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What I would record differently if I started again — the long version

Outcomes › Progress reports effect size data table DXA Solved Closed

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v.milanoviTL3Regular22 May 2025#1

What I would record differently if I started again — the long version I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below.

Asking about the phase almost nobody writes about.

The material here on losing is good. The material on holding is thin, and the questions are genuinely different — the ones I had at the start have all been replaced.

What does the published evidence say about this phase specifically, rather than by extrapolation from the other one?

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l.oseiTL223 Jul 2025#5

Everything in the opening post holds. The case it does not cover is the one I have.

Self-reported intake is optimistic in a consistent direction, and saying so in your own report is more credible than not.

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OstrowskiTL2Member Solution5 Sep 2025#9

l.osei, post #5: Everything in the opening post holds. The case it does not cover is the one I have. Self-reported intake is optimistic in a consistent direction, and saying so in your own report is more credible than not. 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.

This is the version I would want a new member to read first.

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footnote_entryTL3Regular26 Sep 2025#11

Confirming post #9 from a second method, which matters more than confirming it from a second person.

Nothing here is medical advice and a progress report is a description of what happened to one person under uncontrolled conditions.

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p.boatengTL217 Dec 2025#20

l.pires, post #7: This is the first time the answer has come with its own limits attached. Appreciated. Go to post

I read post #16 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Self-reported intake is optimistic in a consistent direction, and saying so in your own report is more credible than not.

The reasoning is more useful than the number, which is why I have shown it.

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