Maintainers Weekly Check-In - January 2019
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So I just joined the maintaining group, cause I think I'm okay with my weight now, we will see how it goes...
Age: 24
Height: 167.5 cm (5'6")
Total Weight lost: 18,6 kg (41 lbs)
Time it took to lose: ~2.5 years total (the last 4 kgs was 1 year...)
How long in maintenance: this is my first month
Maintenance weight range: 57-59 kg (125-130 lbs)
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12months): 59.4 kg (131 lbs)
Average weight recorded from January: 61.3 kg (135 lbs)
Average weight recorded from February: 60.9 kg (134.1 lbs)
Average weight recorded from March: 60.3 kg (132.8 lbs)
Average weight recorded from April: 59.8 kg (131.7 lbs)
Average weight recorded from May: 59.6 kg (131.4 lbs)
Average weight recorded from June: 59 kg (130 lbs)
Average weight recorded from July: 59.4 (131 lbs)
Average weight recorded for August: 58.8 kg (129.5 lbs)
Average weight recorded for September: 58.5 kg (128.9 lbs)
Average weight recorded for October: 58.4 kg (128.8 lbs)
Average weight recorded for November: 58.4 kg (128.8 lbs)
Average weight recorded for December: 58.3 kg (128.5 lbs)
Week of...
January 6: 57.8 kg (127,4 lbs)
January 14:
January 21:
January 28:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I think I don't have any right now. It's a bit hard to focus on my diet since I have a lot of exams now, and I'm studying all day long, but otherwise I'm alright I think. 11 -
Name: Jim
Age:70
Height:5’8”
Total Weight lost:197.8 (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 in 2018 180.
Average weight recorded 2019:
Week of
Weigh In
3 January 178.4 (+.2)
10 Jan 178 (-.4)
Success/struggles of the week
Success: Went to get PT after pinched nerve surgery. Going 2X a week with Physical Therapist.
Struggle: Still need to do PT AT HOME to get leg muscles back after two years of pinched nerve.10 -
Jim I'm wishing for you to have a fast healing
I'm also going to PT but its for osteoarthritis in my back and neck, trying to get a stronger core! 5 -
Name: Sofchak
Age: 36
Height: 5’3”
Total weight lost: ~25 lbs
Time it took to lose: 9 months
How long in maintenance: 2+ years
Maintenance weight range: 122-127
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 124
Week of...
January 5: 129.5
January 12: 129.0
January 19:
January 26:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Trending down! Went to my first spin class since moving to Philly and it was fun. Need to start getting my butt back into gear - the annual Love Run Half Marathon is at the end of March and I haven’t started running more than 3 miles yet.
Home remodel is almost done. One or two more weekends of that stuff... but then school starts this Tuesday. Too many competing priorities, but health has to come first. Life is good. I am just blessed with too many opportunities at once!
Have a great week!
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Name: Brenda
Age: 49
Height: 5'1"
Starting Weight...194
Goal Weight.........130
How long in maintenance: 1 Year 7 month's
Maintenance Weight Range: 120's
Average weight recorded for Month of:
January........127
February.......126
March...........125
April..............123
May...............124
June.............125
July...............126
August..........125
September....126
October.........128
November.....129
December.....129
Week Of..
Jan 4th.....129
Jan 11th...1295 -
Name: Eric
Age: 49
Height: 6’
Total weight lost: 85 pounds
Time it took to lose: 4 years
How long in maintenance: Since September 2018 (4 Months)
Maintenance weight range:155 - 165
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 180
Average weight recorded from January: 213
Average weight recorded from February: 211
Average weight recorded from March: 202
Average weight recorded from April: 195
Average weight recorded from May: 184
Average weight recorded from June: 180
Average weight recorded from July: 172
Average weight recorded from August: 165
Average weight recorded from September: 160
Average weight recorded from October: 159
Average weight recorded from November: 159
Average weight recorded from December: 159
Week of...
1/5/2019: 157.7 pounds
1/12/2019: 151.8
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: The good news I am the lowest I have ever been or at least since Middle School 36 years ago. The bad news is I did not really want to lose anymore as I want to recomp. I weighed my self last night twice and twice this morning, the scale is right with about a pound difference overnight, normal for me. And I saw this coming as I weigh every night throughout. My official weekly weigh in though is first thing Saturday morning.
The problem is I have not been hitting my full calorie allotment. The trend shows a deficit running about 1,600 intake a day and need to be at 1,990 more ore less. I need to eat more. I guess my Holiday eating out estimates weren’t as under estimated I thought. I figured some of the stuff I ate must have been way higher in calories. Always a work in progress. Been eating at home now since New Years so it will be much easier to hit my marks.
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Name: Ben
Age: 50
Height: 6'
Total weight lost: ~55 lbs
Time it took to lose: 9 months
How long in maintenance: Since December 2018
Maintenance weight range: 166-171
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 183
Average weight recorded for December:165.8
Week of...
January 6: 168.1
January 12: 165.8
January 20:
January 27:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Being between semesters made this a good week for workouts, and I was able to get in three days of strength along with my usual six of cardio. Yard work yesterday pushed my steps up to over 22K, and I kept up my six-month streak of getting at least 10K every day. Eating-wise, I am back into routine and have done a better job of getting protein intake up to where it needs to be. Better yet, I was able to ignore the cookies and pecan coffeecake on the kitchen table - made easier by the fact that my eldest son is still home over break and hoovers up food, so no treats last long
Weight-wise, I've been mostly stable, and I was probably a little too strict with eating over the latter part of the week and didn't eat back enough exercise calories. I'd at least like to stabilize while recomping, if not (very) gradually float up to goal range. From a week-to-week perspective, however, it's no big deal. Forest, trees, etc!7 -
Hi y'all! New to posting, wow, this maintenance thing has been so much harder than losing...
Name: Kirby
Age: 42
Height: 5'8"
Total weight lost: 33lb
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: 2 months
Maintenance weight range: 135-140lb
Week of...
January 6: 133
January 13: 130
January 20:
January 27:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
Stress has made it a struggle to eat enough to maintain. Especially since hiking and the gym are my main stress relief! I'm happy with the weight I lost, but don't want to go any lower.10 -
Name: Orphia
Age: 51
Total weight lost: 36 kg (80 lb)
Time it took to lose: 12 months starting April 2015
Time in maintenance: 2 years 9 months starting April 2016
Height: 176 cm (5 ft 9.5 inches)
Goal range: 64-66 kg (141-146 lb)
Current moving average: 64.8 kg
Today's weigh-in: 64.5 kg
Starting weight: 98.9 kg
Average weight in 2015: 85.95 kg
Average weight in 2016: 63.85 kg
Average weight in 2017: 64.0 kg
Average weight in 2018: 64.93 kg
Been logging every meal daily since April 11 2015.
Have been walking, running, or swimming every day too.
Educated opinion is that I've gained 2 kg of muscle since figuring out my maintenance calories in 2016.
Average weight recorded from December: 64.8 kg
Week of...
January 6: 65.2 kg (143 lb)
January 13: 64.9 kg
January 20:
January 27:
Successes/struggles: Was really hungry for a couple of days this week, pre-TOM. Allowed myself to eat more. Then the scale went down! Hilarious when that happens, but I also hate it because it gives newbies the wrong ideas.
Now within goal range, below the middle of my range. Happy spot! 9 -
Hi Kirby- I understand about not eating enough. I worked so hard to lose. I don’t want to lose more but I sure don’t want to gain either.
I also tend to try to save plenty of calories to snack at night, then work out and get some more and can’t snack that much. I am forcing the issue now at eating more but here I am 7:30 pm and with the after dinner biking I just did for 50 minutes burning at least 200 calories I still have 800 left to eat. Just to used to running at a deficit.
I’ll get there though. Wishing you all the best on your journey.Hi y'all! New to posting, wow, this maintenance thing has been so much harder than losing...
