What nobody tells you about losing weight

AnnPT77

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48519665#Comment_48519665

Yes. Especially as a breast cancer survivor, my xiphoid process - the bump at the bottom of the sternum/breastbone - freaked me out when it first emerged from the shrinking bodyfat, too.

takinitalloff

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48514388#Comment_48514388

I'm right there with you (70 lbs lost, 60 lbs to go, did it all via diet/exercise and generally speaking, lifestyle changes). Yes it can be done without meds & surgeries. You are doing fabulous, let's keep it up and enjoy all those amazing benefits — life is good!

takinitalloff

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48519665#Comment_48519665

🙈 🤣 This is great, thanks for sharing. I can't wait to (re)discover my tailbone, hopefully later this year!

drmwc

One thing that still surprises me is how non-linear weight loss is. Water weight and waste weight can have a material impact.

My diet was 6 years ago (I went from 185-ish pounds to 140-ish, a BMI of 21.0). Since then, I've aimed to maintain between 140 and 147 pounds. (I find a range a lot easier to manage than a single number). I got to 147 a month ago, so I've been cutting since then. I weight daily, as I find the more data helps me focus on the trend and filter out some noise. And the data is noisy: I've had 4 pound daily swings.

The good news is I've reached a 7 day rolling average of 141, so my cut is over.