The scale hasn't been my friend, but I've come to terms with that for the most part. My question is if the scale isn't moving....how are my clothes fitting differently-- people are finally starting to notice the weight that I lost pre-op and clothes that I haven't fit into in 5 years are starting to fit and even getting loose. I don't get how I can not be losing pounds but that I seem to still be shrinking. Anyone know what the heck my body is doing?

Edited December 12, 201510 yr by Steph Anie

The reason your clothes are fitting differently is because your body is losing weight. The numbers on the scale are not the only measure of weight loss. None of us lose at a constant rate and stalls (periods of time when the numbers on the scale don't change) are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the process.

Just follow your program and stay off the scale.

Embrace the Stall!

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

I guess I had always thought it was baloney when people had said that you could lose inches but not lose weight :-P

I guess I had always thought it was baloney when people had said that you could lose inches but not lose weight :-P

It's not baloney. It is an important part of the process.

I LOVE NSV's

And me!

I reached my current (final) weight several months ago. And I'm still shrinking in size.

In the last few months I've gone from size 8 to size 4 pants.

And yes, I'm walking farther and faster than I used to. But I'm just more active, period. I fidget more. I do more housework. I go shopping more often. In other words, I'm slowly losing more fat and building more muscle, even though it doesn't show up on the scales at all.

Have you ever looked at how big (in mass) 5 pounds of animal fat is compared to 5 pounds of animal muscle? If not, be my guest:

This is one reason that plastic surgeons tell WLS patients to maintain their weights for at least one year after losing all the weight they want to lose -- before having plastic surgery.