Maintainers weekly Check-in May 2017
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Name:Fidan
Height: 171cm
Age: 30
Total Weight lost: 48kg
Time it took to lose: 1 year
How long in maintenance: 1st year!!!
Maintenance weight range: 73.3kg and below
Average weight recorded from March: 72.8kg
Average weight recorded from February: 72.3kg
Average weight recorded from March: 72.7kg
Average weight recorded from April:72.5kg
Week of...
1st May:73kg
8th May: 72kg
15th May:
22nd May:
29th May:
Success/struggles of the week:
Nothing different to add from last week really.3 -
Name: Macchiatto
Height: 5'7.3"
Total Weight lost: 30 lbs
Time it took to lose: came off in stages over several years (with some unfortunate yoyo'ing in there)
How long in maintenance: Since March 8. I "maintained" within 5 lbs of goal for about a year before this.
Maintenance weight range: 128-133
Moving average end of January: 132.8
Moving average end of February: 133.3
Moving average end of March: 132.1
Moving average end of April: 130.8
Week of...
3rd April : 131.0
10th April : 133.4 (bounced up one day thanks to TOM)
17th April :130.8
24th April : 130.8 (trend weight is now also down to 130.8)
1st May: 130.2
8th May: 134.4 (Way up after my birthday weekend! I was 128.8 on Thursday morning.)
Success/struggles of the week: Well, the birthday indulgences were planned. Hopefully it will drop back off fairly quickly though TOM is due any day now so that might delay things a little.
A struggle was with stamina. I have a 5K on Saturday and my running stamina last week was a lot lower than usual. I had to cut a few of my runs in half. I've been struggling for a few weeks now with both strength and stamina and feeling like I take a lot longer to recover. Not sure what that's about.2 -
Name: Kathryn
Height: 5'4.75"
Total Weight lost: ~70 lbs (I dropped about 10 lbs below original goal)
Time it took to lose: 10 months (to original goal)
How long in maintenance: since July 2016
Maintenance weight range: 124 - 128 lbs
Average weight recorded from January: 127.1
Average weight recorded from February: 126.5
Average weight recorded from March: 126.2
Average weight recorded from April: 124.9
Week of...
1st May: 125.4
8th May: 124.8
15th May:
22nd May:
29th May:
Success/struggles of the week: I had a really good week. I think I am finally maintaining. My weight fluctuated as usual, but my trendweight stayed at 125.3 all week and only went up to 125.5 over the weekend. I am going to try to just keep an eye on that trend and hope that it stays the same.3 -
Name: Realfoodieclub
Age:50
Height: 5ft 7
Total Weight lost: 20 lb
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: four months
Maintenance weight range: 150 - 155
Average weight recorded from January: 153.5
Average weight recorded from February: 152.6
Average weight recorded from March: 151.0
Average weight recorded from April: 151.6
Week of...
1st May: 152.3
8th May: 153.8
15th May:
22nd May:
29th May:
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Name: Beverly
Age: 33
Height: 5'6
Total Weight lost: 72.5
Time it took to lose: 11 months
How long in maintenance: just started 2 weeks ago
Maintenance weight range: 135-140
Average weight recorded from April: 142
Week of...
1st May: 140
8th May: 138
15th May:
22nd May:
29th May:
Success/struggles of the week: increased my calories by ab 200 and down two lbs in a week. New to maintenance. I was hoping to maintain at 140 but see there is a range so I decided to try and maintain between 135 and 140. I was scared of maintenance and think it will be hard but I know I can do it! Happy to find this thread3 -
@macchiatto I, too, have struggled with stamina in running the past few weeks. Stick with it. I pushed through whatever it was - spring?, time change? in a rut? Whatever, I seem to be back on track and know you will be as well.3
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@macchiatto I, too, have struggled with stamina in running the past few weeks. Stick with it. I pushed through whatever it was - spring?, time change? in a rut? Whatever, I seem to be back on track and know you will be as well.
That's encouraging; thanks! Glad you're back on track!2 -
]Name: Lori
Height: 5'7"
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
March avg 155.9
April avg 154.7
4/30 153.6 YAY!
