Weigh less than a month ago challenge

mtaratoot wrote: »

I am in maintenance with a goal weight of 143 pounds and an allowable goal range of 140-150 pounds and an IDEAL goal range of 142 - 148. I fluctuate wildly day-to-day, and try to stay fairly steady month-to-month. I often succeed, and sometimes I am not exactly where I want to be. I will update here once per week and report my ten-day average weight.

April 18: 2019: Ten-day average 143.5 - Low-middle of IDEAL goal range and just above ultimate final weight. I was around my lowest average weight on my entire journey. Those were good days.

January 18: Ten-day average 143.5 - Low-middle of IDEAL goal range and just above ultimate final weight.
February 18: Ten-day average 144.3 - Low-middle of IDEAL goal range.
March 18: Ten-day average 146.6 - Getting near top of IDEAL goal range.
April 18: Ten-day average 148.8 - Over the top of my IDEAL goal range; very close to the top of absolute max goal range. Up a whole pound from a week ago.

I gained in March, and I continued to gain in the first half of April. It looks like I may have maxed out and have started to moderate again back to where I should be.
This has been my second biggest spike since I started weight maintenance almost two years ago. My only solace is that I did have ONE that was bigger. It was shortly after I got into maintenance and was learning to adjust. This one? Well.... stress eating is a big part of it. And being at home so much of the time. And being a good cook.....

Hey, wait; here's another good thing: As my weight does start to come back down, I'll be able to post here that YES I weigh less than last month If I accept my wider ten-pound goal range, I haven't quite gone over it, but I certainly went over the top of what I claim to be my goal range ten of the last 14 days by scale weight and seven days by ten-day average. The TrendWeight app says it's only four days, and only by 0.1 pounds, so I will go with that and still say I'm maintaining. Not very well, but.....

mtaratoot wrote: »

I am in maintenance with a goal weight of 143 pounds and an allowable goal range of 140-150 pounds and an IDEAL goal range of 142 - 148. I fluctuate wildly day-to-day, and try to stay fairly steady month-to-month. I often succeed, and sometimes I am not exactly where I want to be. I will update here once per week and report my ten-day average weight.

April 25: 2019: Ten-day average 142.9 - At goal; Ultimate final weight. I was around my lowest average weight on my entire journey. Those were good days.

January 25: Ten-day average 142.7 - At goal; Ultimate final weight. That was nice.
February 25: No scale; SCUBA diving in Roatan, Honduras. That was awesome.
March 25: Ten-day average 147.1 - Getting near top of IDEAL goal range.
April 25: Ten-day average 148.5 - Over the top of my IDEAL goal range; very close to the top of absolute max goal range. But down 0.3 from a week ago.

Not sure if it's just the stress of "modern times" or something else. I started gaining in March, and that coincided with the start of concern about SARS-CoV-2. I have slowly continued to gain in April. At least I'm starting to gain more slowly. I keep thinking I'm hitting "the top," but then... up.

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

Maintenance Range as of Apr 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to “In the 150’s”💚

KEY:
IN THE 150’s = 💚
🥰💪🏻🌲🦋👩🏻‍🎨 🖌
160 = ❌❌⚠️ > 159
161 = ❌❌❌ ⚠️ >160

January
1/1 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/2 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/3 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/4 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/5💚
1/6💚
1/7❌❌❌❌ ⚠️

1/8 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/9 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/10 to 1/22 💚💚💚💚💚 💚💚💚💚💚 💚💚💚
1/23 💚 Yay!!!
1/24 💚
1/25💚. Digestive...
1/26 💚 vac 1/24-1/27 A HUGE WIN❣️
1/27 💚
1/28 💚

1/29 💚
1/30 💚 friend lunch out- did not order dessert or cornbread. 1st time success
1/31 💚

JANUARY 24/31 days 💚


FEBRUARY
2/1. 💚 YAY down over 5lbs from my Jan high weight
2/2 💚
2/3 💚friend lunch -> coffee -> now no food SUCCESS going to help her with a decorating question at her house instead!!
Yay! Did it!!!! Brought an apple & kind bar. Walked there & back. Significantly better than sitting & eating/talking.

2/4 💚 family lunch (turned into dinner) - might be tough - will formulate a plan...how to ask them NOT to bring bread basket... calories & carbs high ... WAS tough...will try again next time I eat out with this person.

Haha! I’m doing the slow & steady
🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢
I’m just happy I was in 💚five out of seven days!!!

2/5 💚 back on track
2/6 💚yay, a new low!
2/7 💚friend lunch ok, healthy place
0.2 lb away !!!!!!!! YAY!
2/8 💚 157.4, a month ago 163
2/9 💚
2/10 friend travel💚
2/11 friend travel💚

2/12 friend travel💚
2/13💚
2/14 valentines celeb.💚

2/15 💚getting back on track!
2/16 💚 when my life is routine, all is easy. Travel, celebrations still through me off. Reminding myself it has not been 1 year yet. I’m figuring it out. BMI just hit 24.0. Back to the mid-23’s for me!
2/17 💚
2/18 💚
YAY! Curbed the runaway train in a couple of days!!

2/19 💚
2/20 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/21 ❌❌❌⚠️ turning it around
2/22 ❌❌❌⚠️ ugh
2/23 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/24 💚 BETTER
2/25 💚

2/26❌❌❌⚠️
2/27❌❌❌⚠️
2/28❌❌❌❌⚠️eeps
2/29❌❌❌⚠️

February 21/29 days 💚


MARCH
3/1 to 3/5 💚💚💚💚💚
3/6 ❌❌❌⚠️ 160.2
3/7 💚
3/8💚
3/9 ❌❌❌❌⚠️
3/10💚
3/11 to 3/31
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

March 29/31 days!!

4/1 - 4/7 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
4/8 - 4/14 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
4/15 - 4/21 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

4/22 💚
4/23 💚 1️⃣5️⃣7️⃣.0️⃣!!
4/24 💚 1️⃣5️⃣7️⃣.2️⃣

4/25 💚💚💚ONE YEAR MAINTENANCE anniversary!💚💚💚 1️⃣5️⃣7️⃣.2️⃣❣️🦋🌻

4/26💚1️⃣5️⃣7️⃣.4️⃣
4/27💚1️⃣5️⃣7️⃣.8️⃣
4/28💚1️⃣5️⃣7️⃣.4️⃣
4/29💚
4/30

29/29 days! Going for 30/30 in April!
Looks like I’ll make it!!

Note: Not eating out works for me, clearly.

51 day streak!!!!!!!!!!!

Changed Maintenance Range to
“IN the 150’s”
That’s more than good enough.💚
THiS Keeps my head in the game.