Maintainers Weekly Check In - March 2019
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Tolstolobik wrote: »missperfectpitch wrote: »Name: missperfectpitch
My new approach is going to be viewing calories by a couple of weeks at a time, or maybe even on a monthly basis, particularly if I've got a vacation coming up for which I want to eat anything and everything. Since there are some weeks where I don't eat out at all, I can eat at a slight deficit those weeks (without really even noticing) and then bank those calories for an upcoming vacation week to start out with a surplus of base calories to work with.
I am pretty new to calorie cycling. A couple of questions for you. When you cycle your calories, do you run a deficit from Net calories? Will you use a spreadsheet for a bi-weekly/monthly calorie "bank" or MFP offers this option and I'm not seeing it.
So I use TDEE, which already factors in exercise/activity calories, instead of MFP's base calories+exercise calories method, as my exercise and daily activity are pretty consistent every week. My TDEE works out to about 1875 (total of 13,125 per week), and I'll typically do 1500 calories one day, 2150 Friday and Saturday, and then somewhere in between for the remaining days. If I'm going to eat out at a restaurant with several courses/desserts etc., I might budget 2600 for that day, have one 2000 day, two low days, and the others low-medium days. I'll also make adjustments afterwards, so if I ended up eating only about ~2300 instead of 2600, I'll shift the remainder to another day or spread it out among a couple of days. I will usually only sync my Fitbit with MFP and add the calorie adjustment if I'm on vacation as I tend to walk 15k-20k+ steps per day, which is above my normal activity. For example, I've budgeted 2550 calories each for next Friday and Saturday when I'm on vacation, but I expect to walk a lot, so I'll eat back extra calories based on MFP's calorie adjustment (so I'll probably end up at around 2650-2750 calories those days).
If you use MFP's base calories + exercise calories method, you could do the deficit from net calories (which would end up being your TDEE), or you could do something like bank most or all of the exercise calories.
I use an outside app (Google Keep Notes) to keep track of things as I don't think that MFP (at least, the free version) has the functionality to keep track of calorie cycling. I just have a simple list in Google Keep of Sunday-Saturday that I update for each upcoming week. I allot a daily calorie goal for each day based on what/where I expect to eat and ensure that it totals 13,125. Then I just update my calorie goal in MFP every day. I'm still doing this with banking calories across weeks, but slightly modified. So, I had a line that said "Week of March 10 +720" and one "Week of March 17 +254", which were the extra calories I banked from the previous weeks. For the week of March 10, I still allotted calories like I usually do, except that instead of the usual 13,125 total, I used 13,845 (usual +720) as the total. It is a bit of effort to do this, but it really only takes a few minutes to do so too.2 -
missperfectpitch wrote: »Tolstolobik wrote: »missperfectpitch wrote: »Name: missperfectpitch
My new approach is going to be viewing calories by a couple of weeks at a time, or maybe even on a monthly basis, particularly if I've got a vacation coming up for which I want to eat anything and everything. Since there are some weeks where I don't eat out at all, I can eat at a slight deficit those weeks (without really even noticing) and then bank those calories for an upcoming vacation week to start out with a surplus of base calories to work with.
I am pretty new to calorie cycling. A couple of questions for you. When you cycle your calories, do you run a deficit from Net calories? Will you use a spreadsheet for a bi-weekly/monthly calorie "bank" or MFP offers this option and I'm not seeing it.
So I use TDEE, which already factors in exercise/activity calories, instead of MFP's base calories+exercise calories method, as my exercise and daily activity are pretty consistent every week. My TDEE works out to about 1875 (total of 13,125 per week), and I'll typically do 1500 calories one day, 2150 Friday and Saturday, and then somewhere in between for the remaining days. If I'm going to eat out at a restaurant with several courses/desserts etc., I might budget 2600 for that day, have one 2000 day, two low days, and the others low-medium days. I'll also make adjustments afterwards, so if I ended up eating only about ~2300 instead of 2600, I'll shift the remainder to another day or spread it out among a couple of days. I will usually only sync my Fitbit with MFP and add the calorie adjustment if I'm on vacation as I tend to walk 15k-20k+ steps per day, which is above my normal activity. For example, I've budgeted 2550 calories each for next Friday and Saturday when I'm on vacation, but I expect to walk a lot, so I'll eat back extra calories based on MFP's calorie adjustment (so I'll probably end up at around 2650-2750 calories those days).
