Seven-day median dropped below 160, and I just logged it

2026-10-21 1806 views 3 posts

Rolling seven-day median hit 159.4 today. Daily readings this week: 158.8, 160.2, 159.1, 161.0, 158.6, 159.3, 159.4.

I do not give a single weigh-in much weight; the median is the metric. Context: 5 ft 6 in, down 41 lb over 14 months, lifting three days per week, protein 115-130 g, sleep around 7 hours. No plan changes.

I noted the threshold, updated the spreadsheet, and went to work. It is not a finish line, just a new range to defend.

For those who track data: median, mean, or trend arrows?

Congrats—the median is such a saner metric. Chaotic two-kid house here too. My snack-drawer hack: pre-portioned turkey sticks, roasted chickpeas, and apple slices in the door so I don’t graze while making the kids’ dinner. I also only weigh after drop-off, before coffee. Question: do you set a

Nice threshold to log—159.4 is a clean line in the sand. One tracking tweak that helped me stop over-reading daily jumps was adding a 28-day median next to the 7-day: when the short trend dips but the long one hasn’t caught up, I just note it and move on.

Curious whether your two higher readings (160.2 and 161.0) landed near lifting days for you, or if that’s just random noise in your data?