December Check-in! 🎄🎆

beulah81
beulah81 Posts: 168 Member
edited December 2020 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support.
2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week.
3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!!

Name
Age:
Height:
Total weight lost:
Time it took to lose:
How long in maintenance:
Maintenance weight range:

Average weight recorded from 2018:
Average weight recorded for 2019:

Average weight recorded from January:
Average weight recorded from February:
Average weight recorded from March:
Average weight recorded from April:
Average weight recorded from May:
Average weight recorded for June:
Average weight recorded for July:
Average weight recorded for August:
Average weight recorded for September:
Average weight recorded for October:
Average weight recorded for November:


Average weight Week of...

December 6.....
December 13…..
December 20.....
December 27.....


Success/Struggles:
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  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    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 within maintenance range (74.82 - 77.86 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 for May 2020 (22.-31.5.2020): 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
    Average weight recorded for November: 76.67 kg


    Weight / seven day rolling average:
    December 1: 76.6 kg (169 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.19 kg
    December 8:
    December 15:
    December 22:
    December 29:

    Average weight recorded for December currently (as of 3 December): 76.27 kg

    Still losing, now with just over 1.5 kg to go, and in my maintenance range since late October. Since I have lost and gained before (see above) I really want to plan for maintenance this time; hence joining this thread. After maintaining for a while at 75 kg, I may adjust my maintenance weight down to 72 kg (+/- 2.5), but I want to reach 75kg and maintain for a few months before making that decision.

    Comment on this week:
    This morning, after normal exercise (i.e. not a row over 10km!), I weighed in at 75.6 kg; when my weigh-ins on mornings I don't exercise have been below 77kg over the past two weeks. This places my weight firmly within my maintenance range but still in the top half. I am planning to move to maintenance calories once my monthly average is below 75.5 kg, which might be at the end of December (depending on how I do over Christmas).
  • figurethefat
    figurethefat Posts: 1,444 Member
    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
    Average weight recorded for November: 56.7kg

    Weigh-in day for me is Friday

    Week of:
    December 4 - 56.8kg
    December 11 -
    December 18 -
    December 25 -

    Struggle: None really this past week.
    Success: Steps increased again which is lovely. Cutting out meat with a move towards vegetarianism. New yoga emphasis on mindfulness with new music which is helping my daily practice.
  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 611 Member
    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
    Average weight recorded for November: 111.5

    Week of..
    December 5: 111.3 (trend 111.4)
    December 12:
    December 19:
    December 26:

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: This week was a planned surplus calorie week for me as it was my birthday week, and I budgeted in a modest surplus over the week. I also allowed myself in the back of my mind to go all out and eat over my surplus calories if I wanted, but I ended up not doing that except for 1 day (almost 3000 calories!), and stayed within the budgeted surplus calories the rest of the time. I ordered a ton of food and desserts/pastries, and despite this, I somehow didn't see much of any water weight gain - in fact, maybe even the opposite, as I dropped back down to ~110.5 lbs on two days this week.
  • kristen8000
    kristen8000 Posts: 747 Member
    edited December 2020
    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: 42
    Sex: Female
    Height: 5'11"
    Total weight lost: 20 pounds
    Time it took to lose: 2 months
    How long in maintenance: 1 year!
    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
    Average weight recorded for March:
    142.5
    Average weight recorded for April: 143.5
    Average weight recorded for May: 145.7
    Average weight recorded for June: 146.3
    Average weight recorded for July: 148.3
    Average weight recorded for August: 147.5
    Average weight recorded for September: 147.5
    Average weight recorded for October: 145.3
    Average weight recorded for November:147.1

    Week of...
    December 6th: 148.8 (Trend Weight: 148.3)

    Successes/Struggles: Had a great Birthday! Ate all the foods, drank all the booze and binge watched a ton on Netflix. Ate out more this week than we have during the entire pandemic 😌

    Might need to watch food intake this week to get this trend down a bit, well in my window, but high for what I've been the last few months

