November Check-in! 🍁🍂

beulah81
beulah81 Posts: 168 Member
edited November 2020 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support.
2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week.
3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!!

Name
Age:
Height:
Total weight lost:
Time it took to lose:
How long in maintenance:
Maintenance weight range:

Average weight recorded from 2018:
Average weight recorded for 2019:

Average weight recorded from January:
Average weight recorded from February:
Average weight recorded from March:
Average weight recorded from April:
Average weight recorded from May:
Average weight recorded for June:
Average weight recorded for July:
Average weight recorded for August:
Average weight recorded for September:
Average weight recorded for October:
Average weight recorded for November:


Average weight Week of...

November 1.....
November 8…..
November 15.....
November 22.....
November 29.....


Success/Struggles:
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Replies

  • 425Recess
    425Recess Posts: 272 Member
    Name: Lorrraine
    Age: 73
    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 ~3 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 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
    Average weight recorded for May 115.2
    Average weight recorded for June:115.1
    Average weight recorded for July:114.5
    Average weight recorded for August:114.0
    Average weight recorded for September:115.0
    Average weight recorded for October:114.7

    Nov. 2: 115.0

    Successes/Struggles: Easy week. Finally had a chance to go hiking Saturday. It felt to so good to get out into the mountains. I won't hike by myself but because of Covid, it is difficult to get someone to go with. Went with my son in different cars, wore masks, and stayed 6 ft a part. Everyone else on the trail wore masks also. It was great.
  • sostephen
    sostephen Posts: 2 Member
    Age: 27
    Height:5'9''
    Total weight lost: 60lbs
    Time it took to lose: 2 years
    How long in maintenance:
    Maintenance weight range:

    Average weight recorded from 2018:
    Average weight recorded for 2019:

    Average weight recorded from January: 246
    Average weight recorded from February:240
    Average weight recorded from March:238
    Average weight recorded from April:237
    Average weight recorded from May:235
    Average weight recorded for June:228
    Average weight recorded for July:238
    Average weight recorded for August:235
    Average weight recorded for September:233
    Average weight recorded for October:235
    Average weight recorded for November:242


    Average weight Week of...

    November 1.....242
    November 8…..
    November 15.....
    November 22.....
    November 29.....


    Success/Struggles:

    I think I'm really starting to feel the struggles of COVID now. I'm also having a lot of stress from school. It's been a 2 year journey to lose 70lbs total, so having this backslide is a bit discouraging.
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,059 Member
    Name Lesley
    Age: 70
    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: 18 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 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)
    Average weight recorded for May: 49.1 kg (108 lb)
    Average weight recorded for June: 48.4 kg (107 lb)
    Average weight recorded for July: 48.3 kg (106.5 lb)
    Average weight recorded for August: 48.6 kg (107 lb)
    Average weight recorded for September: 49.1 kg (108 lb)
    Average weight recorded for October: 49.1 kg (108 lb)

    Nov 2nd: 49.2 kg (trend 49.1 kg)
    Nov 9th:
    Nov 16th:
    Nov 23rd:
    Nov 30th:

    Successes:
    I’m maintaining weight right where I want it – after a summer with a lot of holidays and other eating out opportunities. I’ve maintained a good level of activity and exercise – cycling, walking, Youtube videos – in spite of not going to the gym since early March.

    Struggles:
    Cycling and walking has been less attractive as the weather has been wet and windy. England is just going back into “lockdown” again so the gym will close again just as I thought swimming would be an option when the weather was too wet for cycling. The government has given us an end date in early December but the reality could well be that the restrictions last well into the New Year.

