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  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,900 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 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 recorded from November: 144.4

    Average weight Week of...
    November 24 - 30: 144.7
    December 1 - 8: 144.7

    I moved my weigh-in day from Monday to Sunday this month strictly for convenience. The November 25 - December 1 weight I reported for the end of November was 144.9

    Success of the week: My November weight trend was consistent even though it was higher than I want. This week's number is actually down from my last report for November because of the date switch, but with the date change it's exactly the same. That's maintenance, right? I'm in the middle of my range, so the answer should be YES.

    Struggle of the week: I ended November on a high weight. Oh well. It's still there. Yes, it's the middle of my range, but my range is skewed with not much room below my goal weight and a lot of wiggle room above it. I need to remind myself that despite being over goal, I am actually maintaining. Not ideal, but maybe I need to view this as acceptable or else move my range so my goal is in the middle and get back focused on bringing the number back down.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,104 Member
    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
    Average weight recorded for November: 113.6


    Week of..
    Dec 1: 113.0 scale/ 113.3 trend
    Dec 8: 114.0 scale/113.3 trend
    Dec 15
    Dec 22
    Dec 29

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: No real struggles this week. Weight was up today, but trend is the same. And since I'm still a little under my range it is not a problem that it is up it, is actually good.
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,098 Member
    HufflepuffGrl9 wrote: »
    Age: 31
    Height: 5'7"
    Total weight lost: 115 lbs! :smiley:<3
    Time it took to lose: 1 year & a half
    How long in maintenance: 4 years! :smile:
    Maintenance weight range: 163-167 lbs

    Average weight recorded for November: 163.4

    Week of..
    Dec 1: 163.8
    Dec 8
    Dec 15
    Dec 22
    Dec 29

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Thanksgiving was amazing!! :blush:<3:smiley: No family drama, thank goodness & everything went super smoothly! The food was absolutely delicious! I definitely didn't over eat, though (I just ate until I was satisfied)! I eat around 2500-2700 calories a day to maintain (if I eat less than that, I lose weight) & I'm certain that I didn't exceed that even though I didn't log my food. I weighed myself the next day & found that I had maintained on the dot!! Even though I know my calories, I have to admit, I was pretty surprised! :D:D:D

    Despite the holidays, I got 6 out of 7 days of exercise in (my goal)! I'm feeling really good about my body, how toned it's getting, & my weight range!

    Wishing everyone a wonderful week!! <3:smiley::blush:

    I have to inquire, what the heck do you do for a living where you walk 15000 steps?
  • amckholmes
    amckholmes Posts: 119 Member
    Name: Alexandria
    Age: 51
    Height: 5’3”
    Total weight lost: 55 lbs
    Time it took to lose: 8 months
    How long in maintenance: 5 months
    Maintenance weight range: 108 - 112 lbs

    Average weight recorded for Aug: 117.6
    Average weight recorded for Sept: 114.0
    Average weight recorded for Oct: 112.0
    Average weight recorded for Nov: 109.0

    Dec 4: 108.6
    Dec 11: 108.4
    Dec 18:
    Dec 25:

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: in the city all week, getting lots of extra steps in, just moving from point a to point b. Upped my calories a bit this week, holding pretty steady as I enter two weeks of holiday celebrations and I suspect plenty of “extras”. Preparing for a holiday bump in my weight, trying to be comfortable with it, knowing it’s just how life works :)

  • kristen8000
    kristen8000 Posts: 747 Member
    Hi I'm new here. But not new to maintenance. I hope this time I actually do just that this time...

    Age: 41
    Sex: Female
    Height: 5'11"
    Total weight lost: 19.6 pounds
    Time it took to lose: 2 months
    How long in maintenance: 1 month
    Goal Weight: 150 (Hit November 8th)
    Maintenance weight range: 147 - 153


    Average weight recorded for September: 160.1
    Average weight recorded for October: 154.0
    Average weight recorded for November: 149.2

    Week of...
    December 1st :146.2(Trend Weight: 147.1)
    December 8th: 146.2(Trend Weight: 146.5)
    December 13th:145.0(Trend Weight:145.8)
    December 21st:

    Successes: We leave for Mexico tomorrow!!! And I have 5lbs of wiggle room...hello Margaritas, Guacamole and Chips!!

    Struggles: Getting thru this work week was a struggle! UGH.

    Have an awesome week everyone!







  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,900 Member
    knitski2002 wrote: »
    I don't think today's weight is real. I donated blood yestetday.

    I post my average weight for the week, but I have a spreadsheet to calculate it. Just using a one-day weight would show my crazy up-and-down variations, and they aren't "REAL" either.

