Are you sure you haven't lost inches? If your clothes are fitting better then that usually means inch loss.

Ummm....never, lol :noway:

Seriously. I know it sounds crazy, but I'm really only a few lbs away from my high point when I upped my cals. All along the way, the scale has just said whatever it wanted: up some days, down others, but the clothes kept getting looser.

At my highest size, I wore 8-10 (idk which because I just started wearing elastic stuff after a certain point, so it could've been 10-12?). I now wear a 2. I don't think I've lost more than 5 lbs during the whole shebang... And that still depends on what conditions I'm weighing in under.

That's why consistency is so important, because progress is sneaky. One day you finally accept that you need smaller clothes, and when you go to try stuff on in the store, you find that you've surpassed MULTIPLE sizes. I seriously never even purchased the in-between sizes. I went to the store w/baggy 8s assuming I needed 6s. Walked out with 2s

To this day, the scale remains a liar, in my book...

~Kiki

April, Im beginning to think we are the same person:)
Ive been eating more for 8 weeks now and I have had one signifigant drop on the scale and since then the scale has gone back up to pretty much where I was. So nothing weight wise wants to change and my inches arent budging either.. I have been trending my weight daily so I have seen how sodium and travel have affected me, but still, You would think over time than Id still be losing weight even with the bloat happening on occasion..

I feel like Im never going to start seeing the scale drop and finally be rewarded for putting in all this hard work. Im tired of carrying 70 extra pounds on me!

Hey Rayann1,
I remember your drop, but didn't know you were back to where you were. Your body hasn't gone up in weight so it is utilizing the fuel, which is a good thing. Do you have an opportunity to take your weight when you have had no sodium highs, lifts, or high cardio burns, or Tom within a few days?

In response to the first question, because I have changed so many things especially kicking up the lifting into full gear, I have to say that I have had a lot of fat loss and some movement on the scale, BUT I have gained some lean muscle mass too. So, my weight is trending down slowly BUT I don't even think about that anymore because my clothes sizes are going down. To me that is so much more important. I now wear a size that I couldn't fit unless I were pounds lighter. If my muscle mass goes up and my fat goes down, then I won't get any lighter, but who cares? I am wearing a lose 6 and snug 4 right now and at my current "weight", before, I could wear no less than a good snug 8.

Lucia,

I think, if I recall correctly, that we are the about the same height/age range. I'm 5'7" and 43yo. Your stats encourage me tremendously since my fav jeans that I am hoping to get back into are a 6. I am a snug 8 right now and weigh 150#. Thank you so much for your efforts in this forum.

In response to the first question, because I have changed so many things especially kicking up the lifting into full gear, I have to say that I have had a lot of fat loss and some movement on the scale, BUT I have gained some lean muscle mass too. So, my weight is trending down slowly BUT I don't even think about that anymore because my clothes sizes are going down. To me that is so much more important. I now wear a size that I couldn't fit unless I were pounds lighter. If my muscle mass goes up and my fat goes down, then I won't get any lighter, but who cares? I am wearing a lose 6 and snug 4 right now and at my current "weight", before, I could wear no less than a good snug 8.

Lucia,

I think, if I recall correctly, that we are the about the same height/age range. I'm 5'7" and 43yo. Your stats encourage me tremendously since my fav jeans that I am hoping to get back into are a 6. I am a snug 8 right now and weigh 150#. Thank you so much for your efforts in this forum.

Yes, I think so....my last "low trending" weight was 154.6lbs I believe (up 5lbs now w/ water weight, but no different in my clothes at all). I am wearing a lose 6 slacks, and can fit some of my 4, 6, 8 jeans great...(jeans run so different, not consistent like slacks), but I have this one pair of size 8 jeans that I want to get into...but again, weird there are some small 4 and 6 jeans that I have that fit good...so..who knows. I can fit some of my 4 slacks, but they are still snug...so getting there.

April, Im beginning to think we are the same person:)
Ive been eating more for 8 weeks now and I have had one signifigant drop on the scale and since then the scale has gone back up to pretty much where I was. So nothing weight wise wants to change and my inches arent budging either.. I have been trending my weight daily so I have seen how sodium and travel have affected me, but still, You would think over time than Id still be losing weight even with the bloat happening on occasion..

I feel like Im never going to start seeing the scale drop and finally be rewarded for putting in all this hard work. Im tired of carrying 70 extra pounds on me!

Hey Rayann1,
I remember your drop, but didn't know you were back to where you were. Your body hasn't gone up in weight so it is utilizing the fuel, which is a good thing. Do you have an opportunity to take your weight when you have had no sodium highs, lifts, or high cardio burns, or Tom within a few days?

I had a great loss two weeks back, finally started dropping the weight after 6 weeks of gains and nothing else.. then last week TOM hit the night before.. had a 1 pound gain on my official weigh in day... but climbed up about 3 more..then finally by Sunday of this week the scale was showing what it was on Wed, and I was so hopeful to finally get the bloat off... Then we were travelling all day Sunday and Monday showed a 4 pound gain... So now Im apparently trying to get rid of bloat once again.. Today is a rest day, and ive been chugging the water constantly and watching my sodium the last 72 hours, so I can only hope for another drop tomorrow, but I doubt it will take me to where I was hoping to be.. So lets hope this next week can finally start attacking the real fat again and the scale would start to cooperate..