5/6 155.0
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Name: Irina
Height : 5'7"
Total Weight lost: 70ish lbs
Time it took to lose: about 10 months
How long in maintenance: 6 months (apparently i reached my maintenance numbers a little earlier than i remembered, i realized that when i checked on my logs)
Maintenance weight range: 148- 153 lbs
Average weight recorded from January: 152.3
Average weight recorded from February: 152.2
Average weight recorded from March: 151.4
Average weight recorded from April
Week of...
1st May: 149.0 by scale and by trend
8th May: 146.2 by scale, 147.8
15th May:
22nd May:
29th May:
Success / struggles of the week: I'm dropping down my maintenance range, I've seen the scale go down to 144.6 (just to bounce somewhat up, of course ). I would like to be able to go below 140, and see how i would feel once i get there. I'm still going to be in the normal bmi range. I've been spending more time on my bike since the days are much longer now, riding after work and on the weekends. The lighter i am, the more fun it is. I'm improving my stats as well, really happy about that. So I'm really motivated to lower my weight a little more and see how that would work for me.7 -
Name: mk
Total weight lost: 72# (on MFP)
Time to lose: 9 months?
How long in maintenance: Called it at 130# May 2015 but kept losing until fall.
Maintenance range: 114-118#
Averaged 114-115 January to April.
May 3: 116 (wth? gained 2# this week!)
May 9: 116
I do see a small trend here, however I am still underweight so not worried. Plus, my pants still fit
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Name: b3achy / beachy
Age: 52
Height: 5'3"
Total Weight lost: ~25 lbs
Time it took to lose: 8 months
How long in maintenance: Since mid-January 2017 (4 months ago)
Maintenance weight range: ~120-125 lbs, for now (shooting for an eventual range of 115-120 lbs =~30 lb total loss)
Average weight recorded from January: 123.2 lbs
Average weight recorded from February: 122.1 lbs
Average weight recorded from March: 121.4 lbs
Average weight recorded from April: 122.4 lbs
Week of...(I weigh for record on Fridays)...
1 May (5 May): 120.6 lbs (Trending 121.47 lbs)
8 May (12 May): 120.2 lbs (Trending 121.11 lbs)
15 May (19 May):
22 May (26 May):
29 May (2 June):
Successes/challenges of this week:
Successes: Continuing with a slight downward trend in the weight. Was able to take 3rd place in my division (out of four) in my Stand Up Paddleboard race last weekend despite some light chop and pretty windy conditions.
Challenges: Still struggling with macro balance. Was very unmotivated to get my workouts in this week. Only one paddle yesterday and some cleaning today. Have another race tomorrow.
I posted this to my newsfeed, and I thought I'd share parts of it here...
So, this photo is the progress from my past year of being on MFP. A few more days, and I'll be at my MFP first year anniversary, so I thought I'd post it to celebrate. I continue to be amazed that just counting calories was what worked for me instead of all those restrictive diets I'd been trying since my 30's.
Steady loss from May 2016 - October 2016. Had a couple of stalls in October and December 2016. Moved into maintenance starting in January 2017 with a reverse deficit until March 2017 (so a continued bit of loss). Minor bump up in Mar/Apr due to lower cardio/exercise, but back on track in Apr/May as racing season has started.
... I personally find maintenance is harder than losing as it is difficult to change your mindset after being rewarded for losses and wanting to continue to achieve those rewards. You don't see the same rewards for maintenance. And honestly, some days it's hard to believe I'm in maintenance after thinking for so long I'd never get back to this weight after so many failed restrictive diet programs over the past couple of decades. I'm back to the weight I was in my 20's!
...Be blessed and have a wonderful weekend!5 -
Name: Mandy
Total Weight lost: 4 stone (56lbs)
Height: 5ft 6in
Time it took to lose: 16 months
How long in maintenance: 10.5 months
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
Average weight recorded for March: 141.2lbs
Average weight recorded for April: 140.8lbs (getting closer!
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Week of...
28th April (for ref): 141.4lbs
5th May: 142lbs
12th May: 142.2lbs
19th May:
26th May:
Success/struggles of the week: So - it's official - I've struggled again this week so I'm going back to logging all of my calories, for the time being at least! I refuse to see this as a failure though.... instead I'm going to use the opportunity to cut back to a small deficit and finally get back down to the lower end of my maintenance range (I've been saying I would do that since Christmas!!). So good timing really - summer bikini here we come!4 -
Name: Michelle
Age: 32
Height: 5'1"
Total Weight lost: Let's say from my very highest (~150 in late 2011), almost 50 lbs.
