Maintainers weekly Check-in February 2018

fidangul · February 2018

Name: Fidan
Height: 171cm
Age: 31
Total Weight lost: 48kg
Time it took to lose: 1 year
How long in maintenance: 1 year 8 months
Maintenance weight range: 73.3kg and below
Average weight recorded from 2017: 73.3kg

Average weight recorded from January: 73.6kg

Week of...
4th February: 71.9kg
11th February:
18th February:
25th February:

Success/struggles of the week:

I'm a day late with my weigh-in. I've not seen the 71s since April/May 2018.

This week I celebrated 1000 days of logging on MFP!!! But, I didn't actually do anything to celebrate. Just said "well done" to myself.

Through the week I did a good job keeping to my daily steps goal, however, I struggled immensely over the weekend. Yh, I did it but, it was not easy at all. (Reason: migraine and cold).

My appetite has dropped considerably over the past few days. I don't feel that interested in food.

I'm beginning to see a pattern with my monthly eating habits and appetite. It seems as though I over eat at least 1 week/month and under eat 1 week/month. It's not intentional. I guess it balances each other out.

fidangul · February 2018

Name: Fidan
Height: 171cm
Age: 31
Total Weight lost: 48kg
Time it took to lose: 1 year
How long in maintenance: 1 year 8 months
Maintenance weight range: 73.3kg and below
Average weight recorded from 2017: 73.3kg

Average weight recorded from January: 73.6kg

Week of...
4th February: 71.9kg
11th February:
18th February:
25th February:

Success/struggles of the week:

I'm a day late with my weigh-in. I've not seen the 71s since April/May 2018.

This week I celebrated 1000 days of logging on MFP!!! But, I didn't actually do anything to celebrate. Just said "well done" to myself.

Through the week I did a good job keeping to my daily steps goal, however, I struggled immensely over the weekend. Yh, I did it but, it was not easy at all. (Reason: migraine and cold).

My appetite has dropped considerably over the past few days. I don't feel that interested in food.

I'm beginning to see a pattern with my monthly eating habits and appetite. It seems as though I over eat at least 1 week/month and under eat 1 week/month. It's not intentional. I guess it balances each other out.

Rachelmilloy · February 2018

Name: Rachel
Age: 65
Height: 5'8.5"
Total Weight lost: about 50 lbs
Time it took to lose: about 10 months
How long in maintenance: since September 2017
Maintenance weight range: below 153 lbs, preferably 140s...

Average weight recorded for 2017 (since September 2017): 147.3 lbs
Average weight recorded from January: 153.3

Week of...
4th Feb: 149.4
11th Feb:
18th Feb:
25th Feb:

Successes/struggles of the week: very glad to have turned my "weight-gain" ship around. Yeah it's true what all the maintainers say: "if you hit your upper limit, just revert back to a deficit"... and kind of gratifying to go through that experience - feeling confidant that I will always be able to do that when I need to. Loving my new Fitbit with the heart rate feature, it has really inspired me to exercise at a higher intensity. And it has a feature that enables it to assess one's cardio fitness - and feeling kind of awed and proud to have it call mine "excellent" for a woman 60 plus (hehe yay for low expectations).
HAVE A FINE WEEK Y'ALL!

lorrpb · February 2018

Name: Lori
Age: 62
Height: 5'7"
Total Weight lost: 150
Time it took to lose: 2.5 yr
How long in maintenance: Sept 2016
Maintenance weight range: 153-157

Average weight recorded from 2017 (12 months): 155.5
Dec Avg 156.9
Jan Avg 158.8

Week of...
4th Feb: 157.6
11th Feb:
18th Feb:
25th Feb:

Have a great week everyone! I'm eagerly looking forward to the start of the Olympics this week.

mk2fit · February 2018

Name: mk
Age: 59
Total weight lost: 70 ish
Time to lose: less than a year
How long in maintenance: more than 2 years
Maintenance range: 114-117#

2017 average: 116
January average: 116

Week of:

4Feb: 116
11 Feb:
18 Feb:
25 Feb:

Successes/struggles: The snow finally melted and I was able to get several runs in this week. (Snowing again and very cold, so might be a while again) NSV: My resting heart rate fell from 62 to 55. Hooray running!

