Losing weight but not inches - feel better now I have read why this is

[Jenny65]

I have dropped a few dress sizes and inches but over the last month whilst I have lost 3 - 4 pounds in weight each week my waistline is staying the same measurement (still far too big) as I am 5ft 4 my waist should be at the most 32 and its not...apparently your waist is supposed to be half your height. My waist was at the start 40 inches and is now 37 but anything over 35 is high risk for stroke etc.

Now the good bit, the fact im losing weight but not inches indicates the weight I am losing is most likely visceral fat (will know for sure when I get my blood test results in the next week or so, to see what my cholesterol and liver enzymes are like - I presume high cholesterol means high visceral fat) - so that means even though I dont look slimmer, I am actually losing the dangerous fat (I hope thats the case and it isnt my heart muscle im losing...or god forbid my brain, I need that for sure)

Anyone else find the weight loss changed after a few months of loss. On previous diets it carried on being visible, infact the smaller I got the more a loss of a few pounds would notice as it was like unravelling less layers of skin, if you see what I mean. I assume as my visceral fat was so high, its there its started to come off now.

 

[Jenny65]

When I weighed 12 stone 4 my waist was 37 but today I was 11 stone 8 and am still size 37 waist is what I mean!

 

[Jenny65]

Even odder I can fit size 14 which should be size 32 waist! its all so strange isnt it

 

[Leadinglights]

Even odder I can fit size 14 which should be size 32 waist! its all so strange isnt it

I definitely think how your shape changes when you lose weight is very individual. I have lost weight but a bit like you it stubbornly remains around my middle so to get trousers that are comfortable, the legs and bottom area are really baggy.
I don't do dresses, well rarely.

 

[Jenny65]

I definitely think how your shape changes when you lose weight is very individual. I have lost weight but a bit like you it stubbornly remains around my middle so to get trousers that are comfortable, the legs and bottom area are really baggy.
I don't do dresses, well rarely.

I agree, my legs and arms are quite small and always have been but my middle is so chunky i have been brave and attached a photo

 

[Jenny65]

I have no waist at all and this is almost 3 stone lighter than I was on 1st July

 

[Jenny65]

my target is 8 stone 7 so if in another 3 stone it doesn't change I'm just destined to have a splodge instead of a waist

 

[Leadinglights]

my target is 8 stone 7 so if in another 3 stone it doesn't change I'm just destined to have a splodge instead of a waist

You might fall down a drain cover if you lose another 3 stone. You look fab already.

 

[Jenny65]

You might fall down a drain cover if you lose another 3 stone. You look fab already.

Thank you, but its amazing what dim lights and dark clothing can hide, I basically dont have a waist and if you saw me sideways you would see the wobbly belly in full glory, I will see if i can find one of me from 3 months ago

 

[Jenny65]

this was me in July weighing 14 stone 4 3 stone heavier wearing my sons groomsman braces as a joke. He also tried on my dress and hat but i wont share that one 🙂

 

[Deleted member 21371]

While you are losing weight, it takes a while after you stop for things to settle down.
I didn't really take much notice of blood tests, sometimes they can be reacting to fast weight loss.
I also found exercise helped, although that slowed down weight loss, but helped shape change.

 

[Drummer]

It is almost 5 years now since I was diagnosed, and I burnt the printouts of high carb diets to start a barbecue. I am still changing shape and each time I change my wardrobe around I find I need to alter or throw out clothes as my waist moves up and down and shrinks bit by bit. I am sure that sometimes it draws in fat from other parts to expand again after contracting.

 

[Bloden]

I have no waist at all and this is almost 3 stone lighter than I was on 1st July

Well done on your hard work and determination @Jenny65. You’re doing so well. 🙂:

 

[AndBreathe]

I wouldn't get too wedded to high cholesterol meaning high visceral fat.
My total cholesterol is always high - usually in the sixes, but has been in the 7s at times, yet for the last 6 or 7 years my visceral fat score on my Omron scales has been 3 (on a scale of 0-30).

Visceral fat levels were confirmed as low during some research into T2 and heart failure (which I don't have) that I took part in.

I don't say that to deflate you Jenny, but just to ask that you keep an open mind on what is heavily tied to what.

It is also worth noting that your cholesterol numbers may not really settle until you have finished losing weight.

 

[Cool Cat]

I have dropped a few dress sizes and inches but over the last month whilst I have lost 3 - 4 pounds in weight each week my waistline is staying the same measurement (still far too big) as I am 5ft 4 my waist should be at the most 32 and its not...apparently your waist is supposed to be half your height. My waist was at the start 40 inches and is now 37 but anything over 35 is high risk for stroke etc.

Now the good bit, the fact im losing weight but not inches indicates the weight I am losing is most likely visceral fat (will know for sure when I get my blood test results in the next week or so, to see what my cholesterol and liver enzymes are like - I presume high cholesterol means high visceral fat) - so that means even though I dont look slimmer, I am actually losing the dangerous fat (I hope thats the case and it isnt my heart muscle im losing...or god forbid my brain, I need that for sure)

Anyone else find the weight loss changed after a few months of loss. On previous diets it carried on being visible, infact the smaller I got the more a loss of a few pounds would notice as it was like unravelling less layers of skin, if you see what I mean. I assume as my visceral fat was so high, its there its started to come off now.

Great weight loss

 

[Jenny65]

went shopping for some clothes today, saw a lovely coat in Superdry it said large on the label tried it on, it was like curtains and I was the window, basically couldnt close the coat around my middle, felt very dispondent until I noticed a large in superdry is a 10! I asked the assistant if they had any larger sizes, he looked at me then said "oh yes the very large sizes are online" checked it out and they have size 12, 14 and 16 online...so 12 is XL 14 is 2xl and 16 is elephant size (the one I am going to get)

 

[42istheanswer]

It's frustrating how even number sizes are different at different places, never mind trying to figure out what they think is large vs medium vs xxl!

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Superdry does seem to have a very odd sizing system!

 

[Jenny65]

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7150190093129633030 Just leave this here - who needs superdry and there silly sizes anyway. 🙂

 

[NotWorriedAtAll]

went shopping for some clothes today, saw a lovely coat in Superdry it said large on the label tried it on, it was like curtains and I was the window, basically couldnt close the coat around my middle, felt very dispondent until I noticed a large in superdry is a 10! I asked the assistant if they had any larger sizes, he looked at me then said "oh yes the very large sizes are online" checked it out and they have size 12, 14 and 16 online...so 12 is XL 14 is 2xl and 16 is elephant size (the one I am going to get)

I gave up with sizes about four decades ago.. I am only four feet ten tall and waists on most clothes are around my hips so I need super-sized elephant clothes to fit me and then they are dragging round my ankles. I was convinced I was massive until I finally discovered Seasalt did petite sizes but it took me a couple of years to trust enough to try a smaller size in petite and lo and behold I fitted into a 14 - 16 instead of the 20 -22 sizes in normal sizes.
I have no idea what my inches are nor my weight - I haven't measured nor weighed myself for decades either. I go by how I feel and fit in my clothes. The doctors know and tell me if I am headed in the right direction and since my diagnosis I am - but they know not to tell me the actual figures.