Jan 2020 Check In
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Age: 41
Height: 169 cm (5'6")
Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs)
Time it took to lose: 11 months
How long in maintenance: 3 weeks (06/01/20)
Maintenance weight range: 63.5-66.5 kg (140-147 lbs) [N.B. Will reevaluate this range based on DEXA scan results - will get scan in a couple weeks time.]
Jan 6: 65 kg (143.3 lbs)
Jan 13: 65.7 kg (144.8 lbs)
Jan 20: 62.9 kg (138.7 lbs)
Jan 27: 66kg (145.5 lbs)
January average = 64.9 kgs (143.1 lbs)
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
Seeing as at last week's weigh-in I was below my maintenance range, this past week I stopped intermittent fasting and had a week of eating ALL the things to get myself back in the range... For the most part all the things were still healthy low-carb wholefoods, (it wasn't an off-the-wagon-binge), and I've kept to my normal daily exercise habit.
Key struggle was a bit of PMT, increased cravings, increased hunger, and I indulged in sugar-free chocolate - not a normal part of my diet, I probably ate more of it in the past week than I had in the six previous months put together!
imho maintenance is harder than losing weight. I know what to do to lose weight, but to maintain...? I've got 3kg (6.5lb) fluctuations in a single week.
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imho maintenance is harder than losing weight. I know what to do to lose weight, but to maintain...? I've got 3kg (6.5lb) fluctuations in a single week.
It's definitely not EASIER, but it's really not harder either. It's mostly the same damn thing, just with a slightly larger allotment of allowable fuel each day or week. My post from 8:30 this morning tells an interesting story, and I bet you a bagel YOU will have a similar story if you choose to stick to it. Do that. Tell me the story. You got this. If so... I have your bagel!
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Name: Janine
Age: 29
Height: 4'11''
Total weight lost: 3.8 kg (8.36 lbs)
Time it took to lose: Since September 2019 but off and on for 5 years
How long in maintenance: Since January 2020
Maintenance weight range: 48 - 50 kg (105.9 - 110.2 lbs)
Average weight recorded for August: 56.3 kg (124.1 lbs)
Average weight recorded for September: 55.9 kg (123.2 lbs)
Average weight recorded in October: 54.9 kg (121 lbs)
Average weight recorded in November: 54.2 kg (119.5 lbs)
Average weight recorded in December: 52.8 kg (116.4 lbs)
Average weight recorded in January: 52.2 kg (115 lbs)
Week of..
Dec 29 - 53 kg (116.8 lbs)
Jan 5 - 52.7 kg (116.2 lbs)
Jan 12 - 52.0 kg (114.6 lbs)
Jan19 - 52.1 kg (114.9 lbs)
Jan 26 - 52.2 kg (115 lbs)
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My monthly average for January is still down despite the 100 gram increase in my weekly average so I'm pretty pleased with that. I wouldn't have noticed that if it wasn't for this thread.
I haven't had any takeaway this week at all and have taken 5 days off the gym. I also found my appetite is a bit low which is quite interesting. 4 -
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: 108-112.5
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 109.8
Average weight recorded for 2019 (12 months): 111.2
Average weight recorded for Nov 2019: 111.3
Average weight recorded for Dec 2019: 111.3
Week of..
Jan 4: 111.7 (trend 111.5)
Jan 11: 112.3 (trend 111.9)
Jan 18: 112 (trend 111.9)
Jan 25: 111.9 (trend 111.8)
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Still a bit higher than I'd prefer to be, but I've been eating out quite a bit lately (once every few days, so I keep on holding onto water weight as a result). Yesterday, I went out to dinner and ordered a creme brulee for dessert, which was tasty but also gave me a ton of energy, and I ended up walking around for almost 40 minutes straight afterwards!5 -
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 2019: 115.2
Average weight recorded for November: 113.6
Average weight recorded from December: 114.2
Week of..
