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Name: Lorrraine
Height: 5'4"
Total weight lost: 50 lb.
Time it took to lose: Over years with ups/downs
How long in maintenance: at current weight ~2 years - Was on maintenance for 7 years at 125 lbs.
Maintenance weight range: 115 +/- 2 lbs.
Average weight recorded from 2018: Don't have the recorded number but stayed at goal.
Average weight recorded from 2019: 114.5
Average weight recorded for May:113.5
Average weight recorded for June:114.5
Average weight recorded for July:113.5
Average weight recorded for August:114.5
Average weight recorded for September:114.5
Average weight recorded for Oct:114.5
Average weight recorded for Nov:114.5
Average weight recorded for Dec: 115
Average weight recorded for January: 115
Average weight recorded for February: 115
Average weight recorded for March: 115.5
Average weight recorded for April:116.1
Week of..
May 4 116
May 11 115.5
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
Read some of the struggles/stress above, Ben with his dad, Luciicul with her daughter. Prayers go out for you.
As for me, I have been trying to lose the 2 lbs. gained in the first few weeks of lockdown. Two weeks ago, I finally decided to lower my calorie goal. I had to do a lot of convincing myself to do it but did it and it is working. My "official" weigh-in day is Monday and I am down 1 1/2 lbs. This is the first time in years that I had to make such an effort to lose so I'm pretty proud of myself.
Next week will be the week! 3 -
reversemigration wrote: »Name: Ben
Age: 51
Height: 6'
Total weight lost: ~65 lbs
Time it took to lose: 8 months
How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018
Maintenance weight range: 163-168
Average weight recorded for 2019: 162.8
Average weight recorded for December: 162.6
Average weight recorded for January: 162.2
Average weight recorded for February: 161.4
Average weight recorded for March: 160.4
Average weight recorded for April: 160.7
Week of...
May 3rd: 157.8 (trend 160.4)
May 10th: 157.8 (trend 160)
Successes/Challenges: It was a difficult week. Working at the hospital is still a bit stressful, still isolating myself from my family to protect them, and my dad is in the ICU in another state and I have been unable to visit him due to restrictions. Given his condition and baseline advancing dementia, we will likely be withdrawing life-sustaining care this coming week, and at least at that point I will be able to be with him.
Food-wise, I have been burning through banked calories by stress eating on junk. While my weekly balance is okay, it's not ideal from a health perspective; however, I recognize that upcoming travel and events will continue to make eating well more difficult. I'm still beneath my range and can tolerate gaining a little. I've put in runs nearly every day this week, and (with an appropriate level of skepticism) had a new VO2 max according to my Garmin.
Hang in there, everyone!
Ah Ben, so much for you to worry about and take care of, and with the special sorrow of a faltering parent... thinking of you and wishing you well. Sounds like you have a lot of grit and determination to help see you through all this.
And all the best to all of you! Ever watch Gov Cuomo’s daily updates?? He’s the best, and helps keep me going even though I’m not a New Yorker! OK, I’m an honorary (self-appointed) New Yorker! 🌸🌺😊🌈1 -
Name: Jim
Age:72
Height:5’8”
Total Weight lost:197.8 (SW 376.2)
Time it took to lose: 5 years,
From 1/17/13 to 3/29/18.
On maintenance: Since 3/29/18.
*Maintenance range:179-184
Avg weight recorded 2019 180.
Average weight recorded 2020:
January 180
Feb 179
Mar 179
Apr 178
Weigh In
13 May. 176
Success/struggles of the week
Success: 5/10/20 two year anniversary on Maintenance below GW 184, Joined WW 2013 @376.
Struggle: Limited activity, my Former aqua aerobics classes are closed.7 -
Congratulations @Jimb376mfp! 200 pounds kept off for 2 years is a great accomplishment!3
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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: 108-112.5
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 109.8
Average weight recorded for 2019 (12 months): 111.2
Average weight recorded for January: 111.9
Average weight recorded for February: 111.3
Average weight recorded from March: 110.3
Average weight recorded from April: 109.7
Week of..
