April 2022 Maintainers' Check-in

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  • 425Recess
    425Recess Posts: 257 Member
    Name: Lorraine
    Age: 74
    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 ~ 4 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 from 2020: 115.0
    Average weight recorded from 2021: 114.7

    Average weight recorded for April: 114.4
    Average weight recorded for May: 114.5
    Average weight recorded for June: 114.5
    Average weight recorded for July 114.4
    Average weight recorded for August 113.5
    Average weight recorded for September 113.9
    Average weight recorded for October 114.4
    Average weight recorded for November 115.0
    Average weight recorded for December 115.0
    Average weight recorded for January: 115.3
    Average weight recorded for February: 115.3
    Average weight recorded for March: 115.8


    Week of:
    Apr. 4: 116.0
    Apr. 11: 116.0
    Apr. 18: 114.5

    Success: My weight is down
    Struggle: The weight is down because of too many treats yesterday and it messed with digestive system and spent time in the bathroom during the night. Sorry about the TMI but it's what happen. :(
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 17,930 Member
    edited April 2022
    Name: Terri
    Age: 75
    Height: 5’2”
    Total weight lost: 89lbs
    Time it took to lose: 5 years
    How long in maintenance: 2.5 years
    Maintenance weight range: after going onto maintenance I continued to lose weight very slowly, so started reducing my maintenance ceiling. I am currently at a fairly steady weight.
    Initially: < 150
    Amended: < 145
    Currently: < 140
    • Average weight recap
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 147.9
    Average weight recorded for 2021: 141.8
    2022:
    Average weight recorded for Jan: 138.3
    Average weight recorded for Feb: 138.2
    Average weight recorded for Mar: 138.5
    • Week ending:
    Apr 1: 138.5
    Apr 8: 138.2
    Apr 15: 138.3
    Apr 22: 138.8
    Apr 29:
    Apr 30:
    Struggles/Successes
    Easter 🍫 chocolate 🍫
    I did manage to stay in the green every day, as we were walking a lot.
    April Tiny Habits:
    I am a person who abstains from late night snacking.
    Me: 21 ~|~ LNS: 0 ~|~ Streak: 57
    • I am a person who keeps their CI Fat%age < 27
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    Tues 12: lunch out with daughters. Hard to track accurately, so taking it as a pass day.
    Fri 15: family picnic lunch, and dinner. As above
    Wed 20: Birthday 🥳 Meals out too difficult to track accurately
  • Suseee21
    Suseee21 Posts: 180 Member
    Name: Suseee
    Age: 64
    Height: 5 ft 7 in
    Total weight lost: 80 lbs
    Time it took to lose: 4 years
    How long in maintenance: 2 years
    Maintenance weight range: 138.2-146.8

    Average weight recorded for 2020: 144.6
    Average weight recorded for 2021: 142.2

    Average weight recorded for January: 143.3
    Average weight recorded for February 143.7
    Average weight recorded for March 143.6
    Average weight recorded for April
    Average weight recorded for 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 recorded for December

    Week ending:
    April 2: 143.0
    April 9: 143.9
    April 16: 142.9
    April 23: 143.0
    April 30:

    Successes/struggles for the week: awaiting diagnosis for a new health issue so struggling to stay calm and motivated while undergoing testing.
  • LiveOnceBeHappy
    LiveOnceBeHappy Posts: 420 Member
    Name: Denise
    Age: 52
    Height: 5' 2.5"
    Total weight lost: 45 lbs
    Time it took to lose: 8 months
    How long in maintenance: 2 days!
    Maintenance weight range: 124 - 126

    Average weight recorded for 2021 (beginning August 12): 149.9 lbs

    Average weight recorded for January: 136 lbs
    Average weight recorded for February: 131 lbs
    Average weight recorded for March: 128 lbs

    Week ending:
    April 2: 126.6 lbs
    April 9: 126
    April 16: 125 lbs
    April 23: 124.2
    April 30:

    Successes/struggles of the week: Eating out is very difficult. We like "hole in the wall" places of a variety of ethnic foods. It's a total guess on calories, which makes it difficult to know how much I have left for dinner calories or whatever. I'll have to figure out how to be okay with uncertainty once a week.
  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 576 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 for 2018: 109.8
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 111.2
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 111.6
    Average weight recorded for 2021: 112.5

    Average weight recorded for July: 113.8
    Average weight recorded for August: 113.6
    Average weight recorded for September: 113
    Average weight recorded for October: 112.6
    Average weight recorded for November:112.7
    Average weight recorded for December: 112.2
    Average weight recorded for January: 111.9
    Average weight recorded for February: 112.3
    Average weight recorded for March: 111.5

    Week ending:
    April 2: 112.3 (trending 112)
    April 9: 112.1 (trending 112)
    April 16: 112.8 (trending 112.5)
    April 23: 112.5 (trending 112.5)
    April 30:

