I would certainly recommend keeping track of inches. I am the kind of her who tends to get obsessed over little things, like weighing myself. Prior to atkins, I had not weighed myself in over 3 years. I closed my eyes at the doctor's office. I refused to even peek. All the nurses knew better than to even repeat the number under their breath. It was bad. And for good reason. I knew that if I knew my weight just once, I would buy a scale. And then I would weigh myself a million times a day, and in turn, I would stop eating because I didn't like what I saw. I decided after watching Star shrink so quickly, I decided to find out my weight at the doctor's office. UGH!!! When I started Atkins, I managed to go the first three weeks without a scale. I was out shopping one day and found myself wandering thru the bathroom section and ultimately on a scale. What a shock and surprise. Ten nasty unslightly pounds gone. I bought the scale. I've been doing really well, I think on a daily average I weigh myself 6 times. But discouragement soon set in. I am a perfectionist and the weight wasn't (and still isn't) coming off as fast as I want(ed) it to. I was getting very bummed about my progress. Star brought over a few pairs of jeans she was too small for when I first started to notice the lost inches. All of a sudden, I had a waist again. An honest to gawd WAIST. And then I noticed my lack of tush. And it seemed that none of my bras seemed to fit anymore. Even when I'd go two weeks without my weight changing, I swear to you, I was losing inches. And that's why I kick myself. I would love to know how many inches I have widdled off my waist, butt and chest. I know that I went from a size 40FF bra down to a svelte (lol)
36DDD. Keep track of inches, trust me, they are just as much or even more so inspiring than actual pounds. Good Luck!!!!!