Maintenance Check January 2017
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Name: Monica
SW:249
CW:140 (December 27, 2016)
GW: was 149
Total Weight lost: 111 pounds (goal was 100 pounds so I have a 9 pound cushion I call it)
Time it took to lose: 14 months (July 2015- September 2016)
How long in maintenance: 3 months
Maintenance weight range: 145-150
Week of...
2nd January: 139.2
9th January: 139.2 (3 weeks in a row!6 -
My name is Irina.
Starting weight 220 lbs.
Current 151 lbs.
Took about 8 months to lose
Maintaining for 2 months
Would like to stay within 148-153 lbs range for now. Maybe eventually try to go down a little more or aim for recomp.
January 2nd -152 lbs
January 9th - 150.8 lbs
January 16th - 152.2 lbs
Success / struggles of the week : working on improving, aka limiting, my nightly snacking . Time after dinner and before 11.00- 11.30 seems the most difficult for me, with too little to do and too many temptations. Also, after last week's anniversary dinner out with a couple of drinks, saw a weight jump up close to 3 lbs. Somehow too muxh seafood affects me this way, took most of last week's too get the numbers back down, including a couple of rides over the weekend (yeahhhh!, always makes me happy ), but i did it. Scared of gaining back, so I'm a bit paranoid sometimes.3 -
I would love to join once I get BACK to maintenance.. I flunked it the first time never having been there before.. But well on the way back to GW so will def come back when I get back to maintenance again - great idea to continue the support, specially when you make that transition from loss to maintenance and don't know what you're doing LOL..
What snoozie said... I have bookmarked this thread and once I am back to maintenance I will post! Great idea!2 -
I've recently gone from the lose weight to the 'maintain' stage. Feel free to add me!!
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Name: Philip
Total Weight lost: 15
Time it took to lose:~90 days
How long in maintenance:1 week
Maintenance weight range:155-160
Add me!
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Name: Jazzy
Total Weight lost: 35 lbs
Time it took to lose: 3 mo.
How long in maintenance: 4.5 months
Maintenance weight range: 130-135
What an awesome idea!
Gained about 5 lbs over holidays and trying to get back under the 135 mark. Working out1 -
Name: Em
Total Weight lost: 70 lbs
Time it took to lose: 2+ years... but only about a year once I actually got serious about it.
How long in maintenance: 2.5 years
Maintenance weight range: 125 to 135 (wide range, I know, but it works for me... usually)
Weigh in..
28DEC16: 139 lbs
04JAN: 137 lbs
11JAN: 137 lbs again
18JAN: 136 lbs... still above maintenance range, daggonit!
Success/struggles of the week: This week's struggle has been getting up in the mornings to train. And I'm getting frustrated that I'm still hovering above maintenance... I'll just have to remember this the next time I mentally check out. Success - even though I'm still slightly above maintenance, I'm grateful I caught it before it was more than 5 lbs above, and I DID slide back down a pound. On a bright note, my clothes are fitting better and better.
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Reading through this thread makes me feel a bit better about having left maintenance range over the holidays... It's nice to know I'm in such great company. We've got this, guys. :flowerforyou:
And OP - thanks for this thread. You rock!5 -
Name: Sara
Total Weight lost: 50ish pounds
Time it took to lose: 6 months + a few months of slower loss as I transitioned into maintenance
How long in maintenance: 3+ years
Maintenance weight range: I've gone back into a short weight loss phase to get this down to 125lbs-130lbs
Week of...
2nd January: 132lbs
9th January: 131.6lbs
16th January: 130.8
23rd January:
30th January:
Success/struggles of the week: Getting close to being back in the 120s!5 -
Name Dottie
Total weight lost 30 pounds
Time to lose 4 months
How long in maintenance .. just starting and I find you all motivating to keep it off
Range is 175-180
Weigh in January 18 at 1777 -
Name: Nia
Week of...
2nd January: 61 kg.
19th January: 61 kg
23rd January:
30th January:
Still at happy level! Although I revised my happy range as I have been hitting the gym really hard lately and I feel this is very comfortable weight for me1 -
Looks like nearly everyone is doing well this month with their maintenance goals. Yay for us!
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stephenearllucas wrote: »Week of...
2nd January: 185.6 pounds
9th January: 185.0 pounds
16th January: 185.0 pounds
23rd January:
30th January:
Now three weeks in to maintenance, enough to start reporting trend weight, rather than actual daily scale weight.
