[cephalopod gal]

How often do you measure yourself and record it?

Also, do you measure anywhere else, other than bust, waist, and hips?

Finally, are there any random weird tricks about measuring that I should know?

I used to weigh myself, but I hate having to go into my parent's bathroom to do it. So I decided to start measuring myself instead (and I heard it's more reliable than the scale anyways).

Thanks!

[BarbPA]

I measure on the 1st of each month.

I keep track of my measurements in Fitday and I measure: waist, chest, hips, neck, calf, thigh, forearm. I think that's it. I find it difficult to be sure that I'm measuring in the exact same spot each month. Still figuring it out myself.

Good Luck to you!

[JulieJ08]

I measure every week, and I measure most everywhere. But I only measure the right side, because I'm just looking to see the change.

Weekly is too often really; some parts don't change that fast, and some parts you will just a see a lot of up and down at that frequency.

Some parts are so hard to measure consistently. For example, my waist is easy; it's well-defined. But I also measure at the level of my belly button (which is quite a bit lower than my waist; my waist is practically up under my girls) to follow how the belly is going down. My consistency on that sucks. Too much curve .

For my upper/lower arms/legs, I have little landmarks that help me measure in the same place each time, like a freckle or something. My arms I flex to see the biggest part of the biceps, place the measuring tape, then measure relaxed.

It's all probably overkill, but I like see all the changes over time. There's always *something* that goes down, even if just an eight of an inch, even when the scale stays the same or goes up a little.

[ANewMe]

I check waist weekly since that is changing the most rapidly. I do chest/hips/both biceps/forearms/thighs/calves once a month.

I bulk up rather easily compared to most women so the arms/legs are important for me to make sure I'm not training TOO hard with weights. I didn't have much extra fat on arms to begin with (mostly my midsection/rear) so an example of an issue for me: as much as I'm dropping inches from torso, I went to find a light jacket that fit me a week or so ago. A couple that fit me in the spring at 205.5 don't now even though I'm 20 lbs lighter because my biceps/shoulders have gotten bigger. Others that didn't fit me before but fit me when I was in better shape ARE fitting me since the arms/shoulders are bigger.

[supergir111]

wow..i know this is going to sound stupid but for a moment i thought i was the only one doing this weight loss thing by measuring (i couldn't find anything when i searched) ok im enlightened
well i set my goals in inches rather than (well kind of as well as) pounds because i dont own scales..and they make me go crazy..and then im weighin myself after everything, oh i had a milkshake i wonder if i put anything on i will get the chance to weigh myself occasionally but i really wanna do this by measurements.

I only measure my waist and thighs, for now. I know its kinda hard to make sure your measuring the right place but for me and the thigh, i put my leg on like a chair so all the goodness hangs down lol and measure at the widest part which for me is always the same (closest to my errm...hip)
im going to try and limit my measuring to once a week, well i'll probo go crazy and measure after every meal but i'll only make a note of it weekly.

sorry for rambling on
good luck

[aphil]

I do weigh in, but I measure myself once a month, and in the following areas:

~bust (at the fullest part across the breast)

~ribcage (under the bust where your bra band would sit)
(**I only do this measurement, because it is how my costumes are sized)

~upper arm

~waist (at the SMALLEST point-this might be above the naval for some, at the naval for others, etc.)

~hips

~upper thigh

~calf (at the largest part)

~ankle