Maintainers' Weekly Check-in

missperfectpitch
missperfectpitch Posts: 625 Member
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 year, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!!

Note: This thread is intended to be a continual thread throughout the year (previous threads were monthly threads). If the thread gets too long, we can start another one but will try this out for now!

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

Average weight recorded for 2020:
Average weight recorded for 2021:
Average weight recorded for 2022:
Average weight recorded for 2023:
Average weight recorded for 2024:

Average weight recorded for January:
Average weight recorded for February:
Average weight recorded for March:
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:
Jan 4:
Jan 11:
Jan 18:
Jan 25:

Successes/struggles of the week:

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  • AmunahSki
    AmunahSki Posts: 225 Member
    Could I suggest we then insert the ‘averages’ section into a spoiler, so as to cut the page sizes down a bit?
  • lorelyon
    lorelyon Posts: 8 Member
    edited January 1
    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 year, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!!

    Note: This thread is intended to be a continual thread throughout the year (previous threads were monthly threads). If the thread gets too long, we can start another one but will try this out for now! YEAH!!

    Name: Lore
    Age: 67
    Height: 5'2"
    Total weight lost: 46 lbs
    Time it took to lose: 25 months
    How long in maintenance: 18 months
    Maintenance weight range: 127 to 136 (9 pounds)

    Beginning (Average) weight recorded for 2021: 173
    Beginning (Average) weight recorded for 2022: 151 (22 pounds for the year)
    Beginning (Average) weight recorded for 2023: 126 (25 pounds in the second year)
    Average weight recorded for 2024: (stopped keeping track at the end of 2023, due to severe depression) I would guess 124-128


    2024
    Average weight recorded for January: DK
    Average weight recorded for February: DK
    Average weight recorded for March: DK
    Average weight recorded for April: DK
    Average weight recorded for May: DK
    Average weight recorded for June: DK
    Average weight recorded for July: DK
    Average weight recorded for August: SK
    Average weight recorded for September: DK
    Average weight recorded for October: 128?
    Average weight recorded for November: 130?
    Average weight recorded for December: 135?

    2025
    Beginning weight: 136
    Week ending:
    Jan 4:
    Jan 11:
    Jan 18:
    Jan 25:

    Successes/struggles of the week (last year): Evening grazing. When I was doing well (2021-2023), I knew that I could have an evening snack of EITHER 1 cookie or 1/4 cup of ice cream or 1 piece of fruit or 1 cup of popcorn. But . . . . when I graze . . . I seem to eat one of EACH thing . . .

    QUESTION for @missperfectpitch , I prefer to weigh myself on Wednesdays. Should I just edit my weeks accordingly? (Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29)
  • lorelyon
    lorelyon Posts: 8 Member
    @AmunahSki , not sure what you mean by a "spoiler" like an "attached file"?
  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 625 Member
    AmunahSki wrote: »
    Could I suggest we then insert the ‘averages’ section into a spoiler, so as to cut the page sizes down a bit?

    I'm not sure how to add a spoiler either, but everyone is definitely welcome to add a spoiler or otherwise abbreviate/shorten their posts!
  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 625 Member
    lorelyon wrote: »
    QUESTION for @missperfectpitch , I prefer to weigh myself on Wednesdays. Should I just edit my weeks accordingly? (Jan 8, Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29)

    Yes! Whatever you prefer, you can either keep the dates and just report on what your weigh-ins were on the Wednesday prior to that, or feel free to adjust the dates to be Wednesdays, whatever works and is most convenient for you!
  • AmunahSki
    AmunahSki Posts: 225 Member
    Age: 52
    Height: 5’ 5”
    Total weight lost: 22.2lb
    Time it took to lose: 189 days
    How long in maintenance: since April 2024
    Maintenance weight range: 139-145lb

    My averages are nestled in the spoiler section below (put ‘spoiler’ in square brackets [] at the start of the section, and ‘/spoiler’ in square brackets [] at the end).
    Average weight recorded for 2021: 153.5
    Average weight recorded for 2022: 153
    Average weight recorded for 2023: 159.6
    Average weight recorded for 2024: 147

    Monthly Averages:
    January 2024: 156.1
    February 2024: 153.3
    March 2024: 151.9
    April 2024: 149.7
    May 2024: 146.1
    June 2024: 144.3
    July 2024: 143.8
    August 2024: 144.3
    September 2024: 143.5
    October 2024: 143.6
    November 2024: 144
    December 2024: 141.7
    January 2025: 144.5

    Trend on week ending:
    5 Jan: 143.8/???
    11 Jan: 00/00
    18 Jan: 00/00
    25 Jan: 00/00

    Successes/struggles of the week:
    Over the last week the scale showed almost a 5lb ‘gain’ (139.8 to 145.8) and Happy Scale doesn’t know what the heck is happening - but thanks to MFP I know exactly what I have consumed so I know this is just water weight (from salty, carby foods) and it won’t hang around much longer.

