Where is the weight coming from?!?!

hawthornerose
hawthornerose Posts: 16
in Health and Weight Loss
So the scale says that I've lost 13-14 pounds in the past month. The problem? Nothing else has changed! I don't look any different and my clothes still fit exactly the same. My jeans aren't even a little bit looser! I've lost maybe an inch from my waist, but that is the only non-scale change I've seen. So I'm left wondering, where is this weight I'm supposedly loosing coming from? Is my scale just broken, or is this actually possible?

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  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    It is possible. I gain (and therefore lose) mostly in my hips, butt and stomach, so it is pretty noticeable. My mother in law tends to gain and lose very evenly all over, from her wrists to her stomach to her ankles...she can much more easily hide weight gain/loss than I can due to it being spread so evenly and not concentrated in one area of her body.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    So the scale says that I've lost 13-14 pounds in the past month. The problem? Nothing else has changed! I don't look any different and my clothes still fit exactly the same. My jeans aren't even a little bit looser! I've lost maybe an inch from my waist, but that is the only non-scale change I've seen. So I'm left wondering, where is this weight I'm supposedly loosing coming from? Is my scale just broken, or is this actually possible?

    Depends on how much you have to lose. If you are very overweight then 13-14 pounds might make little difference in your appearance. If you are not overweight and you lose 13 pounds it will make a big visual difference.

    How many places have you measured? Thighs can be a source of weightloss where you might not notice for example, especially for women.
  • hawthornerose
    hawthornerose Posts: 16
    How many places have you measured? Thighs can be a source of weightloss where you might not notice for example, especially for women.

    I wish it had come from my thighs! That's where most of my weight gain is sitting. My thighs and hips haven't changes at all. I have about 40 lbs to loose so it seems like 13 lbs should show at least some difference?
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    How many places have you measured? Thighs can be a source of weightloss where you might not notice for example, especially for women.

    I wish it had come from my thighs! That's where most of my weight gain is sitting. My thighs and hips haven't changes at all. I have about 40 lbs to loose so it seems like 13 lbs should show at least some difference?

    If you only have 40 to lose and your scale shows 13 lb lost with no noticable difference, I'd replace the batteries in the scale. That really doesn't seem very likely.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Honestly I wouldn't worry about it. I can see why that might be frustrating but honestly if you are losing weight then you are losing weight and eventually that has to affect your appearance. I'd just stick with it.
  • sweetpea03b
    sweetpea03b Posts: 1,123 Member
    It takes a long time for me to see a noticeable difference in measurements, etc. as well... so don't worry! I will say that I didn't really see much of a difference in my body composition until I really started lifting... so if you're mostly concentrating on cardio that might be a consideration.
  • pennyllayne
    pennyllayne Posts: 265
    The only real explanation is that most of that must be water weight or muscle - or that your scale is broken. I have only lost 5lbs but I have lost half to one inch from my waist, belly, hips, bum and thighs. You can't lose 13lbs of fat and not have any inch loss, unless you're losing it from somewhere that you're not measuring.
  • kitlynnJ
    kitlynnJ Posts: 78 Member
    Good job on your weight loss! And an inch around your waist is great!

    It is possible. The first place I lost weight was my hands. I noticed my ring was looser. I also get this really strange flat spot along the side of my hip which doesn't show up when I take measurements because it is between my waist and hip measuring spots.

    You could be losing it from strange areas you wouldn't measure, or you could be losing it from all over which wouldn't show up on your measuring tape yet.
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