If you use MFP's base calories + exercise calories method, you could do the deficit from net calories (which would end up being your TDEE), or you could do something like bank most or all of the exercise calories.
I use an outside app (Google Keep Notes) to keep track of things as I don't think that MFP (at least, the free version) has the functionality to keep track of calorie cycling. I just have a simple list in Google Keep of Sunday-Saturday that I update for each upcoming week. I allot a daily calorie goal for each day based on what/where I expect to eat and ensure that it totals 13,125. Then I just update my calorie goal in MFP every day. I'm still doing this with banking calories across weeks, but slightly modified. So, I had a line that said "Week of March 10 +720" and one "Week of March 17 +254", which were the extra calories I banked from the previous weeks. For the week of March 10, I still allotted calories like I usually do, except that instead of the usual 13,125 total, I used 13,845 (usual +720) as the total. It is a bit of effort to do this, but it really only takes a few minutes to do so too.
Wow! Thank you for such a thorough response! I am still a novice @ maintaining fat loss using this app. I don't have a consistent data on my TDEE. This past week I synched my Fitbit with MFP, I will keep an eye on the trend.
I think for now I will do calorie cycling with MFP's Net calories and will look into Google Keep Notes for extended calorie banking. Again, thank you!!
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Tolstolobik wrote: »missperfectpitch wrote: »Tolstolobik wrote: »missperfectpitch wrote: »Name: missperfectpitch
My new approach is going to be viewing calories by a couple of weeks at a time, or maybe even on a monthly basis, particularly if I've got a vacation coming up for which I want to eat anything and everything. Since there are some weeks where I don't eat out at all, I can eat at a slight deficit those weeks (without really even noticing) and then bank those calories for an upcoming vacation week to start out with a surplus of base calories to work with.
I am pretty new to calorie cycling. A couple of questions for you. When you cycle your calories, do you run a deficit from Net calories? Will you use a spreadsheet for a bi-weekly/monthly calorie "bank" or MFP offers this option and I'm not seeing it.
So I use TDEE, which already factors in exercise/activity calories, instead of MFP's base calories+exercise calories method, as my exercise and daily activity are pretty consistent every week. My TDEE works out to about 1875 (total of 13,125 per week), and I'll typically do 1500 calories one day, 2150 Friday and Saturday, and then somewhere in between for the remaining days. If I'm going to eat out at a restaurant with several courses/desserts etc., I might budget 2600 for that day, have one 2000 day, two low days, and the others low-medium days. I'll also make adjustments afterwards, so if I ended up eating only about ~2300 instead of 2600, I'll shift the remainder to another day or spread it out among a couple of days. I will usually only sync my Fitbit with MFP and add the calorie adjustment if I'm on vacation as I tend to walk 15k-20k+ steps per day, which is above my normal activity. For example, I've budgeted 2550 calories each for next Friday and Saturday when I'm on vacation, but I expect to walk a lot, so I'll eat back extra calories based on MFP's calorie adjustment (so I'll probably end up at around 2650-2750 calories those days).
If you use MFP's base calories + exercise calories method, you could do the deficit from net calories (which would end up being your TDEE), or you could do something like bank most or all of the exercise calories.
I use an outside app (Google Keep Notes) to keep track of things as I don't think that MFP (at least, the free version) has the functionality to keep track of calorie cycling. I just have a simple list in Google Keep of Sunday-Saturday that I update for each upcoming week. I allot a daily calorie goal for each day based on what/where I expect to eat and ensure that it totals 13,125. Then I just update my calorie goal in MFP every day. I'm still doing this with banking calories across weeks, but slightly modified. So, I had a line that said "Week of March 10 +720" and one "Week of March 17 +254", which were the extra calories I banked from the previous weeks. For the week of March 10, I still allotted calories like I usually do, except that instead of the usual 13,125 total, I used 13,845 (usual +720) as the total. It is a bit of effort to do this, but it really only takes a few minutes to do so too.
