Prep Week Module 1

Measurements, Weight, and Pictures

Pictures

Take your before pictures. In a bathing suit or sports bra and shorts for the ladies and just shorts for the gents. It might be easier if you have someone else take these for you. If this is not an option, you can do this yourself in a mirror (preferably a full length mirror). You do not need to submit these pictures but you do need to take them! This is one of the best ways to measure progress!

Full body front view with your arms down
Full body back view with your arms down
Full body side view with your arms straight out in front of you

Weight

Preferably first thing in the morning, get your starting weight. Then, try not to weigh yourself again until the end of the program!

A healthy rate of weight loss is only 1-3 lbs per week (for those who have a lot to lose). Also, your body can fluctuate 5 lbs during the course of 24 hours. Our focus is to build a lean, healthy body not a body that weighs less.

Your weight is only a small measure of success NOT the only measure of success!! Your pictures, the way your clothes fit, how you feel, and your measurements mean MORE than the number on the scale. I cannot tell you how many people email me half-way through the program expressing their frustration when they have not lost a lot of weight. Then, at the end of the program they have maybe only lost 5 lbs but they have lost 13 inches off their body! Would you prefer a body that looks lean and tone or a body that looks larger that weighs less on the scale? Lean and tone!!

Measurements

Using a tape measure, follow the instructions given on the measurement guide to obtain your measurements.

click here for Measurement guide

It is easiest for you to have someone else help you obtain your measurements. However you can take your own measurements, it might take you a little more time.

You can buy a fabric tape measure in any store that has a sewing/craft section, and some grocery stores in the aisle that has the miscellaneous stuff like light bulbs and screwdrivers. You can also purchase this tape measure from amazon. This one is makes it easier to measure yourself on your own.

After you have taken all your measurements you must submit them to me by clicking on the link below. You will also need to submit your calorie goal that you set up in the My Fitness Pal App previously.

submit your data