Name: Kirby
Age: 42
Height: 5'8"
Total weight lost: 33lb
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: 2 months
Maintenance weight range: 135-140lb
Week of...
January 6: 133
January 13: 130
January 20:
January 27:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
Stress has made it a struggle to eat enough to maintain. Especially since hiking and the gym are my main stress relief! I'm happy with the weight I lost, but don't want to go any lower.
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Name:Pam
Age:60
Height:5'5
Total weight lost:200
Time it took to lose:Started Jan 1, 2016
How long in maintenance:Sept 2107
Maintenance weight range:130-135
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months):
Week of...
January 6:131.6
January 13:131.8
January 20:
January 27:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Steady weight which is good. I'm still struggling with myself whether to get back done to 125 my pre cruise weight which was a struggle to get to and hard to maintain as you can tell with my current weight I had a issue at work this week when I put a bite size candy bar in my mouth I had a lady said you really should loose weight and not eat that. I went and cried by myself. I do know the school secretary let this lady have it with both barrels. I know my Dr would not like it one bit if I got any lower as she said I have about 5-8 pounds if not more of loose skin on me. I just can't get into lifting don't know why it's something I would not keep up with so why start. My school nurse a RN would not let me join the weight loss contest at school so I could get back to 125 she totally agrees with my Dr assessment. I know it's just vanity pounds and a number on the scale just bugging me I did it before so I could do it one more time.13 -
Name: Stephen
Age: 58
Height: 6'2"
Total weight lost: 61 lbs.
Time it took to lose: 1 year
How long in maintenance: 2 years
Maintenance weight range: 180-185
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 188.2
Week of...
January 6: 201.0
January 13: 200.0
January 20:
January 27:6 -
Name: Faebert
Age: 40
Height: 5’6
Total weight lost: about 50lbs
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: 20 months
Maintenance weight range: 115-120
Average weight recorded from 2017: 121
Average weight recorded from 2018: 114.6
5 January: 117.25
12 January: 117
19 January:
26 January:
Successes: exercise! Lots of it, new running achievements
Struggles: food - too much. Sleep - too little.
Working on getting back to some balance across all areas of my life x
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Name: missperfectpitch
Height: 5'4"
Total weight lost: About 43 pounds
Time it took to lose: 1 year and 2 months
How long in maintenance: I hit my goal weight in the beginning of January 2018, but officially started maintenance in mid-March 2018 after figuring out my calories for a couple of months.
Maintenance weight range: 108-111.5
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 109.8
Week of...
January 5: 111 (trend 110.8)
January 12: 111.6 (trend 111.2)
January 19:
January 26:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I was not really in the mood to look at my average or trending weight this past week, as my weight has been all over the place (lost 2 pounds of water weight one day, gained them back the next day, and repeat in varying increments). Some of it is just monthly hormonal fluctuations, but I'm still a bit annoyed that my weight has been over the high end of my range for the majority of this week, and this was the third week in a row like this.6 -
Name: Elaine
Age: 50
Height: 5’3”
Total weight lost: 29.5 pounds
Time it took to lose: 10 months
How long in maintenance: two months
Maintenance weight range: 129-134
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months):
Week of...
January 6: 129.5
January 13: 129.5
January 20:
January 27:
Successes:
Increased from one to two yoga classes a week.
Exercised five times this week for at least 30 minutes. This was a big victory in my first week back at work.
Kept up with daily meditation.
Chose kale salad with salmon instead of gnocchi with cream sauce TWICE at our neighborhood pub. Chose salad with ahi tuna on a lunch out at work. I get to eat out at work so rarely that this used to be an excuse to order whatever I wanted.
I’m happy with my weekly weigh in! After six months in maintenance, I will consider adjusting to a lower maintenance range.
Challenges:
I had a slice of strudel at book club. I was fine with indulging in something sweet, because that’s part of my plan to eat desserts occasionally just to have some balance. But it bothered me that I ate it so quickly, without really savoring it. I was tense about hosting my book club. The next day I ate a very small portion (two bites) but I enjoyed it ten times more.
