February Check-in!

425Recess
425Recess Posts: 272 Member
edited February 2021 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!!

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Average weight Week of...

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Success/Struggles:
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  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    Name: Charlotte
    Age: 56 (for another couple of weeks...)
    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 within maintenance range (74.82 - 77.86 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 22 May - 31 December 2020: 80.83 kg

    Average weight recorded for May 2020 (22.-31.5.2020): 87.15 kg
    Average weight recorded for June 2020: 85.31 kg
    Average weight recorded for July 2020: 83.12 kg
    Average weight recorded for August 2020: 81.07 kg
    Average weight recorded for September 2020: 79.59 kg
    Average weight recorded for October 2020: 77.81 kg
    Average weight recorded for November 2020: 76.67 kg
    Average weight recorded for December 2020: 75.93 kg
    Average weight recorded for January 2021: 76.06 kg

    Weight / seven day rolling average:
    2 February: 76.1 kg (168 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.47 kg
    9 February:
    16 February:
    23 February:

    Average weight recorded for February 2021 currently: 76.30 kg

    I have been in my maintenance range since late October, and hit my goal weight of 75kg just after Christmas, but that was a dip that I haven't yet got back to. I plan to maintain for a while at 75 kg, and then perhaps adjust my maintenance weight down to 72 kg (+/- 2.5 kg). Ideally I would like my rolling averages to be coming out as 75 kg +/- 0.5 kg, and I am still about 1kg off this at the moment.

    Successes/struggles: Exercised most days this week, which was good. My weight was very steady this week, but around 76.5 kg which is 1.5 kg above where I'd like to be. I have not been tracking since Christmas. I'll start again on Ash Wednesday (17 February) and go through to Easter with no chocolate or alcohol, and aiming my calorie intake at a 1lb per week deficit. That should mean that I am back below 75kg by Easter.
    The good news is that I am maintaining, just at 76 kg rather than 75 kg. However, this is well within my normal bmi range.

  • figurethefat
    figurethefat Posts: 1,448 Member
    edited February 2021
    Age: 64
    Height: 159cm
    Total weight lost: 13kg
    Time it took to lose: Started April 2020
    How long in maintenance: August 2020
    Maintenance weight range: 54-55kg
    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
    Average weight recorded for November: 56.7kg
    Average weight recorded for December: 56.9kg
    Average weight recorded for January 2021: 55.8kg

    Weigh-in day for me is Friday

    Week of:
    February 5 - 55.2kg
    February 12 -
    February 19 -
    February 26 -

    Struggle/Success: I had to pull back on my steps in order to get a yoga session in but it's worked out well - steps aren't everything. Eating has settled down. Not quite in the 54-55kg range yet, but I'm hopeful it will come naturally in the next month or so.
  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    edited February 2021
    Name: Charlotte
    Age: 56 (for another week...)
    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 within maintenance range (74.82 - 77.86 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 22 May - 31 December 2020: 80.83 kg

    Average weight recorded for May 2020 (22.-31.5.2020): 87.15 kg
    Average weight recorded for June 2020: 85.31 kg
    Average weight recorded for July 2020: 83.12 kg
    Average weight recorded for August 2020: 81.07 kg
    Average weight recorded for September 2020: 79.59 kg
    Average weight recorded for October 2020: 77.81 kg
    Average weight recorded for November 2020: 76.67 kg
    Average weight recorded for December 2020: 75.93 kg
    Average weight recorded for January 2021: 76.06 kg

    Weight / seven day rolling average:
    2 February: 76.1 kg (168 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.47 kg
    9 February: 77.5 kg (170 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.90 kg
    16 February:
    23 February:

    Average weight recorded for February 2021 currently: 76.85 kg

    I have been in my maintenance range since late October, and hit my goal weight of 75kg just after Christmas, but that was a dip that I haven't yet got back to. Today I was right at the top of my maintenance range. I plan to maintain for a while at 75 kg, and then perhaps adjust my maintenance weight down to 72 kg (+/- 2.5 kg). Ideally I would like my rolling averages to be coming out as 75 kg +/- 0.5 kg, and I am still about 1kg off this at the moment.

