Monitoring Your Weight Loss Progress Progress: Don't Guess-
Measure!
Any weight loss or fitness program is incomplete without the
timely measurements to monitor Your Progress. The only way to
know if your health and fitness program is successful is by
monitoring your measurements, weight and body fat levels on a
consistent basis.
Depending on the program, I recommend that everyone take their
body fat levels every 1-2 weeks. Over time, this will give you a
clear picture of how your body is changing.
Unfortunately, in the past, calculating your body fat was a
time-consuming endeavor. Most people would simply avoid it
simply because of the math involved. I mean, who wants to spend
their free time working with complex formulas and equations? I
hated it!
This is why I created the Composition Tracker body fat analysis
software at http://www.comptracker.com
The software was created out of my need for a quick easy way to
apply and analyze different body fat formulas. It combines the
most popular composition calculations along with easy to
understand instructions.
With the Composition Tracker, I am now able to measure, track
and analyze the composition changes for an unlimited number of
friends and family. The software also provides calculation for
more than 20 popular composition formulas.
The interface is easy to understand and use. Many users have
been able to start using the software withing 10 minutes after
installation.
Now that I am able to easily analyze my body composition like a
professional, I've begun to notice things I had not seen before.
There's a lot that these readings reveal to a trained eye!
FOR EXAMPLE
I was recently on a fat loss diet, and I did not lose any weight
for three weeks. At first I thought that I needed to drop my
calories further because the current levels were not working for
me. I did not want to do this because for me, dropping my
calories too low can result in too much muscle loss. So, before
I committed to a more drastic diet, I checked my body fat
records using the Composition Tracker.
Was I in for a shock! According to my body fat calculations I
was actually getting leaner. Even though my weight did not
change during that three-week period, my body fat levels went
down 3%! The easy to read chart showed that my fat was going
down and my muscle was increasing!
Since I did not lose any weight during that time, the fat must
have been replaced by muscle (an added benefit, but this does
not happen most of the time). I would have never known this by
simply looking in the mirror or fumbling with some complex
equation.
ONE MORE EXAMPLE
Another example is last year when I was on a muscle building
program. I was eating a tremendous amount of calories and
gaining weight like crazy. I stopped the diet once I began to
notice that my fat gains were larger than my muscle gains. I
would never have noticed this if I had not closely monitored my
body fat levels using the software. I expect to gain some fat on
a mass diet, but I always want to gain more muscle than fat. If
I had not kept track of my body fat levels, I would have gained
too much fat.
IT DOESN'T GET MUCH EASIER!
If you want to start getting great results, you must develop the
habit of accurately tracking your progress. If you don't, you
will continue to go in circles. The Composition Tracker software
was designed to help you do exactly that! KEEP YOU ON TRACK! You
instantly know if your fitness program is working, or not!
To take a free test drive of the Composition Tracker, please go
to http://www.comptracker.com and click on the FREE TRIAL
button. Once you use it, I know that you will wonder, "how did I
go so long without it!"