April 27 - After working out, 209.7 Down 1.3 pounds from yesterday.
Yes, like 2 pounds of that is water weight. What's your point?
And yes, I breathed out REALLY HARD before weighing. What's your point?
Here's my point: That's a measurement below 210 such that I won the bet. My economist friend (economists are the only people with just the right measure of evil to trust with blackmail material) should be destroying the check to Comstock today. That's the VA-10 house rep, and she is terrible.
As soon as I have evidence of that, I'll donate the same amount to the ACLU -- unless I am convinced of another charity or political cause.
As a historical note: My weight one year ago today was 229.1. That's an over 20 pounds difference, or just about 8.5% of my then body weight.
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This method sounds highly motivating! You were breathing out in relief.
ReplyDeleteI recommend it highly, while acknowledging it ain't for everybody.
ReplyDeleteWilliam Nichols I think it would make me deeply anxious! But I appreciate it aesthetically.
ReplyDeleteHave you considered setting up an incentive structure for weight maintenance? What would that even look like?
ReplyDeleteKaren Steele I've thought about it!
ReplyDeleteThrough a chunk of the winter, I did public posts on whether I was maintaining. I wasn't so much, and did it as merely observational to see if telling people would be a sufficient motivator.
It wasn't.
one way to do it is a trigger mechanism: If the scale ever hits, say, 210, during the winter months then the evil economist is to send in the check.
Maybe. That puts a lot of onus on the economist, and -- maybe worse -- gives a disincentive to actually getting on the scale.
So, I dunno. I am open to ideas!
William Nichols I think using a running average is a good way to smooth out the noise of daily fluctuations and see any hidden trends. Maybe a 7 day running average?
ReplyDeleteSounds like you also need an incentive to weigh in everyday. Your incentives are very different from mine. Also, if your maintenance weight is 210, your trigger weight should allow for normal fluctuations. 215 might be reasonable, depending on how much fluctuation is normal for you.
It looks like you can export fitbit data into a spreadsheet, so you can do all sorts of fun analysis!
Here's a proposal: At the end of every month, submit a spreadsheet to the evil economist showing every weigh in, the monthly average, and the daily maximum for the month. If the monthly average is more than 210 OR the daily max is more than 215 (or whatever numbers you pick) the check goes out. If there's more than 5 (or whatever) days skipped, then a $10/day fine is added. Deposit an initial amount of collateral ($300, in case you skip every day?) to keep you honest.
This structure looks like it fits the existing weight loss motivational structure you've set for yourself, which has been very effective. Most of the onus is on you to track and monitor. You'll have bad days and sometimes weeks during maintenance due to illness, travel, holidays, weather, or whatever, but this should give you enough flexibility to correct your course. Knowing that life happens, 215 and 220 might be sufficient to meet your health goals.
What do you think?