    Hope everyone has a great week.
  • mariannesacks2018
    mariannesacks2018 Posts: 12 Member
    Hi My name is Marianne. I maintain my weight just under 199.9- however it has become more difficult it seems. Two years ago I was around 115-117. Now I fight to not see the 119 number on the scale. My life changed drastically as my husband of 37 years died in 4.5 months from GBM. I was devastated. Eventually I moved and then met and married a wonderful man, also a widower. I am happy with him very happy. However I never would have a glass of wine for dinner and now know I enjoy it!!! I believe just a small amount of alcohol is making things harder as I also will have some hummus and carrots etc with it- often at 4. So I commit to this group that I will not do that today! I hope it is ok to put this post on the page. I have maintained my weight for countless years after a pretty significant weight loss-
  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    Hi My name is Marianne. I maintain my weight just under 199.9- however it has become more difficult it seems. Two years ago I was around 115-117. Now I fight to not see the 119 number on the scale. My life changed drastically as my husband of 37 years died in 4.5 months from GBM. I was devastated. Eventually I moved and then met and married a wonderful man, also a widower. I am happy with him very happy. However I never would have a glass of wine for dinner and now know I enjoy it!!! I believe just a small amount of alcohol is making things harder as I also will have some hummus and carrots etc with it- often at 4. So I commit to this group that I will not do that today! I hope it is ok to put this post on the page. I have maintained my weight for countless years after a pretty significant weight loss-

    So sorry hear of your loss, but glad about your new relationship. My husband is a wine buff, and I find it sometimes presents some challenges to balance our love of wine with my wanting to stabilise my weight. Good luck! Its not my thread, but I think it would be great if you were to come back and post here. I am in my maintenance range but still aiming to reach my goal weight, so we are in a similar situation.

    I think your opening sentence should probably read maintain my weight just under 119.9? Or maybe even 118.9?
  • mariannesacks2018
    mariannesacks2018 Posts: 12 Member
    Yes thank you- 119.9 - I will keep posting thx
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,217 Member
    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 recorded from March 2020: 145.9
    Average weight recorded from April 2020: 148.5
    Average weight recorded from May 2020: 149.2
    Average weight recorded from June 2020: 147.3
    Average weight recorded from July 2020: 146.2
    Average weight recorded from August 2020: 145.1
    Average weight recorded from September 2020: 144.0
    Average weight recorded from October 2020: 148.7
    Average weight recorded from November 2020: 150.0

    Average weight Week of...
    November 30 - Dec 6 ........150.0


    Success of the week: I am cooking some really delicious food.

    Struggle of the week: I am cooking some really delicious food.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,152 Member
    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
    Average weight recorded from November:  114.1


    Week of...

    December 6: 112.0 scale/ 113.7 trend
    December 13
    December 20
    December 27


    Success/Struggles: My weight has fluctuated up and down a lot this week,  but is staying in range.  I had to cut my run on Thursday short because of hip pain. I think it is tendonitis,  but no running for a few days maybe a week.  So I am a little nervous about the decreased activity,  but I know that as long as I pay attention to CI/CO it will all be ok.

  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,050 Member
    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: 19 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)
    Average weight recorded for November: 48.6 kg (107 lb)

    Dec 7th: 48.2 kg (trend 48.5 kg)
    Dec 14th:
    Dec 21st:
    Dec 28th:

    Successes/struggles:
    I was supposed to be going away on holiday last week - 4 nights in a hotel from Thursday to Monday - with lots of festive food and drink and less opportunity to exercise (no cycling for instance). In the run up to this I was happy to lose a couple of pounds to the bottom of my maintenance range. The holiday is cancelled - the hotel is in North Wales - so now I'm at home. Our New Years' Eve break is also cancelled, and Christmas Day will be a quiet one with my mum and boyfriend. So, here I am, near the bottom of my weight range. with a few more weeks of staying quietly at home. When I was this weight in the summer I had several holidays coming up - not to mention "Eat out to help out" - which got me back to a more sensible weight.

    However, I have been working on counting my blessings - my family are all well*, none of them have been made redundant, we are in a much better position than so many others - so in comparison I have nothing to complain about.

    Hope everyone is keeping well, stay safe.


    *My son is still having chemotherapy for his brain tumour but is reasonably well.
  • 425Recess
    425Recess Posts: 272 Member
    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 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
    Average weight recorded for Nivember:115.6

    Dec. 7: 115.5

    Success: I did better this week with getting my regular exercises in and logging every day. I even did some measuring. I feel back on track!

    Struggle: I had a couple weak moments that I wanted to eat a snack when I knew supper was coming soon. I love to eat.
  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    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 within maintenance range (74.82 - 77.86 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 for May 2020 (22.-31.5.2020): 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
    Average weight recorded for November: 76.67 kg


    Weight / seven day rolling average:
    December 1: 76.6 kg (169 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.19 kg
    December 8: 75.9 kg (167 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.10 kg
    December 15:
    December 22:
    December 29:

    Average weight recorded for December currently: 76.16 kg

    Still losing, now with around 1 kg to go, and in my maintenance range since late October. Since I have lost and gained before (see above) I really want to plan for maintenance this time; hence joining this thread. After maintaining for a while at 75 kg, I may adjust my maintenance weight down to 72 kg (+/- 2.5), but I want to reach 75kg and maintain for a few months before making that decision.

