Weigh less than a month ago challenge

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  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    edited December 2019
    Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
    153-155
    βœ… <155
    156 = πŸ’› >155
    157 = 🧑 > 156
    158 = ❌ > 157
    159 = ❌❌ > 158
    ❌❌⚠️ > 159

    πŸ’•=under wt from 2018

    Day Last Yr. 3m 2m. 1mon ago Current
    1 158.0❌ ❌. ❌. 155.6πŸ’›
    2 158.2❌. ❌ 🧑. 155.0βœ…
    3 157.6❌...❌. ❌. 154.6βœ…. 159.6❌❌⚠️
    4 158..❌....❌ 🧑 154.2βœ…. 159.4❌❌⚠️
    5 159..❌....❌ 🧑 154.8βœ…. 158 βŒπŸ’•
    6 158.2❌...❌ πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157. πŸ§‘πŸ’•
    7 157.6❌...🧑 πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157.2 βŒπŸ’•
    8 157.2❌...❌ ❌. 156.4🧑. 157.6 ❌
    9 156.6🧑...🧑 ❌. 156.0🧑 157 🧑
    10 156.0🧑.🧑 ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.2 ❌

    I’m eating too much. Time to do a 14-day diet again (as I did in November). Dec 10 to Dec 23. Time to get back in the GREEN βœ…
    I REALLY want to weigh 155 by Jan 1!!!!!

    Perspective
    Year Dec 4-10 avg. Dec avg. Yearly avg
    2016. ~223. ~223. ~220
    2017. 191.8. 191.4 202.6
    2018. 155.7. 156.6. 168.4
    2019. 157.6. 157.5 (so far) 155
    Winning the War.
    Healthyβœ…
    Normal BMIβœ…

    11 157.0🧑.🧑 ❌ 156.0🧑 157.2❌
    It’s been stressful, but I’m making *some* better choices, continuing to walk tons, and continuing to track all. Today is first day I feel I’m getting a bit bigger. Watching calories carefully & not subtracting Ex calories until I’m safely in 155’s.
    12 156.4🧑.🧑 🧑 155.6πŸ’›
    13 157.6❌.🧑 🧑. 154.8 βœ…
    WhooHoo!
    14 156.4🧑 🧑 🧑 155.2 πŸ’›
    15 156.4🧑 ❌ ❌. 154.4 βœ…
    Happy!
    16 156.6🧑 ❌ 🧑 154.8βœ…
    Yay!
    17 157.2❌ πŸ’› ❌. 155.8πŸ’›
    18 156.6🧑. πŸ’› ❌ 155.4πŸ’›
    19 156.0🧑. ❌ πŸ’›. 155.8 πŸ’›
    20 155.4πŸ’›. ❌. 🧑. 155.8 πŸ’›
    21 155.4πŸ’›. 🧑. ❌. 155.8πŸ’›
    22 154.8βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 156.4🧑
    (Hit Maintenance 11-22-18)
    23 154.6βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 157❌
    24 155.2πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌ 157❌
    Crazy times - I’ll get back on top of it when I have more control over schedule/food
    25 156.2🧑. 🧑 ❌. 155.6 πŸ’›
    26 155.6πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌. 155.2 πŸ’›
    Turning it around! November has been great!
    Looking at October, you can see why I got serious in November!
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    Current month tallies:
    ❌❌⚠️ 2
    ❌❌.
    ❌. 5
    🧑. 2
    πŸ’›
    βœ…

    Jan 1 goal: 155
  • threewins
    threewins Posts: 1,455 Member
    December 12th 89.5, a month earlier 90.3, challenge achieved
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,945 Member
    I am in maintenance with a goal weight of 143 pounds and an allowable goal range of 140-150 pounds.

