Not a typo! I am down, for real, this month. And not just by a rounding error amount, a full 3.5 pounds. How did such sorcery happen?
As it turns out, it was simple: no snacking. That was it. I stuck to my three daily meals and had no snacks on most days. I would occasionally allow myself something small on a run day, like a banana, or a chunk of cheese. But no cookies, crackers, candy or any of that.
And here we are, 3.5 pounds later.
But it’s not enough. I need to lose a lot more. I’m still 20 pounds from my target goal of 150 and losing 3.5 pounds means it would take another 5.7 months to get there (basically, September, or the tail end of summer) and I don’t want it to take almost six months.
I have not been running as frequently, so I am going to try to be more active, which will help (and just make me healthier in general, always a good thing).
For now, I can at least savour that I am down for the month and the (short) year. And to that, I offer a hearty woot.
Fake edit: Looking at the stats over the month, there’s been very little change. My body fat is slightly higher, which makes sense in that if my total weight is down, the percentage of my body that is roly-poly fat may increase a bit overall (at least in the short term). My muscle mass has gone down, which also makes sense due to the decrease in exercise.
Weight: January 1, 2024: 172.3 pounds Current: 170.5 pounds Year to date: Down 1.8 pounds February 1: 174 pounds February 29: 170.5 pounds (down 3.5 pounds) Body fat: February 1: 26.1% February 29: 26.0% (down 0.1%) Skeletal muscle mass: February 1: 30.7% February 29: 30.3% (down 0.4%) Body water: February 1: 54.0% February 29: 54.0% (unchanged) Historical: January 1, 2022: 182.8 pounds
