Maintainers weekly Check-in June 2017
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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
May avg 155.4
6/20 157.2
I'm up only about 2 lbs after 3 weeks of vacation. Very glad for that. I will get it in check quickly and get back to my desired maintenance range. We hiked the Swiss Alps, 291,000 steps and 1219 floors. It was a total blast, and something I would not have been able to do previously at any point during the past 25 years.9 -
@girlgroves and @b3achy Thank you both for your replies. Looking at my own data, I would say that my fitbit is underestimating by 200-250 calories per day. Not a huge amount, but enough to keep me slowly trending down. I probably need to stop looking at the fitbit calories burned. And I do think that I am at a really good weight. I have had several people tell me lately that I need to stop losing (which annoys me because I am trying) and even that I should gain some back ( which I don't want to do). But I would be very happy to stay where I am. I am not underweight, and I have become very active and I feel really good at this activity level. And I think I look pretty good too. Maybe my sisters really are just jealous.
Me too. My Fitbit underestimates and I can't stand the red numbers either. I set MFP to gain 0.5 lbs a week and BOOM! perfect maintenance when I close the day with 80 cals left uneaten. I love the green.
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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 114-116 January to May.
June 9: 116# (Back home to a scale)
June 14: 117#
June 21: 116#
Successes/struggles: I stopped logging this month. It seems that I have a fairly decent handle on things. I have put on a couple of pounds this year which is what I have wanted to do for a year. It is scary, though. I don't want to start a huge gaining trend. Pretty sure it won't happen, just something that is always in the back of my mind.
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Back from an 11-day road trip; need to catch up a bit!
Name: Macchiatto
Height: 5'7.3"/171cm
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
Moving average end of May: 131.2
Week of...
5th June: 130.8
12th June: No scale access while traveling June 9-19. (Was 131.8 the morning of June 9 when we left.)
20th June: 132.6
26th June:
Success/struggles of the week: I didn't log at all while traveling and was honestly guessing I was up a good 4-5 lbs. (Only fit in one official workout and had more indulgences than usual, but I did get in a lot of walking.) Anyhow, I was excited to come back and find out I was still within maintenance range!6 -
Name: Tony
Age:52
Height: 5'8
Total Weight lost: 100 lbs
Time it took to lose: 10 months
How long in maintenance: 3 months
Maintenance weight range: 165-170 'ish
Average weight recorded from January: 191.9
Average weight recorded from February: 179.8
Average weight recorded from March: 169.6
Average weight recorded from April: 166.8
Average weight recorded from May: 169.3
Week of...
5th June: 168.9
12th June: 168.4
19th June: 169.3
26th June:
Success of the week: After having a pretty calorie filled Fathers Day weekend which also included a wedding, I packed on some temporary pounds from the weekend. Monday morning I went right back to work and the temporary gain fell off pretty quickly. I ended the week with a little less than a pound in variance. I am feeling pretty successful with that because even though I logged fairly honestly, I was way over calories and still kept within the target range.
Struggles of the week: At the moment I am working on a "banking" calories program I guess. I eat (and drink) pretty limitless on the weekends. Then I log fairly strictly during the week. The struggle of that is that I am moving out of my weight range at some point during the week. I would much rather have my lower weight be at the bottom of my range and the upper weight stay under my maintenance range. I have been in this range now for a month or so and haven't managed to get myself down to the low end of the range. I am pretty comfortable weight wise here. I don't like that my thoughts are to increase my range. I think that doing that too often could be dangerous and before I know it my range will be too high. So I am a little frustrated that I am having these thoughts.
Overall though, I am pretty happy with my maintenance plan. I just don't want to see the creep!
Have a great week everyone!6 -
Name: Jane
Age: 70
Height: 5'0"
Total weight lost: 32
Time it took to lose: 2.5 years
In maintenance since 10/10/2014
Maintenance weight range: 135 - 138
Struggles of the week: been holding to 137.5-138 for over a week. 138 is my scream weight and I don't want to be there. Have been eating at a deficit and upping exercise. It's summer and hot so some might be bloat, but not taking a chance.4 -
Name: Mandy
Total Weight lost: 4 stone (56lbs)
Height: 5ft 6in
Time it took to lose: 16 months
How long in maintenance: 1 year
Maintenance weight range: 137 - 140lbs (there - officially lowering my max from 142lbs)
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
Average weight recorded for May: 141.7lbs
Week of...
