Nov Check In Thread
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@erjones11 and @mtaratoot thank you both for your thoughtful responses. This thread is one of the very few I read here any more, and for some reason it jumped out at me that someone marked my check in with a frown. I have been slowly increasing my calorie intake, trying to find my balance level, but right now I am finding my biggest challenge being the days I am busy, but not doing things that are easily logged as activities - leisurely walking around the city, not briskly and not straight, cutting back the plant boxes in anticipation of winter, stacking firewood (over multiple days, a bit at a time). So I am not actively trying to lose and I am not really going without or feeling deprived in any way. I still have plenty of pockets of fat left on my body, and I feel healthy and strong. That is why I made the comment about letting my body find its happy weight, having always been various levels of overweight as an adult, I don’t definitely know what it is.
This thread has been extremely helpful for me these last months and is one of the very few that seems to be overwhelmingly positive and encouraging. That is why I posed the question about getting negative feedback. Thank you to all who share their stories here.8 -
I understand about the desire to go a little lower. I am thinking I would be better under 150 but am happy to be under 155 and willing to go real slow any further lower. I am working on recomp, lots of walks, strong cardio 3 to 4 days and weights 3 days. Feeling healthy!
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Name: Kristen
Age: 40
Height: 5'11"
Total weight lost: 14ish
Time it took to lose: 2 months
How long in maintenance: just hit the middle of my maintenance this month
Maintenance weight range: 153-147
Week of..
Nov 3 - 150.8
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Due to some increased work stress, I was a bit "snacky" in the beginning of the week, but did managed to stay away from alcohol, other than last night with 1 glass of wine (I had the calories!). Still stayed in my .5lbs calorie deficient, but ate more than I usually do.
Hoping Sunday will find me happily at 150. This month and next are crazy at work and in life (Thanksgiving, 41st birthday, trip to Cancun, Mexico, then Christmas). Here's hoping I can stay sane and strong!8 -
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.
On 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
July 181
Aug 180.64
Sep 179.6
Oct 180
Weigh In
7 Nov +1.8 179.6
Success/struggles of the week
Success: Maintaining below my GW, 5# under.
Struggle: Tracking on my WW App.
Not overeating but not healthy selections.5 -
Name: ceiswyn
Age: 42 (still. Just.)
Height: 5'7
Total weight lost: 17 stone (about 235 lb)
Time it took to lose: 2 1/2 years
How long in maintenance: 1 1/4 years
Maintenance weight range: 10st5 - 10st9 (145 - 149 lb)
Average weight recorded from 2018: Err... no idea. Probably around 10st8 (148 lb)
Average weight recorded from January: 10st11 (151)
Average weight recorded from February: 10st8 (148)
Average weight recorded from March: 10st9 (149)
Average weight recorded from April: 10st9 (149)
Average weight recorded from May: 10st8 (148)
Average weight recorded for June: 10st10 (150)
Average weight recorded for July: 10st10 (150)
Average weight recorded for August: 10st10 (150)
Average weight recorded for September: 10st9 (149)
Average weight recorded for Oct: 10st12 (152)
Week of..
Nov 3: 10st11 (151)
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: It's over a week since I last binged, and that includes a weekend unexpectedly spent sitting at home.6 -
Name: Shirley
Age: 63
Height: 5'1"
Total weight lost: 36
Time it took to lose: not sure
How long in maintenance: over 3 years
Maintenance weight range: 110-114
Average weight recorded from 2018: 109.7
Average weight recorded from January: 111.3
Average weight recorded from February: 111
Average weight recorded from March: 110
Average weight recorded from April: 111
Average weight recorded from May: 112
Average weight recorded for June: 111.5
Average weight recorded for July: 111
Average weight recorded for August: 113
Average weight recorded for September: 114
Average weight recorded for Oct: 112.8
Week of..
Nov 2: 113
Nov 9: 114
Nov 16:
Nov 23:
Nov 30:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I really thought this weigh-in would be better. I've had a calorie deficit of at least 100 every day this week. I know you need 3500 to lose a pound but I really didn't think I would gain a pound. I have added hills to my daily walking route and I've added pushups to my strength training. I'll just keep putting one foot in front of the other.8 -
Name: Maddie
Age: 63.5
Height: 5’8.5”
Total weight lost: 75.3
Time it took to lose: 3.33 years
How long in maintenance: Since April 25 2019 (6.5 months)
Maintenance weight range: 153-155
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 168
Average weight recorded from April 2019: 153
Average weight recorded from May 2019: 154.3
Average weight recorded from June 2019: 154.8
Average weight recorded from July 2019: 155.9
Average weight recorded from August 2019: 156.7
Average weight recorded from September 2019: 156.5
Average weight recorded from October 2019: 157.1
Week Ending:
11/02/2019: 155.0 Avg: 156.14 Trend: 155.5
11/09/2019: 156.0 Avg: 155.2 Trend: 155.4
Monthly Average so far: 155.3, 155.22
Yearly average so far: 154.77, 154.77
Successes of the week: walking daily a lot. Paying attention to what I eat & when.
