not losing much...

[Peytonn]

but it's ok for now...

I'm down one pound in about a month I guess...

and I don't measure (yes I know I should)...

but.. people keep telling me I look like I"m losing...

well.. I bought a dress... for a funeral about 6 weeks ago... it was so snug I ended up wearing another one because it made my butt look bigger...

on a whim.. yesterday (and for some motivation I guess)... I put it on......

it didn't even touch my butt.. I mean... when I stood up straight... like I'm supposed to... the straight sleeveless dress had PLENTY of room.... I was THRILLED!!!

so.. the moral of this is.... even when the pounds stop.... if you keep on eating the right way.. the inches keep on going... or maybe they're just re-adjusting.. I don't know.. but it's amazing!

YES I KNOW YOU ALL SAID THAT BEFORE... but there's nothing like proving it to yourself to become an Atkins Addict allllll over again!

[mcotton]

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I think that is absolutely fabulous!!!

[Peytonn]

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I'm not giving up on losing the POUNDS either... but in the meantime... it's a nice motivator...

I also bought some jeans.. at a cheap store....

the hanger tag said 16.... so I grabbed them.....when I got home... the tag inside the PANTS said 14... I put them back in the bag... to take them back to the store .... when for some reason I decided to try them on...

I couldn't believe it!! the 14's fit just fine... fine enough to wear to school (they're like sage green and dark brown... so they're not actually BLUE jeans... so they're school legal)...

yes.. I know that sizes are erratic... but I'll go with that any day... my first pair of 14's in a WHILE!

[Zarabelle]

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What a brilliant post! Good on you. It is so fabulous when you try on some clothing that didn't fit before and it hangs off you. I wore some trousers yesterday that were so tight a month ago but now they fall down to my hips!

Keep up the good work x

[cleochatra]

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Woohoo, peytonn! You are doing fabulously! Well, that muscle weighs more than fat, and while our bodies will try hard to hold onto that water, your body knows it's still shrinking! I'll bet you look absolutely lovely in that dress! {{{Peytonn}}}

[Isabeau]

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Congratulations. That is a great reminder post that the numbers on the scale don't tell us the whole picture!

[not2late]

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I don't follow my weight anymore. I'm going by clothing sizes now because I lose the pounds slower than I lose inches. Besides, I'd rather be 150 pounds of muscle and fit into a size 8, than be 150 pounds of fat/muscle and fit into a size 12.

[Peytonn]

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I'm 5'4... and at 150.. I'm still in 16!!!! when does the 12 come???

an 8? wow.. that was a long time ago... and about 115 for me!

[Bren]

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Peyton, you may be surprised! That 12 will be "on" you before you know it!

I am with Megs...... I go by clothing size. Alot less stress then the STUPID METAL MONSTER!