March Check In
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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 January: 111.9
Average weight recorded for February: 111.3
Week of..
March 7: 111.6 (trend 111.2)
March 14: 109.9 (trend 110.5)
March 21: 109.7 (trend 110)
March 28:
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I didn't even notice due to being sick, but I'm at about my 2 year maintenance point now. My weight is still dropping a bit, but I'm also still not yet doing much in terms of strength training workouts. I made some progress with workouts and finally accomplished one pull-up! I also increased my chin-ups number to 6. On Monday, my boss told everyone to go home and telework for the foreseeable future, so now I'll have more time to do workouts and such, but it'll also be more difficult to get my steps.4 -
Name: Maddie
Age: 64
Height: 5’ 8.5”
Total weight lost: 75.2-78.1 lbs
Time it took to lose: 3.3 years
How long in maintenance: 11 months (or 16 months)
New Maintenance weight range: “In the 150’s💚” with BMI below 23.9
Average weight recorded from 2018: 168
Average weight recorded for 2019: 155
Avg. weight recorded from January: 159.5💚
Avg.weight recorded from February:159.1💚
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Week of.. Average weight...
March 1-7 159.4💚
In the 150’s down 1 lb since week before
March 8-14 159.6 💚 In the 150’s!
One unexplained high wt for 1 day
March 15-21 158.2 💚 In the 150’s!
Things are going very well.
March 22-28
March 29-
Success(es)/struggles of the week: hitting all my Goals except sodium & bp is normal & avg sodium is within range! More exercise as I’m doing deep cleaning of the house now In addition to daily hills/walks.
Eating more treat foods than I usually do, but in moderation - tracked & under calorie goal. More relaxed & confident about maintaining my weight now that eating out is not an option!3 -
Name: Pam
Age: 61
Height:5'5
Total weight lost:200
Time it took to lose: Started 1/2016
How long in maintenance: Since 9/2017
Maintenance weight range: 130-135
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Week of..
March 1 133.8
March 8 136.6
March 15135
March 22 133
March 29
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week; Not have been at school don't see us going back anytime soon. Weight is down Stay safe, stay positive.3 -
Hi! My name is Kristen. And I struggle to maintain my weight. I have had great success losing/gaining, but I'm hoping this group helps me be more accountable. I weigh only 1x week on Sundays, so that's when I'll check in. My 2 goals in 2020 are to not let the scale go above 153 and weigh in EVERY Sunday for the WHOLE YEAR. This seems easy to most, but I get lazy and make excuses why I don't need to weigh in and then all of a sudden everything in my closet has shrunk. LOL
Age: 41
Sex: Female
Height: 5'11"
Total weight lost: 20 pounds
Time it took to lose: 2 months
How long in maintenance: 2 months
Starting Weight: 164.8 (September 3rd, 2019)
Goal Weight: 150 (Hit November 8th, 2019)
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
Average weight recorded for December: 146.4
Average weight recorded for January: 145.4
Average weight recorded for February: 143.4
Week of...
March 1st: 142.4 (Trend Weight: 142.6)
March 8th: 142 (Trend Weight: 142.2)
March 15th: 142.9(Trend Weight: 142.7)
March 22nd: 142.0(Trend Weight: 142.2)
March 29th:
Successes/Struggles: Hmm. Back down again after less activity and more food. Still not tracking, but I know I'm eating more, more caloric things and sitting more
Interesting. Working at home this week was awesome. This 'social distancing' thing can last as long as it wants to!
Let's see what this week brings! Hope everyone is hanging in there!3 -
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 recorded from January 2020: 143.7
Average weight recorded from February 2020: 144.2
Average weight Week of...
March 2 (back from Roatan): 144.0
March 2 - 8...... 144.0
March 9 - 15...... 146.1
March 16 - 22...... 147.2
March 23 - 30......
Success of the week: I am still alive and relatively healthy, and my weight is still in my maintenance range.
