Maintainers weekly Check-in September 2017
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kalchthaleri wrote: »Found out that my the woman who needs a liver is a match with her husband! And surgery will be September 25! So that was a big big big joy!
Excellent news Ingrid!! That's great!1 -
Name: Mandy
Total Weight lost: 4 stone (56lbs)
Height: 5ft 6in
Time it took to lose: 16 months
How long in maintenance: 1 year 3 months
Maintenance weight range: 137 - 140lbs (lowered from 142lbs in June)
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
Average weight recorded for June: 139.7lbs
Average weight recorded for July: 139.8lbs
Average weight recorded for August: 144.4lbs
Week of (I weigh for the record on Fridays)...:
25th August (for ref): 146.6lbs
1st Sept: 145.8lbs
8th Sept: 146.0lbs
15th Sept:
22nd Sept:
29th Sept:
Successes/struggles of the week: I'm happy with the scale number this week - even though it hasn't gone down since last Friday - because it doesn't tell the whole story! After the excesses of last weekend, I weighed in at 148.6lbs on Monday - the highest I've ever been since getting to my goal weight, so, as you can imagine, I wasn't very happy!! I feel I lot better having at least got back to my post-holiday level. I'm liking being more instinctive about my eating and so I'm resisting going back to logging my CICO again at the moment, but in my head I've given myself 5 weeks to get back to being under 140lbs (I start my new job on the 16th October) before thinking I may have to start logging again in order to be more accountable - so we'll see how that goes!?
I'm completely back to my usual level of exercise this week, which has been tougher than I thought it would be, but it felt really good to get back to doing everything - who would have thought I would have missed the gym so much?!?!?3 -
Name: Nichell
Age: 29
Height: 5'6
Total Weight lost: ~50lbs
Time it took to lose: 5.5 months
How long in maintenance: about 15 weeks
Maintenance weight range: 150-155lbs
Average weight recorded from February: 182.4
Average weight recorded from March: 173.5
Average weight recorded from April: 164.5
Average weight recorded from May: 156.4
Average weight recorded from June: 152.3
Average weight recorded from July: 150.35
Average weight recorded from August: 150.1
Week of...
4th of September: 148.6, trend 150.1
Successes- very happy with my plan to switch my weigh ins to Friday still. Getting more and more relaxed by the week and still maintaining!
Struggles- hoping I'm not letting loose too much. Still trying to find the balance.2 -
@girlgroves my weight has shot up 6 lbs twice this summer from water weight but came back down within 1-2 weeks. It's disturbing to see but you'll likely be just fine.2
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This is a great thread idea! Wish I'd known about it earlier.
I've been maintaining since April 2016, and logging food and weight daily since April 2015.
Name: Orphia
Age: 50
Height: 176 cm
Total Weight lost: 35.5 kg
Time it took to lose: 12 months
How long in maintenance: 17 months
Maintenance weight range: 63-65 kg
Average weight recorded from January: 62.8 kg
Average weight recorded from February: 63.5 kg
Average weight recorded from March: 63.2 kg
Average weight recorded from April: 63.9 kg
Average weight recorded from May: 63.5 kg
Average weight recorded from June: 63.6 kg
Average weight recorded from July: 64 kg
Average weight recorded from August: 64.1 kg
Week of...
4th September: 64.2 kg
11th September:
18th September:
25th September:
Success/struggles of the week:
I ran my first marathon two weeks ago (42.2 km without stopping). Over the moon about that! Needless to say, I've been doing a LOT of exercise this year (including swimming and Body Balance cross-training), and I think I've gained a bit of muscle since January. I've read tons of the recomp thread, but this "weight gain" still does my head in!6 -
I am bookmarking this page for inspiration. You all rock!!1
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@girlgroves my weight has shot up 6 lbs twice this summer from water weight but came back down within 1-2 weeks. It's disturbing to see but you'll likely be just fine.
Thanks @lorrpb - I know you're probably right..... It feels like it could be more than just water weight - it's been 3 weeks already! .......but I'm determined not to panic!1 -
Name: Pam
Age: 59
Height: 5'5"
Total Weight lost: 175 pounds
SW 330
GW 155
Time it took to lose: Started Jan 1 2016
How long in maintenance: One Week
Maintenance weight range: 155-160
Week of:
September 3 155.8
September 10 155.6
September 18
September 24
Success/struggles of the week:
Success: I am so happy to be here! My original goal weight was 165 I surpassed that and now going to try to maintain for awhile and think about if I want to loose 10 more pounds. I am very near the top of my BMI. Sunday's are me weigh in days. While technically I am not at my goal weight I'm figuring as I plan around with calories I will be very soon.
Struggles: I am very anxious about how well I'll be able to maintain. I really am having a hard time with eating at my calorie maintenance number for fear of gaining weight back. This upcoming week is going to be hard as it's hubby's birthday week and we are going away Fri/Sun so gonna be extra good this week so I can save for the weekend.3 -
Name: Jen
Age: 45
Height: 5'2.5"
Total Weight lost:145lbs
Time it took to lose: 2.75yrs
How I lost it: My story (PhotoBucket broke my pics. Still working on fixing this.)
