:178lbs
Average weight recorded from February:178lbs
Week of...
March 3:178lbs
March 10:178lbs
March 17:179lbs
March 24:179lbs
March 31:178lbs I'd imagine this won't change. I log all my food, and I'm obsessive about getting my macros correct. I'm 40% Protein, 30% Carbs and 30% Fat, which works out daily as 200g, 150g and 78g respectively. I'm over achieving on protein and underachieving (just) on Carbs and Fat.
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
Trying to mix it up with new exercises. I'm starting to feel too comfortable. Pushing myself is the best idea I can come up with. I'm at that point now where I can see my abs, but only in a certain light, or if I push them into position. I'm still aiming for 5% fat, but struggling now with nutrition. It's a fine balance. Eating too little and I loose weight, eating too much and I gain the wrong weight. What I eat so far is working, so I guess I keep going with what I'm doing, it's just taking longer than I want, but I have to realise that it's only been 11 weeks. Patience.6 -
Name: Sofchak
Age: 36
Height: 5’3”
Total weight lost: ~25 lbs
Time it took to lose: 9 months
How long in maintenance: 2+ years
Maintenance weight range: 122-127
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 124
Average weight recorded from January: 128.5
Average weight recorded from February: 127
Week of...
March 2nd: 126.5
March 9th: 126.0
March 16th: 127.0
March 23rd: 127.0
March 30th: 127.5
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Not surprising - I’ve been tapering and carb loading in preparation for the half marathon tomorrow - of course my weight went up. I ran half the course last week as part of my training run - love having this huge park in my “backyard!”
On a related note, I committed to doing 1000 burpees in March. Finished that challenge on Thursday! Woot!
Have a great week, everyone!
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Name: Eric
Age: 49
Height: 6’
Total weight lost: 85 pounds
Time it took to lose: 4 years
How long in maintenance: Since September 2018 (7 Months)
Maintenance weight range:155 – 165 150-160
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 180
Average weight recorded from March 2018: 202
Average weight recorded from April 2018: 195
Average weight recorded from May 2018: 184
Average weight recorded from June 2018: 180
Average weight recorded from July 2018: 172
Average weight recorded from August 2018: 165
Average weight recorded from September 2018: 160
Average weight recorded from October 2018: 159
Average weight recorded from November 2018: 159
Average weight recorded from December 2018: 159
Average weight recorded from January 2019: 155
Average weight recorded from February 2019: 155
Average weight recorded from March 2019: 154
Week of...
3/2/2019: 154.8 pounds
3/8/2019: 154.9
3/16/2019: 156.5
3/23/2019: 153.8
3/30/2019: 150.8
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Back home all week. Solid calorie counting and solid workout week. Seeing strength increases in my lifting.
Weigh in today was the lowest I have ever seen. I am thinking I need to bump my calories a little or deduct 75% of exercise instead of 50%. I’ll think it over, on to April…
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Body stats: 5'7"; 124 lbs.
Maintenance range: 120 to 125 lbs.
Week 4 of March: 124 lbs.
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Name: Bella
Age: 60
Height: 5'5"
Total weight lost: 37 pounds
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: 1 month
Maintenance weight range: 127-132
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): NA
Average weight recorded from January: 134 (was not in maintenance yet)
Average weight recorded from February: 131.8
Week of...
March 3: 130.8
March 10: 130.4
March 17: 129.8
March 24: 132.6
March 31 130.0
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Dealing with some abdominal pain issues. Lots of medical tests. Hoping it is nothing major. Appetite good but since my stomach hurts, I don’t even want to overeat so it feels too easy to be in maintenance. Still I am happy to end my second month of maintenance in the middle of my range. Good luck to everyone in the upcoming week!10 -
Name: Ben
Age: 50
Height: 6'
Total weight lost: ~55 lbs
Time it took to lose: 9 months
How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018
Maintenance weight range: 166-171
Average weight recorded for December:165.8
Average weight recorded for January: 167.3
Average weight recorded for February: 167.2
Week of...
