My waist is not getting smaller?

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  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    That's basically it. I've been told that it's pretty much impossible that I could be losing weight consistently but not losing any fat? It can't be water weight at this point? I've gone from 69~ kg to 65kg in a few months and my waist has gone from ******** 78 to 77.5!!!!! WHAT?! I just. Don't get it? What am I doing wrong? Do I need to exercise 5x a week? Do I need to eat less than 1500 calories in a day? What is going on? There's no point in losing weight anymore if my waist won't get smaller :( That's the part I'm the MOST insecure about. If it won't get smaller in the next 2 months I'll just quit completely, at that point it's completely useless.

    If you are losing weight consistently, you will lose fat. You don't say if you are overweight or just wanting to get to a lower weight within a healthy range, but the reality is fat comes off in a genetically determined pattern, so that when you lose weight it may not reduce the size of a particular body part until later in the process, as your fat may come off other places first.

    Quitting completely because you're not getting what you want when you want sounds like self-sabotage.

    im not overweight, not according to BMI at least. Its something around 22, I'm 173cm. I KNOW it's basically self sabotage but.. I just hate it so much. I can't wear anything nice because I feel so fat specifically because of my stomach. If it doesn't start getting smaller,, well I don't know. I will probably get surgery on it at some point. I just need to get rid of it. My body fat percentage is genuinely quite high, I've gotten the test done. I'm willing to do pretty much anything to lose the fat.
    That's basically it. I've been told that it's pretty much impossible that I could be losing weight consistently but not losing any fat? It can't be water weight at this point? I've gone from 69~ kg to 65kg in a few months and my waist has gone from ******** 78 to 77.5!!!!! WHAT?! I just. Don't get it? What am I doing wrong? Do I need to exercise 5x a week? Do I need to eat less than 1500 calories in a day? What is going on? There's no point in losing weight anymore if my waist won't get smaller :( That's the part I'm the MOST insecure about. If it won't get smaller in the next 2 months I'll just quit completely, at that point it's completely useless.

    So it has got smaller... just not as much smaller as you'd like.

    You can't pick where the fat comes off, how tall are you and what's your goal weight?

    If you quit, it definitely won't get any smaller...

    173, 60kg. Or I try to keep it at 60. Truth be told I would love to be 50kg but I know it's too low, so if 60 succeeds I will probably go for 55

    For anyone not used to metric (and for OP on the BMI number), OP is 5'9" and currently 132 lbs (which is a BMI of 19.4, not 22 -- i.e., lower end of healthy BMI for OP's height, not middle range), and OP would love to go for 110 lbs (BMI = 16.1, significantly underweight) but will probably go for 121 lbs (BMI = 17.8, slightly underweight).

    Waist to height ratio is .44, i.e., already healthy.

    I believe 60kg is her goal weight, she is currently 65kg. I thought 173cm is just around 5'8?
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    rainbowblu wrote: »
    When I lower my carbs/Sugar and Walk a LOT,my waist shrinks the fastest..low impact exercise and lower carbs helps me...try that for a bit,and see if it helps.

    when you lower your carbs and sugar you lose water weight,not fat. fat is lost in a deficit. doesnt matter if you restrict carbs or not.you dont lose fat any faster,water weight yes.
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  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    That's basically it. I've been told that it's pretty much impossible that I could be losing weight consistently but not losing any fat? It can't be water weight at this point? I've gone from 69~ kg to 65kg in a few months and my waist has gone from ******** 78 to 77.5!!!!! WHAT?! I just. Don't get it? What am I doing wrong? Do I need to exercise 5x a week? Do I need to eat less than 1500 calories in a day? What is going on? There's no point in losing weight anymore if my waist won't get smaller :( That's the part I'm the MOST insecure about. If it won't get smaller in the next 2 months I'll just quit completely, at that point it's completely useless.

    So it has got smaller... just not as much smaller as you'd like.

    You can't pick where the fat comes off, how tall are you and what's your goal weight?

    If you quit, it definitely won't get any smaller...

    173, 60kg. Or I try to keep it at 60. Truth be told I would love to be 50kg but I know it's too low, so if 60 succeeds I will probably go for 55

    Are you doing any weight training? A lot of times losing weight just results in a smaller version of the original you. You can lose weight but not see a change in your body shape, especially if you're not doing any resistance-training, which can help reduce body fat without further weight reduction, and can make a difference in your shape. Do look into recomposition (reducing fat while maintaining weight, there are a number of excellent threads about it, just do a search), I think that's really what you are looking for.

    You are setting yourself up for failure by having achieved a healthy body weight but continually setting yourself a lower goal so that your never get to experience your success. And potentially disordered eating and body dysmorphia issues.


