It’s no secret that my weight loss progress has left quite a bit to desired.
I yoyo, I gain, I yoyo a bit more, I gain…etc…etc…etc…
But apparently, there is some progress being made…
…I’m losing inches!
When I first started working out with my personal trainer, we took all of my measurements, and while I don’t remember all of the numbers, I can assure you that they were very depressing.
When he said that we were going to take them again, I was kind of freaking. I knew for a fact that I hadn’t lost any weight, I didn’t want him getting shitty with me about the lack of progress.
And while the weight itself, and the body fat percentage showed no progress…I have lost inches.
Again, I don’t remember the exact numbers, but I lost inches in my arms, chest, thighs, hips, waist. Most of the measurements were only down an inch, including my arms, which was depressing because I was kind of hoping my arms would have gotten bigger. But I lost 4 inches off of my hips, which is freakin’ crazy.
All together I’ve lost 8 inches off of my body since I started with the trainer (and pretty much started at the new gym in general).
It’s awesome, but confusing too, mostly because my body fat percentage hasn’t decreased. Still though, I’ll take it.
What he said after the measurements kind of hit me too: Imagine what the results would have been if my diet was better.
So, in a way, I feel like I’ve got one half of the battle down. I’m working out, and making progress…but alas, you can’t have one without the other, and unless my diet changes I’m not going to get anywhere fast.
