Trendcurve blog

Knowledge about weight trends, forecasts and staying with it for the long run.

2026-09-16

How fast should you lose weight? Realistic rates and what a plateau means

0.5 to 1 percent of body weight per week: where this rule of thumb comes from, what it means in kilos, why faster is rarely better and how to tell a real plateau from water retention.

Rate of loss Goal Plateau Forecast

2026-09-02

Trend weight instead of the daily value: what a moving average really does

How fluctuating daily readings become a calm line: the 14-day window, the 7-day change, why the trend lags behind the scale and how to read both correctly.

Trend weight Moving average Basics

2026-08-19

Why your weight fluctuates every day - and why that is not a setback

1.5 kilos heavier overnight although you did nothing wrong? Water, salt, glycogen and gut content explain nearly every daily swing. What is really going on and how to deal with it.

Weight fluctuations Basics Weighing in