Show Me The Numbers

After having a conversation with Dawny about her WI numbers it caused me to look at my own weight record for these last several months.  I like taking a step back to see the “big picture” vs. living in the week-to-week WI woes.  While I am maintaining above my goal weight, my weight record does show a maintenance trend.  I am continuing to work towards bringing that number down each week but that isn’t always realistic either.  Weight spikes happen, vacations happen, and life happens.  

In the meantime, I feel I’m doing pretty darn well and though I would like to share with you what the big picture looks like. 

These are my end of month WI numbers (or the weight I at least have on record for months I was only doing a WI once a month).

July - 177.6

Aug - 179.4 - This is the last time I had a WI month at free LT as I was 176 earlier in the month.

Sept - 180.4

Oct - 182.6

Nov - 182.8

Dec - 181.4

Jan - 189.4

Feb - 186.2

Mar - 185.4

Apr - 181.4

May - 183.4

 

Here is a graph of the weight record above

Here are my yearly totals since I became a LT member.

May 2009 - 168.2

May 2010 - 173.2

May 2011 - 173.8

May 2012 - 171.4

May 2013 - 176.2

May 2014 - 183.4

I was maintaining pretty consistently in 2010, 2011, and 2012.  In 2013 I was up by 4.8 pounds and in 2014   I was up by 7.2 pounds.  Obviously I hope 2015 will reflect differently and I sure do plan to do all I can to keep anymore weight creep from happening.

However, seeing these yearly totals doesn’t deter me.  It is still maintenance.  It is higher than the 2 pound minimum of being over what WW allows, but to me it is still maintenance.  Obviously I was at an all time high when we returned from Hawaii and that is one number that I will continue to strive towards avoiding at all costs.  My back really hurt upon our return and my pants/shorts were super uncomfortable.  That alone is what I will remember in the future.