Losing inches vs losing weight
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Happy Monday!1
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T.G.I.F everyone! Have a great day!1
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Salt is definitely a big no-no if you are holding in water.1
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Honestly, it's better. The number on the scale can be tricky and influenced by a lot of factors. But the inches never lie!1
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Happy Hump Day!0
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To people that day if your losing inches your losing weight
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I lost 1 lbs but 2 dress sizes exercising lots1 -
Thanks for your input.0
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Inches lost means more than pounds. Pounds fluctuate daily and are not the best measure of your body composition. The focus for most people here is the scale. Most of these people will be back here again and again and again though and they will never realize that maybe their approach doesn't work even though it gets temporary results.
I used to focus on the scale and lost as fast as I could and each time I'd lose more muscle and end up with a higher percent of body fat than when I started, even though I was skinny-fat at the end. Basically I'd hit my goal weight but still have the mushy body from before, just smaller.
This time I am eating WAY more, lifting heavy and paying attention to macros. At 54 days I have only lost 7 pounds, but I've lost nearly two dress sizes and several inches from my waist, hips and thighs. My butt is starting to lift and get firm. I have more energy. I don't feel like I'm dieting at all. I feel great.
Yesterday I ate 2400 calories because I only ever eat a 500 calorie deficit and did lots of exercise. It's so much easier doing this while fueling my body the right way. I don't have cracings because I work what I want into my plan.
I do use the scale, but if it doesn't say what I want, that's okay. My clothes and tape measure tell the story and I'm getting stronger and leaner.6 -
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Happy Monday everyone!0
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Happy Hump Day!0
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Inches lost means more than pounds. Pounds fluctuate daily and are not the best measure of your body composition. The focus for most people here is the scale. Most of these people will be back here again and again and again though and they will never realize that maybe their approach doesn't work even though it gets temporary results.
I used to focus on the scale and lost as fast as I could and each time I'd lose more muscle and end up with a higher percent of body fat than when I started, even though I was skinny-fat at the end. Basically I'd hit my goal weight but still have the mushy body from before, just smaller.
This time I am eating WAY more, lifting heavy and paying attention to macros. At 54 days I have only lost 7 pounds, but I've lost nearly two dress sizes and several inches from my waist, hips and thighs. My butt is starting to lift and get firm. I have more energy. I don't feel like I'm dieting at all. I feel great.
Yesterday I ate 2400 calories because I only ever eat a 500 calorie deficit and did lots of exercise. It's so much easier doing this while fueling my body the right way. I don't have cracings because I work what I want into my plan.
I do use the scale, but if it doesn't say what I want, that's okay. My clothes and tape measure tell the story and I'm getting stronger and leaner.
Agree wholeheartedly! I'm getting weighed in tonight by my pt at the gym and it would be a bonus if some more pounds had come off, but shape, strength and fitness is more the key for me :-)
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Until I'm about at my goal weight, I'm relying on the scale. Yes, it's nice when pants seem to fit more loosely, but real muscle gain is very slow. And people can hold the tape measure tighter at times, or suck in their stomach a bit for their "after" pictures. That being said, my pants are tighter than they were when I regularly lifted but weighed about the same, and my clothes are really the best guide.
On a weekly or monthly basis, I think the scale is best, but muscle gain might account for a few pounds over longer periods of time.1 -
unrelentingminx wrote: »I'm sorry to be 'that' person, but having seen it several times on this thread: Muscle does NOT weigh more than fat. Muscle is denser than fat so for a given mass, say 1kg, the muscle occupies less space in your body. Which is how a person can lose inches and but not lose mass.
When comparing two things like that you cannot have multiple variables and you must assume the same volume, therefore muscle weighs more than fat.
That's like me saying what weighs more potatoes or candy floss? Oh but a pound of potatoes weighs the same as a pound of candy floss. Well obviously but 1lb wasn't mentioned that's just someone trying to be smart. To compare weight of two things they must be the same volume.
See how ridiculous that is?4 -
Truvanessa wrote: »I was wondering if losing inches is just as good as losing weight? I have been making progress by losing inches, but my scale does not show any changes.
Me too!
I felt so discourcouraged not seeing any lbs loss on the scales after 7 weeks of exercising and reducing calories, having previously been losing roughly a lb a week not really doing anything productive to lose weight but I was steadily losing baby blubber nevertheless. I posted my frustration on here and got great advice and support. I'm losing inches and this was said to be better than lbs so this has been of great comfort to me. I decided to hide the scales for a while......I will be relying on how baggy my clothes are getting for now.2 -
It's all about how you clothes fit.0
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Happy Monday peeps!0
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When I was losing weight I was focused on the scale. It drove me crazy, but I kept at it.
Then at one point though I lost 2 dress sizes but only 3 pounds on the scale. It was frustrating, but it wasn't.
I lost inches and fat, my clothes were falling off of me and I was looking different (smaller face, hands, calves etc). So I knew I was heading in the right direction.
I did a lot of research on weight loss vs. fat loss and it was at that point when I decided that for me and my goals inches and fat loss trumps the scale. So I focused more on my body composition and getting smaller more then my scale weight.
Keep up the good work OP!2 -
Have a good weekend everyone.0
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My weight has been staying pretty still lately, so I've started measuring inches to see a difference. So far so good!1
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Have a good Sunday everyone.0
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Have a great day everyone!0
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I am so happy to be a part of the community because it really lifts your spirits. I had just had this conversation with my husband and was feeling some kind of way and then I read this. Thank you all so much for posting so much valuable information and motivation! My husband kept telling me I was losing inches but I was so stubborn until I started trying on clothes I couldn't fit and now they do....the light bulb came on and the scale was put away!2
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Happy Thursday everyone!0
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Losing inches is what you want to see as it means that your body fat percentage is going down and, ultimately, that is what you want.
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and drinking at least 3 litres of water per day
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