    Successes/struggles of the week: Still dealing with water retention from new medication and takeout meals from last week. On the daily steps front, I managed to get almost 24k steps a couple of days ago, which was great, though I did feel tired the next day.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,939 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:
    Ideally 145 - 150
    Absolutely 143-153

    (STILL not sure those are the right answers)


    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 2020 (12 months): 147.1
    Average weight recorded from 2021 (12 months): 153.4

    Average weight recorded from December 2021: 150.4
    Average weight recorded from January 2022: 151.8
    Average weight recorded from February 2022: 152.9
    Average weight recorded from March 2022: 151.2
    Average weight recorded from April 2022: 150.5


    Average weight Week of...


    Mar 28 - Apr 3 ................. 150.3
    Apr 4 - 10 ......................... 150.0
    Apr 11 - 17 ........................ 151.0
    Apr 18 - 24 ....................... 150.7
    Apr 25 - May 1 .................


    Success of the week: My running distance is increasing, and my fitness level seems to be improving.

    Struggle of the week: Food.




  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 2,667 Member
    Name Lesley
    Age: 71
    Height: 154 cm (5’ 0.5”)
    Total weight lost: 22.5 kg (approx. 50 lb)
    Time it took to lose: 9 months


    How long in maintenance: 35 months – nearly 3 years!!
    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 for 2020 49.3 kg (109 lb)
    Average weight for 2021 49.3 kg (109 lb)


    Average weight recorded for November 50 kg (110 lb)
    Average weight recorded for December 49.6 kg (109 lb)
    Average weight recorded for January 49.5 kg (109 lb)
    Average weight recorded for February 49.0 kg (108 lb)
    Average weight recorded for March 49.15 kg (108 lb)


    April 4th: 49 kg (trend 49.2 kg)
    April 11th: 49 kg (trend 49.1 kg)
    April 18th: 48.8 kg (trend 49 kg)
    April 25th: 48.6 kg (trend 49 kg)

    Successes/Struggles:
    No real struggles, happy to be drifting down the scale in preparation for holidays ahead.

    @LiveOnceBeHappy – it can take a while to settle into the mindset of maintenance – balancing relaxing the constraints of strict calorie counting with still keeping an eye on your intake. I find that eating out (as long as it’s not too frequent) can be managed very well. Just remember some of the things you learned over those 8 months of losing.
  • 425Recess
    425Recess Posts: 257 Member
    Name: Lorraine
    Age: 74
    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 ~ 4 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 from 2020: 115.0
    Average weight recorded from 2021: 114.7

    Average weight recorded for April: 114.4
    Average weight recorded for May: 114.5
    Average weight recorded for June: 114.5
    Average weight recorded for July 114.4
    Average weight recorded for August 113.5
    Average weight recorded for September 113.9
    Average weight recorded for October 114.4
    Average weight recorded for November 115.0
    Average weight recorded for December 115.0
    Average weight recorded for January: 115.3
    Average weight recorded for February: 115.3
    Average weight recorded for March: 115.8


    Week of:
    Apr. 4: 116.0
    Apr. 11: 116.0
    Apr. 18: 114.5
    Apr. 25: 115.5

    Success/Struggle: Did really well in the first half of the week and fell apart in the last half.
    Life is good but challenging. I had to give a talk at three different services at church and organize the signup tables, etc. It was a definite "out of my comfort zone" experience. I had to fit eating in there somehow and not exercising or tracking. The event did go well though.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 17,930 Member
    Name: Terri
    Age: 75
    Height: 5’2”
    Total weight lost: 89lbs
    Time it took to lose: 5 years
    How long in maintenance: 2.5 years
    Maintenance weight range: after going onto maintenance I continued to lose weight very slowly, so started reducing my maintenance ceiling. I am currently at a fairly steady weight.
    Initially: < 150
    Amended: < 145
    Currently: < 140
    • Average weight recap
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 147.9
    Average weight recorded for 2021: 141.8
    2022:
    Average weight recorded for Jan: 138.3
    Average weight recorded for Feb: 138.2
    Average weight recorded for Mar: 138.5
    • Week ending:
    Apr 1: 138.5
    Apr 8: 138.2
    Apr 15: 138.3
    Apr 22: 138.8
    Apr 29: 138,7
    Apr 30:
    Struggles/Successes
    Rather too much entertaining, but I’m over it now.
    April Tiny Habits:
    I am a person who abstains from late night snacking.
    Me: 21 ~|~ LNS: 0 ~|~ Streak: 57
    • I am a person who keeps their CI Fat%age < 27
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    Tues 12: lunch out with daughters. Hard to track accurately, so taking it as a pass day.
    Fri 15: family picnic lunch, and dinner. As above
    Wed 20: Birthday 🥳 Meals out too difficult to track accurately


  • LiveOnceBeHappy
    LiveOnceBeHappy Posts: 420 Member
    Name: Terri
    Age: 75
    Height: 5’2”
    Total weight lost: 89lbs
    Time it took to lose: 5 years
    How long in maintenance: 2.5 years
    Maintenance weight range: after going onto maintenance I continued to lose weight very slowly, so started reducing my maintenance ceiling. I am currently at a fairly steady weight.
    Initially: < 150
    Amended: < 145
    Currently: < 140
    • Average weight recap
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 147.9
    Average weight recorded for 2021: 141.8
    2022:
    Average weight recorded for Jan: 138.3
    Average weight recorded for Feb: 138.2
    Average weight recorded for Mar: 138.5
    • Week ending:
    Apr 1: 138.5
    Apr 8: 138.2
    Apr 15: 138.3
    Apr 22: 138.8
    Apr 29: 138,7
    Apr 30:
    Struggles/Successes
    Rather too much entertaining, but I’m over it now.
    April Tiny Habits:
    I am a person who abstains from late night snacking.
    Me: 21 ~|~ LNS: 0 ~|~ Streak: 57
    • I am a person who keeps their CI Fat%age < 27
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    🤦‍♀️🩱🩱🩱🩱🤦‍♀️🩱
    🩱🤦‍♀️🩱🩱🩱🩱🤦‍♀️
    🩱
    Tues 12: lunch out with daughters. Hard to track accurately, so taking it as a pass day.
    Fri 15: family picnic lunch, and dinner. As above
    Wed 20: Birthday 🥳 Meals out too difficult to track accurately


    Happy birthday!
  • LiveOnceBeHappy
    LiveOnceBeHappy Posts: 420 Member
    Name: Denise
    Age: 52
    Height: 5' 2.5"
    Total weight lost: 45 lbs
    Time it took to lose: 8 months
    How long in maintenance (since 04/14.2022): 2 weeks
    Maintenance weight range: 124 - 126

    Average weight recorded for 2021 (beginning August 12): 149.9 lbs

    Average weight recorded for January: 136 lbs
    Average weight recorded for February: 131 lbs
    Average weight recorded for March: 128 lbs
    Average weight recorded for April: 125

    Week ending:
    April 2: 126.6 lbs
    April 9: 126
    April 16: 125 lbs
    April 23: 124.2
    April 30: 123.0

    Successes/struggles of the week: It was my birthday week, eating out with many struggles with logging. My adult kids got me a 12 pack of chocolate covered strawberries that are some of the best things I've ever tasted. I have no idea the calories of those. If I gain over the next few days, I'll get it back off though!
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 12,939 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:
    Ideally 145 - 150
    Absolutely 143-153

    (STILL not sure those are the right answers)


    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 2020 (12 months): 147.1
    Average weight recorded from 2021 (12 months): 153.4

    Average weight recorded from December 2021: 150.4
    Average weight recorded from January 2022: 151.8
    Average weight recorded from February 2022: 152.9
    Average weight recorded from March 2022: 151.2
    Average weight recorded from April 2022: 150.2


    Average weight Week of...


    Mar 28 - Apr 3 ................. 150.3
    Apr 4 - 10 ......................... 150.0
    Apr 11 - 17 ........................ 151.0
    Apr 18 - 24 ....................... 150.7
    Apr 25 - May 1 ................. 149.3


    Success of the week: My average weight is finally back in my ideal range for the first time since one week in December. Before that it was November 2020. It had been right at 150.0 a couple more times, but not between 140 and 150.

    Struggle of the week: A very stressful week at work. This points me to another success; I did not let it derail my eating plans. Unfortunately I missed out on some exercise.

  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 2,667 Member
    Name Lesley
    Age: 71
    Height: 154 cm (5’ 0.5”)
    Total weight lost: 22.5 kg (approx. 50 lb)
    Time it took to lose: 9 months


    How long in maintenance: 3 years!!
    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 for 2020 49.3 kg (109 lb)
    Average weight for 2021 49.3 kg (109 lb)


    Average weight recorded for November 50 kg (110 lb)
    Average weight recorded for December 49.6 kg (109 lb)
    Average weight recorded for January 49.5 kg (109 lb)
    Average weight recorded for February 49.0 kg (108 lb)
    Average weight recorded for March 49.1 kg (108 lb)
    Average weight recorded for April 48.8 kg (108 lb)

    May 2nd: 48.9 kg (trend 48.9 kg)
    May 9th:
    May 16th:
    May 24th:

    Successes/Struggles:
    April was a quiet month – a couple of days out and a short visit with my daughter, even Easter was low key. So, I’m starting May in a good place weight-wise.
    However, I have holidays coming up now – we’ll see how that works out. Flying out to Kos later in May – first flight for over 2 years!
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 17,930 Member
    edited May 2022
    Name: Terri
    Age: 75
    Height: 5’2”
    Total weight lost: 89lbs
    Time it took to lose: 5 years
    How long in maintenance: 2.5 years
    Maintenance weight range: after going onto maintenance I continued to lose weight very slowly, so started reducing my maintenance ceiling. I am currently at a fairly steady weight.
    Initially: < 150
    Amended: < 145
    Currently: < 140
    • Average weight recap
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 147.9
    Average weight recorded for 2021: 141.8
    2022:
    Average weight recorded for Jan: 138.3
    Average weight recorded for Feb: 138.2
    Average weight recorded for Mar: 138.5
    • Week ending:
    Apr 1: 138.5
    Apr 8: 138.2
    Apr 15: 138.3
    Apr 22: 138.8
    Apr 29: 138,7
    Apr 30: 138.7
    Struggles/Successes
    Reasonable happy with March.
    Me: 30 ~|~ LNS: 0 ~|~ Streak: 67
    • I am a person who keeps their CI Fat%age < 27
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    🤦‍♀️🩱🩱🩱🩱🤦‍♀️🩱
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    🩱
    Tues 12: lunch out with daughters. Hard to track accurately, so taking it as a pass day.
    Fri 15: family picnic lunch, and dinner. As above
    Wed 20: Birthday 🥳 Meals out too difficult to track accurately
    + 2 more indulgent days 🤦‍♀️
    Although I had 5 days over my goal, the overall monthly figure is a great improvement on past months.

  • jwcomputergirl
    jwcomputergirl Posts: 126 Member
    Name: Jan (jwcomputergirl)
    Age: 61
    Height: 5' 6"
    HEAVIEST Weight: 171.5 in April 2012
    Total weight lost: (for this current round, starting December 2020) 22.5
    Time it took to lose (for this current round): 9 Months
    How long in maintenance: 7 Months
    Maintenance weight range: 128-132

    Average weight recorded for 2018: 132.9
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 136.6
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 146.5
    Average weight recorded for 2021: 137.1

    2022
    Average weight recorded for January: 132
    Average weight recorded for February: 133.2
    Average weight recorded for March: 133.2
    Average weight recorded for April: 133


    Week ending:
    Apr 3: 132.7
    Apr 10: 132.6
    Apr 17: 132
    Apr 24: 133.9
    May 01: 133.25

    Struggles of the week: Vacation. UGH!
  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 576 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 for 2018: 109.8
    Average weight recorded for 2019: 111.2
    Average weight recorded for 2020: 111.6
    Average weight recorded for 2021: 112.5

    Average weight recorded for July: 113.8
    Average weight recorded for August: 113.6
    Average weight recorded for September: 113
    Average weight recorded for October: 112.6
    Average weight recorded for November:112.7
    Average weight recorded for December: 112.2
    Average weight recorded for January: 111.9
    Average weight recorded for February: 112.3
    Average weight recorded for March: 111.5

    Week ending:
    April 2: 112.3 (trending 112)
    April 9: 112.1 (trending 112)
    April 16: 112.8 (trending 112.5)
    April 23: 112.5 (trending 112.5)
    April 30: 113.2 (trending 112.9)

    Successes/struggles of the week: It was a very busy weekend as I was out of town, which came with lots of eating out, and associated water weight retention. As I hadn't yet fully gotten rid of water weight from the previous week, this just added more on top of that, pushing me up pretty high out of range. :(
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 2,667 Member
    Name Lesley
    Age: 71
    Height: 154 cm (5’ 0.5”)
    Total weight lost: 22.5 kg (approx. 50 lb)
    Time it took to lose: 9 months


    How long in maintenance: 3 years!!
    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 for 2020 49.3 kg (109 lb)
    Average weight for 2021 49.3 kg (109 lb)


    Average weight recorded for November 50 kg (110 lb)
    Average weight recorded for December 49.6 kg (109 lb)
    Average weight recorded for January 49.5 kg (109 lb)
    Average weight recorded for February 49.0 kg (108 lb)
    Average weight recorded for March 49.1 kg (108 lb)
    Average weight recorded for April 48.8 kg (108 lb)

    May 2nd: 48.9 kg (trend 48.9 kg)
    May 9th: 48.7 kg (trend 48.8 kg)
    May 16th:
    May 24th:

    Successes/Struggles:
    I was away in my motorhome for a few days last week. Did lots of walking (sightseeing) and came home a little lighter than before I went away in spite of ice cream, beer and cheesecake!
    This week I fly out to Kos for 2 weeks but weight wise I’m in a good place and I will be cycling, walking and swimming while I’m away.