September 2021 Maintainers' Check-in!

Suseee21

Name: Suseee21
Age: 64
Height: 5' 7"
Total weight lost: 80 lbs
Time it took to lose: 4 years
How long in maintenance: 17 months
Maintenance weight range: 137.7-146.2

Average weight recorded for 2018: n/a
Average weight recorded for 2019: n/a
Average weight recorded for 2020: 144.6

Average weight recorded for January: 143
Average weight recorded for February: 142.8
Average weight recorded for March: 142.5
Average weight recorded for April: 142.5
Average weight recorded for May: 141.5
Average weight recorded for June: 140.7
Average weight recorded for July: 141.2
Average weight recorded for August: 141.9

Week ending:
Sept 4: 142.4
Sept 11:142.5
Sept 18: 142.6
Sept 25:

Reflection: I am starting to trend up which is concerning. I am aware I have been eating more calories and have tried to compensate with more exercise but it is not yielding the results. I will be more diligent in getting at least 5 freggies every day, 8 glasses of water or more, consistent exercise and leave the potato chips at the store!

jwcomputergirl

Name: Jan (jwcomputergirl)
Age: 60
Height: 5' 6"
HEAVIEST Weight: 171.5 in April 2021
Total weight lost: (for this current round, starting December 2020) 22.5
Time it took to lose (for this current round): 9 Months
How long in maintenance: 5 Days
Maintenance weight range: 128-132

Average weight recorded for 2018: 132.9
Average weight recorded for 2019: 136.6
Average weight recorded for 2020: 146.5

Average weight recorded for January: 143
Average weight recorded for February: 144
Average weight recorded for March: 142.9
Average weight recorded for April: 143
Average weight recorded for May: 141
Average weight recorded for June: 137.3
Average weight recorded for July: 134.6
Average weight recorded for August: 132.6

Week ending:
Week ending:
Sept 4: 131.7
Sept 11: 131.6
Sept 18: 130.3
Sept 25: 130.1

Successes/struggles of the week: A New Puppy! I have not exercised this entire week! I would MUCH rather play with the puppy than go on a run! I'm sure I'll get back into a routine... as soon as I'm done playing with the puppy!!!

Orphia

Name: Orphia
Age: 54
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: 76.8 kg
Today’s weigh-in: 76.8 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 2020 (12 months): 74 kg


Traumatic life events March – May 2020

Average weight recorded from January 2021: 75.7 kg
Average weight recorded from February 2021: 75.8 kg
Average weight recorded from March 2021: 75.7 kg
Average weight recorded from April 2021: 76.4 kg
Average weight recorded from May 2021: 77.4 kg
Average weight recorded from June 2021: 77.5 kg
Average weight recorded from July 2021: 77.6 kg
Average weight recorded from August 2021: 78.0 kg

Average weight Week ending ...
05 Sep ……….. 78.0 kg
12 Sep ……….. 77.8 kg
19 Sep ……….. 77.5 kg
26 Sep ……….. 76.9 kg

I'm enjoying the Noom program and lost over half a kilo this week.

Happy about that.

mtaratoot

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:
Ideally 142 - 148
Absolutely 140-150
(and STILL not sure those are the right answers)


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 2020 (12 months): 147.1

Average weight recorded from December 2020: 150.9
Average weight recorded from January 2021: 154.1
Average weight recorded from February 2021: 154.8
Average weight recorded from March 2021: 153.0
Average weight recorded from April 2021: 154.2
Average weight recorded from May 2021: 154.6
Average weight recorded from June 2021: 155.1
Average weight recorded from July 2021: 155.9
Average weight recorded from August 2021: 154.1


Average weight Week of...
Aug 29 - Sep 4 ........... 153.0
Sep 5 - 11 ................... 152.5
Sep 12 - 18 ................. 151.8
Sep 19 - 25 ................. 154.0
Sep 26 - Oct 2 .............


Success of the week: Almost done processing fruit from the garden; got in a mushroom foray and a paddle.

Struggle of the week: Put two pounds on this week.

missperfectpitch

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 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
Average weight recorded for February: 111.7
Average weight recorded for March: 112.2
Average weight recorded for April: 111.3
Average weight recorded for May: 112.4
Average weight recorded for June: 113.1
Average weight recorded for July: 113.8
Average weight recorded for August: 113.6

Week ending:
Sept 4: 113 (trending 113.2)
Sept 11: 113.3 (trending 113.2)
Sept 18: 112.3 (trending 112.7)
Sept 25: 113.1 (trending 112.9)

Successes/struggles of the week: My weight was a bit higher again this week due to TOM, but I expect it to go back down again in a bit. I did really well in steps this week, including about 23k steps one day. I did a nice hike this weekend as well.

