[MalibuBeachBound]

I was just excited about it...so here it goes. I noticed my boobs looked a little bigger. They are always the first thing to go when I lose weight, so it was odd to me. I measured my waist. In 4 weeks, I have gone from 165 to 159 and from a 33 inch waist to a 31 inch waist and I am SO excited! Do you guys just go by the scale, or do you measure yourself?

[Apple Cheeks]

For now I am relying on the scale (and to a lesser extent, the fit of my clothes).

If and when I get to that final plataeu where I know my body will be fighting hard to keep those last few pounds, then I will probably start looking at my measuring tape.

[JulieJ08]

Both - it's funny, but they don't always correlate. So on a week where I may have lost little or even none, the measurements may go down. And vice versa. I like having backup!

[Horo]

I weigh nearly every day and measure myself about twice a month. I went from being a 34 inch waist to a 27.75 inch waist right now, and I aspire to end up with something around 25 or 26. Unfortunately the tape measure also makes it glaringly obvious that I am indeed a pear shape, with a current bust measurement of 36 and a hip of 37.5. My bust and hip measurements used to be somewhere in the lower 40 inch range. ^_~

I usually find that it's a lot more rewarding to see inches lost rather than lbs on the scale, as it's those inches that actually mean something when you look in the mirror.

[MalibuBeachBound]

Originally Posted by Layri

I weigh nearly every day and measure myself about twice a month. I went from being a 34 inch waist to a 27.75 inch waist right now, and I aspire to end up with something around 25 or 26. Unfortunately the tape measure also makes it glaringly obvious that I am indeed a pear shape, with a current bust measurement of 36 and a hip of 37.5. My bust and hip measurements used to be somewhere in the lower 40 inch range. ^_~

I usually find that it's a lot more rewarding to see inches lost rather than lbs on the scale, as it's those inches that actually mean something when you look in the mirror.

You have before and after shots? You are pretty much the weight at 5'7" that I hope to be and it seems we lose in the same areas too.

[fiberlover]

Measurements are very important to me. There are times when the scale stalls for several weeks, but I see inches lost. That keeps me going instead of getting frustrated.

[cdiem4994]

It's what i love most about going to Curves. I weigh myself there once a week and get measured and the whole bmi thing done once a month. I don't have a lot of confidence in the bmi measurement, but a tape measurer doesn't lie! I lost several inches in the first few months before dropping a single pound. It's the only thing that gave me hope.

And congrats! That's great!

[Vladadog]

I haven't been doing measurements but tonight I put on a pair of shorts that I haven't worn in at least 4 years. And the Levi's I put away this Spring are waaaaay too big. By the time Fall and jeans weather rolls around I'll be down 2 sizes. Yippeee!!!