Losing inches but no pounds

corinnamarie87
corinnamarie87 Posts: 10
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been doing this for almost a month....Im not losing to much weight but Im losing inches...any suggestions on what i can do in order to lose the pounds...I work out 6 days a week for at least an hour and a half to 2 hours!!!

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  • picinina
    picinina Posts: 76
    You and I are in the same boat! You should read my post http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/331231-i-have-hit-a-great-big-dirty-plateau-help

    I found the feedback very helpful.
  • Leslietheriot
    Leslietheriot Posts: 303 Member
    Don't get discouraged. You are gaining muscle...it weighs more than fat. Keep up what you are doing and you will start to see progress on the scale. As long as you are losing inches...you ARE seeing progress. Keep it up :)
  • indpls2002
    indpls2002 Posts: 93 Member
    Trying increasing your food intake by about 200 calories a week. Just enough to make your body think it has to go into high gear and rev your metabolism back up again!
  • lbeasey
    lbeasey Posts: 254 Member
    Open up your diary to make it easier for suggestions. I am in the same boat as you...I have lost 6 inches in a month and only 5 pounds. People really notice with the inches coming off!
  • GTOgirl1969
    GTOgirl1969 Posts: 2,527 Member
    If you're losing inches but not weight, you are likely gaining muscle. Muscle is more dense than fat, so a pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat does...hence the loss of inches. Don't concentrate on what the scale says...focus on how you feel and how your clothes are fitting you because they are a much more reliable indicator of your progress.

    Keep at it...you can do it!
  • msjac23
    msjac23 Posts: 140 Member
    I agree with the others, you may also want to check your body fat %. When I'm losing a lot inches a not pounds I test my body fat to see if it is going down.Which is a good thing, then you are definitely gaining muscles.
  • SMarie10
    SMarie10 Posts: 956 Member
    Why is losing inches not as good as losing pounds? I'd rather reduce my overall body fat - aka inches off any day than have the scale drop but not my pant size. Enjoy it
  • jkcools
    jkcools Posts: 66
    I'm in the same boat also; but I actually like that I'm loosing the inches more, because that's where it's at to me. I figure once the weight starts to come off it will come off fast. Only lost a total of 8 lbs. so far; but I'm good with that, because I can see huge difference in my body.
  • corinnamarie87
    corinnamarie87 Posts: 10
    thanks everyone...very helpful!
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