Struggle of the week: Trying to contain the stress eating; scale is going up steadily.
My seven-day average weight is the same as my scale weight this morning, and I'm not so pleased. I'm trying not to beat myself up, but I do need to change some of my food choices.2 -
Age: 31
Height: 5'8"
Total weight lost: 70 pounds
Time it took to lose: 4 months (February - June 2019)
How long in maintenance: 9
months
Maintenance weight range: 145 - 149
Average weight recorded from 2018: NA
Average weight recorded for 2019: 168.3
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
Average weight recorded for November: 146.8
Average weight recorded for December: 147.9
Average weight recorded for January 146.2
Average weight recorded for February: 145.6
Week of...
March 1st: 145.00 (Trend Weight 144.9)
March 8th: LA MARATHON / CALIFORNIA VACATION WEEK
March 15th: 150.3 (Trend Weight:149.6 )
March 22nd: 145.4 (Trend Weight: 148.8)
March 29th:
Successes: Weight coming off at about the same angle it went on. Been on two super slow runs around the block (4 miles)
Struggles: Knee is still really stiff sometimes and others feels perfectly fine. Being at home all the time. I’d set my life around routine that included 40 hours of work. If my knee was 100% healthy it’d be a great time to ramp up my ultra training. Taking it easy and 1 day at a time
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Name: Ben
Age: 51
Height: 6'
Total weight lost: ~60 lbs
Time it took to lose: 8 months
How long in maintenance: Since ~ December 2018
Maintenance weight range: 163-168
Average weight recorded for 2019: 162.8
Average weight recorded for December: 162.6
Average weight recorded for January: 162.2
Average weight recorded for February: 161.4
Week of...
March 1st: 157.7 lb (trend 160.9)
March 8th: 158.2 lb (trend 160.7)
March 15th: 160.6 lb (trend 160.1)
March 22nd: 158.6 lb (trend 159.7)
The scale belies the roller coaster of this week. I had hunger/cravings one day that far surpassed anything so far in maintenance, and I was probably +3,000 calories on that day. I suspect stress and mediocre sleep contributed. The success was in buckling down the next few days.
Having the fitness center closed has finally forced me to be less of a weather wimp and take my runs outside (which, yes, is easier to do in March than it would have been in December.) Still, it's cold and I *kitten* and moan about it.
I'm still getting in 20K+ steps. Beyond that, I'm just taking it one day at a time and trying to appreciate the calm before the storm at work.
Hang in there, everyone!4 -
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
Average weight recorded from January: 114.2
Average weight recorded from February: 113.6
Week of..
March 1: 112.2 scale/ 113.7 trend
March 8: 113.6 scale/ 113.6 trend
March 15: 114.0 scale/113.7 trend
March 22: 112.4 scale/ 113.3 trend
March 29
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight is lower this week than last, but trend is about the same so it's all good. It's been pretty stressful around here, but I am still able to run outside so that helps a lot. I hope you are all well and managing during these strange and stressful times.3 -
Name: Luciicul
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: 2.5 months (06/01/20)
Maintenance weight range: 65kg +- 1.5kgs (143.5lbs +- 3lbs lbs)
Monthly Averages:
Jan 2020 average = 64.9 kgs (143.1 lbs)
Feb 2020 average = 65.1 kgs (143.5 lbs)
Mar 2020 average =
March weigh ins:
Mar 02: 66.2 kgs (146 lbs)
Mar 09: 65.9 kgs (145.3 lbs)
Mar 17: 67.4 kgs (148.6 lbs)
Mar 24: 66.9 kgs (147.5 lbs)
Mar 30:
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Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I've probably been eating a bit more than I should, and not sticking as strictly to the "no snacking" rule. Am finding the whole coronavirus crisis stressful. It's not that I'm worried about myself or really even my family, but more that this is having a huge impact on our society, the goal posts keep shifting, and I don't think my political leaders in Australia are doing a very good job of managing it or communicating. It's like watching a car accident in slow motion. Can't look away, and knowing worse is to come.
