not losing weight but getting smaller????

Ok so i started my 2nd job and i am a busy busy woman...im doing everything good still excersising but obviously not as much with working 2 jobs BUT i serve so that is excersize too....anyway...im getting smaller my sizes are going down but i am stable at 170 but just bought a size 7 junior.....ok weird? my 8's are getting loose and my 10 are down right funny looking but still stable at 170....NOW GET THIS...my friend is 179 5'11" and wears a 14 im 5'7" 170 and wear a 7-8...??? am i living in the twilight zone? everyone says i look 145 but listen IM NOT! I would sure gloat if i was lmao....is this just me? or anyone else in the zone with me? J

I'm still fat, but I heard tell that WLS surgery patients tend to size smaller than they actually weigh - I guess it's how you carry it? I dunno, but good for you!

Does your friend exercise? Muscle weighs more than fat. Yes, a pound weighs a pound weighs a pound. BUT, if you take a pound of fat and sit it next to a pound of muscle, the muscle can be up to 22% smaller depending on how dense it is. So, you can weigh 170 and LOOK like you weigh 145 if you have a lot of muscle. That goes hand in hand with what I've been told about BMI not being a good measuring tool for me. A body builder would be considered to be OBESE if you judged them strickly on BMI. That's because they have so much dense muscle mass and it does weigh more than fat. You should have a body fat percentage done. Normal for women is 24-31%. I'm 25.5 % body fat. WHOA! That's the low end of normal. I'm shooting for less than 24%. Women athletes run 20-24%. I'm almost there! I've learned a lot about exercise and muscle mass in the last year. My husband would tell you that I'm too educated. LOL

Don't know for me the scale is going up and everyone is asking how much more have I lost. I had a cowoker tell me it looks like I lost anouther 20lbs and I actully have gained 5. My clothes are samller and when I checked I had lost inches but gained weight. So I guess it can be deciving. Doug.

I am now down to 205 pounds and my pants size is 34 and shirt is large. I am so amazed that I have been able only to reach 205 pounds, but also that my pants size and shirt size have dropped even more. I have only 10 more pounds to go before I reach my weight goal of 195 pounds.

Good for you dont it feel good to have the weight off..i saw your post about plastics..try this website arivacostarica.com i had my gastric through them i was very happy and you will only pay 1/3 of what you would here. J

Yes, it does feel good to have the weight off. I am very pleased with what I have been able to accomplished thus far. I tried to find the website arivacostarica.com, but was not able to locate it. Do you have another area where I can go to in order to see it?

I can relate Julie. I am 5'5" and 189 lbs. and everyone says no way I can still weigh that. They say I look smaller than that. I am currently in a size 12 jeans and large top (mostly due to extra skin in my arms). I am currently stuck as well but my clothes are still fitting loose so maybe we are loosing inches. I sure hope so. I still have another 12 lbs to get to my surgeons goal. I get a little frustrated sometimes because it seems like the loosing is getting alot slower now. My husband says I'm crazy.