So the scale has not been my friend... In two months I've buoyed between 168-164 lbs and still on any given day I could be anywhere in that range. But in 2 weeks of doing Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred, I've lost 6 inches!! (would've been 6.5 if not for a gain in the arms)

I thought instead of being pouty about the scale, I could get a group of us together determined to see some INCHES melt away! And what better day to be looking good than NEW YEAR'S!

To figure out how many inches you want to lose, I'd recommend looking at some sizing charts and figuring how many inches you need to drop to move down a size or two and probably round up because sizing charts don't often factor bust, calves, knees, etc. For instance, most of my measurements fall around a size 16, and my hips are about an 18. I'd love to be a 14 in two months and will have to lose 7.25 inches from my chest, waist, hips, thighs and upper arms to achieve this. I'm going to aim for 14 total inches lost (making -20 since I started exercising), since I was able to lose 6 in just two weeks. Granted I am losing faster from my upper body and may not lose the 3.75 inches from my hips that I need for a sz 14, but however the 14 inches leaves my body, I'll still be thrilled!

I measure the magic 10: chest, bust, waist, stomach, hips, thighs, knees, calves, upper arm and forearm. If you measure fewer places, your goal should be lower.

New Year's is 66 days away!

Anyways, I hope some of you will join me and we can burn inches together. Since measuring yourself everyday is less practical than weighing yourself everyday, I figure we can check in with progress, report on exercises & diets that are helping/not helping and vent some frustrations (I know I have some!).

For those of you that want to post your measurements, I'll be brave and kick it off (all in inches):
Bust - 39
Chest - 35.75
Waist - 33.5
Stomach - 40.25
Hips - 46.75
Thighs - 27.5
Knees - 17.5
Calves - 15.5
Upper Arm - 13.5
Forearm - 9.75

I'll be measuring myself every 5-7 days as I've found there's at least a little measurable change after that time. And by the way, JM 30 Day Shred is great for losing inches! I've done 16 days of it with great results, as have many others on the JM thread.

So come join me! Let's shrink together!

I am so in! I will do measurements tonight or tomorrow. I have never kept track of inches, so I dont know how to judge what I can lose...

I am going to jump into this challenge too since I will be starting 30DS on Tuesday. Also where do you measure your chest since you have bust up there too? Yeah I know a juvenile question but the tata's are usually just one measurement for me so I need to know these things! lol

I'm in!! I will post measurements tomorrow.

I"m totally in! Will meausure first thing in the morning for starting numbers. I do Jillian's shape up DVDs, restarting them in the morning so this is perfect timing!

Okay, starting numbers....

Bust--46.5
UnderBust-- 39
R Bicep-- 14.5
L Bicep-- 15
Waist--42.5
Hips-- 48
Thighs--44
R Calf--17
L Calf--17

And for goals I would like to see all of my body parts under 40 inches. That means I need to target bust, waist, and hips. The waist and hips are the issue, once I get losing again the girls shrink up rather quickly I may not make this goal, but it's what I am aiming for.

sounds good to me--- i'm in--- need to go buy some measuring tape=== definitely a worthwile investment---lol

went and bought some measuring tape so here are my starting measurements
as of oct. 29th
ok ---here we go

belly across the bellybutton ---39 in
right thigh largest part --25 in
left thigh largest part---24 1/2in (different---lol how odd)
right arm largest part --bicep right?---11 in
left arm largest part--- 11 in
right ankle --9 in
left ankle--9 in ----these wont really change (already feel bone there always had skinny ankles and wrists except when my legs were swollen from pregnancy--lol
left and right wrists --- 6 in
right above knee right and left legs-- 17in
calves biggest part-both legs- 16 in

just thought i'd update with new measurements

ok --- so the scale isn't my friend---lol=== and keeps bouncing up and down

so i decided just to make myself feel better about the scale i would check my inches so here they are from a few days ago and what they are now at level 3 day 4

belly across the bellybutton ---39 in----now 38
right thigh largest part --25 in---now 24 1/2
left thigh largest part---24 1/2in (different---lol how odd)---now 23 1/2
right arm largest part --bicep right?---11 in---now 10 7/8
left arm largest part--- 11 in ---10 1/2
right ankle --9 in
left ankle--9 in ----these wont really change (already feel bone there always had skiny ankles and wrists except when my legs were swollen from pregnancy--lol\
left and right wrists --- 6 in
right above knee right and left legs-- 17in---maybe i measured wrong last time-- but this time i got 18 for the right and 17 1/2 for the left
calves biggest part-both legs- 16 in---now 15 1/2 right and just shy of 16 on the left

for a total of ------ around 4 inches in 4 days-- ya i'm not a math genius -so my math could be wrong--- lol === thats why i teach english composition and not math--- couldnt do math if it killed me --

Oh, yay! I thought this thread had died out I was bummed because I want to start tracking my inches lost, I have never done this before.

me too-- so lets just keep this one going and i'm sure more people will join in

I am in too! Will post my inches tomorrow, as it will be Monday, start of a new week.

I finally got a tape measure. I Dont know what my goal is yet, so lets see how the first couple weeks goes.

Bust - 42
Chest - 36
Waist - 37
Stomach - 44.5
Hips - 45
Thighs - 28
Knees - 16.75
Calves - 15.75
Upper Arm - 13.5
Forearm - 10

I meant to post! For my goals, I'm just gonna go with, for now, waist 29, hips 40, stomach 34, and the rest can fall where it may. I measure again in the morning.

10/27/2008
Weight 149.5
Bust - 38
Chest - 31.375
Waist - 29.5
Stomach - 34.5
Hips - 40.625
Thighs - 23.5
Calves - 15.25
Ankle - 8.75
Upper Arm - 11.75
Forearm - 10.125
Wrist - 6.375

Bust = tatas
Chest = Right under the tatas

Hope this helps!

Thanks yeah that helps.