Transcript: Down 4 Pant Sizes in 6 Months: The Non-Scale Victory That Changed Everything
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Ashley shares that she grabbed a pair of pants she expected to be too small, they slid on easily, and she cried tears of joy — she's dropped four pant sizes since July 14th, 2025.
What's up, you guys? Famous Ashley Grant here. Welcome to More Movement, Please, the podcast where I hope to inspire you to move your body more. Today, I want to talk about non -scale victories. I think I've talked about these in the past. I'm not actually sure. I've recorded so many episodes at this point, I am starting to lose track of what things I've talked about and what I haven't. But I'm excited today wanting to share this non -scale victory because I am down another pant size. Yesterday, I knew I needed to go get some more pants because the ones I was originally wearing whenever I started this insane getting serious journey back in July, they were just so big that I was literally having to use almost like a rope belt to keep them up.
And so I was like, all right, that's it. That's enough. It's time. I need to go get a new pair. And I grabbed a pair that I thought was going to be too small because. I don't know, just something told me, just give it a try, see how tight they are. And y 'all, when I tell you that they slid on so easily that I looked in the mirror and I just started crying tears of joy. Holy cow, like it just, I jumped up and down and I just was so excited that I had dropped another pant size. So since July 14th, 2025, I have dropped four pant sizes. That is nuts to me. My goal was to get into the pant size that I'm in now, and I'm shocked as hell that I did it this quickly, like truly. I didn't expect to to get down to the size that I am now as quick as I did. I know I've been working really hard and and all that jazz, but I literally just I was in awe and I'm still in awe. And I I've looked at my. I looked
at my pants a few times today, like making sure like, oh, do they actually fit? Am I OK? Am I going to rip my pants? Am I good? But no, they actually fit. And y 'all, it is the best feeling like. The scale hasn't changed quite to the degree that I was hoping it would, but I'm told that it's because muscles weigh more than fat. And so that's probably one of the big factors that's contributing to the fact that I'm nowhere near the weight that I wanted to be. But I guess it's true that, you know, as long as your pants fit better and you're getting into the size that you wanted, gains are happening. Good things are happening. So I'm just I'm tickled pink.
Ashley reflects on the scale not moving as much as she hoped, attributing it to muscle gain, and reframes her goals as fitness goals rather than weight loss goals.
And I wanted to share this milestone because. It just, it feels so good. And I just want to share it because I want to inspire people to achieve their own goals, their own fitness goals. And I'm not going to call them weight loss goals anymore. I'm going to call them fitness goals because that's what they really are. Because even though I'm not dropping weight, I am gaining muscle and I am losing inches. And oh God, it just feels so good. And I want more of this.
I'm going to keep going. Like I said in a previous episode, I am going to just ride this wave as long as I possibly can. I'm going to enjoy the hell out of this movement as much as I can, because after as many years as I had of a sedentary lifestyle, to be moving as much as I am just feels so good. And yes, I'm in pain today. I actually hurt my shoulder, but the pain I'm feeling is absolutely worth it. And it's so much better than the pain I was feeling before of just existing. I just wanted to share this because I said I was going to be raw and real and transparent. And so this is my my victory lap of holy crap. I'm down four sizes and I do kind of want to get down one more size. This was my goal size. But you know what?
Ashley commits to keeping going, mentions a hurt shoulder but says the current pain beats the old pain of just existing, and sets a new stretch goal of dropping one more pant size.
Let's keep going. Right. Let's let's have some fun. If I can get down one more size, that would be. phenomenal. I would just be absolutely blown away. And for the first time in my life, that actually feels possible. I did not ever think that I would say that. But if I keep going at the rate that I'm going and I keep working the way that I'm working, I think it's actually possible. And and again, I've said this before and I'll say it again. I'm not really changing my diet very much. I'm still eating pretty much everything that I was always eating. I will admit. Still, it's smaller portions than it was because I literally cannot eat more than I than I am. And I think that's just because I'm really listening to my body now. I'm not just stuffing myself the way that I used to. I'm paying attention as I'm eating and mindfully eating, but I'm not changing what I'm eating. And yes, I have changed my my. my
beverages just a little bit. I told you guys that I am reaching for water more than I ever have in my whole life. So I am cutting way back on soda, way back on juices and other beverages. So water is like the main thing I reach for. But other than that, the only thing that is really a dramatic change in my life is how much I'm moving my body. I love how much I'm moving my body. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow at Zumba. I'm hoping my shoulder will feel better by then. But even if it's not, I'm going to show up. I'm going to keep going. And onwards and upwards, my friends. Have you worked out today?
Ashley explains she hasn't overhauled her diet — she's eating the same foods in smaller portions, drinking more water, and the main dramatic change is simply how much she's moving her body.
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