    December 12, 2018 (one year ago): 148.8 (ten-day average 151.1)

    September 12: 143.4 (ten-day average 144.7)
    October 12: 142.2 (ten-day average 140.5)
    November 12: 145.40 (ten-day average 145.3)
    December 12: 144.4 (ten-day average 144.9)

    A second day of success by scale AND average. This time, though, I'm heavier than three months ago. I'm still less than one year ago.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,945 Member
    December 13, 2018 (one year ago): 152.0 (ten-day average 150.8)

    September 13: 143.2 (ten-day average 144.5)
    October 13: 142.6 (ten-day average 140.9)
    November 13: 145.4 (ten-day average 145.4)
    December 13: 143.4 (ten-day average 144.7)

    A third day of success by scale AND average. I'm heavier than three months ago, but by an insignificant amount. I'm definitely lower than one year ago.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
    153-155
    βœ… <155
    156 = πŸ’› >155
    157 = 🧑 > 156
    158 = ❌ > 157
    159 = ❌❌ > 158
    ❌❌⚠️ > 159

    πŸ’•=under wt from 2018

    Day Last Yr. 3m 2m. 1mon ago Current
    1 158.0❌ ❌. ❌. 155.6πŸ’›
    2 158.2❌. ❌ 🧑. 155.0βœ…
    3 157.6❌...❌. ❌. 154.6βœ…. 159.6❌❌⚠️
    4 158..❌....❌ 🧑 154.2βœ…. 159.4❌❌⚠️
    5 159..❌....❌ 🧑 154.8βœ…. 158 βŒπŸ’•
    6 158.2❌...❌ πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157. πŸ§‘πŸ’•
    7 157.6❌...🧑 πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157.2 βŒπŸ’•
    8 157.2❌...❌ ❌. 156.4🧑. 157.6 ❌
    9 156.6🧑...🧑 ❌. 156.0🧑 157 🧑
    10 156.0🧑.🧑 ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.2 ❌

    I’m eating too much. Time to do a 14-day diet again (as I did in November). Dec 10 to Dec 23. Time to get back in the GREEN βœ…
    I REALLY want to weigh 155 by Jan 1!!!!!

    Perspective
    Year Dec 4-10 avg. Dec avg. Yearly avg
    2016. ~223. ~223. ~220
    2017. 191.8. 191.4 202.6
    2018. 155.7. 156.6. 168.4
    2019. 157.6. 157.5 (so far) 155
    Winning the War.
    Healthyβœ…
    Normal BMIβœ…

    11 157.0🧑.🧑 ❌ 156.0🧑 157.2❌
    It’s been stressful, but I’m making *some* better choices, continuing to walk tons, and continuing to track all. Today is first day I feel I’m getting a bit bigger. Watching calories carefully & not subtracting Ex calories until I’m safely in 155’s.

    12 156.4🧑.🧑 🧑 155.6πŸ’› 157.5❌
    basically what I was a year ago! Yay!

    13 157.6❌.🧑 🧑. 154.8 βœ…
    WhooHoo!
    14 156.4🧑 🧑 🧑 155.2 πŸ’›
    15 156.4🧑 ❌ ❌. 154.4 βœ…
    Happy!
    16 156.6🧑 ❌ 🧑 154.8βœ…
    Yay!
    17 157.2❌ πŸ’› ❌. 155.8πŸ’›
    18 156.6🧑. πŸ’› ❌ 155.4πŸ’›
    19 156.0🧑. ❌ πŸ’›. 155.8 πŸ’›
    20 155.4πŸ’›. ❌. 🧑. 155.8 πŸ’›
    21 155.4πŸ’›. 🧑. ❌. 155.8πŸ’›
    22 154.8βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 156.4🧑
    (Hit Maintenance 11-22-18)
    23 154.6βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 157❌
    24 155.2πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌ 157❌
    Crazy times - I’ll get back on top of it when I have more control over schedule/food
    25 156.2🧑. 🧑 ❌. 155.6 πŸ’›
    26 155.6πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌. 155.2 πŸ’›
    Turning it around! November has been great!
    Looking at October, you can see why I got serious in November!
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    Current month tallies:
    ❌❌⚠️ ||
    ❌❌.
    ❌. ||||| |
    🧑. |||
    πŸ’›
    βœ…

    Jan 1 goal: 155
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,945 Member
    I am in maintenance with a goal weight of 143 pounds and an allowable goal range of 140-150 pounds. I've was gaining slowly from October 1 until mid-November, then was pretty flat again but maintaining a little above goal, then another slow increase, and I am hoping I'm getting that back under control.