MadisonMolly2017

Name: Maddie
Height: turns out I’m 5’8” 8/28/21
Total weight lost: ~73 (69.5today)
Time it took to lose: 2yr 8 months
How long maintenance: 3 Years 1 month!!!!❤️

Maintenance Tracking Plan for 2021: <157 average monthly values

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
Average weight so far for 2021: 157.14

Avg wt recorded for Mar: 156.5
Avg wt recorded for April: 156.8
Avg wt recorded for May: 156.6
Avg wt recorded forJune: 157.3
Avg wt recorded for July: 158.9
Avg wt recorded for Aug: 158.6
Avg wt recorded sept (so far): 159.28

Avg weekly weights ending on:
Sept 4: 159.59⬇️
Sept 11: 159.53⬇️
Sept 18: 159.26 ⬇️
Sept 25: 159. ⬇️

Reflections: I see it’s working. Keeping my steps up. Tracking all. Slowly but surely❣️

Sept 1, 2021
This is by far the best I have ever done with maintenance in my entire life!!!!
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸😀😀😀😀😀🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

My average weight for the past 3 Years has been 156.75 or a BMI of 23.8!!!!!!

🌸🌼🌺
Maddie

lesdarts180

Name Lesley
Age: 70 71
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: 28 months – over 2 years!!
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 January: 47.9 kg (106 lb)
Average weight recorded for February: 47.7 kg (105 lb)
Average weight recorded for March: 47.6 kg (105 lb)
Average weight recorded for April: 48.4 kg (107 lb)
Average weight recorded for May: 49.1 kg (108 lb)
Average weight recorded for June: 49.6 kg (109 lb)
Average weight recorded for July 49.9 kg (110 lb)
Average weight recorded for August 50.5 kg (111 lb)

Sept 6th: 50.7 kg (trend 50.9 kg)
Sept 13th: 50.5 kg (trend (50.8 kg)
Sept 20th: 50.4 kg (trend 50.6 kg)
Sept 27th: 50.3 kg (trend 50.6 kg)

Successes/struggles:
Looks like I caught the upward trend, weight has stayed below 51 kg all month.
I’m away again this week in a hotel – 4 nights of dinner and breakfast!

charmmeth

Name: Charlotte
Age: 57
Height: 5'11" (180cm)

Maintenance range: narrow 75kg (+/- 1kg); wide 75kg (+/- 2.5kg)

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 mostly 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 January 2021: 76.06 kg
Average weight recorded for February 2021: 76.91 kg
Average weight recorded for March 2021: 75.38 kg
Average weight recorded for April 2021: 74.90 kg
Average weight recorded for May 2021: 75.02 kg
Average weight recorded for June 2021: 75.36 kg
Average weight recorded for July 2021: 76.41 kg
Average weight recorded for August 2021: 75.96 kg

Weight / seven day rolling average:
7 September: 77.0 kg (168 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.79 kg
14 September: 77.7 kg (171 lb) / rolling 7-day average 77.36 kg
21 September: 77.7kg (172 lb) / rolling 7-day average 77.91 kg
28 September: 77.8kg (172 lb) / rolling 7-day average 78.02 kg

Average weight recorded for September 2021 currently: 77.52 kg

Reflection: It looks like I am maintaining at about 78kg at present. It's not quite where I want to be but I'm not going to try to do anything about this until I am back in Scotland next month. I am exercising regularly (thanks to BodyFit by Amy!) and my basic diet is good. What I need to do is to cut back on chocolate and wine and that will happen once I am back in Scotland and not being plied with goodies by my husband.

425Recess

Name: Lorraine
Age: 74
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 from 2020: 115.0

Average weight recorded for September:115.0
Average weight recorded for October:114.7
Average weight recorded for November:115.6
Average weight recorded for December 116.5
Average weight recorded for January: 116.6
Average weight recorded for February: 115.4
Average weight recorded for March: 115.1
Average weight recorded for April: 114.4
Average weight recorded for May: 114.5
Average weight recorded for June: 114.5
Average weight recorded for July 114.4
Average weight recorded for August 113.5

Week of:
Sept 6: 114.0
Sept 13: 114.0
Sept 20: 113.5
Sept 28: 114.0

Success/Struggle: I forgot to do my weekly update here yesterday. Sort of what it looked like all last week. I plan my day every day and then stuff happens. I missed two of my exercise videos last week. That isn't good. I didn't always logged what I ate until the next day. I hope I remembered everything. I don't feel it is a losing focus thing but more just a crazy schedule thing. This week isn't looking much better but I'll keep trying.

