[bopbot]

For those of us (like me) who sometimes need to get our minds off the numbers on the scale, I propose we post our beginning and current measurements, if known. Sometimes you can lose next to nothing and still take off inches, and it's a great reminder if you seem to be stuck in a plateau that the number on the scale isn't everything.

If you don't know what your exact measurements were, that's okay. You can approximate them from the size shirts/pants you were wearing when you began your journey.



Start date: February 1, 2012
Measurements current as of: June 1, 2012

Body part: Start / Current / Goal

Bust: ?? / 37" / no goal for this, I love my ladies
Chest (under bust): 31" / 29.75" / 28"
Waist: 31.5" / 28.75" / 27"
Hips: 42" / 39" / 37"
Thighs: 27" / 25.5" / 24"
Calves: 16" / 15.5" / 14"
Arms: 13" / 12.75" / 11"

TOTAL INCHES LOST: 9.25!!

Can't wait to measure in again at the end of the month!! (I will admit that I cheated this morning -- my waist is now 28.25"!)

[delyn]

I started my "journey" beginning of February, but didn't start measuring until a month later.

my current measurements are from last week (6/11)--i take measurements every other week.

Body part: start / current

Waist: 33.5" / 32"
Hips: 41.5" / 38.5"
Chest: 38" / 35.5"
Neck: 13.5" / 12.5"
Arm (L): 13" / 12"
Arm (R): 13" / 12"
Thigh (L): 25.5" / 23.75"
Thigh (R): 25.75" / 23.75"
Calf (L): 16.5 " / 15.5"
Calf (R): 16.5" / 15.5"

total: 15.75"

there's so many days where i feel like body hasn't changed at ALL. when i look in the mirror i feel like i look exactly the same, but when i look back at measurements, its a good reminder of how far i've come (:

[claristotle]

Yay! I like taking measurements instead of stepping on the scale!

I only started my weight loss 8 days ago, but I do have measurements taken from April...

Body part: start/current

Arm: 11.75"/11.25"
Waist: 33.5"/30.5" (I think the initial measurement is wrong)
Hips: 36"/35.75" (Ugh)
Thigh: 23.75"/23.75" (Double ugh)

The scale reflects more weight lost than the measurements! Time to hit the gym...lol


Congrats to both of you for huge numbers of inches gone! It's very inspiring!

[Hotaruchan]

I've never done measurements before, but maybe it'll shame me into working harder.

Current:
Bust: 37''
Chest (under bust): 34.6''
Waist: 30.7''
Hips: 37.8''
Thighs: 22''
Calves: 18.9''
Arms: 12.2''

[sontaikle]

I just did another round of measurements. I wish I had measured more. I know I lost a crazy amount of inches from my arms, for example, just going by pictures.

Starting (from what I remember. It was higher than this, actually)

Bust: 44"
Ribcage: 40"
Waist: 35"
Hips: 46"
Thigh: 30+"

Now (113 lbs)
Bust: 34" (goodbye boobs...)
Ribcage: 29"
Waist: 24"
Hips: 33"
Thigh: 19"

56+" gone. Wow!

[Daki]

207lbs November 7th 2011 --- 183.8lbs June 20th 2012

Bust: 43" --- 42.5"
Underbust: 40" --- 36"
Waist: 37" --- 33.5"
Hips: 45" --- 42.5"
Calves: 16" --- 15"

That I've lost a half an inch from my bust and 4 inches from my ribcage is astonishing to me. I usually lose a lot from my boobs. And I worked HARD for that inch from my calves. Even when I was 170 3 months ago my calves were still 15.5". I started weight training 5 weeks ago so I'm thinking that might be the culprit of the missing half inch. Woohoo! I need to start taking more arm and thigh measurements.

[IsobelRose22]

My starting stats are from when I was 224lbs, I have no idea what I was when I was at my biggest

Start

Bust: 45inches
Ribcage: 38inches
Hips: 47inches
Waist: 38inches
Thigh: 29inches

Current

Bust: 37inches
Ribcage: 30inches
Hips: 39inches
Waist: 28.5inches
Thigh: 23inches

[redvelouria]

I like this plan! Good idea, I'm adding it to my signature and will update it once a week.

Start date: May 1, 2012
Measurements current as of: October 19, 2012

Body part: Start / Current / Goal

Bust: 43" / 38" / 36"
Waist: 37" / 29" / 25"
Hips: 47" / 41" / 38"

TOTAL INCHES LOST: 19"

[Hotaruchan]

Holy crap, this just made me feel better about my week...the scale didn't seem to want to move, but on a whim I measured again...

Start/Current:
Bust: 37'' / 36.6''
Chest (under bust): 34.6''/ 34.2''
Waist: 30.7'' / 29.9''
Hips: 37.8'' / 37''
Thighs: 22'' / 22''
Calves: 18.9'' / 15'' (I measured like 3 times because I couldn't believe this one...)
Arms: 12.2'' / 11.8''

Inches lost: 6.7 O.O

[raspberry13]

I don't know my measurements when I was at my heaviest, but here are my current:

Waist: 33"/27"
Hips: 41"/35"
Calves: 15"/13"
Thighs: 24"/20"

I hope I can reach my goals!

[alabama]

redvelouria -- ROLLER DERBY GIRL, GET IT!! i did it for a while last year but ended up having to quit going to practices because i had too much other junk to do. but it was really fun if you can handle falling down a whole lot.

[chocoholic21]

My measurements around the time I was heaviest were:

Bust: 47
Waist: 45
Hips: 47

(I was almost a perfect square... sweet)

Now:

Bust: 43
Waist: 37
Hips: 42

[uselessknowledge]

I am now

Bust: 47''
Waist: 38''
Hips: 47''

I had never measured myself before but I know my waist was above 40'' so it's progress anyway.

[caramelkitty]

Then:
Chest: 40"
Waist: 35"
Hips: 45"
Biceps: 15"
Thighs: 30"

Now:
Chest: 36"
Waist: 26"
Hips: 36"
Biceps: 10.5"
Thighs: 20"

[Laneyy]

Measurements as of March 02, 2011 (about 210lbs):

Bust: 44"
Under bust: 35"
Waist: 37"
Low Waist: 45"
Hips: 51.5"
Thighs: 28"
Arms: 15"
Shins: 17"
Neck: 14.25"

Measurements as of July 01, 2012 (about 172lbs)

Bust: 39"
Under bust: 33"
Waist: 32.5"
Low Waist: 38"
Hips: 46"
Thighs: 25.5"
Arms: 13"
Shins: 15.5"
Neck: 13.5"

Wow, seeing then and now next to each other really helps you see the progress I don't have goals set for any of my final measurements, I just want to be smaller. I just wish I had measurements from when I was 228, then I could REALLY see the progress. I don't even have clothes from when I was that big to see.