    December 14, 2018 (one year ago): 152.2 (ten-day average 150.9)

    September 14: 143.0 (ten-day average 144.4)
    October 14: 144.0 (ten-day average 141.6)
    November 14: 143.6 (ten-day average 145.0)
    December 14: 143.8 (ten-day average 144.6)

    A fourth day of success by ten-day average. My scale weight is one tick higher than a month ago (my scale reads 0.1 pound, but the resolution is only 0.2; I have never seen an odd number). I'm improved from two months ago, and just about the same as three months ago. The one-year look back makes me feel ok. There's a slight chance I will actually get my trending weight back to my goal before the end of the year!
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,945 Member
    December 15, 2018 (one year ago): 152.2 (ten-day average 150.9)

    September 15: 144.40 (ten-day average 144.6)
    October 15: 144.0 (ten-day average 141.6)
    November 15: 143.6 (ten-day average 145.0)
    December 15: 142.8 (ten-day average 144.6)

    Success. Scale and average weight are less than one, two, three and 12 months ago with the exception that my average weight was much lower on October 15.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,945 Member

    December 16, 2018 (one year ago): 151.0 (ten-day average 150.8)

    September 16: 144.0 (ten-day average 144.4)
    October 16: 143.8 (ten-day average 142.0)
    November 16: 142.6 (ten-day average 144.8)
    December 16: 145.6 (ten-day average 144.7)

    Partial success. Yesterday's lower scale weight may have been a fluke; I'm up almost three pounds! Add that to the fact I was very low near the bottom of my maintenance range one month ago, and my scale weight is WAY up from a month ago. I can at least feel good about my ten-day average being down by an insignificant amount. Heavier on both counts compared to two and three months ago, and not surprisingly still lower than a year ago.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
    153-155
    βœ… <155
    156 = πŸ’› >155
    157 = 🧑 > 156
    158 = ❌ > 157
    159 = ❌❌ > 158
    ❌❌⚠️ > 159

    πŸ’•=under wt from 2018

    Day Last Yr. 3m 2m. 1mon ago Current
    1 158.0❌ ❌. ❌. 155.6πŸ’›
    2 158.2❌. ❌ 🧑. 155.0βœ…
    3 157.6❌...❌. ❌. 154.6βœ…. 159.6❌❌⚠️
    4 158..❌....❌ 🧑 154.2βœ…. 159.4❌❌⚠️
    5 159..❌....❌ 🧑 154.8βœ…. 158 βŒπŸ’•
    6 158.2❌...❌ πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157. πŸ§‘πŸ’•
    7 157.6❌...🧑 πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157.2 βŒπŸ’•
    8 157.2❌...❌ ❌. 156.4🧑. 157.6 ❌
    9 156.6🧑...🧑 ❌. 156.0🧑 157 🧑
    10 156.0🧑.🧑 ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.2 ❌

    I’m eating too much. Time to do a 14-day diet again (as I did in November). Dec 10 to Dec 23. Time to get back in the GREEN βœ…
    I REALLY want to weigh 155 by Jan 1!!!!!

    Perspective
    Year Dec 4-10 avg. Dec avg. Yearly avg
    2016. ~223. ~223. ~220
    2017. 191.8. 191.4 202.6
    2018. 155.7. 156.6. 168.4
    2019. 157.6. 157.5 (so far) 155
    Winning the War.
    Healthyβœ…
    Normal BMIβœ…

    11 157.0🧑.🧑 ❌ 156.0🧑 157.2❌
    It’s been stressful, but I’m making *some* better choices, continuing to walk tons, and continuing to track all. Today is first day I feel I’m getting a bit bigger. Watching calories carefully & not subtracting Ex calories until I’m safely in 155’s.

    12 156.4🧑.🧑 🧑 155.6πŸ’› 157.5❌
    basically what I was a year ago! Yay!

