Breakfast this morning is one of my go-to meals: a pancake bowl topped with chicken apple sausage, tomato, cucumbers, a little sugar-free syrup, and some yogurt on the side. Of course, coffee with collagen and half-and-half cream, too.

With just a week and a half left in this diet challenge, I haven’t lost a single pound. And honestly, that’s okay. I’ve always struggled to lose weight, but I thought it would be fun to try again and see if I could finally get the scale to budge—spoiler alert: it hasn’t.

It’s confusing because if you’ve been following me, you know how I eat. I don’t eat a lot of junk or processed food. I watch my portions. My deficit is low. And yes, I’ve heard it all: “It’s just about the calorie deficit.” But when you’re 62, it’s not always that simple. I’m eating the same way I did ten years ago, and yet my weight hasn’t changed.

If anyone has any advice or personal experience with this, I’d love to hear it.