Trend seems to have leveled off just below 185 pounds (range this week has been 184.53 to 184.98 pounds), just where I'd like to be.
Focusing this week on (a) getting daily protein to 185 grams per day and (b) implementing weightlifting routine to have incremental gains each day in number of reps and/or amount of weight.
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Name: Sherry
Total Weight lost: 40 pounds
Time it took to lose: 2+ years (focused on fitness)
How long in maintenance: 2 months (although I'd ideally like to lose 3 more pounds)
Maintenance weight range: 138-140
Week of...
2nd January: 141.7
9th January: 141.8
16th January: 143.1
23rd January:
30th January:
Success/struggles of the week: My weight is up this week because I got sick from eating gluten at a restaurant. It'll come back off in a few days.
I am "transitioning" to maintenance, although I'd like a little more cushion. I'm trying to make this a lifestyle/fitness change instead of a weight loss goal, so I'm okay with it. I do think posting here will help me to keep my eye on my weight (although it is not the main focus anymore).
Sherry3 -
Week of...
2 January: 115
9 January: 114
16 January: 115
Still maintaining.
@icemom011 Try walking, reading, dancing, talking to someone, anything to keep you away from snacking. There are lots of short videos on youtube that can distract you for a short while. Also, housework (yuck) can take your mind off food. Good luck.
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Week of...
30th December (for ref): 144lbs
6th January: 143.2lbs
13th January: 140.0lbs
20th January: 141.0lbs
27th January:
Success/struggles of the week: A bit of an up-and-down week really. I haven't done too badly with my calories, but I'm aching like mad from new workouts this week. The shine has already rubbed off the New Year's resolution to get more sleep though - I've barely scraped an average of 7hrs/night this week - urgh! Successfully maintaining within my happy weight range though, and my 7-day trend has also come back down to within that range too, so all good. Thank goodness for data!5 -
@sarahbums You don't need to know your weight with clothes and shoes. Disregard the weight at the doctor's office.3
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Total Weight lost: 85lbs
Time it took to lose: 9 months
How long in maintenance: 2.5yrs
Maintenance weight range: 165-170lbs (6' M)
Week of...
2nd January: 173.2lbs
9th January: 170.4lbs
16th January: 170.4lbs
23rd January:
30th January:
Success/struggles of the week: Sigh. I can make excuses like miserable weather affecting activity level, water retention from carbs but in reality I've been ravenous and having a hard time staying under my calorie goals. I'm eating too many calories plain and simple....
Need to focus on adjusting intake for less activity and also switch up some of my routine foods. Have a hunch I'm eating the wrong macro ratio as my cardio has gone way down due to not running near as much. Did hit the 160's on the weekend but that appears to be less water. Also continuing to lift and getting stronger. Just need to drop some lbs now.
Hoping eating the right calories and macros help eliminate January holding pattern.
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Week of...
2 January: 115
9 January: 114
16 January: 115
Still maintaining.
@icemom011 Try walking, reading, dancing, talking to someone, anything to keep you away from snacking. There are lots of short videos on youtube that can distract you for a short while. Also, housework (yuck) can take your mind off food. Good luck.
Thank you! It's from boredom, i realize that. When I'm really busy or occupied with something I'm into, my mind isn't wondering into " what i can put in my mouth next " territory. Problem is, that it's later at night, when things are winding down. Appreciate the support, mc2fit!1 -
CoachJen71 wrote: »Name: Jen
Total Weight lost:135+
Time it took to lose: 2.5yrs
How long in maintenance: I declared it at 140 last January, but that was too high for a petite lady. So not really in maintenance quite yet.
Maintenance weight range: Would like to stay under 125 at morning weigh-in. Was down to 126.4 after a month of pre-Holiday dieting, but am back up to 127.3 on TrendWeight today.
Week of...
2nd January: 127.2lbs
9th January: 127lbs
16th January: 126.4lbs
23rd January:
30th January:
Success/struggles of the week: Total panic bingeing over the holidays. I still need to learn to trust my body cues, be content with eating just enough, and stop asking food to be more than just fuel.
Same struggles. Life after work is just filled with getting steps and eating food. Really need to make peace with having fewer cals to work with. Contentment and an attitude of gratitude (and maybe a hobby) are the order of the day.
Struggles remain the same, plus I caught a cold and have forgone my regular workouts beyond getting steps. Also, just feeling really down and helpless due to stuff happening in the world.
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