November Check-in! 🍁🍂

Name Lesley
Age: 70
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: 18 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 for January: 49.8 kg (110 lb)
Average weight recorded for February: 51.2 kg (113 lb)
Average weight recorded for March: 50.6 kg (112 lb)
Average weight recorded for April: 50.1 kg (110.5 lb)
Average weight recorded for May: 49.1 kg (108 lb)
Average weight recorded for June: 48.4 kg (107 lb)
Average weight recorded for July: 48.3 kg (106.5 lb)
Average weight recorded for August: 48.6 kg (107 lb)
Average weight recorded for September: 49.1 kg (108 lb)
Average weight recorded for October: 49.1 kg (108 lb)

Nov 2nd: 49.2 kg (trend 49.1 kg)
Nov 9th:
Nov 16th:
Nov 23rd:
Nov 30th:

Successes:
I’m maintaining weight right where I want it – after a summer with a lot of holidays and other eating out opportunities. I’ve maintained a good level of activity and exercise – cycling, walking, Youtube videos – in spite of not going to the gym since early March.

Struggles:
Cycling and walking has been less attractive as the weather has been wet and windy. England is just going back into “lockdown” again so the gym will close again just as I thought swimming would be an option when the weather was too wet for cycling. The government has given us an end date in early December but the reality could well be that the restrictions last well into the New Year.

Good luck and stay safe.

Name: Kaitie
Age: 47
Height: 5'2"
Total weight lost: 67
Time it took to lose: 1 year
How long in maintenance: 2 months
Maintenance weight range: 120-125 with a happy 123 as the goal weight

Average weight recorded for August: 123
Average weight recorded for September: 123
Average weight recorded for October: 123

Average weight Week of:

November 1: 123
November 8:
November 15:
November 22:
November 29:


Success: Halloween didn't derail me even though I ate 2 cupcakes, 3 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, a small Hershey bar, and super salty chicken w/rice soup.

Struggles: My pouchy belly. I don't know why but I thought being at 123 pounds that I would have a flat belly--but that is far from the truth! I'd like to work on that but I'm not really sure how to go about doing it without exercising on the floor (which is just a no-go in my book) or going to a gym (which not only make me unhappy, I couldn't go back to my gym now even if I wanted to because of Covid.

Age: 63
Height: 159cm
Total weight lost: 11kg
Time it took to lose: Started April 2020
How long in maintenance: August 2020
Maintenance weight range: 56-57kg
Average weight recorded for July: 57.7kg
Average weight recorded for August: 56.9kg
Average weight recorded for September: 56.8kg
Average weight recorded for October: 56.5kg

Weigh-in day for me is Friday

Week of:
November 6 - 56.5kg
November 13 -
November 20 -
November 27 -

Struggle: Halloween candy.
Success: Some new yoga postures and inspiration.

Name: Kathryn
Age: 52
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: 113 - 118 lbs

Average weight recorded from 2018: 118.8
Average weight recorded from 2019: 115.2

Average weight recorded from January: 114.2
Average weight recorded from February: 113.6
Average weight recorded from March 113.3
Average weight recorded from April: 113.7
Average weight recorded from May: 113.8
Average weight recorded from June: 113.7
Average weight recorded from July: 113.6
Average weight recorded from August: 112.8
Average weight recorded from September: 113.3
Average weight recorded from October:113.4


Week of:
November 1: 112.2 scale/113.3 trend
November 8: 113.4 scale/113.7 trend
November 15:
November 22:
November 29:

Success/Struggles: I missed this thread last week, but I found it today. Thanks for setting it up @beulah81!
Last week my Sunday weight was low, but the rest of the days it was up and the trend is good so I'm not worried.  It was back to 113 this weekend which is about where I want it.  I've started a new job and it is a larger office with more people.  I was s little worried that there would be food temptations but so far it has been ok. There were donuts one day but I was able to work one in and one day a lady brought pumpkin bars. They were actually more tempting than the donuts but she also left copies of the recipe in the break room so I was able to figure out the calorie count. They were only 185 cals so I am thinking about making some over the holidays when the kids are here and I can share them.  Logging my food really helps me to know what I have room for and what I don't and I can see where I need to adjust if I want something I wasn't planning on.

