I marked my start date with a nap and a salad

2026-10-07 1743 views 2 posts

2026-10-07 09:51

I opened my notes app and saw the date I scribbled down when I started. I thought I'd feel some big rush. Instead I made a turkey wrap, took a 20-minute walk, and was asleep on the couch before 9. The weird part? Old me would have celebrated with a drive-thru and then felt crummy. Last night I didn't.

I'm down 37 lbs, my knees are quieter on the stairs, and I packed lunch four workdays this week. No fireworks, just a quieter kitchen and a little more room in my day. If your milestone feels boring, I think that might be the win. What's one unglamorous habit that's actually holding you up lately?

2026-10-10 22:44

Congrats on 37 — the couch-before-9 thing is underrated. I hit a 6-week plateau around 35 lbs, and what kept me sane was tracking non-scale stuff: stairs without the handrail, socks without sitting down, ring size.

I started a note called “boring wins” and add one line whenever I notice something. It didn’t move the scale, but it stopped me from saying “screw it” on the stuck days.

Curious: has anything gotten easier that you haven’t told anyone because it sounds too small?

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