It does appear monitoring my carbs does help me eat fewer calories, but After two weeks, I got pretty hungry. I am still deciding how to proceed. I feel strong & healthy & vibrant. Perhaps I need to be 155-157.
Struggles: didn’t plan ahead Thursday night. Didn’t feel good afterwards. Had an extremely rare “how come everyone else can eat & I can’t” moment. But I’ve realized I CAN & DO eat & I feel great. And ALL my labs and stats are perfect. AND when I do eat out, I actually DO NOT feel good. Eventually I will learn...
My biggest win. Weight graph of last year...Year 1 Anniversary if Kidney Transplant to Year 2!
Goal: 155 or lower on New Year’s 2020.6 -
Name:Pam
Age: 61
Height:5'5
Total weight lost:200
Time it took to lose:Started 1/2016
How long in maintenance: 2 years
Maintenance weight range:130-135
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
Average weight recorded from June:132.08
Average weight recorded for July:132.15
Average weight recorded for August: 132.15
Average weight recorded for September: 132.28
Average weight recorded for Oct 133.1
Week of..
Nov 3 131.8
Nov 10 132.2
Nov 17
Nov 24
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Up a little this week. Was out a few days this week. Went a saw Come Away in NYC excellent play, then Friday saw Menopause at our local theater. I choose wisely and brought some home I know from past experience the salt in the meal makes me "gain". Have a great week everyone.4 -
Name: Dalon
Age: 37 with the mindset of a 16 yo
Sex: yes please! No, male
Total Lost: 200+
Regained intentionally: 17.5
Time to lose:18-20 months
Maintenance: Define maintenance? 2 years
Average weigt: 191.7 as of yesterday
Well, I can say some of the research is true. I am noticing a general downturn in appetite and hunger. Been at roughly the same +-5lbs for 8 weeks. Actually saw a drop. Some could be a reduction in carbs and increase in fat. Macro split, when I track is roughly 40/30/30. Strange to be giving advice here now, even though its not always popular. What is a man to say? I have found a community that understands the struggle.
Success: Feeling better some days, not quite there yet, but anything is better than the hell I was living!
Struggles: R ankle and Knee giving me hell. Had o lower my lower volume in the gym. Most likely going to have surgery on my ankle in the middle of December. Hopefully found a WOE that means I won't have to out run the fork!
Resist and Bite!5 -
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 recorded from June: 145.6
Average weight recorded from July: 146.5
Average weight recorded from August: 145.8
Average weight recorded from September:143.2
Average weight recorded from October: 142.3
Average weight Week of...
October 28 - November 3: 143.8
November 4 = 10: 145.1
November 11 - 17:
November 18 - 24:
November 25 - December 1:
Success of the week: My weight is in the middle of my goal range. It is actually below the initial goal I set a couple years ago when I started my current journey, so I just need to see this as success. But....
Struggle of the week: My mass has been climbing slowly since the beginning of October. My weighted rolling average weight has been going up about a half pound a week.
Analysis: I don't know why I still struggle with seeing myself as successful in my journey. An external observer would certainly see my progress as a success. I'm still a couple pounds lighter than I was when I gained in August, and that was also just a little fluctuation. In reality, I'm near the middle of my goal range, and my weighted moving average weight is just a couple pounds over my one-number weight goal. I know it's really not that bad at all, it just looks like it to me sometimes when I look at that graph and just see a line going up instead of holding steady or dropping back to my actual goal. It is almost funny how our brains tease us like this. Because while I know I'm doing fine, somehow it just doesn't feel like it some days.
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Analysis: I don't know why I still struggle with seeing myself as successful in my journey. An external observer would certainly see my progress as a success. I'm still a couple pounds lighter than I was when I gained in August, and that was also just a little fluctuation. In reality, I'm near the middle of my goal range, and my weighted moving average weight is just a couple pounds over my one-number weight goal. I know it's really not that bad at all, it just looks like it to me sometimes when I look at that graph and just see a line going up instead of holding steady or dropping back to my actual goal. It is almost funny how our brains tease us like this. Because while I know I'm doing fine, somehow it just doesn't feel like
I understand where you are coming from, I hate when I see my trend go up. Mine was doing the same so I stopped eating back EX calories. Once I get my trend back to the bottom of my range I will start adding back in 20% of my EX calories until my trend gets flat. I think maintenance for me is going to require constant adjustment and vigilance. I am committed to doing it. Never go (gain) back!5 -
@mtaratoot
I hear you.
It wasn’t until I changed my Happy Scale graph to show the weight I’ve kept off the past year (posted up above) that I realized “Wait! I’m doing this!”
