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I*AM*BLESSED
SparkPoints: (66,236)
Fitness Minutes: (60,756) Posts: 4,616 5/26/09 2:24 P
•*´¨) † ¸.• ¸.•*´¨)¸.•*¨) † (¸.• ♥ Cheri ♥
Quit smoking for life (literally) in January 2008
"Your life will follow your expectations. You have to change your thinking before you can ever change your living." ~Joel Osteen
"You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth."
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MAR-TISH-A
Posts: 2,750 5/26/09 6:56 A
Love it!
T180PDS
Posts: 138 5/25/09 10:24 P
I agree
A healthy body equals a healthy mind.
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MUMMYLICIOUS
Posts: 795 5/25/09 9:28 P
You can track your measurements every week or whatever you schedule under your start tab. It displays a graph detailing your measurements since you began measuring. I use this tool weekly but would be nice to have an Inches Tracker along with the Weight Loss Tracker.
~ Jodi ~
Running is 90% mental ... and 10% crazy.
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HOTMOMA970
Posts: 1,941 5/25/09 6:30 P
could b good i think
What ever does not kill me will make me stronger.
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MODESTA
Posts: 949 5/25/09 6:18 P
♥*´¨) ¸.·´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·´ *Mollie⊰⊹
MOTTO TO LIVE BY Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a ride!" ⊰⊹✿♥ ♡ MOdesTA ♡ ♥✿⊰⊹
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MICHELLECHELLE
Posts: 7 5/25/09 6:05 P
I like that idea as well. I have not lost any weight lately, but my clothes fit better and others have noticed. I believe it would be motivating to know how many inches I have lost!!
AGAPEJOY
SparkPoints: (56,222)
Fitness Minutes: (55,773) Posts: 4,836 5/25/09 5:57 P
Yes, that is a great idea. I haven't even considered inches before. Thanks
Tina - NJ, Eastern
Weigh-In Leader ~ Cloverleaf 2013 Spring into Summer 5% Challenge
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PREZ97
Posts: 136 5/25/09 5:31 P
I love this idea! I think I would like it either way, but I especially like it because I've lost inches and GAINED weight! I wouldn't be motivated at all if I didn't know I was losing inches - I'd love to be able to track it.
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KATHIH1
SparkPoints: (37,310)
Fitness Minutes: (4,631) Posts: 203 5/25/09 4:39 P
I love this idea. I reached my goal 6 months ago. I now need to be able to track the loss of inches to motivate myself to exercise. Since we spend so much time tracking anyway, why not inches? It would also be a great motivator for those who have plateaued but have done everything right. We all need a little something to keep us going....
Persistance is more important than perfection!
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SAMIRN
Posts: 18 5/25/09 2:47 P
I think it's a great idea. I'm in the same boat right now, I've lost inches, but the weight is being very slow coming off. It would be great to have that option.
SparkPoints: (12,105)
Fitness Minutes: (17,456) Posts: 1,765 5/25/09 1:42 P
loving this idea. cause there those times where you lose inches faster than you do weight. and it'll be nice to have that on your sparkpage for motivation !
"Diva-licious"
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NOHA_ALEX
SparkPoints: (66,335)
Fitness Minutes: (78,610) Posts: 7,603 5/25/09 1:37 P
I love the idea
EGYPT( EST+ 6 hrs)
"Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure"
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MTALL848
Posts: 525 5/25/09 1:27 P
Thank you all so much for being supportive of this idea. It's nice to hear I'm not alone. I have heard from some of the Spark Team Leaders, and have been told they are working on new ticker tapes for various measurements, so hopefully we will see this in the near future!
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MARPARMC
SparkPoints: (140,558)
Fitness Minutes: (165,336) Posts: 1,085 5/25/09 1:21 P
super idea. i am firming up finally and the inches are sliding off but not too much the pounds at this point. it is the only thing that is keeping me on program now. kudoos to you for the idea.
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WONDERLAND1976
Posts: 843 5/25/09 12:47 P
Great idea!!
It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. -- Babe Ruth
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MICHELLEJ653
SparkPoints: (29,735)
Fitness Minutes: (44,229) Posts: 888 5/25/09 12:19 P
SparkPoints: (28,170)
Fitness Minutes: (13,324) Posts: 1,014 5/25/09 12:14 P
I think that's a great idea, too. I am losing inches much faster than pounds. Even though the scale isn't moving much, I am definitely firming up and fitting better in my clothes!
5/15/10 Sherry Burcham Anderson 5K- 36:38 10/23/10 Race to Beat Breast Cancer 5K-34:10 (PR) 11/21/10 Turkey Run 5K- 35:46 3/19/11 Shamrock 8K- 58:13
"Don't ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet. " ~ Unknown
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PEGACORN
SparkPoints: (6,525)
Fitness Minutes: (2,903) Posts: 710 5/25/09 11:55 A
Love the idea. Though I have lost a lot of lbs I have not lost much in inches. (I wonder if some of my weight lose has been in my thighs? Sorry side thought.)
I would love to include my inches lost so that I can see that even though I lost lbs I still have a lot more to go in the form of inches.
Edited by: PEGACORN at: 5/25/2009 (11:55)
CMK
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ALLHEART1999
Posts: 729 5/25/09 11:30 A
I love that idea, especially since I have lost more inches than lbs!
Life is a roller coaster I'm just along for the ride.
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ROSEANNALYNN
Posts: 9,444 5/25/09 11:24 A
What a great idea! Just like pounds can be from the weight you started to your goal weight or the amount of pounds you've lost, something like that can be done for inches-say I want to lose 5 inches so it starts from 0-5 or starting inches to goal inches. It would be so motivating!
Every Time I hear that dirty word "Exercise" I wash my mouth out with "Chocolate" !!!!!!!!
Success is succeeding one more time than you fail!
I'm on a low-crap diet and a get-off-your-butt exercise plan.
I have lost myself, I have gone to find myself, should I return before I get back, Please have me wait!
If you are going through hell, keep going. Sir Winston Churchill
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RJANEWWAY
Posts: 1,375 5/25/09 11:14 A
While I have to agree with 50SGRANNY about posting to the appropriate threads, I also have to agree this is a great idea. I'll pass it along to the Community Team. Hopefully, it will be added. Great idea - just next time, please post in the chat. Thanks!
RJ - A New Way ~ of thinking, doing, and being.
If I continue to do what I've always done, I will continue to get what I've always gotten.
Live in the Now.
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JENNYROB13
SparkPoints: (6,596)
Fitness Minutes: (9,919) Posts: 440 5/25/09 11:07 A
I love the idea, too!
With God, All Things Are Possible!
5/13/09- Lose 20# in 10 weeks: DONE! 6/1/09-Lose 25# by Anniversary! 6/4: a little late, but DONE!! 7/4/09-Lose 35#, pass half-way point, Not embarassed to wear shorts!
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TERRIJ_1
SparkPoints: (45,991)
Fitness Minutes: (28,409) Posts: 2,476 5/25/09 10:59 A
I concur
Most folks are only as happy as they decide to be.
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FAIRYINPURPLE
Posts: 789 5/25/09 10:57 A
What a great idea! I know that if you go to the "tech" message board you can propose this idea. There are SP employees who read that board regularly.
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MICHELLEJ653
SparkPoints: (29,735)
Fitness Minutes: (44,229) Posts: 888 5/25/09 10:48 A
SparkPoints: (14,686)
Fitness Minutes: (8,346) Posts: 1,104 5/25/09 10:40 A
While I can't really say I think it was a very good idea to start yet ANOTHER new topic when it's been made abundantly clear that posts are to be made to the existing threads, rather than starting any new threads, I do think an "inches lost" option on the ticker is a very good idea. Especially since we keep hearing that relying on the scale (i.e. "pounds") is a bad idea.
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MUMMYLICIOUS
Posts: 795 5/25/09 10:33 A
HEAR HEAR! I am on week 10 of SP and have lost 7.5 inches off my waist alone .... I'd love to see a ticker tape!
~ Jodi ~
Running is 90% mental ... and 10% crazy.
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SOHOJOSE
Posts: 2,096 5/25/09 10:31 A
That's a good idea... The ticker is tied to our SP weighin. Perhaps it can be extended to show our measurements as well as an option (I'm not sure everyone would like to show their measurements).
Height: 5'9'', Couch to 5k Graduate x 2 (Oct 08 & Jun 09)
SW 280 (Starting Weight - March 2008)
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NICEVILLEMOM
Posts: 108 5/25/09 10:30 A
I Think that's a great Idea!!
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MTALL848
Posts: 525 5/25/09 10:22 A
Five weeks into the program,, and I'm working my fanny off, literally!! My hips have decreased by 2.5 inches! My waistline is a svelte 1.5 inches smaller. My thighs don't hug my jeans as much, because they are one whole inch firmer. Yet my scale has only gone down a mere 3 pounds!! I do feel wonderful about my accomplishments. i know how hard I have worked to achieve these results. My clothes fit me much better, and I feel stronger, and have better endurance.. Yet, somehow, I feel cheated by not having that little ticker tape to show those glorious inches going down. The focus, I feel, is definitely on pounds lost ,only. I think it would be a nice addendum to Spark People, to have as an option, to add a ticker tape for inches lost, too. Does any one else feel the same way?
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