How to Track Weight Loss? (Hint: NOT on the Scale!)
Get-Fit Guy has 3 different ways to measure your weight loss and fitness progress
Ben Greenfield
You’ve read the Top 6 New Year’s Resolution Mistakes and have been working hard to drop the pounds. But is the scale reflecting what’s going on in your body? Is there a better way to track your weight loss? Since muscle weights more than fat, and you can be trimming your waistline even though the scale isn’t budging, the answer is a definite yes! Here are the best options:
Body Fat Percentage: In How To Measure Body Fat, we learn that if you add muscle but lose fat, then the scale may not show much change. But a body fat percentage measurement will show your progress.
Waist: Hip Circumference: Measure the narrowest part of your waist and the widest part of your hips then divide the waist number by the hip number. A waist to hip ratio of 0.7 for women and 0.9 for men has been shown to correlate strongly with general health, so this is a good number to track.
Visual Analysis: Your weight loss or body transformation process can be visually assessed. Simply have someone photograph you from the front and the side every 2-3 weeks at minimum. Just don’t snap photos every day as that will make it difficult to see progress.
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