Is there any theory/science behind loosing inches?

A nurse who takes measurements all day told me almost NO ONE has a 24" waist.

My beanpole 14 y/o has a 26" waist and she's 108lbs., 5'5" and naturally small waisted w/a long torso. There is no way hers will ever be smaller, barring anorexia.

Even 28" is a tiny waist. I agree that the goal sounds a little ED.

I guess it really depends...I belong to a culture group where women are genetically smaller framed. A few people I know, with 5'5 -5'7 indeed has 56 cm - 63cm waist. Comparing to them, I am like elephant.

I think having arbitrary inch goals may be a sign of eating disorders. How did the OP come up with a 25" waist?
That said I had a 24" waist in high school. However, I weighed 98 lbs, ran long distance, did tons of aerobics classes and lifted weights. I'm also fine boned and 5'1".

Saw a documentary the other day on the US size 0. Apparently the model figure to aim for is a 23 inch waist. :noway:

Rumor has it that Marilyn Monroe had like 23 inch waist? but looking at all the pictures, I am not convinced...

I typically lose inches when taking a very cold shower or swimming in a cold pool. Oh wait! err, I mean....never mind.

I think having arbitrary inch goals may be a sign of eating disorders. How did the OP come up with a 25" waist?
That said I had a 24" waist in high school. However, I weighed 98 lbs, ran long distance, did tons of aerobics classes and lifted weights. I'm also fine boned and 5'1".

Saw a documentary the other day on the US size 0. Apparently the model figure to aim for is a 23 inch waist. :noway:

Rumor has it that Marilyn Monroe had like 23 inch waist? but looking at all the pictures, I am not convinced...

I just saw something on a documentary that says she wore a size 16. Now, clothing sizes may have been adjusted for the fatter population but I can't believe a size 23" waist was ever size 16.
Didn't all the civil war ladies try to get an 18" waist with the corset on? I've read stories on how they starved themselves and also passed out from super tight corsets.

I think having arbitrary inch goals may be a sign of eating disorders.

Ummm.... no. It's also a sign of "I-REALLY-REALLY-REALLY-want-to-fit-into-that-dress-again!"

People's goals are people's goals. Please don't judge people for their goals. You don't know her... based on the remarkably low amount of information that you have about her, her life, her lifestyle, and her path to success.... it's EXTREMELY unfair.

It might be a little strange for those of us with 25% body fat END GOALS to think... "why does she want to lose if she's at 22%?" But what SHE wants has NOTHING to do with what we want. To basically tell her that her goal is "a sign of eating disorders" is not only rude and uncalled for, but it's MEAN.

She's here for HELP. If you can't HELP, please don't HINDER. Don't put it in her head that there's something SICK or WRONG about her goals, when....

THERE.
IS.
NOT.

That being said:

OP: I believe in you. I think you can do it. Keep in mind though, that as you lose, the weight comes off all over the place. I'm kind of pear-shaped, and carry most of my weight in my thighs and hips. This is where I gain first... AND where it disappears first. I'm a cardio queen... I run A LOT: like, 3-4 hours per week.

When I watch what I eat, training for a race or something... the weight disappears, and my quads and glutes put on more muscle. It's sometimes weird, but the scale will go UP, and the inches down.

I think having a goal of losing a certain number of inches is AMAZING. It's nice to see someone not obsessed with the numbers on the scale, because that's not really what its about. It's about how YOU FEEL in your own skin.

That being said too, adding muscle really helps you burn! It also makes you stand up straighter, look leaner, feel energetic, and stronger.

Best of luck with your journey.

Ignore the fools. :flowerforyou:

DOES anyone have an issue with LOOSE V. lose? reading the OP drove me nucking futs!!!!... there was a hint in the above posts for any woman looking to create a "classic hour glass" figure using "corsets" a prime celeb example is Dita Von Teese.

I am not saying that it's a healthy or comfortable process... JUST that it exists.

You can get strikes for correcting or making fun of someone's grammar/spelling, so watch out.

I typically lose inches when taking a very cold shower or swimming in a cold pool. Oh wait! err, I mean....never mind.

Need some help finding those lost inches?

A 25" waist may not be physically possible.

And why do you think that it may not be physically impossible? Are you referring to the OP or to women in general?

I have a 25' waist (PITA to get pants to fit me well with 34" hips), and during my younger years my waist was between 21 and 23 inches. So it is possible.

I think he/she refers to OP's stats...

It's possible but takes some hard work and patience to lose the whole 3 inch from the waist...

For some people it isn't...Depends on your bone structure. I have a wide rib cage and I know for a fact I could never have a 25 inch waist. Even when I was an athletic middle schooler I had a 28 in. waist...

A nurse who takes measurements all day told me almost NO ONE has a 24" waist.

My beanpole 14 y/o has a 26" waist and she's 108lbs., 5'5" and naturally small waisted w/a long torso. There is no way hers will ever be smaller, barring anorexia.

Even 28" is a tiny waist. I agree that the goal sounds a little ED.

Really? Before I got pregnant my waist was 29, and I wouldn't say I was that small! I was a UK 10/12 (US 6/8). My hips were 39 though.

I'd love a 28" waist, and I definitely don't have an ED. Nothing wrong with aiming for inches. I know clothes fit me at a certain waist and hip size.

I lost loads of inches after my last baby by doing a huge variety of exercise classes, and lots of strength and weight training.