May 2: 110.1 (trend 110)
May 9: 109.8 (trend 109.9)
May 16: 111.2 (trend 110.6)
May 23:
May 30:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: A big jump up in my weight this week, though that's likely a combination of TOM as well as eating high-sodium takeout meals for several days. In terms of workouts, I am seeing a bit of progress with pullups/chinups, but not much else, as I'm still lacking in motivation. Though, a little progress in one area still counts as progress.5 -
Hi! My name is Kristen. And I struggle to maintain my weight. I have had great success losing/gaining, but I'm hoping this group helps me be more accountable. I weigh only 1x week on Sundays, so that's when I'll check in. My 2 goals in 2020 are to not let the scale go above 153 and weigh in EVERY Sunday for the WHOLE YEAR. This seems easy to most, but I get lazy and make excuses why I don't need to weigh in and then all of a sudden everything in my closet has shrunk. LOL
Age: 41
Sex: Female
Height: 5'11"
Total weight lost: 20 pounds
Time it took to lose: 2 months
How long in maintenance: 2 months
Starting Weight: 164.8 (September 3rd, 2019)
Goal Weight: 150 (Hit November 8th, 2019)
Maintenance weight range: 147 - 153
Average weight recorded for September: 160.1
Average weight recorded for October: 154.0
Average weight recorded for November: 149.2
Average weight recorded for December: 146.4
Average weight recorded for January: 145.4
Average weight recorded for February: 143.4
Average weight recorded for March:
142.5
Average weight recorded for April: 143.5
Week of...
May 3: 145.5 (Trend Weight 144.8)
May 10: 144.8 (Trend Weight 144.8)
May 17: 145.9 (Trend Weight 145.5)
Successes/Struggles: Up a whole pound from last week, but still under my predicted maintenance weight range. But I'm starting to feel 'fluffy'. May need to ease up a bit this week.
Got a hair cut yesterday, feel much better now! Yet the whole re-opening makes me wonder if the general public will go nuts and we'll all be back to where we were in mid-March again.
Let's see what this week brings! Hope everyone is hanging in there.
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Name: Pam
Age:62
Height:5'5
Total weight lost:200
Time it took to lose: Started 1/2016
How long in maintenance: Started 9.2017
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May 3 131.8
May 10133
May 17 132.45
May 24
May 31
Success/Struggles: Weight down. Beautiful weekend here. Have a great week0 -
Age: 31
Height: 5'8"
Starting Weight: 220+
Total weight lost: 70 pounds
Time it took to lose: 4 months (February - June 2019)
How long in maintenance: 11
months
Maintenance weight range: 145 - 149
Average weight recorded from 2018: NA
Average weight recorded for 2019: 168.3
Average weight recorded from March: 204.04
Average weight recorded from April: 187.42
Average weight recorded from May: 174.18
Average weight recorded from June: 164.21
Average weight recorded from July: 158.2
Average weight recorded for August: 155.54
Average weight recorded for September: 151.2
Average weight recorded for October: 148.3
Average weight recorded for November: 146.8
Average weight recorded for December: 147.9
Average weight recorded for January 146.2
Average weight recorded for February: 145.6
Average weight recorded for March: 147.4
Average weight recorded for April: 144.9
Week of
May 3: 147.1 (Trend Weight 148.0 +1.9lb)
May 10: 144.3 (Trend Weight 145.8 -2.2lb)
May 17: 143.5 (Trend Weight 144.6 -1.2lb)
May 24:
May 31:
Successes: Garmin is finally saying I’m back at baseline! Feeling really good
Struggles: had a scary allergic reaction on my forehead that I’ve never had before. Urgent care wouldn’t see me, so i had to go to the ER. Prednisone and Benadryl and a few days rest (slept for over 13 hours which was kind of nice ) and I’m back in business
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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 2019 (12 months): 144.8
Average weight recorded from December 2019: 145.0
Average weight recorded from January 2020: 143.7
Average weight recorded from February 2020: 144.2
Average weight recorded from March 2020: 145.9
Average weight recorded from April 2020: 148.5
Average weight Week of...