Jan 5: 113.8 scale/ 114.6 trend
Jan 12: 113.6 scale/ 114.5 trend
Jan 19: 112.6 scale/ 114.6 trend
Jan 26: 112.4 scale/ 113.8 trend
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Weight dropped a little this week, but I'm not worried about it. During the week it was as high as 115 and the trend has mostly been in the 114's. We took my mom back over the the ER for some discomfort she was having following her surgery, but they ruled out pancreatitis and sent her home. So she is ok, but it was a little stressful. My weight tends to be lowest on the weekends and then higher during the first part of the week and just kind of goes up and down. I feel good where I am. I do like my weight to be at least 113, but I feel like it will be back up pretty quickly. And I seem to be maintaining between 113 and 115 most of the time with only an occasional drop lower than 113.4 -
Age: 41
Height: 169 cm (5'6")
Total weight lost: 55.4 kg (122 lbs)
Time it took to lose: 11 months
How long in maintenance: 3 weeks (06/01/20)
Maintenance weight range: 63.5-66.5 kg (140-147 lbs) [N.B. Will reevaluate this range based on DEXA scan results - will get scan in a couple weeks time.]
Jan 6: 65 kg (143.3 lbs)
Jan 13: 65.7 kg (144.8 lbs)
Jan 20: 62.9 kg (138.7 lbs)
Jan 27: 66kg (145.5 lbs)
January average = 64.9 kgs (143.1 lbs)
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
Seeing as at last week's weigh-in I was below my maintenance range, this past week I stopped intermittent fasting and had a week of eating ALL the things to get myself back in the range... For the most part all the things were still healthy low-carb wholefoods, (it wasn't an off-the-wagon-binge), and I've kept to my normal daily exercise habit.
Key struggle was a bit of PMT, increased cravings, increased hunger, and I indulged in sugar-free chocolate - not a normal part of my diet, I probably ate more of it in the past week than I had in the six previous months put together!
imho maintenance is harder than losing weight. I know what to do to lose weight, but to maintain...? I've got 3kg (6.5lb) fluctuations in a single week.
@Luciicul
Just give yourself a year to figure it out.
I had dieted a fair amount over my lifetime, learning more tricks & things that worked for me each time.
But maintenance, I’d rarely had much time in that space.
Use the discussions in this Maintenance strand. Study them. And stay awake & engaged, even when the scale might not do what you want....you CAN do this
AND it may likely get easier as dieting did with the practice & attention.
I gave myself 3 years to lose weight slowly.
I’m giving myself 3 years to craft a way of life (food, exercise, sleep, stress reduction, hobbies, relationships, living spaces, cooking skill, etc.) that makes maintenance easier.
Good luck! Keep in touch!4 -
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: 8 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 2019 : 49.8 kg – reached goal weight in April, average since then 48.7 kg
January 6th: 49.1 kg (108 lb) trend 48.7 kg
January 13th: 49.3 kg
January 20th: 50.1 kg
January 27th: 50.5 kg
Successes/struggles: My appetite is improving every day, but sleep is a problem. I am supposed to wear compression stockings (DVT stockings) and they make me so hot and uncomfortable at night I really struggle to get comfortable. Add to that the issue of getting up every couple of hours to go to the bathroom and sleep is evading me. I've been told to wear them for 4 weeks, but I can't believe it's necessary - my step count is averaging well over 3,000 a day. Today will be nearly 5,000 by the end of the day.
Still, it's only just coming up to 2 weeks since the op and I'm doing well.
See you all in February!7 -
Thanks @mtaratoot and @MadisonMolly2017 - yes, I agree, maintenance is a process of continued consistency and some new learning, and it will take me time to work out what suits my body and feel comfortable/gain confidence that I won’t regain.
I am committed to mastering this - in the past I have had weight gain and loss and regain - the yo yo - because I spent so much of my effort on the weight loss part and didn’t realise that maintenance required constant vigilance too. This time round I knew from the start that maintenance would be the thing I had to learn more than anything. Am determined not to fall into old bad habits and regain!2 -
Height: 5'4"
Total weight lost: 50lb.
