Measuring tape...
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Just because you've still got some of the baby belly pooch doesn't mean it isn't trending down on the backside, too... Remember when we measure waist, it goes all the way around, even where we can't see. I would think it is a general slimming... Stubborn belly weight can sometimes be the slowest to leave because especially for women, that is the body's first natural storage area, and also, since you've exercised those "muscles" regularly with having four kiddos, yours might be a little less "springy..." LOL0
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »Stubborn belly weight can sometimes be the slowest to leave because especially for women, that is the body's first natural storage area, and also, since you've exercised those "muscles" regularly with having four kiddos, yours might be a little less "springy..." LOL
Haha, "springy"... and yeah, you're right... to say the least! I haven't had a flat tummy since before I had my first baby, and it's gotten worse with each one. I've heard breastfeeding also makes people's bodies cling to fat around the midsection. But really, I was blessed with good skin in that we (my family) tend to look younger than we are, but I was NOT blessed with good skin in that I have had stretch marks since 20 weeks along with my first baby and that abdominal area has been "flabby" ever since (even with 11.5 years between my first and second pregnancies).0 -
The reason your body stores fat while breastfeeding is that your baby needs lots of fat for proper brain development. This is your body's built in defense about however you choose to eat.
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Good news -- that fat in your hips and thighs is good for you!
http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/59/10/2465.full
In recent years, it has become clear that not only is lower-body fat less harmful than abdominal fat, but it actually provides protection against coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
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Good news -- that fat in your hips and thighs is good for you!
http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/59/10/2465.full
In recent years, it has become clear that not only is lower-body fat less harmful than abdominal fat, but it actually provides protection against coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
Score one for me!
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baconslave wrote: »Sometimes we lose inches in places we don't measure. Around our knees. (It's amazing how freaking fat my knees were!) Our ankles. A couple inches higher or lower than our calves. Between our waist and our hips. Our neck. Wrists. Upper thighs. And... ahem...other places that don't see the light of day. Lol.
Now this is interesting. I'm sitting at my desk in front of my computer like I always do, and in my periphery I see some dark spots on my wrists. When I look at them, I see an indentation that wasn't there even yesterday--those dark spots are actually shadows. So yeah, I guess I lost weight in my wrists!
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I have only been measuring my waist, I do it at my belly button for consistency. I've lost about 50 lbs and 9 inches off my waist. Surprisingly I wear the same bra size, but think I did lose density in that area, just still need the same size from all the babies I nursed...0
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I've only been measuring my tummy at the fattest part, but the tape now has difficulty sitting on that spot and is trying to come upwards into (what will one day be) my 'waist'. My bangle has been my best indicator of weight loss because it used to only move less than 1" up and down my arm, now it's nearer to 2".0
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How is that even possible? I still look 5 months pregnant, LOL.
LOL don't question it! My measurement is still dropping, but like you I don't feel like I look all that different yet. Personally I have to remind myself I'm starting this WOE from my highest weight on record, so losing an inch and a half now isn't going to make my belly flat like it did back when I started low carb from a weight that was 10 pounds lighter!0 -
Good point @octobubbles. I'm heavier than I've ever been except during pregnancy; I'm actually a good 30 pounds heavier than I was AT THE END of my first couple pregnancies--and I started out overweight then too. So I need to be patient and not expect to lose belly fat as quickly and obviously as I did back then.0
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I ditto baconslave re: unexpected weight loss: Bra band/underbust, another location for gals to check, I've lost inches there, too, and have gone down a band size. My knees are still fat, tho! LOL
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Finally weighed myself today and I'm down 7 lbs! 0
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Also, my mother-in-law hasn't seen me much since I started, and today she kept going on about how she can see I've lost weight.0
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Woohooo Mami - so exciting!!!0
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What I do is take the measurements with a pinch of salt, bit like the scale actually. So for example if I see consistent readings or further drops over several readings, I will believe it. I try to be as consistent as I can, but really think I need one of those myotapes, which seem to solve the problem nicely in giving you the same pressure on the tape each time you use it, unlike ourselves, where it might be slightly tighter or looser each time we measure.
Consistency is really key though, so I only measure at the same times I would weigh, which is in the morning after I've been to the bathroom, but before I've eaten anything. Anything else is a recipe for inconsistent readings if you ask me, but hey, some people like to torture themselves
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I didn't read everyone's post but generally speaking, when measuring your waist it's at the point of where your waist creases when you bend over to the right or left. Try to keep it even. I do better when watching myself in a mirror. I always measure in the mornings after using the bathroom, before I put on clothes and I only measure once a week. Here is a link for proper measurements.
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oyadancing wrote: »My knees are still fat, tho! LOL
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