How To Know How To Lose Weight Without Looking At The Scales

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JAKARTA - Usually, the main goal of people on a diet is to reduce the number of scales. Because of this goal, in the end you can't help but be diligent about going up and down the scales to see if the numbers listed are what you want.

Unfortunately, without realizing it, this can bring its own stress. If the scale has not reached the target, you are easily stressed and the diet becomes a burden, not a happy thing. So, how do you know how to lose weight without having to look at the scales? Launching Healthline, Thursday, February 25, here's how.

Body size changes

One way to know how to lose weight is by changing body size. The part of your body that usually feels the most to shrink when you lose weight is your waist. This is because the waist is usually used to store fat that is not needed by the body, so if the waist shrinks it means that you have lost several kilos of body weight.

Different sizes of clothes

How to measure weight loss can also be done by trying back some old clothes in the closet. If the clothes were previously claustrophobic and now look fit, this is a sign that your diet program is working.

Less pain in the body

Being overweight often makes some limbs sore. Now, when the weight starts to decrease, the pain that is often felt in the lower legs and lower back gradually begins to disappear.

Lowered blood pressure

Being overweight puts you in the category of people with a high risk of stroke and heart attack. Being overweight also results in high blood pressure because the heart works extra to pump blood. Well, as a marker of weight loss you can also see the decrease in blood pressure.