The weight loss 'wall' - keep banging my head :-/

[Catrin]

Avidd - yep I have been taking my vitamins; anything in particular you suggest for weight loss?

Catrin - which model do you have?

I've the Polar FT60. I forgot to check it out last night for the override, will try to remember tonight.

[WindingRoad]

Mine isn't as nice as that, mine is an F7. It may not have those features.

[WindingRoad]

I haven't really lost much more weight but I started checking measurements about 4 weeks ago, as of yesterday I have lost 2 inches off my waist. It's so wierd. I could tell my clothes were definitely fitting better but when it comes the the scale, it's just not moving much. So odd. Do any of you experience this?

[Catrin]

I haven't really lost much more weight but I started checking measurements about 4 weeks ago, as of yesterday I have lost 2 inches off my waist. It's so wierd. I could tell my clothes were definitely fitting better but when it comes the the scale, it's just not moving much. So odd. Do any of you experience this?

It sounds like you are adding muscle and losing fat - which is the ideal

[indysteel]

Great job, WR!!!!

I wish I could find a Facebook post that one of DH's friend recently posted. It showed the progress of a woman who was participating in a Crossfit type program. Her weight actually had gone up from the mid-120s to the mid-130s, but she looked so much thinner and fitter at the heavier weight. It really illustrated the point that body composition is far important than the scale.

[WindingRoad]

Awesome to hear that Indy :-) Especially since I've been a little self conscious lately. I was getting worried I was doing something all wrong. Maybe I should just not even weigh myself. It drives me nuts and makes me crazy trying to figure it all out, lol. I can tell my clothes are fitting better and that's gonna have to be good enough because my scale hates me ;-)

[Catrin]

Awesome to hear that Indy :-) Especially since I've been a little self conscious lately. I was getting worried I was doing something all wrong. Maybe I should just not even weigh myself. It drives me nuts and makes me crazy trying to figure it all out, lol. I can tell my clothes are fitting better and that's gonna have to be good enough because my scale hates me ;-)

It isn't a bad idea to take a break from the scales, many do. It gets so easy to focus on that number even though it doesn't give the whole story. What matters is our body composition and THAT it can't tell us. It sounds to me like you have dialed in what works for your body - it isn't easy to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time and that is what you are doing from the sounds of it WTG!