    Good luck and stay safe.
  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    edited November 2020
    Name: Charlotte
    Age: 56
    Height: 5'11" (180cm)
    Maintenance range: 75kg (+/- 2.5 kg)

    Weight lost: 86kg to 80 kg (January-August 2012); 85 kg to 69 kg (October 2014 - March 2016); 88kg to present weight (May 2020 - now)
    maintained (i.e. was below 77.5 kg, and mostly below 75 kg) from February 2015-July 2017; was then put on a medication and gained 2 kg in a month; went on sabbatical (away from scales; lots of conference meals); hit (peri-)menopause and lost track of things except to note that I was steadily gaining and back to 85/86 kg.
    Lost to 81 kg at Easter 2020 (top of normal bmi for me), but then gained back to 88 kg in April/May (Easter egg binge; lock down closed the pool...).
    Average weight October 2014 - September 2015: 75.72 kg
    Average weight October 2015 - September 2016: 72.33 kg
    Average weight October 2016 - September 2017: 76.82 kg - monthly average at top of maintenance range (77 - 77.5 kg) for the first 10 months, then 79 kg in August and September
    Average weight October 2017 - March 2018: 80.90 kg
    April 2018-April 2020: no data

    Average weight recorded from May 2020: 87.15 kg
    Average weight recorded for June: 85.31 kg
    Average weight recorded for July: 83.12 kg
    Average weight recorded for August: 81.07 kg
    Average weight recorded for September: 79.59 kg
    Average weight recorded for October: 77.81 kg

    Weight / seven day rolling average:
    November 3: 77.5 kg / rolling average 76.79 kg
    November 10
    November 17
    November 23
    November 30

    Average weight recorded for November currently: 77.13 kg

    Still losing, with 2.5 kg to go, but now in my maintenance range. Since I have lost and gained before (see above) I really want to plan for maintenance this time, so thought I would join this thread now. (I hope that is OK.)
    After maintaining for a while at 75 kg, I may adjust my maintenance weight down to 72 kg (+/- 2.5), but I want to wait for a few months before making that decision.
  • Kaitie9399
    Kaitie9399 Posts: 1,348 Member
    Name: Kaitie
    Age: 47
    Height: 5'2"
    Total weight lost: 67
    Time it took to lose: 1 year
    How long in maintenance: 2 months
    Maintenance weight range: 120-125 with a happy 123 as the goal weight

    Average weight recorded for August: 123
    Average weight recorded for September: 123
    Average weight recorded for October: 123

    Average weight Week of:

    November 1: 123
    November 8:
    November 15:
    November 22:
    November 29:


    Success: Halloween didn't derail me even though I ate 2 cupcakes, 3 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, a small Hershey bar, and super salty chicken w/rice soup.

    Struggles: My pouchy belly. I don't know why but I thought being at 123 pounds that I would have a flat belly--but that is far from the truth! I'd like to work on that but I'm not really sure how to go about doing it without exercising on the floor (which is just a no-go in my book) or going to a gym (which not only make me unhappy, I couldn't go back to my gym now even if I wanted to because of Covid.
  • 425Recess
    425Recess Posts: 272 Member
    @Kaitie9399 - I have the same issue and have a bad neck so don't like crunches and sit ups. I found this and have been trying them:
    https://greatist.com/move/abs-workout-best-abs-exercises-you-can-do-standing-up
  • figurethefat
    figurethefat Posts: 1,449 Member
    Age: 63
    Height: 159cm
    Total weight lost: 11kg
    Time it took to lose: Started April 2020
    How long in maintenance: August 2020
    Maintenance weight range: 56-57kg
    Average weight recorded for July: 57.7kg
    Average weight recorded for August: 56.9kg
    Average weight recorded for September: 56.8kg
    Average weight recorded for October: 56.5kg

    Weigh-in day for me is Friday

    Week of:
    November 6 - 56.5kg
    November 13 -
    November 20 -
    November 27 -

    Struggle: Halloween candy.
    Success: Some new yoga postures and inspiration.
  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 612 Member
    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
    Average weight recorded for May: 110.9
    Average weight recorded for June: 112.3
    Average weight recorded for July: 112.7
    Average weight recorded for August: 112.9
    Average weight recorded for September: 112.4
    Average weight recorded for October: 111.7

    Week of..
    November 7: 111.6 (trend 111.7)
    November 14:
    November 21:
    November 28:

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: This has been a pretty good week. Today was a very nice day and I got in a ~7 mile hike in the morning, and I'm at 20k steps now.
  • kristen8000
    kristen8000 Posts: 747 Member
    edited November 2020
    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: 8 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
    Average weight recorded for May: 145.7
    Average weight recorded for June: 146.3
    Average weight recorded for July: 148.3
    Average weight recorded for August: 147.5
    Average weight recorded for September: 147.5
    Average weight recorded for October: 145.3

    Week of...
    October 4th: 144.8 (Trend Weight:145.8)
    October 11th: 144.8 (Trend Weight:145.2)
    October 18th: 145.5 (Trend Weight:145.4)
    October 25th: 145.9 (Trend Weight: 145.7)

    November 1st: Didn't weigh, on vacation
    November 8th: 146.2 (Trend Weight:146.1)

    Successes/Struggles: Well, for going on a 6 day all inclusive vacation and not weighing for 2 weeks, I'll take a 0.3lb gain. Usually it's more like 4lbs. We had fun, but the weather was very rainy, more rain than we've ever seen in that area. I didn't come back with much of a tan 😢. Time to get back to my normal routine!

    Hope everyone has a great week.

  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,162 Member
    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: 113 - 118 lbs

    Average weight recorded from 2018: 118.8
    Average weight recorded from 2019: 115.2

    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
    Average weight recorded from May: 113.8
    Average weight recorded from June: 113.7
    Average weight recorded from July: 113.6
    Average weight recorded from August: 112.8
    Average weight recorded from September: 113.3
    Average weight recorded from October:113.4


    Week of:
    November 1: 112.2 scale/113.3 trend
    November 8: 113.4 scale/113.7 trend
    November 15:
    November 22:
    November 29:

    Success/Struggles: I missed this thread last week, but I found it today. Thanks for setting it up @beulah81!
    Last week my Sunday weight was low, but the rest of the days it was up and the trend is good so I'm not worried.  It was back to 113 this weekend which is about where I want it.  I've started a new job and it is a larger office with more people.  I was s little worried that there would be food temptations but so far it has been ok. There were donuts one day but I was able to work one in and one day a lady brought pumpkin bars. They were actually more tempting than the donuts but she also left copies of the recipe in the break room so I was able to figure out the calorie count. They were only 185 cals so I am thinking about making some over the holidays when the kids are here and I can share them.  Logging my food really helps me to know what I have room for and what I don't and I can see where I need to adjust if I want something I wasn't planning on.

    Yesterday I finally ran my Half Marathon that got postponed from the spring.  It went really well. I was a little disappointed because 4 of us missed a turn and ended up running 13.5 miles. But even so I had a PR, was first overall female masters and 2 female overall.  I was really proud of it. I'm planning to take this week as a recovery week so I may end up with more calories in than out this week,  but I am on the low end of my range so as long as I don't go crazy it will be ok.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,244 Member
    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 recorded from May 2020: 149.2
    Average weight recorded from June 2020: 147.3
    Average weight recorded from July 2020: 146.2
    Average weight recorded from August 2020: 145.1
    Average weight recorded from September 2020: 144.0
    Average weight recorded from October 2020: 148.7

    Average weight Week of...
    October 25 - Nov 1 ........... 150.5
    November 2 - 8 ................. 149.5
    November 9 - 15 .................
    November 16 - 22 ................
    November 23 - 29 ................
    November 30 - Dec 6 ................


    Success of the week: I think I finally hit the high weight on my journey through October and am slowly getting back to the middle of my range or maybe lower. Even more a success - I think if I have to raise my maintenance range just a bit, I probably will be ok with that.

    Struggle of the week: I think we've all been under a lot of stress. I know I have.

