If I can’t have beer, why do I want to be fit?
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This is what’s known as a control chart, i.e. “statistical process control.” Yes, over time weekly vs daily weighings are measuring the same thing in the same person, assuming the weighing happens consistently and at the same time of day and there are no intervening behaviors that are different between days of the week.
However, more measurements means that deviations are actionable on a faster time frame. That’s because in process control, one big deviation is not a trend. If you are waiting weeks for multiple data points, then you can only act and adjust on a weeks time frame. If you are measuring daily, then you could adjust daily after collecting a bunch of days.
However, there is always confounding. The human physique is not consistent day by day. So you might be measuring water weight by daily weigh ins, and then acting on deviations caused by water. Which means that your adjustments to diet and exercise might be based on the wrong measurement.
So, not to make this longer (oh I could, because I’ve not gotten into any of the cool technical stats aspects). My recommendation is to weigh in 2 or 3 times a week, same days, same times. And that when you make adjustments to diet or exercise, make them every two weeks and attempt as much consistency as you can in between. The goal is enough data that is measuring the right stuff (fat and muscle changes, not hydration), and to be able to act on it quickly and reasonably with some amount of confidence in your process.
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Feb. 22: 136lbs
Not bad. Not getting as much exercise as I’d hoped, but going the right way.
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After slacking off for months, trying again.
I was at 140lbs this morning. First exercise in months (beyond a few short walks recently), two laps around Green Lake (about 9km) in 50mins. Not great, but it’s a start.
Trying to lay off the booze a bit again, too. Got moaned at by the doctor (as per usual) for having too high cholestorol.
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Currently eating my third pretzel of the day. They’re good baked with rock salt and herbs.
(I also cycled 30km earlier and may have a run in a bit, but I’m also just starting up again after slacking off)
(ETA: 141 lbs this evening)
Every year I try to run around the Alster lake in the centre of Hamburg within my age in minutes. It’s about 7.7 km, and last year I did it in about 31 minutes (I’m 33 this year). I’m not sure whether I’ll manage that speed this spring, but I’ll try this week to see how much time I’ve got to catch up.
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179.5… That’s the first time it’s been under 180 in a few weeks, though.
Meanwhile, I gave up calorie tracking. I know what I should or shouldn’t eat, and adding up the numbers hadn’t really made any difference.
Most of the past week (or more) I’ve reached >12000 steps.
I did start over with the Gorilla app again but not more than 2-3 times a week (e.g. I’m a little sore from yesterday).
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Usually one of the kids goes in the other bathroom, turns on the hot water and does that for me.
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I’m a fat ass who can be healthy and active two months max at a time. This must be followed by at least 4 months of sitting on my ass and eating whatever I come within a quarter mile of.
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New half-year resolution:
I’m at 144 lbs (Waist-to-hip-ratio: 45%). One year ago I was popping out of my size 12s – didn’t weigh myself as a baseline but estimate I’m at least 26 lbs lighter, and definitely 4 ins smaller in waist and hips. I need to exercise to bring down the blood pressure, maintain bone density, increase stamina and have upper arms like Michelle Obama’s.
My cholesterol is at 231. My doctor’s reaction: “Looks good!”
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So, I’ve been trying to exercise a bit more and I did manage to drop about 4 or 5 pounds recently! So… down to 133 from 138 or so… Yay me!
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I should have bookmarked this earlier.
So I have been good about doing things like having salad instead of fries, cutting out a lot of sugary things or rather treating them as not every day or even every week thing.
I have been kinda bad about exercise since being laid off mostly cause 6 flights of stairs isn’t handy every time the work computer tells me time for an ergo break.
But hey I am down to under 210lbs. Woo!
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Oh right, time for my long walk. Thanks for the reminder.
Company-encouraged exercise (and minor bribery) has had some effect, down to about 135 today.
Failing to avoid booze.
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remembering to check in again.
So last few times I weighed myself I am now under 200lbs woo!
Also I can comfortably put on my utilikilts again.
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I’ve found that exercising and listening to isochronic tones are helping my brain get closer to fit.
My first long walk in months led to a beautiful uninterrupted sleep.
I’m at 143 (65 kg) and thought people up here would notice the 12 kg loss and comment but so far no one has noticed. I have received “wow, you’re skinny!” comments from UK & Cdn age-and-sex cohorts even though my BMI is 20.5.
My thoughtful and diligent child is monitoring my macronutrients and is actually not eating cereal, focusing on eggs with bacon or ham, and making them himself. And he’s encouraging me to work out with the home gym set here.
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Hey, you know, you and the poster right above you ought to meet up and try working out together. I’ll bet you live in close proximity, and it should be easy to find something physical you’d both like doing together. 
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Hey, you know, you and the poster right above you ought to meet up and try working out together. I’ll bet you live in close proximity,
you mean @daneel? 
There’s nothing too physical about mocking people who still use Imperial measurements and drop the ‘u’ from colour, glamour, honour… except running away when they open fire on us.
Oh and my total cholesterol is 280, not 231. Yeah mon!
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I’ve been a good boy for five whole weeks. Training for the 3M half marathon. It took some time but I’m seeing improvements in my times and fitness level. I am home this week (when I typically struggle to keep things up) and on the road next week (which is easier for me). Want to crush things come race day (Jan 22nd).
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