    13 157.6❌.🧑 🧑. 154.8 βœ… 157.5βŒπŸ’•
    WhooHoo!
    14 156.4🧑 🧑 🧑 155.2 πŸ’› 157 🧑
    15 156.4🧑 ❌ ❌. 154.4 βœ… 157.8 ❌
    Happy!
    16 156.6🧑 ❌ 🧑 154.8βœ… 157.8❌
    Yay!
    17 157.2❌ πŸ’› ❌. 155.8πŸ’›
    18 156.6🧑. πŸ’› ❌ 155.4πŸ’›
    19 156.0🧑. ❌ πŸ’›. 155.8 πŸ’›
    20 155.4πŸ’›. ❌. 🧑. 155.8 πŸ’›
    21 155.4πŸ’›. 🧑. ❌. 155.8πŸ’›
    22 154.8βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 156.4🧑
    (Hit Maintenance 11-22-18)
    23 154.6βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 157❌
    24 155.2πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌ 157❌
    Crazy times - I’ll get back on top of it when I have more control over schedule/food
    25 156.2🧑. 🧑 ❌. 155.6 πŸ’›
    26 155.6πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌. 155.2 πŸ’›
    Turning it around! November has been great!
    Looking at October, you can see why I got serious in November!
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    Current month tallies:
    ❌❌⚠️ ||
    ❌❌.
    ❌. ||||| |||||
    🧑. ||||
    πŸ’›
    βœ…

    Jan 1 goal: 155[/quote]

  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,945 Member
    December 17, 2018 (one year ago): 152.8 (ten-day average 150.9)

    September 17: 143.4 (ten-day average 144.2)
    October 17: 141.2 (ten-day average 142.2)
    November 17: 144.0 (ten-day average 144.9)
    December 17: 145.8 (ten-day average 144.8)

    Another partial success. I'm up a wee bit from yesterday, and almost two pounds up from last month by scale, but down a tenth by ten-day average. Like yesterday, I am heavier on both counts compared to two and three months ago, and not surprisingly still lower than a year ago.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,945 Member
    December 18, 2018 (one year ago): 150.0 (ten-day average 150.8)

    September 18: 143.6 (ten-day average 143.9)
    October 18: 141.2 (ten-day average 142.4)
    November 18: 143.6 (ten-day average 144.8)
    December 18: 145.4 (ten-day average 144.8)

    Almost. I'm down a half pound from yesterday, and up almost two pounds up from last month by scale. My ten-day average is unchanged. Like yesterday, I am heavier on both counts compared to two and three months ago, and not surprisingly still lower than a year ago.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
    153-155
    βœ… <155
    156 = πŸ’› >155
    157 = 🧑 > 156
    158 = ❌ > 157
    159 = ❌❌ > 158
    ❌❌⚠️ > 159

    πŸ’•=under wt from 2018

    Day Last Yr. 3m 2m. 1mon ago Current
    1 158.0❌ ❌. ❌. 155.6πŸ’›
    2 158.2❌. ❌ 🧑. 155.0βœ…
    3 157.6❌...❌. ❌. 154.6βœ…. 159.6❌❌⚠️
    4 158..❌....❌ 🧑 154.2βœ…. 159.4❌❌⚠️
    5 159..❌....❌ 🧑 154.8βœ…. 158 βŒπŸ’•
    6 158.2❌...❌ πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157. πŸ§‘πŸ’•
    7 157.6❌...🧑 πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157.2 βŒπŸ’•
    8 157.2❌...❌ ❌. 156.4🧑. 157.6 ❌
    9 156.6🧑...🧑 ❌. 156.0🧑 157 🧑
    10 156.0🧑.🧑 ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.2 ❌

    I’m eating too much. Time to do a 14-day diet again (as I did in November). Dec 10 to Dec 23. Time to get back in the GREEN βœ…
    I REALLY want to weigh 155 by Jan 1!!!!!

    Perspective
    Year Dec 4-10 avg. Dec avg. Yearly avg
    2016. ~223. ~223. ~220
    2017. 191.8. 191.4 202.6
    2018. 155.7. 156.6. 168.4
    2019. 157.6. 157.5 (so far) 155
    Winning the War.
    Healthyβœ…
    Normal BMIβœ…

    11 157.0🧑.🧑 ❌ 156.0🧑 157.2❌
    It’s been stressful, but I’m making *some* better choices, continuing to walk tons, and continuing to track all. Today is first day I feel I’m getting a bit bigger. Watching calories carefully & not subtracting Ex calories until I’m safely in 155’s.