  • Kaitie9399
    Kaitie9399 Posts: 1,348 Member
    Thanks @425Recess!
  • Kaitie9399
    Kaitie9399 Posts: 1,348 Member
    Name: Kaitie
    Age: 47
    Height: 5'2"
    Total weight lost: 67
    Time it took to lose: 1 year
    How long in maintenance: 2 months
    Maintenance weight range: 120-125 with a happy 123 as the goal weight

    Average weight recorded for August: 123
    Average weight recorded for September: 123
    Average weight recorded for October: 123

    Average weight Week of:

    November 1: 123
    November 8: 122.4
    November 15:
    November 22:
    November 29:

    Success for this week: Keeping myself recording my calories and plugging along with my health goals

    Struggles for this week: Eating out SO much this week. We're working on the house to it's easy to just go grab Chick-fil-a (3 times this week!!) or Taco Bell because we were just to tired to cook--but at least the scale stayed put and I really do watch house many calories I'm eating.

    Good luck next week everyone!
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Name Maddie
    Height: 174 cm
    Total weight lost: 74.1
    Time it took to lose: 2-3/4 years
    How long in maintenance: 2 years 1 month
    Maintenance weight range: In the 150’s
    Average weight recorded from 2018: 168.4
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 155.1
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 157.34

    Average weight recorded from Jan; 159.4
    Average weight recorded from Feb:159
    Average weight recorded from Mar: 158.7
    Average weight recorded from April:157.5
    Average weight recorded from May:157.6
    Average weight recorded for June: 157.4
    Average weight recorded for July: 157.8
    Average weight recorded for Aug: 157.1
    Average weight recorded for Sep155.8
    Average weight recorded for Oct 154.3
    Average wt recorded for Nov (so far) 153.9
    Average weight recorded for Dec


    Week ending:
    Nov 1. Avg: 153.53 Trend: 153.8
    Nov 8. Avg: 153.85 Trend: 154.0
    Nov 15 Avg: Trend:
    Nov 22 Avg: Trend:
    Nov 29 Avg: Trend:

    Struggle: rare hunger cropped up this week: daylight savings time threw me off, the election, and much cooler temps.

    Success: A week later (today) I’m back to normal. Fatigue definitely impacts my hunger signals. Relieved.

    I hope you have a wonderful week!
    Maddie 🍃🍂🌿🍁
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    mtaratoot wrote: »
    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 recorded from May 2020: 149.2
    Average weight recorded from June 2020: 147.3
    Average weight recorded from July 2020: 146.2
    Average weight recorded from August 2020: 145.1
    Average weight recorded from September 2020: 144.0
    Average weight recorded from October 2020: 148.7

    Average weight Week of...
    October 25 - Nov 1 ........... 150.5
    November 2 - 8 ................. 149.5
    November 9 - 15 .................
    November 16 - 22 ................
    November 23 - 29 ................
    November 30 - Dec 6 ................


    Success of the week: I think I finally hit the high weight on my journey through October and am slowly getting back to the middle of my range or maybe lower. Even more a success - I think if I have to raise my maintenance range just a bit, I probably will be ok with that.

    Struggle of the week: I think we've all been under a lot of stress. I know I have.

    Terrific!!
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,059 Member
    Name Lesley
    Age: 70
    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: 18 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 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)
    Average weight recorded for May: 49.1 kg (108 lb)
    Average weight recorded for June: 48.4 kg (107 lb)
    Average weight recorded for July: 48.3 kg (106.5 lb)
    Average weight recorded for August: 48.6 kg (107 lb)
    Average weight recorded for September: 49.1 kg (108 lb)
    Average weight recorded for October: 49.1 kg (108 lb)

    Nov 2nd: 49.2 kg (trend 49.1 kg)
    Nov 9th: 48.9 kg (trend 49.1 kg)
    Nov 16th:
    Nov 23rd:
    Nov 30th:

    Successes/Struggles:
    Now that we are in lockdown again there will be no eating out, not even a coffee and cake. I’m in a “bubble” with my mum but apart from that I’m not supposed to meet anyone indoors, and it’s too cold to meet outdoors for long. Sitting with a takeaway coffee on a park bench doesn’t appeal.
    I’m focusing on getting outdoors for exercise, cycling and walking – and gardening.

