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To feel disheartened about not losing weight but losing inches/sizes

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Fressia123 · 09/07/2020 09:58

I'm 8 months pp. I actually like how I look (I'm a size 8). I train five days a week and I'm conscious about how I eat. In two weeks I've lost a bit more than half a pound. (I've been consistently following my plan for 8-9 weeks now). I've lost a decent amount of inches (started as a large 10) and my waist is now around 27in. Yet I'm still classified as overweight. You can see my muscle tone and all of that and I know I'm healthy and again I think I'm more or less the size I want to be but staying overweight is starting to get to me.

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bridgetreilly · 09/07/2020 10:02

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Yeah, right. Size 8 and overweight. Get over yourself and get a life.

SchrodingersImmigrant · 09/07/2020 10:06

Where are you classified as overweight?

With all the calculators and BMI using common sense is a must. As size 8, you are simply not overweight. Plus you are fit.

LouiseTrees · 09/07/2020 10:06

Muscle weighs more than fat.

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Fressia123 · 09/07/2020 10:07

I am!

To feel disheartened about not losing weight but losing inches/sizes
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Fressia123 · 09/07/2020 10:07

The NHS calculator classifies me as such...

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SchrodingersImmigrant · 09/07/2020 10:09

That's the part where you have to employ common sense.

Where do you think for example body builders stand on BMI scale?

araiwa · 09/07/2020 10:10

Bmi isnt that applicable if youre muscular

But then you probably know that already..

DevilsSpawn · 09/07/2020 10:10

I never thought you could be size 8 and overweight in bmi!

sugarbum · 09/07/2020 10:10

You aren't overweight OP. Common sense needs to be a factor here not BMI. You cannot be overweight at a size 8 - not unless you're 2ft tall. Which you may well be, but then you would have dwarfism and BMI is not relevant in that case.
Muscle doesn't weigh more than fat. It is simply more dense. 5lb of fat is the same as 5lb of muscle, but you can fit 5lb of muscle in a much smaller space. Which is why all the exercise you are doing is paying off in muscle tone, not inch loss. Which is GOOD!

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 09/07/2020 10:13

Try different scales. The calibration may be off. Presuming you are on the shorter side, the scales being a few pounds out might throw you into overweight.

SerenDippitty · 09/07/2020 10:15

What’s your actual height and weight? Unless you are extremely short your waist size (which should be less than half your height) indicates you are not overweight.

Somethingorotherorother · 09/07/2020 10:15

...behold brethren, the death of common sense.

BullshitVivienne · 09/07/2020 10:16

I'd like to shop where you do! Vanity sizing is out of control.

Alsohuman · 09/07/2020 10:16

This is why scales should be banned. Size 8 and toned is surely enough for anyone, regardless of what the scales say.

SchrodingersImmigrant · 09/07/2020 10:17

Look at him. Does he look overweight?

NHS says so

To feel disheartened about not losing weight but losing inches/sizes
To feel disheartened about not losing weight but losing inches/sizes
SchrodingersImmigrant · 09/07/2020 10:17

This is why scales should be banned.

I think BMI should rather than scales

Alsohuman · 09/07/2020 10:23

@SchrodingersImmigrant

This is why scales should be banned.

I think BMI should rather than scales

Better still both.
monkeyonthetable · 09/07/2020 10:24

The BMI assumes people's weight is excess fat. If you train hard then you will have a lot of solid muscle which is much denser ('heavier') per cubic cm than fat. So you can be tiny and quite heavy but perfectly fit, which sounds like it describes you.
Lots of professional sports people fall into NHS 'obese' category due to muscle density. It's not a perfect measuring system. Be proud of how strong you are and how slim you look.

thenewaveragebear1983 · 09/07/2020 10:25

I'm a size 8 and my bmi is 24.3 (25 is overweight according to bmi) so yes it's completely possible. I am also quite muscular due to exercising a lot but I'm certainly not a gym bunny and I'm not 'ripped', just a normal amount of muscle for an average mum who runs a bit and does a few classes. And yes it is very disheartening. No advice really OP except to enjoy being slim and toned and stop worrying about the scales. Smile

I do think/agree that people have lost sight of what 'normal' actually is though, I could certainly lose a stone of body fat and still not be underweight or unhealthy. And it probably is partly vanity sizing, and also partly as I'm getting older I am choosing clothes from brands and in styles that are better cut to my body shape therefore need a smaller size. I'd probably be a size 14 in jack wills or hollister!

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Fressia123 · 09/07/2020 10:26

I'm 5ft3. So on the shortish side.

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Fressia123 · 09/07/2020 10:28

Thanks bear that definitely makes me feel better. At Gap I'm a size 4 (that's definitely vanity sizing!). But otherwise I have Reiss, all saints, sea salt, Primark H&M . All a size 8.

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PhoneLock · 09/07/2020 10:29

Have you estimated your body fart percentage?

PhoneLock · 09/07/2020 10:29

fat!

SerenDippitty · 09/07/2020 10:30

Right so your 27 in waist is well under half your height which would be 31.5 in. I would stop worrying about the scales.

DevilsSpawn · 09/07/2020 10:30

@PhoneLock

Have you estimated your body fart percentage?
😂
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