I think as the years pass, we will know our body’s needs better... I know I can now predict my weight most days based upon how I feel. (Took 4 years to get there lol)
I think a part of me is petrified - still - that I will gain it all back. Time will help that, I think. I think because it’s gone better this time than ever before, I feel I have to be hypervigilant. I’m hoping my habits will become even more entrenched, and I’ll be able to relax - a little.6 -
Name Lesley
Age: 69
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: 7 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 for January: 54.7 kg
Average weight recorded for February: 53.3 kg
Average weight recorded for March: 51.7 kg
Average weight recorded for April: 50.2 kg (110.7 lb)
Average weight recorded for May: 49.9 kg (110 lb)
Average weight recorded for June: 48.7 kg (107 lb)
Average weight recorded for July: 48.5 kg (107 lb)
Average weight recorded for August: 48.1 kg (106 lb)
Average weight recorded for September: 47.8 kg (105 lb)
Average weight recorded in October: 48 kg (106 lb)
November 4th: 48.2 kg
November 11th: 48.6 kg
November 18th:
November 25th:
Successes/struggles: I spent 3 days with my son and family - so didn't have too much control over the food put in front of me. So, I have to learn to choose wisely and manage portion control. There was pizza available on Monday evening (grandson's 6th birthday) but I just sneaked a couple of small squares, sausages and pasta on Wednesday evening, exercised restraint again.
I agree with the posts above from @mtaratoot , @erjones11 and @MadisonMolly2017 , it is difficult sometimes to believe that I am managing this process successfully. It has to become a lifelong commitment to ourselves to maintain a healthy way of life.7 -
Name: Ben
Age: 51
Height: 6'
Total weight lost: ~55 lbs
Time it took to lose: 8 months
How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018
Maintenance weight range: 165-170
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
Average weight recorded for July: 160.5
Average weight recorded for August: 160.9
Average weight recorded for September: 161.3
Average weight recorded for October: 161.7
Week of...
November 3rd: 161.2 (trend 161.9)
November 11th: 163.6 (trend 161.7)
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: An expected jump in the scale after a salty meal eating out. Still, there were some of the mini-cycles of high- and low-calorie days lately that have characterized the last few weeks. There's a temptation that comes with, "hey, I know that I can eat all of the food tonight because I've been able to get back on track right afterwards" that's a slippery slope.
@mtaratoot I appreciate the reality check. I think some of my frustration stemmed not just from the number of days I exercised, but also from having to push myself much harder than usual to get in what I did. I think it may be time to mix things up, exercise-wise, to help with that.
Have a great week, everyone!3 -
Name: Eric
Age: 50
Height: 6’
Total weight lost: 85 pounds
Time it took to lose: 4 years
How long in maintenance: Since September 2018 (1 Year)
Maintenance weight range: 150-155
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 180
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
Average weight recorded from March 2019: 154
Average weight recorded from April 2019: 155.04
Average weight recorded from May 2019: 156
Average weight recorded from June 2019: 158
Average weight recorded from July 2019: 158
Average weight recorded from August 2019: 156
Average weight recorded from September 2019: 157
Average weight recorded from October 2019: 158
Week of...
11/1/2019: 154.1
11/9/2019: 158.1
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I know a little late posting as I weigh in Saturday mornings. I was home all week. I would say I had a little less exercise then normal but I am trying to make sure I don’t go overboard exercising.
Weight is up, but I think it was from Friday night’s spaghetti dinner as I save up calories for a big meal and indeed had one and then weighed in first thing Friday morning. I also weight lifted Friday night which will cause some carry over water. I’m not worried about it as it will likely be back down next Saturday morning and I’m not going to time meals or workouts based on when my next weigh in is. I know I am on point with calories and exercise so a big pasta meal and weight lifting will do this.
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Name: Kathryn
Age: 51
Height: 5'4"
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
Average weight recorded for July: 115.5
Average weight recorded for August: 114.0
Average weight recorded for September: 114.0
Average weight recorded for Oct: 113.7
Week of..
Nov 3: 113.6 scale/ 113.5 trend
Nov 10: 114.8 scale/ 113.8 trend
Nov 17
Nov 24
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight is up again a little. I have to remind myself that I am actually still a little under my range and that it is a good thing that it is coming back up. It is kind of hard to let go of the mindset that each week should be lower than the last, but I think I'm getting there.7 -
Name: Alexandria
Age: 51
Height: 5’ 3”
Total weight lost: 55 lbs
Time it took to lose: 8 months
How long in maintenance: 4 months
Maintenance range: 110-114
Average weight recorded for August: 117.6
Average weight recorded for September: 114.0
Average weight recorded for October: 112.0
Week of..
Nov 4: 110.0
Nov 11: 109.6
Nov 18:
Nov 25:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: after slowly raising my daily intake from deficit levels I am now up to what MFP suggests I eat for maintenance. My protein intake is always at or above recommended levels every day. Physically I feel great, working toward feeling great on all other aspects
Wishing everyone a healthy, happy week.
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Age: 31
Height: 5'8"
Total weight lost: 70 pounds
Time it took to lose: 4 months
How long in maintenance: 5 months
Maintenance weight range: 145 - 149
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
Average weight recorded from June: 164.21
Average weight recorded from July: 158.2
Average weight recorded for August: 155.54
Average weight recorded for September: 151.2
Average weight recorded for October: 148.3
Week of...
November 5: 147.3 (Trend Weight: 147.3)
November 12: 147.3 (Trend: 147.0)
November 19
November 26
Welcome to November!
Successes: Week over week I didnt have an increase despite having to skip 2 runs. I can do this!
Struggles: I have switched shifts for a few weeks and I'm struggling to fit my runs in. Hoping to change that today
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