I'm going to try 'looking away' for a while to focus on stuff more within my control, to minimise stress, etc.3 -
missperfectpitch wrote: »I'm at about my 2 year maintenance point now.
Congratulations! That's an amazing achievement.
And, I hope you get over your illness soon.
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missperfectpitch wrote: »I'm at about my 2 year maintenance point now.
Congratulations! That's an amazing achievement.
And, I hope you get over your illness soon.
Thanks! I think I'm nearing the end of this illness, though I managed to develop an allergic reaction to the antibiotics I was taking, so I'm working on recovering from that as well!
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Just made my 1 year on MFP. Here’s towards living a life balanced. Better relationships: with myself, others, food, and fitness6
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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: 9 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
Average weight recorded in December 2019: 48.6 kg (107 lb)
Average weight recorded for January: 49.8 kg (110 lb)
Average weight recorded for February: 51.2 kg (113 lb)
March 2nd: 51.2 kg (trend 51.1)
March 9th: 50.7 kg (trend 51.1)
March 16th: 50.6 kg (trend 50.8)
March 23rd: 50.4 kg (trend 50.6)
March 30th:
Successes/struggles: The sports centre closed so I can’t swim or gym, and I had only just re-started following my op earlier in the year so I was fed up. However, I can walk and do more aerobic/cardio workout than before the op so I’m doing that. My weight is on a slow downward trend but I don’t want to go to low as I may need some resilience if I catch the virus. We are being advised/instructed to stay home so I’m only going into town for shopping and nowhere else. My walking is round my (low-density) suburban neighbourhood where I meet very few people and can enjoy the peace and quiet – no planes, very little traffic, just the birds making a racket and a few lawnmowers.
Stay well, stay indoors, look after yourselves.4 -
Height: 5'4"
Total weight lost: 50 lb.
Time it took to lose: Over years with ups/downs
How long in maintenance: at current weight ~2 years - 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 for March:113.5
Average weight recorded for April:114.5
Average weight recorded for 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
Average weight recorded for January: 115
Average weight recorded for February: 115
Week of..
Mar 2 115
Mar 9 115
Mar 16 115.5
Mar 23 116.5
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week:
My weight is going up. Time to knuckle down. I suspect that my running around doing errands, etc was more exercise than I realized. I've actually have been not so hungry. Just eating because it is on my plan. I will try one more week of being very accurate with my logging and logging consistently and see if I can reverse the direction. Otherwise, I will need to cut my calorie goal. 😒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
Maintenance weight range: 150-155 or maybe 155 – 160?
Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 180
Average weight recorded from 2019 (12 months): 156
Average weight recorded from March 2019: 154
Average weight recorded from April 2019: 155
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
Average weight recorded from November: 158
Average weight recorded from December: 157
Average weight recorded from January 2020: 156.7
Average weight recorded from February 2020: 158.5
Week of...
3/6/2020: 157.8
3/14/2020: 156.1
3/21/2020”160.2
3/28/2020: 160.5
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Weight is up again. I did I track this week. Once again a big dinner last night and some snacks. My weight is down all week and then Friday night I have a big meal and it is up for weigh in. Timing is everything
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Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Weight is up again. I did I track this week. Once again a big dinner last night and some snacks. My weight is down all week and then Friday night I have a big meal and it is up for weigh in. Timing is everything
Eric,
Have you considered using a weight trend app and reporting your trend? In fact, I think in this thread it's expected that you report at least your seven-day (or ten day) AVERAGE weight since it's pretty much expected you'll be up and down in maintenance, and a one-day scale weight is so much less important than what it looks like from a few steps back. Timing becomes less of an issue.