    Hang on in there, stay safe.
  • 425Recess
    425Recess Posts: 272 Member
    Name: Lorrraine
    Age: 73
    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 ~3 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 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
    Average weight recorded for May 115.2
    Average weight recorded for June:115.1
    Average weight recorded for July:114.5
    Average weight recorded for August:114.0
    Average weight recorded for September:115.0
    Average weight recorded for October:114.7

    Nov. 2: 115.0
    Nov. 9: 115.0

    Successes/Struggles: Forgot to log 2 days last week. That is both a success and struggle. Success: I didn't gain or lose. Struggle: Forgetting to log in the past meant losing my focus. It would be a couple days and then more and more missed days and before long I would be gaining again. This is just a hint to beware.
  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    edited November 2020
    Name: Charlotte
    Age: 56
    Height: 5'11" (180cm)
    Maintenance range: 75kg (+/- 2.5 kg)

    Weight lost: 86kg to 80 kg (January-August 2012); 85 kg to 69 kg (October 2014 - March 2016); 88kg to present weight (May 2020 - now)
    maintained (i.e. was below 77.5 kg, and mostly below 75 kg) from February 2015-July 2017; was then put on a medication and gained 2 kg in a month; went on sabbatical (away from scales; lots of conference meals); hit (peri-)menopause and lost track of things except to note that I was steadily gaining and back to 85/86 kg.
    Lost to 81 kg at Easter 2020 (top of normal bmi for me), but then gained back to 88 kg in April/May (Easter egg binge; lock down closed the pool...).
    Average weight October 2014 - September 2015: 75.72 kg
    Average weight October 2015 - September 2016: 72.33 kg
    Average weight October 2016 - September 2017: 76.82 kg - monthly average at top of maintenance range (77 - 77.5 kg) for the first 10 months, then 79 kg in August and September
    Average weight October 2017 - March 2018: 80.90 kg
    April 2018-April 2020: no data

    Average weight recorded from May 2020: 87.15 kg
    Average weight recorded for June: 85.31 kg
    Average weight recorded for July: 83.12 kg
    Average weight recorded for August: 81.07 kg
    Average weight recorded for September: 79.59 kg
    Average weight recorded for October: 77.81 kg

    Weight / seven day rolling average:
    November 3: 77.5 kg / rolling average 76.79 kg
    November 10: 77.7kg / rolling average 77.31 kg
    November 17
    November 23
    November 30

    Average weight recorded for November currently: 77.26 kg

    Still losing, with 2.5 kg to go, but now in my maintenance range. Since I have lost and gained before (see above) I really want to plan for maintenance this time, so thought I would join this thread now. (I hope that is OK.)
    After maintaining for a while at 75 kg, I may adjust my maintenance weight down to 72 kg (+/- 2.5), but I want to wait for a few months before making that decision.

    Comment on this week:
    Today's weight is above my maintenance range, and I am not sure what is going on. Last week I was comfortably below 77 kg (weighing after exercise), but this week I have been a bit above). I am still eating at a deficit which is meant to have me losing 1 kg per month, though for the past two months I have actually lost ca. 1.5 kg per month. I ate bove this two weekends ago: is this a delayed response by my body? It is also possible that my body is adjusting to my upping my rowing for a November challenge. Over the weekend I rowed 13km and walked 9km, which was quite a lot, though my practice is to eat back my exercise calories. Tuesday is my rest day and the day I weigh without exercising. I might be down again tomorrow after my rest day. We'll see...

    On the plus side, my averages are still in my maintenance range, albeit towards the top.
  • figurethefat
    figurethefat Posts: 1,449 Member
    Age: 63
    Height: 159cm
    Total weight lost: 11kg
    Time it took to lose: Started April 2020
    How long in maintenance: August 2020
    Maintenance weight range: 56-57kg
    Average weight recorded for July: 57.7kg
    Average weight recorded for August: 56.9kg
    Average weight recorded for September: 56.8kg
    Average weight recorded for October: 56.5kg

    Weigh-in day for me is Friday

    Week of:
    November 6 - 56.5kg
    November 13 - 56.4kg
    November 20 -
    November 27 -

