Measurements or weight for goal

Markrob39
Markrob39 Posts: 13
in Health and Weight Loss
Is it better to set body measurement goals or a weight goal. I'm just getting started and don't know if I want to be obsessed with weight

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  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
    Obviously you should be tracking all your data points. Keeping track of your weight isn't being "obsessed" about it, it's just keeping track.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Why not look at both?
  • missomgitsica
    missomgitsica Posts: 496 Member
    Both. As you start to exercise and build muscle there could be weeks where you gain weight but lose inches, so I think it's important to keep track of both.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Measurements, at least for myself. Currently riding the line between healthy and overweight, but comfortably in a size 6
  • JustMeee333
    JustMeee333 Posts: 233
    Personally, I've always set a weight goal, but it depends what works for you.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I started out caring about a weight goal, but I've been maintaining my loss for a while and am comfortable where I am even though I am not at my goal weight. I don't really pay much attention to measurements either really, just the way clothes fit :)
  • autumnrgoodrich
    autumnrgoodrich Posts: 2
    DON'T BE A SLAVE TO THE SCALE!!!. And if you are gaining muscle your weight won't dissapear the same way the inches will. I've dropped from a size 18/16 to a 11/10 and only lost 10lbs in the last 2 months. Remeber muscle weighs more than fat and is also soooo much smaller! Especially in the begging when your body is transforming. That muscle will burn more calories in the long run! Good luck!
  • Markrob39
    Markrob39 Posts: 13
    Maybe I used the wrong word obsessed but don't know which I should track as more important
  • ayalowich
    ayalowich Posts: 242 Member
    Both. For several reasons. First off, it gives you two things to feel good about, especially if you have a plateau period (which we all seem to) and you can see that you look better even if the scale doesn't always validate it.

    I was a huge fan of the belt loop test. When I lost the first belt loop it was great, the 2nd was better. The tape validated my waist line was down a good two inches. Clothes that had not fit were able to get back into the rotation, current clothes need to be taken in...

    I've stopped trying to lose weight and I'm probably as lean as I'm going to get, but all the running and working out has led to meaningful improvements in terms of my conditioning and ability to finish workouts.
  • NyssaDuck
    NyssaDuck Posts: 50
    I think it's important to track both. Which one you should use for goal though, I'm not really sure. I personally have a weight goal but not sure what I should be measurement wise. So, I track both and will feel it out as I go along.
  • Markrob39
    Markrob39 Posts: 13
    DON'T BE A SLAVE TO THE SCALE!!!. And if you are gaining muscle your weight won't dissapear the same way the inches will. I've dropped from a size 18/16 to a 11/10 and only lost 10lbs in the last 2 months. Remeber muscle weighs more than fat and is also soooo much smaller! Especially in the begging when your body is transforming. That muscle will burn more calories in the long run! Good luck!
    Great that was my thought on it.

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