    12 156.4🧑.🧑 🧑 155.6πŸ’› 157.5❌
    basically what I was a year ago! Yay!

    13 157.6❌.🧑 🧑. 154.8 βœ… 157.5βŒπŸ’•
    WhooHoo!
    14 156.4🧑 🧑 🧑 155.2 πŸ’› 157 🧑
    15 156.4🧑 ❌ ❌. 154.4 βœ… 157.8 ❌
    Happy!
    16 156.6🧑 ❌ 🧑 154.8βœ… 157.8❌
    Yay!
    17 157.2❌ πŸ’› ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.8❌
    18 156.6🧑. πŸ’› ❌ 155.4πŸ’› 159 ❌❌
    I am eating too much & too many sweets/starches. I’m keeping my walking up high. Funny how sometimes it’s so easy to get into & stay in the groove. Other times not so much. Food events Thurs & Friday.

    Is it ok to go to a restaurant and just get tea?

    19 156.0🧑. ❌ πŸ’›. 155.8 πŸ’›
    20 155.4πŸ’›. ❌. 🧑. 155.8 πŸ’›
    21 155.4πŸ’›. 🧑. ❌. 155.8πŸ’›
    22 154.8βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 156.4🧑
    (Hit Maintenance 11-22-18)
    23 154.6βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 157❌
    24 155.2πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌ 157❌
    Crazy times - I’ll get back on top of it when I have more control over schedule/food
    25 156.2🧑. 🧑 ❌. 155.6 πŸ’›
    26 155.6πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌. 155.2 πŸ’›
    Turning it around! November has been great!
    Looking at October, you can see why I got serious in November!
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    31

    Current month tallies:
    ❌❌⚠️ ||
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    ❌. ||||| ||||| |
    🧑. ||||
    πŸ’›
    βœ…

    Jan 1 goal: 155

  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,945 Member
    Good to see you back @MadisonMolly2017. I was getting a little self-conscious of being the only one posting here. Maybe I should switch to a weekly post and use an average or trending weight only rather than scale weight since that really matters more, and I should essentially be bouncing around the same weight over the long term. I do think the one-year look back has helped my perspective the last few weeks. I expect my weight to be UP tomorrow because... oh that was a really good lunch :smile:
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
    153-155
    βœ… <155
    156 = πŸ’› >155
    157 = 🧑 > 156
    158 = ❌ > 157
    159 = ❌❌ > 158
    ❌❌⚠️ > 159

    πŸ’•=under wt from 2018

    Day Last Yr. 3m 2m. 1mon ago Current
    1 158.0❌ ❌. ❌. 155.6πŸ’›
    2 158.2❌. ❌ 🧑. 155.0βœ…
    3 157.6❌...❌. ❌. 154.6βœ…. 159.6❌❌⚠️
    4 158..❌....❌ 🧑 154.2βœ…. 159.4❌❌⚠️
    5 159..❌....❌ 🧑 154.8βœ…. 158 βŒπŸ’•
    6 158.2❌...❌ πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157. πŸ§‘πŸ’•
    7 157.6❌...🧑 πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157.2 βŒπŸ’•
    8 157.2❌...❌ ❌. 156.4🧑. 157.6 ❌
    9 156.6🧑...🧑 ❌. 156.0🧑 157 🧑
    10 156.0🧑.🧑 ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.2 ❌

    I’m eating too much. Time to do a 14-day diet again (as I did in November). Dec 10 to Dec 23. Time to get back in the GREEN βœ…
    I REALLY want to weigh 155 by Jan 1!!!!!

    Perspective
    Year Dec 4-10 avg. Dec avg. Yearly avg
    2016. ~223. ~223. ~220
    2017. 191.8. 191.4 202.6
    2018. 155.7. 156.6. 168.4
    2019. 157.6. 157.5 (so far) 155
    Winning the War.
    Healthyβœ…
    Normal BMIβœ…

    11 157.0🧑.🧑 ❌ 156.0🧑 157.2❌
    It’s been stressful, but I’m making *some* better choices, continuing to walk tons, and continuing to track all. Today is first day I feel I’m getting a bit bigger. Watching calories carefully & not subtracting Ex calories until I’m safely in 155’s.

