December 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: 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: 48.8 kg (trend 48.4 kg)
Dec 28th: 49.5 kg (trend 48.5 kg)

Successes/struggles:
I expect my weight to bounce up and down for a few days, I’ll give it a week or two before I assess the Christmas effect.
I had a very quiet Christmas and it’s looking like a very quiet start to 2021. We are in “tier 3” now so very limited socialising, cafes and restaurants take-away only, etc etc.

Roll on 2021 - surely must be better than 2020?

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: 75.8 kg (168lb) / rolling 7-day average 75.71 kg
December 29: 75.8 kg (168lb) / rolling 7-day average 75.70 kg

Average weight recorded for December currently: 75.91 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 weighed in at 75.0kg two days ago, much to my surprise. Given our Christmas celebrations, I am please that I have bascialyl maintained this week. I am going to continue eating at a deficit until my monthly average weight is coming in below 75.5kg, but that should be next month.

My weight chart is starting to look like a maintenance chart. though:

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: 75.8 kg
Today’s weigh-in: 76.0 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 recorded from December 2020: 75.5 kg



Average weight Week ending ...
6 Dec………… 74.9 kg
13 Dec………. 75.6 kg
20 Dec…….. 75.1 kg
27 Dec……... 75.9 kg
2 Jan……….. 75.8 kg



Successes/Struggles:
I haven't run for 2 weeks Must remedy that. Get caught in a vicious circle of being depressed because I don't run so I don't run.
Been doing my physio exercises more, though.

I've started a new thread for January, I hope no one minds...

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10819843/january-check-in#latest