Even being within a few percentage points and you’re still amongst the elite.
FWIW, last year I ran an experiment where I lost a few lbs, over about a month-ish, maintained my workout regimen, reduced my body fat %, but I lost a little muscle, according to the DXA, which was really disappointing.
That was September/October 2022. I’ve now maintained that lower weight # and will test again in future sometime and I’m hoping that I added muscle this time.
I’m quoting myself, because this article appears to support my statement above. 
Over 65, losing weight may be bad.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/health/weight-loss-older-adults-wellness/index.html
Thank you for posting that. I am really concentrating on gaining muscle instead of losing weight. I’m definitely looking better even though my weight hasn’t gone down.
Wondering if OP @badgolfer will come back and share any thoughts… 
Even if they don’t, I’ve found this thread very helpful and motivating! Thank you! 
A lot of this is stuff I normally do, and based on a sample of 1, I have to say I don’t disagree. I’ll be 57 in a couple of months and while I’d love to be more fit, I’m in better shape than almost all of my friends. Even the ones who workout regularly.
I don’t do much squatting per se, but I do a lot of different things that use my legs. Mostly a lot of walking. But I also continue to do things I did when I was younger. I cut a lawn of over 1/2 acre with a push mower. I go cut my tenant’s yard, and sometimes another. I still pretend-play basketball on the goal in the yard. And sometimes, just impromptu squatting and such if I’m sitting around bored.
And I’ve always liked stretching (just for the sake of stretching and twisting.) For my sample size of 1, my muscle tone is good and my flexibility is way above average for men of my age.
I’m EconPop, and I support Sushiritto in this message. 
A few things in my observation.
If all you have to lose is the last 15 pounds, it’s a lot harder to do than when you have to lose 50 pounds. Those first 15 seem to come off faster.
Some of the posters here are men, I believe. It seems to be easier for guys to lose weight than women. I mean even WWs gives men a LOT more to eat on their diet and they still lose weight.
When I was under 50, it was way easier for me to lose five pounds than it is now.
To add about benefits of squatting… glutes are the biggest muscles in your body. They are also the laziest ones. When you squat or run or walk, make sure to engage your glutes! Burns more calories and relieves the knees. 
Agree with everyone else: one can’t out-exercise a poor diet.
I guess what I’d suggest is to stop focusing on losing weight and focus on building and maintaining muscle.
My advice would be to stop or severely curtail eating bread, rice and pasta. And no sugar or sugar substitutes. Drink water. Lots of water. And eat mostly lean protein and veges. Nuts and seeds. A little fruit.
Lastly, build muscle. Change your body composition. Your weight # will be what it will be, if you commit to the lifestyle forever.
I have not used the program, but I’ve heard people who have, including a CC member who no longer posts. It’s a good starting point.
I wish we could do a poll here. Because I’d do a poll to see how many CC’ers know their actual weight within the last week. I agree that I never use the scale as a guide to any changes I need to make. It’s rare I weigh myself. But I do look in the mirror each day, monitor my fitness, take note of any other visual or physical signs that make me feel positive - or negative - about myself.
Stepping on the scale is part of my morning routine. I know my capacity for self-delusion!
I weigh in once/week. If I’m in “range”, then I’m done. If I’m over, I weigh in every day until I’m back in range. I also don’t have cheat days until I’m back where I want to be.
Do you take some course of action if the number goes up or down? What # poundage leeway do you give yourself?
Weigh daily in AM.
I wear an Apple Watch 4 and like to follow my activities. It cannot lie, where as I can.
I try to limit snacks and portions. We eat no red meat and limited fried foods and limited eating out (once a week with half of it taken home). I do not eat lunch. I continue my walking 10,000 steps a day with 60 minutes of aerobic minutes. My goal is to stay in the middle of the normal BMI range, do daily weight lifting for bone health, do walking outside daily for cardio health and continue to have a happy dog.
I weight myself most days.
I weigh myself every day and write it down. I’ve done it for years. Mostly I am the same weight plus or minus a couple of pounds. If we go out for BBQ I always gain a couple of pounds just from the salt. At the beginning of the pandemic when my husband and I were taking long walks every single day, I lost about ten pounds in about ten months. That despite drinking wine with dinner everyday, and eating a lot more take out than we had been. I’ve gained five of those pounds, mostly by not focusing on the exercise piece enough. It’s easy for me to cut back a little on portion sizes if I feel I’m drifting a little too far. Or go down to the basement gym and play with some weights.
I guess I’m in the minority! I find the scale to be foe rather than friend - I don’t care about the number as long as I can see muscle where it should be or my clothes fit and I my fitness level stays put!
I never weigh myself. I get weighed twice a year when I go to my primary care doc. It’s always a bit stressful… but I am not overweight.