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ghostforest

[NSV] just another reminder that the scale isn't the whole story

So, I've been hovering at the border of onederland for a month. It'll be nice to see the scale change at some point, but I haven't let it bother me too much. My clothes continue to get looser and I've dropped another belt notch, all while "stalling".

I've been at this long enough now to see the pattern my body likes: consistent loss and then a stabilization of weight that occurs even though all non-scale measures point to continued changes in my body's shape and proportion.

Just a little reminder of the importance of Keeping Calm and Ketoing On! Don't let the scale be a tyrant! KCKO!

Posted Sep 25, 2014, 6:27 PM UTC

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sa579F/27/5'7|SW261|CW:238|GW150•

Thank you for this, a very timely reminder for me :) Congrats on the SVs and NSVs!

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squishyblooF/32/5'5" SW:225/CW:178/GW:145•

It seems like a lot of us have a big stall around the 200-190 mark. :( I was stuck at 204 for the LONGEST time - literally months -- before breaking it. I then went pretty easily to 196, slowed down to 193, and I'm back up to 195 again for a bit more than a week now. Resistance is futile, body, you will assimilate the fat! >:O

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ghostforestOPF/41/5'6" SW:255 2.10.14 CW:183 GW:170ish•

Frankly, I'm pretty dazzled by what my body has been able to do since Feb. If it wants to take a couple of scale breaks while it adjusts, that's fine with me! The scale used to really freak me out, but now that I see so many NSVs stacking up regardless of what the scale says, I look at the scale with some detached wonderment and not much more. I find that change in psychology pretty staggering as well!

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mutantrubyF/31/5'7" | SW 203 GW 160 CW 184•

THANK YOU!

I've been a little miffed at my lack of weight loss, but I'm on the last notch of my belt right now & the shirt I bought recently is too big (I don't care, I'm still wearing it).

I'm regretting not taking my measurements before I started keto so I can track the numbers, I do love me some numbers.

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ghostforestOPF/41/5'6" SW:255 2.10.14 CW:183 GW:170ish•

I didn't take measurements either. I also didn't take photos. But, I've found that paying attention to clothes has been a pretty good indicator for me. But, yes, numbers! They're nice to look at once you have a good downward trend established.

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AstroComfy•

I stalled most of August and was pretty bummed, but then I realized that the jeans I bought at the beginning of August that fit perfectly then were literally falling off my ass at the end of August, with zero weight change.

Keto is the best!

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ghostforestOPF/41/5'6" SW:255 2.10.14 CW:183 GW:170ish•

Right?! My first major month+ stall had me lose an entire pants size with no corresponding scale change. That's when it really sunk-in that the scale is a poor measure of what's happening.

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AstroComfy•

It really is. I just go by feel now, and not weight or how I think I look.

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suitcasegnome27/F/5'4'' | SD: 08/12/14 | SW:209 | CW: 189 | GW: 140•

I've also been hovering around onederland. I wish I'd been taking measurements (or paying attention to how my clothes fit), but I'm hoping it's the same problem for me! ;)

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