Maintenance Check In June 2019

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  • Spencerport
    Spencerport Posts: 270 Member
    Name: Spencerport
    Age: 39
    Height: 6’1”
    Total weight lost: 105lb
    Time it took to lose: April 2014 - October 2016
    How long in maintenance: October 2016 - Present
    Maintenance weight range: 195-200lb

    Week of..
    June 1: 197.4
    June 8: 197.4
    June 15: 197.2
    June 22: 197.8
    June 29:

    Struggles: Spent 3 days in Migraine Hell. Fairly impressed I didnt gain more weight than I did.
  • reversemigration
    reversemigration Posts: 170 Member
    Name: Ben
    Age: 51
    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...ish

    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
    Average weight recorded for April: 162.9
    Average weight recorded for May: 161.5

    Week of...
    June 2nd: 161.1
    June 8th: 161.8
    June 16th: 159.9
    June 22nd: 161

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Things have been so busy I forgot to write this last weekend. Everything is going well (except being, obviously, busy) and the anomalous dip bounced back up as predicted.

    Starting vacation on Thursday and will be gone for a bit more than a couple of weeks, with lots of driving and fun foods to eat (I won't be turning down lobster in Maine.) I'm going in well under range and expect to be around the bottom of it afterward. My main concern is finding ways to not lose too much progress with my strength training...I'm going to try to be creative with bodyweight exercises.

    Have a great week everyone!
  • ItsAJourny
    ItsAJourny Posts: 69 Member
    Name: Bella
    Age: 61
    Height: 5'5"
    Total weight lost: 37 pounds
    Time it took to lose: 6 months
    How long in maintenance: 2 months
    Maintenance weight range: 127-132
    Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): NA

    Average weight recorded from January: 134 (was not in maintenance yet)
    Average weight recorded from February: 131.8
    Average weight recorded from March: 130.7
    Average weight recorded from April: 130.4
    Average weight recorded from May: 130.8

    Week of...
    3rd June: on vacation – did not weigh
    10th June: - 131.1
    17th June: - 130.0
    24th June: - 130.0

    Success/struggles of the week: Was traveling to see old friends. Finally home for the rest of the summer. Although my weight has been constant, I have been eating too much sugar and I am craving it each day so my goal for this week is to mostly avoid eating sugar (like cookies and ice cream). I also want to increase my exercise for the rest of summer.
  • GregInORL
    GregInORL Posts: 232 Member
    Name: Gregory
    Age: 30
    Height: 5'8"
    Total weight lost: 60 pounds
    Time it took to lose: 4 months
    How long in maintenance: Today
    Maintenance weight range: 150-155 (rough guess at the moment)
    Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): NA

    Average weight recorded from January: NA
    Average weight recorded from February: 214.75
    Average weight recorded from March: 204.04
    Average weight recorded from April: 187.42
    Average weight recorded from May: 174.18

    Week of...
    3rd June: 166
    10th June: - 165
    17th June: - 164
    24th June: - 161

    Success/struggles of the week: Hello all! Looks like its time for me to join maintenance. I'm starting to up my calories to slow down my admittedly fast weight loss (Thanks multiple 100 mile months since march). I'm going to have to get from 2k calories a day to somewhere around 3100 calories with my current level of activity. I know I can eat that much as I obviously was eating that before I started recording. Anybody who wants to add me and keep me accountable to continue logging/checking in please do!
  • reversemigration
    reversemigration Posts: 170 Member
    Welcome @GregInORL ! Congratulations on your achievement!
  • GregInORL
    GregInORL Posts: 232 Member
    reversemigration wrote: »
    Welcome @GregInORL ! Congratulations on your achievement!
    Thank you. Hoping the water is fine in this section of MFP
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    Name: Lori
    Age:47
    Height:5'0"
    Total weight lost:~20 lbs
    Time it took to lose:about 6 months
    How long in maintenance: about 7 years
    Maintenance weight range:100-105
    Average weight recorded from 2018:103

    Average weight recorded from January:105
    Average weight recorded from February:105
    Average weight recorded from March:105
    Average weight recorded from April:106
    Average weight recorded from May: 106

    Week of...
    June 2: Did not weigh, was on vacation
    June 9:107.4
    June 16:106.8
    June 23:105.8
    June 30:

    Successes/struggles: Technically spent the last two weeks in a deficit trying to get back within my maintenance range, so it was a bit of a struggle to stay within my lower than normal calorie goal. The plus side was that I killed all of my workouts, but with that came some pretty extreme hunger, so I was feeling sluggish at the end of most days.
  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,236 Member
    edited June 2019
    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
    March 178.8
    April 179.2
    May 178.9
    June 178.9

    Weigh In
    6 June 177.8 (-3.8)
    13 June 179.2 (+1.4)
    20 June 179 (-.2)
    27 June 179.8 (+.8)

    Success/struggles of the week

    Success: Back to swimming laps for a added exercise.

