July:
14-82.0kg
15-82.1
16-82.7
17-83.0

Does this mean I'm gaining weight? Don't really care, because 83.5 means the smoothies and veggies, 81.5 the caramel bag. Easy game?

83.9kg! Highest since I don't know when. We have had extremely warm weather for several days now, probably that has something to do with it. No good idea how much of it is "real". Anyhow I need to react like it is real, so less calories until below 82.5kg. One of the first great tests since reaching the goal. Bring it on.

I'll do some research on the thermodynamics of mass for you. From what I've seen so far, it doesn't seem to have an effect. My guess is that your weight is fluctuating due to changes in water weight. This is my guess because you didn't mention eating enough food to gain nearly two kilograms over a few days. Do you eat gallons of ice cream to stay cool when it the weather is warm?

I'm looking forward to see you deal with the fluctuations. In my mind, you are doing the hard bit now. The journey is half the battle. No. That isn't it... Showing up is half the battle. The journey is half of the Iliad and Odyssey. I always get that mixed up. Anyway, you showed up and lost the weight. Now you can journey, or maybe listen to some Journey.

On my end, I've gone several days without a stranger asking me, in a very concerned (almost motherly) voice, "are you feeling alright?" which I am taking as a sign that my slight weight loss is making me look a bit more healthy. Either that or the world is becoming a less friendly place.

Nice Brian, how about the exercise part?

Weighed me again (even before reading your post), it's 83.2kg. This is more the standardized version, it's actually morning here right now, some hours ago it was just the right date. I keep part of the standardized clothing in my hands while weighing btw, it's hot. So will tighten up the calorie intake a notch anyhow.

Long term I think responding in some way to the scale even if a large part is variance is the way forward. Have in fact eaten quite a bit the last few days, I think. Now you can see the downside with not counting calories. It's only the hunch and the scale. But this should also work.

83.1kg. I'm on vacation and sleep however I feel like, woke up, did the routine and weighed. Found yesterday I can count calories not very badly anyhow. Had seven smoothies, let's say 900 cal, and salads, let's say 1200 cal, and some berries. Think that means minus, as the gym takes even my way maybe 200? As I have a mere 0.6kg to drop I can take it easy and watch what happens, tightening the screw if needed, maybe start counting calories for real also, just a bit more exactly.

Could start by glancing at the packages of everything I eat what it contains, not even writing it up, to get the picture. Would be interesting to know what my daily need really is.

Well, I'm fairly unfit, so I am going slow with it. It is also too warm for hiking.

One day hit the heavy bag and the next some light weightlifting. Rinse and repeat.

I think that at our age we need to go slow with these things. Avoiding injury means you can go on. Long term likely pays off.

July:
18-83.9kg
18-83.2
19-83.1
20-83.0
20-82.6

Have gone through some exceptionally warm weather for these places, waking up in the middle of night has been standard. Then I have had to choose: do I not eat, and weigh myself later or do I weigh and eat? Have chosen the latter, got the chock July 18, weighed again in the morning. So even if I eat some at say 2am, then my weight still drops half a kilogram until say 6am, must be the body clock. You can see the same phenomenon today.

Anyhow I have trained dieting again. You never know when and how much of the weight is real, do not freak out but have some respect for the readings.

We are at high risk for injury if we take on such tasks as "sleeping in the wrong position" or "sneezing."

I'm not fit enough to cause structural damage by effort. I'd like to get into sufficient shape to be worried that I could.

Lol, good one!

I continue my night and day weighing. This time it was a neat 83.0 and 82.5. I'm back! The latter fine value probably because I woke up (the second time) later than previous days. No wonder, the apartment is just 25 centigrade (77F) now.

Travel day tomorrow, will pack the scale. Somehow have a feeling I'm consuming a couple of hundred unnecessary calories per day, but it doesn't show up in the weight, so maybe not?

July:
21-83.0kg
21-82.5
22-82.7
23-82.5

What's challenging is I will have a break with the gym after tomorrow morning. But will be some outdoors, maybe that compensates a bit.

82.0kg. I mentioned yesterday to spouse I was going to the gym even today morning, traveling day. There was silence (save me talking about the world is full of excuses) and an (admiring?) look. Need to remind myself about this post:
So starting my string of non-gym days today, need to save the powers for the long drive ahead!

81.8kg, surprisingly low, have been around that 82.5. So probably my calorie intake is slightly on the minus side, vacation doesn't obviously necessarily mean fat

82.1kg. Vacation has treated me well this far. Had my first pizza in months yesterday.

82.4kg. Have been doing some real physical work, for example hand sawing a couple of sofas for transport in my little car! Not many days before gym starts again though.

Ok. So, I helped my friends paint a bedroom last weekend. Also did some work on their irrigation system the week (maybe two weeks) before.

I've never sawed a sofa, let alone a couple of sofas. Did the translator let you down, or is it time that we send the nice men to put you in a nice straightjacket and then transport you to the nice room with very soft walls where you cannot hurt yourself?

To maximize my use of idioms, I've been off the wagon, but climbing back on shortly. No weight updates from me.

Wat? How are you going to dispose of a sofa totally on your own without cutting it?


Btw, even one pound down can be reported!

I'm busy killing bad guys.

81.4kg. Somehow have already felt some minus, and for example yesterday had a couple of chocolate bars. My standard slightly minus diet has formed to be: three vlcd smoothies in the morning, two somewhere at noon, four ready salads spread out from noon forward, and a little something else. The smoothies give 600 cal, the salads maybe 1400, "the little something" say 200. Think I will continue this, it's easier to be slightly on minus and compensate upwards than change a habit of the main eating.

You put it out by the curb. If your local sports team wins, you catch it on fire in celebration. If it isn't the night before the garbage men come to do their pick up, then you put a note on it saying "free sofa." Else, just leave it there and it will magically disappear.

I would have reported such an event.

You are well on your way towards another caramel day.

I'm flexible, chocolate is my new favorite for compensating upwards.

82.3kg, after five days of 81 something. Did indeed eat: chocolate bars, a caramel bag, even ice cream yesterday. There was a tendency to eat a bit less of the normal low calorie stuff, maybe the body already has set its mind on being a little on minus, but noticing what the new weight default is on a grander scale, about six kilograms less than before.

Anyhow I go back to the normal scheme now and see what happens.

An idea crossed my mind for making this easy. Say normal working days from next Monday:

Three smoothies in the morning provide some liquid together with the calories, a good start. A bit varying lunch, no binging though. A chocolate bar before gym. Two smoothies and a ready salad when coming home. Now is the catch: normally I will have two more ready salads during what's left of the day, but if needing some additional weight I'll have three, adding circa 350 calories.

Case closed?

Back in town! The break from gym was a bit longer than expected, but from Monday it's each day again.

81.4kg. Will provide the lengthy list during the weekend. Have thought a bit, I may as well take this to 80kg, the visceral fat could be fine tuned. Getting kilograms of muscle will take so much time, if ever. Not particularly interested in getting very much visible muscle either.