Maintainers weekly Check-in March 2017
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Name:
Total Weight lost: 41 pounds
Time it took to lose: 2+ years
How long in maintenance: Almost there...
Maintenance weight range: 136-138
Average weight recorded from February: 143
Week of...
6th March: 140.9
13th March: 140.8
20th March:
27th March:
Success/struggles of the week: Had another great week on track!4 -
Name: Nikki
Total weight lost: 30 pounds
Time it took to lose: 2 years (maintenance was hard for me)
How long in maintenance: 6 months
Maintenance range: 140 - 145
Average weight recorded from January: 144.6
Average weight recorded from February: 142.4
Week of...
February 27: 141.6
March 6: 143.0
March 13: 144.0
March 20:
March 27:
Success/struggles of the week: I don't think I've figured out how to maintain. I've not exercised for 3 weeks and my weight has definitely jumped. Going to run today so hopefully next week will post a lower number - I'm getting too close to my max for comfort.3 -
Name: Kylee
Total Weight lost: 9kg
Time it took to lose: 3 months
How long in maintenance: 3 months
Maintenance weight range: 57- 59 kg
Average weight recorded from January: 58.2 kg
Average weight recorded from February: 57.4kg
Week of...
6th March: 56.8kg
13th March: 56.7kg
20th March:
27th March:
Success/struggles of the week: I have been eating excessively over my calories this week still no upward trend on the scales. Only had one day when the scales went to 57.1kg then downward from there. Spent the weekend doing mostly nothing. Didn't even clock 14000 steps between Sat and Sun put together. All I can think is that I maybe loosing muscle mass and replacing with fat, athough going by my cloths they are only got a little tighter on my thighs while looser around my belly and hips?3 -
Maintenance Newbee here...
Name: Tony
Total Weight lost: 93 lbs
Time it took to lose: 10 months
How long in maintenance: 1st full month
Maintenance weight range: 175-180
Average weight recorded from February: 180
Week of...
6th March: 175
13th March:
20th March:
27th March:
Success/struggles of the week: I have been operating at a calorie deficit for so long that I am not sure how to operate even. I rarely eat back workout calories and am not sure what to do with them. I have been slowly increasing my calories 100 calories per day, each week. Now I am at my bottom range and I am still not sure if I am at a break even or not.4 -
Updating from yesterday since the scale was kind enough to drop again this morning.
Goal range: 128-133
Week of...
6th March: 134.4
13th March: 131.6
20th March:
27th March:2 -
Name: Irina
Total Weight lost: 70 lbs
Time it took to lose: about 10 months
How long in maintenance: 3 months
Maintenance weight range: 148- 153 lbs
Average weight recorded from February: 152.2
Week of...
6th March: 152.4 actual weight, 152.3 trend
13th March: 151.6 actual weight, trend 151.8
20th March:
27th March:
Success/struggles of the week : enjoying my kids' visits on spring break with a lot of extra food around, meals out, etc. Doing better job ( i think) with late night snacking2 -
Hello!
Total Weight lost: >120lbs
Time it took to lose: ~30 months
How long in maintenance: September 2016
Late August 2016 I hit my lowest weight (scale 154.9lbs, trend 156.2lbs) and while waiting for a hernia operation, recently repaired, coasted into maintenance.
Maintenance weight range: <159.9 lbs scale and 157.7 trend.
TrendWeight January 31: 156.8lbs, February 28: 156.5lbs
Trendweight on:
March 5: 156.4 lbs
March 12: 156.1 lbs
March 19:
March 26:
Success: Managed a 10 day trip to visit the parentals with a net loss instead of the customary increase. in fact, on my return, I am flirting with the possibility of new trend and scale lows.3 -
Maintenance weigh range 210-214
average weight January 212
average weight February 211
Week of march 5 - 210
Week of march 12 -208
Success/Struggles- been doing good but think i need to up calories a bit which sucks. Some of it is definitely fluid loss so need to work on hydration
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Name: Lori
Total Weight lost: 150 (at lowest wt so far)
Time it took to lose: 2 1/2 years
How long in maintenance: 9/20/16 first day of weight within maint range
Maintenance weight range: 150-155
Jan avg 154.3
Feb avg 155.1
3/7 155.0
3/13 156.2
Success/struggles of the week: Eating out this weekend sent my weight up 3 lbs from Friday to Sunday!!
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@adipace815. First congrats on your weight loss. Maintenance can be tough to figure out. MFP is not a great maintenance resource. You are smart to give yourself the 100 calorie wiggle room. A lot of us here spent months figuring out how to stop losing, some of us struggle to keep from gaining. You will find your happy medium. Best wishes and welcome.1
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@adipace815. First congrats on your weight loss. Maintenance can be tough to figure out. MFP is not a great maintenance resource. You are smart to give yourself the 100 calorie wiggle room. A lot of us here spent months figuring out how to stop losing, some of us struggle to keep from gaining. You will find your happy medium. Best wishes and welcome.
Brilliant advice! I was and probably still am in the group that "struggle to keep from gaining"....
