Hit 198.6 this morning, which is the first time I've seen a number starting with 1 since early 2021. Started tracking on January 8th at 233, so that's roughly 34 lbs over about five months. Nothing dramatic — I just weigh everything on a food scale, walk 40 minutes most evenings, and stopped eating after 8pm because late snacking was my main leak. I also went from a snug 18 to a comfortable 14 in jeans, which honestly feels more real than the scale number. The weird part is I don't feel like a different person, I just feel less tired and my knees stopped complaining on stairs. My rate has slowed to about a pound a week lately, which I know is normal but still tests my patience. For those further along, did your loss stall around this point and did changing anything actually help, or was it just time?
A number starting with 1, first time since 2021
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Nice. 34 lb in ~5 months is about 1.5 lb/wk, or ~0.65% body weight/week — a sane clip. The after-8pm cutoff probably does more than people credit; it’s a hard boundary, not a macro debate.
Question: are you tracking a 7-day rolling average or just daily weights? At this stage I’d care less about 198.6 and
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Congrats on the 1! I run a cafe, so all-day grazing is my personal boss fight — a broken cookie here, a spoon of ganache there, and suddenly it’s a meal I never logged. What helped me was a “no-taste” rule after 2pm and keeping a tiny plate
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The 8pm cutoff is the interesting part to me. Did you shift dinner later, or just close the kitchen? My main leak was mindless bites while cleaning up, so I started brushing my teeth at 7:45 and leaving a giant mug of decaf tea by the sink. First week was ugly, but my morning appetite actually went down, which I didn’t expect. Also, for the 198.6 morning: I screenshot the scale on milestone days, because two days later I’m usually back over the line from sodium and it messes with my head. Trend-line says congrats either way.
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