    Struggle: The usual meltdown in the afternoon and evening - I need to be more focused on meal planning at this time.
    Success: Walking more! Increased nearly daily yoga workout by 4 minutes :-)
  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 612 Member
    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
    Average weight recorded for May: 110.9
    Average weight recorded for June: 112.3
    Average weight recorded for July: 112.7
    Average weight recorded for August: 112.9
    Average weight recorded for September: 112.4
    Average weight recorded for October: 111.7

    Week of..
    November 7: 111.6 (trend 111.7)
    November 14: 111.2 (trend 111.4)
    November 21:
    November 28:

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight is still trending a bit downwards, which is good, as I'm still aiming to get more towards the middle of my range (110-110.5ish). The small changes I've made since a couple of months ago to my steps goal and calorie estimating for restaurant meals seem to still be working. Based on Trendweight, I'm almost back down to where I was at the end of May/beginning of June, which was right before my weight kept increasing, and it's actually right around where I was in November/December 2019 before the holidays and before all of the pandemic fluctuations.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Name: Orphia
    Age: 53
    Height: 176 cm
    Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg
    Total Weight lost: 35 kg
    Time it took to lose: 12 months
    How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19.
    Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and down in there numerous times in my life, apart from going way over 2010-2015).

    I’d like to lose a bit to get back to 70 kg, but I’m still happy at around 75 kg.

    I’m experimenting with seeing how my satiety levels are in relation to the types of foods I eat. Trying to eat more whole foods, which I’ve been getting pretty good at, and less sugar, and it’s going quite well.

    Weekly averages checking day for me is Sunday.

    Current moving average: 75.5 kg
    Today’s weigh-in: 75.9 kg
    Average weight recorded from 2015 (12 months): 85 kg
    Average weight recorded from 2016 (12 months): 64 kg
    Average weight recorded from 2017 (12 months): 64 kg
    Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 65 kg
    Average weight recorded from 2019 (12 months): 65 kg

    Average weight recorded from December 2019: 65 kg
    Average weight recorded from January 2020: 65 kg
    Average weight recorded from February 2020: 65 kg
    Average weight recorded from March 2020: 65 kg Traumatic life events
    Average weight recorded from April 2020: 69 kg
    Average weight recorded from May 2020: 76 kg
    Average weight recorded from June 2020: 75 kg
    Average weight recorded from July 2020: 75 kg
    Average weight recorded from August 2020: 75.8 kg
    Average weight recorded from September 2020: 75.7 kg
    Average weight recorded from October 2020: 75.2 kg


    Average weight Week of...

    Oct 26 – 1 Nov……… 75.7 kg
    2 Nov to 8 Nov……….. 76.1 kg
    9 Nov to 15 Nov……… 75.4 kg
    16 Nov to 21 Nov…….
    23 Nov to 29 Nov…….
    30 Nov

    I’d like to lose a bit to get back to 70 kg, but I’m still happy at around 75 kg.

    I’m experimenting with seeing how my satiety levels are in relation to the types of foods I eat. Trying to eat more whole foods, which I’ve been getting pretty good at, and less sugar, and it’s going quite well.


    Success/struggles of the week: A good weekend last weekend, and the week felt happier because of it. Weight is fine, too.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    charmmeth wrote: »
    Name: Charlotte
    Age: 56
    Height: 5'11" (180cm)
    Maintenance range: 75kg (+/- 2.5 kg)

    Weight lost: 86kg to 80 kg (January-August 2012); 85 kg to 69 kg (October 2014 - March 2016); 88kg to present weight (May 2020 - now)
    maintained (i.e. was below 77.5 kg, and mostly below 75 kg) from February 2015-July 2017; was then put on a medication and gained 2 kg in a month; went on sabbatical (away from scales; lots of conference meals); hit (peri-)menopause and lost track of things except to note that I was steadily gaining and back to 85/86 kg.
    Lost to 81 kg at Easter 2020 (top of normal bmi for me), but then gained back to 88 kg in April/May (Easter egg binge; lock down closed the pool...).
    Average weight October 2014 - September 2015: 75.72 kg
    Average weight October 2015 - September 2016: 72.33 kg
    Average weight October 2016 - September 2017: 76.82 kg - monthly average at top of maintenance range (77 - 77.5 kg) for the first 10 months, then 79 kg in August and September
    Average weight October 2017 - March 2018: 80.90 kg
    April 2018-April 2020: no data