April 27 - May 3 ....... 149.9
May 4 - 10 ....... 149.3
May 11 - 17 ....... 149.1
May 18 - 24 .......
May 25 - 31 .......
Success of the week: I am still outside my ideal maintenance range but still within my absolute maintenance range. My average weight appears to be moderating back down to my ideal range.
Struggle of the week: I'm still on the wrong end of my maintenance range. I still feel good, so maybe I should adjust the goal. I've written this before.2 -
Name: Maddie
Age: 64
Height: 68.5”
Total weight lost: 78.1 lbs
Time it took to lose: 3-1/3 years
How long in maintenance: 12.5 months
Maintenance weight range: “In the 150’s”
Average weight recorded from 2018: 168
Average weight recorded for 2019: 155
Average wt recorded from January: 159.5
Average weight recorded from February: 159
Average weight recorded from March: 158.7
Average weight recorded from April: 157.5
Average weight recorded from May: 157.7 so far
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May 3 157.83 💚
May 10 157.66 💚
May 17 157.66 💚
May 24
May 31
Successes: Maintaining more easily. Not eating out is the key for me. Exercising significantly. Tracking all. Spending less time on all my diet apps now that I’m maintaining more confidently, and developing my other interests, took on part-time job.
Struggles: Sometimes I feel fat, but I’m not. Hopefully, time will help with this.2 -
@mtaratoot No rush. You will know what to do over time!1
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Name: Kathryn
Age: 52
Height: 5'4"
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 2019: 115.2
Average weight recorded for November: 113.6
Average weight recorded from December: 114.2
Average weight recorded from January: 114.2
Average weight recorded from February: 113.6
Average weight recorded from March: 113.3
Average weight recorded from April: 113.7
Week of..
May 3: 113.0 scale/ 113.7 trend
May 10: 112.6 scale/ 113.8 trend
May 17: 112.8 scale/ 113.6 trend
May 24
May 31
Success/Struggles: My weight has stayed pretty steady. I guess I am finally getting the hang of maintenance. I feel like I have a good handle on my eating and my exercise.2 -
Name Lesley
Age: 69
Height: 155 cm (5’ 1”)
Total weight lost: 22.5 kg (approx. 50 lb)
Time it took to lose: 9 months
How long in maintenance: 10 months
Maintenance weight range: 48 – 51 kg (106 – 112 lbs)
Average weight recorded from 2018: max 72.5 kg in July, 56 kg in Dec
Average weight 2019: 49.8 kg – reached goal weight in April, average since then 48.7 kg
Average weight recorded in December 2019: 48.6 kg (107lb)
Average weight recorded for January: 49.8 kg (110 lb)
Average weight recorded for February: 51.2 kg (113 lb)
Average weight recorded for March: 50.6 kg (112 lb)
Average weight recorded for April: 50.1 kg (110.5 lb)
May 4th: 49.5 kg (trend 50 kg)
May 11th: 49.6 kg (trend 49.7)
May 18th: 48.9 kg (trend 49.5 kg)
May 25th:
Successes/struggles: I ordered a home delivery afternoon tea from one of our local pubs for Friday and my mum came round to enjoy it sitting in my garden in the sun. She is 91 with a mild heart condition so she has hardly been out at all for 7 weeks. I’m worried about her mental health so it was good to get together, even if we were “socially distancing”. We will try lunch one day. Several of our local pubs are doing home delivery meals.
So, a faint light at the end of the tunnel?
Another lovely sunny day here, will go for a good long bike ride.
Stay alert! (That’s our PM’s new catchphrase for those readers not in the UK)
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Name: Lorrraine
Height: 5'4"
Total weight lost: 50 lb.
Time it took to lose: Over years with ups/downs
How long in maintenance: at current weight ~2 years - Was on maintenance for 7 years at 125 lbs.
Maintenance weight range: 115 +/- 2 lbs.