March 2nd: 166.2
March 9th: 164
March 16th: 167.5
March 23rd: 166
March 30th: 168.8
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: An ordinary week with a bump in weight at the end after an indulgent, high sodium dinner, one that I fully expect to be gone by Monday. Exercise has been very consistent, though my strength gains have continued to stall because I haven't yet moved to a more challenging training program...one that, yes, I planned on starting some weeks ago.
A bit more stress now that the end of the semester is approaching, job interviews are ongoing, and free/family time is at a minimum, but that hasn't translated into going over my weekly calorie budget. All in all, it's a bit boring on the maintaining front, but no gnus is good gnus!
Have a great week, everyone!9 -
Name: missperfectpitch
Height: 5'4"
Total weight lost: About 43 pounds
Time it took to lose: 1 year and 2 months
How long in maintenance: I hit my goal weight in the beginning of January 2018, but officially started maintenance in mid-March 2018 after figuring out my calories for a couple of months.
Maintenance weight range: 108-111.5
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 109.8
Average weight recorded from January: 111
Average weight recorded from February: 110.8
Week of...
March 2: 110.2 (trend 110.3)
March 9: 110.8 (trend 110.6)
March 16: 110.4 (trend 110.6)
March 23: 111.5 (trend 111.1)
March 30: 110.2 (trend 110.6)
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Both my average weight and my trending weight are creeping back down again, which is good. This week was good in terms of exercise too - I managed to get in almost 24k steps today.8 -
Name: Faebert
Age: 40
Height: 5’6
Total weight lost: about 50lbs
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: 22 months
Maintenance weight range: 115-120
Average weight recorded from 2017: 121
Average weight recorded from 2018: 114.6
Average weight recorded from January: 117.4
Average weight recorded from February: 117.8
3 March: 119
10 March: 117.75
17 March: 117.25
24 March: 118
31 March: 117.25
Successes/struggles: It’s been a great week this week. Feel like I’m finally achieving a bit more balance in my approach to maintenance, rather than my usual all or nothing cycle. Being really active has helped me to feel confident about allowing some treats here and there, and I’m conscious of fuelling properly to allow me to achieve my fitness goals. My weight has danced around a fair amount this month but I’ve ended right in the middle of my range, and made some great progress with my fitness so calling March a winning month!
See you all in April x12 -
Name: Jan
Age:74
Height: 5'7"
Total weight lost: 50
Time it took to lose: 6 months
Maintenance weight range: 130-136
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): Kind of N/A since the bulk of the weight loss occurred in the last 5 months of the year.
Average weight recorded from January: 134.2
Week of ...
March 3: 136.2
March 10: 132.7
March 17:132.4
March 24:
March 31; 132.3
Struggles: March was tough. Nasty cold and a nagging injury led to some uncontrolled eating ... which then lead to feeling worse. (I am discovering that if I eat junk, I feel like junk!)
Success: Ended the month with some solid days of healthy eating. Feeling much better, but still working through injury issue and limited exercise. So looking forward to April and, hopefully, much warmer Spring weather.7 -
Name: Pam
Age:60
Height:5'5
Total weight lost:200
Time it took to lose:Started 1/2016
How long in maintenance: Since Sept 2017
Maintenance weight range:130-135
Average weight recorded from 2018:
Average weight recorded from January:131.75
Average weight recorded from February:130.75
Week of...
March 3:132
March 10:130.8
March 17:131.4
March 24:134
March 31132.4
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I am down today although not as low as I was all week. I was hovering around 131 all week. Went out last night late dinner for me, saw my niece play Ursula in the Little Mermaid late night to bed up early today. I was thinking about switching my weigh in day to Saturday although it really would not matter as the trend is downward plus I'm still in my range.
It was nice this week so I have been busy outside yesterday weeded the garden, raked the leaves, planted bushes, cleaned the car and walked 5.5 miles on top of that. I was busy all week and I still gained a pound.. UGH9 -
Name: Stephen
Age: 59
Height: 6'2"
Total weight lost: 60 lbs.
Maintenance weight range: 190-195
Average weight recorded from January: 199.5
Average weight recorded from February: 200.9
Week of...
