Lost weight but where are the results on my body?

I think I may have those "inches" if you want them back, lol. Maybe it will just take a while to shape up. Are you exercising? That may help too.

Hmm, usually it is the opposite. People will lose inches, but not weight. Maybe you lost muscle tone. In my experience it has been that when you work out it takes a while to lose weight because you gain muscle tone, but you would lose inches. Hmm, you have a unique situation, but at least you are losing weight...that's the hard part! Good for you!

Dont worry about where it went as long as ya dont get it back good luck!

I've heard different theories on losing weight, as in where the pounds come off first, etc. I've heard we "always" lose our tummies first but I've seen and know firsthand that isn't always the case. I've also heard we first lose where we have the most excess fat and that isn't always where we think it is and that after that it goes from the top to the bottom. I have a feeling that like with other things, it all depends on individuals and no two bodies are identical. Just hang in there and don't be discouraged. I'm going through the same thing right now, for the first time I'm feeling like I have that middle aged body type. Annie

If you're doing a lot of walking, all the weight could have been coming off your arms and legs instead of your waist. If you're more interested in taking inches off our waist, try doing push ups or sit ups (I know that sit ups are painful! lol).

Maybe you lost a little bit of all areas and then it won't be that obvious as loosing it from one place. Just keep at it.

When I measure, I measure an arm, a thigh, hips and waist. The inches could have gone anywhere, not just from the tummy. Congrats on the weight loss (I think I found the pounds that you lost).

It's possible to lose weight without losing inches, or to lose inches without losing weight. If you want to lose inches from a certain area, then you need to exercise, concentrating on that area. Often fat turns to muscle, and you don't lose weight, but you lose fat. The body is a complicated thing, my friend. Might I suggest trying a different kind of diet? Brightest Blessings, and good luck with your weight loss, as well as your inches.

You can't spot-reduce. It simply can't be done. When you lose weight, your fat cells shrink and you lose weight all over. I lost 100 lbs a few years ago, and I lost from my chest, belly, hips, thighs, arms..everywhere. If you really want to keep track of your overall inch loss, then you need to measure all of these areas and re-measure once a month to see the overall transformation. It seems the first place you gain is always the last place you lose, so if you're having problem with your midsection, you might notice that it takes longer. Genetics also plays a part in determining the areas where you have more trouble losing weight.

Where did mine go as well. I'm down at least ten pounds and the pants are still snug around my waist. I think it came off my ankles, wrists, and a little bit off the upper thigh so far. The stomach must be the last place so I have a ways to go. There is some explanation why the stomach fat is so stubborn. I have been cutting down so it's not the water weight in my case. Could you have just lost that initial water weight?

You said, "I heard they are suppose to be coming off my tummy" where did you hear this? When you lose weight, you lose it all over, not in just one spot..Now you can do exercises to shape your body, like making your waist smaller, but the weight you loss, is from all over your body, not just a certain area..

If you have lost weight it just might take a little time for it to show. I know when I have lost weight instead of myfat bellylosing it is coming off my thighs first grrrr but eventually it will start showing from your waist and tummy or so they tell me. I am still fighting trying to get down from 209 I have fifty more pounds to go and its so slow as I cannot do a lot of walking.

It could have been that you have lost the weight elsewhere - maybe your chest or thighs or bum rather than your tummy. Do not be discouraged, I am sure that if you keep losing weight, you will start to see a difference soon.

Yeah, our bodies are wierd, I myself have lost 12lbs. and I still can't see where either, but I know I have, the scale says I have, and I've noticed my pants fit better, they aren't so tight on me anymore. But when I look at myself in the mirror I don't see it, I'm a little thicker in the middle and I've been working so hard at trying to lose weight off my tummy area and I still don't see anything. Like I said I'm down 12 lbs. but where I don't know...maybe I lost it in my legs, I don't need to lose it in my legs either, they are already skinny...lol. So who knows what happens to our bodies when we lose weight. Wish I could of answered your question, but I'm in the same boat you are...lol...Have a good day...

I've noticed this also in regards to losing weight. I would lose weight and even lose inches, but my body pretty much looks the same. I have fat in all the same places. I am thinner, that's true, but I feel like I still look the same. I also exercise and do a lot of weight training, but I don't seem to be able to change the way my body looks overall.

Weight loss certainly is puzzling. Sometimes we seem to loose weight, sometimes it seems to be inches, and we never seem to get it both at once. Losing the weight is easier on the joints, the inches may follow as the weather warms up and you can be out and about more.

I know what you mean. I try to lose weight also and the scales say one thing but my body, figure and clothing say another. It drives me crazy and it is very discouraging when we cannot tell the difference in our clothing and looks of our body. I think the punds only go away in water retention. I think after we get the excess water off, then we start to burn calories and fat and then we see the difference.

Speaking as someone who has dieted for the better part of the past 50 years, I can tell you that the first 10-15 pounds lost is primarily fluids (water-weight). You may be starting to lose inches, but you won't notice for a while because muscle weights more than fat and you are building muscle tone when you exercise. Give it a couple more weeks and you should start seeing the difference. Congratulations on your progress!