    Average weight recorded from May 2020: 87.15 kg
    Average weight recorded for June: 85.31 kg
    Average weight recorded for July: 83.12 kg
    Average weight recorded for August: 81.07 kg
    Average weight recorded for September: 79.59 kg
    Average weight recorded for October: 77.81 kg

    Weight / seven day rolling average:
    November 3: 77.5 kg / rolling average 76.79 kg
    November 10: 77.7kg / rolling average 77.31 kg
    November 17
    November 23
    November 30

    Average weight recorded for November currently: 77.26 kg

    Still losing, with 2.5 kg to go, but now in my maintenance range. Since I have lost and gained before (see above) I really want to plan for maintenance this time, so thought I would join this thread now. (I hope that is OK.)
    After maintaining for a while at 75 kg, I may adjust my maintenance weight down to 72 kg (+/- 2.5), but I want to wait for a few months before making that decision.

    Comment on this week:
    Today's weight is above my maintenance range, and I am not sure what is going on. Last week I was comfortably below 77 kg (weighing after exercise), but this week I have been a bit above). I am still eating at a deficit which is meant to have me losing 1 kg per month, though for the past two months I have actually lost ca. 1.5 kg per month. I ate bove this two weekends ago: is this a delayed response by my body? It is also possible that my body is adjusting to my upping my rowing for a November challenge. Over the weekend I rowed 13km and walked 9km, which was quite a lot, though my practice is to eat back my exercise calories. Tuesday is my rest day and the day I weigh without exercising. I might be down again tomorrow after my rest day. We'll see...

    On the plus side, my averages are still in my maintenance range, albeit towards the top.

    Welcome, charmmeth! Nice to see yet another experienced weight-maintainer/monitor here. Good write-up!

    My guesses are that your weight could be up because of hormones; or due to eating more carbs some days; or due to losing/regaining glycogen stores after/before exercising.
  • kristen8000
    kristen8000 Posts: 747 Member
    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: 1 year!
    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
    Average weight recorded for May: 145.7
    Average weight recorded for June: 146.3
    Average weight recorded for July: 148.3
    Average weight recorded for August: 147.5
    Average weight recorded for September: 147.5
    Average weight recorded for October: 145.3

    Week of...
    November 1st: Didn't weigh, on vacation
    November 8th: 146.2 (Trend Weight:146.1)
    November 15th: 146.6 (Trend Weight: 146.4)

    Successes/Struggles: My company announced this week that we will continue to work at home until Summer of 2021. We haven't been in the office or seen anyone in person since March 13th. I enjoy working at home, but being a person who has worked in an office setting for 20 years, it's strange!

    The state of our federal government is starting to give me anxiety. With Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths rising I know we are heading for lockdowns again, but hope they have enough sense to inforce them only in areas that need it. Things were feeling a lot more back to normal and I fear we are heading backwards.

    I hope the rest of you are doing well, safe and healthy.

    Hope everyone has a great week.
  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    edited November 2020
    Orphia wrote: »
    Welcome, charmmeth! Nice to see yet another experienced weight-maintainer/monitor here. Good write-up!

    My guesses are that your weight could be up because of hormones; or due to eating more carbs some days; or due to losing/regaining glycogen stores after/before exercising.