March 3: 201.8
March 10: 201.6
March 17: 202.5
March 24: 204.1
March 31: 205.06 -
Name: Irina
Age : 47
Height : 5'7
Total Weight lost: about 80 lbs
Time it took to lose: about 10 months
How long in maintenance: 2 years, since November 2016.
Maintenance weight range 140-145 lbs
Range of weight from December/2017 143- 150.6
Range of weight from January/2018 144.2- 150.0
Range of weight from February 142.2-149.0
Range of weight from March 144.5-146.5
Range of weight from April 142.2-149.6
Range of weight from May 143.8 -150.6
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Range of weight for June 145.6-152.6 ugghhh, that was a rough month!
Range of weight for July 141.8- 147.0
Range of weight for August 141.6-146.8
Range of weight for September 141-147.2
Range of weight for October 142.6-150.2
Range of weight for November 142.6-149.6
Range of weight for December 141.2-150
Range of weight for January/2019 144.2-151.8
Week of...
March 3: 148.2 scale, 146.8 trend
March 10: 145.2 scale, 146.2 trend
March 17: 144.6 scale, 145.9 trend
March 24: 143.8 scale, 145.7 trend
March 31: 142.2 scale, 144.4 trend
Success/ struggles of the week: i was able to ride my bike to work most days this week, and I've been focusing on riding harder, even on commute runs. It shows in my heart rate graphs, as i run much more time in peak zone. So my extra effort is being rewarded nicely. Very happy about it. As a result, my weight is finally going down to where i prefer to be. My legs are super strong, and I'm still tweaking new commuter bike for a better fit so that's a work in progress. I get terrible leg cramps at night if it's not correct, so very motivated to make it perfect, lol. See you all in April's thread, have a great week!10 -
Name: Existing Fish
Age: 31
Height: 5'0" (153cm)
Total weight lost:36.5lbs (16.6kg)
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: 6 months
Maintenance weight range: 117-123lbs
Average weight recorded from 2019: 121.7
Average weight recorded from January: 123.1
Average weight recorded from February: 120.3
Week of...
March 1: 119.3lbs (t:119.5)
March 8: 117.1 (t.119.1)
March 15: 116.4 (t:118.4)
March 21: 114.6 (t:117.4)
March 29: 117.7 (t:116.7)
March 31: 116.8 (t:116.7)6 -
Name: Elaine
Age: 50
Height:5’3”
Total weight lost: 33 pounds since my highest weight, but 30 pounds since my last round of weight loss
Time it took to lose: 10 months to lose 25 pounds
How long in maintenance: 4 months since I’ve been calling it maintenance, even though I lost five more pounds very gradually. February 2019 was the first month of not gaining or losing from beginning to end.
Maintenance weight range: 127-132
Average weight recorded from 2018: I don’t know. 2018 was the year I lost 30 pounds.
Average weight recorded from January:
Average weight recorded from February:
Week of...
March 3: 129 pounds moving average 129.5
March 10: 129.5 pounds moving average 129.5
March 17: 130.5 pounds moving average 130.3 moving average
March 24: 131 moving average 130.3
March 31: 131.5 moving average 130.1
Success(es)/challengesof the week:
Successes: Went to yoga twice this week. Avoided post dinner snacking every single night this week. Enjoyed jogging at a slow pace this week. Reached my 150 minutes of cardio. Felt good that I didn’t cave into snacking while on vacation this week with a lot of leisure time on my hands.
Challenges: I am just not going to be defeated by that scale! I weighed in at 129.5 yesterday, so I can’t believe that I gained two pounds of fat in one day. According to Happy Scale, my moving average increased by 0.7 this month. I measured my waist, which is the same as five months ago.8 -
HEAVIEST weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Total Weight lost: 30 pounds
Time it took to lose: ~6 months
How long in maintenance: Since July 2018 -- but with some fluctuation outside of goal range.
Maintenance weight range: 142 - 148 (and not sure that's the right answer)
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12 months): 163.8
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 150.7
Average weight recorded from January: 148.4
Average weight recorded from February: 146.3
Average weight Week of...
