Crossed my legs on the bus without thinking twice

2026-10-06 10:32

I’m sixteen weeks back at this after losing 60, regaining 35, and spending a year avoiding mirrors. The scale is down 21 from my restart high, but it hasn’t been the thing that got me.

Yesterday, on the bus, I crossed my legs without shifting around or holding my breath. Just did it. Then I sat there like, wait, when did that become possible again? I’m not where I was, and I’m trying not to make this bigger than it is.

But it felt like my body quietly caught up to the effort before my brain did. For those further along: what ordinary movement showed up for you before the scale made sense?

2026-10-10 11:59

That’s a legit functional marker, not fluff. I track two non-scale metrics besides weight: waist at navel and “bus seat width”—whether my thighs still touch the armrests. The leg-cross thing usually shows up after waist/hip circumference drops, even when the scale stalls.

My next domino was tying shoes without holding my breath. Question: can you do it on both sides, or is one hip still tighter? If it’s asymmetric, that’s worth noting—it may be mobility, not just mass.

I’d log it monthly, same seat, same pants, photo optional. The scale is noisy; function isn’t.

2026-10-11 18:42

That bus moment is the kind of thing maintenance is actually made of. I hit goal a while back, and the scale still bounces around enough that I’d lose my mind if it were my

2026-10-15 01:41

This made me smile. I keep a note on my phone called “didn’t think about it” and add one line when I catch something: crossing legs, reaching the top shelf without a step stool, getting off the floor without a hand.

No numbers, no weekly tracker—just a date and what happened. The scale is noisy, but that list only grows.

It’s weirdly better proof than a new low. What’s the next thing you’re half-hoping will just happen one day?