Same measurements but different weight?

dewsmom78
Posts: 498 Member
How does this happen? I have virtually the same measurements, yet there is a 4 lb difference. I am 5'3 and 37. My goal weight is 130.
June 2013 - 134 lbs (post baby #1)
Waist 30.5
Hips 36.5
Thighs 20
Chest 36
Calves 14
June 2015 - 138 lbs (post baby #2)
Waist 30.5
Hips 36
Thighs 19.5
Chest 36
Calves 14
June 2013 - 134 lbs (post baby #1)
Waist 30.5
Hips 36.5
Thighs 20
Chest 36
Calves 14
June 2015 - 138 lbs (post baby #2)
Waist 30.5
Hips 36
Thighs 19.5
Chest 36
Calves 14
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How much different would you expect the measurements to be to account for a change as small as four pounds?0
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Well on someone my size, 5'3, it is one clothing size.0
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We can be terrible at measuring ourselves. Tape placement, how tightly you pull the tape? They all matter.
I have lost almost 44 pounds. My old pants? Fall off me.
With the exception of my waist, I still get the same measurements when I try to take mine. I've just given up and go by my clothes and the scale and am happy with my gym progress.
Also, 4 pounds isn't very much weight.0 -
That's true, maybe I'm not measuring the exact same every time, even though I try to.0
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Over the course of 2 years you can have a lot of changes in fat, muscle, water retention/water weight, skin, etc. Additionally, remember that fat is spread over your entire body. Muscle is spread throughout most of your body. Imagine that 4 lbs is like a 4 lb tub of butter. You could smear it all over your body and not substantially impact any of your measurements.
Also- it's very hard to measure the same body parts accurately. There's some error in exactly where you measure (especially since your waist location changes as a result of pregnancy) and how tight you pull the tape.0 -
Could it be different body composition - muscle to fat ratio?
Say - if you fill a bag with feathers or sand - it will be the same size but the weight will be different.
You may have more muscles but less fat (I know I've got some muscles from carrying my toddler around)
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I've lost 10 pounds since my last measurement check and some of my measurements were BIGGER. It's definitely human error and really difficult to be precise. As everyone else said, 4 pounds is almost nothing and you can fluctuate those 4 pounds in a day. Don't stress.0
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I'm 4 inches shorter than you, and from recent reading I've done, I probably won't see inches lost until I lose at least 8-10 lbs. You'll have to give it more time.0
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Well on someone my size, 5'3, it is one clothing size.
If your measurements are the same. any amount of weight should not make a difference in the clothing size. Clothing size is based on measurements...not weight.
and 4 lbs difference is nothing.
I was a size 6 last year in measurement 32/27/38 141 lbs
I am a size 2 today 34/25/37 and drum roll.....141 lbs
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@sarahlifts hahaha that drum roll got me lol'ing0
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Thanks for the feedback0
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I'm the same way, 5 feet tall and 120lbs. I'm currently wearing a 0/2, but before I had my daughter, I wore a 2/4 at this weight.0
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