My old log surprises me eleven months later

2026-10-06 12:32

I pulled up my log from last September and put it beside this month’s. Same spreadsheet, same 14-day median method. Then: 189.4 lbs, waist 41.25 in, 6.8k steps/day, protein around 86 g. Now: 164.1 lbs, waist 36.5 in, 9.1k steps/day, protein closer to 118 g.

The weird part is the scale curve flattened for six weeks in spring while the waist and step lines kept improving. I would have quit if I only watched daily weight. My contrarian take: the old tab is more useful than the mirror, and the habit columns did more than I gave them credit for.

Anyone else compare current numbers to a much older log instead of just last month?

2026-10-19 13:23

I had a similar spring flatline: scale sat at 172–173 for almost six weeks, but my waist kept dropping about a quarter inch every two weeks. My 14-day median didn’t budge until it suddenly did, which was maddening. The tape was right first.

The one thing that seemed to nudge things along was getting my sleep window more consistent, but honestly the measurements were already telling the real story. Did your waist keep dropping through the whole flat stretch, or did it stall too?

2026-10-20 12:14

Dude, that spring plateau + shrinking waist combo is wild. Did your waist keep dropping during those six weeks or did it stall too?

I ask because I’m a dorm rat living off $1 tuna packets and Greek yogurt I swipe from the dining hall (kidding… mostly). My scale’s been stuck for three weeks, but my one pair of non-stretch jeans now needs a belt.

I’ve started measuring my waist with a phone charging cable because I lost my tape measure, which is peak student behavior. Curious if your steps staying up kept the waist moving even when the scale didn’t.

2026-10-31 18:16

Did you start or increase resistance training between those logs? That’s the missing variable for me.

A 32 g protein bump plus 2.3k more steps is a solid setup, but it doesn’t fully explain a six-week scale flatline with a shrinking waist unless there’s a load stimulus or a real shift in glycogen/water. If lifting was already stable, I’d check tape placement—same landmark, same time of day, exhale normally.

Half an inch of drift is easy. What did your training frequency look like then vs now?