    Comment on this week:
    I seem to be hovering around 76kg at the moment, but this time last month I was hovering around 77kg, so that's OK. I am grateful for my tracking graphs, as it's so easy to feel that I have been stuck for ages, when in fact I am losing slowly but steadily through the top half of my maintenance range. However, realising how slowly I am losing these last few kgs makes me wonder if I should think of maintenance as 75kg +/- 2kg rather than +/- 2.5kg. Realisticaly, a real gain of 2kg means two months to lose it at 0.25kg per week. I think I don't yet know enough about my normal weight fluctuations to judge this.

    On Sunday I didn't exercise and ate at (or maybe even over) maintenance. I was still down at my weigh-in yesterday morning. This was my first weigh-in under 76kg without exercise. (I have not been there since June 2016, when I passed 76kg on getting heavier!) I am looking forward to discovering the true level of my maintenance calories.

  • mk820820
    mk820820 Posts: 49 Member
    Name Mary
    Age:64
    Height: 5'6'
    Total weight lost: 93
    Time it took to lose: 14 months
    How long in maintenance:1 month and
    Maintenance weight range: 150-153




    Average weight Week of...

    December 6.....151
    December 13…..152
    December 20.....
    December 27.....

    I started at 244. I'd like to lose another 10, but my body isn't budging!
  • figurethefat
    figurethefat Posts: 1,444 Member
    Age: 64
    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
    Average weight recorded for November: 56.7kg

    Weigh-in day for me is Friday

    Week of:
    December 4 - 56.8kg
    December 11 - 56.6kg
    December 18 -
    December 25 -

    Struggle/Success: A bit difficult to get >10,000 steps in and do a 1-hour yoga routine daily, but it does come together more days of the week than not, so that's progress.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member

    Name Maddie
    Height: 174 cm
    Total weight lost: 73-75lbs
    Time it took to lose: 2-2/3 years
    How long in maintenance: 2-1/4 years

    Maintenance weight range: In the 150’s, but focusing on 153-155 for the past few months.

    Average weight recorded from 2018: 168.4
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 155.1
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 157.06

    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 weight recorded for Nov 154.2
    Average weight recorded for Dec 154.57 as of Dec 10

    Average weight Week of...

    December 6.....154.56
    December 13…..
    December 20.....
    December 27.....

    Success/struggles
    Not feeling well every other day. Very rare for me. Hope this goes away soon! Scale was edging up, now flattening. Glad I was able to catch it. Exercising a lot when I’m peppy, resting otherwise. Reducing calorie intake. Improving quality of food to help tummy bug.
  • kristen8000
    kristen8000 Posts: 747 Member
    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: 42
    Sex: Female
    Height: 5'11"
    Total weight lost: 20 pounds
    Time it took to lose: 2 months
    How long in maintenance: 1 year!
    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
    Average weight recorded for March:
    142.5
    Average weight recorded for April: 143.5
    Average weight recorded for May: 145.7
    Average weight recorded for June: 146.3
    Average weight recorded for July: 148.3
    Average weight recorded for August: 147.5
    Average weight recorded for September: 147.5
    Average weight recorded for October: 145.3
    Average weight recorded for November:147.1

    Week of...
    December 6th: 148.8 (Trend Weight: 148.3)
    December 13th: 149.3 (Trend Weight: 149.0)

    Successes/Struggles: Still on a slight upward climb. Would like to keep things here until after the New Year when I can concentrate on getting the number back down a few point. Not off the rails yet, still within my 'goal weight range'.

    Hope everyone has a great week.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,152 Member
    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
    Average weight recorded from November:  114.1


    Week of...

    December 6: 112.0 scale/ 113.7 trend
    December 13: 112.8 scale/ 113.5 trend
    December 20
    December 27


    Success/Struggles: My weight was good this week. Since I wasn't running this week I dropped my calorie goal by 350 calories.  I didn't have any trouble eating at that level. And my weight trend stayed in the 113 range all week and I only had 1 day at 114 actual weight and today was 112.8 but I try to just look at the trend. So that reassured me that if I need to cut my exercise I will be able to eat less and not feel deprived.  My hip is feeling better and I did get out for a 2.5 mile run yesterday.  So I am easing back into running and will adjust my calories as needed.  I really love that CI/CO works.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,217 Member
    edited December 2020
    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 recorded from March 2020: 145.9
    Average weight recorded from April 2020: 148.5
    Average weight recorded from May 2020: 149.2
    Average weight recorded from June 2020: 147.3
    Average weight recorded from July 2020: 146.2
    Average weight recorded from August 2020: 145.1
    Average weight recorded from September 2020: 144.0
    Average weight recorded from October 2020: 148.7
    Average weight recorded from November 2020: 150.0

    Average weight Week of...
    November 30 - Dec 6 ........150.0
    December 7 - 13 ............150.9
    December 14 - 20 ............
    December 21 - 27 ............
    December 28 - Jan 3 ........



