Losing Pounds but Not Inches

jaymek92

Wait... you're putting on muscle and wondering why you aren't losing inches? That seems self-explanatory to me... but I'm pretty new here so take that with a grain of salt lol.

muscle is more dense than fat. thus all the pictures of 5 pounds of fat versus 5 pounds of muscle. if you lose x pounds of fat and gain x pounds of muscle, your body will get smaller.

JuJu2976

I am opposite, I have lost inches and not weight, I get so frustrated with the scale because it won't move, so I started taking measurements instead of weigh-ins. However it comes off, I am happy, I feel like I am doing more toning up than anything, which I am totally happy about. I have been doing MFP Seriously for only several weeks, I joined last year but was confused how it worked so I gave up. It is the support of people on MFP, is why I am here today, Trying this again. Good Luck, Hope you start seeing inches gone soon:)

Vonnie2006

i have the opposite im losing inches but not much weight hope it all equals out in the end

^^^^^ THIS!

Erica002

I've lost almost 40 lbs so far and have only lost 2-4 inches here and there. Everyones bodies are different. Just keep going, they'll meet each other eventually.

elysianashes

Wait... you're putting on muscle and wondering why you aren't losing inches? That seems self-explanatory to me... but I'm pretty new here so take that with a grain of salt lol.

muscle is more dense than fat. thus all the pictures of 5 pounds of fat versus 5 pounds of muscle. if you lose x pounds of fat and gain x pounds of muscle, your body will get smaller.

I realize that, but it's also possible to put on muscle without losing much fat and still lose weight, specifically because of that... and if you put on a significant amount of muscle but aren't losing much of the fat, then you will bulk up and your measurements will stay the same. There are all sorts of possibilities there.

stephen_jones

You lost internal fat - fat around your organs:heart, liver
Waist is the last body part it will lose, you are losing fat in other part of your body.
You may losing some muscle mass - make sure you are not eat below your BMR and eat enough protein for your LBM.

holliwood322

i have been working on this for almost 3 months. i am pretty good about watching my calories. (i'm no angel:devil: ) but am in line or under my calorie goal 75-80 % of the time. i have only managed to lose about 6 lbs. i exercise alot, most of it requiring leg work, roller skating, walking, bicycling. i have lost about 1" off my stomach. i am 51 and just can not believe my progress is sooooo slow! :noway:

AlbaAngel25

I have lost in total since the baby, 50 lbs. I have another 15 or so to prepregnancy weight( yes i gained alot)..(my ticker is how much i want to lose in total ).
I Haven't noticed much of a difference in inches, but people have definitely seen the difference and complimented me on it.
I was also curious what this could be. My clothes are fitting better...so all i can assume is im measuring in the wrong spot each time i try ? or I could be losing a little bit everywhere ..... I also haven't been weight training, I just walk everyday.