Wow! Thank you for such a thorough response! I am still a novice @ maintaining fat loss using this app. I don't have a consistent data on my TDEE. This past week I synched my Fitbit with MFP, I will keep an eye on the trend.
I think for now I will do calorie cycling with MFP's Net calories and will look into Google Keep Notes for extended calorie banking. Again, thank you!!
You're welcome! It just occurred to me that something like Google Sheets would probably be easier for doing the actual calculations (I just use the calculator on my phone) - I just use Google Keep Notes for several other lists, so that's what I'm used to.1 -
missperfectpitch wrote: »Tolstolobik wrote: »missperfectpitch wrote: »Tolstolobik wrote: »missperfectpitch wrote: »Name: missperfectpitch
My new approach is going to be viewing calories by a couple of weeks at a time, or maybe even on a monthly basis, particularly if I've got a vacation coming up for which I want to eat anything and everything. Since there are some weeks where I don't eat out at all, I can eat at a slight deficit those weeks (without really even noticing) and then bank those calories for an upcoming vacation week to start out with a surplus of base calories to work with.
I am pretty new to calorie cycling. A couple of questions for you. When you cycle your calories, do you run a deficit from Net calories? Will you use a spreadsheet for a bi-weekly/monthly calorie "bank" or MFP offers this option and I'm not seeing it.
So I use TDEE, which already factors in exercise/activity calories, instead of MFP's base calories+exercise calories method, as my exercise and daily activity are pretty consistent every week. My TDEE works out to about 1875 (total of 13,125 per week), and I'll typically do 1500 calories one day, 2150 Friday and Saturday, and then somewhere in between for the remaining days. If I'm going to eat out at a restaurant with several courses/desserts etc., I might budget 2600 for that day, have one 2000 day, two low days, and the others low-medium days. I'll also make adjustments afterwards, so if I ended up eating only about ~2300 instead of 2600, I'll shift the remainder to another day or spread it out among a couple of days. I will usually only sync my Fitbit with MFP and add the calorie adjustment if I'm on vacation as I tend to walk 15k-20k+ steps per day, which is above my normal activity. For example, I've budgeted 2550 calories each for next Friday and Saturday when I'm on vacation, but I expect to walk a lot, so I'll eat back extra calories based on MFP's calorie adjustment (so I'll probably end up at around 2650-2750 calories those days).
If you use MFP's base calories + exercise calories method, you could do the deficit from net calories (which would end up being your TDEE), or you could do something like bank most or all of the exercise calories.
I use an outside app (Google Keep Notes) to keep track of things as I don't think that MFP (at least, the free version) has the functionality to keep track of calorie cycling. I just have a simple list in Google Keep of Sunday-Saturday that I update for each upcoming week. I allot a daily calorie goal for each day based on what/where I expect to eat and ensure that it totals 13,125. Then I just update my calorie goal in MFP every day. I'm still doing this with banking calories across weeks, but slightly modified. So, I had a line that said "Week of March 10 +720" and one "Week of March 17 +254", which were the extra calories I banked from the previous weeks. For the week of March 10, I still allotted calories like I usually do, except that instead of the usual 13,125 total, I used 13,845 (usual +720) as the total. It is a bit of effort to do this, but it really only takes a few minutes to do so too.
Wow! Thank you for such a thorough response! I am still a novice @ maintaining fat loss using this app. I don't have a consistent data on my TDEE. This past week I synched my Fitbit with MFP, I will keep an eye on the trend.
I think for now I will do calorie cycling with MFP's Net calories and will look into Google Keep Notes for extended calorie banking. Again, thank you!!
You're welcome! It just occurred to me that something like Google Sheets would probably be easier for doing the actual calculations (I just use the calculator on my phone) - I just use Google Keep Notes for several other lists, so that's what I'm used to.
