.....felt like their body was changing/shrinking, or see their body change/shrink with out much movement of that scale needle?

For the last week I feel like and I am seeing changes in my body that indicates it is shrinking. But the scale needle isn't showing much movement. Maybe a pound. It feels/looks like so much more though. This is the second time this has happened (most weeks I have a weight loss of about 2 pounds). I have been counting calories, eating better, and exercising since the beginning of Februay. I am starting to call them my muscle building weeks. I started level 2 of Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred so it made a little sense to me. I am more excited about the way I look and feel then what that scale says! It makes weigh in a lot less stressful.

I was just wondering if others experienced this too?

Yep~I Fell like this about every few weeks.
I too count calories.
(I am actually sticking at 219 to 220 but my pants are starting to fall off me.)
Its weird. ~Plus every month or so I can almost feel the fat being ate in my body~I know that sounds kinda silly but it's like my body is weird creepy feeling for a few days & I tell the hubby I feel like I am being ate alive inside!...once this happens I drop a few pounds quickly on the scale all of a sudden

Yeah... I don't look in the mirror often but when I do it's like "oh oops! that curve wasn't there before." My arms feel thinner.. look thinner.. it's just been 15 pounds but it's enough to see a small difference - and makes me motivated to keep on going!

And the best one is the clothes - I'm wearing a jean skirt today that I bought almost exactly a year ago. I couldn't wear it then because it was too tight and showed off every non-sexy curve I had. Now it's so loose, I'm wearing it at my hips!

This has been gradual, and is probably due to gaining more muscle mass and losing fat, but the scale hasn't gone as far down as I would have liked. ALL success is good success, and the scale kind is the most minor of that. The scale just tells us what we should already know by the choices we're making.

I am seeing the exact opposite! I am seeing the needle on the scale drop but no change in my body! I am down 43 pounds and not one person has noticed!

Yes, I have been going through this as well, (and if it helps you flatiron, I also went through what you are going through.)

It took me about 50-60 pounds before anyone commented or noticed my weight loss... It's now been over a year since I started this journey and it seems I'm dropping clothing sizes faster than ever...though the weight is coming off slower than ever. People who I see weekly have been all of a sudden coming up and saying...wow, how much weight have you lost??? Like they have never noticed before. When I tell them they about faint. It's like they think it just magically melted off in the last few months. When I tell them I've been working on it for over a year they snap back into reality..."Oh, I didn't realize that"

I can also relate to what Lori259 said, (cool name btw), I too get a weird feeling every few weeks/months. Though mine is more like major anxiety. I'll go several weeks with a very minimal weight loss and then all of a sudden I'll have a week of this major anxiety fat burning whatchmacallit and bam...3-4 pound gone that one week. It's weird.

I think it's very important to have more than one way to gauge your progress. It's wonderful to see the scale numbers diminishing but sometimes they just don't. But you may shrink out of your clothing. Your body fat percentage may drop. Your energy levels might rise. Your physical endurance might improve.

Some days we need just an inkling that we're doing well and it's nice to have several scales to chose from.

Susan, you are so right!
I have not lost a gram for the past couple of weeks, but my pants are getting loose and I am getting remarks at work about having lost weight.
That means more than numbers on scales.

But I was still relieved when I weighed myself this morning and I had suddenly dropped 4 lb!

i thinks its the opposite for me right now too. lol my scale says ive dropped a couple more pounds but since i havent been working out as much i feel all flabby. lol

I've noticed a change in perspective - I've started to appreciate the changes a lot more than I did in the past. I have a picture back from the 150 pd days, and it's all good - but it was 10 years ago. Now, coming down from 174, I see the difference in the looser skin, and the toned muscles from swimming, and I dunno - I'm more at peace with it? The scale doesn't move more than 1# a week, but yes -- clothes fit better, more ease in movement ... it's huge!

Thank goodness I'm not the only one. My scale has been stuck at 98 lbs lost for weeks ~ almost 2 months in fact. But I have lost about a size and a half in that time. Of the two, I prefer to get smaller rather than lighter. BUT at some point I am going to have to get lighter too...since there's no such thing as a 262 lb size 8, right?

Lori Bell,(I like that name to by the way! LOL) I think you look so pretty and people not noticing weight loss SUCKS!
I Myself have lost around 40lbs and Only my hubby & kids comment~Other People I know has to notice but they just act like I am not there~Is It jealousy or something? Because they are all skinnier than I ever have been in my life.Before my weight loss they noticed me more & was nicer...Like For example I go to the public library about once a week for my daughter...Who likes to read...Anyways~The ladies in there was so nice & helpful...And now act like I am Nothing A "0" It's so weird...I have known most of them all my life...I have always lived in the town I live in (And I am 33)Except for 1 year as A child~but thats another Story ANYWAYS,It sucks and I totally understand this too....Lori & flatIron.

Oh By the way~When I first came to 3fc I Looked at your Before and after pics Lori Bell & They Motivated me so Much! I was truly inspired.
They have helped me With my weight loss Journey so thanks for posting them.(they was Lori bell Has lost 133 Lbs Or something like that!)
I was like"WOW ~She was so pretty before ~But MY GOD THE AFTER IS AMAZING SHE's Pretty With a capital "P"!!!(I hope that made since LOL Cause thats what I said.)
Anyways, I am blabbing so goodnight everyone.

[QUOTE=Lori259;2656072]Lori Bell,(I like that name to by the way! LOL)~Other People I know has to notice but they just act like I am not there~Is It jealousy or something? Because they are all skinnier than I ever have been in my life.Before my weight loss they noticed me more & was nicer...QUOTE]



You know Lori, those folks must truly be miserable to be "hating" that much. I know exactly what you mean. I have a couple of sprinkles of people in my life that treat me this way too. It doesn't matter though--the comments from everyone else in my life make up for their crappy attitudes--as does my recent physical from my doctor with my new cholesterol levels, weight, and blood pressure that are listed there. Just keep pushing forward and doing what you know is right for you. Those folks will still be standing there with mouths gaping I would bet. LOL

Lori259, As a children's librarian myself, I gotta defend the librarians here They've probably noticed and in all liklihood are happy for you. But librarians are (and should act like it) professionals and perhaps don't want to mention it. We might talk to the kids about how long their hair is, how tall they are getting, but in general, we try to stay out of the personal lives of our adult patrons (Doesn't mean that when you leave we aren't saying, "wow, did you notice how much weight Lori has lost?" or "Oooh, did it look like So-and-so has a baby bump?" or "yikes, her new hair is kinda funky").

Too the person losing weight, it's a great compliment to have it be noticed but I think people are so afraid of it being taken the wrong way that they don't always say anything. Because yes, I know I am guilty of this but hearing "Wow, you've lost some weight!" does sometimes translate into "Yes, I noticed what a cow you were." in my brain. Even if they had the best intentions.

We are our own worst enemies, are we not?

I've also been a bit bummed at the lack of movement on my scale. My scale has gone up and down in the last 3 1/2 weeks to a month and I've only lost a few lbs...but yet I feel skinnier and more people are noticing?

Still, it's tough to not have that additional reinforcement that what you're seeing or feeling matches your weight.