losing inches but not weight

AmandaTheNewMe

I am sure this has been asked already. I have been trying to lose weight for over a year now. My problem is I am losing inches from some body areas and getting bigger in others. I have been staying in the same body weight as when I first started. Is this normal?

I do weight training 3-4 days a week and walk/run three days a week increasing my runs each week.

dcain2

I don't know if it's normal or not, but this happened to me too. I was stuck at the same weight for a VERY long time. I was losing inches and I lost several pant sizes but the scale hardly moved. I am happy to say that I didn't give up. I did make some changes in what I ate and added more running and I have lost more weight and moved into the lower weight range that I wanted to be in~~FINALLY. Clean eating and running made the difference for me. I hope you find what works for you, just don't give up. The scale is not the only thing that measures success.

meshashesha2012

same issue here, but i dont see it as a problem (yet). the main goal is to lose body fat right?

if i end up a size 4/6 and 200 pounds i'm probably not going to care because i'll be showing off my size 4/6 *kitten*, not a scale

DarcyGibbs

This is ****ing great news man! It means not only are you losing fat (because fat takes up more space than muscles, so losing inches = losing fat) but you are also gaining muscle (as increased weight with absence of inches proves). This is common to people who are eating in a good range and doing strength training. Don't let the scale be your only vantage point. Can you see the difference in the mirror? I hope so, because you should. Keep going the way your going, it is obviously working well. Another thing that can affect weight A HUGE AMOUNT is when you are weighing yourself and also how much 'water weight' you have which can be changed if you are eating more or less sodium or creatine than before as well as just generally how much water you are drinking

Keep up the good work mate, you are on the right path!

ErinBeth7

same issue here, but i dont see it as a problem (yet). the main goal is to lose body fat right?

if i end up a size 4/6 and 200 pounds i'm probably not going to care because i'll be showing off my size 4/6 *kitten*, not a scale

She said it.

breezedaze

Check out my photo...then guess my weight..and ask me if I care :-)

Hulk Hogan is 6ft 5, 290lbs and 13% fat...he doesn't care that he's nearly 300lbs.

I hate scales for this very reason.

Keep it up.

Cheers

JenKillough

Sounds like you're changing your body composition... losing fat while retaining and maybe even gaining muscle. Good job!

Ge0rgiana

What matters more? The scale number or how you look and how your clothes fit.

(Jen, I would KILL to look like that in a thong.)

tairaven

same issue here, but i dont see it as a problem (yet). the main goal is to lose body fat right?

if i end up a size 4/6 and 200 pounds i'm probably not going to care because i'll be showing off my size 4/6 *kitten*, not a scale

Same issue here too! Scale won't budge, but I just bought clothes in another smaller size! Cool, but kinda depressing not to get those "woot ya lost" messages.

amann1976

250lbs @ 10% fat is not the same as 250lbs @27% fat

so as others as said if you are losing inches from your frame that is a good thing that just means you are getting leaner...

start measuring your body as measurements are the true indications of success not just a number on the scale...

ttknowles01

same issue here, but i dont see it as a problem (yet). the main goal is to lose body fat right?

if i end up a size 4/6 and 200 pounds i'm probably not going to care because i'll be showing off my size 4/6 *kitten*, not a scale

What she said :-)

pullipgirl

It means you are getting smaller in size this is good

breezedaze

Woot..ya lost! Inches and a pant size! Yay

:-)

same issue here, but i dont see it as a problem (yet). the main goal is to lose body fat right?

if i end up a size 4/6 and 200 pounds i'm probably not going to care because i'll be showing off my size 4/6 *kitten*, not a scale

Same issue here too! Scale won't budge, but I just bought clothes in another smaller size! Cool, but kinda depressing not to get those "woot ya lost" messages.

schondell

You can never be 200 lbs and a size 4 unless you're extremely tall, jsyk

Z3NN4

same issue here, but i dont see it as a problem (yet). the main goal is to lose body fat right?

if i end up a size 4/6 and 200 pounds i'm probably not going to care because i'll be showing off my size 4/6 *kitten*, not a scale

I wish I had your attitude, girl! The scale is pissing me off so bad. I did some calculating and realized that I've lost near 10% of my body weight since August but I'm still closer to 300lbs than 200 and I can't help but feel defeated, even coming to the notion that for the first time in my adult life I am not morbidly obese. According to the new calculations I am 99.5 lbs of fat and 185.5 lbs of lean body mass. Also, I've lost 8 inches off of my bust, 6 inches off of my hips and waist and 4 inches off of my belly putting my heart in a much healthier spot than it was a few months ago. I realize that this is quite the accomplishment but I loathe the number popping up on the scale...:explode:

joannathechef

Check out my photo...then guess my weight..and ask me if I care :-)

Hulk Hogan is 6ft 5, 290lbs and 13% fat...he doesn't care that he's nearly 300lbs.

I hate scales for this very reason.

Keep it up.

Cheers

I think
185

lrcross

I am sort of hating this as well; so I backed off lifting for a week-and a half and lost two pounds. I was going to pick up lifting again this week, but I do not know...

breezedaze

Wayyyyyy higher....

breezedaze

Wayyyy higher....lol

Check out my photo...then guess my weight..and ask me if I care :-)

Hulk Hogan is 6ft 5, 290lbs and 13% fat...he doesn't care that he's nearly 300lbs.

I hate scales for this very reason.

Keep it up.

Cheers

I think
185

breezedaze

Funny story. I hadn't weighed since last January. Then our life insurance was up for renewal so the nurse came and did her thing. So I get on the scale and she goes...oh, that's wrong..makes me get off, turns it off, turns it on, I get back on...she goes...I think the batteries are dead but I just changed them.

I say no, that is likely accurate with a shrug. And she goes..."but...you're SMALL" with big eyes. I explain about working out, body composition etc.

Even funnier..she was my height, weighed 30lbs lighter and was a size bigger....

I will not weigh again for another ten years...when my insurance is again up for renewal...because it just doesn't matter.

Dementedllama

It's normal. You're replacing fat with muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat. Some people actually GAIN weight and get discouraged. But it's not the number on the scale you should be focusing on at all. It's all in the measurments! Keep working.