March Check In!

Name: Charlotte
Age: 57
Height: 5'11" (180cm)

Maintenance range: 75kg (+/- 2.5 kg) - but we'll see, maybe a bit lower.

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 mostly 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 22 May - 31 December 2020: 80.83 kg

Average weight recorded for May 2020 (22.-31.5.2020): 87.15 kg
Average weight recorded for June 2020: 85.31 kg
Average weight recorded for July 2020: 83.12 kg
Average weight recorded for August 2020: 81.07 kg
Average weight recorded for September 2020: 79.59 kg
Average weight recorded for October 2020: 77.81 kg
Average weight recorded for November 2020: 76.67 kg
Average weight recorded for December 2020: 75.93 kg
Average weight recorded for January 2021: 76.06 kg
Average weight recorded for February 2021: 76.91 kg

Weight / seven day rolling average:
2 March: 76.0 kg (168 lb) / rolling 7-day average 76.37 kg
9 March: 75.5 kg (166 lb) / rolling 7-day average 75.80 kg
16 March: 75.2 kg (166 lb) / rolling 7-day average 75.20 kg
23 March: 74.5 kg (164 lb) / rolling 7-day average 75.21 kg
30 March: 74.7 kg (164 lb) / rolling 7-day average 75.09 kg

Average weight recorded for March 2021 currently: 75.38 kg

Successes: Hovering just above 75 kg which is where I was hoping to be. I am going to try to lose anout 0.5 kg and maintain with my trending weight a bit below 75 kg.

Struggles: Nothing particular: the challenge next week will be that we are out of Lent so I shall be drinking wine again and eating chocolate. Easter eggs were my downfall last year, so I will be thinking about my chocolate limits.

Reflection: I have continuted my good routine of exercise combining BodyFit by Amy Athletic Club and rowing. April is focusing on abs. Still some lower belly bulge to lose...