It looks like most of you are doing very well! Let's keep it going!!

ryenday · February 2018

Name: Rye
Age: 52
Height: 162 cm (5’3 & 3/4)
Total Weight lost: 41 lb
Time it took to lose: 9 months
How long in maintenance: since Jan 1, 2018
Maintenance weight range: 143-150

(As a guide for January) Average weight recorded from December: 154.5

Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 175

Week of...
1st January: 152.2
8th January: 151.6
15th January: 149.2
22nd January: 148.1
29th January: 147.9

4th February: 147.65

Successes/struggles of the week:

pretty much everything sucks right now. Not going to bother with boring details. Also sick.

mk2fit · February 2018

@ryenday I hope you feel better!

cypressfey · February 2018

Name: Cypress
Age: 61
Height: 5'6"
Total Weight lost:33-35 lbs
Time it took to lose: 2 years (Steady, but I let myself plateau a couple of times to reset)
How long in maintenance: 3 weeks since hitting bottom of range
Maintenance weight range: 125-128
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months):

Average weight recorded from January: 126.6

Week of...
4th February: 127.1
11th February:
18th February:
25th February:

Success/struggles of the week:

Quickly first, THANK YOU for this group! Has anyone else struggled to find the right amount of calories to maintain? When I hit 124.5 I went to 1500 cal/day to maintain (1535 is "recommended" for me) I gained 2 lbs in 2 weeks! yikes!

Any recommendations from your experience about how to find the right maintainance point ? For now, until I lose the couple of lbs, I am back on 1200/day. When I'm ready again, I was thinking about increasing 100 calories a week or two to try to get a better sense of what it will take me to maintain. Any other suggestions?

(FYI I'm moderately to very active - backcountry skiing, mountain biking, hiking/backpacker as well as weight training and HIIT)

SummerSkier · February 2018

cypressfey wrote: »

Name: Cypress
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Any recommendations from your experience about how to find the right maintainance point ? For now, until I lose the couple of lbs, I am back on 1200/day. When I'm ready again, I was thinking about increasing 100 calories a week or two to try to get a better sense of what it will take me to maintain. Any other suggestions?

see Ann's thread lower down on starting maintenance and calories . We need to sticky it. But it's got some good suggestions for you. And WELCOME!!!!

gnu4liberty · February 2018

Name: Carolyn
Age: 66
Height: 5’9”
Total weight lost: 50 lbs
Time to lose: about a year
How long maintenance: about 6 mo
Maintenance weight range: 125 - 127 lbs
Ave. weight recorded in last 12 mos: 126
Ave. weight recorded so far in Feb: 126.5

I have started eating a lot if sugar again, but am still staying in my calorie goal. I know it is not too healthy, but my life has gotten more stressful and sugar is my crutch.

CoachJen71 · February 2018

Name: Jen
Age: 46
Height: 5'2.5"
Total Weight lost:145lbs
Time it took to lose: 2.75yrs
How long in maintenance: Since 4/14/17
Maintenance weight range: Would like to stay under 122 at morning weigh-in.

Jan-Jun 2017 avg weight trend: 124.4lbs
Jul-Dec 2017 avg weight trend: 119.2lbs
December avg weight trend: 117.2lbs
January avg weight trend: 118lbs

Trend week of...
2nd February: 118ish????
9th February: 117.7 (Home scale is working again.)

Successes of the week: Still working off the new calorie set and hoping the numbers are right. So far, so good.

Challenges of the week: Still healing up. Not staying off my feet like I ought to, but my knee is feeling better. I do wish I had a reset button, though, so I could zap away all my health issues. I am finally willing to put in the work, but my health isn't up to it. Grrrr! I want to feel bad-*kitten*, not bad! LOL

jemalme · February 2018

Name: Jennifer
Height: 5 feet 4 inches
Age: 47
Total Weight lost: 40+ lbs
Time it took to lose: 8 months
How long in maintenance: 10 months
Maintenance weight range: 133-138 lbs
Average weight recorded from 2017: 136 lbs

Average weight recorded from January: 137 lbs

Week of...
4th February: 138.8 lbs
11th February:
18th February:
25th February:

Success/struggles of the week: I'm not gonna lie, I have NOT been doing a good job of keeping my eating in check. I seem to track well all day, and then I hit 8 pm, and I want to eat all the things. And I do! It's terrible. I've seen my weight slowly creep up over the last month or so.

