Joined the maintainers club today :)

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  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,309 Member
    edited October 9
    150.9 today, 5ish lbs more to go. I reset my goal to 145... :)
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    :flowerforyou:

    You're on a roll!
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,386 Member
    I have observed an odd pattern the last two or three years. Makes no sense to me for the most part. Last April yes - I was on a month-long rafting trip, and we had too much food. This year? No explanation. I seem to gain in summer. This seems odd because I'm pretty active in the summer. Go figure.

    So after a slow gain starting in in late May with a few small corrections up through just about the September equinox, I am getting things back in order. Today I re-entered my maintenance range again, at least by scale weight. My rolling average, which is what I really pay more attention to, will catch up in a few days.

    I popped out of maintenance right around the first of July. Why I didn't address it right away I'm not sure. I guess my head was in the sand. Well, now I can see the light.

    ONWARD!
  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,309 Member
    149lbs today. 4 more to go. :)

    Slow and steady wins the race!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Heh, outta the 150s.

    That's something only we would cheer, right? :flowerforyou: Good job!!
  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,309 Member
    Hello all

    Hit 146lbs today 1pound to go for my new maintenance weight of 145. :)

    I was 165lbs and climbing on Sep 06th... :(

    Have my calories dialed in pretty well and don't really log anymore but I will continue so I don't slip back into bad habits again. :)

    I have said this before, and I will say it again. I eliminated all alcohol and highly processed foods and that has turned this ship around big time. :)

    cheers!

  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,386 Member
    Yay @xbowhunter. Well done. I'm still pushing my way back down with a few hiccups along the way.

    I never got up to 165 this time. Scale said 161 a couple times, and rolling average hit 158. I got back into third gear almost a month after you did, so maybe in a few weeks I'll join you at goal. Mine is almost the same as yours, but I have this silly number in mind that's just a bit smaller. I'm actually at a fine weight if I stay right exactly where I am currently bouncing around between 145 and 150, but I know I can get to that elusive number, and I shall.

    Keeping it there, as we know, is a whole other game.

    And I am find with doing the up and down within a small range because I do like to go nuts with tasty foods from time to time. Like yesterday at the mushroom festival when I had a big bowl of mushroom soup with fresh artisan bread after a large breakfast. Funny though - I ate extra yesterday evening to catch up on being way under calories for the week. That was just silly. At least I stopped before I dove into another avocado.
  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,309 Member
    mtaratoot wrote: »
    Yay @xbowhunter. Well done. I'm still pushing my way back down with a few hiccups along the way.

    I never got up to 165 this time. Scale said 161 a couple times, and rolling average hit 158. I got back into third gear almost a month after you did, so maybe in a few weeks I'll join you at goal. Mine is almost the same as yours, but I have this silly number in mind that's just a bit smaller. I'm actually at a fine weight if I stay right exactly where I am currently bouncing around between 145 and 150, but I know I can get to that elusive number, and I shall.

    Keeping it there, as we know, is a whole other game.

    And I am find with doing the up and down within a small range because I do like to go nuts with tasty foods from time to time. Like yesterday at the mushroom festival when I had a big bowl of mushroom soup with fresh artisan bread after a large breakfast. Funny though - I ate extra yesterday evening to catch up on being way under calories for the week. That was just silly. At least I stopped before I dove into another avocado.

    Nicely done!

    Yesterday I had pasta then 2 Pices of pizza. Talk about a carb overload...lol

    On the bright side I had zero Halloween candy. :)

    It's all good though today is a new day and back to my usual food groups that are full of nutrients my body needs and keep me full with no carb crash!

    cheers


  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,309 Member
    Height 5'7"
    Age 55
    Male
    Goal weight 145.
    Current weight this morning 144.6.

    Feeling lighter today and my clothes are fitting very well. The game changer is zero alcohol and much less processed foods. :)

    So far so good. :)

    Needing to adjust my calories to maintain. This will be my focus moving forward. :)
  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,309 Member
    Height 5'7"
    Age 55
    Male
    Goal weight 145.
    Current weight this morning 140.1

    Need to up my calories a bit or keep going to see if my weight stabilizes.

    On a scale of 1 to 10 I feel like an 11 with tons of energy and no more brain fog... :)
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,386 Member
    Congratulations on surpassing your goal and then observing so you can make fine-tune adjustments. I bet you'll stabilize. It might even be right where you want to land.

    Yay!
  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,309 Member
    Looking at my weight report it shows I have been maintaining between 145 to 140lbs for about a month now. I think I finally found the sweet spot for calories consumed to maintain my weight. What a huge relief! I will continue to weigh most days and stay the course. The holiday break end of December will be challenging but I know I can do it as long as I don't let my guard down and keep alcohol and sweeets out of my mouth. :)
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,617 Member
    edited November 27
    Great update - congratulations! Seems pretty normal for plans and tactics to need fine-tuning over time. Recognizing that and acting on it, as you've done, is key. Wishing you the best over the holiday part especially!

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