    Struggle: Prepping food for healthy meals. In a rut food wise.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    @JennJ323- Keeping an eye on it is half the battle. But I hear you. I am in the same boat! We got this !
  • rysabel
    rysabel Posts: 8 Member
    Name: Rysabel
    Age: 51
    Height: 156 cm
    Total weight lost: 30 lb
    Time it took to lose: 6 months
    How long in maintenance: May
    Maintenance weight range: 116-118
    Average weight recorded from 2018:

    Average weight recorded from January: 123
    Average weight recorded from February: 119
    Average weight recorded from March:. 118
    Average weight recorded from April: 117
    Average weight recorded from May: 117

    Week of..
    June 2 116
    June 9 116.5
    June 117
    June 23 117
    June 30
    :

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I started to work out (strength training) this week after a couple of weeks "off"
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    Name: Existing Fish
    Age: 31
    Height: 5'0" (153cm)
    Total weight lost: 37.2lbs (16.9kg)
    Time it took to lose: 6 months*
    How long in maintenance: 8 months
    Maintenance weight range: 112 - 118lbs (50.8-53.8kg)
    Average weight recorded from 2019: 118lbs (53.5kg)

    Average weight recorded from January: 123.1
    Average weight recorded from February: 120.3
    Average weight recorded from March: 117.0
    Average weight recorded from April: 114.8
    Average weight recorded from May: 114.7

    June 1: 113.5lbs (t: 114.7)
    June 7: 115.3lbs (t: 115.4)
    June 14: 113.8lbs (t: 115.1)
    June 21: 113.8lbs (t: 114.2)
    June 28: 113.8lbs (t: 113.5)
    June 30:

    Successes/Struggles: Things are peachy keen
  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 619 Member
    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

    Average weight recorded from January: 111
    Average weight recorded from February: 110.8
    Average weight recorded from March: 110.6
    Average weight recorded from April: 110.0
    Average weight recorded from May: 109.9

    Week of..
    June 1: 110.4 (trend 110.1)
    June 8: 110.7 (trend 110.6)
    June 15: 111 (trend 110.9)
    June 22: 112.4 (trend 111.6)
    June 29: 111.9 (trend 111.8)

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I'm catching up on two weeks' worth of data as I was away last week. I've been doing planned surplus weeks with banked calories for the past couple of weeks, and it definitely shows as both my average weights and trending weights have crept up and are now outside the high end of my maintenance range. I'm trying not to be too concerned with it, as I know it's likely a combination of eating out at restaurants/high sodium meals quite often in addition to the surplus/extra food. I also kept my activity level up last week and got in 3 days with over 20k steps. I've got two more weeks that I plan to eat at a surplus (quick vacation for the 4th weekend, then a couple of meals out the following week), and then I plan to go into a couple of deficit weeks with fewer meals out after that.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member
    MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »
    ]Name: Maddie
    Age: 63
    Height: 5'8.9”
    Total weight lost: 75.3 lbs🐢
    Time it took to lose: 3-1/3 years
    How long (officially) in maintenance: 9 weeks (since 4/25/19)
    Maintenance weight range: < 153, scream wt: 155

    Starting wt: 228.3 Jan 2016
    Avg wt recorded from 2017: 202.6
    Avg wt recorded from 2018: 168.4
    Avg wt recorded from 2019: 153.5

    Avg wt recorded from January:153
    Avg wt recorded from February: 152
    Avg wt recorded from March: 154
    April 25: Began maintenance 153
    Avg wt recorded from April: 153
    Avg wt recorded from May: 154
    Avg wt recorded from June (6/29)): 154.91
    Avg wt recorded from July

    Week of...
    June 7 Avg 154.56 Trend: 154.65
    June 15 Avg 155.46 Trend: 155.55
    June 22 Avg 155.77 Trend: 155.29 (good)
    June 29 Avg 154.2Trend: 153.79 (yay!!)

