Lose inches, not weight?

Have you Tried taking Supplements??

I've been told the scale is an evil thing, to measure and put away the scale but i can't do that!! but maybe you are gaining muscle so it appears that you aren't losing weight! I agree with littlewitch19, you should measure so you can see whats dropping and that should boost you up and make you proud!! Keep up the great work!! ;0)

Because muscle weighs more than fat. You've probably lost inches but because of the muscle gain, it's not reflected on the scale. Take your measurements and be aware of how your clothes fit. You'll be pleasantly surprised!

It is possible to lose inches and not weight. Have you taken your measurements? If not, you should. I record all of them - waist, hips, chest, thighs, calves, arms (upper and lower) and neck - I even started watching my wrist measurements, because I was losing inches everywhere, but not the pounds. I am happy with inches lost though - means I get to wear smaller clothes sooner!!

I will start. Good idea!! Do you know how that works? I was always told losing lbs is more important... Why doesn't it go down?

Yes, I am using Oxyelite Pro and L-Carnitine.

Oxyelite Pro is a thermogenic. It speeds up your metabolism and it will make you sweat a lot when working because it's a thermogenic

L-Carnitine use the your bodyfat for energy causing you to burn more fat.

I use both together and I am getting good results

You could have lost inches and gained muscles. It's not the number on the scale that counts if you want to lose weight, it's the inches.

It is possible to lose inches and not weight. Have you taken your measurements? If not, you should. I record all of them - waist, hips, chest, thighs, calves, arms (upper and lower) and neck - I even started watching my wrist measurements, because I was losing inches everywhere, but not the pounds. I am happy with inches lost though - means I get to wear smaller clothes sooner!!

I will start. Good idea!! Do you know how that works? I was always told losing lbs is more important... Why doesn't it go down?

Healthy muscles and bones are stronger and heavier than unhealthy ones. If you take body fat out of the equation, then heavier is healthier. It's only body fat that messes things up because too much body fat is unhealthy, and of course the more of that you have the more you're going to weigh. Also your body stores glycogen in the muscles and the liver, this is stored with water and this increases the weight of your muscles and liver. Your bones get stronger and denser when you exercise and eat calcium, this helps protect you against osteoporosis, and your bones get heavier too.

The best advice I've heard with regards to this is to try to be as heavy as you can at a goal dress size.

Body composition is more important than how much you weigh, i.e. how much body fat you have and how much lean body mass you have. More lean body mass = healthier, less body fat = healthier (up to a point of course there is such a thing as too little body fat). When people have a lot of fat to lose, the scale will go downwards as they lose fat, but the less fat you have to lose the more likely it is that the scale will stay the same while you lose inches. Even if you don't have that much fat to lose what sometimes happens is that your weight is stable while you lose fat (loss of inches = loss of body fat) because you have lean body mass gains going on at the same time, but then after a while the lean body mass gains stop but you carry on losing fat so the weight does go down.

I'm the same. I haven't lost any weight (even out on a pound) but have lost 2.5 inches of my waist and 1.5 inches off my waist in the last 3 months. I say definitely measure yourself, because i understand how disheartening it is to work so hard and those scales dont budge, but the measuring tape probably has. Good luck x

Don't lose faith! I am almost finished with my first month of Insanity and have seen very (VERY) little difference on the scale. But just yesterday, I was able to button a pair of work slacks that didn't even come close to buttoning when I purchased them six months ago! The physical change is visible! So don't focus on the scale - that will happen for you (and me!) eventually. Stick with it! The only thing that keeps me going is the reminder that I didn't gain 25 pounds in a month, so I won't lose it in a month. It takes work and commitment. Also, ask yourself how your body feels - energized, healthy, strong? If it does, then you are getting results! :-)

It is possible to lose inches and not weight. Have you taken your measurements? If not, you should. I record all of them - waist, hips, chest, thighs, calves, arms (upper and lower) and neck - I even started watching my wrist measurements, because I was losing inches everywhere, but not the pounds. I am happy with inches lost though - means I get to wear smaller clothes sooner!!

I will start. Good idea!! Do you know how that works? I was always told losing lbs is more important... Why doesn't it go down?

Healthy muscles and bones are stronger and heavier than unhealthy ones. If you take body fat out of the equation, then heavier is healthier. It's only body fat that messes things up because too much body fat is unhealthy, and of course the more of that you have the more you're going to weigh. Also your body stores glycogen in the muscles and the liver, this is stored with water and this increases the weight of your muscles and liver. Your bones get stronger and denser when you exercise and eat calcium, this helps protect you against osteoporosis, and your bones get heavier too.

The best advice I've heard with regards to this is to try to be as heavy as you can at a goal dress size.

Body composition is more important than how much you weigh, i.e. how much body fat you have and how much lean body mass you have. More lean body mass = healthier, less body fat = healthier (up to a point of course there is such a thing as too little body fat). When people have a lot of fat to lose, the scale will go downwards as they lose fat, but the less fat you have to lose the more likely it is that the scale will stay the same while you lose inches. Even if you don't have that much fat to lose what sometimes happens is that your weight is stable while you lose fat (loss of inches = loss of body fat) because you have lean body mass gains going on at the same time, but then after a while the lean body mass gains stop but you carry on losing fat so the weight does go down.

I LOVE your thinking. OP, please follow this.

The scale does NOT tell the complete truth. PLEASE take your measurements , track your body fat % AND take photos. Take a look at my blog - http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/DyanCB. I had the same frustrations as you. I have lost few pounds but my body composition has improved significantly. I have vowed not to get on the scale until July and, instead, focus on measurements and how my clothes fit.

I am one who wishes MFP would give us body fat % tickers in addition to weight tracking tickers. The focus is fitness, not just weight.

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