When we embark on the journey of body transformation, so often the scale is the golden measure of our progress.

Scientifically, it makes sense.

To some extent, we need to track by numbers how much weight is lost, how body fat is being recomposed into lean muscle, etc.

But, my experience tells me otherwise.

Every person I’ve helped lose weight, gain muscle, and/or sculpt their body achieved the fastest success while keeping the focus internal, not external.

It’s literally been a direct positive correlation between not using the scale and sculpting their bodies as they see fit!


The truth, my friends, is that physical transformation is an ART and a science. When we focus on the art, the results feed off of the inspiration we fill ourselves up with.


This is why I am suggesting that you experiment with shifting your focus to these non-numerical, feeling-based measures of progress on your fitness journey:
1. SELF-CONFIDENCE: Do you have more stable, robust trust in yourself? Have you experienced moments of ‘awe’ by showing yourself how much more you are capable of than you previously thought? Are you more comfortable seeing yourself and being seen by others?
2. JOY: are you having fun? Learning? Smiling more in and out of training sessions?
3. FEELING FIT: Do you feel stronger? More powerful? More agile?
4. FEELING SEXY: Do you feel desirable to yourself? Has your libido increased? Can you feel/see the sparkling essence you have within?
5. HAPPY IN THE HABITAT OF YOUR HEAD: Are you worrying less and wondering more? Are you less afraid of failure and more excited about being engaged in the process/journey? Able to highlight and celebrate wins along the way?
6. MENTAL FOCUS + RESILIENCY: Are you setting your mind on having a positive experience wherever you go? Able to name and tackle areas for growth instead of getting stuck on the missed reps or missed sessions? Focused on your path rather than comparing yourself to others?
7. BODY AWARENESS: Do you know your stronger points and weaker links? Can you feel which muscles are working per exercise? Do you know how to pivot on a whim if the designated muscle groups for a workout are under recovered yet you still want to train smart and well?
8. CONSISTENCY: Are you showing up and doing the work more days than not? Have you built enough momentum with your habits to not have to motivate yourself before you start most sessions? 9. HOW YOUR CLOTHES FIT: Are you happier in your clothes? Excited by the way certain pieces show off your muscles rather than keeping your body in the shadows?
10. ENERGY + ENTHUSIASM: Do you feel fuller with life force? Do you have a fire in your belly to do better and experience more, in and out of the gym? Do you feel excited and free about the possibilities of your life?

Not one of these measures can be described with a number.

They are all rewards we can track within.

Focusing on these great emotional and cognitive benefits creates more desire to train and stay immersed in our processes of self-betterment.

In my experience, clients who come to me “needing” to use a scale to track progress had bigger fishes to fry (or sautée).

Feeling your progress from the inside-out will be your continued source of inspiration.