    I’m already comfortably back in my ‘zone’ but experience tells me that an urgent 3am pee will herald the finale, and the next weigh-in will show the real results of the holiday season. I hope this gives some comfort and insight to anyone new who is not yet seeing the results they feel they deserve. Trust the process!
  • lesdarts180
    lesdarts180 Posts: 3,126 Member
    Name Lesley
    Age: 74

    Height: 153 cm (5’ 0.5”)
    Total weight lost: 22.5 kg (approx. 50 lb)
    Time it took to lose: 9 months

    How long in maintenance: 5+ 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 for 2022 49.9 kg (110 lb)
    Average weight for 2023 49.5 kg (109 lb)
    Average weight for 2024 48.6 kg (107 lb)




    Average weight recorded for October 48.7 kg (107 lb)
    Average weight recorded for November 48.2 kg (106 lb)
    Average weight recorded for December 49.1 kg (108 lb)

    Jan 6th: 49.6 kg (trend 49.8 kg)
    Jan 13th:
    Jan 20th:
    Jan 27th:

    Successes/struggles:
    Away for 3 nights over the New Year – lots of food balanced by lots of walking (during the days) and dancing (in the evenings) – gained about a kg over the whole Christmas and NY fortnight.

    Back on track now.
  • missperfectpitch
    missperfectpitch Posts: 625 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: 110 - 120 (ideally ~115 or below)

    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 2022: 113.4
    Average weight recorded for 2023: 113.9
    Average weight recorded for 2024: 117.7

    Average weight recorded for January 2024: 116
    Average weight recorded for February: 116
    Average weight recorded for March: 115.8
    Average weight recorded for April: 116.5
    Average weight recorded for May: 115.9
    Average weight recorded for June: 115.5
    Average weight recorded for July: 116.3
    Average weight recorded for August: 117.2
    Average weight recorded for September: 118.6
    Average weight recorded for October: 120.75
    Average weight recorded for November: 121.7
    Average weight recorded for December: 121.8

    Week ending:
    Jan 4: 123.2 (122.7)
    Jan 11:
    Jan 18:
    Jan 25:

    Successes/struggles of the week: Taking a hard look at the past year - things went off the rails a bit in the last part of the year between lots of meals out, a very indulgent vacation in September, from which I didn't really recover from (sort of stabilized a bit by November/December but was still over my maintenance range). Will continue with decreasing my calories a bit and stepping up my workouts to get back down. Although things weren't great weight-wise, I did have a lot of progress with my strength workouts (the increase in weight did help with that), so I'm torn as I do like to see the progress there. I think for now I'll plan to get back into range, then evaluate a bit more to find a good balance between maintenance weight range and keeping up with strength training progress.

    This past week, my weight was up by a lot with several New Year's associated events midweek, high sodium meals at the end of the week, and TOM.
  • 425Recess
    425Recess Posts: 277 Member
    Name: Lorraine
    Age: 77
    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 ~5 years - Was on maintenance for 8 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 from 2022: 115.2
    Average weight recorded from 2023: 114.9
    Average weight recorded from 2024: 115.9

    2023
    Average weight recorded for June: 114.6
    Average weight recorded for July: 114.5
    Average weight recorded for August: 114.5
    Average weight recorded for Sept.: 115.1
    Average weight recorded for Oct. 114.8
    Average weight recorded for Nov. 114.3
    Average weight recorded for Dec. 114.0

    2024
    Average weight recorded for January: 115.8
    Average weight recorded for February: 116.4
    Average weight recorded for March: 115.6
    Average weight recorded for April: 115.7
    Average weight recorded for May: 115.4
    Average weight recorded for June: 116.4
    Average weight recorded for Nov: 116.2
    Average weight recorded for Dec. 116.1

    2025
    Week of:
    Jan. 6: 116.6

    Struggles/Successes: 2024 wasn't my best year for succeeding at maintaining but it is a new year so I will work to make this one better.

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