    Success of the week: Same as I wrote a week ago: I am cooking some really delicious food.

    Struggle of the week: I am cooking some really delicious food.


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    @kgirlhart --

    Yes - CICO does work. When I was eating about 300 calories over maintenance, I started gaining about a half pound a week. Now staying closer to right on target, I'm stabilizing. Now I need to work on a small deficit to get back the middle and/or bottom of my maintenance range.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member

    Name Maddie
    Height: 174 cm
    Total weight lost: 73-75lbs
    Time it took to lose: 2-2/3 years
    How long in maintenance: 2-1/4 years

    Maintenance weight range: In the 150’s, but focusing on 153-155 for the past few months.

    Average weight recorded from 2018: 168.4
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 155.1
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 157.03

    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 weight recorded for Nov 154.2
    Average weight recorded for Dec 154.3 as of Dec 13

    Average weight Week of...

    December 6.....154.56
    December 13…154 (because of tummy issues)
    December 20.....
    December 27.....

    Success/struggles
    Weight loss due to digestive issues - not good. Will give it a couple more days of bland food.
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,050 Member
    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: 19 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)
    Average weight recorded for November: 48.6 kg (107 lb)

    Dec 7th: 48.2 kg (trend 48.5 kg)
    Dec 14th: 48.1 kg (trend 48.5 kg)
    Dec 21st:
    Dec 28th:

    Successes/struggles:
    Weight is still edging down – I find it really hard to eat more without exercising more to balance it out – not good. But on the whole, everything is fine and I'm well.

    Good wishes to all.
  • charmmeth
    charmmeth Posts: 936 Member
    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 within maintenance range (74.82 - 77.86 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 for May 2020 (22.-31.5.2020): 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
    Average weight recorded for November: 76.67 kg


    Weight / seven day rolling average:
    December 1: 76.6 kg (169 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.19 kg
    December 8: 75.9 kg (167 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.10 kg
    December 15: 76.2 kg (168lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.03 kg
    December 22:
    December 29:

    Average weight recorded for December currently: 76.10 kg

    Still losing, now with around 1 kg to go, and in my maintenance range since late October. Since I have lost and gained before (see above) I really want to plan for maintenance this time; hence joining this thread. After maintaining for a while at 75 kg, I may adjust my maintenance weight down to 72 kg (+/- 2.5), but I want to reach 75kg and maintain for a few months before making that decision.

    Comment on this week:
    Still hovering around 76kg... I am really looking forward to being able to say that I am hovering around 75.5 kg!
    I am not surprised my weigh-in this week up a bit, as we ate takeaway on Thursday and Friday: my first non-home cooked meals since I travelled back to Germany at the end of June. We ate well over the weekend too. I would still like to be below 75.5kg before Christmas. We'll see...

  • figurethefat
    figurethefat Posts: 1,444 Member
    Age: 64
    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
    Average weight recorded for November: 56.7kg

    Weigh-in day for me is Friday

    Week of:
    December 4 - 56.8kg
    December 11 - 56.6kg
    December 18 - 56.4kg
    December 25 -

    Struggle/Success: Managed to do >13,000 steps a day and also did the hour yoga everyday but one. It helps to do the yoga before lunch which pushes lunch a bit later and helps me be more mindful about what I'm eating.
  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 611 Member
    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
    Average weight recorded for November: 111.5

    Week of..
    December 5: 111.3 (trend 111.4)
    December 12: 112.4 (trend 111.8)
    December 19: 112.3 (trend 112.1)
    December 26:

    Success(es)/struggle(s) of the week: Well, my weight is still up a bit, unfortunately. I did have a few meals from restaurants which probably didn't help with that. On the other hand, this week has been a pretty good workout week. I've basically been putting minimal effort into most workouts and have maybe one good workout day here and there, but I had three good workout days this week.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    @kristen8000 Yes, I figure that if you're confident you can lose it again, you can eat a bit more at Christmas. That's how we got where we longterm maintainers are. That's also something the beginners need to learn how to do. :smile:

    @mtaratoot Haha, yes, I've been cooking nice food, which is good, and can be bad when it comes to the scale. :smile:
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    2020
    Name: Orphia
    Age: 53
    Height: 176 cm
    Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg
    Total Weight lost: 35 kg
    Time it took to lose: 12 months
    How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19.
    Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and down in there numerous times in my life, apart from going way over 2010-2015).
    I’d like to lose a bit to get back to 70 kg, but I’m still happy at around 75 kg.