On a good note, I had a biometric screening for my health insurance this week (height, weight, bmi, cholesterol, blood sugar, etc), and all my numbers were stellar! That's what a year and a half of eating well and exercising will do for you. So I realized that I had started this journey for health reasons, and that's the mindset I need to get back to. Yes, I love wearing size 6 and rocking my skinny jeans, but being healthy and feeling great is my number one goal.

To that end, I'm going to eat more of a plant-based diet. I can't say that I will never eat meat again, but I want to see what this kind of diet can do for my overall health.

I'm also missing my hubby very much as Valentine's Day approaches (he's working up in Boston right now; I'm in NJ). Everywhere I go, I see couples having fun, out for dinner and drinks, etc. It's hard. I volunteered to work on Wednesday night just to keep busy.

Well, that's about all for now. Have a great weekend, everyone!

jemalme · February 2018

SummerSkier wrote: »

Success/struggles of the week/month: Another challenging week. I can't seem to get my eating and logging under control. My moving avg the past few weeks and month is climbing. The FLU thing really took me for a loop and although I am gradually recovering the binging in the evening needs to stop. The temptation of course is to restrict but I know that will just lead to more eating. Feb has typically been a rotten month for me diet and SAD wise. Glad it's a short month. I am hoping holding myself accountable weeklu with this group will help me from just slipping completely off the edge of the mountain again.

I'm finding this winter to be especially tough, too! Same problem with binging at night. The flu is terrible; you really need to give yourself lots of time for recovery. It can be several weeks until you really feel better. Being here (and being honest) is the best thing - everyone here is so helpful and supportive. Sending positive vibes your way...

psychod787 · February 2018

CoachJen71 wrote: »

Name: Jen
Age: 46
Height: 5'2.5"
Total Weight lost:145lbs
Time it took to lose: 2.75yrs
How long in maintenance: Since 4/14/17
Maintenance weight range: Would like to stay under 122 at morning weigh-in.

Jan-Jun 2017 avg weight trend: 124.4lbs
Jul-Dec 2017 avg weight trend: 119.2lbs
December avg weight trend: 117.2lbs
January avg weight trend: 118lbs

Trend week of...
2nd February: 118ish????
9th February: 117.7 (Home scale is working again.)

Successes of the week: Still working off the new calorie set and hoping the numbers are right. So far, so good.

Challenges of the week: Still healing up. Not staying off my feet like I ought to, but my knee is feeling better. I do wish I had a reset button, though, so I could zap away all my health issues. I am finally willing to put in the work, but my health isn't up to it. Grrrr! I want to feel bad-*kitten*, not bad! LOL

You are bad @SS! Just look at your picture! Stay strong and feel better!

cypressfey · February 2018

Name: Cypress
Age: 61
Height: 5'6"
Total Weight lost:33-35 lbs
Time it took to lose: 2 years (Steady, but I let myself plateau a couple of times to reset)
How long in maintenance: 3 weeks since hitting bottom of range
Maintenance weight range: 125-128
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months):

Average weight recorded from January: 126.6

Week of...
4th February: 127.1
8th February: 126.0 <-- woot!
11th February:
18th February:
25th February:

I have logged my food and need to not cheat - super helpful to be able to come here and check in and read others thoughts/insights/challenges. Not being alone is so powerful.