That's a great idea! May I ask you one more question. Do you find it's easier just to use TDEE rather than MFP's base calories+exercise calories? The reason why I'm asking is because my steps vary anywhere from 10,000 to 15000 a day. I mostly do walking for exercise with occasional resistance exercises here and there, nothing major. Fitbit tells me I burn 1850-2000/day. I've been calorie cycling averaging 1900 a day. I have a weekly calorie goal of 13300. This past week I synced MFP with Fitbit. I have to say in the last couple of days I've been trying to get more steps in so I can eat back a few more exercise calories. Not sure if this would work long term.🤔 I might consider your method of syncing the Fitbit on the days when I know I will be walking a lot more than on my normal days. This might be what I will end up doing.0 -
Tolstolobik wrote: »missperfectpitch wrote: »Tolstolobik wrote: »missperfectpitch wrote: »Tolstolobik wrote: »missperfectpitch wrote: »Name: missperfectpitch
My new approach is going to be viewing calories by a couple of weeks at a time, or maybe even on a monthly basis, particularly if I've got a vacation coming up for which I want to eat anything and everything. Since there are some weeks where I don't eat out at all, I can eat at a slight deficit those weeks (without really even noticing) and then bank those calories for an upcoming vacation week to start out with a surplus of base calories to work with.
I am pretty new to calorie cycling. A couple of questions for you. When you cycle your calories, do you run a deficit from Net calories? Will you use a spreadsheet for a bi-weekly/monthly calorie "bank" or MFP offers this option and I'm not seeing it.
So I use TDEE, which already factors in exercise/activity calories, instead of MFP's base calories+exercise calories method, as my exercise and daily activity are pretty consistent every week. My TDEE works out to about 1875 (total of 13,125 per week), and I'll typically do 1500 calories one day, 2150 Friday and Saturday, and then somewhere in between for the remaining days. If I'm going to eat out at a restaurant with several courses/desserts etc., I might budget 2600 for that day, have one 2000 day, two low days, and the others low-medium days. I'll also make adjustments afterwards, so if I ended up eating only about ~2300 instead of 2600, I'll shift the remainder to another day or spread it out among a couple of days. I will usually only sync my Fitbit with MFP and add the calorie adjustment if I'm on vacation as I tend to walk 15k-20k+ steps per day, which is above my normal activity. For example, I've budgeted 2550 calories each for next Friday and Saturday when I'm on vacation, but I expect to walk a lot, so I'll eat back extra calories based on MFP's calorie adjustment (so I'll probably end up at around 2650-2750 calories those days).
If you use MFP's base calories + exercise calories method, you could do the deficit from net calories (which would end up being your TDEE), or you could do something like bank most or all of the exercise calories.
I use an outside app (Google Keep Notes) to keep track of things as I don't think that MFP (at least, the free version) has the functionality to keep track of calorie cycling. I just have a simple list in Google Keep of Sunday-Saturday that I update for each upcoming week. I allot a daily calorie goal for each day based on what/where I expect to eat and ensure that it totals 13,125. Then I just update my calorie goal in MFP every day. I'm still doing this with banking calories across weeks, but slightly modified. So, I had a line that said "Week of March 10 +720" and one "Week of March 17 +254", which were the extra calories I banked from the previous weeks. For the week of March 10, I still allotted calories like I usually do, except that instead of the usual 13,125 total, I used 13,845 (usual +720) as the total. It is a bit of effort to do this, but it really only takes a few minutes to do so too.
Wow! Thank you for such a thorough response! I am still a novice @ maintaining fat loss using this app. I don't have a consistent data on my TDEE. This past week I synched my Fitbit with MFP, I will keep an eye on the trend.
I think for now I will do calorie cycling with MFP's Net calories and will look into Google Keep Notes for extended calorie banking. Again, thank you!!
You're welcome! It just occurred to me that something like Google Sheets would probably be easier for doing the actual calculations (I just use the calculator on my phone) - I just use Google Keep Notes for several other lists, so that's what I'm used to.
That's a great idea! May I ask you one more question. Do you find it's easier just to use TDEE rather than MFP's base calories+exercise calories? The reason why I'm asking is because my steps vary anywhere from 10,000 to 15000 a day. I mostly do walking for exercise with occasional resistance exercises here and there, nothing major. Fitbit tells me I burn 1850-2000/day. I've been calorie cycling averaging 1900 a day. I have a weekly calorie goal of 13300. This past week I synced MFP with Fitbit. I have to say in the last couple of days I've been trying to get more steps in so I can eat back a few more exercise calories. Not sure if this would work long term.🤔 I might consider your method of syncing the Fitbit on the days when I know I will be walking a lot more than on my normal days. This might be what I will end up doing.