    Successes/struggles: Exercised most days this past week, which was good. However, like others who have posted above, my weight is going up steadily. I have not been tracking since Christmas and I have definitely been eating too much including steadily finishing up Christmas chocolate. Mainly I think I need to think about lunches as I have been eating a fairly substantial lunch as well as a substantial dinner. On the search for filling low-calorie lunches suitable for snowy weather. I'll start again on Ash Wednesday (17 February) and go through to Easter with no chocolate or alcohol, and aiming my calorie intake at a 1lb per week deficit. That should mean that I am back below 75kg by Easter.
    The plus is that this is well within my normal bmi range.
  • speyerj
    speyerj Posts: 1,369 Member
    @charmmeth - I'm someone who finds high protein meals keep me full longer. If that is the case for you, I have been eating Rotisserie Chicken Breast wrap sandwiches lately. Only about 300 calories with 41 grams of protein. Costco sells rotisserie chicken breast already pulled from the bird, which is really convenient. I use low carb tortilla wraps (both Mission and Don Pancho make them and they are really good. I add a tablespoon of low calorie dressing and some lettuce It's fast, tasty, convenient and filling. I'll do some variation of a wrap sandwich most weekdays subbing ham or turkey for the protein and switching up the dressing. Not super exciting, but it helps me hit my macro and calorie goals.
  • speyerj
    speyerj Posts: 1,369 Member
    Name: Jane
    Age: 55
    Height: 5'9''
    Total weight lost: ~125
    Time it took to lose: 16 months
    How long in maintenance: 6 months
    Maintenance weight range: 160 -166

    Average weight recorded for 2019: 247
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 181

    Average weight recorded for October 2020: 164.3
    Average weight recorded for November 2020: 165.3
    Average weight recorded for December 2020:163.8

    Average weight recorded from January: 163.9
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    Average weight Week ending...

    Feb 6: 164.6
    Feb 13: 164.9
    Feb 20:
    Feb 26:

    Success/Struggles: After hitting 167.1 on the scale on Monday, I decided it was time to get down to brass tacks and got religious about logging again. It worked. Took a few days but by Friday I was at 162,2 and today, 161.6. So managed to eek out a weekly weight just under 165. But I've still be indulging myself in dessert (which is the best thing, IMO, about maintenance).

    We got hit with a ton of snow (well, for us - we aren't used to it here) so while we are snowed in, I've been procrastibaking like crazy. But I've also been freezing leftovers, giving them away, and making a plan for the indulgence at the start of the day. My strategy: log dessert first - then figure out what you can eat around it to make it work.
  • 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 for 2018: 109.8
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 111.2
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 111.6

    Average weight recorded for June 2020: 112.3
    Average weight recorded for July 2020: 112.7
    Average weight recorded for August 2020: 112.9
    Average weight recorded for September 2020: 112.4
    Average weight recorded for October 2020: 111.7
    Average weight recorded for November 2020: 111.5
    Average weight recorded for December 2020: 112.1

    Average weight recorded for January: 111.6

    Week of..
    Feb 6: 110.9 (trending weight 111.2)
    Feb 13: 111.9 (trending weight 111.6)
    Feb 20:
    Feb 26:

    Successes/struggles of the week: Weight is a bit up again this week, but that was TOM water weight and a high-sodium/carb sushi dinner thrown in there. I had a planned hike today which didn't happen due to rainy/icy weather, so I'm a bit behind in my steps.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    edited February 2021
    Name: Maddie
    Height: 174 cm
    Total weight lost: ~75
    Time it took to lose: 2 -2/3 years
    How long in maintenance: 2yr 5.5mo
    Maintenance weight range: 153-155

    Average weight recorded for 2016: 228.3
    Average weight recorded for 2017: 197
    Average weight recorded for 2018: 172
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 155
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 156.8
    Avg wt recorded for 2021 (so far) : 155.25

