I'm confused

tiger268
tiger268 Posts: 5 Member
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
lost five pounds in about three weeks. Not a single inch

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  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    A good amount of those 5lbs could be water weight.

    Or maybe you just aren't seeing it yet on the measuring tape. An inch is actually quite a lot to lose -- 5lbs probably won't do it.

    Or maybe your body loses first in other spots than the waist.

    In any case, stick with it.
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    I think I lost up to 10 cm(maybe 15cm) in my belt after losing 30kg.

    So what's that in Ye olde imperial? 4 inches for 65 pounds? That sounds low.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    Merkavar wrote: »
    I think I lost up to 10 cm(maybe 15cm) in my belt after losing 30kg.

    So what's that in Ye olde imperial? 4 inches for 65 pounds? That sounds low.

    Yeah but.. what about everywhere else?
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    ana3067 wrote: »
    Merkavar wrote: »
    I think I lost up to 10 cm(maybe 15cm) in my belt after losing 30kg.

    So what's that in Ye olde imperial? 4 inches for 65 pounds? That sounds low.

    Yeah but.. what about everywhere else?

    Yeah I was just tryin to give the op an example of weight loss to waist size lost.

    Seemed lower than expected. If that ratio continues I might have a healthy weight but a large waist. Not great for a guy, good birthing hips :)
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    To really see a difference in measurements, strength training is your best friend.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    edited February 2015
    Merkavar wrote: »
    ana3067 wrote: »
    Merkavar wrote: »
    I think I lost up to 10 cm(maybe 15cm) in my belt after losing 30kg.

    So what's that in Ye olde imperial? 4 inches for 65 pounds? That sounds low.

    Yeah but.. what about everywhere else?

    Yeah I was just tryin to give the op an example of weight loss to waist size lost.

    Seemed lower than expected. If that ratio continues I might have a healthy weight but a large waist. Not great for a guy, good birthing hips :)

    Well I've lost just shy of 30lbs and I've only lost a few inches from my waist! Here's a picture:
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    I probably only have a few more inches there to lose at most too. I guses if you focus on the one area it really is not a good gauge of overall loss.

    Although I did buy that skirt after losing about 10lbs so I have probably lost an extra inch or something on top of what shows.
  • ivanh2786
    ivanh2786 Posts: 2
    True that I lost 30 pounds also before and I couldn't tell a diffrence! Well I looked the same but inche wise I can tell
  • tiger268
    tiger268 Posts: 5 Member
    Your probably right. I think I'm just being to hard on myself since I was in great shape last year, and I ruined
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Patience. 5 pounds down, you're not going to see much.
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