    12 156.4🧑.🧑 🧑 155.6πŸ’› 157.5❌
    basically what I was a year ago! Yay!

    13 157.6❌.🧑 🧑. 154.8 βœ… 157.5βŒπŸ’•
    WhooHoo!
    14 156.4🧑 🧑 🧑 155.2 πŸ’› 157 🧑
    15 156.4🧑 ❌ ❌. 154.4 βœ… 157.8 ❌
    Happy!
    16 156.6🧑 ❌ 🧑 154.8βœ… 157.8❌
    Yay!
    17 157.2❌ πŸ’› ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.8❌
    18 156.6🧑. πŸ’› ❌ 155.4πŸ’› 159 ❌❌
    I am eating too much & too many sweets/starches. I’m keeping my walking up high. Funny how sometimes it’s so easy to get into & stay in the groove. Other times not so much. Food events Thurs & Friday.

    Is it ok to go to a restaurant and just get tea?

    19 156.0🧑. ❌ πŸ’›. 155.8 πŸ’›
    20 155.4πŸ’›. ❌. 🧑. 155.8 πŸ’›
    21 155.4πŸ’›. 🧑. ❌. 155.8πŸ’›
    22 154.8βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 156.4🧑
    (Hit Maintenance 11-22-18)
    23 154.6βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 157❌
    24 155.2πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌ 157❌
    Crazy times - I’ll get back on top of it when I have more control over schedule/food
    25 156.2🧑. 🧑 ❌. 155.6 πŸ’›
    26 155.6πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌. 155.2 πŸ’›
    Turning it around! November has been great!
    Looking at October, you can see why I got serious in November!
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    Current month tallies:
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    βœ…

    Jan 1 goal: 155

    Thanks @mtaratoot !
    I mostly use monthly averages.
  • threewins
    threewins Posts: 1,455 Member
    December 13th 90.1, was 90.4 success
    December 14th ns, was 90.4
    December 15th 90.2, was 90.4 success
    December 16th 91.3, was 89.9
    December 17th ns, was 89.8
    December 18th 89.5, was 90.6 success
    December 19th 90.2, was 90.7 success

    So my weight is stable, but I'm meant to be losing. I'm on holiday, and the desire to lose weight is rather low because I haven't seen my girlfriend in over a year and it's nice to not care about weight loss while she's with me. I'll restart weight loss when I arrive home on January 1st, I'll be maintaining until then (and posting).
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,945 Member
    December 19, 2018 (one year ago): 153.8 (ten-day average 151.1)

    September 19: 143.6 (ten-day average 143.9)
    October 19: 142.0 (ten-day average 143.4)
    November 19: 143.2 (ten-day average 144.5)
    December 19: 145.6 (ten-day average 144.8)

    Nope. Up from one, two, and three months ago, but still much better than a year ago. I'm definitely maintaining lower in my range even though I'm still above goal.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
    153-155
    βœ… <155
    156 = πŸ’› >155
    157 = 🧑 > 156
    158 = ❌ > 157
    159 = ❌❌ > 158
    ❌❌⚠️ > 159

    πŸ’•=under wt from 2018

    Day Last Yr. 3m 2m. 1mon ago Current
    1 158.0❌ ❌. ❌. 155.6πŸ’›
    2 158.2❌. ❌ 🧑. 155.0βœ…
    3 157.6❌...❌. ❌. 154.6βœ…. 159.6❌❌⚠️
    4 158..❌....❌ 🧑 154.2βœ…. 159.4❌❌⚠️
    5 159..❌....❌ 🧑 154.8βœ…. 158 βŒπŸ’•
    6 158.2❌...❌ πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157. πŸ§‘πŸ’•
    7 157.6❌...🧑 πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157.2 βŒπŸ’•
    8 157.2❌...❌ ❌. 156.4🧑. 157.6 ❌
    9 156.6🧑...🧑 ❌. 156.0🧑 157 🧑
    10 156.0🧑.🧑 ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.2 ❌

    I’m eating too much. Time to do a 14-day diet again (as I did in November). Dec 10 to Dec 23. Time to get back in the GREEN βœ…
    I REALLY want to weigh 155 by Jan 1!!!!!

