You will never know how far you’ve come unless you know where you started from.
I can’t tell you how many people over the years have come to me after 6 weeks of hard work discouraged at their results. They’ll say something like, “I’m so disappointed in my progress.”
If you ever say this to me, be prepared: I will argue with you. This is horseshit and impossible. Nobody ever works hard for 6 weeks without seeing remarkable progress. Nobody. So, you either didn’t do the work, or you skipped one of the most important steps when beginning a health journey. You skipped the step where we capture baseline data. In other words, you didn’t do any measuring, weighing or pictures. You didn’t document where you started out.
Big mistake on two levels. On one level, you’ll see amazing progress with your body and soul. Others will remark at how great you are looking. They’ll ask, how far have you come? Maybe they are hoping for inspiration. Maybe knowing would continue to inspire you, but you won’t know. That’s frustrating. Not knowing will always be a bitter regret.
On the other level, you might be very hard on yourself. Most of us are our own worst critics. Perhaps nobody said or noticed anything about your progress. Maybe you don’t really see it. Maybe you see it, but disbelieve. After 6 hard weeks of plowing you might want to know if another 6 weeks is worth the effort. It is, and you should do it anyway, but maybe you want backup. You won’t have it. This is even more frustrating. A lot of folks give up at this point, which is sad since they were already making incredible progress.