Suseee21

Name: Suseee21
Age: 64
Height: 5' 7"
Total weight lost: 80 lbs
Time it took to lose: 4 years
How long in maintenance: 17 months
Maintenance weight range: 137.7-146.2

Average weight recorded for 2018: n/a
Average weight recorded for 2019: n/a
Average weight recorded for 2020: 144.6

Average weight recorded for January: 143
Average weight recorded for February: 142.8
Average weight recorded for March: 142.5
Average weight recorded for April: 142.5
Average weight recorded for May: 141.5
Average weight recorded for June: 140.7
Average weight recorded for July: 141.2
Average weight recorded for August: 141.9

Week ending:
Sept 4: 142.4
Sept 11:142.5
Sept 18: 142.4
Sept 25:

Successes/struggles of the week: more consistent with the exercise, better on the sodium intake, 2/3 of ST done, sleeping well

ald720

Name: Andrea
Age: 33
Height: 5'
Total weight lost: 100lbs
Time it took to lose: Most of it within 20 months (then pregnant, then lost a bit more)
How long in maintenance: Roughly 3 years-ish (or a few months, depending how you look at it)
Maintenance weight range: 103-105

Average weight recorded for 2016: 201
Average weight recorded for 2017: 179
Average weight recorded for 2018: 133
Average weight recorded for 2019: 119 (pregnant & post-partum)
Average weight recorded for 2020: 109

Average weight recorded for January: 108
Average weight recorded for February: 107
Average weight recorded for March: 107
Average weight recorded for April: 105
Average weight recorded for May: 105
Average weight recorded for June: 105
Average weight recorded for July: 105
Average weight recorded for August: 104

Week ending:
Sept 4: 104
Sept 11: 104
Sept 18: 103
Sept 25: 104

Successes/struggles of the week: A death in the family, a failed second pregnancy, and it's a busy time of year in general for our family. Struggling to not eat fast food and snack when stressed! Not eating feelings has always been a struggle for me.

Orphia

Name: Orphia
Age: 54
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: 76.7 kg
Today’s weigh-in: 77.2 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 2020 (12 months): 74 kg


Traumatic life events March – May 2020

Average weight recorded from January 2021: 75.7 kg
Average weight recorded from February 2021: 75.8 kg
Average weight recorded from March 2021: 75.7 kg
Average weight recorded from April 2021: 76.4 kg
Average weight recorded from May 2021: 77.4 kg
Average weight recorded from June 2021: 77.5 kg
Average weight recorded from July 2021: 77.6 kg
Average weight recorded from August 2021: 78.0 kg
Average weight recorded from September 2021: 77.4 kg

Average weight Week ending ...
05 Sep ……….. 78.0 kg
12 Sep ……….. 77.8 kg
19 Sep ……….. 77.5 kg
26 Sep ……….. 76.9 kg
03 Oct ……..… 76.8 kg

Weight jumped today after a run yesterday but the trend is still down which is great.

mtaratoot

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:
Ideally 142 - 148
Absolutely 140-150
(and STILL not sure those are the right answers)


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 2020 (12 months): 147.1

Average weight recorded from December 2020: 150.9
Average weight recorded from January 2021: 154.1
Average weight recorded from February 2021: 154.8
Average weight recorded from March 2021: 153.0
Average weight recorded from April 2021: 154.2
Average weight recorded from May 2021: 154.6
Average weight recorded from June 2021: 155.1
Average weight recorded from July 2021: 155.9
Average weight recorded from August 2021: 154.1
Average weight recorded from September 2021: 153.0

Average weight Week of...
Aug 29 - Sep 4 ........... 153.0
Sep 5 - 11 ................... 152.5
Sep 12 - 18 ................. 151.8
Sep 19 - 25 ................. 154.0
Sep 26 - Oct 2 ............. 153.5


Success of the week: Stuck with the program after a week of steady and significant weight increases and was glad to see the scale come back down in response.

Struggle of the week: I really did not want to adjust my goals up, but for now that's what I'm doing. I can move them back down later if/when I am ready.

Suseee21

Name: Suseee21
Age: 64
Height: 5' 7"
Total weight lost: 80 lbs
Time it took to lose: 4 years
How long in maintenance: 17 months
Maintenance weight range: 137.7-146.2

Average weight recorded for 2018: n/a
Average weight recorded for 2019: n/a
Average weight recorded for 2020: 144.6

Average weight recorded for January: 143
Average weight recorded for February: 142.8
Average weight recorded for March: 142.5
Average weight recorded for April: 142.5
Average weight recorded for May: 141.5
Average weight recorded for June: 140.7
Average weight recorded for July: 141.2
Average weight recorded for August: 141.9
Average weight recorded for September: 142.6

Week ending:
Sept 4: 142.4
Sept 11:142.5
Sept 18: 142.7
Sept 25: 142.6

Successes/struggles of the week: got out of my routine but was able to compensate. Didn't get all my ST done. Sodium intake continues to be my biggest hurdle.