@adipace815 it sounds like you have a good plan.1 -
Weighed in this morning at 115#, same as last week. I averaged 114# January and February but am still underweight. Onward...5
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Name: Stephen
Total Weight lost: 77 pounds (2016)
Time it took to lose: 1 year
How long in maintenance: Since January 1
Maintenance weight range: 182.5-187.5 pounds
Average weight recorded from February: 182.8 pounds
Week of...
6th March: 182.0 (trendweight.com)
13th March: 181.9 (trendweight.com)
20th March:
27th March:
Success/struggles of the week: No big news this week. Walking about 90 minutes per day, continuing to track / match calories on MFP at "maintain my current weight" and "lightly active." Seems to be working...
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Name: Mandy
Total Weight lost: 4 stone (56lbs)
Time it took to lose: 16 months
How long in maintenance: 8.5 months (it's getting longer! )
Maintenance weight range: 137 - 142lbs (aiming to lower this a little over time so that 140 is my max)
Average weight recorded for January: 141.9lbs
Average weight recorded for February: 141.2lbs
Week of...
24th February (for ref): 140.4lbs
3rd March: 140.4lbs
10th March: 142.6lbs
17th March: 140.4lbs
24th March:
31st March:
Success/struggles of the week: Well, would you look at that!? After my major wobble last week I'm back to exactly the same weight this morning as the previous two weeks - spooky! I am mightily relieved - perhaps I'm not so bad at this maintaining lark as I feared?!
Feeling good about most things this week - I increased my run distance, I finally ventured into the 'men's side' of the gym (although I can't take much credit for that, I only managed to force myself because the rack in the ladies-only room was already being used!), and I did well on reining in the snack cravings. All good!
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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.
Ongoing struggle: 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. Life after work is just filled with getting steps and eating food to fill my evening. 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.
January avg weight: 126.8lbs
February avg weight: 126.1lbs
Week of...
6th March: 124.8lbs
13th March: 125.2lbs
20th March: 125.3lbs
27th March:
Success of the week: Time change has thrown me for a real loop! Will give myself credit for at least attempting most of my workouts, if not totally killing them. LOL
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Name: Swim777
Total Weight Loss:73 lbs
Time it took to lose: 13 months
How long in maintenance: 1 year
Maintenance weight range: 128-132
Average weight recorded in March:
Week of March 6: 136
Week of March 13: 134
Week of March 20:
Week of March 27:
Struggles/Successes of the week: I seem to be back on track after being derailed last weekend with my kryptonite food choice (pizza!). It just went downhill from there. I managed to get going again this week. I even sent myself a reminder on my phone to read on the way home from work (my hungriest time of day) of my goal for the week. I also read of others who drop their carbohydrates macro to help lose those last few lbs. I've upped protein and fat and I am more satisfied. Hoping to change my range to 125-130. Got to outsmart that water weight when I up my calories slowly2 -
Name: Ric
Total Weight lost: 80
Time it took to lose: 12 months
How long in maintenance: 3 months
Maintenance weight range: 185-195
Average weight recorded from February: 185
Week of...
6th March: 190
13th March: 195
20th March:
27th March:
Success/struggles of the week: What started as long process became a quick process. At the beginning of this process, I changed my portion sizes ad began working out. Then in October, I was diagnosed with throat cancer and during treatment I lost 60 pounds in the month of November. I have gained 10 pounds since February and want to maintain my current weight. My struggle right now is eating correctly to maintain my current level and gain fitness. Thanks.3 -
Name: Phoebe
Total Weight lost: 40-45ish
Time it took to lose: 15 months
How long in maintenance: 16 months, but I had some regain about 6 months ago, and am just now getting back to where I was then. I'd like to lose another 5-10 pounds over the next year, to get my BMI out of the overweight range. So not 100% maintaining yet, but there's not a huge difference between maintaining and very slow loss.
Maintenance weight range: 140-155
Average weight recorded from January: 155.9
Average weight recorded from February: 153.5
Week of...
5th March: 150.8 by scale, 152.1 by trend
12th March: 151.2 by scale, 152.0 by trend.
19th March: 151.8 by scale, 152.0 by trend
26th March:
Success/struggles of the week: Kind of a rough week, physically and mentally, resulting in too much eating and not enough exercise. Good Saturday and start to Sunday, so hopefully a better week this week.3 -
Name: Lori
Total Weight lost: 150 (at lowest wt so far)
Time it took to lose: 2 1/2 years
How long in maintenance: 9/20/16 first day of weight within maint range
Maintenance weight range: 150-155
Jan avg 154.3
Feb avg 155.1
3/7 155.0
3/13 156.2
3/19 153.8
Success: today is my lowest weight since Feb 10 and back towards the middle of my maintenance range. Yay!
I've identified that my biggest maintenance challenge is eating out. I'd relaxed my "eat only half" guideline & could see the effect. My eating at home is still the same as when I was losing. Not much room for error for me during maintenance.8 -
Name: Tina
Total weight lost: 60ish lbs
Time it took to lose: ~8 months
How long in maintenance: > 1 year
Maintenance weight range: 108-114 lbs
Average weight recorded from January: 109 lbs
Average weight recorded from February: 109 lbs
Week of...
6th March: 111.4 lbs
13th March: 110.4 lbs
20th March: 109.8 lbs
27th March:
Success/struggles of the week: Nothing new to report this week. Just good ol' maintenance.3
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