Maintainers Weekly Check In - October 2018

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  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
    Name: Marti
    Age: 67
    Height: 5'3"
    Total Weight lost: ~50 lbs.
    Time it took to lose: 22 months
    How long in maintenance: 7 months
    Maintenance weight range: 103.5 - 107.5
    Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months):118.5

    Average weight recorded from January: 107.5
    Average weight recorded from February: 106.2
    Average weight recorded from March: 104.8
    Average weight recorded from April:104.8
    Average weight recorded from May: 104.9
    Average weight recorded from June: 104.9
    Average weight recorded from July: 106.1
    Average weight recorded from August: 105
    Average weight recorded from September: 104.9

    Week of...
    October 7: 103.4
    October 14:103.8
    October 21:
    October 28

    Success/Struggles: Bringing the weight back up slowly - had a pretty high-calorie week (for me), but also increasing running. I'm still in that mindset where if I go over my moderate exercise calories I feel like I'm over-eating - I thought that feeling would go away after 7 months in maintenance, but that fear of losing control is still with me, probably due to years and years of yo-yo dieting. Something to work on.

    In other news, it's Fall! Perfect temps during the day, cooler evenings and breezy enough to generate manic energy. Plenty of outdoors-time before the nasty gray winter rains :)

    Sending positive vibes to everyone for a successful upcoming week!
  • JacquelineC53
    JacquelineC53 Posts: 157 Member
    Name: Jacqueline
    Age: 56
    Height: 5'4"
    Total weight lost: ~20 lbs since Jan. 2018
    Time it took to lose: 7 months
    How long in maintenance: 2 month
    Maintenance weight range: 130-133

    Average weight recorded from January: 150.2 lbs
    Average weight recorded from February: 145.0 lbs
    Average weight recorded from March: 143.4 lbs
    Average weight recorded from April: 140.1 lbs
    Average weight recorded from May: 137.1 lbs
    Average weight recorded from June: 134.6 lbs
    Average weight recorded from July: 132.2 lbs
    Average weight recorded from August: 130.0 lbs
    Average weight recorded from September: 130.1 lbs

    Week of...
    October 6: 129.8
    October 13: 131.8
    October 20:
    October 27:

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Had a great Thanksgiving. Now to get back on track! There were way too many delicious leftovers in the house all week long.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,126 Member
    Name: It's ME!Name: It's ME!
    Age: About a year older than I was last year. (middle aged)
    Height: Just short of 5' 7"
    HEAVIEST weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
    Total Weight lost: 31 pounds total; 24 pounds since January 2018; then gained a bit :(
    Time it took to lose: About six months (assuming start date January 2018)
    How long in maintenance: Two months, then backsliding; :confounded: But BACK ON TRACK since mid September! :grin:
    Maintenance weight range: 142 - 148 (and not sure that's the right answer)
    Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 163.8

    RECENT weight about 170 during most of 2017
    ACTUAL weight recorded from January 2, 2018 (only weigh-in that month): 168.2

    Average weight recorded from February: 157.5
    Average weight recorded from March: 154.4
    Average weight recorded from April: 153.2
    Average weight recorded from May: 151.6
    Average weight recorded from June: 150.2
    Average weight recorded from July: 146.8
    Average weight recorded from August: 148.1
    Average weight recorded from September: 148.8

    Average weight Week of...

    October 1-7: 147.4 (average of only two days since I was on a river trip most of the time)
    October 8-14: 146.1 (average of four days since I was on two more river trips)
    October 15-21:
    October 22-28:
    October 31:


    Success of the week:
    Did a quick turn-around and went on another great river trip, this time with GREAT weather!

    Struggle of the week:
    Knowing I won't likely have any more multi-day river trips until spring.

  • sofchak
    sofchak Posts: 862 Member
    @Rachelmilloy - thank you so much for the kind words. Just the kind of encouragement I needed right about! <3
  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,230 Member
    Name: Jim
    Age:70
    Height:5’8”
    Total Weight lost:197.2 (SW 376.2)
    Time it took to lose: 5 years,
    From 1/17/13 to 3/29/18.

