The most common way to track your progress is by the number of pounds you lose. Most of you will have a goal to lose 5 kilograms, 10 pounds, etc. in a certain period of time. So it is common sense to track your progress by number of pounds lost.
Over the long term, this can be a good measure, in the short-term it is not. When you start your weight-loss journey, most people start to exercise. This help you lose fat, but you can also gain muscle. Muscle weighs heavier than fat, so it is common for your weight to stay steady, or even go up in the beginning. This can be disheartening if you are just looking at the number, but it is actually a fantastic sign. When you have more muscle in your body, your metabolic rate increases..you burn more calories just for having the muscle! When you stop building muscle, your weight will start to go down dramatically. Remember, everyone's bodies are different, so the changes affect everyone in a different way. Weight loss is not linear.
So definitely use your weight to track your progress, but you should also track in other ways too. Some ways are the change in your blood-sugar levels, change in cholesterol, how long you can exercise without stopping, how your face and stomach look, how your clothes fit..You should definitely track your progress in more ways than one.
How do you track your progress? Please share with everyone in the comments to give us ideas.
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