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NeuroticVirgo
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I think I'm doing it wrong. How do you know your in the same spot? I've read its supposed to be the largest area, but I mean, If I'm lower, higher even by a little bit it could show smaller or bigger....
So what does everyone else do?
So what does everyone else do?
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:I can't explain how I know where I'm measuring, I just do. lol. My waist is easy, I measure the part that usually has red marks from my jeans digging in.
That's a really good question, though.
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depends on what you want to messure, but normaly you pick a spot that the same. example, for belly, go accross the belly button.
bottom line is, pick same spot and it will be your guide on your inch loss.0 -
my hubby 'eyeballs' it. He uses parts as landmarks lol. Like from the small of my back to my belly button. or two inches from the shoulder. It wont be 100% accurate but it will be close0
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Ya for my belly, I did belly button.... my issue is mostly with my hips & chest. I *think* I remember your supposed to measure your chest across the nipples...but I have boobs...I mean how much squishing or not squishing am i supposed to be doing lol. Or my hips...that ALWAYS confuses me...I'm just reading to much into this aren't I? I just don't want to do it wrong, and then be all grumpy cause it looks like I'm not losing...or getting fatter lol.0
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I measure across my belly button and across my nipples. For others, I just do a best guess.0
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replying to this to mark it ... thanks for the diagram post Erin!0
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Measuring my waist and hips gives the illusion I am thinner than I am. All my fat is in my belly but above my hips and below my waist.0
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I LOVE that diagram! I've been measuring around my belly button and wondered how the hell I was ever going to get that to be below 32 inches, I've got a big frame and that just didn't seem possible, especially as I'm not far from a mid point BMI and that measurement is 35! (down from 38) I measured where the diagram said and I'm 31 inches:bigsmile:0
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well shoot...if I knew I was supposed to measure higher than my belly button I would have been good (I'm smaller there than around my belly button where all my fat is! lol) Thanks for the pictures, they were really helpful!0
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