loosing inches but scale not moving

  • Has anyone had this happen? I'm following the program but I'm a little frustrated the scale isn't showing my hard work
  • Are you exercising at all? Losing inches = losing fat, and maybe you're gaining a bit of muscle? Muscle is way more dense than fat so you probably wouldn't see the change right away.
  • I am also losing inches faster than actual pounds. I only started a few weeks ago, but I got spoiled with losing large amounts my first two weeks. Then I only lost 2 lbs but like 5 inches total everywhere. My coach warned me this would happen around week 3-4 so I'm not too concerned at the moment.

    Don't get discouraged, give it a little while and see what happens. As long as you are losing inches, it's still progress for all your hard work! And you get to wear new clothes soon!
  • Oh yes... happens to me ALL THE TIME! I'm not on IP, but just wanted to chime in that the inches and the scale don't always correlate. Good luck!
  • Inches are more important!
  • How many weeks have you been on the program?
  • Inches are WAY more important. I'm down to super slow loss... but my clothes keep getting too big. That's all that matters!
  • How you look and feel are just as important as the number on the scale. If you are losing inches you must be doing okay, and congratulations are in order!
  • Weight loss is not lineal, some weeks the scale won't move at all, sometimes it can go up. As long as you losing inches is fine, though.
  • Thank you all for the encouragement, I am exercising and I'm getting ready to start week 5. My home scale moved this morning :>