Is this normal regarding weight loss?

[Malia]

So I've been "good" lately - for about a month now anyway. I'm counting every calorie (using my fitness pal) working out regularly, and I lost 7 pounds! The problem is that aside from that nothing has really changed body-wise. I should have been doing measurements - I realize that now - but my clothes fit exactly the same. Shouldn't I notice a difference of some type? I think today I'll do some measurements...maybe I'm just not noticing it, but 7 pounds seems like it should be showing in my clothes.

As a little background I'm 5'9", 49 years old, and went from 165 down to 158 as of today. I put my goal weight in as 155 but I think I'm going to have to change it to lower in order to get down to a size 10 which is what I wanted (8 would be great, but I want to be realistic).

[cecififi]

Hi Malia,

When I lose weight, I tend to lose everywhere first, my waist last. This year I lost about the same weight as you and didn't notice cos my clothes felt the same. people kept telling me I looked like I had lost weight. When I finally stepped on a scale - voila! down about 7 pounds with no change in my waist. I am 49 years old too. menopause? muscle build? I dunno.

[RachelW]

In my experience the body change takes a little while to catch up to the scale.

[Erica H.]

Originally Posted by RachelW

In my experience the body change takes a little while to catch up to the scale.

This is good to know. I've lost weight and am happy with the number on the scale, but not what I see in the mirror. I'm almost at what I thought was my goal weight but, based on what my body looks like, I think I need to lose more than I thought I did.

Erica

[Demeris]

I haven't been on the scales in over 30 years, but I do know that people will tell me I look thinner--a number of people will comment that I've lost weight, yet my clothing still fits.

In the past, when I lost weight, I would wear the same size for several months, yet people would consistently comment on my weight loss. I have been told that an hourglass figure must lose a great deal before dropping a dress size, and this is true of me.

[Malia]

That's good to know - I am an hourglass figure too. Thank you for the replies!

[Lucky Star]

Originally Posted by Demeris

I have been told that an hourglass figure must lose a great deal before dropping a dress size, and this is true of me.

Oh me too! I'm always amazed when people post that they lost 7 lbs and dropped a size...I'm like, WHAT? It's more like 20 lbs for me.