Am I the only one??!!

Sounds good to me. The scale lies all the time.

Hi, everyone! :happy: :happy:

Since September 8th I have gained 1 pound but lost 3in off my waist, hips, and bust. I had a rough/busy end of the month so i was kind of expecting the gaining part but shocked at the inches lost since I haven't been able to work out very often at the end of the month. I am going to start measuring each thigh, arm, and my neck. I am down 11.5 inches and 4 jean sizes since 6/1/11 .

So, I guess my questions are;
Should I just go by inches and completely forget the scale since it hates me?
Any suggestions on how to also get the scale to move?


Sherry

If the pound gained is muscle weight, then consider it a good gain! Don't completely ignore the scale; your body is going to have natural fluctuations day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month.

As far as getting the scale to move, I suggest an ACME slingshot (as endorsed by Wile E. Coyote). Basically you put it inside the elastic band, pull back as far as you can, and then release. It should move without any problems. Unless you're Wile E. Coyote.

Hilarious response jmac!

I look at inches, the scale and BMI because one of them is always showing some kind of improvement. I go 2-3 weeks without any movement on the scale and then all of a sudden drop 1-3 pounds. Just keep doing what your are doing.

Don't forget muscle weighs more than fat. You may lose inches and not pounds. Also be sure to pick a day and time of the week to weigh yourself (preferably in your birthday suit) and be consistant. For example every Sunday morning after you wake up and take care of your business.
Keep up the great work!

exactly!

I say don't worry about it, it sounds like muscle in my opinion....which doesn't matter much :-P. The problem with scales is they don't account for muscle.

You're DEFINITELY not the only one. I encounter this lost inches/same weight syndrome on a regular basis. It makes me want to take jmac's solution to the scale (and THAT was HILARIOUS), but I do need to WEIGH less for my health. I didn't try to look at your diary, so I don't know how much of what you are doing is genuine strength training (obviously a good bit), but clearly, as has been said, you are doing something right. As you increase your muscle mass, your body will burn fat more willingly over time, but I share your frustration. However, I use the tape measure to remind myself that I'm still making progress so that I don't get frustrated and quit because "nothing works." I think that what you are doing will get the weight off, over time, if you are losing inches like that. Use the tape measure to keep your motivation. If you need to, you might get a scale with a body-fat measurement on it, which should also show you progress, but keep going. If the refusal to WEIGH less continues, and you are trying to achieve a healthier WEIGHT, I'd start using some of the tricks -- zig-zagging, routine changes, plateau-breaking tricks, etc. I've found that raising my calorie intake fairly high, once in a while (nearly to maintenance level) can break me out.

Unless you have more than about 20 lbs to lose, I think inches are better than the scale.