Weight vs. Size

I think this is where I am at / getting. I am pretty happy at my CW but would love to keep losing size (still in a loose 14 jean). When I do my monthly measurements / weigh in with the trainer, the main things I am interested in these days are the measurements and my body fat%.

I wanted to get back into a size 16 misses when I started this journey thinking that I'd be lucky to reach it with my physical issues.  I'm just under  6 months out and am already in that 16.  Now I wonder if I'll actually go lower in size.  I never thought 187 pounds would = a 16 misses.

The scale is the devil. I keep saying it.

I seem to just stay a size 14. I can be a flabbby size 14 or a fit size 14, but the scale doesn't indicate much about me. In fact, sometimes when I weigh less I'm more on the flabby side. I suppose it's because I've lost muscle. Then I get more fit and my clothes fit me better and I've gained 6lbs.

Well, hell.

So I quit with the scale. I go by how my clothes fit and what the measuring tape says. There's a body fat % scale at my gym too. I'm about 13% fatter than I'd like to be and 2 sizs larger than I'd hope to be. Even if I lost it, I bet the scale would still say something stupid.

I often tell people I don't care of I weigh 300lbs as long as I am in a size 10....LOL

LOL, I was gonna say that!!  

Ain't it the truth!

I never thought for me 196 would equal size 14. And I don't mean lay on the bed and suck in my gut for dear life to get 'em on, either.

On one hand, I'm a bit depressed because 196 on a 5'4" frame equals a BMI of 33. But on the other hand, we all know the BMI charts don't take into account muscle, body fat, etc.

I am really considering not having a scale goal at all anymore and go straight to a body fat goal of under 25%, no matter what the scale says.

Nik, you're the personification of the saying, "Built like a brick ****house".

Thanks for the words of wisdom. I'll have to remember them.

I wish I could 'click' some of these posts and have them populate to an 'Encouragement Journal.' It would also be nice to have a 'like' button.

Thanks again.

You are right, Nik.  I may aim for a size I once was, but number one, will never look the same.  When I weighed 135 in my 20's I looked good.  But I am not in my 20's I am 59 so my body at l35 will definitely not be taking on the same shape IF I get to that number.  I may be very happy with my body at 150 who knows.  Excess skin, boobs now heading to Southern California,  no way will I be looking the same.  It's our frames, how we deposit fat and muscle in our bodies and genetics, amongst a number of things. 
Thanks for bringing this up.   Jane

I am 175 and I just went to Goodwill and bought a few pair of pants....

Size 13 Juniors, size 11, and a size 12 dress pant

I was so stoked!!! Nothing but grief from those few friends/family who are jealous, but the rest of my family is SO EXCITED and proud of me :) I just focus on the positivity and wear my clothes until they fall off before I have to torture myself by dragging myself to the Goodwill again LOL

I am just excited to see those numbers go down, my vision start returning, and I REALLY like seeing my doctor's jaw**** the floor every time I weigh in.

I am at the point in my weight loss they were predicting I would hit at 12 months (I am only 4 months right now).

Poppy

The smallest I can remember at an adult was size 16 but really size 18 at 167 pounds.....I am 5' 3" tall. Wish I was at this size again....The worst part is people called me "fat" then....Hell, I am 330lbs now! Not for long, though! Yeah, size of clothes is what most women look at and not the pounds!