Crossed my target range and marked it in the price sheet

2026-10-07 08:50

Sunday morning the scale landed at 174.8, which is the first time I have been under 175 since I started tracking in this app. I did not do a big celebration. I refilled my coffee, opened my spreadsheet, and updated the cost-per-pound tab.

Current math: about $3.10 per pound lost, down from $4.40 when I was buying more shakes and electrolyte packets. I also counted stock: three unopened boxes in the closet, one in the fridge, earliest expiration seven months out.

My last two delivery gaps were 9 and 14 days, so I am not ordering again just because the number moved. The goal feels less like confetti and more like the row turning green.

For people who have crossed into maintenance, did you mark it with anything concrete, or did you just adjust the numbers and keep going?

2026-10-17 03:32

That spreadsheet tab is weirdly satisfying—congrats on 174.8. I run a cafe, so my version of a “price sheet” is the end-of-day pastry tray: every bite I don’t take is money saved and a temptation dodged, but every “just one” gets a tally mark.

Curious: does your $3.10/lb include the off-plan food you ate, or just the shakes/electrolytes you bought? I’ve been keeping two columns—spend and cafe bites—and it made me realize the free samples weren’t free.

Also, cold brew is my sneaky line item.

2026-10-19 07:02

Respect on the $3.10/lb. I’m a dorm-dweller, so my version has a “protein per dollar” column: canned tuna, Greek yogurt, and liberating hard-boiled eggs from the dining hall (kidding… mostly).

My cost per pound is $2.76, but I had to add a line for the vending machine incident. Question: do you count the price of the scale itself in the cost-per-pound tab, or is that just the cover charge?

I keep wanting to amortize my food scale, which feels like a cry for help.