    I have been wondering about hormones too. I don't have a monthly cycle any more but I do seem to be having a fairly regular bump up in my weight at the beginning of the month. But the shifts due to changes in exercise also seem likely. My average for the month is currently down about 0.8 kg from last month, so I'm still losing. I'll wait for a bit longer and see what happens.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,244 Member
    edited November 2020
    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 recorded from May 2020: 149.2
    Average weight recorded from June 2020: 147.3
    Average weight recorded from July 2020: 146.2
    Average weight recorded from August 2020: 145.1
    Average weight recorded from September 2020: 144.0
    Average weight recorded from October 2020: 148.7

    Average weight Week of...
    October 25 - Nov 1 ........... 150.5
    November 2 - 8 ................. 149.5
    November 9 - 15 ................ 151.0
    November 16 - 22 ................
    November 23 - 29 ................
    November 30 - Dec 6 ................


    Success of the week: I got my gutters clean before the big rains came.

    Struggle of the week: I am bouncing up out of my maintenance range. I am thinking maybe I need to change my goals as I seem to bounce back up a bit when I get near the bottom of my range.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Name Maddie
    Height: 174 cm
    Total weight lost: 74.1
    Time it took to lose: 2-3/4 years
    How long in maintenance: 2 years 1 month
    Maintenance weight range: In the 150’s
    Average weight recorded from 2018: 168.4
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 155.1
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 157.27

    Average weight recorded from Jan; 159.4
    Average weight recorded from Feb:159
    Average weight recorded from Mar: 158.7
    Average weight recorded from April:157.5
    Average weight recorded from May:157.6
    Average weight recorded for June: 157.4
    Average weight recorded for July: 157.8
    Average weight recorded for Aug: 157.1
    Average weight recorded for Sep155.8
    Average weight recorded for Oct 154.3
    Average wt recorded for Nov (so far) 154.06
    Average weight recorded for Dec


    Week ending:
    Nov 1. Avg: 153.5. Trend: 153.8
    Nov 8. Avg: 153.85 Trend: 154.0
    Nov 15 Avg: 154.2 Trend: 154.5
    Nov 22 Avg: Trend:
    Nov 29 Avg: Trend:

    Struggle: having trouble getting my food in the easy rhythm of before. Calories eaten about the same, exercise about the same.

    Success: I’m not giving up. Working to trim some calories here or there, & taking some longer walks. Still thrilled to be in 154’s!!

    I hope you have a great week!
    Maddie 🎉❤️💪🏻
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,162 Member
    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: 113 - 118 lbs

    Average weight recorded from 2018: 118.8
    Average weight recorded from 2019: 115.2

    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
    Average weight recorded from May: 113.8
    Average weight recorded from June: 113.7
    Average weight recorded from July: 113.6
    Average weight recorded from August: 112.8
    Average weight recorded from September: 113.3
    Average weight recorded from October:113.4


    Week of:
    November 1: 112.2 scale/113.3 trend
    November 8: 113.4 scale/113.7 trend
    November 15: 112.6 scale/ 114.0 trend.
    November 22:
    November 29:

    Success/Struggles: My weight jumped up to 115.6 on Monday and stayed in that range all week. I know it was water weight. I was pretty sore after my half marathon last weekend.  My trend even moved up to the 114 range. Today I had a big drop down to 112.6. I think I was a little dehydrated.  But I fully expect my weight to settle back in the 113 range. So I guess my success is not letting the fluctuations get to me.
  • 425Recess
    425Recess Posts: 272 Member
    Name: Lorrraine
    Age: 73
    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 ~3 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 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
    Average weight recorded for May 115.2
    Average weight recorded for June:115.1
    Average weight recorded for July:114.5
    Average weight recorded for August:114.0
    Average weight recorded for September:115.0
    Average weight recorded for October:114.7

    Nov. 2: 115.0
    Nov. 9: 115.0
    Nov. 16: 115.5

    Struggles: I usually log every day and weight myself once a day with Monday's the "official" weigh-in. This week I found my focus slipping, missed a few days, and weight is over goal by a bit. I know it isn't panic mode time but it is a symptom. This seem obsessive to some but it is important to me to keep my weight in a healthy range and eat correctly. It is what works. I have a friend that we check in weekly and I check in here. It makes a difference between a lb or two and 20 lbs or more. So this is a success as well as a struggle.

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