I hit goal today after 27 months

I wouldn't call myself a data freak, but I have a similar chart, and I'm experiencing the same things you have gone through, so it's really reassuring that I'm not a special snowflake! Ironically, my stats are very similar to yours starting out. Outstanding accomplishment, keep up the great work.

congrats. The hard work finally paid off.

That's do helpful, thank you and well done for your amazing achievement!

Awesome job! I use the Libra app and try to weigh in everyday. I have found that helps me know what is happening. Thanks for the great post.

FYI, non-Android/iOS folks can use TrendWeight

This is so helpful, thank you. I've downloaded the app - I think this is just what I need right now. I'm struggling with spikes as well and I think that recording the data this way will help keep me focused on the long view.

Cheers and CONGRATULATIONS on your success!

Great job and thank you for sharing your story. Spikes can be so discouraging so thanks for the perspective.

First of all, congrats OP! Secondly, I'm so super psyched that there are so many other "data" nerds out there. I had no idea that so many other people were as addicted to charting and "Excelling" as I am LOL. It makes my inner nerd smile :-D.

On a similar note, I also weigh daily as I've found it keeps me on track and more aware of trends versus spending a whole week bummed that I "gained" a pound or two on my weekly weigh in day. And thanks for telling us about the app Libra. I checked it out and really like it! I still use Excel but don't want to spend a butt load of time formatting the perfect graph in Excel when Libra does it all for me :-).

Mariang165 wrote: »

Thanks OP and sincere congrats! Enjoy your vacation and enjoy some yummy food, just keep moving and you will have a great time! I'm not a nerd and must admit to gravitating to the success stories with pics

Oops, accidentally deleted the rest of my post, ipaditis! So briefly, I only weigh weekly and when I start my day off badly, yes, I continue to overeat and say I will start again tomorrow. This 'spike' info is really an eye opener for me, both the gain spike, but more importantly the loss spike! I am an old dog but I can learn new tricks, so you have inspired me that for the next month plus, I shall try weighing daily and studying my spikes! As another poster mentioned earlier, I shall use it as information to help me in my efforts to lose weight, not let it sabotage my efforts. Thanks so much, I really appreciate your post and good luck on your efforts to get that scale to go even lower, you must already look and feel amazing! Cheers

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This is so terrific, and SO important... and so *real*... and relateable... and understandable... (and my goodness, those fantastic graphs you so diligently provided data for!) -- all of this is so *powerful*...!

THANK YOU for being who you are, and for 'swimming in' that data, and for putting your story 'out there', for others to see (and undoubtedly be encouraged by, relieved by, inspired by, and most important of all -- informed by)...! WAY TO GO!

Ditto!