How long in maintenance: Well I've been where I'm at now for about the past 4 months.
Maintenance weight range: 100ish lbs - 107ish lbs
Average weight recorded from April: 104.4 lbs
Week of...
6th May: 105.6 (I weigh in on Friday/Saturday)
13th May: 104.6
Success/struggles of the week: just keepin' on keepin' on. Nothing major to report.2 -
Name: Jen
Age: 45
Height: 5'2.5"
Total Weight lost:140lbs
Time it took to lose: 2.75yrs
How I lost it: My story
How long in maintenance : I declared it at 140 in January 2016, but that was too high for a petite lady. Redeclared it 4/14/17.
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. (Update: I am taking a class in sign language for work, but I think I might go further with it than just the basics that my job requires.)
January avg weight: 126.8lbs
February avg weight: 126.1lbs
March avg weight: 124.6lbs
April avg weight: 122.9lbs
Week of...
28th April: 123.1lbs
1st May: 123.9lbs
8th May: 123.6lbs
15th May:
22nd May:
29th May:
Success of the week: Again, chose the grocery store over a restaurant.
Challenges of the week: Weight has started to drop again since I dialed my cals back.(I was enjoying those extra cals so much, too!) I expect it is mostly a result of less waste and sodium. Will see how things look next month. Am definitely noticing how my Charge HR picks up wrist motions, esp when signing. Have started removing it when studying for class!
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Name: Stephen
Age: 57
Height: 6'2"
Total Weight lost: 78 pounds
Time it took to lose: 12 months
How long in maintenance: 4.5 months
Maintenance weight range: 180-185 pounds
January-April average weight: 183.3 pounds
Week of...
1st May: 183.5 pounds
8th May: 182.7 pounds
15th May: 182.3 pounds
22nd May:
29th May
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Name: Macchiatto
Height: 5'7.3"
Total Weight lost: 30 lbs
Time it took to lose: came off in stages over several years (with some unfortunate yoyo'ing in there)
How long in maintenance: Since March 8. I "maintained" within 5 lbs of goal for about a year before this.
Maintenance weight range: 128-133
Moving average end of January: 132.8
Moving average end of February: 133.3
Moving average end of March: 132.1
Moving average end of April: 130.8
Week of...
3rd April : 131.0
10th April : 133.4 (bounced up one day thanks to TOM)
17th April :130.8
24th April : 130.8 (trend weight is now also down to 130.8)
1st May: 130.2
8th May: 134.4 (Way up after my birthday weekend! I was 128.8 on Thursday morning.)
15th May: 131.2, even though TOM is here and I had some MD weekend indulgences. I'll take it.
Success/struggles of the week: I did make it through my 5K race. Didn't hit my goal time (was hoping to PR) but considering recent stamina struggles and that my training plan was overly ambitious considering I've only been running again for a couple of months, I'm OK with that. I did shave off 1:22 from my April 8 5K time and placed third in my age group. 6 -
Name: Kathryn
Height: 5'4.75"
Total Weight lost: ~70 lbs (I dropped about 10 lbs below original goal)
Time it took to lose: 10 months (to original goal)
How long in maintenance: since July 2016
Maintenance weight range: 124 - 128 lbs
Average weight recorded from January: 127.1
Average weight recorded from February: 126.5
Average weight recorded from March: 126.2
Average weight recorded from April: 124.9
Week of...
1st May: 125.4
8th May: 124.8
15th May: 123.6
22nd May:
29th May:
Success/struggles of the week: My actual weight is a little below my range this morning, but my trend is still 125.4 so I am in my range. I have been dealing a lot this week with family members telling me I am obsessive and/or I need to gain back some weight. I really don't think that 125 is too low for my frame. I think they just are used to seeing me at 195. I think what frustrates me most is that I do not want to lose any more, so people telling me I don't need to lose just makes me feel bad. I'm not trying to lose and I'm not trying to be obsessive. I am still logging because I am trying to make sure that I am hitting my calorie goal. It doesn't really help that my fitbit seems to underestimate my calorie burn by about 200 cals per day. So everyday on fitbit I am in the red because it says I have gone over my calories. I set my goal on mfp to 2100 instead of the 1650 it gives me and I do try to eat back most of my exercise adjustment even though I kind of think if I set my goal manually I should just eat that and ignore the exercise adjustment. I have considered not logging, but I have to admit that kind of scares me. I am afraid I will gain and afraid I will lose. I don't want to do either, I just want to maintain. Sorry for the little rant. It has just been a frustrating weekend.6 -
Name: Carolyn
Height: 5'9"
Age: 65
Total weight lost: 40 lbs.
