Maintainers weekly Check-in November 2017

Name: Irina
Age : 46
Height : 5'7
Total Weight lost: 75ish lbs
Time it took to lose: about 10 months
How long in maintenance 1year, yeah!!!
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
Range of weight from June 143.6- 153.2
Range of weight from July 143.0 - 149.6
Range of weight from August 145.8- 151.0
Range of weight from September 143.8 - 147.6
Range of weight from October 143- 150.8

Week of...
5th November: scale 141.4, trend 144.3
12th November: scale 142.4, trend 142.9
19th November: scale 145.4, trend 144.4
26th November:scale 148.2, trend 146.6

Success/struggles of the week: ;, ( . Not too happy about the weight going up, up, up. It's even more upsetting to see it here all lined up, in black and white, with such gain. It's not all water weight, obviously, uggghhh. I've been eating way too much, so much yummy food around. Although, i have to brag, this Thanksgiving we cooked all vegan, except the turkey, and a little mistake that I've made with my usually vegan stuffing, when i grabbed chicken stock and poured it in. My wife and my daughter helped to calm down my meltdown, and we made a new and completely vegan stuffing. My daughter is vegan, you see, and she was home from school, and i am happily expanding my array of vegan dishes and desserts. It's so delicious, not necessarily low calorie though. I know what i need to do to make my numbers go down, get it back to low 140s, so it's the matter of self discipline at this time. And with holiday leftovers gone, but a lot of chocolate still present, it's somewhat challenging for me still. And what puzzles me, is how I'm so attached to particular numbers, aka scale numbers, despite all my clothes fitting well and some being too loose, I'm still way too concerned about that. I think it's fear of losing control for good and regaining. I should work on that a bit, i guess.

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
June avg 155.4 (2 weeks only, gone rest of month)
July avg 155.3
Aug avg 155.6
Sept avg 155.4
Oct avg 155.2

11/7/2017 156.2
11/13/2017 157.4
11/20/2017 158.0
11/28/17 157.0
Nov ave 157.1

With all the stress I've had to deal with lately, I figured it was time to work on my response to it. I need to protect myself mentally and physically from the craziness that others throw out there. I found a couple of books that I think will help me see things and respond in a way more beneficial to me, and I've started on one of them. I am looking forward to my growth.

Last week our Women on Weights class did not meet due to the holiday, but I went in and did my 3 workouts. This week we are picking up a few machines we haven't done before. I also asked for help getting comfortable using the squat rack.

It looks like my bloat of the past 6 weeks might finally be easing up. I wouldn't mind having a good number for the "post" weigh in for class next week, lol.

First time posting - just hit maintenance weight!

Name: Meg
Age: 33
Height: 5'6"
Total Weight lost: 40 lbs
Time it took to lose: 13 months
How long in maintenance: one week
Maintenance weight range: 125-127

Average weight recorded from January: 160
Average weight recorded from February: 158
Average weight recorded from March: 154
Average weight recorded from April: 150
Average weight recorded from May: 146
Average weight recorded from June: 142
Average weight recorded from July: 141
Average weight recorded from August: 139
Average weight recorded from September: 135
Average weight recorded from October: 131


Week of...
6th November: 130
13th November: 129
20th November: 127
27th November: 127

Success/struggles of the week: I feel afraid of gaining weight after all of my hard work in losing the baby weight. My hunch is that kicking up my exercise routine (including eating back calories) will help me reject the lie that I'm "letting go" of discipline by eating a bit more.

Even though I'm happy with my weight, I am also considering losing another couple pounds for "wiggle room" to enjoy some treats around the holidays. Are others considering this as well?

kristen8000 wrote: »

MoTownSweat wrote: »

First time posting - just hit maintenance weight!

Name: Meg
Age: 33
Height: 5'6"
Total Weight lost: 40 lbs
Time it took to lose: 13 months
How long in maintenance: one week
Maintenance weight range: 125-127

Average weight recorded from January: 160
Average weight recorded from February: 158
Average weight recorded from March: 154
Average weight recorded from April: 150
Average weight recorded from May: 146
Average weight recorded from June: 142
Average weight recorded from July: 141
Average weight recorded from August: 139
Average weight recorded from September: 135
Average weight recorded from October: 131


Week of...
6th November: 130
13th November: 129
20th November: 127
27th November: 127

Success/struggles of the week: I feel afraid of gaining weight after all of my hard work in losing the baby weight. My hunch is that kicking up my exercise routine (including eating back calories) will help me reject the lie that I'm "letting go" of discipline by eating a bit more.

