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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Why inches not pounds
does anyone know why the inches come off quicker than the pounds. i've been low carbing since 10/2003 215/195/160 chest 43 now 36 waist 48 now 37 hips 52 now 38.5 each week the inches are coming off but the scale does'nt move am i doing something wrong yeah i do cheat every once in a while but i try to keep my carbs at 60 when i do cheat i try to keep carbs at about 20-30 each day water intake is about 66 to 99 oz a day so does anyone know what gives help should i be worried or is this how lossing weight works i'm trying really hard understand how my body works but sometimes i just can't understand thanks In article <b2588c8357cc884b616893e0fd4378b2@localhost.talkaboutsupport.com>, > does anyone know why the inches come off quicker than the pounds. If you're exercizing, it can be because muscle is tighter and heavier than fat. Priscilla OTOH, you've lost 20 lbs in a little over 3 months, which is a very respectable weight loss. You have to expect the loss to slow down after a while, since it does for most people. Congrats on your progress! If you are not exercising, the loss of inches may be because low carb flushes glycogen and the associated water molecules out of your muscles. If you carb up and the inches come right back, you'll know whether or not this is true. If you have started an exercise program and are very active, you might be building some muscle--a few pounds worth, but I tend to think that some of the people who stress inches over pounds lost are avoiding facing the fact that they need to cut down further on their food intake to lose actual weight. In my own case, when I have lost significant pounds I have sometimes NOT seen any change in inches, which is probably because the weight is coming off of the invisible "visceral" fat that surrounds the heart and other organs and is a marker for heart disease risk. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > does anyone know why the inches come off quicker than the pounds. > i've been low carbing since 10/2003 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > but sometimes i just can't understand > thanks Jenny, You are always saying such useful things. (That was not meant to sound sarcastic ;) I myself have had success so far sticking to this WOE and I was a bit concerned about losing the pounds and not seeing the inches decrease. My clothes are just now starting to 'loosen'. So it is nice to think that the fat is coming off of somewhere that is just as important as the visible (measureable) places. -- AmyB LC since 12/01/03 238/225/165 > OTOH, you've lost 20 lbs in a little over 3 months, which is a very > respectable weight loss. You have to expect the loss to slow down after a [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > but sometimes i just can't understand > > thanks > OTOH, you've lost 20 lbs in a little over 3 months, which is a very > respectable weight loss. You have to expect the loss to slow down after a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > off of the invisible "visceral" fat that surrounds the heart and other > organs and is a marker for heart disease risk. Good advice, but I don't know if I would say that he put "pounds of muscle" on in just a scant few months. Steven, I put on a couple pounds of muscle in a few months just doing near-daily treadmill because I started out from completely sedentary. It's when you've already got something going that it gets harder to add muscle. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > > OTOH, you've lost 20 lbs in a little over 3 months, which is a very > > respectable weight loss. You have to expect the loss to slow down after a [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Good advice, but I don't know if I would say that he put "pounds of muscle" > on in just a scant few months. HEY this is good to hear. this has realy been bugging me. I have lost over 60 pounds so far and have seen almost NO change in my measurements. in fact my one thigh is 1 inch larger than before (that may just be a fluctuation not sure) I was begging to wonder where the hell did the 60 pounds come from :-) well ok after the first 20 I did lose 2 inches on the waist and 1 inch off the chest (just checked my records) but since thos measurements nothing has changed. I care more about pounds than inches right now but once I reach 100 pounds lost inches are going to start mattering to me. I imagine something wrong if I lose 100 pounds and do not SEE a physical difference somewhere. people say they can see a difference but it is invisible to me so far. going to have to shoot more pictures and compare them. Chris Taylor http://www.nerys.com/ > > In my own case, when I have lost significant pounds I have sometimes NOT > > seen any change in inches, which is probably because the weight is coming > > off of the invisible "visceral" fat that surrounds the heart and other > > organs and is a marker for heart disease risk. I not trying to be a cynic here, but.... you lost 11 inches from your waist and only 20 lbs. Unless you are exercising like a demon - how did you lose 11 INCHES from your waist???? It just seem feasible! -- Peggy 306/227.5/180 6' - 38 yrs January 13, 2003 http://photos.yahoo.com/spear1888 > does anyone know why the inches come off quicker than the pounds. > i've been low carbing since 10/2003 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > but sometimes i just can't understand > thanks I know it sounds crazy but i have i have noted it since two weeks after i stated low carbing the first two weeks i really didnt lose anything cuz i was not following the rules right and i really did some reserch and understood how it works and to measure my body it's a good thing i did because i would have been discouage cuz the scale just won't move or it goes up 1 or 2 lbs period weight but the mirror does show alot and my clothes fit way loose the only thing is i wish i would have taken pictures |
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