I'm thinking I might start doing just a monthly weigh in. Because this week I've lost an inch off my waist, but the scale says I gained - so obviously there's something up here, and I've gained muscle or something like that. I just don't trust the scale so much anymore. I'd rather go to measurements - speaking of which, here are my starting (in like october is when I started measuring) and my current
Upper arm - used to be 16.4, is now 14.5 (right arm is 14) Calves - 20, is still 20 Thighes - 30, still 30 Hips - 50.5, is now somewhere between 48-50 (I sometimes have troubles measuring that area, it's easy for the tape to get wonky) Waist - 43, is now 40-41 Shoulders - Yes, I have lost weight in that area. It's hard to measure, but in the beginning it was 51, now they're around 48.
So, obviously I've made some progress. My hips are pretty hard to lose it in, because for a long time they were the same. I've lost an inch or two off of them though. My legs and hips didn't even shrink when I was doing 600+ squats a week.
I'd heard that you can't choose where you lose fat, and I guess that's true. At least for me. My upper half has definitely gone down though, and since my stomach was the biggest problem for getting into 16s, I'm almost there!
I think once I get under 40 inches, I can fit them. However, I'll have to wait until my hips/thighs shrink a bit before I can try 14s, haha. I'm okay with that, though. I haven't worn a 16 in... 4-5 years.
Anyway, this post is getting long. It's mostly just to reassure myself that I'm getting somewhere, even though I've gained this week. I think it's worked. Plus, this week is such a good week that I don't think even that can bring me down. I'm oddly optimistic!
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