Yeah, for me, it's easier to use TDEE instead of MFP's method as I can easily budget out a week in advance, and it's less of a headache for me. Though, of course, my activity is pretty consistent - about 10k steps every day, with one day 13-15k steps, and my workouts are pretty consistent too. If your activity varies quite a bit, is it the same variation each week? (Have your past several weeks all had a weekly calorie goal around 13,300?). If so, then you could just use that as your TDEE and sync with your Fitbit on dates with higher activity. Alternatively, you could just test out that weekly calorie goal for a couple weeks and adjust if you gain or lose weight.0 -
missperfectpitch wrote: »
Yeah, for me, it's easier to use TDEE instead of MFP's method as I can easily budget out a week in advance, and it's less of a headache for me.
This. The reason why I had a weekly goal is because I liked that I could plan my week out in advance as well. I think your advice to sync the Fitbit on higher days would be a perfect solution! Brilliant! I will test this out and see how it goes.
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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: 22 months
Maintenance weight range: 115-120
Average weight recorded from 2017: 121
Average weight recorded from 2018: 114.6
Average weight recorded from January: 117.4
Average weight recorded from February: 117.8
3 March: 119
10 March: 117.75
17 March:
24 March:
31 March:
Successes/struggles: Back in mid-range and a successful week with workouts. Upped my running distance again and fastest mile so pleased with continuing progress. Couldn’t do all the classes I wanted as my kids have been sick but I’ve done what I can at home. Have a bit of a cold now myself but hoping it’s just mild.
Have a good week all x9 -
Name: Pam
Age:60
Height:5'5
Total weight lost:200
Time it took to lose:Started 1/2016
How long in maintenance: Since Sept 2017
Maintenance weight range:130-135
Average weight recorded from 2018:
Average weight recorded from January:131.75
Average weight recorded from February:130.75
Week of...
March 3:132
March 10:130.8
March 17:
March 24:
March 31
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Weight is back down again within the bottom of my range.. I use a system which works for me 132-133 means yellow, start watching 134 or above means red, time to get back on the wagon if I have the same number 2-3 weeks in a row.
Going to be warmer this week so more outside walking time. YAY!!10 -
Name: Bella
Age: 60
Height: 5'5"
Total weight lost: 37 pounds
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: 1 month
Maintenance weight range: 127-132
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months):
Average weight recorded from January: 134 (was not in maintenance yet)
Average weight recorded from February: 131.8
Week of...
March 3: 130.8
March 10: 130.4
March 17:
March 24:
March 31
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I had to work very late two nights this week and was unable to exercise those nights and then was exhausted. The night in bewteen my two late nights, I did a double yoga class which felt amazing. My work brought us food for dinner but I brought my own since their food was not healthy for me. I felt good sticking to my eating plan. ☺8 -
Name: Elaine
Age: 50
Height:5’3”
Total weight lost: 33 pounds since my highest weight, but 30 pounds since my last round of weight loss
Time it took to lose: 10 months to lose 25 pounds
How long in maintenance: 4 months since I’ve been calling it maintenance, even though I lost five more pounds very gradually. February 2019 was the first month of not gaining or losing from beginning to end.
Maintenance weight range: 127-132
Average weight recorded from 2018: I don’t know. 2018 was the year I lost 30 pounds.
Average weight recorded from January:
Average weight recorded from February:
Week of...
March 3: 129 pounds moving average 129.5
March 10: 129.5 pounds moving average 129.5
March 17:
March 24:
March 31
Success(es)/challengesof the week:
Successes: made it to two yoga classes. Managed to avoid late night chocolate by putting the chocolate in my daughter’s bedroom. Even on Friday night when she was out of the house. And at first it seemed bad that I have gained half a pound this week but my moving average is the same so I’m declaring it a win for maintenance.
