what about sizes ?

saynow111
saynow111 Posts: 131 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
what about waist , chest , hip sizes ?
do they flactuate ?
recently i begin to measure them
i dont really if they flactuate between morning & evening or not ?
or they are very accurate which is very good thing really if this is right
and make these measurement good something more than the scale weight
anyone has idea about this ?

Replies

  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,220 Member
    Daily fluctuations are meaningless
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,223 Member
    Waist will fluctuate more than chest or hip, because that's where all the working parts are.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,197 Member
    IMO there's nothing that will quickly show fat loss progress accurately: Not the scale. not tape measurements, not clothes fit, not those dumb BIA scales that claim to show body fat percent, not photos.

    Any of those can be good and useful for gauging progress . . . on a "trends over many weeks" basis.

    Success requires patience and persistence.

    Put the right habits in place, and progress will follow . . . gradually.
  • claireychn074
    claireychn074 Posts: 1,604 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Waist will fluctuate more than chest or hip, because that's where all the working parts are.

    For women our chests can fluctuate with our cycle bizarrely - I think the poster is male but just putting this out there in case any female starts measuring their chest and then freaks.

    Water retention is a right bugger.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,940 Member
    Also keep in mind that you'll get different measurements by measuring at just a few mm higher or lower.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,242 Member
    Or location of tape same as before? What about squishing of body parts? Measuring on inhale or exhale? Full or partial? Is the tape parallel to the ground? Is there sag? Are you pulling so tight that the tape stretched? 🤷‍♂️
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,624 Member
    You guys don't know. But ladies, do you remember being about 13 and having a galloping waistline? Up 2 inches and smallest part above your belly button. Next day down 3 inches and smallest part below your belly button.
    After a total hysterectomy at 72, I've got it again. On top of that, I can put on the bra I wore yesterday and it's too small. Or too big.
    Measurements mean absolutely nothing at this point.
    While taking water pills for high blood pressure, my morning weight said more about what time I took the water pill yesterday and my hydration than about my actual weight gain or loss.
    There are just too many variables short term to measure daily losses. It's a long term game.
  • lisakatz2
    lisakatz2 Posts: 534 Member
    I only measure once a week, same time as my weekly weigh-in.

    My waistline can vary the most. One salty and/or carb heavy meal can throw everything off. I avoid those things a few days prior to my weigh-in.
  • saynow111
    saynow111 Posts: 131 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Waist will fluctuate more than chest or hip, because that's where all the working parts are.

    what should i expect ?
    how many cm flactuation should expect in waist , chest , hip ?
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,197 Member
    saynow111 wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Waist will fluctuate more than chest or hip, because that's where all the working parts are.

    what should i expect ?
    how many cm flactuation should expect in waist , chest , hip ?

    No one can tell you accurately what will happen to you; at most they can only say what happens to them. We all vary, and I'd expect greater variation between men and women than the average variation within one sex. Even then, individuals will vary over a range.

    I'd say: Be patient. Run the personal experiment for 4-6 weeks, gathering data along the way (scale weight, careful tape measurements, front/back/side full body photos in a bathing suit or similar minimal but decent clothing, etc.). You'll learn how your personal body behaves. That's useful.

    Everything won't move in the desired direction every single time you collect a piece of data. It's the multi-week trends that matter.

    If this is offensive, I'm sorry . . . but you sound anxious. Stress isn't a great ally during weight loss. Patience, persistence, improved eating/activity habits (not too extreme), and an open mind are better helpers, IMO.

    Losing any meaningful total amount of weight takes time. Settle in, use manageable tactics, see what happens, adjust if needed based on personal results. That will work.

    Best wishes for success!

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