Lost inches with no scale change?

[jkay]

Hi all,

I'm curious to know if anyone has lost inches without seeing ANY number changes on the scale?
If yes, how much was your bodyfat to start with and how much is it after you lost inches?

Thanks and good luck everyone!

[Chris]

I think that's a common frustration with women. Here's a before and after thread.. 12 week update

She doesn't come around much anymore, but check out her stats. She wasn't happy with the results and notice how her weight didn't change much... But I think it's very obvious in the pictures that she lost inches and body fat.

Hang in there!

[Marc]

Week 2 and 3, weight stayed the same, lost 6 cm around my gut!

[lonegirl]

It is very common to lose inches without weight loss as you likely dropped fat and gained muscle at the same time.

[gandalf]

Bathroom scales are like the scales of justice I feel - except that you're always guilty. trust the mirror, not the scales.

[winnie]

Originally Posted by gandalf

Bathroom scales are like the scales of justice I feel - except that you're always guilty. trust the mirror, not the scales.

Brilliant!

[Rhone]

I highly recommend measuring your progress as many ways as you can.

I had a week where I only lost 0.4lbs, but lost a 1/4th inch on my waist. The next week I lost only 1lb, but lost half an inch on my waist. The week after that I lost 2.8lbs AND my Omron bodyfat monitor showed a 0.9% drop--my best week for both measurements--but that week there was no change in my waist measurement! Then the next week (last week, actually) I lost 2.6lbs and lost half an inch on my waist, but the Omron showed no change in my bodyfat %!

The reality is that fat loss is often masked on the scale by muscle gain or changes in hydration levels; any body fat % reading that you can do yourself at home is going to be subject to some inaccuracy and inconsistency; and not all fat loss is going to show up in waist measurements.

But by measuring yourself in as many ways as you can (not necessarily every day, but at a consistent day and time every week), you are more likely to spot progress that otherwise might go unnoticed.

The mirror, on the other hand, hasn't been very useful for me. Perhaps some people who are already fairly thin can detect small changes, but when I look in the mirror all I see is that I'm just as fat as I was yesterday.

[statona]

Keep at it Rhone - you will get there I promise... every now and then, you will say - hey where did that come from - and its hard not to focus on it. When my veins starting popping on my arms towards the end of my challenge I was star struck.... and two months later - while not lifting as much because I'm getting close to my Ironman - they are still there - and I can't stop looking at them - and pathetically, sometimes I check to see if its still there. Its my new best friend (lol... I really need something else to focus on).