Sometimes its good to ignore the scale

mrsyac2

If you guage my progress by the scale you would think i am not doing good but if you guage it by my fat % and if you look at my clothes size you would say your doing awesome.

I weigh 176-179 (fluctuates) wear a size 8 and have a fat % of 24.5% I used to be 26 a couple of months ago. My goal is to get to below 20% I would like the scale to go down but once I hit a certain weight range my body holds on for dear life but luckily my muscles burn the fat.

tiffanygil

Yeah your doing great because I wt 185 and am still a size 14 (which the 14 I'm pretty darn proud of)
Good Job

mrsyac2

Yeah your doing great because I wt 185 and am still a size 14 (which the 14 I'm pretty darn proud of)
Good Job

thats good- I want to be a size 8 my husband teases me and says I am goin to be 170 and a size 2 lol

mommared53

Congratulations. I told my son to hide my scale again because the numbers keep inching up even though I seem to be losing inches. I can comfortable wear my size 10 jeans now.even with the scale saying I gained three pounds back. For the first time since starting this lifestyle change I believe I can maybe get down to a size 8. WOOHOO!! How exciting that would be. Last night my hrm said I have 25% body fat. I'll get that down yet!

Keep up the good work. You'll get there. :flowerforyou:

mrsyac2

thanks I get my fat pinched- I don't go by any computers- I hate getting my fat percent taken my heart races and everything.
But when its all done I feel better-

keep up the hard work it will pay off.

savvystephy

Yeah your doing great because I wt 185 and am still a size 14 (which the 14 I'm pretty darn proud of)
Good Job

That's okay. I am 179 and a size 14. It depends on your height also though.. like I am only 5'3". But I can see in, maybe 5 lbs, going down to a 12.

Great job though girl! You are getting super healthy! Keep lowering that fat percentage!

shells22

You guys are absolutely right! I think with the scale, you have to add or deduct about 5 pounds because it's also in the tummy waiting to escape. I always thought looking at the scale wouldn't make me sad ever, but I feel like I'm trying SO much this time...it is disappointing. Blah lol. Anywho, I agree it's good to ignore the scale, humph.

pcbta

seriously...the scale sometimes is not even a good tool...like you hear all the time. I can drop 2 sizes, and only a few pounds? which is more important..pounds or size.
I constantly see people bemoaning the fact that they haven't lost any weight and then they go on to say...oh yeah , but I've lost 3 inches around my waist!
I think...HUH?

Cindy

mrsyac2

Yeah your doing great because I wt 185 and am still a size 14 (which the 14 I'm pretty darn proud of)
Good Job

That's okay. I am 179 and a size 14. It depends on your height also though.. like I am only 5'3". But I can see in, maybe 5 lbs, going down to a 12.

Great job though girl! You are getting super healthy! Keep lowering that fat percentage!

I am 5'4 1/2 I hit the weights really hard though- So I am more muscle hence why my fat % is going down.

Keep up the good work and thank you

toribug

I'm so glad you guys did this post. I am 5'2 and 178lbs. I am wearing a 16 that is loose and I can now get into the 14's but they are still a little tight :happy: . I have been confused by the scale and it just seems like no matter what I do the thing doesn't move :grumble: . I did just clear out another two stacks of clothes from my closet so I know I am still losing inches. When I last weighed 155lbs I wore a size 16 so I guess that's why I have been so confused on the scale issue. All the reports say I should weigh around 137lbs, last time I weighed that I was a size 7. I have a personal trainer and have gained a lot of muscle. We just had a discussion at work and they said I have lost a lot of inches and to ignore the scale because of the weight of the muscle I have gained. I bet I also have at least 10+ lbs of flab on the tummy from the baby belly (3 kids) and I did not have good genes when it came to stretch marks. They are all the way up to the bottom of my rib cage. I see a tummy tuck in my future :sad: But, I have went from a size 20 to the 16 since April, so yea, but my goal was to be back in a size 10 by Dec which I don't see that happening just yet. I wish I was like some of the people on here who lose it like 10lbs a month but I'm not. But, I will keep trying

savvystephy

Yeah your doing great because I wt 185 and am still a size 14 (which the 14 I'm pretty darn proud of)
Good Job

That's okay. I am 179 and a size 14. It depends on your height also though.. like I am only 5'3". But I can see in, maybe 5 lbs, going down to a 12.

Great job though girl! You are getting super healthy! Keep lowering that fat percentage!

I am 5'4 1/2 I hit the weights really hard though- So I am more muscle hence why my fat % is going down.

Keep up the good work and thank you

Mine is dropping too. I am using the tape measure method though - so I know it's an approximation. Still way too high for my liking, but continuous efforts on my part of working out and strength training will really help. :P

Keep it up! :drinker:

ShellyLee

Yeah your doing great because I wt 185 and am still a size 14 (which the 14 I'm pretty darn proud of)
Good Job

That's okay. I am 179 and a size 14. It depends on your height also though.. like I am only 5'3". But I can see in, maybe 5 lbs, going down to a 12.

Great job though girl! You are getting super healthy! Keep lowering that fat percentage!

I am 5'4 1/2 I hit the weights really hard though- So I am more muscle hence why my fat % is going down.

Keep up the good work and thank you

Mine is dropping too. I am using the tape measure method though - so I know it's an approximation. Still way too high for my liking, but continuous efforts on my part of working out and strength training will really help. :P

Keep it up! :drinker:

I'm 5'7" 155lbs and I'm in a size 10... tight 8, should be comfy in about 5lbs if past history says anything. DEFINITE hourglass shape here if that makes a difference, the darn hips never go away. I should take a picture of myself and play the game guess my weight and size... no one EVER believes me lol. That might be fun for everyone actually.

mrsyac2

Yeah your doing great because I wt 185 and am still a size 14 (which the 14 I'm pretty darn proud of)
Good Job

That's okay. I am 179 and a size 14. It depends on your height also though.. like I am only 5'3". But I can see in, maybe 5 lbs, going down to a 12.

Great job though girl! You are getting super healthy! Keep lowering that fat percentage!

I am 5'4 1/2 I hit the weights really hard though- So I am more muscle hence why my fat % is going down.

Keep up the good work and thank you

Mine is dropping too. I am using the tape measure method though - so I know it's an approximation. Still way too high for my liking, but continuous efforts on my part of working out and strength training will really help. :P

Keep it up! :drinker:

I'm 5'7" 155lbs and I'm in a size 10... tight 8, should be comfy in about 5lbs if past history says anything. DEFINITE hourglass shape here if that makes a difference, the darn hips never go away. I should take a picture of myself and play the game guess my weight and size... no one EVER believes me lol. That might be fun for everyone actually.

I am hourglass too (best shape ever) I am also very muscular so I look smaller than I actually weigh.

I want my scale to drop of course but if I can look and be a size 6 and just weigh more than fine.with me. Its not going to be easy I would like to lose 25lbs and its probably going to take me a long time but I am not gonna stop