Feb 16 2009
Judging Weight Loss With Your Clothes
When trying to lose weight you should not live or die by the number on the scale. In fact, I know people who don’t even own a scale but have been successful in losing weight and keeping it off. What works for them is judging their weight loss with their clothing. Now, this may not work if you have a lot of weight to lose, but if you are only looking to lose maybe 10-15 pounds this may be a good idea for you.
Take for example, in the past 3 weeks I have gone from one size being tight and now that are lose and I even got into a size smaller. (I have a whole range of sizes from a size 16-8 from losing weight and pregnancies) Maybe your pants fit a little loser than they did last week. This is a good sign that you are losing inches and weight.
Also, you can take clues from your clothing for when you need to lose weight. Is your favorite pair of jeans getting a little snug? That could be a sign that you may need to get back on track with healthy eating and exercise.
Remember, you step on that scale, don’t let that judge your success. There are many factors to weight loss. Some people may lose inches and tone up their body but only shed a couple of pounds.
Photo Credit: elkojote@www.sxc.hu
You are so right!
The scale depresses me . . . I use my clothes as a guide.
Great post . . . Gina
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Great idea. I know longer bow to the scale God.
And congrats!