Losing Pounds but Not Inches

Could your height also be affecting how quickly you see changes in measurements? I'm 5'11, and I've lost 16lbs so far, but I don't see any change. I assume it's coming off my entire body proportionately, and since I've got a tall body it doesn't show up very quickly.

A similar thing happened to me. I had lost more than 10 pounds in about six weeks, and my waist measurement stayed exactly the same. My clothes were looser, but the measurement wouldn't budge. This week I hit the 15-pound weight loss mark, and even though I told myself I wasn't going to measure, I did it anyway. I had lost two inches off my waist! It may just take some time for the progress to show up.

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This.

I find there's a lag. For me it's what looks like 2 weeks. If you are very plump you might find no difference in waist measurement - and yet you may have lost 1/4 inch off your waist, 1/4 inch off your calf, 1/16 inch off your big toe.... spread all over a large body, losses in size are smaller.

Don't sweat it. No matter what's happening, for every pound you lose you reduce the pressure on your knee joints by 10lb. Who cares what your jeans say? your cartilege loves you.

Veganboi is 100% correct. If you're losing weight and not inches, you are almost certainly losing lean muscle, and you'll regret it SO MUCH later when you've slowed your metabolism to a complete halt.

all of my lifts have been going up, so i'm assuming i'm not losing much, if any, muscle, but my measurements have BARELY changed. i've lost nearly 20 pounds and i'm still wearing the same clothing size. the jeans i wear all the time are looser, but that's because they're already stretched out from being worn and washed often. when i try on new jeans in the same size by the same brand, they're tight. and i'm only 5'4", so it's not like i'm so tall that i'm losing fat everywhere, therefore i'm not seeing a difference. i also measure in multiple places: arms, bust, waist, navel, hips, thighs, and calves.

you'll see it, sometimes it just takes a little time. I didn't start seeing actual loss of inches until i hit about 35 lbs lost. So, everyone is different. Congrats on your weight loss!

Wait... you're putting on muscle and wondering why you aren't losing inches? That seems self-explanatory to me... but I'm pretty new here so take that with a grain of salt lol.

muscle is more dense than fat. thus all the pictures of 5 pounds of fat versus 5 pounds of muscle. if you lose x pounds of fat and gain x pounds of muscle, your body will get smaller.

i have the opposite im losing inches but not much weight hope it all equals out in the end

^^^^^ THIS!

Wait... you're putting on muscle and wondering why you aren't losing inches? That seems self-explanatory to me... but I'm pretty new here so take that with a grain of salt lol.

muscle is more dense than fat. thus all the pictures of 5 pounds of fat versus 5 pounds of muscle. if you lose x pounds of fat and gain x pounds of muscle, your body will get smaller.

I realize that, but it's also possible to put on muscle without losing much fat and still lose weight, specifically because of that... and if you put on a significant amount of muscle but aren't losing much of the fat, then you will bulk up and your measurements will stay the same. There are all sorts of possibilities there.

i have been working on this for almost 3 months. i am pretty good about watching my calories. (i'm no angel:devil: ) but am in line or under my calorie goal 75-80 % of the time. i have only managed to lose about 6 lbs. i exercise alot, most of it requiring leg work, roller skating, walking, bicycling. i have lost about 1" off my stomach. i am 51 and just can not believe my progress is sooooo slow! :noway: