Weekly check-in — week of Oct 5

My side quest this week: tracking cost per 30g protein. Grocery had the 4-pack ready-to-drink shakes for $9.98 (was $12.49), so I stocked two. Still cheaper per gram to do powder + milk, but the convenience tax is real on workdays. Non-scale win: walked 7k+ steps 5/7 days by parking at the far end of the lot. Scale's been flat for 9 days, which is annoying but my jeans are looser, so I'm trying to trust the tape measure. Anyone else seeing fall sales hit protein stuff yet, or is it still all summer clearance?

round two, week one. Regained about half of what I lost, which stings more than I expected. The weird part isn't the food noise, it's the muscle memory — my hands still know exactly which cabinet the crackers live in. Side quest this week: 100g protein and a 15-minute walk after dinner instead of the couch scroll. Day three, jeans haven't noticed, but I'm sleeping through the night already. Anyone else find the second time around is way more mental than physical? Last time I was just chasing the scale. This time I keep catching myself being weirdly ashamed in the grocery store, like the cashier is keepng score. Trying to let that go.