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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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
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.
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?