I'm new here, just started week one, and stack talk already confuses me

2026-09-29 23:22

Hi everyone, I’m brand new here and just finished my first week. I’m 5’4”, starting around 212 lbs, and my only habits so far are 80 oz of water, a 20-minute walk after dinner, and trying to get 30g protein at breakfast.

I keep seeing people mention Reta, Tesa, Mots-c, AOD 9604, and other stack ideas, and honestly it makes my head spin. I’m not asking for a plan or anything—just wondering if anyone else felt overwhelmed at the beginning and chose to keep things simple for a while?

I’m nervous about doing too much too soon, and I’d love to hear how you paced yourself emotionally in week one. Thanks for being kind; I’m still figuring out how to post here.

2026-10-01 02:22

I keep a spreadsheet too, and the first month is mostly noise. My 7-day rolling average didn’

2026-10-01 22:14

Welcome. Week one is data collection, not optimization. I’m 5’5” and I track weekly averages, not daily weight — daily swings from water/sodium will mess with your head.

My sheet: date, weight, waist, protein grams, water oz, walk minutes, cost per week. For the first month I only change two variables at a time. At your stats, 30g protein at breakfast is a solid anchor; I’d also glance at total protein by dinner. Sharp question: are you tracking waist or just scale?

I’d mute the stack threads for 30 days and compare your own week 1 vs week 4 averages instead.