June Challenge: Maintainers Back on Track Thread
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Would love the recipe for the flat bread!0
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I'm back within my maintenance window (120-125), bouncing back and forth between 123+ to 124.4, which is good. In the past month, I've had more days at or under goal than over, which is also progress. I had been having an issue of saying, "So what?" when I was over, not caring, with the obvious result. I've been able to increase my running mileage a bit, which helps. Lots of negative things are happening in my life lately, but I haven't been eating my feelings, which is also progress.8
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Name: Simon
How long in maintenance: 6+ years
Goal maintenance range: Ideal 168lbs (12 stone), upper intervention weight 175lbs
Current weight: 168lbs
Current goal: Fix my back, return to full fitness, experiment with dropping a little more weight to help my cycling.
Recent success: Getting back to a good weight despite being injury restricted.
Strategy for your goal: Skip breakfast most days, mindful eating, be as generally active as possible (garden is looking great after 5 weeks of pottering around!).
Back disc injury is improving and I'm able to train to a degree, working my cycling volume back up and started rehab work.
I've really struggled with my weight in the past when injured (I maintain far easier on a high CI/CO balance compared to a low CI/CO balance) but what has helped this time is making a mindset change to replace my normal exercise challenges with weight loss as a specific challenge.
Another challenge coming up in the form of an all inclusive holiday. Normally I'm relaxed about the short term impact on my weight but I'm going to be more disciplined while still enjoying myself to limit the "damage".9 -
Name: Nijntje
How long in maintenance: around 9 months
Goal maintenance range: 112-118
Trendweight 8th June: 120.1
Trendweight 15th June: 119.3
Current goal: 116
Recent successes: Keeping on keeping on! Snacking bit less, logging well, drifting down slowly.
Have a great week all5 -
Back from my 2 week vacation and I’m going no where near the scale. Today is all about pounding gallons of water to help combat a 19 hour plane ride. My clock is so off, I actually have no appetite. Happy to be home. Happy to sleep in my bed. Happy for a nice shower. I’ll be especially happy if my dress pants (no stretch) fit.8
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Name: sofchak
How long in maintenance: 2.5 years
Goal maintenance range: 122-127
Current weight: 126.4!!!
Current goal: get to 125... it’s now in striking range! Yippee!
Recent success: just got back into my range for the first time in several months
Strategy for your goal: keep tracking calories. Keep focusing on right macros for both satiation and support of marathon training - timing is key!4 -
Name: jrwms714
How long in maintenance: 4.5 years
Goal maintenance range: 136.5-138.5
Current weight:139.5
Current goal: Continue not eating after dinner, except occasionally.
Recent success: Avoiding the unhealthy snack trap on a few occasions when I usually fall into it. Also, have finally maintained below 140/141 for weeks so feel I am heading toward my goal.
Strategy for your goal: Continue to avoid the above; get back to correct range.3 -
Name: Nijntje
How long in maintenance: around 9 months
Goal maintenance range: 112-118
Trendweight 15th June: 119.3
Trendweight 23rd June: 119.2
Current goal: 116
Recent successes: not much to report this week - been feeling snacky as TOM is due, but been very good at not buying chocolate etc so at least I’m snacking on fruit.