February 26 - March 4: 144.9
March 5 - 11: 143.9
March 12 - 18: 141.5
March 19 - 25: 143.4
March 26 - 31: 142.8
Average weight for March: 143.2
Success of the week: I've been maintaining better than ever this month even though I had a wild fluctuation this week. My weekly average and scale weight are each 0.2 pounds from my goal - one is above, and one is below. With the nicer weather, I'm regularly bike commuting again. I don't know why I stopped for the winter!
Struggle of the week: My allergies kicked in. Someone brought a bunch of junk to the office on Friday. I declined all of it, but I did look at the package of mega stuff oreos. Each cookie is 90 calories. SO not worth it!
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Name: Marti
Age: 68
Height: 5'3"
Total Weight lost: ~50 lbs.
Time it took to lose: 22 months
How long in maintenance: 13 months
Maintenance weight range: 103.5 - 107.5
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months):118.5
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 105.2
Average weight recorded from January: 106.6
Average weight recorded from February 105.5
Week of...
March 3: 105.4
March 10: 106.1
March 17: 104.9
March 24: 104.1
March 31: 105.5
Success/Struggles: I rode 96 miles yesterday! It was a beautiful ride, the fields were still green from all the rain and the sun was shining start to finish! Weirdly, tapering and carb-loading last week was more difficult than regular maintenance, and I'm glad to get back to my regular routine today
Wishing everyone a successful upcoming week!8 -
Age: 25
Height: 167.5 cm (5'6")
Total weight lost: 18.6 kg (41 lbs)
Time it took to lose: ~2.5 years total (the last 4 kgs was 1 year...)
How long in maintenance: 2 months
Maintenance weight range: 57-59 kg (125-130 lbs)
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 59.4 kg (131 lbs)
Average weight recorded from January: 58.2 kg (128.3 lbs)
Average weight recorded from February: 58 kg (128 lbs)
Week of...
March 3: 58.3 kg
March 10: 58.6 kg
March 17: 57.9 kg
March 24: 58.4 kg
March 31: 58.3 kg
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: March was a bit difficult for me but I stayed within my maintenance range, so it's a success. 8 -
Name: Marti
Age: 68
Height: 5'3"
Total Weight lost: ~50 lbs.
Time it took to lose: 22 months
How long in maintenance: 13 months
Maintenance weight range: 103.5 - 107.5
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months):118.5
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 105.2
Average weight recorded from January: 106.6
Average weight recorded from February 105.5
Week of...
March 3: 105.4
March 10: 106.1
March 17: 104.9
March 24: 104.1
March 31: 105.5
Success/Struggles: I rode 96 miles yesterday! It was a beautiful ride, the fields were still green from all the rain and the sun was shining start to finish! Weirdly, tapering and carb-loading last week was more difficult than regular maintenance, and I'm glad to get back to my regular routine today
Wishing everyone a successful upcoming week!
Sweet!2 -
Name: Kathryn
Age: 50
Height: 5'3.5"
Total Weight lost: ~80 lbs
Time it took to lose: 2 years 3 months
How long in maintenance: I called maintenance in July 2016, but I continued to slowly lose until December of 2017. I have been in maintenance since December 2017
Maintenance weight range: 115 - 120 lbs
Average weight recorded from 2018: 118.8
Average weight recorded from December: 116.9
Average weight recorded from January: 115.9
Average weight recorded from February: 115.4
Week of...
March 3: 116.4 scale/ 115.4 trend
March 10: 117.4 scale/ 116.4 trend
March 17: 117.8 scale/ 117.3 trend
March 24: 118.0 scale/ 117.2 trend
March 31: 116.6 scale/ 117.1 trend
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight is right where it needs to be. It is up a little from last month, but that is good since it was on the low end last month and now it is right in the middle of the range.5 -
Name: Harper
Age: 40
Height: 5'1
Total Weight lost: 50
Time it took to lose: one year, four months
How long in maintenance: about 21 months
Maintenance weight range: 117-122
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12months): 121.7
Average weight recorded for February: 122
Week of. . .
March 3: 123
March 10: 122.6
March 17:123.4
March 24: 124.5
March 31: 124.5
Success / Struggles: Still trying to get back in range! I'm exercising a lot more lately, so I am hoping that helps. It really boosts my mood to get in extra steps.7
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