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I have not been a member of this board for very long but I do spend a lot of time here because its such a wonderful place full of wonderful people. One thing I have noticed is that so many people here are basing their sucess/lack thereof on what the scale says alone. I have read so many stories of people on the brink of giving up or doubting themselves just because the scale doesn't move, so I thought I'd share my story. I joined this forum on May 11th of this year. During that week, I familiarized myself with this board, I read the book, and I prepared myself by going shopping, clearing out my cabinets, and doing a sort of trial induction. During that week I lost 2 pounds. The next week, I started induction and I lost 4 pounds that week. Since then I have not lost 1 single pound. That's right, not 1 pound for six weeks. The reason I haven't given up? I measured myself, and since I started I have lost 20.5 inches off of my body. I even won first place in the 6WEC. I also recently bought a body fat scale and now I am also tracking my body fat percent and muscle mass, so I have clear proof that I am replacing fat with muscle. I recently read about a condition called normal weight obesity and the fact that you can have a normal BMI and still be considered obese is enough to convince me that weighing alone is not enough.
Mayo Clinic - Normal Weight Obesity: An Emerging Risk Factor for Heart and Metabolic Problems
At first when I wasn't losing any weight I was discouraged too but then I realized that I could care less if the scale moves if I am shrinking. I was just commenting to another member today who has been here much longer about how we weigh about the same and are about the same height and she wears a size 7 while I am only just now fitting myself into a 10. When you walk down the street, people don't see your weight floating above your head, they just see how you look. Its funny, my friends keep telling me "you look like you've lost weight," and I keep saying "actually I haven't." What they really mean is, "you look smaller," and I am.
So before you get discouraged or decide to order a large pizza, remember that there are other, more effective ways of measuring your progress.
Mayo Clinic - Normal Weight Obesity: An Emerging Risk Factor for Heart and Metabolic Problems
At first when I wasn't losing any weight I was discouraged too but then I realized that I could care less if the scale moves if I am shrinking. I was just commenting to another member today who has been here much longer about how we weigh about the same and are about the same height and she wears a size 7 while I am only just now fitting myself into a 10. When you walk down the street, people don't see your weight floating above your head, they just see how you look. Its funny, my friends keep telling me "you look like you've lost weight," and I keep saying "actually I haven't." What they really mean is, "you look smaller," and I am.
So before you get discouraged or decide to order a large pizza, remember that there are other, more effective ways of measuring your progress.
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