    How long in maintenance: Since 3/29/18.
    *Maintenance weight range:179-184
    Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): N/A

    Average weight recorded:
    Week of 4/26 181
    Week of 5/31 179.8
    Week of 6/28 180.7
    Week of 7/26 181.2
    Week of 8/30 181.3
    Week of 9/27 181.3

    Weigh In
    4 Oct 178.4 + .2
    11 Oct 180.8 +2.4
    18 Oct 181.2 +.4

    Success/struggles of the week

    Success: I wore jeans at my WI and was up .4. Usually I wear shorts for WI but decided to wearing normal winter apparel. So mentally I had a “loss”. :wink:

    Struggle: Bought some carrot cake and ate one left over pizza slice. I don’t consider it a cheat if I Track all the WW Points for my day. My grandson was here to visit local campus, of course he chose pizza.
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    Name:ExistingFish
    Age: 30
    Height: 5'0" (153cm)
    Total weight lost: 36.5lb (16.6kg)
    Time it took to lose: 6 months
    How long in maintenance: 1 month
    Maintenance weight range:117lbs-123lbs
    Average weight recorded from 2017 (1 month): 122.6


    Average weight recorded from September: 122.6

    Week of...
    October 5: 119.9lbs (t: 120.6)
    October 12: 119.7lbs (t: 120.4)
    October 19: 121.5 (t: 120.6)
    October 26:
    October 31:

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I finally got out of my "struggling to get to the gym" rut and have been twice this week, on track for three times. I am excited about the gym again. Trend is holding very steady. Had some spikes this week, but I had a couple of carb heavy days. Obviously, my trend is staying right on track, so no worries.

    I am feeling much more positive this week.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,126 Member
    colorfulcoquette wrote: »

    Success/Struggles: We are going out to dinner tomorrow for my future in-laws 50th anniversary, hosting it for them and a small group of their friends at their favorite restaurant. My weight has been down a bit and it's been a while since I've splurged when going out to eat so I feel like I should, but the thing is rarely is there anything that really tempts me on the menu to diverge from my usual way of eating.

    Part of it is being wary of feeling disappointed that an indulgence won't wind up being all that good. This has happened a fair number of times where a dessert will just be ok, or the entree is not all that tasty. This correlates to other part where I'm feeling really satisfied with how and what I eat so there isn't anything I'm really craving when going out. Often dining in a restaurant just feels like a waste of calories and money, something I'm only doing because that's what everyone else wants to do and I'd rather just eat a nice meal at home.

    I don't know if this counts as a success or struggle.

    It's a struggle if you let it be. Consider that you feel like you "should" splurge on a meal out. Well, "should" is the operative word. That's what the struggle is; deciding if you are doing it because you want or you think others want you to. If you want to, that's a success. If you'd rather just eat a nice meal at home, then do it! Splurge a little! Have something you really like but don't make that often. Just have a small appetizer at the big event and enjoy the company.

    Now if there turns out to be something you do really want, then go for it!

    If it turns out that it isn't as good as the words on the menu describe, well, that's unfortunately really common. I often have a hard time ordering because all the descriptions look awesome. When the plate comes, it's just ok. This is one of the pitfalls of being a good cook. My partner absolutely won't order albacore anywhere because I spoil her with mine (medallions marinated in chile, garlic, soy, sesame and grilled on the cool side of a charcoal grill that has cherry or plum wood smoking on the coals).

    And now I'm hungry :)
  • bananasandoranges
    bananasandoranges Posts: 2,410 Member
    edited October 2018
    Name: Lisa
    Age: 55
    Height: 5'2 1/2"
    Total Weight lost: 5 kilos
    Time it took to lose: 3 months
    How long in maintenance: a few years
    Maintenance weight range: 52.-55 kilos (around 115.5-121.5 lbs)

    Average weight in 2017 estimate- was not doing regular weekly weigh-ins: 56

    Average weight January: 58.9 (highest in 30 years!)
    Average weight in February 56.1 kilos
    Average weight in March 55.5 kilos
    Average weight in April 56.8 kilos
    Average weight in May 56.8 kilos
    Average weight in June 56.7 kilos (125.2 lbs)
    Average weight in July 57
    Average weight in August 57]Average weight in September 58.3

    Week of...
    October 7: ?
    October 14: ?
    October 21: 56.7 (125.4 lbs)
    October 28:

    Successes: some work things going well and some classes going very well, weight down slightly this morning

    Challenges: getting exercise, an unpleasant, tricky work dynamic in one place, fortunately with people I don't need to see often, getting a long-term urgent writing project done, balance

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