Time it took: 15 mos
Time in maintenance: 1 month
Maintenance weight: 134
May 15: 133.66 -
Name: Trina
Total Weight lost: 50ish lbs. (fluctuations)
Height: 5'2.5"/medium frame/67 yo
Time it took to lose: 15 months
How long in maintenance: 2+ years
Maintenance weight range: 128 - 132
Average weight recorded from January: 130.3
Average weight recorded from February: 130.5
Average weight recorded from March: 130.3.
Average weight recorded from April: 130.6
Week of...
7th May: 130.5
14th May: 130.2
21st May:
28th May:
Success/struggles of the week: Cleared to walk briskly now but no gym clearance yet, yay! All good in my world. Have a great week!7 -
Name: Irina
Height : 5'7"
Total Weight lost: 75ish lbs
Time it took to lose: about 10 months
How long in maintenance: 6 months (apparently i reached my maintenance numbers a little earlier than i remembered, i realized that when i checked on my logs)
Maintenance weight range, adjusted: 145 - 150 lbs
Average weight recorded from January: 152.3
Average weight recorded from February: 152.2
Average weight recorded from March: 151.4
Average weight recorded from April
Week of...
1st May: 149.0 by scale and by trend
8th May: 146.2 by scale, 147.8 by trend
15th May:148.2 by scale, 147,3 by trend
22nd May:
29th May:
Success / struggles of the week: all is good, not much to report. My legs are looking leaner, happy about that. Starting to show off some nice muscles there. Going to continue to train and cut at a very slow rate. It's working pretty well for me. Hope everyone had nice weekend / mother's day.6 -
Name:Fidan
Height: 171cm
Age: 30
Total Weight lost: 48kg
Time it took to lose: 1 year
How long in maintenance: 1st year!!!
Maintenance weight range: 73.3kg and below
Average weight recorded from March: 72.8kg
Average weight recorded from February: 72.3kg
Average weight recorded from March: 72.7kg
Average weight recorded from April:72.5kg
Week of...
1st May:73kg
8th May: 72kg
15th May: 72.6kg
22nd May:
29th May:
Success/struggles of the week:
Still in range so great. But in actual fact I would like my range to drop a little, however, for some reason I currently don't have the will, determination, dedication, commitment..... to do that. Anyway, when it comes it'll come and I'll buckle up.8 -
Name: Lori
Height: 5'7"
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
March avg 155.9
April avg 154.7
4/30 153.6 YAY!
5/7 155.0
5/15 156.4 bleh!
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Name: mk
Total weight lost: 72# (on MFP)
Time to lose: 9 months?
How long in maintenance: Called it at 130# May 2015 but kept losing until fall.
Maintenance range: 114-118#
Averaged 114-115 January to April.
May 3: 116 (wth? gained 2# this week!)
May 9: 116
May 16: 116
Steady as she goes.6 -
Realfoodieclub
Age:50
Height: 5ft 7
Total Weight lost: 20 lb
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: four months
Maintenance weight range: 150 - 155
Average weight recorded from January: 153.5
Average weight recorded from February: 152.6
Average weight recorded from March: 151.0
Average weight recorded from April: 151.6
Week of...
1st May: 152.3
8th May: 153.8
15th May: 153.4
22nd May:
29th May:
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Hi there! I am a couple pounds away from maintenance but thought I would get a jump start and start practicing.
Name: Claudette
Age: 37
Height: 5'2"
Total Weight lost: about 15 pounds although this is about the third time I'm losing it!
Time it took to lose: about 5 months
How long in maintenance: almost there
Maintenance weight range: 118-122
but would like to lower this range eventually.