Challenges: My ten year old niece was just admitted to the psychiatric ward for possibly a week. So yesterday was a pretty tough day, going to visit her in the hospital, joining my sister for a meeting with the social worker and then the psychiatrist. Anyway I’m telling all these details because at the end of the day at home I drank red wine and ordered Italian food including lemon ricotta cookies. BUT the past me would have eaten a whole lot more. I at least worked on portion control with the pasta and cookies and ate a salad too.
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Name: Jan
Age:74
Height: 5'7"
Total weight lost: 50
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: JUST STARTING!!
Maintenance weight range: 130-136
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): Kind of N/A since the bulk of the weight loss occurred in the last 5 months of the year.
Average weight recorded from January: 134.2
Week of ...
March 3: 136.2
March 10: 132.7
March 17:
March 24:
Success: back in mid-maintenance after my vacation "gain". Feels good to return to normal routine... just wish spring would come.
Struggle: caught a cold on flight back from California. Really wanted comfort food. The concept that "if you shouldn't eat it don't bring it home" worked great in this case.
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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: 12 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
Average weight recorded from January: 106.6
Average weight recorded from February 105.5
Week of...
March 3: 105.4
March 10: 106.1
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
Success/Struggles: Been a little down with the constant overcast and drizzle, and am looking forward to a little sunshine this coming week
Wishing everyone a successful upcoming week!6 -
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: 2 months
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)
Average weight recorded from February: 58 kg (128 lbs)
Week of...
March 3: 58.3 kg
March 10: 58.6 kg
March 17:
March 24:
March 31
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight was a bit up this week, but I'm on my period so I hope it will go a bit down this week... I tried not to freak about it, but it's still not that easy. The mental part of maintenance is the most difficult, I still feel like I need to lose constantly and can't gain any weight, but actually 0.5-1kg difference is not even visible at this point, so I'm okay if I stay within my range, I just have to make myself aware of this. 7 -
Name: Stephen
Age: 59
Height: 6'2"
Total weight lost: 60 lbs.
Maintenance weight range: 190-195
Average weight recorded from January: 199.5
Average weight recorded from February: 200.9
Week of...
March 3: 201.8
March 10: 201.65 -
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
Average weight recorded from February: 115.4
Week of...
March 3: 116.4 scale/ 115.4 trend
March 10: 117.4 scale/ 116.4 trend
March 17:
March 24:
March 31
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I am up a pound this week. While I know that that is fine and I am actually still below my stated maintenance range, it is still a bit hard to see the scale going up. Maintenance has been kind of difficult for me. I kept losing after I hit my goal and even though in a way I am trying to get my weight back to where it is now, it is hard to not be afraid that once it starts going up it will just keep going up.10 -
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 recorded from February: 146.3
Average weight Week of...
February 26 - March 4: 144.9
March 5 - 11: 143.9
March 12 - 18:
March 19 - 25:
March 26 - 31:
Success of the week: I was a hair below my ultimate scale weight one day this week, then this morning I am actually below the bottom of my scale RANGE. My scale weight and average weight stayed well within my maintenance range every day this week. My average weight has continued to stay in my maintenance range since January 26 after a couple months getting a little bit above.
Struggle of the week: My partner of 13 years cut me loose a couple weeks ago, and that's been a struggle.
In reality, I am doing just fine. Thanks to everyone for the encouragement and support.13 -
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 20 months
Maintenance weight range: 117-122
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12months): 121.7
Average weight recorded for February: 122
Week of. . .
March 3: 123
March 10: 122.6
March 17:
March 24:
March 31
Success / Struggles: Focusing on making healthy choices this month in general (eat, sleep, exercise). It is a real challenge right now not to eat emotionally. My dog suddenly went blind last week, and I am just heartbroken. It was quite a shock, and I am really taking it hard.15 -
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Success / Struggles: Focusing on making healthy choices this month in general (eat, sleep, exercise). It is a real challenge right now not to eat emotionally. My dog suddenly went blind last week, and I am just heartbroken. It was quite a shock, and I am really taking it hard.[/quote]
That has to be devastating. I hope you're able to make accommodations for your best buddy so they can still get around and be your best buddy! Lots of pets is always a good recommendation.1 -
That has to be devastating. I hope you're able to make accommodations for your best buddy so they can still get around and be your best buddy! Lots of pets is always a good recommendation.
