I have been working a very labor intensive job for about 3 months now and have lost enough inches on my waist to go down two pants sizes yet my total weight when I go on the scale remains around the same. How is it possible that I lost 4 or 5 inches off my waist yet the scale doesn’t change? Is it possible what weight in fat I am loosing is made up for with an increase in muscle mass?
I am the only full time housekeeper at a 3 story mansion turned rehab center. lots of walking, stair climbing, hauling a wagon full of heavy trash bags 500ft one way to the dumpsters and throwing em in, hauling 5gal water jugs up those stairs, vaccuming, and bending over things to clean them. I am also on a strict somewhat high in protein but try to stay on the fruits veggie nuts side of it. Only ever dieted to loose weight so was slightly fustrated by the scale refusing to change. Thanks for your response!
Definitely one of those cases where it’s better to look in the mirror instead of worrying about the number on the scale.
Muscle is over two times denser than fat, so if you gain enough, you might actually weigh more instead of less some day. But you’ll be stronger for it.