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graycyn · 04-07-2008, 06:45 PM

Karen,

I'd just like to say that weighing daily does not make me crazy. It's just data points, that's all. I'm fine with it, it's not torture, it's simply a habit. Something I do. Like brushing my teeth. (Flossing, now that's torture... LOL!)

Now, focusing on clothes fit is a good thing, I'm not arguing that it isn't! It's one of many ways people can judge progress forward.

However, everyone is different. Clothes fit is NOT the best way for me right now. If I only used clothing fit for a progress measure, I'd have gone crazy by now and probably dumped the whole fat loss thing as impossible. Yet here I am, thanks to my scale.

Would you like to know just how many pounds and how LONG it actually takes before I really notice much difference in how my 2X stretchy jeans feel? It takes 37 POUNDS lost and over a YEAR AND A HALF'S time before I *START* noticing any real difference. They shrink in the dryer and feel tight when I put them on. I am just starting now to notice that they aren't quite so bad these days. They are not, however, actually loose, or even close yet.

Yes, inches lost might happen faster if my foot doctor would let me weight train my lower body more than once a week, but I can't. It sets off the plantar fasciitis too badly. I have to keep at body weight exercises and even those have me icing a lot even to survive a short session.

Do you really think most people would or could wait a year and a half to see a glimpse of progress without going stark raving NUTS? I think most folks would quit trying long since. Not all of us no, but that would have been too long for me to go with so little evidence of any progress.

Fortunately, I CAN see slow progress on my Omron body fat monitor, I can see progress in strength/endurance/sustained heart rate and I can see progress on my Tanita scale, which I love, not hate! It's very accurate and very consistent.

Where signs of progress comes very slowly for me is in clothing size. Last May 2007, after my foot diagnosis, I got a swimsuit. Size 2X, Junonia Seashell, scoop neck. I am JUST NOW, as of this past week, noticing that it's easier to get my swim suit (STILL the exact same size and model, just a more recent purchase) over my hips. I'm hoping like crazy that the next purchase in a couple months can be a 1X. But it's been a long time coming.

So, your progress measure would torture me! I lose inches first in my extremities, where I need to lose it the very least. I have noticed progress on my WRIST, because of my heart rate monitor. It takes a LOT of time for those little 1/16" measurement drops to show on my hips! You say getting on the scale and seeing the exact same weight bugs you? Well I say, putting on the same jeans and the same swimsuit for over a year and having them feel snug bugs me!

People need to do what works for them... we are all very individual. So please don't paint those of us who weigh daily as some kind of masochists, because we aren't. I like data stuff... always have. I used to track hurricanes, longitude, latitude, point by point when I was a child, carefully listening to each updated radio broadcast.

Cynthia

04-07-2008, 06:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
graycyn Trashin' my fat... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: eastern Oregon Posts: 137	Karen, I'd just like to say that weighing daily does not make me crazy. It's just data points, that's all. I'm fine with it, it's not torture, it's simply a habit. Something I do. Like brushing my teeth. (Flossing, now that's torture... LOL!) Now, focusing on clothes fit is a good thing, I'm not arguing that it isn't! It's one of many ways people can judge progress forward. However, everyone is different. Clothes fit is NOT the best way for me right now. If I only used clothing fit for a progress measure, I'd have gone crazy by now and probably dumped the whole fat loss thing as impossible. Yet here I am, thanks to my scale. Would you like to know just how many pounds and how LONG it actually takes before I really notice much difference in how my 2X stretchy jeans feel? It takes 37 POUNDS lost and over a YEAR AND A HALF'S time before I START noticing any real difference. They shrink in the dryer and feel tight when I put them on. I am just starting now to notice that they aren't quite so bad these days. They are not, however, actually loose, or even close yet. Yes, inches lost might happen faster if my foot doctor would let me weight train my lower body more than once a week, but I can't. It sets off the plantar fasciitis too badly. I have to keep at body weight exercises and even those have me icing a lot even to survive a short session. Do you really think most people would or could wait a year and a half to see a glimpse of progress without going stark raving NUTS? I think most folks would quit trying long since. Not all of us no, but that would have been too long for me to go with so little evidence of any progress. Fortunately, I CAN see slow progress on my Omron body fat monitor, I can see progress in strength/endurance/sustained heart rate and I can see progress on my Tanita scale, which I love, not hate! It's very accurate and very consistent. Where signs of progress comes very slowly for me is in clothing size. Last May 2007, after my foot diagnosis, I got a swimsuit. Size 2X, Junonia Seashell, scoop neck. I am JUST NOW, as of this past week, noticing that it's easier to get my swim suit (STILL the exact same size and model, just a more recent purchase) over my hips. I'm hoping like crazy that the next purchase in a couple months can be a 1X. But it's been a long time coming. So, your progress measure would torture me! I lose inches first in my extremities, where I need to lose it the very least. I have noticed progress on my WRIST, because of my heart rate monitor. It takes a LOT of time for those little 1/16" measurement drops to show on my hips! You say getting on the scale and seeing the exact same weight bugs you? Well I say, putting on the same jeans and the same swimsuit for over a year and having them feel snug bugs me! People need to do what works for them... we are all very individual. So please don't paint those of us who weigh daily as some kind of masochists, because we aren't. I like data stuff... always have. I used to track hurricanes, longitude, latitude, point by point when I was a child, carefully listening to each updated radio broadcast. Cynthia __________________ ****The Garden Weigh**** (my blog)