Time it took to lose: Over years with ups/downs
How long in maintenance: at current weight 21 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 2019: 114.5
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
Average weight recorded for Dec: 115
Week of..
Jan 6 113.5
Jan 13 115
Jan 20 114.5
Jan 27 116.5
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
Comment: This is the highest weight since 2/2019. After a few weeks off, I went to all 4 of my exercise classes this week but I don't think my exercise classes really matter so much. I think it is more that yesterday I had popcorn and pizza. But that said, I know that I have been a little sloppy with tracking. So, this week I am going to be careful about tracking and measuring everything.4 -
Name: Spencerport
Age: 39
Height: 6'1"
Total weight lost: 105lbs
Time it took to lose: 18 months
How long in maintenance: 3 years
Maintenance weight range: 195-200lbs
Week of:
Jan 1: 204
Jan 4: 204.8
Jan 11: 202.4
Jan 18: 200.0
Jan 25: 200.0
Success:
Struggle: Stayed neutral on weight last week, less time at the gym didnt help any.3 -
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
Avg weight recorded 2019 180.
Average weight recorded 2020:
January TBD
Weigh In
2 Jan 178.4 (exact same as 1/3/19!)
9 Jan 181.4 (+3.4)
16 Jan 180.4 (-1.4)
23/30 In hospital
Success/struggles of the week
Success: Second back surgery for spinal fusion, Lumbar 2-3-4-5. Will improve my walking, water aerobics and swimming.
Struggle: Not tracking post surgery 1/22 for slipped disc. In Rehabilitation hospital now, will be home 2/5. I will weigh in to see results and reboot to get at/ below my GW 184, It took me five years to reach GW and I have been below since March 2018. February will be interesting!7 -
Name: Maddie
Age: 63
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 (9 months)Maintenance weight range: 153-155
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 168
Average weight recorded from 2019 (12 months): 155.06
Average weight recorded from January: 158.4
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Week ending
Jan 4 Avg: 159.9 Trend: 159.9 actual: 160.2
Jan 11 Avg: 159.8 Trend: 160.2 actual: 159.8
Jan18 Avg: 159.2 Trend: 159.1 actual: 159.2
Jan 25.Avg: 158.4 Trend: 158.3 actual: 159.2
Jan 31 Avg: 158.4. Trend: 158.1 actual: 158.2
Success(es: Losing 1/2 lb per week on 2,000 calories per day!protein pacing is working for me - as is eating at home.
Got Sodium down...
Nov avg 2,103 mg
Dec avg 2,330
Jan avg 1580 mg
On to February!3 -
amckholmes wrote: »Name: Alexandria
Age: 51
Height: 5’3”
Total weight lost: 58 lbs
Time it took to lose: 8 months
How long in maintenance: 5 months
Maintenance weight range: 107-111
Avg weight recorded for Aug: 117.6
Avg weight recorded for Sept: 114.0
Avg weight recorded for Oct: 112.0
Avg weight recorded for Nov: 109.0
Avg weight recorded for Dec: 108.5
Week of..
Jan 1: holiday, did not weigh
Jan 8: 108.8
Jan 15: 108.2
Jan 22: 108.4
Jan 29: 108.0
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: staying busy trying new recipes that will help me long term with my way of eating, while that doesn’t burn many calories, it keeps me focused on healthy eating and fueling my body properly. Happy February everyone!
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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 2019: 111.5
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Jan 5: 109
Jan 12: 107
Jan19: 107
Jan 26: 108
My fitness tracker decided to die a couple of weeks ago. They sent a replacement but that one isn't really working right either.
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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 2019 (12 months): 144.8
Average weight recorded from December 2019: 145.0
Average weight Week of...
December 23 - 29..............145.1
December 30 - January 5...145.3
January 6 - 12....................144.1
January 13 - 19..................142.6
January 20 - 26..................143.2
January 27 - February 2..........145.4
Success of the week: After nearly bouncing up to the ceiling of my maintenance range (it was the bagels last Sunday), I got back near goal, but average is still up a bit.
Struggle of the week: More bagels!
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