    I appreciate the advice and recomp seems to be the way to go. But I don't give a damn about potential disordered eating habits or other issues. Trust me, I've gone through that before and I'll rather suffer with those for the rest of my life than look like this.

    The fact that you're saying that suggests you need to step away from the scales and the measuring tape and contact your treatment team again.

    I never had a treatment team. My attention simply shifted away from my weight to other things due to a getting hit by a car so that was on my mind a lot. I was never treated nor was I ever underweight. I definitely did have issues though. And again, I appreciate it but I don't care.

    This is sad.
  • FitAndLean_5738
    FitAndLean_5738 Posts: 90 Member
    I would consider giving yourself more than 2 months to get your dream body -- try going for maybe 6 months before throwing in the towel. Even then, depending on how much you want to lose, you may need longer. Remember that a healthy rate of weight loss is about 2kg a month ... so give your body more time.

    Also, your waist has gotten smaller, just not as small as you like yet. Keep plugging away and the numbers will keep dropping (to a certain point, of course). I would say to remain patient, cut down on sugar intake (added sugar that is, fruits are fine), and just keep doing what you're doing without resorting to crash dieting.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    That's basically it. I've been told that it's pretty much impossible that I could be losing weight consistently but not losing any fat? It can't be water weight at this point? I've gone from 69~ kg to 65kg in a few months and my waist has gone from ******** 78 to 77.5!!!!! WHAT?! I just. Don't get it? What am I doing wrong? Do I need to exercise 5x a week? Do I need to eat less than 1500 calories in a day? What is going on? There's no point in losing weight anymore if my waist won't get smaller :( That's the part I'm the MOST insecure about. If it won't get smaller in the next 2 months I'll just quit completely, at that point it's completely useless.

    So it has got smaller... just not as much smaller as you'd like.

    You can't pick where the fat comes off, how tall are you and what's your goal weight?

    If you quit, it definitely won't get any smaller...

    173, 60kg. Or I try to keep it at 60. Truth be told I would love to be 50kg but I know it's too low, so if 60 succeeds I will probably go for 55

    Are you doing any weight training? A lot of times losing weight just results in a smaller version of the original you. You can lose weight but not see a change in your body shape, especially if you're not doing any resistance-training, which can help reduce body fat without further weight reduction, and can make a difference in your shape. Do look into recomposition (reducing fat while maintaining weight, there are a number of excellent threads about it, just do a search), I think that's really what you are looking for.

    You are setting yourself up for failure by having achieved a healthy body weight but continually setting yourself a lower goal so that your never get to experience your success. And potentially disordered eating and body dysmorphia issues.


    I appreciate the advice and recomp seems to be the way to go. But I don't give a damn about potential disordered eating habits or other issues. Trust me, I've gone through that before and I'll rather suffer with those for the rest of my life than look like this.

    The fact that you're saying that suggests you need to step away from the scales and the measuring tape and contact your treatment team again.

    I never had a treatment team. My attention simply shifted away from my weight to other things due to a getting hit by a car so that was on my mind a lot. I was never treated nor was I ever underweight. I definitely did have issues though. And again, I appreciate it but I don't care.

    This is sad.

    My thoughts exactly
  • me0231
    me0231 Posts: 218 Member
    edited December 2018
    Deleted because it was already mentioned
  • _aenyeweddien_
    _aenyeweddien_ Posts: 102 Member
    I had exactly the same problem and it turned out to be hormone related:( Maybe get a check up?
  • I haven't cut much off my waist going from 300-250.

    It all went on between 220 and 250. Pretty sure that's where it's gonna come off.

    Take other measurements other than just waist. Do hips, where you wear your pants, quads, calves, neck, forearms, chest, bicep flexed, and bicep unflexed. All of those give much clearer picture.

    For instance, in the last month and a half I'm down 14lbs, I added an inch to my chest, my waist stayed the same, where I wear pants dropped an inch, my bicep grew half an inch flexed but is the same unflexed, my neck is up almost half an inch (yay for heavy farmers walks) and my quads lost an inch.

    There's a lot more to all this than one measurment.
  • Keto_Vampire
    Keto_Vampire Posts: 1,670 Member
    edited December 2018
    I don't know what to think of some responses...whether someone really believes in the nonsense he/she types or whether the nonsense is typed for shock value to elicit a response (usually from a gross misinterpretation or something taken waaay out of context)
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,303 Member
    First, one has to be in a mental state where they can objectively evaluate the state of their health and body. Then they have to have fat available to be lost. Then we can all discuss how to best go along losing it.

    By the sounds of it, the OP is in a position where worrying about her waist fat may be far from the best thing for her to be doing.

    Sincerely, best of luck, and I hope you follow up on the suggestions of your compatriot!
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