Measuring your body parts to see weight loss

Another very simple way to measure your fat loss progress is to take regular measurements of your body. This requires no fancy equipment, simply a measuring tape.  Even when you think you are making no progress, you may actually have lost some weight and measurements are a great way to prove this.  


Places to measure include:

• Chest-  Measure around the chest in line with your nipples, be careful not to pull the tape too tight as this will effect the results.
• Waist-  Measure at approximately half an inch above your belly button around your waist.
• Thighs- Measure around the largest part of your thigh
• Calves and forearms- Measure around the biggest part of your forearms and your calves.

A simple way to track the progress is to take measurements every couple of weeks and I would recommend placing the measurements into a simple spreadsheet, or simply making a table so that you can easily see your progress as the weeks and months go by.