Average weight recorded from 2018: Don't have the recorded number but stayed at goal.
Average weight recorded from 2019: 114.5
Average weight recorded for May:113.5
Average weight recorded for June:114.5
Average weight recorded for July:113.5
Average weight recorded for August:114.5
Average weight recorded for September:114.5
Average weight recorded for Oct:114.5
Average weight recorded for Nov:114.5
Average weight recorded for Dec: 115
Average weight recorded for January: 115
Average weight recorded for February: 115
Average weight recorded for March: 115.5
Average weight recorded for April:116.1
Week of..
May 4 116
May 11 115.5
May 18 114.5
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
Love reading the successes and struggles on this thread, it makes me feel not so alone in this.
For me, I am excited that I lost the 2 lbs that I had gained after a few weeks in "stay at home" mode. I am going to go one more week in the lose mode to be sure it is really off. Two lbs. don't sound so bad but it was the trajectory that I was worried about and pleased that I am still able to reverse it.5 -
Hi! My name is Kristen. And I struggle to maintain my weight. I have had great success losing/gaining, but I'm hoping this group helps me be more accountable. I weigh only 1x week on Sundays, so that's when I'll check in. My 2 goals in 2020 are to not let the scale go above 153 and weigh in EVERY Sunday for the WHOLE YEAR. This seems easy to most, but I get lazy and make excuses why I don't need to weigh in and then all of a sudden everything in my closet has shrunk. LOL
Age: 41
Sex: Female
Height: 5'11"
Total weight lost: 20 pounds
Time it took to lose: 2 months
How long in maintenance: 2 months
Starting Weight: 164.8 (September 3rd, 2019)
Goal Weight: 150 (Hit November 8th, 2019)
Maintenance weight range: 147 - 153
Average weight recorded for September: 160.1
Average weight recorded for October: 154.0
Average weight recorded for November: 149.2
Average weight recorded for December: 146.4
Average weight recorded for January: 145.4
Average weight recorded for February: 143.4
Average weight recorded for March:
142.5
Average weight recorded for April: 143.5
Week of...
May 3: 145.5 (Trend Weight: 144.8)
May 10: 144.8 (Trend Weigh: 144.8)
May 17: 145.9 (Trend Weight: 145.5)
May 24: 145.9 (Trend Weight: 145.7)
Successes/Struggles: Weight the same as last week but my trend is increasing ever so slowly over the weeks at home. Weather was gorgeous yesterday, should be today and tomorrow too. Very welcome after 5 days of constant rain and gloom.
Got my summer clothes out and realized I have tons of bottoms and tank tops that fit great from years past (before weight gain). Weight wise I'm happy here, just hope I can get to stay here!
Let's see what this week brings! Hope everyone is hanging in there.2 -
Name: Pam
Age:62
Height:5'5
Total weight lost:200
Time it took to lose: Started 1/2016
How long in maintenance: Started 9.2017
Maintenance weight range:
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May 3 131.8
May 10133
May 17 132.45
May 24 133.6
May 31
Success/Struggles: Weight up this week. Doesn't shock me. I've had a rough week with this shutdown. I live in PA who's Governor keeps changing the goalpost. Now he has ordered we will never be back to our freedoms we must get used to the new normal until they find a vaccine or a cure and if not one is found get used to it as it's the way it's going to be. Sorry for the rant.1 -
Age: 31
Height: 5'8"
Starting Weight: 220+
Total weight lost: 70 pounds
Time it took to lose: 4 months (February - June 2019)
How long in maintenance: 11
months
Maintenance weight range: 145 - 149
Average weight recorded from 2018: NA
Average weight recorded for 2019: 168.3
Average weight recorded from March: 204.04
Average weight recorded from April: 187.42
Average weight recorded from May: 174.18
Average weight recorded from June: 164.21
Average weight recorded from July: 158.2
Average weight recorded for August: 155.54
Average weight recorded for September: 151.2
Average weight recorded for October: 148.3
Average weight recorded for November: 146.8
Average weight recorded for December: 147.9
Average weight recorded for January 146.2
Average weight recorded for February: 145.6
Average weight recorded for March: 147.4
Average weight recorded for April: 144.9
Week of
May 3: 147.1 (Trend Weight 148.0 +1.9lb)
May 10: 144.3 (Trend Weight 145.8 -2.2lb)
May 17: 143.5 (Trend Weight 144.6 -1.2lb)
May 24: 142.8 (Trend Weight 143.8 -.8lb)
May 31:
Successes: Running feels great and i managed to cook salmon all by myself and not die!