On another note, Its harder for us "larger" gals to hear others say you've not seen the scale go down, only up. Its one thing when you are within maybe a 10 pound range and lifting tons and building muscle to be "ok" with the scale not moving.. but its another when you are considered obese, and everyone is breathing down your neck telling you to get the weight off. And then when you do what you think is the right thing, its still not reflecting what we think it should. Sure, I would be thrilled with gaining more muscle mass when I am closer to goal and see the scale go up and down... but at 235 pounds... I want to see that number go down, Period... KWIM? I know I am in this for the long haul, and I certainly didnt gain everything overnight... but its beyond frustrating to still do things right and not see any changes..

April, Im beginning to think we are the same person:)
Ive been eating more for 8 weeks now and I have had one signifigant drop on the scale and since then the scale has gone back up to pretty much where I was. So nothing weight wise wants to change and my inches arent budging either.. I have been trending my weight daily so I have seen how sodium and travel have affected me, but still, You would think over time than Id still be losing weight even with the bloat happening on occasion..

I feel like Im never going to start seeing the scale drop and finally be rewarded for putting in all this hard work. Im tired of carrying 70 extra pounds on me!

Hey Rayann1,
I remember your drop, but didn't know you were back to where you were. Your body hasn't gone up in weight so it is utilizing the fuel, which is a good thing. Do you have an opportunity to take your weight when you have had no sodium highs, lifts, or high cardio burns, or Tom within a few days?

I had a great loss two weeks back, finally started dropping the weight after 6 weeks of gains and nothing else.. then last week TOM hit the night before.. had a 1 pound gain on my official weigh in day... but climbed up about 3 more..then finally by Sunday of this week the scale was showing what it was on Wed, and I was so hopeful to finally get the bloat off... Then we were travelling all day Sunday and Monday showed a 4 pound gain... So now Im apparently trying to get rid of bloat once again.. Today is a rest day, and ive been chugging the water constantly and watching my sodium the last 72 hours, so I can only hope for another drop tomorrow, but I doubt it will take me to where I was hoping to be.. So lets hope this next week can finally start attacking the real fat again and the scale would start to cooperate..



On another note, Its harder for us "larger" gals to hear others say you've not seen the scale go down, only up. Its one thing when you are within maybe a 10 pound range and lifting tons and building muscle to be "ok" with the scale not moving.. but its another when you are considered obese, and everyone is breathing down your neck telling you to get the weight off. And then when you do what you think is the right thing, its still not reflecting what we think it should. Sure, I would be thrilled with gaining more muscle mass when I am closer to goal and see the scale go up and down... but at 235 pounds... I want to see that number go down, Period... KWIM? I know I am in this for the long haul, and I certainly didnt gain everything overnight... but its beyond frustrating to still do things right and not see any changes..

Rayann1, the thing is, there are changes going on, you just can't see it yet. The water part, you just can't control, we are just way more cognizant of it because we are watching the scale. I am going to go look for a post that just blew me away...it is not all about the scale it is the transformation...not saying you will not lose weight, but I think this will just help put things in perspective...brb.

Ok, check this out...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/580019-the-scale-is-a-lying-torture-device-i-m-proof

I was absolutely floored!

Thanks. I had seen that post before. Beautiful results to show the scale sucks:)..
Its hard... the impatient part rises... we are used to seeing more quicker results.. and while I understand that doing it this way wont make the weight drop off any faster... I certainly was expecting at least something to start coming off 8 weeks in. I know water gains I cant control. especially this last one of travelling. Thank god I had been trending because I think I would have thrown in the towel yesterday morning if I saw a 4 pound gain and not know why...
BY now, most people who have increased their cals, got in more protein, watched everything, started to see the scale move again.. Mine has not.. So the childish, whiny me is screaming at the top of her lungs.. ENOUGH ALREADY!! When is it my turn??? You know?:)

I wouldnt care if I dropped like .2 pounds a week, as long as things were finally starting to go down.. If something was finally showing that doing all of this hard work was starting to pay off..
For me, it looks like I have to wait another few days to see if the scale plays nicer when the bloat is hopefully gone..

Ummm....never, lol :noway:

Seriously. I know it sounds crazy, but I'm really only a few lbs away from my high point when I upped my cals. All along the way, the scale has just said whatever it wanted: up some days, down others, but the clothes kept getting looser.

At my highest size, I wore 8-10 (idk which because I just started wearing elastic stuff after a certain point, so it could've been 10-12?). I now wear a 2. I don't think I've lost more than 5 lbs during the whole shebang... And that still depends on what conditions I'm weighing in under.

That's why consistency is so important, because progress is sneaky. One day you finally accept that you need smaller clothes, and when you go to try stuff on in the store, you find that you've surpassed MULTIPLE sizes. I seriously never even purchased the in-between sizes. I went to the store w/baggy 8s assuming I needed 6s. Walked out with 2s

To this day, the scale remains a liar, in my book...

~Kiki

YES. Me too. Same type of experience. Not a lot of pounds .. but clothes falling off ... buying smaller clothes, yet the scale is flashing me the same #. Course, I'd love for it to flash me a LOWER #, but heck, will take the smaller size body any day !

I posted this earlier today in my newsfeed, but thought I'd shre here as well:

We ladies often are eager to see the scale loss, yet look down upon inches lost. But think about this...from pant sizes 10-20 the difference from one size to the next is a mere two inches in the hip and waist, from sizes 0-10, the difference is ONE inch.

So when you set your goals, please keep that in mind. Whether you are "larger" or not. The only thing stopping you from sizing down your jeans is an inch or two...literally.

It could take 10lbs for that same concept to become a reality if you only deal w/the scale.

Stay the course, fuel your body, lift heavy, and carve the body that you want for yourself, one inch at a time...


~Kiki

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