Many of us have lost weight and/or reached other health goals. We’re ready for that next chapter, maintaining the gains we’ve accomplished.
This group will have Friday check ins, where everyone can touch base. Weigh-ins are optional, and will not be tracked. Please feel free to share your non-scale victories (NSV) as well.
In order to foster group participation, we do ask that only participants post, so please do join! You can join at any time simply by hitting the “post reply” button and saying something along the lines of “I’d like to join.” As they say, the more, the merrier.
Hi everyone!
Welcome to the February Maintenance Thread. We have four major holidays on the calendar for the month: Superbowl Sunday (on the 2nd), Groundhogs Day (conveniently also the 2nd), Valentine’s Day (the 14th), and Mardi Gras (the 25th). I probably forgot something important, but these are the ones that come to the forefront of my mind. Mark your calendars, and be prepared with a plan to celebrate while staying the course.
When this thread was started the idea was to have a place for people who have achieved their health and weight goals to check in and have some accountability so they don’t end up on the slippery slope back to their previous diet and the related health concerns. One of the great threads that Jeff has posted is about the question of whether To Weigh or Not To Weigh.
Personally, before my scale went on hiatus, someone expressed dismay that I would weigh myself daily (and I make a line graph on graph paper taped to my bathroom wall ). Clearly, my personal experience echos what researchers have found to be true:
Self-weighing is likely to improve weight outcomes, particularly when performed daily or weekly, without causing untoward adverse effects.
The scale gives undeniable, concrete, immediate feedback. It can be easy to blame tight pants on the dryer, or a poorly fitting dress on “eating too many beans,” or any number of other excuses we will come up with for the feedback our bodies are giving us, but the scale never lies. It is our most honest friend, who will tell us when we can do better, or we’re doing great already.
Jeff recommends:
- For those trying to lose weight, weigh yourself no more then 1x a week as there are many things that can contribute to daily fluctuations.
- For those trying to maintain a weight loss, weighing yourself more frequently can be helpful to identify any upward trend before it goes to far.
In addition, Mark posted this gem of a video of Dr. Lisle in last month’s MWL thread (man, that was a busy place to be last month. So fun to see all the new “faces”!). It’s a short 6 minute clip that is worth the time. In it, he talks about the 21 meals a person eats per week. What is your method for meal prep? What’s on the menu this week?
Our first check in for the month is Friday, February 7, 2020.
Best to you all,
Lindsey