    Average in 2019 so far: 153.5
    <153? Not yet, but closer!


    Successes:
    Got creeping wt graph to turn downwards - finally!

    Successful in dropping average calories in June to 180 fewer per day than in May!!

    Continuing to adjust to maintenance -
    10 day average is down 0.84lb since Jan 1!

    Practicing leaving food on plate has helped.

    Challenges:
    stopped exercising about 12 days ago when I came down with this cold. Thought I was better, did more, and now it’s worse again. (I’m immunosuppressed.) so, I’m concerned that my weight loss has been due to lack of exercise. I must admit I love feeling leaner, but know strength & health must come first.

    If weight goes back to 154-155 when I get back to exercising, I will adjust my maintenance range up.

    Trends are looking much better. Glad that my gradual changes are working.

    Things I need to improve in July:
    Continue to do what I need to do to get 7+ hours of sleep✅

    Continue to Keep calorie average under 1900 ✅

    Get back to gym once chest clears. Begin with some easy walks & stretches at home.

    Be Careful: Limit eating out, especially.

    I hope you all are doing well.

    💕
    Maddie
  • pkweier
    pkweier Posts: 349 Member
    Name: Pam
    Age:61
    Height:5'5
    Total weight lost:200
    Time it took to lose:Started Jan 2016
    How long in maintenance: 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
    Average weight recorded from March:132.1
    Average weight recorded from April:133.5
    Average weight recorded from May:132.5

    Week of..
    June 2 131.4
    June 9131.8
    June 16135
    June 23130.6
    June 30131.6
    :

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Weight is up which I expected ate out Thurs/Fri takes a couple of days for that to come off. My daughter went and got their marriage license now just waiting on a date. They will be getting married by a JP they sent out invitations to a party to celebrate for Aug 10 although getting married before then when is the question. I'm a planner and not knowing what is going on is driving me crazy.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,372 Member
    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 recorded from March: 143.2
    Average weight recorded from April: 143.0
    Average weight recorded from May: 144.1

    Average weight Week of...
    May 27-June 2: 145.7
    June 3-9: 145.8
    June 10-16: On the RIVER
    June 17-23: Only a couple days of weights since I got back -- but I'm doing well at 143.2 scale weight.
    June 24-30: 145.5

    Success of the week: I didn't see it as a success until I filled in this data for this challenge. My scale weight is UP higher than it's been since last October, but my average weight seems to be holding the same as the rest of the month.


    Struggle of the week: It looks like I'm still going the wrong direction. Time to fix that!
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,101 Member
    Name Lesley
    Age: 68
    Height: 155 cm (5’ 1”)
    Total weight lost: 22.5 kg (approx. 50 lb)
    Time it took to lose: 9 months
    How long in maintenance: 2 months
    Maintenance weight range: 49 – 51 kg (108 – 112 lbs)
    Average weight recorded from 2018: max 72.5 kg in July, 56 kg in Dec

    Average weight recorded from January: 54.7 kg
    Average weight recorded from February: 53.3 kg
    Average weight recorded from March: 51.7 kg
    Average weight recorded from April: 50.2 kg (110.7 lb)
    Average weight recorded from May: 49.9 kg (110 lb)

    Week of...
    June 2: 48.6 kg (107 lb)
    June 9: 48.4 kg (107 lb)
    June 16: 48.8 kg (107.6 lb)
    June 23: 48.3 kg (106.5 lb)
    June 30: 49.5 kg (109 lb)

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: We were away for 5 nights (5 hotel breakfasts and 3-course dinners), with a long coach journey there on Sunday and back on Friday. I weighed 50.5 kg on Saturday morning but lost 1 kg by this morning. I expect the rest to go quite quickly. My proper weigh-in day is Monday so I will report in again tomorrow – in the July thread. We did a lot of walking and I used the hotel pool for a 30 minute swim 4 evenings.
    I recently bought a new phone and I should be able to add a few more apps – I’m thinking I might try a weight trend app. What do people recommend for an android phone? I usually weigh every day when I’m at home but of course can’t weigh on holiday but I would like to see the overall pattern and averages and trend.

