10 ways to measure your progress
1) Body fat percentage
2) Skinfold thickness
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3) Total body weight
4) Lean body mass (LBM)
5) Fat weight
6) How you look in the mirror
7) Photographs
8) Measurements
9) Clothing sizes & the way clothes fit
10) Other people’s opinions
Methods such as the mirror and photographs are useful, but they’re also subject to
the limitations of your own self-perceptions. Other people’s opinions are useful if the
feedback is honest, but they can also steer you in the wrong direction if they’re just being
nice to avoid hurting your feelings. All these methods have value, so use them. However,
the best measurements of your progress must be objective measurements such as body fat percentage. The skinfold calipers and scale don’t lie.
