Results - When did you first see?

darwinforyou

Curious when people started noticing that this was making a difference? What did you first notice? Were you tracking weight at all, did you notice that your weight went up before it went down?

oddyogi

Well I'm only in week 2, but I took some pictures a couple weeks ago that I'll use as before pics. I don't really plan on tracking my weight, but I do plan on tracking body fat percentage and (most importantly) the strength gains.

Honestly, I don't think anyone should use the scale if they start this program, especially after the workouts start getting really heavy.

LorinaLynn

I'm in week 4, and my weight has been hovering about a pound, maybe two, more than when I started. But I'm never NOT sore, so I know I have some DOMS going on. Measurements are too close to really tell. I can't see any changes in the mirror because I'm stupid like that and can't be objective, but I'll be taking photos Friday or Saturday.

tameko2

Mmm I didn't track my changes very well (measurements are just bad for me, I'm terrible at remembering where I measured and how tight, and I swell up like crazy sometimes - ditto for my weight, goes all over the place).

I started in ... January? March? Early this year anyway, Sometime during this year I've dropped maybe 1 to 1.5 pants sizes. I haven't really dropped my weight that I'm aware of, and its very hard to notice clothing size changes gradually.

I'm sure there were gradual changes throughout, but I'd say I really accepted/acknowledged them after about 6 solid months? Ish? Back in may, I was wearing a size 8 pants and a 10 in my old navy shorts. Now my old size 8s are a bit loose in certain areas and the Old Navy 8s fit quite well. Also my stomach looks flatter all around in my workout clothes.

I guess I should measure. I don't know. Just ...be patient. Be consistent. Celebrate improvements in performance. And - if you are new to exercise and/or new to resistance training you are going to see LOTS of change, quickly, before it slows down, so enjoy that. If you've been lifting for a while, you'll see changes eventually, but it will take time and it might be in weird places you didn't measure or get good pictures of.

And if you have a lot to lose, you'll see changes pretty quickly too as you drop that early easy weight.

Qarol

And if you have a lot to lose, you'll see changes pretty quickly too as you drop that early easy weight.

"early easy weight"...does that exist?