Progress Photos Or The Scale... What's Better?

By: Kelsey Heenan, HIITBURN
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Kelsey Heenan

LET’S TALK ABOUT PROGRESS PHOTOS FOR A SECOND…

I know most everyone dreads taking them and I completely understand why. It is uncomfortable to take photos of yourself, especially if you feel that you have some extra weight to lose. However...

I am here to tell you, these photos are a necessity! While it might be uncomfortable initially, you will be happy that you have them in the long run.

Here's the thing, the scale is not the best measure of your progress because so many factors can make that dreaded number change. For example...

Hormones, water weight, or a tough workout (to name a few) can effect the number on the scale. Not to mention that while carb cycling (our go-to nutrition approach), you will be gaining LEAN muscle and losing fat, and the scale cannot differentiate between the two.

The scale also cannot see (unless you have a super sophisticated scale that we don’t yet know about!) the body composition changes that are taking place. This is why photos really are the best gauge of progress.

I constantly hear from clients who have finished their carb cycling program and who took progress photos along the way, that they are so happy they did so!

Often times they say things like, “I had no idea until I saw the photos side by side!” or, “I can’t believe the changes in my body! I didn’t see them until I put my photos next to each other”.

Who wants to miss out on seeing that sort of progress??

The good news is, once you finish your carb cycling program, you will WANT to take those updated pictures, look at them side by side and celebrate the progress you have made!

You may even want to share them on social media. This is not a must but it is a great way to celebrate your progress and inspire others! (If you do so, don’t forget to use the hashtag, #HIITBURN!)

We suggest taking progress pictures weekly to see the true transformation while carb cycling. I promise, at the end of your program, you will be so happy that you took those initial photos.

If you haven’t already, take our Carb Cycling Quiz to see which carb cycle would be best fit for you to get started with...

Then, get your camera ready, take to that first pic and start your carb cycle today!

See you in 21 Days with that awesome #TRANSFORMATIONTUESDAY photo :)

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