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 122 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 trend: 126.8lbs
February avg weight trend: 126.1lbs
March avg weight trend: 124.6lbs
April avg weight trend: 122.9lbs
May avg weight trend: 123.4lbs
June avg weight trend: 122.6lbs
July avg weight trend: 122.3lbs
August avg weight trend: 118.9lbs
Trend week of...
25th August: 117.9lbs
1st September: 118.5lbs
8th September: 119.3lbs
Successes of the week: Starting to feel comfier at school. New and anxiety-ridden is slowly becoming old, familiar, and comfortable. Will be glad when that transition is complete!
Challenges of the week: The birthday celebration became a birth week celebration. LOL That is lovely, but I am having trouble getting myself to care about my food intake being over every day. Like, I am winning lots of battles, but one loss causes me to lose the overall war.
Also, disconnecting my Fitbit from MFP this week to see if that helps overcome the compulsive urge to eat green cals, even when I know they are a lie.
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Name: Brenda
Age: 48
Height: 5'3"
Total Weight lost: 94
Time it took to lose: 37 Weeks
How long in maintenance: 15 Weeks
Maintenance weight range: 125-135
Average weight recorded from June: 129
Average weight recorded from July: 130
Average weight recorded from August: 129
September 2nd....127
September 9th.....129
September 16th...
September 23rd...
September 30th...
Success/struggles of the week:
I had a gain of 2 pounds this week so instead of having 3 splurge days a week I'll only be having 2 and see how that goes for a while0 -
Stephen
Age: 57
Height: 6'2"
Total Weight lost: 79 lbs.
Time it took to lose: 12 months
How long in maintenance: 8 months
Maintenance weight range: 180-185 lbs.
January: 184.7 lbs.
February: 182.7 lbs.
March: 182.5 lbs.
April: 183.1 lbs
May: 182.4 lbs.
June: 181.4 lbs.
July: 182.7 lbs
August: 183.9 lbs.
4th September: 183.0 lbs
11th September: 182.8 lbs.
18th September:
25th September:
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Hello everyone!!!
I'm finally back home. However, I've forgotten that today was my weigh-in so I'll be doing it tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it at all. But I need to find out ASAP. Anything below 75kg will be okay with me. Anything above will mean that I went crazy overboard on eating.
I'll be checking in tomorrow and will update in short as possible the past month's highs and lows.
Xxx3 -
Name: Bring back the joy
Age: 43
Height: 5'6"
Total weight lost: 36 lbs
Time it took to lose: 5 months
How long in maintenance: 3 months
HW:148
SW: 113.4
September Goal weight: 112-115
Start of Jan: 148 lbs
Start of Feb: 139 lbs
Start of March: 133
Start of Apr-127.2
Start of May: 122.6
Start of June-115.0-GOAL
start of July- average of 115 as I had a crazy 4th of July trip
Start of august-115
Start of September-112
September 11: 113.3
Struggles: i am petty sure this weight is a sodium bomb so I am drinking lots of water and just keeping on keeping on. I had a procedure done on Wednesday and couldn't work out for two days.
Successes: I did manage to do my long slow run on Sunday. Definitely slow but almost my longest run to date. 0.2 miles less than my longest ever. Pretty proud. I helped my parents sign up for mfp. I highly doubt they are capable of. Wing honest enough with themselves to see the program work. Sigh. Each persons journey is their own.
Upcoming week plan: stick to the running training schedule and keep trucking. Add 2 hikes in/ week to get my legs used to climbing as I drove the race course and it is very hilly. I can only train on the flats so I have to do something to prepare for that.
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Name: Monique
Age: 67
Height: 5'4"
Total Weight lost: 200+ lbs
Time it took to lose: First 100+ lbs in 3 years; maintained for a couple of years and lost second 100+ lbs in the past 2 years.
How long in maintenance: Just got here!
Maintenance weight range: 128-134
Average weight recorded from January: 154.9
Average weight recorded from February: 153.1
Average weight recorded from March: 149.1
Average weight recorded from April: 145.3
Average weight recorded from May: 142.5
Average weight recorded from June: 137.9
Average weight recorded from July: 134.1
Average weight recorded from August: 134.0
Week of:
September 4 133.9
September 11 133.3
September 18
September 24
Success/Struggles:
This is the last quiet week I have until everything starts moving again--and moving fast!--on the 18th. I'll have family members visiting several times in the next month. Then work will become more hectic when university classes begin on the 20th. I'm a librarian and will be working the reference desk which will be chaos, but wonderful, energetic chaos. This is a bittersweet time for me as I'm retiring at the end of October. Add to that a slew of routine medical tests and doctor appointments.