Yesterday I finally ran my Half Marathon that got postponed from the spring.  It went really well. I was a little disappointed because 4 of us missed a turn and ended up running 13.5 miles. But even so I had a PR, was first overall female masters and 2 female overall.  I was really proud of it. I'm planning to take this week as a recovery week so I may end up with more calories in than out this week,  but I am on the low end of my range so as long as I don't go crazy it will be ok.

Thanks @425Recess!

Name Maddie
Height: 174 cm
Total weight lost: 74.1
Time it took to lose: 2-3/4 years
How long in maintenance: 2 years 1 month
Maintenance weight range: In the 150’s
Average weight recorded from 2018: 168.4
Average weight recorded for 2019: 155.1
Average weight recorded for 2020: 157.34

Average weight recorded from Jan; 159.4
Average weight recorded from Feb:159
Average weight recorded from Mar: 158.7
Average weight recorded from April:157.5
Average weight recorded from May:157.6
Average weight recorded for June: 157.4
Average weight recorded for July: 157.8
Average weight recorded for Aug: 157.1
Average weight recorded for Sep155.8
Average weight recorded for Oct 154.3
Average wt recorded for Nov (so far) 153.9
Average weight recorded for Dec


Week ending:
Nov 1. Avg: 153.53 Trend: 153.8
Nov 8. Avg: 153.85 Trend: 154.0
Nov 15 Avg: Trend:
Nov 22 Avg: Trend:
Nov 29 Avg: Trend:

Struggle: rare hunger cropped up this week: daylight savings time threw me off, the election, and much cooler temps.

Success: A week later (today) I’m back to normal. Fatigue definitely impacts my hunger signals. Relieved.

I hope you have a wonderful week!
Maddie 🍃🍂🌿🍁

Name Lesley
Age: 70
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: 18 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 for January: 49.8 kg (110 lb)
Average weight recorded for February: 51.2 kg (113 lb)
Average weight recorded for March: 50.6 kg (112 lb)
Average weight recorded for April: 50.1 kg (110.5 lb)
Average weight recorded for May: 49.1 kg (108 lb)
Average weight recorded for June: 48.4 kg (107 lb)
Average weight recorded for July: 48.3 kg (106.5 lb)
Average weight recorded for August: 48.6 kg (107 lb)
Average weight recorded for September: 49.1 kg (108 lb)
Average weight recorded for October: 49.1 kg (108 lb)

Nov 2nd: 49.2 kg (trend 49.1 kg)
Nov 9th: 48.9 kg (trend 49.1 kg)
Nov 16th:
Nov 23rd:
Nov 30th:

Successes/Struggles:
Now that we are in lockdown again there will be no eating out, not even a coffee and cake. I’m in a “bubble” with my mum but apart from that I’m not supposed to meet anyone indoors, and it’s too cold to meet outdoors for long. Sitting with a takeaway coffee on a park bench doesn’t appeal.
I’m focusing on getting outdoors for exercise, cycling and walking – and gardening.

Hang on in there, stay safe.

Name: Charlotte
Age: 56
Height: 5'11" (180cm)
Maintenance range: 75kg (+/- 2.5 kg)

Weight lost: 86kg to 80 kg (January-August 2012); 85 kg to 69 kg (October 2014 - March 2016); 88kg to present weight (May 2020 - now)
maintained (i.e. was below 77.5 kg, and mostly below 75 kg) from February 2015-July 2017; was then put on a medication and gained 2 kg in a month; went on sabbatical (away from scales; lots of conference meals); hit (peri-)menopause and lost track of things except to note that I was steadily gaining and back to 85/86 kg.
Lost to 81 kg at Easter 2020 (top of normal bmi for me), but then gained back to 88 kg in April/May (Easter egg binge; lock down closed the pool...).
Average weight October 2014 - September 2015: 75.72 kg
Average weight October 2015 - September 2016: 72.33 kg
Average weight October 2016 - September 2017: 76.82 kg - monthly average at top of maintenance range (77 - 77.5 kg) for the first 10 months, then 79 kg in August and September
Average weight October 2017 - March 2018: 80.90 kg
April 2018-April 2020: no data