Thank you so much, @mtaratoot . Going to see a specialist tomorrow for some advice on how I can give her a good quality of life with this condition. I am so sorry you are going through a tough time right now. Wishing you well with your situation.2 -
Name: Jim
Age:71
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 range:179-184
Average weight recorded in 2018 180.
Average weight recorded 2019:
January 178.6
February 177.2
Weigh In
7 March 178.8
14 March 179 (+.2)
Success/struggles of the week
Success: Still below GW after missing aqua aerobics with an ear infection.
Struggle: Getting back to my routine of doing aqua aerobics 5X a week.9 -
Name: Jenn
Age: 34
Height: 5’2”
Total weight lost: 32lb
Time it took to lose: approximately 18 months
How long in maintenance: I reached my goal weight about a year ago, but kind of bounced around for a while.. it's taken til now since the beginning of the year to be getting consistent weigh-in's in the range I want to be in. So, I'd say only within the last couple weeks I've officially been in maintenance
Maintenance weight range: 124lb-127lb
Average weight recorded from 2018: ----
Week of...
Feb 25: 124.4
March 3: 123.0
March 10: 124.0
March 17:
March 24:
March 31
Success: went on a nice dinner date with my husband Wednesday, indulged but also stuck to less calorie options, only 2 glasses of wine at dinner
Struggle: 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in my pantry... I have had a couple, but logged them. Would love to just smash a whole box of Samaos though.8 -
ExistingFish
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Name: Existing Fish
Age: 30 (31 this month!)
Height: 5'0" (153cm)
Total weight lost:36.5lbs (16.6kg)
Time it took to lose: 6 months
How long in maintenance: 6 months
Maintenance weight range: 117-123lbs
Average weight recorded from 2019: 121.7
Average weight recorded from January: 123.1
Average weight recorded from February: 120.3
Week of...
March 1: 119.3lbs (t:119.5)
March 8: 117.1 (t.119.1)
March 15: 116.4 (t:118.4)
March 22:
March 29:
March 31:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: It literally took all week for the kids and my husband to get better. Well, DH is still sick. The middle one, who was throwing up, was diagnosed with a secondary ear infection yesterday, but her other symptoms have finally passed. My littlest also started getting his first set of molars, so he's had some teething fevers and lots of pain and irritation.
Anyway, that said this morning I had my post-monthly cycle "whoosh", I saw a shockingly low number on the scale, but my trend tells the true story. That said, I ate a few fewer calories when I was just sitting at home with the kids and not working out for a week. I just wasn't super hungry.8 -
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
Average weight recorded from January: 128.5
Average weight recorded from February: 127
Week of...
March 2nd: 126.5
March 9th: 126.0
March 16th: 127.0
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: As training ramps up, so does hunger. I knew this already, but marathon training is not an effective weight loss strategy. Trying to keep the weight in range, but it’s tough because I’m always hungry or cranky. My husband doesn’t help with his “you earned that extra cookie” mentality because he’s so proud of my diligence and progress. Yesterday, I had to politely ask him to stop because it’s so easy when I’m tired and aching to agree that a “Reese’s cup sounds good right now.”
Ugh. So long as I run a good race, enjoy the whole event, beat my previous time on this course, and make it out injury free, who cares what I weigh? My body is capable of amazing things and that’s what I need to focus on these next couple weeks. Staying hydrated, strong and healthy.
