{"id":76355,"date":"2022-01-03T17:21:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T22:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/?p=76355"},"modified":"2022-01-19T17:34:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T22:34:13","slug":"metrics-to-track-if-you-have-goals-to-lose-fat-gain-muscle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyfieldrd.com\/blog\/metrics-to-track-if-you-have-goals-to-lose-fat-gain-muscle\/","title":{"rendered":"metrics to track if you have goals to lose fat + gain muscle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"76355\" class=\"elementor elementor-76355\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc2fbfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc2fbfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-692b791\" data-id=\"692b791\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f9afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38f9afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have goals to change your body shape you best not be looking at your weight once a week and just\u2026 calling it good.\u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>If you AcTuAlLy care about getting leaner, stronger and more fit, using the scale is just ONE piece (albeit a lousy piece) of data that might measure those metrics for you.<\/p><p>&gt;&gt; body measurements\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; progress pictures\u2063<br \/>&gt;&gt; average scale weight over time\u2063<br \/>\u2026are much better metrics to show you what you\u2019re looking to learn. \u2063<br \/>\u2063<br \/>Of course, these are not the ONLY metrics we track. 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