I'm loosing inches but not pounds!!!!

Hey I was just wondering if anyone else has ever had this happen to them. I joined the gym in February and have been working out consistently for 2-3 times a week and usually at least once with a trainer. I have not been crash dieting, just eating properly. I have become significantly stronger and have more muscle definition. My clothes are becoming baggy and I have to take some pants to be tailored because they look sloppy. I say all this to because I only weigh one less pound that what I started at in February. What gives?

I agree with ChrsLvsBks (hey big sis)!! I've been working out since April 2009 and I've lost about 20 pounds.

When I first started working out, I lost a LOT of inches but the scale was not moving. Then all of a sudden, the weight just fell off. I would recommend you stay off the scale and up your cardio.

I am currently working out 4 days a week...45 mins to an hour. I am at my ideal weigh so I am in maintenance mode. I usually do about 30-35 mins of cardio and 15-20 mins of weight training.

Good luck on your fitness/health journey!!!

Thank you ChrsLvsBks and Lynnieluve!! My trainer told me not to worry, either. I will definitely try calorie counting and upping my cardio. If only I could figure out how to do this in my sleep ;-) But, I'm going to spin class tonight, yay!

great thread ladies and great info!

I think it also depends on your starting size and fitness level. When I first started on my healthy eating/fitness journey in 2002 I weighed 185 and lost 40 lbs in about 6 months. Now I'm 155 and trying to lose some of this marriage weight (just about 5lbs) and it will not budge! I work out 4 days a week (a mixture of cardio and weights - much harder workouts than when I was bigger) and it seems like I have to eat very very carefully to make the scale move an inch.

The Live Strong website has a great free tool called MyPlate. You state your existing weight, target activity, and goal (which can be gain, loss or maintenance of weight), then it tells you what your daily calorie goal should be to achieve your goal. It then helps you calculate and track your approximate caloric intake and calories burned each day to see if you're on target. The caloric intake calculator has an amazing number of foods already in there. You need to set up an ID and password to use it.

http://www.livestrong.com/myplate/

@Gado-Gado Gal Thanks for the information. I'll check it out. I've realized that it makes no sense for me to obsess about weight loss if my clothes are getting loose and I feel great.