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Originally Posted by CloveApple
Welcome back 
I really empathize with your frustrations with your scale, but I have one little question about your goal: what IS your goal?  Is it a lower scale number or fat loss? Because the two are not always the same.
Remember that while the scale is a wonderful measure of how much the planet is pulling your body in towards it's center, it's only an indirect and often inaccurate measure of how much fat you have. Measurements, how clothes fit, and pictures are all more accurate measures of fat loss than the scale is. |
Yes, thanks! now that I have measurement changes, it helps with frustration level.
Still, as a 5-decade dieter, I know the signs of something not working, and 1 lb loss in 4 weeks of compliance
may be an indicator that something needs to be addressed, whether it be more water, or too many calories for the energy expended or what else???.
I am happy I have all of Leigh's tools and especially my log, to keep it in my daily consciousness, so I don't drag on and on, until 3 months pass, I finish OPT as a failure at basically same sized pants.
Short term goal is 4-6 lbs weight loss per month, to 145 lbs by November of THIS year!!! and maybe a size 10-12 (I'm 14-16 now at 174.6 lbs). I can't imagine even a size 10, so i'm not saying less than that.
Long term goal is maintenance at 145-150 for the following year (Thanksgiving to Thanksgiving!), becoming an intuitive eater and enjoying an active life, with an aging body that is retaining strength and flexibility