compliments

hliccini

I was feeling a little defeated this morning .. the scale didn't move I've been working so hard. But when I got to work, 3 different people told me how great I was looking and asked what I had been doing? I guess I need to remind myself that I'm making progress even if the scale isn't moving:)

JustSomeEm

Good. You've got this. Try not to put so much faith in the scale. The way your clothes fit, your energy level and your confidence levels are great indicators that you're doing something right. The scale may not move every time you weigh, but remember - if you do the right things, it will eventually move down.

Wookinpanub

Same thing happened to me last week. I weigh myself each Wednesday and last Wednesday I actually gained a couple lbs. Very depressed since I was working out daily. The next day at work, I got one compliment then in the evening I got two from a neighbor. Then I got two at work on Friday and another one on Friday evening. Also got one on Sunday and this past Monday. Tons of comments in the last 7 days. Besides a few prior comments from close friends, it took like 40 lbs lost to make the comments roll in.

djprice_69

Good. You've got this. Try not to put so much faith in the scale. The way your clothes fit, your energy level and your confidence levels are great indicators that you're doing something right. The scale may not move every time you weigh, but remember - if you do the right things, it will eventually move down.

^ I was going to say something right along these lines. Relatively speaking, muscle is much more dense than fat which is where the term "muscle weights more than fat" comes from. I first started losing weight quite quickly, but after a couple of months the scale just about quit moving. However, despite the fact that the scale is a wicked mistress, my clothes were always telling me the truth; everything was fitting MUCH better and even started to become downright baggy. My waist was shrinking as my arms & shoulders were expanding and I absolutely loved it! Even though the scale stopped moving I was continuing to get an occasional compliment here & there, so the fact that you've received a few compliments in one day is just awesome. Keep up the great work :-D

Snip8241

My scale really hasn't moved that much in 45 days. I have, however lost 10 inches all over me. Folks I have not seen in awhile have commented that I look really good.
Take your measurements and monitor them every few weeks.
Don't get discouraged if the scale is not moving. There are so many other non scale victories!
As another poster said...

You've got this!!

Luckee_me

It's always nice to get a compliment, but sometimes you have to be your own cheerleader. Most of the time other people are so busy or they aren't observant.
You've got this, just keep going.