Dec Check In

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 23 115
Dec 30

Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
Struggle: Still struggling with logging every day. Also I want to eat the holiday treats. It has been hard this year. I think not seeing a weight gain is not helping. It will happen if I don't watch it.
Success: I didn't gain any weight.

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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❌
Avg wt recorded Dec 1-Dec 28:157.87❌

Week Ending:
12/04 159.4 ❌❌⚠️Trend: 157.9❌
12/11 157.2❌ Trend: 157.2❌
12/15 157.8❌ Trend: 157.7❌
12/18 159❌❌
12/25 158.8❌
12/28 159.4 ❌❌❌⚠️Trend: 158.2

1/1/2020 GOAL: 155

Successes:
Walking every day
Tracking everything I eat
Weighing myself daily
Proactively addressing some medications to get the doctor’s to lower them to where they should be (possibly adding to hunger)

Struggles:
Out of my regular routine:
Vacation
trips
Family
Sick cat
Eating out more or att family gatherings

Looked at all my data. It’s all as it’s been for months. Confusing & scary. But my stomach is bloated & im rarely hungry. Used to be smaller & I would be genuinely hungry at each meal.

Possibilities:
1. Burning fewer calories. Data doesn’t indicate this but perhaps with the heat in, dressing more warmly??
2. I’m sleeping more. Lower NEAT but data doesn’t show that.
3. Eating more calories: yes, some, but not enough to account for this wt increase
4. **** Different composition of calories: total sugars are the same, but more refined sugars, fewer fruits/veg (& less fiber)
Much more cholesterol & sat fat this month.
Daily calories up 50 /day this month.

My Plan:
Cut out all refined sugar again.
Increase fruits/veg servings =or > 5
Keep sat fat under 19g

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

Keeping a positive attitude as I try to figure out a solution.

I definitely felt a shift in metabolism and my mood 2-3 months ago. About the time of the medication increase. That was also when I began to eat more sat fat & cholesterol.

I will figure this out.

I’d love suggestions ... things to look at.

I lost 75 lbs eating an avg of 2070 cals & walking.

Now I gain.