Average weight recorded from May 2020: 87.15 kg
Average weight recorded for June: 85.31 kg
Average weight recorded for July: 83.12 kg
Average weight recorded for August: 81.07 kg
Average weight recorded for September: 79.59 kg
Average weight recorded for October: 77.81 kg

Weight / seven day rolling average:
November 3: 77.5 kg / rolling average 76.79 kg
November 10: 77.7kg / rolling average 77.31 kg
November 17
November 23
November 30

Average weight recorded for November currently: 77.26 kg

Still losing, with 2.5 kg to go, but now in my maintenance range. Since I have lost and gained before (see above) I really want to plan for maintenance this time, so thought I would join this thread now. (I hope that is OK.)
After maintaining for a while at 75 kg, I may adjust my maintenance weight down to 72 kg (+/- 2.5), but I want to wait for a few months before making that decision.

Comment on this week:
Today's weight is above my maintenance range, and I am not sure what is going on. Last week I was comfortably below 77 kg (weighing after exercise), but this week I have been a bit above). I am still eating at a deficit which is meant to have me losing 1 kg per month, though for the past two months I have actually lost ca. 1.5 kg per month. I ate bove this two weekends ago: is this a delayed response by my body? It is also possible that my body is adjusting to my upping my rowing for a November challenge. Over the weekend I rowed 13km and walked 9km, which was quite a lot, though my practice is to eat back my exercise calories. Tuesday is my rest day and the day I weigh without exercising. I might be down again tomorrow after my rest day. We'll see...

On the plus side, my averages are still in my maintenance range, albeit towards the top.

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
Average weight recorded from March: 110.3
Average weight recorded from April: 109.7
Average weight recorded for May: 110.9
Average weight recorded for June: 112.3
Average weight recorded for July: 112.7
Average weight recorded for August: 112.9
Average weight recorded for September: 112.4
Average weight recorded for October: 111.7

Week of..
November 7: 111.6 (trend 111.7)
November 14: 111.2 (trend 111.4)
November 21:
November 28:

Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: My weight is still trending a bit downwards, which is good, as I'm still aiming to get more towards the middle of my range (110-110.5ish). The small changes I've made since a couple of months ago to my steps goal and calorie estimating for restaurant meals seem to still be working. Based on Trendweight, I'm almost back down to where I was at the end of May/beginning of June, which was right before my weight kept increasing, and it's actually right around where I was in November/December 2019 before the holidays and before all of the pandemic fluctuations.

charmmeth wrote: »

Name: Charlotte
Age: 56
Height: 5'11" (180cm)
Maintenance range: 75kg (+/- 2.5 kg)

Weight lost: 86kg to 80 kg (January-August 2012); 85 kg to 69 kg (October 2014 - March 2016); 88kg to present weight (May 2020 - now)
maintained (i.e. was below 77.5 kg, and mostly below 75 kg) from February 2015-July 2017; was then put on a medication and gained 2 kg in a month; went on sabbatical (away from scales; lots of conference meals); hit (peri-)menopause and lost track of things except to note that I was steadily gaining and back to 85/86 kg.
Lost to 81 kg at Easter 2020 (top of normal bmi for me), but then gained back to 88 kg in April/May (Easter egg binge; lock down closed the pool...).
Average weight October 2014 - September 2015: 75.72 kg
Average weight October 2015 - September 2016: 72.33 kg
Average weight October 2016 - September 2017: 76.82 kg - monthly average at top of maintenance range (77 - 77.5 kg) for the first 10 months, then 79 kg in August and September
Average weight October 2017 - March 2018: 80.90 kg
April 2018-April 2020: no data

Average weight recorded from May 2020: 87.15 kg
Average weight recorded for June: 85.31 kg
Average weight recorded for July: 83.12 kg
Average weight recorded for August: 81.07 kg
Average weight recorded for September: 79.59 kg
Average weight recorded for October: 77.81 kg

Weight / seven day rolling average:
November 3: 77.5 kg / rolling average 76.79 kg
November 10: 77.7kg / rolling average 77.31 kg
November 17
November 23
November 30

Average weight recorded for November currently: 77.26 kg

Still losing, with 2.5 kg to go, but now in my maintenance range. Since I have lost and gained before (see above) I really want to plan for maintenance this time, so thought I would join this thread now. (I hope that is OK.)
After maintaining for a while at 75 kg, I may adjust my maintenance weight down to 72 kg (+/- 2.5), but I want to wait for a few months before making that decision.

