Maintainers Weekly Check In - April 2019

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

Range of weight from:
December/2017 143- 150.6
January/2018 144.2- 150.0
February/2018 142.2-149.0
March/18 144.5-146.5
April/18 142.2-149.6
May/18 143.8 -150.6
June/18 145.6-152.6
July/18 141.8- 147.0
August/18 141.6-146.8
September/18 141-147.2
October/18-142.6-150.2
November/18 142.6-149.6
December/18 141.2-150

Range of weight for January/2019: 144.2-151.8
February/2019: 144.4-147.6
March/2019: 142.2-148

Week of...
April 7: 145.2 scale, 145.0 trend
April 14:
April 21:
April 28:
Success/struggles of the week: i couldn't exercise at all this week. Had a bike accident, was hit by a car. Could barely walk. So all things considered, good week. Had to adjust my snacking, missed all the food i can have with cycling, lol. Also, looking back a year ago at my weight range, it's all kind of repeating itself a year later. Interesting, because it frustrates me to an extent, to have higher weight after holidays, but seems to be going down as the year progressing. So be it. I'm happy with my maintenance. Have a great week, everyone!

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
How long in maintenance: 3 months
Maintenance weight range: 57-59 kg (125-130 lbs)
Average weight recorded from 2018: 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)
Average weight recorded from March: 58.3 kg (128.5 lbs)

Week of...
April 7: 58.2 kg
April 14:
April 21:
April 28:

Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight seems quite stable, though I struggle with daily fluctuations, but it's mostly just in my head, nobody knows that I'm 59.2 or 57.4 kg at the moment, so I still have to learn to let go this bad feeling... My weight was up again this morning because of the weekend binges but I know that the waterweight will drop in a few days and it will even out again.

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: 115 - 120 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
Average weight recorded from March: 117.2

Week of...
April 7: 117.0 scale/ 117.1 trend
April 14:
April 21:
April 28:

Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My trend weight is the same this Monday as it was last week. We had a busy weekend with a party so it was up a little, but is coming back down. It is still hard to get used to not always going down and being good with that, but I know that my weight is right where it should be and I am really happy about it.

@pkweier I'm so sorry for your loss. Twenty three years is a long time.
@icemom011 That is so scary! I hope you are recovering well.

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: 122-128lbs
Average weight recorded from 2017- 173lbs


Average weight recorded from August-December 2018 - 128lbs
January average - 126 lbs
February average 127lbs
March average - 126lbs

April 4th - 128.2 lbs
April 11th - 124.6 lbs

Weather is getting better so I’ve been able to get out to walk a few times this week. The exercise has been good for both the puppy and myself

I going to try to stay at the bottom end of my (newly edited) weight range and see how it feels for a bit.

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: ----

Average weight recorded from March: 124.6

Week of…
March 31: 125.2
April 7: 124
April 14:
April 21:
April 28:


Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I really struggled to get to the gym this week, I had 1 (lame) work out the entire week. But kept my calories in check and stayed within my maintenance range, in the low end at that!

Name: Sharon
Age: 58
Height: 5'2"
Total weight lost: 28.5 lb
Time it took to lose: 3 months
How long in maintenance: 2 weeks
Maintenance weight range: 120-130
Start weight recorded from December 2018:153.5.

Average weight recorded from January: 148.0
Average weight recorded from February: 138.8
Average weight recorded from March: 130.9

Week of...
April 7: 126.4
April 14: 124.9
April 21:
April 28:

Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Changing from concentrating on daily net calories to weekly net. Mind blown! I had a thousand-calorie dinner last night, and it fit into my weekly allowance. Whoa, what a trip.

Also weird, reintroducing more fat into my daily diet. ADDING fat to a meal, instead of SUBTRACTING it, has been been a mind game of epic proportions.

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
Average weight recorded for March: 166.5

Week of...
April 6th: 164.5
April 13th: 162.3

Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: A good week with wild swings from beginning to end. The folks on the unit threw me a going away party last Sunday, and I indulged pretty freely. Going from a usual daily intake of <2 grams of sodium to god-knows-how-much along with lotsa calories rocketed my weight to about 170 to start the week. A couple of days later, the fully expected but still crazy 5-pound loss in a day. Today is particularly low, though I chalk it up to probably being a bit dehydrated. I also tightened the screws a little too much through the week, given my weekly net. Finding a balance that will work for me is definitely a big part of maintenance.

Spring has sprung and I've finally started to move my runs outdoors, which has led to about an extra mile a day and quite a few more steps. I downloaded Zombies, Run! to liven them up a bit (yeah, I'm a little ADD) and it's been entertaining.

@erjones11 giving yourself license to eat back exercise calories is tough - I definitely get that! You're doing great, though, and look to have stabilized where you'd like to be. Well done!

Have a great week, everyone!