I know I'm losing....just need some more encouragement

melsetsy
melsetsy Posts: 48 Member
edited November 27 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok...I started on MFP again 40 days ago and have since gained 2 lbs...BUT, I have lost an inch and a half around my waist and my jeans that were tight now fit perfectly, so I know I'm doing something right!! It just sucks not seeing the scale go down. I'm so glad I measured myself in the beginning or I would be so discouraged and I'd have given up by now!!

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Tape measure trumps scale every time!! FTW!!
  • melsetsy
    melsetsy Posts: 48 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Tape measure trumps scale every time!! FTW!!

    Thanks! Yup! I'm trying not to focus on the number on the scale (but, admittedly I have an unhealthy dependant relationship with that stupid electronic square!!!) as I feel great, I'm getting stronger, and my clothes are fitting better. Just need that reassurance!! Thank you! :)
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Do you have pictures for comparison as well? I can't see the difference in the mirror, but the tape measure and comparison pictures, and my loose pants tell the story!

    Great job! Kick the scale next time you go by it for lying :smile:
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Seriously, the scale is one little piece of the picture. If your clothes are fitting better, this so much better. You are not wearing your scale around your neck, are you? LOL
  • melsetsy
    melsetsy Posts: 48 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Do you have pictures for comparison as well? I can't see the difference in the mirror, but the tape measure and comparison pictures, and my loose pants tell the story!

    Great job! Kick the scale next time you go by it for lying :smile:

    I took some when I started, I need to take more soon!! Thanks for the reminder! :)
  • melsetsy
    melsetsy Posts: 48 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Seriously, the scale is one little piece of the picture. If your clothes are fitting better, this so much better. You are not wearing your scale around your neck, are you? LOL

    Great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    melsetsy wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Seriously, the scale is one little piece of the picture. If your clothes are fitting better, this so much better. You are not wearing your scale around your neck, are you? LOL

    Great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding!

    Believe me, the thought has crossed my mind B)
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    edited December 2015
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    melsetsy wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Seriously, the scale is one little piece of the picture. If your clothes are fitting better, this so much better. You are not wearing your scale around your neck, are you? LOL

    Great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just kidding!

    Believe me, the thought has crossed my mind B)

    I dare you to sticky note your weigh to your forehead! I would be mortified. Which is so sad, because we are all so much more than our weight, yet people still tie their value to it. :huh:

    Edited: because my spelling seems to be tied to my weight as well :laugh:
  • triddering
    triddering Posts: 81 Member
    Weight is only one of many ways to track progress. Use all the tools available to you to track progress! In the MFP web configuration, add as many measurements as you can, more than the defaults, and measure yourself weekly. Even if you don't think you look different, the tape measure won't lie. It will also show you where you are losing the weight. I even got the % body fat to show up once by adding a number in either Runtastic or Map My Fitness. My scale might not be terribly accurate (the number varies a bit when I step on it several times in a row) but it has a % body fat and I started capturing that number. Wish I would have done it from the get go. Also, some measurements I have added at different points in time.

    Compare your strength or endurance and celebrate when you can do more! When I first started, I could not do a push up to save my life! Not even a ladies push up! I started using the Runtastic push up app on my kitchen counter leaning sideways! Then, I was able to move to be floor, where I would plop down and push myself up to my knees. Little by little I could hold myself a bit longer, especially as I strengthened my core. Now I can do ladies push ups without touching the mat, only touching the push-up app on my iPad with my nose! The strength gained is a success. Even my chiropractor has to manipulate me differently now because my muscles would fight him otherwise! That is new!

    Keep it up even if you don't see progress. The body will need time to adjust to the changes. It didn't take overnight to gain the weight, don't expect the loss overnight either. You will go through a lot of change at once and then, your body will almost put in the breaks like saying "give me a bit to get used to this". Just be consistent. Don't overindulge nor starve yourself. The changes will resume. When I started doing strengthening exercises, I didn't see the weight go down, but the shape changed, and I even got a lot of comments. The weight wasn't changing because muscle was replacing fat, which resulted in smaller volume. Eventually, the weight started to drop again.
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