Taking Measurements

ChloeJoanneSmith · March 2016

Hi everyone,

I took my measurements last night after gaining quite a bit of weight and have gained so many inches back that I lost a couple of years ago

I'm now back on track with my diet & exercise and was wondering how often should I take my measurements? I'm not really bothered about my weight, but I'd like to get rid of the inches I've gained!

Should I take them every two weeks? How often do you take your measurements?

Thanks

ChloeJoanneSmith · March 2016

BUMP

Supr_Sldier · March 2016

I say that sounds like a good plan, you want to spread out the times you do measure yourself, kinda like how you would take pics to see your progress. just have set dates each month and on those dates measure yourself that way you can cage how you are doing and what things you might wanted to improve in your work out routine to make better progress. My biggest recommendation is cardio, lots of cardio. Before you wake up and eat breakfast go for a quick 5 minute run, that will kick start your metabolism for the day. Hope this all helps, if you need anything else let me know, we can chat

Lounmoun · March 2016

I take measurements once a month.

ChloeJoanneSmith · March 2016

Once a month would probably be better then

I'll do that!

srhinton24 · March 2016

I did a clean eating program and the lady running it had us measure once a month, the difference you see in a month pushes you to go another month.

HavtaLose · March 2016

I'm still new at this so i measure frequently, about every 2 weeks. After i have gotten comfortable with this lifestyle change, i let my clothes be the judge.

LivingtheLeanDream · March 2016

most people would say once a fortnight, that way you should see inch loss all being well.

All the best

arditarose · March 2016

You could do 2 weeks, but once a month might be better. Sometimes it really takes a month for things to finally even out and drop, and measuring after 2 weeks can be not so motivating when you don't see change.

arditarose · March 2016

Also, after two weeks sometimes the change is so tiny there is more room for error as to whether you are measuring properly. If you wait a month and lose the whole inch you can be more sure you are measuring in the right spot.

ki4eld · March 2016

I measure the first of every other month. For me, it's odd months. When I was larger and the scale was dropping quickly, I was changing measurements quickly. Now that I'm closer to goal, changes just don't happen as quickly, either to the scale or to the tape measure.

distinctlybeautiful · March 2016

I just took my measurements in January for the first time, and I decided not to take them again for six months. I'm not sure why I chose that length of time.. maybe I'm hoping the longer I wait, the more chance I have of seeing a change. I might decide to take them again at three months instead of six, but I'll probably wait. It's something I'm interested to know, but it's not the primary way I track my progress.

lorrpb · March 2016

I like to see big changes. I measured every 6 weeks the first year and now 3 months I think that more than once a month could be hard to see changes. The tape measure isn't perfect. It can slip, you might place it slightly differently, your bday changes, etc. Even @ 3 months I sometimes have one measurement that goes up for no explicable reasoning one that doesn't change even though my clothes are looser. These are done by my trainer who's very experienced & precise. Also use a self locking myotape type tape, not a sewing tape. You can google it if you don't know what I mean.

MelissaLimeKiwi · March 2016

I've measured each week for three weeks, but I just can't resist. I've lost an inch and a half from my belly in three weeks, so that is super motivating to me. I'm going to try and not measure for a month now though.

wishfuljune · March 2016

I measure at the end of every month, and weigh myself once a week. I know that I would drive myself crazy if I measured more than once a month or weighed myself more than once a week. I just keep telling myself that I'm doing all right. I've lost 18 lb since January, and 7 inches off my body (3.5 from my waist alone).

blues4miles · March 2016

lorrpb wrote: »

I like to see big changes. I measured every 6 weeks the first year and now 3 months I think that more than once a month could be hard to see changes. The tape measure isn't perfect. It can slip, you might place it slightly differently, your bday changes, etc. Even @ 3 months I sometimes have one measurement that goes up for no explicable reasoning one that doesn't change even though my clothes are looser. These are done by my trainer who's very experienced & precise. Also use a self locking myotape type tape, not a sewing tape. You can google it if you don't know what I mean.

I do once a month but with measurements like my stomach area that can be so variable with food and hydration it's hard to believe how real any of the measurements are. I suspect in 3-6 months it will be more clear. My other non-stomach measurements seem to be more repeatable though as long as I take them around the same time of day.