Triple digits, not ruled

Oof, I feel this. My taunt number was 75 lbs and I sat at 61 for almost five months. What finally helped me was switching from weekly weigh-ins to a 10-day average and tracking waist + how many push-ups I could do. The scale was flat but the tape and reps weren't.

It didn't make 75 less annoying, but it gave me something to win on the days the scale was a brick. What's one non-scale thing you're actively chasing right now—not something you've already hit, but the next tiny benchmark?

First, 84 is not a layover — that's a whole trip. I run a cafe, so the “quality control” bites while prepping are my kryptonite.

One thing that helped: I stopped letting the scale be the only scoreboard. I keep a note in my phone called “Already Did” with stuff like tying shoes without grunting, fitting behind the counter without turning sideways, saying no to the day-old pastry case at close.

For the last 16, maybe pick a non-scale milestone to chase alongside it? What's one thing you want to do at 100 that has nothing to do with the number?

Nineteen months and a size 14 is a huge body of work. I get the taunt: 84 can feel like a B+ when your brain wanted the A+. What helped me was making the last stretch boring on purpose. I weigh daily, but I only let myself react to the 10-day trend.

Every 5 pounds down, I add a note to a “receipts” list: a new stair flight without puffing, a belt notch, a resting heart rate dip. The 16 left is still there, but it’s not the boss of my day. What’s one non-scale receipt you’re saving for the 100 mark?

I keep a spreadsheet because of course I do — weekly weigh-ins, a 4-week rolling average, plus tabs for waist/hip/thigh in cm and a column literally labeled "stairs without stopping." At 84 down, my rolling average moved less than a pound this month, but my resting heart rate dropped 6 bpm. The scale taunts; the spreadsheet doesn't.

Try logging three non-scale numbers monthly, same time, same conditions. Mine are waist, stairs, and how long a 5k walk takes.

Then the 16 left is one row, not the whole story. What's the one non-scale number you'd frame on the fridge?

Tbh 84 down in 19 months is a serious dataset. The final 15–20 often move slower because TDEE falls with mass; that’s physiology, not willpower.

I stopped treating 100 as the finish line and switched to process metrics: 10-day median weight, waist-to-height ratio, resting HR, and one hard stair climb. Concrete win: my size 12 jeans getting loose meant more than a round number.

What non-scale metric has budged most for you since size 14? That might be the better target.

100 feels like a boss health bar when you're already past the hard part. i do dumb non-scale checkpoints instead: can i carry all the groceries in one trip, does the gaming chair stop creaking when i stand up, did i actually drink water during a late ranked session instead of inhaling a soda.

my current soda-swap is those little water flavor packets + a can of lime sparkling water, and it weirdly scratches the same itch. what’s one random everyday thing that changed for you since size 22?

chasing that might make the last 16 less taunty.

triple digits as a taunt is such a good way to put it. I’m a body-signal nerd, so I started pairing the number with one “proof” note I actually care about that week — like which grocery bags I can carry in one trip, or whether I’m hungry at the same times.

It keeps the 16 from eating the 84. At 84 down, is there an everyday moment that feels noticeably different now than it did 20 pounds ago?

I’d be curious what your body noticed first.