Maintainers weekly Check-in December 2017

@lorrpb What a great gift idea!

fitand50inSD wrote: »

I am still going to be very diligent this week so that I go into the holiday weekend at the low end of my maintenance range (125-129.9). I have a couple of "swimsuit vacations" coming up in Jan and Feb so I want to continue to be very mindful about my calorie intake for the next 7-8 weeks.

I’m in the same position with the same mindset, @fitand50inSD. My husband is joining me on a cruise to the Western Caribbean in January - our first holiday together in almost 3 years! I want to have all the confidence I can muster, so being very mindful these next few weeks in preparation.

Where’s your vacations to?

Name: Summer
Age: 59
Height: 5'1.75"
Total Weight lost: ~34 lbs
Time it took to lose: 4 months
How long in maintenance: 12 weeks
Maintenance weight range: 99-101

Average weight recorded from October: 103.9
Average weight recorded from November: 100.9

Avg 26 Nov thru 2 Dec 99.8
Avg 3 Dec - 9 Dec 99.1
Avg 10 Dec - 16 Dec 98.9
Avg 17 Dec - 23 Dec 98.4 (Happy Scale moving avg is 98.8)

Success/struggles of the week/month: 12 weeks in. I guess my success this week has been that even though I am not able to run, I have been able to walk and it's been really interesting to see that my TDEE is NOT significantly different without the jogging!!! WOWWWWW!!! That's eye opening. TDEE at 1850. I think it means that for me the whole eat your exercise calorie thing back might be inflated somewhat. Trend looks down but it's COLD and honestly my scale seems to weigh a lot lighter when it's really cold and dry out. Hopefully it will flatten out. I am still playing with intake increases and the rate of loss at this point is leveling out nicely.. I am also cautiously optimistic that I will be able to get back to running again soon - miss those endorphins and the "feel" of it.

Name: Kate
Age: 35
Height: 5'6”
Total Weight lost: 25 lbs pregnancy weight
Time it took to lose: 3 months
How long in maintenance: Feb 2016
Maintenance weight range: 115 - 120



Week of...
3rd December: 115.6
10th December: 114.2
17th December: vacation, n/a
24th December: 117
31st December:

Success/struggles of the week: Last week when we were on vacation, I basically ate whenever everyone else was eating, plus my usual evening snacks, which I am in the habit of always having. I tried to log, but that’s tough when you’re at restaurants eating foods you’re not accustomed to eating (“Excuse me, Monsieur, how many calories are in this terrine de foie gras?”) I’ve always been terrible at estimating weights for logging purposes (“OK, let’s see, that looks like about 8g of bacon. Or is it 18? Eh, call it 8 and I’ll have two!”) (Usually I do try to weigh at home on a digital scale.) That, and I often forget how many French fries I've nibbled off of my kids’ plates. (I only took two, right? Riiiight! Lol). Now we are home so I’m happy that even though it’s Christmas I can at least log with some degree of accuracy so I’m not completely ignorant of how many calories of wine and cookies I’m indulging in, haha. Last night we went out for dinner as part of the Christmas celebration and I banked calories all day. I’m not unhappy that even though I ate more than I planned, it was worth it. That evening I simply ate a smaller bedtime snack. We have another dinner out at a restaurant tonight, but it’s not a place that’s super special to me with any food I’m craving, so I plan to eat lightly, like seafood and salad. Tomorrow is Christmas, of course, and I’m planning to have a few treats in small portions, which I’ve already logged.

Exercise-wise, I’m thrilled to be back at the gym and running outside. It’s an invigorating way to shake off winter cabin fever.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Name:Pam
Age:59
Height:5'5
Total Weight lost: 190
Time it took to lose:Started Jan 1 2016
How long in maintenance:Sept 2017
Maintenance weight range:145-150 (changed since I keep losing))



Week of...
3rd December 143:
10th December:142
17th December:141
24th December:140
31st December:

Success/struggles of the week: still fighting sickness and don't have much appetite which might be a good thing this time of year. My Plan for the New Year is get this maintenance thing down path.

As you all know, I don't do the weekly "tree". I did start the month at 116# ,then went down to 115# for a couple of weeks. So, I went to visit my kids/grands for Christmas and, oops, lost 2 pounds. Weighed in this morning at 113#. That puts me 5# underweight. I didn't eat much on the road - 2 days @ 9 hours. Really only ate two meals/day since most was eating out. I did manage to exercise each day. I guess I can eat a bit more for a couple of days to "catch up." Lots of snow here so no running. Hello elliptical.

@lorrpb Fabulous!!!

CoachJen71 wrote: »

We are both having that kind of week! Don't worry. It will be over soon and we can tighten back up until Valentine's Day! In the meantime, try to make an effort to _enjoy_ what you are eating. I find that is the worst of it. The mindless snatch-and-grab-full-on-Gollum compulsion, sucking down calories at warp speed and forgetting to enjoy them.

We need to give ourselves permission to do that. (I can do it for splurge meals, but multiple days in a row are still hard for me.)

Wise words! I’ll try to enjoy the food. It is not pleasant to frenetically gobble down food like a crazy person.