26th May (for ref): 139.2lbs
2nd June: 138.8lbs
9th June: 139.2lbs
16th June: 139.4lbs
23rd June: 138.8lbs
30th June:
Successes/struggles of the week:
Successes: I resisted cake temptation at work (me? yay!), deadlifted more than my own bodyweight (what? never thought I'd be able to do that!), pushed myself to go to the gym on what turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far (and actually felt better for having done so!) and realised that my trendweight is currently the lowest it's been since before Christmas.
Struggles (and as chuffed as I am with my successes this week, the struggles actually outweigh them): really stressed at work (found out this week that my post is being deleted and I'm at risk of redundancy but also have work deadlines to meet next week and large projects to see through), too much comfort eating (due to all the stress!), still not getting to bed early enough (my average sleep this week was under 6hrs/night), upper back pain (due, again, to all the stress I think - I tend to store up tension in my shoulders and thoracic spine)................ general turmoil and not great really6 -
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 (5 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
Average weight recorded from May: 120.6 lbs
Week of...(I weigh for record on Fridays)...
29 May (2 June): 120.8 lbs (Trending 121.53 lbs)
5 June (9 June): 123.0 lbs (Trending 122.42 lbs)
12 June (16 June): 123.2 lbs (Trending 122.92 lbs)
19 June (23 June): 122.8 lbs (Trending 122.72 lbs)
26 June (30 June):
Successes/challenges of this week:
Successes:
- Surprised to see my weight trending down slightly despite my binges.
Challenges:
- Had a bit of a binge week this week. One day of crazy eating, but it was also a night out of fun at a baseball game. Next night was a day of crazy wine drinking. Barely logged either day (so had to go back and try to remember what I actually ate to update my logs). Not sure what that was about, but it was pretty ugly.
- Slacking on my workouts again this week. Been busy with some work, etc.4 -
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, like sign language) are the order of the day.
January avg weight: 126.8lbs
February avg weight: 126.1lbs
March avg weight: 124.6lbs
April avg weight: 122.9lbs
May avg weight: 123.4lbs
Week of...
26th May: 123.1lbs
2nd June: 123.1lbs
9th June: 122.8lbs
16th June: 121.9lbs
23rd June: 122.5lbs
Successes of the week: Managed to get a few steps and workouts in, despite a super sedentary week of summer school prep.
Challenges of the week: Watching the scale go up as I store glycogen for my hiking weekend. Coping with fewer steps and less food, although eating at maintenance helped. Thank goodness it wasn’t a sedentary banking week, though those may be coming as I start tutoring on Tuesday!
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Wow, @CoachJen71, I just read your story. Congrats on your successes!0
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Wow, @CoachJen71, I just read your story. Congrats on your successes!
Thank you!0 -
Age:60
Height:5'3.75"
Total Weight lost:52
Time it took to lose: 1.5 years to original goal of 150; 5 months to new goal of 145
How long in maintenance: 1 month
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
Average weight recorded from May:142.6
Week of...
5th June:142.2
12th June: 140.6
19th June: 140
26th June: 139.4
Successes:I would say this was mostly a successful week. Went to a friend's house for dinner and had only the healthy options, and no wine. Registered a loss the next day which has never, ever happened after going out. Managed to get in some decent exercise despite the 90F temps and no air conditioning. Was down to an all time low of 138.8 and my "goal jeans" fit well enough to be seen in public.
