Maintainers Weekly Check In - February 2019

ItsAJourny · February 2019

Name: Bella
Age: 60
Height: 5'5"
Total weight lost: 37 pounds
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: just started (sort of)
Maintenance weight range: 127-132
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months):

Average weight recorded from January: 134 (currently 132 since I lost 4 pounds in Jan)

Week of...
February 3: 132.4
February 10: 132.0
February 17: 131.8
February 24: 131.2

Successes/struggles: Happy to be towards the end of my first month of maintenance and doing well. Yoga 5 times this week and downhill skiing yesterday with my 19 year old son. Feeling stronger physically each month and happy. I hope to continue this trend! This week maintenance seemed so much easier than losing weight.

mtaratoot · February 2019

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 (12 months): 163.8
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 150.7

Average weight recorded from January: 148.4

Average weight Week of...
January 29 - February 4: 146.5
February 5 - 11: 146.9
February 12 - 18: 147.4
February 19 - 25: 145.6
February 26 - March 4:

Success of the week: My scale stayed within my maintenance range six days this week (last Tuesday was the only bounce out). My trending weight has continued to stay in my maintenance range for over four weeks -- since January 26. It had been out of my goal range since December 2 before that.

Struggle of the week: My scale weight was over my maintenance range one day this week. I got to less than half a pound of my ultimate goal weight, but bounced back up this morning.

In reality, I am doing just fine.

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement and support.

kgirlhart · February 2019

Name: Kathryn
Age: 50
Height: 5'3.5"
Total Weight lost: ~80 lbs
Time it took to lose: 2 years 3 months
How long in maintenance: I called maintenance in July 2016, but I continued to slowly lose until December of 2017. I have been in maintenance since December 2017
Maintenance weight range: 118 - 122 lbs

Average weight recorded from 2018: 118.8

Average weight recorded from December: 116.9
Average weight recorded from January: 115.9
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Week of...
February 3: 116.4 scale/ 116.0 trend
February 10: 116.0 scale/ 115.8 trend
February 17: 115.0 scale/ 115.7 trend
February 24: 115.4 scale/ 114.9 trend

Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight was kind of low this week. But it is back up to 115.4 this morning after dropping as low as 113.4 on Friday and being in the 113-114 range all week. My trend dropped down to 114.9 which is lower than my set maintenance range. But my "healthy" weight range is 106-142, so I'm not worried about it. I'm not trying to go lower, but I don't think that I am too low either. I feel good and I think I look good. I wouldn't even think much about it at all because I know that weight will go up and down, but it causes others to worry about my weight. I still find it kind of surprising that when I was over 50 pounds over weight no one was ever concerned about how much I weighed, but being 7-10 pounds above the underweight range is a cause for concern. I feel good about how much I eat and about my activity level though.

HarperAnn6 · February 2019

Name: Harper
Age: 40
Height: 5'1
Total Weight lost: 50
Time it took to lose: one year, four months
How long in maintenance: about 19 months
Maintenance weight range: 117-122
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12months): 121.7

Average weight recorded for January: 119.8

Week of. . .
February 3: 121.8
February 10: 122.8
February 17: 122
February 24: 123

Success / Struggles: Not too much to report -- daytime eating has been okay, but I've been snacking at night. I really try not to eat anything after dinner, but I've been "carbing it up" in the evenings. I've been up late working on all sorts of projects, so I've been hungry. Going to make sure I do projects and tasks upstairs -- away from the kitchen -- for the next few nights! Usually, this strategy helps me "reset" my evening routine.

In a few months, I will be in year two of maintenance. I still always find myself battling the same habits: eating standing up, snacking in the evening, eating when I'm stressed, and eating at the computer. I've come to expect these habits will come up from time to time, but I wish they would just magically disappear!

heibel75 · February 2019

Name: Mel
Age: 43
Height: 5’6”
Total weight lost: 65lbs
Time it took to lose: 2 years
How long in maintenance: 1 month
Maintenance weight range: 130-135lbs
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 145lbs

Average weight recorded from January:

Week of...
February 3: 13lbs
February 10: 132lbs
February 17: 133lbs
February 24: 132lbs

stephenearllucas · February 2019

The March thread is now posted!

hippiesaur · February 2019

Age: 25
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: 1 month
Maintenance weight range: 57-59 kg (125-130 lbs)
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 59.4 kg (131 lbs)

Average weight recorded from January: 58.2 kg (128.3 lbs)

Week of...
February 3: 58.2 kg (128.3 lbs)
February 10: 57.7 kg (127.2 lbs)
February 17: 57.6 kg (127 lbs)
February 24: 58.7 kg (129.4 lbs)

Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: The scale went up a bit more this last week but I'm still within my weight range, so it's alright

I was a bit sick and I couldn't workout for like 2 weeks, but I overate for 2 days and the water weight didn't want to leave so easily, so my weight is still a bit on the high side, but I tried no to freak out when I saw I gained 1.5 kg in 2 days, so I guess this is a success...

ExistingFish · March 2019

Name: Existing Fish
Age: 30
Height: 5'0" (153cm)
Total weight lost: 36.5lbs (16.6kg)
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: 5 months
Maintenance weight range: 117-123lbs
Average weight recorded from past 5 months: 121.7

Average weight recorded from September: 122.6
Average weight recorded from October: 120.4
Average weight recorded from November: 120.8
Average weight recorded from December: -
Average weight recorded from January: 123.1

Week of...
February 1: 123.0 (t:121.9)
February 8: 121.0 (t:122.5)
February 15: 119.3 (t:121.6)
February 22:118.4 (t:120.2)
February 28: 119.9 (t:119.6)

mtaratoot · March 2019

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 (12 months): 163.8
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 150.7

Average weight recorded from January: 148.4

Average weight Week of...
January 29 - February 4: 146.5
February 5 - 11: 146.9
February 12 - 18: 147.4
February 19 - 25: 145.6
February 26 - March 4: 144.9

Success of the week: My scale stayed well within my maintenance range every day this week. My average weight has continued to stay in my maintenance range since January 26. It had been out of my goal range since December 2 before that.

Struggle of the week: While I am maintaining quite well, I'm maintaining about two pounds above my ultimate goal weight.

Maintainers Weekly Check In - February 2019

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