The scale and I have a love-hate thing going and I never fully trust the numbers. It has been around since I was little so I keep it, but if something better existed I would get rid of it. Tracking other ways to see change is worth it and those wins feel good.
After months with no movement the scale just makes me feel worse. I already tightened calories, added more activity and tried every trick that worked before, yet nothing changed. I had not checked measurements since the start. Clothes were looser but I had no idea how many inches were actually gone. The first time I tried the tape it would not reach around my hips and that moment felt awful. This week I measured again and found ten inches gone from the hips, eight from the waist and four from the thighs. I skipped the arms early on but probably lost at least three. Anyone stuck for a long time should track inches instead of only watching the scale. Seeing those numbers changed how I feel about the whole process.