    Good luck everyone and see you in July!
  • ItsAJourny
    ItsAJourny Posts: 69 Member
    Name: Bella
    Age: 61
    Height: 5'5"
    Total weight lost: 37 pounds
    Time it took to lose: 6 months
    How long in maintenance: 2 months
    Maintenance weight range: 127-132
    Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): NA

    Average weight recorded from January: 134 (was not in maintenance yet)
    Average weight recorded from February: 131.8
    Average weight recorded from March: 130.7
    Average weight recorded from April: 130.4
    Average weight recorded from May: 130.8

    Week of...
    3rd June: on vacation – did not weigh
    10th June: - 131.1
    17th June: - 130.0
    24th June: - 130.0
    30th June – 128.8

    Success/struggles of the week: Back from a lot of travel and decided to see if I could drop a few more pounds in the next month or two. This week was my lowest weight in the last 24 years. Feeling healthy and good. Four days of yoga this week and a nice 7 mile hike up to 11,000 feet. Great to be in summer mode and getting more exercise. Hope everyone has a great week!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,185 Member
    Name: Kathryn
    Age: 51
    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
    Average weight recorded from April: 116.8
    Average weight recorded from May: 116.2


    Week of..
    June 2: 118.8 scale/ 117.2 trend
    June 9:117.8 scale/ 117.2 trend
    June 16: 114.4 scale/ 116.4 trend
    June 23: 115.6 scale/ 116.1 trend
    June 30: 115.8 scale/ 115.8 trend


    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Another week of holding steady. I'll call that a success. Has anyone started a thread for July?
  • pkweier
    pkweier Posts: 349 Member
    A thread for July has been started
  • Spencerport
    Spencerport Posts: 270 Member
    Name: Spencerport
    Age: 39
    Height: 6’1”
    Total weight lost: 105lb
    Time it took to lose: April 2014 - October 2016
    How long in maintenance: October 2016 - Present
    Maintenance weight range: 195-200lb

    Week of..
    June 1: 197.4
    June 8: 197.4
    June 15: 197.2
    June 22: 197.8
    June 29: 198.4

    Struggles: Picnic Friday with lots of good food!
  • rysabel
    rysabel Posts: 8 Member
    Name: Rysabel
    Age: 51
    Height: 156 cm
    Total weight lost: 30 lb
    Time it took to lose: 6 months
    How long in maintenance: May
    Maintenance weight range: 116-118
    Average weight recorded from 2018:

    Average weight recorded from January: 123
    Average weight recorded from February: 119
    Average weight recorded from March:. 118
    Average weight recorded from April: 117
    Average weight recorded from May: 117

    Week of..
    June 2 116
    June 9 116.5
    June 117
    June 23 117
    June 30 116.5
    :

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I started to work out (strength training) this week after a couple of weeks "off"
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    Name: Existing Fish
    Age: 31
    Height: 5'0" (153cm)
    Total weight lost: 37.2lbs (16.9kg)
    Time it took to lose: 6 months*
    How long in maintenance: 8 months
    Maintenance weight range: 112 - 118lbs (50.8-53.8kg)
    Average weight recorded from 2019: 118lbs (53.5kg)

    Average weight recorded from January: 123.1
    Average weight recorded from February: 120.3
    Average weight recorded from March: 117.0
    Average weight recorded from April: 114.8
    Average weight recorded from May: 114.7

    June 1: 113.5lbs (t: 114.7)
    June 7: 115.3lbs (t: 115.4)
    June 14: 113.8lbs (t: 115.1)
    June 21: 113.8lbs (t: 114.2)
    June 28: 113.8lbs (t: 113.5)
    June 30: 115.3lbs (t: 113.9)

    Successes/Struggles: Weight took an unexpected jump.

    Okay, not so unexpected. The 26th-28th I had a semi-annual work function, which involved 3 straight days of eating out. Apparently, you can't even get a chicken salad for under 1000 calories nowadays. Since it is only twice a year, and important to my work, I just tried to not significantly overeat in my non-working hours (although I found it impossible to stay under goal with 1 meal double my usual meal calories). So I went over on my calories for 3 days straight, ate out (thus, sodium, bloating) and also my monthly visitor showed up 4 or 5 days early, bringing water retention with her.
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