Struggles: Still eating under maintenance though I’ve turned off exercise calories (the number constantly changing wasn’t good for me)and I’m continuing to try to up my intake without going sweets crazy. I still feel really strong at this weight so maybe I’ll adjust where my maintenance range is down. I need to get up near 2500 calories a day I believe.
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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 2019 (12 months): 144.8
Average weight recorded from December 2019: 145.0
Average weight recorded from January 2020: 143.7
Average weight recorded from February 2020: 144.2
Average weight recorded from March 2020: 145.9
Average weight recorded from April 2020: 148.5
Average weight Week of...
April 27 - May 3 ....... 149.9
May 4 - 10 ....... 149.3
May 11 - 17 ....... 149.1
May 18 - 24 ....... 148.5
May 25 - 31 .......
Success of the week: I am still outside my ideal maintenance range but still within my absolute maintenance range. My average weight appears to be moderating back down to my ideal range.
Struggle of the week: I'm still on the wrong end of my maintenance range. I still feel good, so maybe I should adjust the goal. I've written this before.
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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: 108-112.5
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 109.8
Average weight recorded for 2019 (12 months): 111.2
Average weight recorded for January: 111.9
Average weight recorded for February: 111.3
Average weight recorded from March: 110.3
Average weight recorded from April: 109.7
Week of..
May 2: 110.1 (trend 110)
May 9: 109.8 (trend 109.9)
May 16: 111.2 (trend 110.6)
May 23: 111.3 (trend 110.9)
May 30:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I'm still trying to figure out the right balance of cooking food v ordering takeout. I've been ending up with a lot of leftovers whenever I order takeout, so I've been cutting back on how much I've been cooking so that I can finish things in a reasonable amount of time without filling my freezer up too much. My weight is still a bit higher in my range than I prefer, likely due to all of the takeout meals, but I'm still within range, so I'm not too worried.1 -
Name: Kathryn
Age: 52
Height: 5'4"
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 2019: 115.2
Average weight recorded for November: 113.6
Average weight recorded from December: 114.2
Average weight recorded from January: 114.2
Average weight recorded from February: 113.6
Average weight recorded from March: 113.3
Average weight recorded from April: 113.7
Week of..
May 3: 113.0 scale/ 113.7 trend
May 10: 112.6 scale/ 113.8 trend
May 17: 112.8 scale/ 113.6 trend
May 24: 115.2 scale/ 114.1 trend
May 31
Success/Struggles: My weight is up this week. I know it is mostly water weight from eating Mexican food on Wednesday plus some higher sodium meals the last couple of days. It shouldn't bother me, but if I am honest it does a little. I've actually been maintaining slightly under my maintenance range since August and my trend is still lower than my range. So I know that even if I have gained some actual weight not just a fluctuation that it's ok and is probably even good. But it is still hard to see the numbers go up and I have just been feeling insecure about my body lately. One minute I think I look great and then I think I look fat and then I think I look too lean. I am mostly happy with how I look but I do have some loose skin that I was really hoping would tighten up by now. So even though I have some visible abs, my stomach doesn't look like I want it to, but I'm over 50 and only my husband ever sees it. Everything else is good though. My runs have been good and I my eating has been good too. I'm glad to have this thread. People who have never lost a significant amount of weight don't always understand how hard it is to maintain it. I do know that I am not going to suddenly gain 80 pounds back, but I also know that I do need to watch what I eat and make sure that I eat enough, but not too much.1
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