Hey there. Have you ever had that moment where you catch your reflection and think, “I’m not making any progress”? I’ve been there. It’s frustrating. You’re working hard, trying to stick to your goals, but you don’t feel like anything is changing. That’s where progress photos come in.
If you’ve been taking regular photos, I want you to go into that album on your phone. Look for your day one photo. Then find your most recent one. Put them side by side in a collage. Front shot, side shot, back shot if you’ve got them. Then just look. Really look.
That side shot especially will show you a lot. Even when your brain says, “This isn’t working,” the photos can show you the truth.
But maybe you haven’t been taking consistent progress photos. That’s okay. You can start today. Grab a tripod or prop your phone up somewhere. Use a timer. Take a front, side, and back shot. Label it with today’s date and save it in a folder. You’re building a visual timeline of your progress.
I hear from people all the time who feel stuck, and most of them haven’t been taking progress photos. Or they waited months before starting. But here’s the thing. It doesn’t matter when you start. What matters is that you do start.
Progress photos are not something you look at weekly to pick apart. They’re something you check every few weeks to remind yourself of the changes you’ve made. When your brain tells you nothing’s changing, your photos say otherwise.
You won’t always see a difference from one month to the next. But look back six months. Look back a year. The difference will be there. That’s why I save my photos and why I tell everyone to do the same.
Set a reminder to take new progress photos every two to four weeks. Along with that, take a waist measurement and step on the scale. Label and save it all. It takes less than ten minutes. And it saves you from a ton of self-doubt.
Your mind will play tricks on you. It’ll try to convince you that you haven’t made any progress. But those photos? They are your proof. They remind you that what you’re doing is working.
If you’re ready to take this kind of approach to your goals and start building a process that actually fits your life, join me in The YLF Experience. You’ve got this.