Maintenance Check In July 2019

Name: Jenn
Age: 34
Height: 5’2”
Total weight lost: 33lb
Time it took to lose: approximately 18 months
How long in maintenance: Officially about 5 months, but for the last year or so I bounced around the same range, just a little higher than I would prefer. I got down to this range and am happy here.
Maintenance weight range: 122lb-126lb

Average weight recorded from 2018: ----

Average weight recorded from March: 124.6
Average weight recorded from April: 124.3
Average weight recorded from May: 123.4
Average weight recorded from June: 123.2



Week of…
July 1: 122.8
July 7: 123.8
July 14: 123.8
July 21:
July 28:


Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Holding steady.. I was dropping for a while there, maybe I’ve finally reached true maintenance. Had a good week, zero exercise this week due to super high temps outside and I can’t get to the gym since my husband is STILL out of town for work, no one to watch our daughter while I go. I guess I could have done some videos at home, but honestly I didn’t have the time or energy/desire.. so I took a week break. It’s also TOM so I may be hanging on to some bloat. Gonna just keep trucking along, happily maintaining in the middle of my range 😊

Name: Existing Fish
Age: 31
Height: 5'0" (153cm)
Total weight lost: 41.7lbs (18.9kg)
Time it took to lose: 6 months*
How long in maintenance: 9 months
Maintenance weight range: 112 - 118lbs (50.8-53.8kg)
Average weight recorded from 2019: 117.4bs (53.3kg)

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
Average weight recorded from June: 114.3

July--1: 116.2lbs (t:114.2)
July--5: 114.0lbs (t:114.5)
July-13: 115.3lbs (t:114.3)
July-19: 113.3lbs (t:114.1)
July-26:
July-31:

Successes/Struggles: Been fiddling around with my calorie range. I was having a really big problem staying in my calorie goal, like I was SUPER hungry, so I kept going over. I thought about it and I was like "I'm in maintenance, I shouldn't be ravenous". I had gone through and switched from TDEE to NEAT, then back again, and I guess I somehow mixed it up, because I was using something close to the NEAT MFP gave me and only adding breastfeeding (not any other exercise), it was no wonder I was finding it impossible to stay in the goals. I also ramped up the intensity at the gym as well, went from 1 hour workouts to 1.25 hour lifting (heavier) and adding HIIT every time to help DH with weight loss. That added to my calorie burn. I switched back to TDEE (but I still add breastfeeding manually) and my calories went up by about 300 calories. Then I'm staying in my limits, meeting my goals, and I'm not hungry. Weight is staying steady too so.

Now I got a fitbit, and it has screwed everything up all over again.

I like Libra, because it estimates my historic calorie deficit/overage based on my weight changes. Like right now I am sitting at a week average of eating 29 calorie deficit per day, based on my trend weight. Very handy. Means I'm nailing it...

@reversemigration Patience is not my strong suit. I love the sleep tracking function though, I hope I can get it to play nice. I'll just have to ignore the wonky adjustments for a while. Or get used to them?

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
Average weight recorded for June: 111.2

Week of..
July 6: 110.8 (trend 111.1)
July 13: 112.7 (trend 111.8)
July 20: 112.4 (trend 112.1)
July 27:

Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight is still over the high end of my maintenance range. On the plus side, I've been working to eat healthier and have been pretty successful the past few weeks about eating fruits (something that usually doesn't appeal to me unless they're in desserts). Interesting varieties of fruits have popped up at my stores recently, which helps with actually buying and eating them. I've also been in a mood for salad-y type meals lately, which helps with keeping my calories down during my planned deficit weeks (like last week).

Name: Harper
Age: 41
Height: 5'1
Total Weight lost: 50
Time it took to lose: one year, four months
How long in maintenance: two years, one month
Maintenance weight range: 117-122
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12months): 121.7

Average weight recorded for June: 121.7

Week of. . .
Week of..
July 7: 123
July 14: did not weigh-in
July 21: 123
July 28:

Success(es)/Struggle(s): I am definitely struggling with food choices during the day and evening snacking. I have not been eating quality foods lately. We have lots of snacks in the house right now, and I end up choosing them over healthier options. I really have to do a better job prepping healthy meals and snacks so that I don't keep eating junk. Not happy being a pound over range as I am quite short. I can see and feel the difference in my clothes.

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Struggle of the week: Norovirus. That helped me take off some of the weight from Oregon Country Fair. I lost 6.5 pounds in two or three days. Yikes. Half of that came back on once I started putting food back in.

UGHHHH! Norovirus is the WORST! So glad you are feeling better.

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: 3 months
Maintenance weight range: 48 – 51 kg (106 – 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)
Average weight recorded from June: 48.7 kg (107 lb)

July 1: 49.5 kg
July 8: 48.1 kg (106 lb)
July 13: 47.8 kg (105 lb)
July 22: 49.1 kg (108 lb)
July 29:

Success(es)/struggles of the week: The motorhome break was good, we did a lot of walking – sightseeing – and mixed self catering with snacks and pub meals. I did have to drive the best part of 6 hours on Saturday to get there and Wednesday coming home. However, since then I had a trip up to Bristol on Saturday – big family get together – and a BBQ party with friends at my place yesterday. So very busy and lots of good food. Today’s weigh in is just right but I’d be surprised if it’s a real 3 lb gain in one week.
I put Libra on my phone a few weeks ago and it's telling me my trend weight is 48.6 kg. It's only got 3 weeks of data so far but that seems about right.

I’m busy again this coming week – out on Tuesday and Wednesday and again on Saturday – so the challenges keep coming. And today, tidying up from the party lots of treats have to go in the bin!

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
Average weight recorded for June: 116.2

Week of..
July 7: 115.8 scale/116.0 trend
July 14: 114.6 scale/115.2 trend
July 21: 115.2 scale/ 115.3 trend
July 28:


Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Didn't get a chance to check in yesterday as we were still having the family reunion. It is a weekend long event. My weight was up yesterday from last week and it was up even more this morning, but I expect it to level out soon and I am not worried about it at all. Both scale and trend are in range, and I was actually a little low going into the reunion. I did manage to get my long run in yesterday so even though I indulged a little more food wise, I was still pretty active so I think there was a good balance.

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
Average weight recorded from June: 130.0

Week of...
July 7: 128.8
July 14: 128.6
July 21: 128.6
July 28:



Success/struggles of the week: This is a late posting as I have had visiting family here for 2 weeks. It’s been great to enjoy gelato and treats and still be within my range. Did a lot of hiking in the past few weeks. Decided to drop a few more pounds in June and I have successful maintained 1.5 pounds less for about a month now. As long as I eat mostly good healthy foods, it all seems easy. Have a great week everyone!

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
Average weight recorded for June: 160.9

Week of...
July 7th: ??
July 14th: 160.6
July 20th: 160.2
July 27th: 160.8

Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: It was a pretty good week. Slowly and intentionally trending up towards the bottom of my range. Quite a dip in my weekly step average after having to spend many hours sitting in a seat during orientation, but I still managed to fit in most of my gym time. I can already tell I'm going to struggle to continue that once I'm on 12 hour nights, but I hope to adapt and stay committed.

Have a great week, everyone!