The weightdate rollercoaster ride

This is an “apropos of nothing” post if I ever wrote one.

weight graph

If you’re an iPhone or iPod Touch (not iTouch!) owner do you remember web apps? Before Apple opened up its web store the only way short of hacking your machine (which I did) you could get a new application was to use a web-based one. These are probably still flourishing, but I’d imagine that the App Store has probably undercut their use a lot.

But… one I used and still use is Weightdate, which is a simple and free way to record your weight and have it displayed over time as a graph. So that’s my graph above.

It doesn’t quite cover a full year, starting in April 2007 and ending today. It’s an interesting pattern of weight gain and weight loss, especially since I haven’t consciously tried to do anything to alter my weight. I lost weight from the spring until mid-June, and then started fairly steadily to accumulate it again. Now I’d expect to start putting on more weight in the fall and especially from Thanksgiving, but I can’t think of any good reason why my weight would start climbing from July onwards, unless perhaps it’s a seasonal thing connected with day-length. Right now I’m losing weight, but again I’m not trying to do anything to achieve this. Last night, for example, I had a bottle of beer and a bad of corn chips. Today I had a chocolate croissant. Believe me, I am not dieting! I’m also not doing any exercise, because I have a broken toe and don’t even walk much, never mind run or do anything strenuous.

Anyone have any similar experiences of seasonal weight changes that go beyond the mere accumulation of weight around Thanksgiving/Christmas?

P.S. You’ll notice from the “searching” message in the screenshot that the AT&T service in my area is totally useless. I was told I’d have one bar inside my house, but often I can’t even get one bar when I step outside.