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bigblu89 posted...

Weighing yourself at all isn't necessary. The number really isn't important.

You'll know you're losing weight by measures other than what the scale says.

The way you look. How your clothes fit. Your change in energy levels.

I was 272 pounds in May of 2023. I went to my gastro yesterday and I'm now 221.

The only time I go on scale is when I go to the doctor and they make me go on the scale.

I agree, I haven't weighed myself in over a year just out of curiosity, and not for about a year before that too. I used to daily so I understand the obsession, and it's unhealthy. I simply don't care anymore, I know what I'm doing is working and as long as I keep it up I can't fail, and fortunately it's really easy to keep it up.

I used to be upper 200s myself 12 years ago, but dropped to about 225 (all flab and no muscle mass) and stayed there for about 5 years because I barely ate and did light cardio all day as part of my job. Then I decided to eat even less because I didn't know what else to do - eating more to lose weight didn't really compute. I dropped down to about 185 (I'm 6'1" btw) and fought like hell to stay there when I got an office job. When I inevitably hit 195 I got scared of seeing 200 so I said maybe I need to do more cardio again. I got an exercise bike and rode it for years just to break even, meanwhile I was still depriving myself of food because I still didn't know. I remember going out to eat with my gf one day and sitting there watching her eat her ice cream for dessert. I actually broke down and started crying right there at the table because I got in my head about how I wish I could just eat whatever I wanted too.

Then I discovered strength training and did my homework on nutrition. I found out what someone with the physique I want to have eats and how he trains, and I gave it a shot. It worked beautifully. Exercise bike is gone, I eat way more than I ever used to, I've lost a ton of body fat and gained so much muscle tone. I used to resent having to ride that bike, and I was never content until I rode it each day, but now I look forward to training 6 days a week.

My nutrition is pretty clean and locked in, and here's what I found: the body wants to stay the same. One bad meal isn't going to hurt a body in good shape any more than one good meal is going to help a body in bad shape. Consistency is key. I have ice cream every once in a while, and I don't feel bad about it at all.