Weigh the Data · 365 days of data
Week 6 · July 19–25, 2026
Nutrition analytics & a Chicago life, 50-something
Weigh the Data
One year of trying to actually understand what I eat and how I move around Chicago — logged honestly, however the numbers look.
194.6
Starting weight
186.4
Week 6 avg
-8.2
Change so far
41/365
Days logged
Start Here
Post 1 · Before Day One
The Origin Story
The Day I Asked My Mom to Crop Me Out of a Photo
Not my first attempt at this. But it’s the one that started the version I’m still doing.
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The Weekly Ledger Jul 19 – Jul 25
7/19 · 187.0
7/25 · 185.4
2,343
Avg calories / day
14,571
Avg steps / day
137g
Avg protein / day
-4,651
Net deficit, this week
Latest Dispatch
Using AI · 27th Anniversary
Using AI
I Negotiated My Anniversary Dinner With AI
Three rounds of back-and-forth, one entrée added and un-added, and a very specific goal: celebrate without needing to be rolled out of the restaurant.
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Latest
Weekly Ledger · Week 1
I Started My Weight Loss Journey with Deep-Dish Pizza 🍕🤦♂️
Started with Lou Malnati’s on day one. Some people ease in. Somehow still closed the week down 5,213 calories.
Read →Using AI
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Published
I Fired My Calorie Tracking App
On friction, forty versions of chicken breast, and teaching an AI what “my usual” actually means.
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Published
I Asked AI to Predict My Weight a Year From Now
On naive math, a body that doesn’t stay still, and one honest concession to Thanksgiving.
Read →Year at a Glance
Day 41 of 365Wk 1
191.8
Wk 2
190.3
Wk 3
189.2
Wk 4
188.6
Wk 5
187.8
Wk 6
186.4
Wk 7
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