    Avg 2021 wt recorded for Jan: 154.95
    Avg 2021 wt recorded for Feb (so far): 155.9


    Average weight Week of...
    February 3……155.74. Actual 156.2 Trend: 155.8
    February 10……156.31 Actual 156.6 Trend: 156.1
    [Dieted Feb 9 through Feb 14]
    February 14....... 155.71 Actual 154.9 Trend: 155.4 YAY❤️
    February 21
    February 28

    Successes:
    Really, deeply figured out what triggered the change the past couple of months... (one issue was masking the real deeper issue) & decided my wt creeping up each week would not solve the problem OR make me feel better.
    Realized wt had been creeping up for awhile, but now was 0.4 per well & heading up.
    Clean eating & exercise since Feb 9. Broke back into the 154’s today!!

    Struggles:
    “Realized the confusion & I don’t know why this is happening” was part of the illness of obesity. Took a deep look. Calories were up.

    Insights
    Now I know when I’m feeling confused to look at all my calorie data with fresh eyes & ask myself what feeling do I mot want to feel.


    Take Care, & Happy Valentine’s Day❣️
    Maddie

  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,058 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: 21 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 for 2020 49.3 kg (109 lb)

    Average weight recorded for November: 48.6 kg (107 lb)
    Average weight recorded for December: 48.5 kg (107 lb)
    Average weight recorded for January: 47.9 kg (106 lb)

    Feb 1st: 47.7 kg (trend 48 kg)
    Feb 8th: 47.3 kg (trend 47.9 kg)
    Feb 15th: 47.6 kg (trend 47.9 kg)
    Feb 22nd:

    Successes/struggles:

    Nothing interesting to report. Yesterday had a nice 3 course lunch with my boyfriend and later called in to see my mum – her 92nd birthday – for a zoom with my daughter, son, and all four children.
    Still struggling to raise my weight up over 48 kg, but it’s not a serious problem - I'm sure that once we can get out and about a bit more it will soon correct itself.
  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    @speyerj That's really helpful, thank you. I am in Germany at present so can't shop where you do and don't have the same products available so will need to do a bit of translating, but I have been thinking too that I probably need to go higher protein for my lunch. My challenge is that if I cut back on carbs I don't feel full and lose energy even with high protein, so it's a balancing act. I think I'll try tuna and peas with a dollop of yoghurt and a little rice and see how that works.

  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    Name: Charlotte
    Age: 57 (since yesterday... how did I get to be this age?!
    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 within maintenance range (74.82 - 77.86 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 22 May - 31 December 2020: 80.83 kg

    Average weight recorded for May 2020 (22.-31.5.2020): 87.15 kg
    Average weight recorded for June 2020: 85.31 kg
    Average weight recorded for July 2020: 83.12 kg
    Average weight recorded for August 2020: 81.07 kg
    Average weight recorded for September 2020: 79.59 kg
    Average weight recorded for October 2020: 77.81 kg
    Average weight recorded for November 2020: 76.67 kg
    Average weight recorded for December 2020: 75.93 kg
    Average weight recorded for January 2021: 76.06 kg

    Weight / seven day rolling average:
    2 February: 76.1 kg (168 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.47 kg
    9 February: 77.5 kg (170 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.90 kg
    16 February: 77.5 kg (170 lb) / rolling 7-day average 77.14 kg
    23 February:

    Average weight recorded for February 2021 currently: 77.05 kg

    I have been in my maintenance range since late October, and hit my goal weight of 75kg just after Christmas, but that was a dip that I haven't yet got back to. The last five days have been steady at 77.1 which is towards the top of my maintenance range. Ideally I would like my rolling averages to be coming out as 75 kg +/- 0.5 kg, and I am currently 2kg off this.

