Losing inches no weight

[sammysue5 21]

How do u lose inches and no weight . Is this just muscle weight? Also what's a day like for eating whose almost 6 weeks out?

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[Newme17 3,444]

How do u lose inches and no weight . Is this just muscle weight? Also what's a day like for eating whose almost 6 weeks out?

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In my experience, it's always muscle. In three months (my dieting days), I weight trained, and lost 4 lbs, but I lost 3 inches all around my body. Best way to change your shape!

But if you're not gaining muscle, I wouldn't have any idea how you can lose inches and no weight.

....I'm weight training again, pre-op, in just a couple of weeks I feel a difference in clothes again. But I can probably guarantee you I haven't lost anything or maybe even gained a pound or two. This is why I don't weigh myself.

Edited February 2, 2017 by Newme17

[Diana_in_Philly 1,426]

I have no idea how the science works, but I can tell you my experience. There are weeks were the scale doesn't budge but my body changes. E.g. two weeks ago I was frustrated and in a stall - the scale wasn't moving, but my pants started falling off. So I have no idea what the science is, but it does happen. I'm almost 6 months out, about 75 pounds down and have gone from size 20 pants to size 12 pants, with some 12s getting big.

[Vinasu 621]

It's crazy. This last month I only lost four pounds, but I went from a size 8 to a 4. I suspect my body is becoming more muscular.

Weight isn't the only metric for success.

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[BigDog Bryan 262]

This is what happens VERY often in a stall. I have lost a pants size (it seems to be the lower body that loses the most inches) without the scale moving at all. It seems to be a part of the periodic adjustments that your body makes to its new stomach and energy levels. Check the "Embrace the Stall" thread to see more.