09/04/2026
☀️ WELLNESS WEDNESDAY… ON A THURSDAY 😂
This week's check-in is another reminder that metabolic health cannot be reduced to a number on the scale.
Last week's weight: 127.0 lbs
This week's weight: 126.1 lbs
⬇️ 0.9 lb
That's nice to see, but it's actually NOT the part I'm most excited about.
Because this month I pulled out the tape measure again.
August → September
Weight: 125.9 → 126.1 lbs (+0.2)
Meanwhile...
Neck: 12.75" → 12.5" | -0.25"
Chest: 33.5" → 32.75" | -0.75"
Upper waist: 28.75" → 28" | -0.75"
Waist: 32.75" → 32" | -0.75"
Hips: 34.5" → 34.5" | maintained
Right arm: 10" → 10" | maintained
Left arm: 9.5" → 9.5" | maintained
Right thigh: 17.25" → 16.5" | -0.75"
Left thigh: 17.25" → 16.75" | -0.50"
Calves: maintained
🔥 That's 3.75 inches lost in ONE MONTH while body weight essentially stayed the same.
And since June, it's roughly 11 total inches.
Now put those measurements beside this week's Hume data:
22.3% body fat ↓
92.8 lbs lean mass ↑
73.6% lean mass ↑
24.5 lbs subcutaneous fat ↓
Visceral fat index 6 | LOW
57.4% body water ↑
44.3 lbs intracellular water
Metabolic age 39 vs chronological age 45
Metabolic Momentum 10
Metabolic Capacity 88
THAT is the part I care about.
Because my goal isn't simply weight loss anymore.
It's metabolic health.
And metabolic health is much bigger than being lighter.
It's preserving and building metabolically active tissue. It's maintaining muscle as I age. It's keeping visceral fat low. It's being adequately fueled and hydrated. It's recovering from training. It's having the capacity to handle food, movement and everyday stress without constantly needing to restrict harder.
This is exactly why I've shifted into Operation Build Muscle. 💪🏼
I'm not chasing the lowest possible body weight.
I'm eating enough to support my body.
I'm prioritizing protein.
I'm strength training.
I'm supporting circadian alignment.
I'm paying attention to sleep and recovery.
And I'm allowing the scale to fluctuate inside my maintenance range while I work on what that weight is actually made of.
And THIS is the fascinating part:
125.9 → 126.1 lbs while losing 3.75 inches.
If I only watched the scale, I could conclude that basically nothing happened during August.
The tape measure says otherwise.
My body composition says otherwise.
And that's the lesson I want women to understand:
Weight loss and metabolic progress are not synonymous.
Sometimes progress looks like losing pounds.
Sometimes it looks like maintaining weight while your waist gets smaller.
And sometimes the biggest win is reaching the point where you no longer need the scale to go down to know you're moving forward.
That's where I am now