ok i need help im confused so how is it that.......

Exercise! AS you continue to drop weight the inches will come off...Remember Men burn calories differently then woman..He may be just putting on more muscle...Keep going! With time and commitment you will see a "new looking you" soon!

i think weight just sits differently on people. depending on how much you need to lose, on some people 10pounds might be one dress size, but other would need to drop 25plus. Also since we are women, we tend to hang onto or weight longer so it is harder to get off. just be patient. losing weight is a slow process. Give it time if you really want your weight loss to stick(:

Unfortunately men have different metabolisms from women, and different things will work in different ways for everyone (regardless of gender). I know lots of people that have had significant changes just from cutting out junk and fast food, and others (like myself) who need to exercise to drop anything. You need to figure out what works for you- try portioning out your meals as well, as that definitely does help. Start trying some exercise as well, when I first started working out walking daily was enough to make a difference. I then worked by way up to jogging and doing other stuff as well.

Just try different things, see what exercises and foods you like eating... the main thing is consistency. You don't need to jog or aerobics or anything in particular if you hate it, but with all the variety out there just keep trying different things until you find something you like doing.

Good luck

*Edit* As a note, I've lost 25 lbs (35 if you include the waterweight that I lost before I started using MFP) and I haven't dropped any dress sizes, but EVERYONE I know has commented on my weight loss, and I can definitely see the difference as well. Just hasn't translated to a dress size yet... but I know I'll get there

I totally understand where you are coming from i have lost 13 pounds and dont see a difference at all but my hubby has gone down a pant size not even trying. When i did thus journey (right after my first kiddo) i love 80 lbs but i only went down from a size 18/20 to a 13/14 and i had a friend do it with me who lost 40 lbs and went from a size 14 to a 6 we are all so different just know in the end no matter what size you are you will rock it knowing you did it !!!

Losing weight is about 80% diet and 20% exercise, plus men burn more thanks to more muscle mass, so the dietary changes your guy has been going through (thanks to you) are probably sufficient to drop some initial weight quickly. My husband can make only the slightest change in his diet and shed weight in a heartbeat.

Its likely that with the healthier eating, he is losing water weight due to a reduced salt intake. The whole "losing fat but gaining muscle, so it evens out" idea is not entirely realistic.

Put it this way. If you are a NATURAL bodybuilder (no steroids or other hormone treatments) with extremely exacting nutrition (lots of clean protein, low fat, etc) it is possible to both gain muscle and lose fat. As I, and many of you can attest to, it is possible to lose 2lbs of fat safely per week, if you really try. However, the fastest you will put on muscle, as a healthy adult, is about 5 pounds of muscle a year.

Some people will call me out on this, but it is true. Some people who push the edge of the bell curve may put on 6-8 pounds of muscle in a year of heavy, heavy training, with precisely calibrated nutrition, but that's it. Anyone who claims to put on 10-20 or more pounds of muscle in a single year, or shorter is either:

A) Selling snake oil
Counting fat and water weight as muscle gain (bulking powders put on fat, creatine causes you to retain water)
C) Still going through puberty related changes

This last one is important to note, as some athletes can put on a lot of muscle in the last year or two of puberty. This is when men fill out their musculature to change from tall, gangly youths to solid, muscular men, if they have the proper level of activity during this time.

Another possibility is this. As a man, his required daily caloric intake is likely higher than yours. That's just a fact of biology, and a much bemoaned one, I'm sure. Just making a small change from take-out to brown bagging it daily could be enough to have him drop weight, while you may have to be monitoring every little thing you eat just to drop a couple ounces a week.

I've been doing Shakeology for breakfast and working out a little more and trying to watch what I eat. I've actually gained a couple of pounds in the past couple weeks but I've lost a total of 2.5 inches on my measurements. You HAVE to exercise. The volume or amount of space that muscle takes up is much smaller than that of fat. Muscle also burns more calories and makes your metabolism faster. I've been gaining more muscle than losing fat, which my coach tells me is perfectly fine at the beginning of my weight loss. But trust me, I've been struggling with weight loss for years, trying to find a way to lose weight without exercising and keep it off. It doesn't work. Exercise is essential. And you'll be amazed how good you feel after doing it a few times. The Shakeology helps because it gives me a lot more energy, to the point of being hyper sometimes. But hyper or not you HAVE to exercise. Weight loss is a triangle. You have to get the nutrients your body needs, you need to cut out the foods it doesn't need which get turned into fat, and you have to exercise to burn off the excess.