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Name: Maddie
Age: 64
Height: 5’ 8.5”
Total weight lost: 75.2-78.1 lbs
Time it took to lose: 3.3 years
How long in maintenance: 11 months (or 16 months)
New Maintenance weight range: “In the 150’s💚” with BMI below 23.9
Average weight recorded from 2018: 168
Average weight recorded for 2019: 155
Avg. weight recorded from January: 159.5💚
Avg.weight recorded from February:159.1💚
Average weight recorded from March: 158.77 as of 3/28
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Week of.. Average weight...
March 1-7 159.4💚
In the 150’s down 1 lb since week before
March 8-14 159.6 💚 In the 150’s!
One unexplained high wt for 1 day
March 15-21 158.2 💚 In the 150’s!
Things are going very well.
March 22-28. 157.8 💚 In the 150’s!
March 29-
Success(es)/struggles of the week:
Some cravings to eat out which I won’t do
Clear to me eating out makes me gain.
Tired at times, but take 60-120 min walk:hike daily regardless
Feeling slimmer - clear I should not weigh over 158
Still true:
Eating more treat foods than I usually do, but in moderation - tracked & under calorie goal.
More relaxed & confident about maintaining my weight now that eating out is not an option!
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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 January: 111.9
Average weight recorded for February: 111.3
Week of..
March 7: 111.6 (trend 111.2)
March 14: 109.9 (trend 110.5)
March 21: 109.7 (trend 110)
March 28: 109.9 (trend 109.9)
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: I'm struggling a bit with adjusting to maintenance while staying mostly indoors. I've been getting the minimum amount of steps in each day, but it's not easy to get in extra steps like I did previously (I usually tried to hit 15k steps a couple times a week). In terms of eating, I usually eat out a couple times per week, but with cooking all of my meals and not eating out now, I'm finding that I've got what seems like a lot of extra calories, with no idea what to use them on. The next couple of months will definitely take some adjustment.4 -
Name: Pam
Age: 61
Height:5'5
Total weight lost:200
Time it took to lose: Started 1/2016
How long in maintenance: Since 9/2017
Maintenance weight range: 130-135
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Week of..
March 1 133.8
March 8 136.6
March 15135
March 22 133
March 29 132
Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week; Not have been at school don't see us going back anytime soon. Weight is down for the second week in a row. Now sure how that has happened other then I've been careful and watching what I am eating more than usual. Stay safe, stay positive.2 -
Hi! My name is Kristen. And I struggle to maintain my weight. I have had great success losing/gaining, but I'm hoping this group helps me be more accountable. I weigh only 1x week on Sundays, so that's when I'll check in. My 2 goals in 2020 are to not let the scale go above 153 and weigh in EVERY Sunday for the WHOLE YEAR. This seems easy to most, but I get lazy and make excuses why I don't need to weigh in and then all of a sudden everything in my closet has shrunk. LOL
Age: 41
Sex: Female
Height: 5'11"
Total weight lost: 20 pounds
Time it took to lose: 2 months
How long in maintenance: 2 months
Starting Weight: 164.8 (September 3rd, 2019)
Goal Weight: 150 (Hit November 8th, 2019)
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
Average weight recorded for December: 146.4
Average weight recorded for January: 145.4
Average weight recorded for February: 143.4
Week of...
March 1st: 142.4 (Trend Weight: 142.6)
March 8th: 142 (Trend Weight: 142.2)
March 15th: 142.9(Trend Weight: 142.7)
March 22nd: 142.0(Trend Weight: 142.2)
March 29th: 143.3(Trend Weight:142.9)
Successes/Struggles: Back up again, which is good, because I didn't want to go lower. Still almost 10lbs lower than my 'will not get above weight'. My average for the month is 142.5, still down almost 1 lb from February.
Working at home is still great. I'll be doing that until at least April 13th now. Trying to be creative on how to get groceries and keep with with family and friends without actually leaving the house. Still trying to keep up with the dog walks despite Ohio being very rainy currently.
Been baking a ton, which is something I really enjoy but stopped because I couldn't have it in the house. Still a struggle, but trying to make it work.
Let's see what this week brings! Hope everyone is hanging in there!2
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