I'm preparing for all this! A visit to the spa for a facial and a mani/pedi and another appointment for the same in October. I'm thinking of adding a massage. Cleaned and organized my closet. Deep cleaned the house and added special touches to the guest room. Menu planning, grocery shopping, and as much meal prep as possible. Scheduling exercise, meditation, and lots of sleep time. What have I forgotten?4 -
Name: IsabeausRose
Height: 5'11.5"
Total weight lost: 46.6 lbs
Time it took to lose: 7 months
How long in maintenance: 1 day
Maintenance weight range: 172 to 176
January 221
February 217
March 206
April 197
May 191
June 192
July 190
August 182
September 4th 175.4
September 11th 174.4
Success/struggles of the week: I am at a healthy weight and I have made peace with my body so I claim goal today and join the maintenance club! My BMI is currently 24.3 and I am happy and healthy. My only struggle is finding a way to afford more groceries to actually maintain my weight. My best plan is to have money freed up in January so I might lose 10 pounds or so between now and then but I will still be at a healthy BMI.4 -
Name: Kathryn
Height: 5'3.5"
Total Weight lost: ~73 lbs (I dropped about 13 lbs below original goal)
Time it took to lose: 10 months (to original goal of 135)
How long in maintenance: I called maintenance in July 2016, but I have continued to slowly lose so I'm not really sure.
Maintenance weight range: 120 - 125 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
Average weight recorded from June: 122.8
Average weight recorded from July: 122.1
Average weight recorded from August: 122.5
Week of...
4th September: 121.2 scale/ 122.1 trend
11th September: 119.6 scale/ 121.9 trend
18th September:
25th September:
Success/struggles of the week: My scale weight is a little below my range, but my trend weight is still in the range so I am not too worried. I didn't have much of an appetite this weekend and I guess it shows on my weigh in. I have a feeling that I will be up again soon. I will admit though that it did kind of make me feel good to see 119 on the scale. I haven't been that weight since I was 19 years old. It is probably a little too low for me now at 49. Although I never really know if it is true that older women should weigh more or if that is just one of those things that "they" say. Like that once you pass 40 you should wear your hair shorter. For the most part things are good. I feel good and have plenty of energy. My yoga and running are going well and I really love being active. Most of the time I feel like I eat a lot, and I certainly don't feel like I don't eat enough. I probably should have eaten more yesterday after my run, but I didn't feel hungry so I didn't force it. I think that the days I don't hit my calorie goal are balanced with the days I do go over it and that is really what maintenance is.4 -
Height: 5'4"
SW 177 lbs (probably higher but wasn't weighing)
GW 140
CW 137.8
Total Weight lost: 42 lbs
Time it took to lose: 4.5 months
How long in maintenance: since November 2016
Maintenance weight range: about 5 lbs (want to stay below 140)
Week of...
3rd September: 135.2
11th September: 137.8 (??)
18th September:
25th September:
Success: I'm continuing with exercise and using the elliptical more, building up my time. I don't have any upper body strength and like the workout I'm getting for my arms.
Struggles: I'm not sure why the weight gain, unless my scale is off, which is possible. I'm eating the same kind of food. I didn't eat an extra 7500 calories this week.
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Name: Kathryn
Height: 5'3.5"
Total Weight lost: ~73 lbs (I dropped about 13 lbs below original goal)
Time it took to lose: 10 months (to original goal of 135)
How long in maintenance: I called maintenance in July 2016, but I have continued to slowly lose so I'm not really sure.
Maintenance weight range: 120 - 125 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
Average weight recorded from June: 122.8
Average weight recorded from July: 122.1
Average weight recorded from August: 122.5
Week of...
4th September: 121.2 scale/ 122.1 trend
11th September: 119.6 scale/ 121.9 trend
18th September:
25th September:
Success/struggles of the week: My scale weight dropped below my range, but the trend weight is still in the range so I am not going to worry about it. I didn't eat as much this weekend as usual and I'm sure that it will be back up in a few days. It was a bit of an ego boost to see 119 on the scale. I haven't been that weight since I was 19. It may be a little low for me now at 49, but it was still kind of nice to see. I never really know if older women should weigh more or if that is just one of those things that "they" say. Like you shouldn't wear your hair long after 40. I feel good and I think I look good. My yoga and my running are both going great and I feel so much more energetic than I did a couple of years ago.2 -
I tried twice to post my update. I got a message saying that it would be posted as soon as it was approved. I have no idea what that is all about. I guess if it doesn't show up then I will try again later. And if it shows up twice then my apologies.0
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Name: MH
Age: 33
Height: 5'2"
Total Weight lost:18lbs
Time it took to lose: ~4 months
How long in maintenance: 8 months
Maintenance weight range: 110-115lbs
Average weight recorded from January-August: 113lbs
Week of...
4th September: 114.6lbs
11th September: 112.0lbs
18th September:
25th September:
Success/struggles of the week: glad I managed to get back down from the top of my goal range after my first week back home. I also managed to hit the ground running with my workout routine which is usually hard when returning from a long trip.
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