Another challenge was my wine consumption. It’s the same thing as above. Drinking wine has now become a mindless habit instead of something I savor. And the strudel was prefaced by two glasses of wine.11 -
Name: Marti
Age: 68
Height: 5'3"
Total Weight lost: ~50 lbs.
Time it took to lose: 22 months
How long in maintenance: 10 months
Maintenance weight range: 103.5 - 107.5
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months):118.5
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 105.2
Week of...
January 6: 107.4
January 13: 105.7
January 20:
January 27:
Success/Struggles: I'm going up and down on my daily weigh-ins more than I'm used to, but I'm back to the middle of my maintenance range this week. My husband's going in for minor surgery tomorrow, and I think it's water retention from stress. We've also been watching "The Great British Baking Show" together in the evenings, and that's not making it easy to avoid evening snacking
Wishing everyone a successful week!9 -
Name: Irina
Age : 47
Height : 5'7
Total Weight lost: about 80 lbs
Time it took to lose: about 10 months
How long in maintenance: 2 years, since November 2016.
Maintenance weight range 140-145 lbs
Range of weight from December 143- 150.6
Range of weight from January 144.2- 150.0
Range of weight from February 142.2-149.0
Range of weight from March 144.5-146.5
Range of weight from April 142.2-149.6
Range of weight from May 143.8 -150.6
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Range of weight for June 145.6-152.6 ugghhh, that was a rough month!
Range of weight for July 141.8- 147.0
Range of weight for August 141.6-146.8
Range of weight for September 141-147.2
Range of weight for October 142.6-150.2
Range of weight for November 142.6-149.6
Range of weight for December 141.2-150
Week of..
January 6: 148.4 scale, 147.6 trend
January 13: 144.2 scale, 147 trend
January 20:
January 27:
Success/ struggles: oh holidays! With food and treats galore it's not easy to stay in range. Working on slowly dialing back.
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Name: Marti
Age: 68
Height: 5'3"
Total Weight lost: ~50 lbs.
Time it took to lose: 22 months
How long in maintenance: 10 months
Maintenance weight range: 103.5 - 107.5
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months):118.5
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 105.2
Week of...
January 6: 107.4
January 13: 105.7
January 20:
January 27:
Success/Struggles: I'm going up and down on my daily weigh-ins more than I'm used to, but I'm back to the middle of my maintenance range this week. My husband's going in for minor surgery tomorrow, and I think it's water retention from stress. We've also been watching "The Great British Baking Show" together in the evenings, and that's not making it easy to avoid evening snacking
Wishing everyone a successful week!
@mph323 - the bolded made me laugh out loud. I’m in the UK and a big fan of the Great British Bake-Off. I have to time when I watch it so I’m not tempted! Glad the series (and now the Xmas specials) are over!2 -
Name: Suzanne
Age:62
Height: 5’ 4”
Total weight lost: 15 lbs
Time it took to lose: 10 months give or take
How long in maintenance: one month
Maintenance weight range: 124-126
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months):
Week of...
January 6:
January 13: 125
January 20:
January 27:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Today is my first day managing my weight at maintenance. Trying to figure out that balance where I am not overdoing it with my choices, exercising and not undereating either. Glad to be here!9 -
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: 30 pounds
Time it took to lose: ~6 months
How long in maintenance: Since July 2018 -- but with some fluctuation outside of goal range.
Maintenance weight range: 142 - 148 (and not sure that's the right answer)
Average weight recorded from 2017 (12months): 163.8
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12months): 150.7
ACTUAL weight recorded from December 31, 2018: 151.0
Ten day average weight from December 31, 2018: 150.8
Average weight recorded from December: 151.3
Average weight Week of...
January 1 - 7: 149.6
January 8 - 14: 148.8
January 15 - 21:
January 22 - 28:
January 31:
Success of the week: My scale weight dipped into my maintenance range this week for the first time since the end of November.
Struggle of the week: That dip into my maintenance range? It was just one day.
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