Measuring Your Loss

In order to properly document your weight loss, you must measure your body on a regular basis.  It is important that you measure your body before surgery so that you have a true starting point to work from.  The measuring tape can be your best friend during periods of stalls where your weight loss slows or stops and you are only losing inches and not pounds.  There is a chart available at http://www.thinnerself.com/files/Expect_Chart-Inches-BP-52.htm that has slots for your neck, shoulders, chest, bust, midriff, waist, hips, thigh, calf, ankle, bicep, forearm, and wrist measurements.  Remember, when adding up measurements to get your total number of inches that you have to multiply your thigh, calf, ankle, bicep, forearm, and wrist measurements by 2!  You have two of each of those!

FOR EXAMPLE:
Measurements taken 9/13/06
neck: 15
shoulders: 57
chest: 48.5
bust: 55
midriff: 46.5
waist: 49.5
hips: 68
thigh: 35.5
calf: 23.5
ankle: 9.75
bicep: 23
forearm: 13
wrist: 7.5

 Measurements taken 3/13/07
neck: 13.875
shoulders: 46
chest: 40
bust: 45
midriff: 39.5
waist: 41.75
hips: 58
thigh: 27.5
calf: 19
ankle: 9.25
bicep: 17
forearm: 11
wrist: 6.6
add up all of the above, counting the thigh, calf, ankle, bicep, forearm, and wrist twice and you come up with 564 inches total
 add these up the same way and you get a total of 464.625 inches
subtract this from 564 inches and you get a total of 99.375 inches lost!

Measuring once a month is a good way to track your inches lost as you progress.  Then, if you hit a stall in your weight loss, you can see whether you are still losing inches or if you are at a complete standstill (not common).


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