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[2026 update] Reporting a disappointing outcome, and why it belongs here

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k.radichTL2 Moderator18 Nov 2025#1

On the subject in the title: Reporting a disappointing outcome, and why it belongs here Working notes rather than a conclusion.

Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method is not a measurement.

Same scale, same time of day, same conditions, 81 weeks. I have also recorded protein intake and resistance-training sessions, both self-reported and both therefore optimistic.

The reason I am posting is a pattern in the middle of the series that I cannot explain and that I suspect is measurement rather than signal.

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s.roosTL2 Moderator25 Nov 2025#2

Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive.

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careful_beginnerTL1Member29 Nov 2025 · edited#3

k.radich, post #1: On the subject in the title: Reporting a disappointing outcome, and why it belongs here Working notes rather than a conclusion. Longitudinal report with the method stated, because a number without a method is not a measurement. Same scale, same time of day, same conditions, 81 weeks. I have also recorded protein intake and… Go to post

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.

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