To Sara of Fit by Sara: “I just read your previous post and I’m a little confused. Should I eat less food in order to see weight loss on the scale, or should I just focus on losing measurements to assess whether I’m losing weight?”
From Fit by Sara: “You should judge your weight loss progress mostly by your measurements and the way your clothes fit. The point of my last post is you will lose weight when you eat right and exercise consistently but the number on the scale will not typically drop dramatically. Typical weight loss is one to three pounds per week. So if you have changed your eating habits to healthier ones and feel you are making progress (meaning your clothes are loser), then stop focusing on the number on the scale and continue what you are doing. However if you feel you are not making progress you will need to cut back on your portion size and or boost your cardio to see a greater drop in weight.” -Sara Holliday MFT, CPT