Comment on this week:
Today's weight is above my maintenance range, and I am not sure what is going on. Last week I was comfortably below 77 kg (weighing after exercise), but this week I have been a bit above). I am still eating at a deficit which is meant to have me losing 1 kg per month, though for the past two months I have actually lost ca. 1.5 kg per month. I ate bove this two weekends ago: is this a delayed response by my body? It is also possible that my body is adjusting to my upping my rowing for a November challenge. Over the weekend I rowed 13km and walked 9km, which was quite a lot, though my practice is to eat back my exercise calories. Tuesday is my rest day and the day I weigh without exercising. I might be down again tomorrow after my rest day. We'll see...

On the plus side, my averages are still in my maintenance range, albeit towards the top.

Welcome, charmmeth! Nice to see yet another experienced weight-maintainer/monitor here. Good write-up!

My guesses are that your weight could be up because of hormones; or due to eating more carbs some days; or due to losing/regaining glycogen stores after/before exercising.

Orphia wrote: »

Welcome, charmmeth! Nice to see yet another experienced weight-maintainer/monitor here. Good write-up!

My guesses are that your weight could be up because of hormones; or due to eating more carbs some days; or due to losing/regaining glycogen stores after/before exercising.

I have been wondering about hormones too. I don't have a monthly cycle any more but I do seem to be having a fairly regular bump up in my weight at the beginning of the month. But the shifts due to changes in exercise also seem likely. My average for the month is currently down about 0.8 kg from last month, so I'm still losing. I'll wait for a bit longer and see what happens.

Name Maddie
Height: 174 cm
Total weight lost: 74.1
Time it took to lose: 2-3/4 years
How long in maintenance: 2 years 1 month
Maintenance weight range: In the 150’s
Average weight recorded from 2018: 168.4
Average weight recorded for 2019: 155.1
Average weight recorded for 2020: 157.27

Average weight recorded from Jan; 159.4
Average weight recorded from Feb:159
Average weight recorded from Mar: 158.7
Average weight recorded from April:157.5
Average weight recorded from May:157.6
Average weight recorded for June: 157.4
Average weight recorded for July: 157.8
Average weight recorded for Aug: 157.1
Average weight recorded for Sep155.8
Average weight recorded for Oct 154.3
Average wt recorded for Nov (so far) 154.06
Average weight recorded for Dec


Week ending:
Nov 1. Avg: 153.5. Trend: 153.8
Nov 8. Avg: 153.85 Trend: 154.0
Nov 15 Avg: 154.2 Trend: 154.5
Nov 22 Avg: Trend:
Nov 29 Avg: Trend:

Struggle: having trouble getting my food in the easy rhythm of before. Calories eaten about the same, exercise about the same.

Success: I’m not giving up. Working to trim some calories here or there, & taking some longer walks. Still thrilled to be in 154’s!!

I hope you have a great week!
Maddie 🎉❤️💪🏻

Name: Lorrraine
Age: 73
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 ~3 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 Nov:114.5
Average weight recorded for Dec: 115
Average weight recorded for January: 115
Average weight recorded for February: 115
Average weight recorded for March: 115.5
Average weight recorded for April:116.1
Average weight recorded for May 115.2
Average weight recorded for June:115.1
Average weight recorded for July:114.5
Average weight recorded for August:114.0
Average weight recorded for September:115.0
Average weight recorded for October:114.7

Nov. 2: 115.0
Nov. 9: 115.0
Nov. 16: 115.5

Struggles: I usually log every day and weight myself once a day with Monday's the "official" weigh-in. This week I found my focus slipping, missed a few days, and weight is over goal by a bit. I know it isn't panic mode time but it is a symptom. This seem obsessive to some but it is important to me to keep my weight in a healthy range and eat correctly. It is what works. I have a friend that we check in weekly and I check in here. It makes a difference between a lb or two and 20 lbs or more. So this is a success as well as a struggle.