Inches and pounds

SarahJLong1388

Does anybody weigh themselves and also take measurements with a tape measure? Does anybody find that sometimes they lose inche, but not weight. I just weigh myself but i am considering taking measurements.

sammyliftsandeats

SarahJLong1388 wrote: »

Does anybody weigh themselves and also take measurements with a tape measure? Does anybody find that sometimes they lose inche, but not weight. I just weigh myself but i am considering taking measurements.

Yes, taking measurements is very beneficial. There are times when my scale hasn't moved much, but I am getting smaller.

Pictures are beneficial as well for the same reason. Nice to see the changes over time!

TeaBea

Measurements are great! Definitely take measurements.

The scale is one number that is easily manipulated by water weight (sodium, hormones, sore muscles) and waste weight. This number will fluctuate even when you are doing everything right.

Ready2Rock206

I have the opposite issue. I lose weight but not inches. It's good to do both measurements and weighing though at least in the beginning.

socajam

I lose inches before weight

AmberSpamber

For sure.. In 3 weeks I lost 1.5 lbs. I was getting so annoyed, but busted out the measuring tape and had lost 7 inches overall. I have stopped relying on the scale. It has too many factors to throw it off.

Gisel2015

I am in maintenance but I still trust the scale and how my clothes fit more than the measuring tape. I suck at taking measurements and the readings fluctuate more than the scale. I weight myself weekly and sometimes more often than that but I only take measurements when I remember. Which means a couple of times a year because when I do I get upset and frustrated