Weight not dropping but size shrinking

Help? You're doing great! It's more important to lose size than weight.

Muscle weighs more than fat!

HEY WELCOME TO MY WORLD!!!! Tape measure has become my best friend as my weight stays between 81 / 82 kilos target weight is 75 kilos!!! inches are noticeably coming off but weight remains the same.......this is a good sign as fat is turning into muscle, when u eat the right amount of calories and combine with exercise u will loss either way.....some are more lucky as the weight actually drops but for u and me and people like us.....inches come off first then followed by weight loss. confusing i know, just keep going with health eatting and little exercise and im sure EVENTUALLY the scales will show ur target weight....just keep ur tape measure near by and measure weekly.

I'm in a similar boat. I'm definitely getting smaller at a decent rate, but the actual number on the scales is going down very, very slowly. I put it down to a mixture of liquid retention, muscle building and my scales being completely useless. I'm obviously losing fat since I'm getting smaller. I mean I wore my smart trousers the other day for the first time in months, and they were incredibly loose. Practically falling off. I had to walk around holding them up to stop them from falling down since I didn't have a belt. Which is super inconvenient during a job interview, but at the same time it's great. I'm obviously on the right track, even if the scales don't show it.

So yeah, don't worry about it. We say we want to lose weight, but in reality we want to lose fat. Weight is just how we generally measure fat loss. And it is a rubbish indicator of fat loss. As long as you're losing fat and getting smaller, you're getting closer to your goal.

I am 6 weeks along on my journey and set my target to lose 1 1/2 lb a week. So far I have lost 1 lb in 6 weeks. I am doing noting more in terms of exercise than I was doing before I started on this journey. In fact as a result of injury I am doing slightly less exercise.

What is your exercise/diet plan consisting of? If it is pretty monotonous your body has gotten used to the exercise patterns and your muscles have adapted to do the same exercise with even less effort. Without any real idea on what you are doing it would be hard to tell what the problem may be.
Muscle gain could be one answer as I myself am weight training and while I have been losing small increments of weight, the difference in my size is noticeable. There are too many factors to consider. Bone density due to exercise can account for additional weight, water retention or lack of could cause difference, even your skeletal structure can play a part.

Here's the funny thing about weight: if you go into space, you'd weigh 0lbs, but still look the same due to mass!!

So as long as the mass is going down, you're good to go :bigsmile:

(my physics teacher came up with that, its a great way to look at things!!)

i'm in the same boat you are. My scale won't budge, but when I look in the mirror, I can tell the difference! As long as you are making the right choices and exercising, the image you see in the mirror will reflect on the scale!! so measure measure measure! good luck!!:glasses:

Just last week my Weight Watchers leader said it is a scientific fact that you cannot lose inches and weight at the same time. I have not seen the study or any reports, but if she is correct, then this might explain your problem. Just keep doing what you are doing and the weight will catch up the inches. Good luck on your journey and don't get discouraged!

Your Weight Watchers leader is full of it. If you lost body fat, you lose weight and inches. I'd have her print that out from the source..............................of course if she's the source....................................

This article is pretty good: http://exercise.about.com/od/weightloss/a/losinginches.htm