My scale and I are in a standoff right now

2026-10-06 12:24

Started reta in mid-January at 128 kg. The first stretch was almost comical — 4.5 kg gone in nine days, and I know most of that was water. Since then?

Nineteen days of the exact same number staring back at me. Same food, roughly 1900 calories logged, swimming Tuesdays and Saturdays.

I'm not spiraling, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't opening the app like it owes me an explanation.

What's keeping me from losing it: a measuring tape. Waist is down 3 cm since the scale quit talking, and I'm sleeping better than I have in years. Appetite is still quiet, which honestly matters more to me than the reading. I keep reminding myself the scale is the last thing to move, not the first.

Not after a pep talk. Mostly wondering how long your first real standoff lasted, and whether you changed anything or just waited it out.

2026-10-09 22:37

ugh, the 19-day flatline is the worst. One thing that helped me was switching to a weekly average plus waist at navel, because daily weigh-ins made me miss the inches going.

Also, is your 1900 truly “same food,” or have oils, dressings, coffee creamer, or bites while cooking crept in? I found an easy 150–200 calories hiding there.

How are your swim clothes fitting right now?

2026-10-11 00:39

The scale is a laggy sensor, not the system. Nineteen days flat at the same intake after a water drop is usually logging drift, training water retention, or both.

Swimming Tue/Sat can hold 1–2 kg of repair water for days, especially early. I’d switch KPIs: 7-day median weight, waist at navel, and how clothes fit.

If waist is down while scale is flat, you’re still recomposing. Also weigh food for a week if you’ve been eyeballing.

Sharp question: anything change in the last 19 days—training volume, sodium, sleep, bowel regularity?

2026-10-11 02:15

Nineteen days at the same number this early isn't unusual, honestly. I've seen a bunch of threads here where weeks 3–5 just stall, then things move again.

What helped me: stop comparing daily weights and track a 7-day average. Also measure your waist/hips once a week — in the old "scale vs. tape" thread, half of us were losing cm while the scale sulked.

Quick question: are you weighing at the same time, same clothing, after the same bathroom routine? Swimming can also leave you holding a bit of water for a day or two, especially if you're newer to it.

You're logging and moving; the long view is still on your side.

2026-10-12 01:29

yo same pattern here, the whoosh then the brick wall. the thing that actually moved my number after 3 weeks stalled was measuring my waist and taking progress pics every sunday, not daily scale. also checked my “1900” and realized

2026-10-13 17:27

Nineteen days flat sucks, but it’s not necessarily a stall. I’d check two things: are you using a 7-day rolling average vs single weigh-ins, and has your waist/hip measurement moved? I started tracking navel waist weekly and it dropped before the scale did. Also, swimming hard can leave me up