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    Thumbs down I can't tell that I've lost weight?

    Apparently I've lost about 10 pounds and didn't notice. I don't own a scale but I do weigh myself whenever I'm at a friend or family member's house who have a scale. I had been battling a plateau forever at 160 (I'm 5'9 by the way), and actually thought I had gained more before I stepped on my mom's scale. It said 154 or so. I was really surprised. Then a few days later I stepped onto my friend's scale and it said 150. I was really surprised and actually kind of worried. I didn't think I'd even been doing very well on my diet and I still couldn't tell that I'd lost the weight. (I think it happened within about a week and a half, pretty fast.) Of course I thought something was wrong with the scales, but my mom's scale is a digi and I watched my friend calibrate the scale before we weighed ourselves, and she weighed the same as she has for a couple months, but I showed a more loss. I can't SEE the difference, though, damnit!? It's confusing the hell out of me and I'm sort of worried with the dramatic weight loss.

    I'm wondering if this happens sometimes when you're trying to loose so much weight? (I'm trying to get to 145.) I don't understand how I can't see the difference unless maybe the scales are just wrong (I don't see how that's possible, either), or it could be possible that I'm too deluded by my own thinking that I still think I look fat? Or should I be worried? I wish I had some before and after pics of the rapid weight loss but I don't.

    My only other idea is maybe the slight difference in exercise really did make a difference in my metabolism. I suppose that's possible? Still seems pretty extreme considering I only really do light exercises.

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    I had previously stuck the bananas and cucumber in my cooter, yes.

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    Default Re: I can't tell that I've lost weight?

    Sometimes weight measurements can be tricky, especially if you are using different scales in different places at different times during the day. Did you take your shoes off, and were you wearing similar outfits when you weighed yourself? Were you sure to -zero- out the scale before using it?

    Also one's own body may contibute to varied readings as we sometimes are holding more water weight than others.

    In addition, sometimes weight gain/loss doesn't really tell the whole story as muscle weighs more than fat, and if someone starts a new and aggressive workout regimine, they may actually see their weight go up while being more toned.

    There are better and more accurate methods for measuring such as taking body fat measurments. However, if you still wish you use weight scales I would suggest you get your own and use it in a standardized manner so that you can get the best results for comparison. If it is a mechanical scale your can -zero- it or calibrate it by putting a known weight on it and adjusting. If it is electronic, you still should be able to -zero- the scale and you can test with a known weight. You should wear the same type of clothing (in the privacy of your home you can wear minimal which would be better), and you should try to take your weight measurments at the same time of day on a set schedule, like every other Tues morning for example.

    In terms of what you're seeing, people loose weight in different ways, and perhaps the areas of your first weight loss are not as obvious to you. Try on some different outfits and see if they seem to fit differently. If you're not seeing it, perhaps you can feel it.

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    Default Re: I can't tell that I've lost weight?

    Have you tried taking a tape measure to yourself? Or have your body fat % done?

    For example, I do that, and I have lost inches and body fat but still weigh the same (muscle weighs more than fat). My friend had a low % body fat and lost about 10 lbs by walking every day for an hour (she never did tha before) but didn't notice it. She went and had her body fat % taken, and found that it went up (her muscle had turned to fat, according to the personal trainer who took it). Weird but true.
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    Default Re: I can't tell that I've lost weight?

    I haven't been able to measure myself recently. I just moved and of course lost every single measurement tool I had lol. I'm not really sure how to do the body fat % thing.

    I tried to take off as much clothing as I could each time. I know that at least my friend's scale was correctly on the zero mark before we weighed ourselves.

    I suppose it could have mainly been water weight? I think a major thing I did in my diet recently was realize how much sodium I was actually consuming and cut back on that. So maybe it was just a majority of water weight, and the increase in exercise helped with the rest.

    It was just alarming because I had been stuck at 160 for seriously almost a year and then within two weeks I lost 10 pounds. I just hope I keep it up whatever I'm doing lol.

    Thanks for the suggestions! I'll definitely get some measurements taken soon and use that more often. I would love my own scale but I get a little on the obsessive side whenever I have a scale lol.

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    I had previously stuck the bananas and cucumber in my cooter, yes.

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