    Perspective
    Year Dec 4-10 avg. Dec avg. Yearly avg
    2016. ~223. ~223. ~220
    2017. 191.8. 191.4 202.6
    2018. 155.7. 156.6. 168.4
    2019. 157.6. 157.5 (so far) 155
    Winning the War.
    Healthyβœ…
    Normal BMIβœ…

    11 157.0🧑.🧑 ❌ 156.0🧑 157.2❌
    It’s been stressful, but I’m making *some* better choices, continuing to walk tons, and continuing to track all. Today is first day I feel I’m getting a bit bigger. Watching calories carefully & not subtracting Ex calories until I’m safely in 155’s.

    12 156.4🧑.🧑 🧑 155.6πŸ’› 157.5❌
    basically what I was a year ago! Yay!

    13 157.6❌.🧑 🧑. 154.8 βœ… 157.5βŒπŸ’•
    WhooHoo!
    14 156.4🧑 🧑 🧑 155.2 πŸ’› 157 🧑
    15 156.4🧑 ❌ ❌. 154.4 βœ… 157.8 ❌
    Happy!
    16 156.6🧑 ❌ 🧑 154.8βœ… 157.8❌
    Yay!
    17 157.2❌ πŸ’› ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.8❌
    18 156.6🧑. πŸ’› ❌ 155.4πŸ’› 159 ❌❌
    19 156.0🧑. ❌ πŸ’›. 155.8 πŸ’› 158.8❌❌
    20 155.4πŸ’›. ❌. 🧑. 155.8 πŸ’› 157.6❌yay
    Making changes...
    Eleven days.

    21 155.4πŸ’›. 🧑. ❌. 155.8πŸ’›
    22 154.8βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 156.4🧑
    (Hit Maintenance 11-22-18)
    23 154.6βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 157❌
    24 155.2πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌ 157❌
    Crazy times - I’ll get back on top of it when I have more control over schedule/food
    25 156.2🧑. 🧑 ❌. 155.6 πŸ’›
    26 155.6πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌. 155.2 πŸ’›
    Turning it around! November has been great!
    Looking at October, you can see why I got serious in November!
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    Current month tallies:
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    Jan 1 goal: 155
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,945 Member


    I am in maintenance with a goal weight of 143 pounds and an allowable goal range of 140-150 pounds. I've was gaining slowly from October 1 until mid-November, then was pretty flat again but maintaining a little above goal, then another slow increase, and I am hoping I'm getting that back under control.

    December 20, 2018 (one year ago): 153.0 (ten-day average 151.4)

    September 20: 141.6 (ten-day average 143.2)
    October 20: 142.2 (ten-day average 142.4)
    November 20: 143.4 (ten-day average 144.3)
    December 20: 145.2 (ten-day average 144.8)


    December 21, 2018 (one year ago): 152.0 (ten-day average 151.8)

    September 21: 142.0 (ten-day average 143.0)
    October 21: 145.4 (ten-day average 142.8)
    November 21: 144.0 (ten-day average 144.0)
    December 21: 144.2 (ten-day average 144.6)

    I neglected to post yesterday, so this is a very interesting two day look-back. I think from here out I'm just going to update once per week and report my ten-day average weight, and I'm not sure how far back I'll look. One thing I find really interesting is how much fluctuation I had over one day over so many months. Even the ten-day average weight made some big jumps. Very odd, but day-to-day fluctuations are real. They aren't masked by weight loss when you're in maintenance. This is, perhaps, a good exercise to help me see I'm doing ok even when it doesn't feel like it.

    For yesterday, my scale weight and average weight were both up quite a bit from a month ago. For today, I'm up a tiny bit from a month ago by scale, and up a similar amount as yesterday by average weight. Looking back two months, I'm definitely up by average weight or both yesterday and today, but for today, my scale weight is down a considerable amount. How odd. Three-month look back - No doubt about it; I am UP UP UP. Looking back a year? Scale weight yesterday was down almost eight pounds, and average weight was down six. For today - similar results; scale is down eight pounds and average is down six.

