Comparing my trajectory with the trial curves, carefully — a second dataset

Comparing my trajectory with the trial curves, carefully — a second dataset — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable.

Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this that almost nobody writes about.

I have been at roughly the same weight for 15 months. The interesting questions are all different from the ones I had at the start, and the documentation here is much thinner on this phase.

I would like to compare notes with people who are further along, and I would like to know what the published evidence says about this phase specifically rather than by extrapolation.

This follows post #8 rather than contradicting it.

Menstrual cycle: for people who menstruate, weight can shift by several pounds across the cycle due to fluid retention and other factors. Noting cycle phase when weighing reduces apparent noise.

I would want the raw data before agreeing with my own summary of it.

Narrowing post #12, because the general version has more than one answer.

Seasonal patterns: some people report weight loss is slower in winter than summer. Body composition and activity changes might contribute. Noting the season is useful context.

If that is already documented somewhere, ignore me and link it.

I had written a reply contradicting post #23 and deleted it. Here is what survived.

Rate of change matters more than the absolute number for most of the questions people ask about their own series.

That is all the detail I have. Someone else will have more.

Narrowing post #34, because the general version has more than one answer.

Seasonal patterns: some people report weight loss is slower in winter than summer. Body composition and activity changes might contribute. Noting the season is useful context.

Post #36 and I disagree about the size of the effect, not about the direction.

Rate of change matters more than the absolute number for most of the questions people ask about their own series.

Non-scale victories: muscle gain or maintenance, clothing fit, energy level, and capability (like climbing stairs without breathlessness) are measurements that scale-based weight misses.

A qualification I should have led with rather than closed on.

A single scale used throughout beats a more accurate scale introduced halfway through. Consistency beats accuracy for a trend.

Confirming post #63 from a second method, which matters more than confirming it from a second person.

Maintenance series are the ones this subcategory needs most and receives least. The interesting questions all change once loss stops.