Struggles: It's a mental struggle which I imagine many new maintainers have. After being in "losing mode" for so long, how to flip the switch to "maintenance mode". Although I declared maintenance last month I still strove to lose to the lower range of maintenance and got there. I'm not mentally prepared to give up the fight, this personal challenge has been fueling me for over 2-1/2 years, I loved the numbers and graphs. Now what??2 -
@CoachJen71, i read your story too, very impressed. I wish i can find that same bond over an activity with my SO, but so far she refuses my invites. Good for you, and you look great. Congratulations!1
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@mikesmom1983 - maintenence doesn't need to mean the end of your numbers and graphs! I kept an excel spreadsheet all the way through my weight loss - recording data on weight, measurements, planned exercise, weekly meal plans - I still keep adding the same info now that I'm in maintenance - just on a new sheet! I've also got a new graph to keep me happy with the trendweight app Libra, and now concentrate on lots of other data not related to weight loss - my running times/distances/pace, weight lifted, body fat percentage....... It might feel like the end of the fight but there are plenty of other fitness related challenges you could find to keep you going. It's worked for me.2
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girlgroves wrote: »@mikesmom1983 - maintenence doesn't need to mean the end of your numbers and graphs! I kept an excel spreadsheet all the way through my weight loss - recording data on weight, measurements, planned exercise, weekly meal plans - I still keep adding the same info now that I'm in maintenance - just on a new sheet! I've also got a new graph to keep me happy with the trendweight app Libra, and now concentrate on lots of other data not related to weight loss - my running times/distances/pace, weight lifted, body fat percentage....... It might feel like the end of the fight but there are plenty of other fitness related challenges you could find to keep you going. It's worked for me.
Thank you for the advice.0 -
Name: Stephen
Age: 57
Height: 6'2"
Total Weight lost: 80 lb
Time it took to lose: 12 months
How long in maintenance: 5 months
Maintenance weight range: 180-185 lb
Average weight recorded from January: 184.7 lb
Average weight recorded from February: 182.7 lb
Average weight recorded from March: 182.5 lb
Average weight recorded from April: 183.1 lb
Average weight recorded from May: 182.4 lb
Week of...
5th June: 181.6 lb
12th June: 181.1 lb
19th June: 181.0 lb
26th June: 181.8 lb2 -
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, 4 months
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
Average weight recorded from May: 130.1
Average weight recorded from June 131.0
Week of...
4th June: 130.4
11th June: 130.6
18th June: 131.6
25th June: 131.4
Success/struggles of the week: Still trending towards the higher end of my maintenance range so slowly cutting calories a bit. Hope everyone has a great upcoming week! Onward and forward to July!1 -
Name: Sofie
Age:32
Height: 5'4
Total Weight lost: 45 lbs
Time it took to lose: about a year and a half
How long in maintenance: just started the beginning of this month
Maintenance weight range: 129-125 ish
Week of...
5th June: 127
12th June: 130
19th June: 127
26th June: 125
Success/struggles of the week: I have been feeling tired overall this week. Motivation has been waning and I am still keeping up with my workouts and ontrack calorie wise. I believe it is the summer heat that is impacting my to desire to stay in the couch and zombie out haha. But I am stubborn and I continue to run 3 miles three times a week and lift three times a week. Take that couch!5 -
Name: Kathryn
Height: 5'3.5"
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
Average weight recorded from May: 124.9
Week of...
5th June: 122.8 scale/124.0 trend
12th June: 123.2 scale/123.4 trend
19th June: 121.6 scale/123.0 trend
26th June: 122.2 scale/123.1 trend
Success/struggles of the week: It has been a pretty good week. I am just trying to concentrate on how I feel and not so much on the numbers and what others are telling me. I had my annual physical a couple of weeks ago and all my blood work came back perfect. So I am just going to trend here at 123 (even though it is a little under my stated range) and not worry about it.
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Name: Irina
Height : 5'7"
Total Weight lost: 75ish lbs
Time it took to lose: about 10 months
How long in maintenance: 7 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
Range of weight recorded from April 146.6- 150.4
Range of weight recorded from May 144.6- 151.2
Week of...
5th June: 150.8 scale/149.9 trend
13th June: 153.2 scale /151,9 trend
19th June: 146.4 scale /149.9 trend
26th June: 146.3 scale /147.1 trend
Success / struggles of the week : I made the list of my bad eating habits, and wrote the solutions to try to counteract those bad habits that drag me down. I'm proud to note that i have been implementing it, slowly and not always, but working on it. Also, with some mindful eating (being home kids free and cooking our meals helps a lot ) i got my weight to go down, and the trend weight is down as well. Lowest weight this past week was 143 ish, and i feel in control of the situation. It helps that it stopped raining without breaks and i was able to ride again. I still have most of my fat clothes stored around the house. I think it's time that i trust myself that i can keep this up, keep the weight off, and continue to improve my fitness. Because it's not that difficult, and lots of fun, actually.4
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