I've been lurking in on this discussion for a while trying to figure out how to join up with the goal without owning a scale. Perhaps it's fair to set my goal at losing 10% of my fatty area inches (waist and hips especially)? Thanks for letting me in on this even without a scale. :)
I've been on a high fat/low carb diet for 3 days now and really liking it and before that I was doing the Whole30. I keep my carbs between 20-30g daily. For example, yesterday was 83% fat, 13% protein and 4% carbs with a total of 1,799 calories and a 30 minute moderate workout. I'm 5'5" and last I checked I was about 140 lbs, but that was 6 months ago.
Last week's measurements:
Bust = 34.5"
Natural waist = 30"
Belly button = 32"
Hips = 39"
Thigh =24"
This week:
Bust = 34 (Δ-0.5")
Nat. Waist = 29 (Δ-1")
Belly button = 32 (Δ0)
Hips = 39 (Δ0)
Thigh = 23.25 (Δ-0.75)
My 10% goal:
bust = 31.05
waist = 27
hips = 35.1
belly button = 28.8
thigh = 21.6
Side note, I knew body statistics had changed in the last 50 years, but I didn't know it was this drastic. 1" gain in height and 10" gain in waist size! :-O
"Today, the average American woman is 5'4″, has a waist size of 34-35 inches and weighs between 140-150 lbs, with a dress size of 12-14. Fifty years ago, the average woman was 5'3-4″ with a waist size of approximately 24-25″, she weighed about 120 lbs and wore a size 8."
Source: Webmd