Small diary entry from this week. I’m 29, about two months in, lifting three mornings a week. Weight has parked around 214 for 9 or 10 days.
My waist tape moved down almost an inch, my belt notch is tighter, and I got 3x8 goblet squats without my lower back complaining. Appetite is calmer, but I still eat breakfast and lunch. I’m trying not to let the scale write the whole story.
For people who lift, what non-scale measure do you actually trust weekly—waist, photos, reps, sleep? And if there’s a plain-language source on why weight can hold steady while measurements change, I’d read it.