How Do You Track Your Progress?

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How Do You Track Your Progress?

August 7, 2008

One of the best things about losing weight, aside from all the amazing health benefits, is seeing progress. We all have our own ways of doing things, so I am curious about how you track your weight-loss progress.

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sunshine001 4 years 38 weeks

How my clothes fit, & always by the scale

bailaoragaditana 4 years 40 weeks

The scales. And my clothes. And how I feel. And the tape measure.

Spectra 4 years 40 weeks

I thought we had this question before...I definitely track my progress by how I feel and how my clothes fit. I take a day off from working out once a week when I feel completely exhausted and know that my body's "asking" for a day off. I weigh myself sometimes, but not very often because I don't want to get obsessed.

sparklestar 4 years 40 weeks

I refuse to get on a scale. I weigh NOW what I did when I was a fat teenager and 3 sizes bigger!I go by how my clothes fit. I am right now sitting comfortably in my skinny jeans. :D

sparklestar 4 years 40 weeks

I refuse to get on a scale. I weigh NOW what I did when I was a fat teenager and 3 sizes bigger! I go by how my clothes fit. I am right now sitting comfortably in my skinny jeans. :D

princess_eab 4 years 40 weeks

I recently gained 30 pounds without realizing it because I had stopped weighing myself and was depressed (basically, had two terrible events happen in the past few months and handled it poorly). I have this problem with the scale - I'm either weighing twice a day, which leads to resentment, or ignoring it. So this time I am on a program where I only weigh once a week. And so I am judging by how my clothes fit. I think this is a healthier way to do it, for me.

sohoshopper 4 years 40 weeks

how far I can run and fast...how my clothes fit and how I feel

insanitypepper 4 years 40 weeks

I watch that little bulge under my belly button.

angelfromlsu 4 years 40 weeks

Number of pushups and pullups I can perform.

angelfromlsu 4 years 40 weeks

Number of pushups and pullups I can perform.

Francoisehardly 4 years 40 weeks

I would say measuring tape but I didn't use that before I starting losing inches so I wouldn't know the difference unless I lose another inch in the near future. I say a combo of weighing myself and how clothes fit. I'm not a person who really obsesses about the number and also I don't think depending on clothing only works that great when I'm trying to lose weight. I also wouldn't want to wait until clothing fits tight because it would be more than a couple of pounds I would have gained by the time I notice the difference.

Martini Rossi 4 years 40 weeks

How I feel and how my clothes fit. The scale will and have drove me crazy so I stay away for that. I weight myself once in a while. Measuring tape is alright but I dont like that either.

Martini Rossi 4 years 40 weeks

How I feel and how my clothes fit.The scale will and have drove me crazy so I stay away for that. I weight myself once in a while. Measuring tape is alright but I dont like that either.

crazylovevbug 4 years 40 weeks

i go a combination of what it says on the scale, how i feel, and how my clothes fit. ever since losing weight it is vital to consider all three of these because i don't want to lose and i don't want to gain.

teacherturtle1 4 years 40 weeks

what i tend to do is.. first.. forget about the scale.. well.. maybe not completely.. i mean, weight is not the most accurate way for me to determine where i want to be.next.. i track what my fat content is. that is the most important for me. then i try to figure out what range i should be in considering my age and height. now i am 5'8" and i've maintained my weight at 170lbs for a few months. now let me tell you.. at first i was just starting to do a light weight training routine back in december. at first, i had to watch what i ate, and well be consistent in my workouts. i haven't worked out since high school and i am 29 now. well now it is 7 months later, and i am still at 170. yes i have lost inches, and yes i appear thiner, but i haven't lost any weight. the difference with my eating habits now is i need to eat sufficiently to maintain my weight at 170. my metabolism is much higher now, such that if i skip a meal or do not eat enough in a day, i can lose 5lbs easy in one day. but you see, my muscle mas has gone way up. so even though the BMI index that only takes consideration of height, weight and age may say i need to lose weight, i know that i am healthy at my weight because i am leaner, and my weight is more consistent with the amount of muscle.so please, try not to focus on a number on that scale until first you examine your body and try to get to know your body, because you may be fixated on a number that isn't yours ;)

teacherturtle1 4 years 40 weeks

what i tend to do is.. first.. forget about the scale.. well.. maybe not completely.. i mean, weight is not the most accurate way for me to determine where i want to be. next.. i track what my fat content is. that is the most important for me. then i try to figure out what range i should be in considering my age and height. now i am 5'8" and i've maintained my weight at 170lbs for a few months. now let me tell you.. at first i was just starting to do a light weight training routine back in december. at first, i had to watch what i ate, and well be consistent in my workouts. i haven't worked out since high school and i am 29 now. well now it is 7 months later, and i am still at 170. yes i have lost inches, and yes i appear thiner, but i haven't lost any weight. the difference with my eating habits now is i need to eat sufficiently to maintain my weight at 170. my metabolism is much higher now, such that if i skip a meal or do not eat enough in a day, i can lose 5lbs easy in one day. but you see, my muscle mas has gone way up. so even though the BMI index that only takes consideration of height, weight and age may say i need to lose weight, i know that i am healthy at my weight because i am leaner, and my weight is more consistent with the amount of muscle. so please, try not to focus on a number on that scale until first you examine your body and try to get to know your body, because you may be fixated on a number that isn't yours ;)

MDA Guy 4 years 40 weeks

The pants. I work my way back through older and older pairs of pants. If I get back to the pants I bought when I was in undergrad, I consider that a pretty good accomplishment.

tsp 4 years 40 weeks

the first three: scale, clothes and how i feel. they all go hand in hand, really. i know when i feel good and am "on course". the fit of my clothes and the scale usually just confirm how i feel and help me stay on track.

mondaymoos 4 years 40 weeks

For the first 4-6 weeks I started taking working out more seriously, I would get really frustrated with the scale because it wouldn't budge. The weight training combined with the crazy long runs was building muscle faster than I was losing fat. My clothes have been falling off my ass for weeks, but it's just now that I'm starting to see my weight drop.