Not always the scale that's important

[Paper]

I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
numbers:

Upper arm: stayed the same
Chest: down 3"
Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
Hips: down 2"
Upper Thigh - down 1"
Calf: down 1.5 inches

No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
HAVE a waist.

Paper
250.6/222.8/150
Improvement - not Perfection

[frood]

Wow! Paper, that is so impressive! Keep up the great work!

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"Paper" > wrote in message
...
> I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
> a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
> getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
> yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
> still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
> scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
> been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
> numbers:
>
> Upper arm: stayed the same
> Chest: down 3"
> Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
> Hips: down 2"
> Upper Thigh - down 1"
> Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
> No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
> carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
> some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
> HAVE a waist.
>
> Paper
> 250.6/222.8/150
> Improvement - not Perfection

[Christina]

im in the same situation....been working out for a month and my body is
changing and a few ppl said i look like im losing weight however the
scale still says about the same ....ive been drinking LOTS of water this
past month and thats for the first time in my life .....im 5'4 and just
under 160 lb and i want to get to about 130 at least by spring ...thats
my goal :-)

Christina
"If only one could tell true love from false love as one can tell
mushrooms from toadstools"

[Amberle3]

YAY Paper! Congratulations on the great losses!

This is why I always recommend taking measurements as well as weight.
It's helped me through some tough times, like the 5-week plateau where
I didn't lose an ounce but lost inches.

Amberle3

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 10:38:46 -0400, Paper >
wrote:

>I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
>a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
>getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
>yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
>still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
>scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
>been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
>numbers:
>
>Upper arm: stayed the same
>Chest: down 3"
>Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
>Hips: down 2"
>Upper Thigh - down 1"
>Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
>No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
>carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
>some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
>HAVE a waist.
>
>Paper
>250.6/222.8/150
>Improvement - not Perfection

[Carol in NC]

I had the same thing happen, Paper. Now I track my measurements too...it
helps when the scales aren't moving.

Great job.

Carol

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I am a slim person in process.
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"Paper" > wrote in message
...
> I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
> a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
> getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
> yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
> still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
> scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
> been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
> numbers:
>
> Upper arm: stayed the same
> Chest: down 3"
> Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
> Hips: down 2"
> Upper Thigh - down 1"
> Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
> No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
> carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
> some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
> HAVE a waist.
>
> Paper
> 250.6/222.8/150
> Improvement - not Perfection

[Anita]

You're doing GREAT! I wish I were working out like you are! (and
don't forget --- muscle weighs more than fat!)

Anita B.

Paper > wrote in message >...
> I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
> a trainer and working out HARD.
<snip>

[SPOONS]

WOOHOO!!!! Paper!!!
Way to go!!! I know exactally how you feel I'm going thourgh the same
thing.
Enjoy it..
take care

SPOONS
Total Loss: 20 lbs


"Paper" > wrote in message
...
> I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
> a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
> getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
> yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
> still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
> scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
> been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
> numbers:
>
> Upper arm: stayed the same
> Chest: down 3"
> Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
> Hips: down 2"
> Upper Thigh - down 1"
> Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
> No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
> carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
> some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
> HAVE a waist.
>
> Paper
> 250.6/222.8/150
> Improvement - not Perfection

[Lili]

Anita writes:

> muscle weighs more than fat

Actually, a pound of fat and a pound of muscle weigh the same.....muscle
just takes up less space ;)

[Lesanne]

Now that is some great news.!

"Paper" > wrote in message
...
> I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
> a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
> getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
> yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
> still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
> scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
> been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
> numbers:
>
> Upper arm: stayed the same
> Chest: down 3"
> Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
> Hips: down 2"
> Upper Thigh - down 1"
> Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
> No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
> carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
> some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
> HAVE a waist.
>
> Paper
> 250.6/222.8/150
> Improvement - not Perfection

[ray miller]

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 10:38:46 -0400, Paper >
wrote:

>I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
>a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
>getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
>yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
>still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
>scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
>been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
>numbers:
>
>Upper arm: stayed the same
>Chest: down 3"
>Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
>Hips: down 2"
>Upper Thigh - down 1"
>Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
>No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
>carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
>some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
>HAVE a waist.

It's nice to see a difference even if it's not a scale difference. I
was seeing similar things recently, but it's settled down again now.
Keep up the workouts and your body will eventually figure out what
happened and you'll start losing weight again.
But don't worry you've been losing fat all the time :)

If you want to prove you are losing fat get your trainer to measure
your body fat. Then do it again in a month etc. The figures will be
encouraging by the sounds of it.