    Successes/struggles: Exercised most days this past week, which was good, mostly Bodyfit by Amy (I have joined her Bodyfit Athletics club) but also a ballet class and a lovely winter walk in Sunday afternoon (crisp, snowy and clear!). I consciously ate less at lunch this past week and that has at least kept my weight stable. As of tomorrow (Ash Wednesday) I shall be giving up chocolate and alcohol until Easter and also plan to track food again. I would hope to be back at or even below 75kg by Easter. I have to keep reminding myself that even at this weight I am down at least 11 kg since last May (22lbs), and am comfortably within my normal bmi range.

  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    425Recess wrote: »
    This is point that I really need to knuckle down and follow the plan or the weight will come right back on.

    Yes, exactly that! Good luck!

  • figurethefat
    figurethefat Posts: 1,448 Member
    Age: 64
    Height: 159cm
    Total weight lost: 13kg
    Time it took to lose: Started April 2020
    How long in maintenance: August 2020
    Maintenance weight range: 54-55kg
    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
    Average weight recorded for November: 56.7kg
    Average weight recorded for December: 56.9kg
    Average weight recorded for January 2021: 55.8kg

    Weigh-in day for me is Friday

    Week of:
    February 5 - 55.2kg
    February 12 - DNW
    February 19 -
    February 26 -

    Struggle/Success: I was away on an extended hike and while eating was excellent with heaps of walking over the 4 days I was away, after that it was a bit of a celebration with heaps of eating and drinking. Home today and will weigh in on Friday regardless of what the scale shows!
  • figurethefat
    figurethefat Posts: 1,448 Member
    Age: 64
    Height: 159cm
    Total weight lost: 13kg
    Time it took to lose: Started April 2020
    How long in maintenance: August 2020
    Maintenance weight range: 54-55kg
    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
    Average weight recorded for November: 56.7kg
    Average weight recorded for December: 56.9kg
    Average weight recorded for January 2021: 55.8kg

    Weigh-in day for me is Friday

    Week of:
    February 5 - 55.2kg
    February 12 - DNW
    February 19 - 55.8kg
    February 26 -

    Struggle/Success: Still ticking along over my preferred maintenance weight and finding it a bit hard to get into the good eating groove after the holiday but I know I will feel so much better for it. This next week could be very rewarding :-)
  • 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 for 2018: 109.8
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 111.2
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 111.6

    Average weight recorded for June 2020: 112.3
    Average weight recorded for July 2020: 112.7
    Average weight recorded for August 2020: 112.9
    Average weight recorded for September 2020: 112.4
    Average weight recorded for October 2020: 111.7
    Average weight recorded for November 2020: 111.5
    Average weight recorded for December 2020: 112.1

    Average weight recorded for January: 111.6

    Week of..
    Feb 6: 110.9 (trending weight 111.2)
    Feb 13: 111.9 (trending weight 111.6)
    Feb 20: 111.5 (trending weight 111.5)
    Feb 26:

    Successes/struggles of the week: I haven't gotten in a good walk (outdoors) this week due to weather issues, but I've been doing well with my workouts these days thanks to incorporating the barbell that my boyfriend is loaning me. I've been more motivated to put in more effort into some workouts, and I'm surprised at how much progress I'm making in how much I can lift.
  • speyerj
    speyerj Posts: 1,369 Member
    Name: Jane
    Age: 55
    Height: 5'9''
    Total weight lost: ~125
    Time it took to lose: 16 months
    How long in maintenance: 6 months
    Maintenance weight range: 160 -166

    Average weight recorded for 2019: 247
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 181

    Average weight recorded for October 2020: 164.3
    Average weight recorded for November 2020: 165.3
    Average weight recorded for December 2020:163.8

    Average weight recorded from January: 163.9
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    Average weight Week ending...

    Feb 6: 164.6
    Feb 13: 164.9
    Feb 20: 162.7
    Feb 26:

    Success/Struggles: Hooray! After two weeks of good solid logging, my average weight dropped back down to where I want it to be. Struggles for the week was not being able to run for a week due to the ice storm, but I went out today now that things have thawed.

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