Even though I'm happy with my weight, I am also considering losing another couple pounds for "wiggle room" to enjoy some treats around the holidays. Are others considering this as well?

Welcome to the group and congrats on losing the weight!

As you can see I've been in "Maintaince" since the end of September. I put the the word in quotes, because since then, I've actually lost 7 additional pounds putting me 6lbs lower than my "low weight of my range". So, I have tons of wiggle room. So much that I actually need to figure out how to gain some back to get back into that range...before my clothes no longer fit. I'm sure, like many of us, find that you'll keep losing a little until you figure out your right maintainance calories. Also, our brains are so into LOSING that "not losing" takes a bit of mental change. You think "great, I can eat more", but your stomach says "ah, no, you can't fit more in".

I wouldn't over think keeping losing so you have wiggle room, because honestly you'll probably lose a bit more anyway.

I agree with this. I have been in "maintenance" for about 16 months. In that time I've lost ~17 pounds. I have had to lower my goal weight range several times. It is hard not to worry about gaining, but increasing your activity will increase your deficit if you don't start eating more. How much more you need to eat may surprise you. As long as you keep track of your holiday treats and don't go overboard then you should be able to fit some treats in without any problem. Congrats on reaching your goal and welcome to maintenance!

MoTownSweat wrote: »

First time posting - just hit maintenance weight!

Name: Meg
Age: 33
Height: 5'6"
Total Weight lost: 40 lbs
Time it took to lose: 13 months
How long in maintenance: one week
Maintenance weight range: 125-127

Average weight recorded from January: 160
Average weight recorded from February: 158
Average weight recorded from March: 154
Average weight recorded from April: 150
Average weight recorded from May: 146
Average weight recorded from June: 142
Average weight recorded from July: 141
Average weight recorded from August: 139
Average weight recorded from September: 135
Average weight recorded from October: 131


Week of...
6th November: 130
13th November: 129
20th November: 127
27th November: 127

Success/struggles of the week: I feel afraid of gaining weight after all of my hard work in losing the baby weight. My hunch is that kicking up my exercise routine (including eating back calories) will help me reject the lie that I'm "letting go" of discipline by eating a bit more.

Even though I'm happy with my weight, I am also considering losing another couple pounds for "wiggle room" to enjoy some treats around the holidays. Are others considering this as well?

Congrats and welcome to maintenance. I see that you've given yourself a range of only 2 lbs. Most people find a range of 5-10 lbs most helpful because bodyweight fluctuates naturally. When you get to the top or bottom of your range adjust calories by 100-200 per day til you're back in range. That allows you to stay in control of your weight.

Name: MW
Age: 33
Height: 5'2"
Total Weight lost: ~20lbs
Time it took to lose: ~4months
How long in maintenance: 11 months
Maintenance weight range: 110-115lbs

Average weight recorded from January-September: 113.7 lbs
October: 110.02 lbs

Week of...
4 November: 108.0 lbs
11 November: 107.6
18 November: 110.4
25 November: 110.4

Successes/struggles: Exactly the same as last week in terms of weight, which I’m happy with! I kept to my ridiculous fertility diet and didn’t lose so that’s good but I also only worked out once. So this coming week I’m going to up my workouts a little bit and hope that I can tweek my food to stay in range.
BUT I did also just get my period which of course makes me wonder why I am bothering with this diet plan. lol. I’m only two months into it though so I’ll keep doing it at least till Jan.

I have been posting to these maintenance threads for a few months but this is my last entry.

I consider myself "done" with my 18 month weight loss and maintenance effort which I've documented at length in my "Ready to Recomp" thread located elsewhere in this sub-forum which can be found here:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10462715/ready-to-recomp#latest

I just posted what I consider my last entry to that thread. Bottom line: I lost 36# from 196 to 160 in the 1st 6 months and have maintained my weight at 158 +/-3 over the last 12 months. My BF declined from about 25% down to 10% as measured by hydro and I was able to recomp about 8# of LBM/BF in the last 12 months as well.

If you are interested in the details, you can find them by clicking the link above. I will of course continue to monitor my progress in maintaining my weight/BF at current levels but I see no need to post that info publicly any further.

Continuing good luck to the rest of you in your maintenance efforts!