To preserve my sanity, I measure two measurements:
my natural waist- smallest part about an inch above my navel, or the the natural bend when I go sideways, this is 27 inches while around my navel which is my widest and this is 29 inches
I try to see how they both change as I realize I put on weight faster around the navel. If they both keep going up, then I know I have a problem (doesn't matter if I am using the correct one- I am actually using two and one must be correct..lol)
My hips are down from 42 to 39 and as a pear shaped, i can my weight in my hips and thighs. For me, Waist-to-Hip ratio is between .71 and .74 depending on the weight measurement I use. However the weirdest thing is that my Waist-to-Hip ratio was under 0.7 BEFORE I lost 37 lbs, so I am not sure I believe that it is an accurate measurement. I tend to keep me shape even as I get bigger but i find it hard to believe that with more weight, I was more healthy!
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