Inches or Pounds?

[Disabledaccount 154]

Which are you losing faster? The scale has been slow and often fluctuates but i've steadily lost 10 inches from my waist postop? Which measurement matters more? Does it matter how you're losing?

[BladeFox 235]

Hell yea it matters which way!!! Even though I love losing my inches, the pounds must come off as well. Society/doctors still judge us by the scale and not our inches. Think about it, the first place the assisting nurse will take you is to get your weight and height. So when I got this surgery it was to bring that bmi down and the only thing that does that is weight. When I bring my bmi down, maybe no more meds and then everyone is happy.

Just saying...

[ziggypbang 272]

I'm voting the other way! I think the inches lost are what allow us to wear smaller sizes, and that feels incredible. If you are working out with weights and taking in lots of Protein, you may not see the weight go down as quickly than if you allow yourself to lose more muscle mass. You can be a very strong, healthy 175 pound woman, but you can also be a very weak, unhealthy 150 pound woman. I choose strong and healthy! Plus, the scale can lie, and the tape measure doesn't.

[McButterpants 2,846]

I'm not sure which is more important...I can tell you my experience:

I wear a smaller size today at the same weight than I did 17 years ago. I attribute this to fat loss this time.

Last month I lost only about 3 pounds, which was disappointing, but I lost 5 inches. (Most off my waist - I attribute this to the weight training I added last month.)

Usually when I stall, I can see myself getting small in areas - like my February stall...my thighs shrunk.

I have an unhealthy relationship with the scale - this goes back about 25 years. I am less reliant on the scale today than I was right after post-op. I have realized that my body is going to lose weight, lose fat or hold on to Water regardless of how much I want a smaller number to be revealed. I try not to give the scale that much power over me.

[NewSetOfCurves 1,555]

I agree with ZiggypBang and McButterpants! Inches count more. So many factors go into the scale, from increased muscle mass if you're working out/lifting weights to retained fluids due to a variety of reasons and your body adjusting to each phase. Concentrate on your inches, overall health, and mental well being--not the scale!

[Bluesea71 698]

I'm including a picture to prove a point. Weight is just one thing to judge our results by. All of these women weigh exactly the same. You could be a jiggly 125 pounder or a 145 pounder with strong, lean muscles and definition. I'd rather weigh more and have a rocking hard body. Waist measurement is a HUGE factor when it comes to heart disease. Those of us who carry our weight in our middle are at an increased risk for heart disease. I would say loosing inches is a huge victory! The weight will come off, in the meantime, allow the tape measure to assure you that everything is moving along just as it should!

[Carol1560 45]

I am with you! I like the inches

and when you go with the inches, you will have the tendency to exercise and that will tighten up those flabby arms

Who wants bat wings?

Yeah I am liking the inches, remember good things come in small packages