Average weight recorded from January: 129
Average weight recorded from February: 126
Average weight recorded from March: 124
Average weight recorded from April:122
Week of...
1st May: 122
8th May: 121.6
15th May:
22nd May:
29th May:
Success/struggles of the week: I’m scared of gaining the weight back and also scared of maintenance as I’ve never maintained a loss. Even though it isn’t much weight it feels like a ton, especially when I’m running. And being that I’m petite it is so hard to lose! In the past I’ve gained weight back because of deciding to not track and arguing to myself that I don’t want to count calories forever. What’s different this time? I’ve decided I don’t gain and lose the same weight over and over again...forever! So now I am taking this whole thing much more seriously and have had maintenance on the brain from the start.
I’m going on vacation for a few days Memorial Day weekend and decided to eat at maintenance. I’d be thrilled to come back to no weight gain!
Thanks for starting this thread!
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Name: Nichole
Age: 46
Height:5'4"
Total Weight lost: 49
Time it took to lose: 7 months
Original goal weight: 125
How long in maintenance: about a month, trying to figure it out:)
Maintenance weight range: 125-130
Average weight recorded from January: 135
Average weight recorded from February: 130
Average weight recorded from March: 125
Average weight recorded from April: 121
Week of...
1st May: 121.6
8th May: 121.6
15th May: 121
22nd May:
29th May:
Success/struggles of the week:
Still trying to figure this all out......4 -
Name: 13SSunshine
Age: 54
Height: 5'4
Total Weight lost: 36
Time it took to lose: 90 Days
How long in maintenance: December 2016
Maintenance weight range: 108 - 113
Average weight recorded from January: 113.2
Average weight recorded from February: 114.1
Average weight recorded from March: 112.7
Average weight recorded from April: 115.8
Week of...
1st May:116.5
8th May: 117
15th May:117
22nd May:
29th May:
Success/struggles of the week: I have fluctuated over my weight range and need to get back in the zone 4 -
@NicholeAckerman I, too, had trouble finding a way to make maintenance work. I kept losing weight for several months. I finally stopped worrying about it and eventually settled into my "me" weight. I bounce around now between the same 3 or 4 pounds. I feel good and my clothes fit. Best wishes.2
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Name: Chris
Age: 60
Height: 5'3-3/4"
Total Weight lost:50
Time it took to lose: 2 5 years
How long in maintenance: just starting
Maintenance weight range: 139-144
Average weight recorded from January: 153.8
Average weight recorded from February: 151.3
Average weight recorded from March: 145.8
Average weight recorded from April: 145.1
Week of...
1st May: 144.2
8th May: 143.2
15th May: 143
22nd May:
29th May:
Success/struggles of the week:
Struggle: Trying to enjoy social eating without breaking the calorie bank.
Success: Avoiding alcohol except for 1 small glass of wine at one dinner.
I've been trying to decide when I should begin maintenance because I haven't quite gotten to where I want to be. I reached my original goal of 150 1-1/2 years ago and then decided to lose 5 this year, It was fairly easy so I decided to lose 5 more but I'm so pleased with where I am that I could very happily stay at this weight. I would like to tone and tighten. I stumbled upon this thread and saw that you all have a maintenance range and I thought it may be time for me to begin, so here I am. This will keep me accountable and on track. I don't want to gain any of it back, I am enjoying my new wardrobe too much!9 -
Name: Nichell
Age: 29
Height: 5'6"
Total Weight lost: 49.7lbs
Time it took to lose: 5 months
How long in maintenance: 2 days
Maintenance weight range: 150-155
Average weight recorded from January: not recorded
Average weight recorded from February: 182.4
Average weight recorded from March: 173.5
Average weight recorded from April: 164.5
Week of...
1st May: 159.9
8th May: 157.5
15th May: 155.3
22nd May:
29th May:
Success/struggles of the week:
Struggle: I have a lot of anxiety about increasing my carb intake to transition into maintenance. Looking at the (relatively) high number after months of successfully losing with low carbs has really made me nervous, even though I know logically that it is not a problem
Success: went to a baby shower and showed surprising restraint. Ate a reasonable portion of baked ziti and eggplant parm and didn't feel the need to take advantage of the free food like I used to in social settings. Took on the FOMO head on! Can't believe it7
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