Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.

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lorriejean 04/14/2009

i'm loseing,,but the scale has not moved????
not one inch,,not compaining just wont to know,,,

deleted_user 04/14/2009

If you're doing everything you should be doing, and you're also building muscle but losing fat, the scale might not move because muscle weighs more than fat. So you could be losing fat but gaining weight? I'm no expert, but this is something I've learned.

I don't particularly pay attention to the scale. I like to know my weigh when I'm starting off and that's pretty much it. I've found in the past that it's because of the scale that I would just give up. I'd see it go UP when I'd been doing everything right and just think "WTF!!! I quit!!" It would either make or break my day.

deleted_user 04/14/2009

Yeah, the scale can be decieving. Try taking measurements and comparing them or seeing how clothes fit.

If you are eating healthier, there's a good chance your body is replacing fat with muscle, which is a very good thing. Muscle weighs more than fat, so don't worry about the scale.

dailyfooddiaryuser 04/15/2009

Hang in there you will see it soon...keep going!

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