Ray
--
rmnsuk
overall - 273/203/182
swwc - 205/203/192

[Elaine Kirkham]

Wow, that's really impressive, Paper! Your trainer was right - don't worry
about the weight right now as you have definitely slimmied down
considerably. Congratulations.
Elaine K
331.4/194.2/179

Paper wrote:

> I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
> a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
> getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
> yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
> still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
> scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
> been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
> numbers:
>
> Upper arm: stayed the same
> Chest: down 3"
> Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
> Hips: down 2"
> Upper Thigh - down 1"
> Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
> No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
> carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
> some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
> HAVE a waist.
>
> Paper
> 250.6/222.8/150
> Improvement - not Perfection

[Prairie Roots]

Excellent! There are more ways to measure your progress than the scale
alone. I'm glad you've added the tape measure to arsenal of tools.

Prairie Roots

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 10:38:46 -0400, Paper >
wrote:

>I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
>a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
>getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
>yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
>still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
>scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
>been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
>numbers:
>
>Upper arm: stayed the same
>Chest: down 3"
>Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
>Hips: down 2"
>Upper Thigh - down 1"
>Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
>No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
>carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
>some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
>HAVE a waist.
>
>Paper
>250.6/222.8/150
>Improvement - not Perfection

[Fred]

It probably is good to have real numbers other than those on the scale
to demonstrate that things are working in a positive manner. Great
job with those other reduced numbers.

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 10:38:46 -0400, Paper >
wrote:

>I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
>a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
>getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
>yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
>still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
>scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
>been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
>numbers:
>
>Upper arm: stayed the same
>Chest: down 3"
>Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
>Hips: down 2"
>Upper Thigh - down 1"
>Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
>No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
>carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
>some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
>HAVE a waist.
>
>Paper
>250.6/222.8/150
>Improvement - not Perfection

[Erin Marsh]

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 10:38:46 -0400, Paper >
wrote:

>No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
>carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
>some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
>HAVE a waist.

Great shrinkage going on there Paper. It feels good doesn't it?

--
Erin in NZ
125/90.5/75 kgs
275.3/199.3/165 lbs

NYNY goal 180.6lbs (82 kilos)

"It is not the mountain we conquer, it is ourselves"
Sir Edmund Hilary

[Brenda Hammond]

Wow Paper, what great measurements! Congratulations on losing those inches.
The personal trainer is obviously working out for you.
--
Brenda
209/174/150
NYNY goal 160

"Paper" > wrote in message
...
> I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
> a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
> getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
> yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
> still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
> scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
> been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
> numbers:
>
> Upper arm: stayed the same
> Chest: down 3"
> Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
> Hips: down 2"
> Upper Thigh - down 1"
> Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
> No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
> carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
> some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
> HAVE a waist.
>
> Paper
> 250.6/222.8/150
> Improvement - not Perfection

[Kristin]

WOW Paper... SIX inches in the waist in a month?? That's GREAT girl!! You
SHOULD feel better! :)

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"Paper" > wrote in message
...
> I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
> a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
> getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
> yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
> still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
> scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
> been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
> numbers:
>
> Upper arm: stayed the same
> Chest: down 3"
> Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
> Hips: down 2"
> Upper Thigh - down 1"
> Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
> No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
> carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
> some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
> HAVE a waist.
>
> Paper
> 250.6/222.8/150
> Improvement - not Perfection

[SuzyQ]

That's great Paper.
--
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Weight 124
WW Lifetime Membership Feb 03

"Paper" > wrote in message
...
> I've been a bit discouraged lately because I've been working out with
> a trainer and working out HARD. I'm pushing myself, and I feel myself
> getting stronger every day, but the scale wasn't moving much. Moving
> yes - but not much. The trainer told me last week that my body is
> still playing around with water levels and I shouldn't worry about the
> scale. Easy for him to say. Yesterday I took my measurements. It's
> been exactly one month since I started this thing and look at these
> numbers:
>
> Upper arm: stayed the same
> Chest: down 3"
> Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
> Hips: down 2"
> Upper Thigh - down 1"
> Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
> No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again. (I
> carry all my flab from chest to belly, and it's all in front. There is
> some real visible shrinkage going on there, and I'm happy to actually
> HAVE a waist.
>
> Paper
> 250.6/222.8/150
> Improvement - not Perfection

[Sonya]

>Paper wrote:

>Upper arm: stayed the same
>Chest: down 3"
>Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
>Hips: down 2"
>Upper Thigh - down 1"
>Calf: down 1.5 inches
>
>No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again.

Wow, that is very impressive, Paper. I am in awe of the 6 inch waist loss!


Sonya
199/185.2/180 (10%)

[Catherine White]

Hi, Paper, I am also in awe of 6 inch waist loss.
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Take Care
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154/134.4/136
Lifetime 6/99
Next personal goal 133.2





"Sonya" > wrote in message
...
> >Paper wrote:
>
> >Upper arm: stayed the same
> >Chest: down 3"
> >Waist: down 6 (that's SIX) inches
> >Hips: down 2"
> >Upper Thigh - down 1"
> >Calf: down 1.5 inches
> >
> >No wonder my clothes are feeling looser. I'm a happy camper again.
>
> Wow, that is very impressive, Paper. I am in awe of the 6 inch waist
loss!
>
>
> Sonya
> 199/185.2/180 (10%)
>