Okay. I took my measurements on July 7th. This morning since my lovely scale wouldn't give me a better number, i figured i'd try measuring. Everything seemed to stay the same except my hips. I measured, re-measured and re-re-measured again. They were down about an inch!!! No other place in my body looked like it had lost anything. Now...I am assuming that the inch was not necessesarily the "hips" but that belly of mine that likes to hang there. I wish there was a way to measure just that belly part that partrudes (sp??) out and down just so i would know how much of my "belly" fat i am losing. (Just wish it would disappear from my whole mid-section...not just the lower belly section).

So...does anyone else have a particular part of their body they notice is shrinking faster than all other areas??

haha yes.

I used to call them my boobs, I now call it that area where my boobs used to be.

Right below my boobs for me. My rib cage area shrunk something like 4 inches in the first 10ish pounds! It was a real wtf? moment for me.

GREAT job!! I am JUST starting my adventure so nothing has gotten smaller yet. I just wanted to pop on and say "GREAT for you!!"

I've never measured myself but based on how my clothes are fitting my waist is definitely getting smaller the fastest (higher up around my natural waist), the next most noticable are my thighs.

my boobs and neckline (buh bye double chin!). You're lucky lumifan! My hips and lower back seem to be the last to go. If I can get rid of those i'll be satisfied!

right below my boobs is where i shrink the fastest...and then my natural waist. Good for you though for looking through rose colored glasses today!! Yay!!! We're all so proud of you lumnifan!

I'm not sure what's shrinking fast, though my face is getting smaller. My double chin is almost gone, which rocks. My love handles are a little smaller. Other than that, I'm not sure, really - my love handles and double chin were the things I hated, anyway.

Yesterday, my girlfriend told me that I'm getting smaller and smaller to hold. That made me happy.

awwww ...thanks guys. You all make me feel so good. I was starting to feel bad about not dropping one single pound since july 1st.

Sheila....you amaze me!!! You are doing such a fabulouse job yourself!!! Look at you having lost 45 pounds almost. Before you know it...you are going to be hitting that last 16 pounds on your mini-goal!!!!

Erin...thank you for your support. I know you are going to do great too. I will be rooting for you.

Wisher...yay on the thighs!!! I wish my thighs would go down some. I think i have lost a whole 2 inches in them since losing 42 pounds. :-( I have HUGE thighs!!!

Knitalisa....I am still waiting on my ribcage area to go down about 3 inches. I have this red with white pokka dots dress that I used to wear when I was about 140 in 1994. I finally am able to zip it up too just about my ribcage area. I don't want my boobs to get smaller to fit into it, I need my back and ribcage fat to disappear!!! lol.

Elegant Departure....I was sooooo happy when my double chin went away (well, sometimes I still see alittle bit of it, but it is MUCH better than it used to be). I would love to see your weight of 144!!!! Congrats on 32 pounds lost!!!

AmberD....hahahaha. That's cute. But i'm sure you still have some boobs. My guy says more than a handful is useless. hahaha.

Nightengaleshane....that is great. Hey wow.....15 pounds gone!!! Congrats!! You are doing great. I know....I love when the double chin thing goes away. At least i can take a good facial pic now!!! lol.

Lumifan, that's awesome! I would be so excited, since my hips are my biggest body part, lol! I just stated my plan about 2 weeks ago, and I haven't been measuring, but I think I'll start. It seems like that has been really encouraging to a lot of the women here, so I'm going to give it a shot!

TxBrittany...I highly recommend measuring. The scales can only say so much. I would be soooo discouraged today having not lost a single pound all month if i didn't have the tape measure to fall back on and say, "okay....i lost a whole inch in my hips/belly. that's a good thing". Sometimes the numbers on the scale don't change because things are shifting around inside. Fat is lost but maybe muscle has taken up some of the room and fluids are trapped in them. So...yes....grab your tape measure and measure as many places as you can. We lose fat all over our body.

awww thanks lumifan..you're so sweet! Although I've lost 45 lbs...I don't really see it yet. funny thing is..my boobs have grown. Er...how I put it to my BF is that as I get smaller my boobs will APPEAR larger. He got excited about that! Although..I think they HAVE gotten bigger. That might be due to the weight-lifing though.

I'm sure once I get to 250 then I will REALLY see the weight-loss. As soon as I can fit into my smaller jeans without having "overflow" ya know. lol. My butt looks sooo good though! My skinny skinny SIL told me last night "Your butt is sooooo cute!" lol. I got a compliment from the uncomplimenting! it was great

Everyone is doing so fabulous! I don't know what I'd do without yall

I notice weight loss under my chin first ... my face looks thinner right away. Which is nice, because people comment on it right away. Lately I've noticed that my rib cage area is shrinking fast, like Lisa. It's a little odd, but it's giving me a nice more rounded look in my waist. I like it!

Lumifan, that is so cool! Congrats!!!

I got my hair cut yesterday, and I noticed in the mirror that my face is smaller. Also, my blouses have gotten longer. That is a very good thing.

My DH says the back of my pants are getting loose. Notice he doesn't say any thing romantic .