Maintainers' Weekly Check-in

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
NEW ideal weight range: 139-141lb

Trend on week ending:
5 Apr: 140.0/140.6
12 Apr:
19 Apr:
26 Apr:

Successes/struggles of the week:
Bang on goal.  Not doing anything special  diet or exercise-wise, as I am too busy preparing for my son’s wedding weekend (not running at the moment while I deal with a touch of Plantar Fasciitis). I will be spending time with family and friends, enjoying the food and drink - but not going too silly - and dancing my heart out… my body allows me to do all the things I want to do, and long may that continue!

Life is for living, and at the moment I feel very grateful for the people I love most, who surround me.  I am radiating love and joy to all of you, too… MFP is the tool to do the job, but it’s the community I stay for. ❤️

April 2025

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: nearly 6 years!!
Maintenance weight range: 48 – 51 kg (106 – 112 lbs)

Average weight recorded for January 49.1 kg (108 lb)

Average weight recorded for February 49.8 kg (110 lb)

Average weight recorded for March 49.3 kg (109 lb)

April 7th: 48.4 kg (trend 48.8 kg)

April 14th: 48.3 kg (trend 48.6 kg)

April 21st:

April 28th:

Successes/struggles:
Preparing for my next holiday by easing down a little, the trend is dropping nicely.

No struggles

April 2025

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: nearly 6 years!!
Maintenance weight range: 48 – 51 kg (106 – 112 lbs)

Average weight recorded for January 49.1 kg (108 lb)

Average weight recorded for February 49.8 kg (110 lb)

Average weight recorded for March 49.3 kg (109 lb)

April 7th: 48.4 kg (trend 48.8 kg)

April 14th: 48.3 kg (trend 48.6 kg)

April 21st: 48.6 kg (trend 48.6 kg)

April 28th:

Successes/struggles:

Picked up a cold and that spiked my weight a little (up by 500 g) for a few days.

Going away on holiday today for 4 nights in an hotel -dinner, bed and breakfast every night.

has this group moved somewhere else?

Did the full-year idea fizzle?

Are we back to starting a new group once a month?

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: nearly 6 years!!
Maintenance weight range: 48 – 51 kg (106 – 112 lbs)

Average weight recorded for January 49.1 kg (108 lb)

Average weight recorded for February 49.8 kg (110 lb)

Average weight recorded for March 49.3 kg (109 lb)

April 7th: 48.4 kg (trend 48.8 kg)

April 14th: 48.3 kg (trend 48.6 kg)

April 21st: 48.6 kg (trend 48.6 kg)

April 28th: 49.7 kg (trend 49.8 kg)

Successes/struggles:

Away in an hotel for 4 nights last week – 3 course dinners every evening and buffet breakfast bar every morning. Lots of walking but also coach travel. Weight spiked to 50.9 kg Saturday morning but dropping nicely. Fluid retention leaving quickly.

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
NEW ideal weight range: 139-141lb

Trend on week ending:
5 Apr: 141.0/140.6
11 Apr: 141.2/142.2
19 Apr: 144.0/143.7
26 Apr: 143.2/143.6

Successes/struggles of the week:
Had an absolutely fabulous time at the wedding… didn’t eat/drink too much on the  day, but definitely overdid it on the leftover cake, wine and sweet table treats over the weekend… On the Tuesday, the scales tipped 145!!!  

However, no panic needed: today’s weigh in is 142.0 (even after quite a salty meal for dinner yesterday), and as I return to my normal routine I am confident that the extra weight will drop away slowly.

This feeling is the KEY difference from my previous weight-loss attempts (when I was losing weight for a specific reason/event/dress), because I no longer slip back into those old eating habits when the event is ‘over’. Now, there’s no ‘over’ - I’m here forever! Trust the process!❤️

May 2025

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: 6 years!!
Maintenance weight range: 48 – 51 kg (106 – 112 lbs)

Average weight recorded for January 49.1 kg (108 lb)
Average weight recorded for February 49.8 kg (110 lb)
Average weight recorded for March 49.3 kg (109 lb)
Average weight recorded for April 48.8 kg (108 lb)

May 5th: 48.8 kg (trend 49.7 kg)

May 12th:

May 19th:

May 26th:

Successes/Struggles:

I was away on holiday towards the end of April (4 night dinner, bed and breakfast) and weighed in at nearly 51 kg when I came home. Some fluid retention dropped away but then on Tuesday morning I had a difficult dental procedure including an extraction of a molar that didn’t give up easily. I felt rotten for the rest of the week and stayed at only just under 50 kg until this morning, when a sudden drop of about 1 kg brought me back below 49 kg.