Strategie: probably eat at maintenance this week - Friday is the big hike day and I don’t want to be underfuelled. Back to fighting to good fight next week!0 -
Name: Jan
Age: 74
Height: 5'7.5"
How long in maintenance: 5 months
Goal maintenance range: 130-135
Current weight:129.2
Current goal: Stabilize weight - I am getting close to finding just what my maintenance calories are (which have ended up being a a few hundred calories a day more than I had anticipated)
Recent success: Time for annual check-up, so had blood tests done. I started the weight loss process last year at this time because my cholesterol was 'borderline high' (210 total, with hdl/ldl ratio a 3) and my doc started talking about statins. Just got results and total cholesterol now at 159, so no meds :-)
Strategies: I have had some problems during maintenance with handling 'treats' (if they were in the house, I would over-indulge). Now that I feel I have a handle on calorie needs and am not undereating, I am experimenting with being able to handle treats in moderation. First item ... bought some ice cream cups (3 oz single servings, 90 calories). Will plan to incorporate them into food plan as dessert and not eat them indiscriminately. Ditto with a box of Fiber One bars, as they are an easy way to up calories on those days when I find that I am running below target.3 -
Name: Jan
Age: 74
Height: 5'7.5"
How long in maintenance: 5 months
Goal maintenance range: 130-135
Current weight:129.2
Current goal: Stabilize weight - I am getting close to finding just what my maintenance calories are (which have ended up being a a few hundred calories a day more than I had anticipated)
Recent success: Time for annual check-up, so had blood tests done. I started the weight loss process last year at this time because my cholesterol was 'borderline high' (210 total, with hdl/ldl ratio a 3) and my doc started talking about statins. Just got results and total cholesterol now at 159, so no meds :-)
Strategies: I have had some problems during maintenance with handling 'treats' (if they were in the house, I would over-indulge). Now that I feel I have a handle on calorie needs and am not undereating, I am experimenting with being able to handle treats in moderation. First item ... bought some ice cream cups (3 oz single servings, 90 calories). Will plan to incorporate them into food plan as dessert and not eat them indiscriminately. Ditto with a box of Fiber One bars, as they are an easy way to up calories on those days when I find that I am running below target.
@jan110144
Congratulations!!!
You continually inspire me❣️1 -
gradchica27 wrote: »Name:Diane
How long in maintenance:3.5 years
Goal maintenance range: 125-130
Current weight: 132
Current goal: 131 (pre vacation weigh 5/8t)
Recent success: down from 135 (5/16-last week)
Strategy for your goal: add in some more cardio, better logging, skip the ever present summer desserts and limit to 1-2/wk. limit alcohol to average 1 drink/day (so. Many. Parties).
Shorts and some dresses are still feeling a little snug, and stomach feeling a little jiggly. Trying to remember when faced with yet more ice cream that I hate this feeling
Well, first week went well, second was totally off the rails. So much eating and drinking and so little moving (I worked out but was stuck at a desk the rest of the time).
So scale is moving the wrong way and I triggered the worst gallbladder attack I’ve ever had yesterday (my gallbladder is low functioning, so any big/multi day fatty snack food binge will trigger pain). Spent the afternoon in bed, am now trying to find the lowest fat foods I can for a week or so of gallbladder reset. No fun, since a lot of low fat foods have fake sweeteners, which also trigger gallbladder problems for me. Guess I’ll actually have to plan some real meals for me (last week we hosted a foreign soccer coach and that involved a lot of cooking/prep and parties, but little non-meat healthy stuff for me). Pity party over, I’m at the gym looking forward to my vegan fake burger and salad 😆
So goal is still get back to 131. Additional goal is get gallbladder under control.2 -
Name: jrwms714
How long in maintenance: 4.5 years
Goal maintenance range: 136.5-138.5
Current weight:141
Current goal: Continue not eating after dinner, except occasionally.
Recent success: Weight yo-yos back up to 140/141 when it should be trending 138-139. No successes this week.
Strategy for your goal: Continue to avoid the above; get back to correct range. Watch carefully what I am eating, i.e., up the fruits and veggies and protein, lower the carbs.4 -
Name: Nijntje
How long in maintenance: around 9 months
Goal maintenance range: 112-118
Trendweight 23rd June: 119.2
Trendweight 30th June: 119.2
Current goal: 116
Recent successes: 37 mile charity walk completed on Friday! Also, earlier in the week scale weight dropped into goal range for the first time since February! I’m up a little from all the walking but think it is a lot of water retention and should drop back off again quickly.
Strategies: get back into my regular running and eating routine now that training is over. I’m heading to Paris next weekend so will try to eat only some of the tasty pastries, and not all of them.
Have a lovely week everybody
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