Have a great week, everyone!12 -
Name:Lora
Age: 38
Height: 5’4”
Total weight lost:MFP +\- 40lbs, 45lbs all together
Time it took to lose: 8 months
How long in maintenance: 7 months
Maintenance weight range: 126-129lbs
Average weight recorded from 2017- 173lbs
Average weight recorded from August-December 2018 - 128lbs
January average - 126 lbs
February average 127lbs
March 1 - 128.6 lbs
March 7 - 128.8 lbs
March 14 - 126.4 lbs
Success/struggles- had I had the choice of how to get back down 2lbs, I would not have chosen that flu but here we are. Family is finally on the mend and got to get out for some March break fun and go swimming with my boys, my best friend and her children! I realized it was the first time since before my oldest was born that I actually felt comfortable in my bathing suit and in my “new body”. Was a good day 7 -
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 (5 Months)
Maintenance weight range:155 – 165 150-160
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 180
Average weight recorded from March 2018: 202
Average weight recorded from April 2018: 195
Average weight recorded from May 2018: 184
Average weight recorded from June 2018: 180
Average weight recorded from July 2018: 172
Average weight recorded from August 2018: 165
Average weight recorded from September 2018: 160
Average weight recorded from October 2018: 159
Average weight recorded from November 2018: 159
Average weight recorded from December 2018: 159
Average weight recorded from January 2019: 155
Average weight recorded from February 2019: 155
Week of...
3/2/2019: 154.8 pounds
3/8/2019: 154.9
3/16/2019: 156.5
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I did not post last week, though I did of course weigh just a day early. I ended up driving back and forth form TX to Wyoming. Did not get enough exercise but did maintain my logging and calories. Suspect weight fluctuations is water from fatigue and sitting in the car too much.
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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 for December:165.8
Average weight recorded for January: 167.3
Average weight recorded for February: 167.2
Week of...
March 2nd: 166.2
March 9th: 164
March 16th: 167.5
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: A week of wild swings that probably would have concerned me if I hadn't been lurking in the forums for a long time and thinking through the underlying processes. Consistent logging helps to make sense of the day-to-day weight statistical fluctuation. My success this week has pretty much been in consistency, both in logging and in exercise.
My struggle has been filling the pretty significant calorie deficit that I had with junky food. Some reasonable and occasional treats are fine, but from a nutrition standpoint I'll be better off adding in some calorie dense healthy choices.
Have a great week, everyone!6 -
Name: Stephen
Age: 59
Height: 6'2"
Total weight lost: 60 lbs.
Maintenance weight range: 190-195
Average weight recorded from January: 199.5
Average weight recorded from February: 200.9
Week of...
March 3: 201.8
March 10: 201.6
March 17: 202.56 -
Name: Pam
Age:60
Height:5'5
Total weight lost:200
Time it took to lose:Started 1/2016
How long in maintenance: Since Sept 2017
Maintenance weight range:130-135
Average weight recorded from 2018:
Average weight recorded from January:131.75
Average weight recorded from February:130.75
Week of...
March 3:132
March 10:130.8
March 17:131.4
March 24:
March 31
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight is up a little this week which I knew was going to occur happy to see not so much. Last night I had the family over for a Thanksgiving type meal and it was good. I knew on Monday the scale would not be my friend and it wasn't. I was up 7 pounds which for me was the biggest jump I saw in one day. I claim a small victory as I DID NOT freak out as I knew I did not eat over 24,000 calories over my maintenance range. It settled back down towards the end of the week. I am still in my lower end of goal although I will be more careful this week.5 -
My weight is up a little this week which I knew was going to occur happy to see not so much. Last Sunday I had the family over for a Thanksgiving type meal and it was good. I knew on Monday the scale would not be my friend and it wasn't. I was up 7 pounds which for me was the biggest jump I saw in one day. I claim a small victory as I DID NOT freak out as I knew I did not eat over 24,000 calories over my maintenance range. It settled back down towards the end of the week. I am still in my lower end of goal although I will be more careful this week.
Edited to change from last night to last Sunday5 -
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/2017 143- 150.6
Range of weight from January/2018 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
Range of weight for January/2019 144.2-151.8
Week of...
March 3: 148.2 scale, 146.8 trend
March 10: 145.2 scale, 146.2 trend
March 17: 144.6 scale, 145.9 trend
March 24:
March 31:
Success/struggles: i haven't posted in a while, but i weigh myself every day and keep track of it. It's this routine that keeps me accountable, and helps keep maintenance easy ( relatively, lol). I have been bike commuting to work as much as weather allows, most days of the week. I drive so little now ( but still pay outrageous amount for insurance, ugghhh, why???). Replacing my old commuter- mountain bike with a hybrid, hope i will love it. My real love is my road bike, can't wait to be able to have time and put more miles on it. Hope everyone is well, have a great week!7
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