    Here's a visual interpretation of the last year:

    b22k355cvrpx.png
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,875 Member
    Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
    153-155
    βœ… <155
    156 = πŸ’› >155
    157 = 🧑 > 156
    158 = ❌ > 157
    159 = ❌❌ > 158
    ❌❌⚠️ > 159

    πŸ’•=under wt from 2018

    Day Last Yr. 3m 2m. 1mon ago Current
    1 158.0❌ ❌. ❌. 155.6πŸ’›
    2 158.2❌. ❌ 🧑. 155.0βœ…
    3 157.6❌...❌. ❌. 154.6βœ…. 159.6❌❌⚠️
    4 158..❌....❌ 🧑 154.2βœ…. 159.4❌❌⚠️
    5 159..❌....❌ 🧑 154.8βœ…. 158 βŒπŸ’•
    6 158.2❌...❌ πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157. πŸ§‘πŸ’•
    7 157.6❌...🧑 πŸ’›. 155.2πŸ’›. 157.2 βŒπŸ’•
    8 157.2❌...❌ ❌. 156.4🧑. 157.6 ❌
    9 156.6🧑...🧑 ❌. 156.0🧑 157 🧑
    10 156.0🧑.🧑 ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.2 ❌

    I’m eating too much. Time to do a 14-day diet again (as I did in November). Dec 10 to Dec 23. Time to get back in the GREEN βœ…
    I REALLY want to weigh 155 by Jan 1!!!!!

    Perspective
    Year Dec 4-10 avg. Dec avg. Yearly avg
    2016. ~223. ~223. ~220
    2017. 191.8. 191.4 202.6
    2018. 155.7. 156.6. 168.4
    2019. 157.6. 157.5 (so far) 155
    Winning the War.
    Healthyβœ…
    Normal BMIβœ…

    11 157.0🧑.🧑 ❌ 156.0🧑 157.2❌
    It’s been stressful, but I’m making *some* better choices, continuing to walk tons, and continuing to track all. Today is first day I feel I’m getting a bit bigger. Watching calories carefully & not subtracting Ex calories until I’m safely in 155’s.

    12 156.4🧑.🧑 🧑 155.6πŸ’› 157.5❌
    basically what I was a year ago! Yay!

    13 157.6❌.🧑 🧑. 154.8 βœ… 157.5βŒπŸ’•
    WhooHoo!
    14 156.4🧑 🧑 🧑 155.2 πŸ’› 157 🧑
    15 156.4🧑 ❌ ❌. 154.4 βœ… 157.8 ❌
    Happy!
    16 156.6🧑 ❌ 🧑 154.8βœ… 157.8❌
    Yay!
    17 157.2❌ πŸ’› ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 157.8❌
    18 156.6🧑. πŸ’› ❌ 155.4πŸ’› 159 ❌❌
    19 156.0🧑. ❌ πŸ’›. 155.8 πŸ’› 158.8❌❌
    20 155.4πŸ’›. ❌. 🧑. 155.8 πŸ’› 157.6❌yay
    Making changes...
    Eleven days.
    21 155.4πŸ’›. 🧑. ❌. 155.8πŸ’› 158.4❌❌
    22 154.8βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 156.4🧑 158.2❌❌
    2018: (Hit Maintenance 11-22-18)
    2019: up 3.8lbs in 13 months (395 days ago)
    33-2/3 extra calories per day
    I CAN DO THIS!
    Going for an 🧑 heart!

    23 154.6βœ…. 🧑 ❌ 157❌
    24 155.2πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌ 157❌
    2018 Crazy times - I’ll get back on top of it when I have more control over schedule/food
    25 156.2🧑. 🧑 ❌. 155.6 πŸ’›
    26 155.6πŸ’›. πŸ’› ❌. 155.2 πŸ’›
    Turning it around! November has been great!
    Looking at October, you can see why I got serious in November!
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    Current month tallies:
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    Jan 1 goal: 155
  • Sarab120
    Sarab120 Posts: 27 Member
    Dec 23rd 158