inches but no pounds??

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mellyr910
mellyr910 Posts: 13
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Does anyone else seem to have the problem of losing inches but not losing enough pounds? For example, I completed my third week of my lifestyle change and have only lost 3 pounds but I can definitely see in the mirror that I look smaller and I feel less bloated in my clothes but the pounds don't really shed. I've always been a largely framed girl. I feel like I shrink in inches and get toned but don't really change too much on the scale. does anyone else have this problem??

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  • deflepchik
    deflepchik Posts: 11
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    Yes indeedy!! This has happened to me in the past. It's hard to see the number on the scale not move. I try not to be scale-driven and pay attention to the way my clothes are fitting. You got this!
  • Fat2Fit145
    Fat2Fit145 Posts: 385 Member
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    Same here, and its perfectly fine.... you just have to reposition your mindset to accept the changes in your body and not focus soo much on the scale, that's what I had to do... or else you would get disappointed when the scale doesn't move... and you will eventually give up.... KEEP AT IT :)
  • wshultz14
    wshultz14 Posts: 63 Member
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    So far, I have pounds but not inches.. Relax It will happen

    Good Luck
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
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    Why do you say it's a problem? Usually it's a good thing.
  • katymartino
    katymartino Posts: 17 Member
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    I threw my scale away. Seriously. I have been losing inches, but no more weight. I stopped weighing and started documenting with pictures instead. TOTALLY see differences. I'm technically 10 pounds from my goal weight, but I have dropped pants sizes. My doctor told me to stop paying attention to the numbers on the scale, and start paying attention to how I feel and how my clothes fit. It was hard at first, but SOOOOOOOOOO worth it now!!
  • cmurphy252
    cmurphy252 Posts: 279 Member
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    Same here, and its perfectly fine.... you just have to reposition your mindset to accept the changes in your body and not focus soo much on the scale, that's what I had to do... or else you would get disappointed when the scale doesn't move... and you will eventually give up.... KEEP AT IT :)

    Absolutely this for me! I've now put my scale away because I'd get too discouraged NOT seeing the results on the scale. I gage how well I'm doing by the way my clothes fit, tape measure and the way I look in the mirror.
  • baptistforlife
    baptistforlife Posts: 81
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    that is me excatly I in fact messured myself this morning so I could keep track of inches. I love how my body is changing but nothing on the scale (boo) I am almost seven weeks in and it is frustrating but it is a life style change and patience is a good thing. So we will keep at it and at some point the scale has to join us right?
  • bren998
    bren998 Posts: 92 Member
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    Yes, I have lost more inches than weight, but pictures shows my hard work. :smile:
  • katylil
    katylil Posts: 223 Member
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    Ignore the scale!:

    http://fitbuttcurvy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/same-weight-different-body-.jpg

    (Sorry, I can't get this to hyperlink! You'll have to copy and paste)
  • becujo
    becujo Posts: 26 Member
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    I could have written your post! I dropped a pant size but lost 1 lb over a mth. It is hard not to feel like I didn't meet my goal when my new pants tell me otherwise. Such a mixed feeling.
  • Trishsimon
    Trishsimon Posts: 129
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    I have exactly the same problem no pounds coming off but my clothes feel looser and I feel I look slimmer but then when I see the scales not moving I get very disappointed.
    I've had medical tests done to make sure I am healthy and my blood sugars are perfect, cholesterol perfect, everything perfect and I am still overweight.
  • WhiteRabbit1313
    WhiteRabbit1313 Posts: 1,091 Member
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    Same here. I lost 2 inches from my waist, 1.5 inches from my bust (lol), .5 inches from my hips, and I lost 1 inches from each thigh, this last month. As long as I'm actually shrinking, I don't care what the scale says.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
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    Don't look at this as a problem. For example, in the first year I was here, I lost 50 pounds. In the last two years I have been eating at maintenance and only lost about 2 more pounds but have gone down 3 clothing sizes. Inches are your friend.
  • MichaelVRenner
    MichaelVRenner Posts: 92 Member
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    Consider yourself lucky that you are losing inches and toning up that frame. Great going.
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,124 Member
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    Yep... I've only lost 7# but i've lost 4 or 5 inches... atleast 1 jean size. Muscle takes up less room :)
  • stephcbms
    stephcbms Posts: 142 Member
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    Yes, I didn't lose a pound from August to December but dropped 5 &1/2 inches over all and 2 sizes. I make sure I keep a pair of jeans that I want to fit into and try them on through out the week so I can see my changes. And also every Saturday I tape myself. When I wasn't coming down in pounds , I got discouraged . But after doing these other things it doesn't bother me anymore. Good luck :)
  • GEMMA_2014
    GEMMA_2014 Posts: 81
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    It happened to me for the first three weeks. I saw my stomach reducing rapidly and my thighs tightening, but lost only 3 lbs.
    Then it just kicked in and I start losing 2 lbs a week without changing what I had done before. I guess our bodies knows when to kick into burn fat mode I am happy now because I am burning away the fat.

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