Brendalea69 · February 2018

Name:Brenda
Age: 48
Height: 5'2"
Starting Weight.......194 on 9/06/2016
Goal Weight.............130 on 5/27/2017
Total Weight lost......64 Pounds
Time it took to lose...37 Weeks
How long in maintenance: 8 Months
Maintenance weight range: Under 130

Average weight recorded for Month of:
June............129
July..............130
August.........129
September...129
October........129
November....129
December....128
January........127

Week of:
February 3rd.....126
February 10th...126

Eating Plan...
OMAD/Carb Cycling

SummerSkier · February 2018

Name: Summer
Age: 59
Height: 5'1.75"
Total Weight lost: ~34 lbs
Time it took to lose: 18 weeks
How long in maintenance: 4 months (counting in months now YEAH!!!)
Maintenance weight range: under 100 (this parameter changes a lot too... ) Started at 101-105 and have gradually moved it down based on how I feel. I think I have it dialed in now to where I should stay.

Average weight recorded from October: 103.9
Average weight recorded from November: 100.9
Average weight recorded from Dec: 98.6
Average weight recorded from Jan: 98.25

Week ending:
3 February: avg 99.6
10th February: 99.3
17th February:
24th February:

Success/struggles of the week/month: 3 weeks post flu and finally feeling normal. wow. Hugs to all going thru it. I can't believe how long the effects lingered and how sick I was. Success - ran a personal best this morning 7 miles and best part was that all my splits improved throughout the run. I had not made it that far before as something always started bothering me to the point where I didn't want to continue and risk injury. Happy to report that except for a minor blister nothing fell off. Would like to see the avg weight come down another pound but the nice thing about being in maintenance is that you really don't have to cut a lot and you can enjoy life while just sort of drifting a little lighter. Think SPRING everyone. longer warmer days and more activity!

sofchak · February 2018

Name: sofchak
Age: 35
Height: 5’3”
Total Weight lost: ~40 lbs
Time it took to lose: ~9 months
How long in maintenance: 1y 4m
Maintenance weight range: 117-127*
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 117

Average weight recorded from January: 120

Week of...
4th February: 122.8
11th February: 125
18th February:
25th February:

Success/struggles of the week: I’ve decided to stop calorie counting for a while and see if I can maintain via mindful eating. So far it’s not working out too well - scale is showing up, up, up since the New Year. But I’m going to be patient, forgive myself for some errors along the way and see where I take this different approach over time.

New goal is to make a decision on whether I can successfully stop counting calories by my birthday in May. As a result, I’ve increased the range of my acceptable weight to give me room to learn. All tips and tricks for making the transition are appreciated.

Faebert · February 2018

Hi all hope you don’t me joining. I’ve been on MFP for years but only really lurked the forums until recently. Been maintaining a while and think this is a great place to keep a focus!

Name: Faebert
Age: 39
Height: 5’6”
Total Weight lost: 47lbs
Time it took to lose: on and off 3 years. First 30 in 4 months and then gradually reduced goal weight
How long in maintenance: 10 months
Maintenance weight range: 115-120
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 121

Average weight recorded from January: 117

Week of...
9th February: 117
16th February:
23rd February:

Success/struggles of the week: Managed to maintain home workout schedule even though work stuff meant I couldn’t get to any of my usual evening hot yoga classes. More than 15000 steps every day rushing around has helped too.

Struggles: Weekends! Always struggle Friday nights as it’s weigh day, I’ve hit my goal and made it through the work week and I have a bit of an end of the week “f-it!” mentality! Counterproductive because i can’t hit the same activity levels Saturday and Sunday so a Friday blowout isn’t easily worked off! But I need to try and be a bit more balanced rather than all or nothing. View the week as a whole, calmly, and relax. Hoping this thread may give me some perspective.

microwhisper · February 2018

Name: MW
Age: 33
Height: 5’2”
Total Weight lost: ~20
Time it took to lose: ~4 months
How long in maintenance: 1 year
Maintenance weight range: 110-115 lbs

Average weight:
Dec: 110.4 lbs
Jan: 113.3 lbs

Week of...
4th February: 114.0 lbs
11th February: 114.0 lbs
18th February:
25th February:

Success/struggles: Exactly the same as last week, which kind of makes sense since I’ve worked out more but have also had a lot of invitations to eat out this week- so balanced out. Next week I’d like to not drink as much (Valentine’s Day exception) and continue my workouts. We’ll see what next weigh-in brings! HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY, everyone!!

Maintainers weekly Check-in February 2018

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