  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 601 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
    Average weight recorded for June: 111.2
    Average weight recorded for July: 111.9
    Average weight recorded for August: 111.9
    Average weight recorded for September: 112.6
    Average weight recorded for Oct: 112.2
    Average weight recorded for Nov: 111.3

    Week of..
    Dec 7: 110.7 (trend 111)
    Dec 14: 112 (trend 111.5)
    Dec 21:
    Dec 28:

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight was up by a lot this week due to a combination of factors, including being sick, TOM, two holiday parties, and eating out two other times. I still managed to get in workouts on 6 days (although I did take it easy for the first half of the week since I wasn't feeling great) and I kept up with my steps.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,900 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 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 recorded from November: 144.4

    Average weight Week of...
    November 24 - 30: 144.7
    December 1 - 8: 144.7
    December 9 - 15: 144.6

    I moved my weigh-in day from Monday to Sunday this month strictly for convenience. The November 25 - December 1 weight I reported for the end of November was 144.9

    Success of the week: I may have stopped the slow creep up that started at the end of September. My one-day scale weight got back to goal today, and that only happened one other day since the last week in October. It looks like my weight trend is finally coming back down, too. There's a possibility I could get my weight trend down to goal before the end of the year. I had a bump in October through November last year, and it was even higher than now, so I should be pleased. I will be more pleased when the trend comes back down.

    Struggle of the week: It's mid December, which is always a struggle for me. The earliest sunsets of the year in the northern hemisphere were last week - 16:33 where I live. This week we start the shortest daylight at eight hours 49 minutes. The sun will continue to rise later until early January. On the mass thing... I still have a couple pounds on my trend to get where I think I should be, but if I keep the scale where it is, that should happen next week.

  • reversemigration
    reversemigration Posts: 168 Member
    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
    Average weight recorded for November: 161.1

    Week of...
    December 1st: 164.1 (trend 162.3)
    December 8th: 164 (trend 162.4)
    December 15th: 162.7 (trend 162)

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: It's been a busy couple of weeks - so busy I forgot to check in last week. Still battling to even out calorie intake and avoid the huge swings between days that have characterized the last few weeks. I've been having a lot more cravings than usual and temptation is all too close at hand. All in all, though, I'm happy with where things stand, particularly given life challenges lately. Have a great week, everyone.
  • 425Recess
    425Recess Posts: 269 Member
    Name: Bridget
    Age: 72
    Height: 5'4"
    Total weight lost: 50lb.
    Time it took to lose: Over years with ups/downs
    How long in maintenance: at current weight 19 months - Was on maintenance for 7 years at 125 lbs.
    Maintenance weight range: 115 +/- 2 lbs.
    Average weight recorded from 2018: Don't have the recorded number but stayed at goal.

    Average weight recorded from January: 115
    Average weight recorded from February:115.5
    Average weight recorded from March:113.5
    Average weight recorded from April:114.5
    Average weight recorded from May:113.5
    Average weight recorded for June:114.5
    Average weight recorded for July:113.5
    Average weight recorded for August:114.5
    Average weight recorded for September:114.5
    Average weight recorded for Oct:114.5
    Average weight recorded for Nov:114.5

    Week of..
    Dec 2 115.5
    Dec 9 115.0
    Dec 16 114
    Dec 23
    Dec 30

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
    Struggle: It was an extra busy week for me and didn't log 3 of the days (unusual for me).
    Success: With all of the extra higher calories foods around due to company, I didn't gain any weight.
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,098 Member
    MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »
    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 (7 months)
    Maintenance weight range: 153-155
    Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 168

    Avg Nov 2018 156.6🧡
    Avg Dec 2018 154.8✅
    Avg Jan 153✅✅
    Avg Feb 151.8
    Avg Mar 154.1✅
    Average wt recorded from April 2019: 153✅✅
    Average wt recorded from May 2019: 154.3✅
    Average wt recorded from June 2019: 154.8✅
    Average wt recorded from July 2019: 155.9💛
    Average wt recorded from August 2019: 156.7🧡
    Average wt recorded from September 2019:156.5🧡
    Average wt recorded fr October 2019: 157.1❌
    Average wt recorded frNovember 2019: 155.5💛 yay!!
    Average wt recorded Dec 1-Dec 15: 157.57❌

    Week Ending:
    12/04 159.4 ❌❌⚠️Trend: 157.9❌
    12/11 157.2❌ Trend: 157.2❌
    12/15 157.8❌ Trend: 157.7❌
    12/18
    12/25
    1/1/2020 GOAL: 155

    Successes of the week: tracked all, took daily long walks/hikes, used nature to inspire my art to help me relax. Reading a book!

    Struggles:
    Tired.
    Cat surgery, stressful
    Colonoscopy, ok but it’s out to pathology, stressful
    More use of food as comfort, but had a good past 4-5 days. Don’t want to gain my weight back.


    Scale is up, but this was a planned experiment. I lost wt before the Thanksgiving trip & planned to lose whatever I needed to in December. I was optimistic that I could do this given my successes in November. What I didn’t account for was suddenly I’ll cat who needed surgery & several other things that all hit at once.

    Things have settled down. She’s doing GREAT!
    Working to lose weight these final days of 2019!

    Goal: 155 or lower on New Year’s 2020.

    Regardless, I’ve kept my average weights between 152 and 157 from Nov 2018 thru Nov 2019
    That’s the longest I’ve ever maintained ever! I’m really working to keep this perspective❣️
    #NeverGiveUp
    #DefeatTheMindGames
    #You are Happy, Healthy, Normal

    You got it ma'am.😁

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