    I’m experimenting with seeing how my satiety levels are in relation to the types of foods I eat. Trying to eat more whole foods, which I’ve been getting pretty good at, and less sugar, and it’s going quite well.

    Weekly averages checking day for me is Sunday.

    Current moving average: 75.1 kg
    Today’s weigh-in: 75.1 kg
    Average weight recorded from 2015 (12 months): 85 kg
    Average weight recorded from 2016 (12 months): 64 kg
    Average weight recorded from 2017 (12 months): 64 kg
    Average weight recorded from 2018 (12 months): 65 kg
    Average weight recorded from 2019 (12 months): 65 kg

    Average weight recorded from December 2019: 65 kg
    Average weight recorded from January 2020: 65 kg
    Average weight recorded from February 2020: 65 kg
    Average weight recorded from March 2020: 65 kg Traumatic life events
    Average weight recorded from April 2020: 69 kg
    Average weight recorded from May 2020: 76 kg
    Average weight recorded from June 2020: 75 kg
    Average weight recorded from July 2020: 75 kg
    Average weight recorded from August 2020: 75.8 kg
    Average weight recorded from September 2020: 75.7 kg
    Average weight recorded from October 2020: 75.2 kg
    Average weight recorded from November 2020: 75.3 kg



    Average weight Week ending ...
    6 Dec………… 74.9 kg
    13 Dec………. 75.6 kg
    20 Dec…….. 75.1 kg



    Successes/Struggles:
    Same as last week – doing my exercises to help my hip. Just did a 3 km walk/run, and my hip feels good.
    Feeling more positive about things at the moment.
  • kristen8000
    kristen8000 Posts: 747 Member
    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: 42
    Sex: Female
    Height: 5'11"
    Total weight lost: 20 pounds
    Time it took to lose: 2 months
    How long in maintenance: 1 year!
    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
    Average weight recorded for March:
    142.5
    Average weight recorded for April: 143.5
    Average weight recorded for May: 145.7
    Average weight recorded for June: 146.3
    Average weight recorded for July: 148.3
    Average weight recorded for August: 147.5
    Average weight recorded for September: 147.5
    Average weight recorded for October: 145.3
    Average weight recorded for November:147.1

    Week of...
    December 6th: 148.8 (Trend Weight: 148.3)
    December 13th: 149.3 (Trend Weight: 149.0)
    December 20th: 149.3 (Trend Weight: 149.2)

    Successes/Struggles: If I can just stay under 150 in December I'll get it under control in January.

    Hope everyone has a great week!

  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,217 Member
    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 recorded from March 2020: 145.9
    Average weight recorded from April 2020: 148.5
    Average weight recorded from May 2020: 149.2
    Average weight recorded from June 2020: 147.3
    Average weight recorded from July 2020: 146.2
    Average weight recorded from August 2020: 145.1
    Average weight recorded from September 2020: 144.0
    Average weight recorded from October 2020: 148.7
    Average weight recorded from November 2020: 150.0

    Average weight Week of...
    November 30 - Dec 6 ......150.0
    December 7 - 13 ..............150.9
    December 14 - 20 ............149.4
    December 21 - 27 .............
    December 28 - Jan 3 .........



    Success of the week: Even though I am cooking some really delicious food, am returning a little focus on moderating my weight back to where it should be. I also have realized I can give myself permission to luff for the next eleven days so my focus will be more of a "soft focus," and I can have a little joy in my crazy life.

    Struggle of the week: I am cooking some really delicious food. And AFTER I made fresh whole wheat buttermilk biscuits yesterday, I found my neighbors had left me a really tasty cake on my porch. Don't worry. It won't bother me for much longer.

  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    Name Maddie
    Height: 174 cm
    Total weight lost: 73-75lbs
    Time it took to lose: 2-2/3 years
    How long in maintenance: 2-1/4 years

    Maintenance weight range: In the 150’s, but focusing on 153-155 for the past few months.

    Average weight recorded from 2018: 168.4
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 155.1
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 156.94

    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 weight recorded for Nov 154.2
    Average weight recorded for Dec 153.67 as of Dec 13

    Average weight Week of...

    December 6.....154.56
    December 13…154 (because of tummy issues)
    December 20.....152.5 (ditto)
    December 27.....

    Success/struggles
    A rough few weeks, but lab tests are beginning to shed light. My major struggle is not letting the fear of the unknown overwhelm me.

    And actually resting.