Millard Fillmore
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I lost around 15 pounds in 2023 by overhauling my eating habits. More fruits and vegetables, balanced with some carbs and protein. I don't restrict and I don't fast, I just eat healthy and exercise. Lift + run regularly. I'm late 40s. I also lost 7 cm around the waist and a few around the neck too.
My weight dropped consistently until the fall when it held steady. Starting around January it started to tick back up. It's up around five pounds now (on weekly average).
Here's what I can tell you:
- Didn't holiday binge (didn't even celebrate during the holidays)
- It's not very cold where I live - can still run outside (though it's not hot and humid like in summer)
- Measurements (waist and neck) are still the same since decreasing along with weight
- Eating habits haven't changed
- Sleep and stress are fine, no problems there
- Still fit in my clothes
- Probably I'm walking a bit less
I can only guess it's a combination of natural body preservation (for winter) and water weight since we don't sweat as much? I don't get why it's going up but my waist size around the belly remains the same. It could also be muscle mass but at my age that's hard to increase to that degree. Less walking too.
Not panicking but I was hoping to actually push it down a few more pounds, not go up. Is this normal?
My weight dropped consistently until the fall when it held steady. Starting around January it started to tick back up. It's up around five pounds now (on weekly average).
Here's what I can tell you:
- Didn't holiday binge (didn't even celebrate during the holidays)
- It's not very cold where I live - can still run outside (though it's not hot and humid like in summer)
- Measurements (waist and neck) are still the same since decreasing along with weight
- Eating habits haven't changed
- Sleep and stress are fine, no problems there
- Still fit in my clothes
- Probably I'm walking a bit less
I can only guess it's a combination of natural body preservation (for winter) and water weight since we don't sweat as much? I don't get why it's going up but my waist size around the belly remains the same. It could also be muscle mass but at my age that's hard to increase to that degree. Less walking too.
Not panicking but I was hoping to actually push it down a few more pounds, not go up. Is this normal?