Anyone else feel like they are just not losing inches at a similar pace to weight loss??

I measure once a month and my bust (band size really, my cup size has not changed) is the thing that's had the most dramatic decrease. My waist not to far behind. But goodness, my hips seem like they don't want to go anywhere!

I do exercise, but am wondering to myself-- if I'm already 1/2 way to my goal; I'd have to loose A LOT more inches in the next few month than I've lost the past 6.

Overall I'm happy when I look in the mirror-- I just have some arbitrary "goals" for measurements I'd like to reach, and its not looking I'll make it any where near them.

what are you doing for exercise?

I had this problem (lots of weight lost, but not a lot of inches) about 50-75% of the way to goal.

What did it for me was a combination of body pump (aerobic weight lifting, low weight high reps for an hour) AND jogging.

In one month I lost TWO inches off my hips with this routine. This was huge for me because I was formerly pear shaped (even when naturally thin as a teen) and now I am X shapped (i.e. shoulders as big as the hips...sadly my boobs will probably not be the same size as hips unless surgical intervention used).

Give it a whirl for 2 months. All you have to lose is 60 days to exercises taht "didnt do much" in terms of inches lost.

But I have a feeling you will get results and will liek them!

For exercise I do a combination of:

jogging- 2-2.25 miles @ 14-minute/mile pace 2X's a week (it been less since it gets dark so early)

alternate circuit training or elliptical 1- 2 X's a week

cardio based workout (sworkit app) 1-2x's a week

basically I aim for a minimum 4 days of work outs but prefer to do 5. I'm happy with my routine, but due to work/family/kid's homework demands and that fact it gets dark so darn early (I prefer to run outdoors, but live in a city, so night running isn't safe) there is no room to add to what I'm doing.

...we were doing the same amount of cardio and same distance per session.

The difference was all my cardio was jogging...

I totally get why you prefer not to run at night.

It's a matter of geometry. (basically think circumference vs area) The smaller you get, the more inches you will lose for the same amount of pounds lost. For me, my saddlebag thighs were the last to go. Wait until you are 90% to your goal to be concerned about what your proportions will be. Look into weight training to replace the muscle mass you have lost.

Keep doing what you're doing!

Now I'm super confused. I keep losing inches but not weight. Guess another case of "we are all different".

Yup- we're all different- cause that's never been my experience!

The inches didn't seem to start dropping until lately. The closer I get to goal, the more I notice the inches dropping. I've transitioned from losing pounds quickly and inches slowly to losing inches quickly and pounds slowly. I have done absolutely nothing to spur this change. It just happens.

You need to get weight-training and/or resistance training in your program. Cardio is great for heart/lung health but to really blast off the fat and tighten up those muscles and see inches drop, weight lifting is where it's at.

Now don't get freaked out - I don't go to a gym and lift free weights or do machines. I do resistance bands 3 days a week where you use your own body weight and have gotten great results.

Cut back on the cardio to 3-4 days and do at least 2 days of weight/resistance training. Makes a HUGE difference!

I'm not just doing cardio. Circuit training incorporates weights. I'll also reps on weights any days I'm in the gym (vs. days I running outside)

I'll look into some resistance training for home though.