So in this video, let's talk about taking your before photo and measurements. It's very, very important that when you start this new diet, you want to be able to see where you've come from, and the results you're getting. Because for example, look at this lady, I've chosen this photo because I think it's a really good example. You know, those pants that she's wearing, they could well be the same size, I don't know about you, but over the years when I've lost weight and gained weight, I've still stayed in the same underwear. And sometimes you can tell that the and I'm going to go into a bit of personal detail here. So I hope this okay with you, you know, you can be wearing the same clothes and the same size.

Yet it might look totally different on you and unless you've got a photo to realize because weight losses if you're doing it the proper way is a slow ish process, then you may not just realize how far you've come. So you want to be able to see your successes. So this one In here, you know, they could well be the same size pants. Yeah, on the right hand side, she's obviously much slimmer than on the left hand side. So, yeah, we want to be taking photos and measurements, what gets measured, what gets measured gets done. It's a bit of a trite saying, but it's true.

So your before photo look is going to be painful. If you're looking to lose weight, okay, some people may not be wanting to lose weight, but given this as a weight loss course, you know, you're going to be looking at yourself critically at the moment. So it is going to be painful to get in front of a mirror or in front of a camera even in your underwear and take a photo you're going to look at it and remember the camera can add up to 10 pounds as well. So you're going to look at anything Oh my gosh, I look horrible. So it is going to be painful. Brace yourself.

That's okay though. Take a photo in your underwear and set your camera on a timer so it's not at any awkward angles trying to hold it yourself or anything. So that said it when you're on a timer. Where and be mindful of the setting and what you're wearing because you want to take an after photo, you know, in a few weeks, a few months time to see your progress. So try and have it in natural light, good lights, and take it for a few different angles back, front and side. And these photos, obviously, you don't have to show anyone, you'd have to post any way you just have them for your own personal reference.

If you want to show them to people in a few months or whatever, a few weeks when you've made some progress. You know, assuming you do make progress, then that's fine. Yeah, it's good to have these photos. Like I say, you don't have to look at again until you've done the 21 days or more on your new diet. Or if you want you know, if you're a brave soul, you can use it to inspire you to keep going you know, if you look at that photo and think I need to make some changes, then use that you know, even if it's just keeping it well, you could stick it on your fridge one of my friend's mom's when I was at school, she used to have fat photos on the fridge to stop We're eating cakes and chocolate and things. So, you know, whatever works for you really.

And now, the next thing is taking your measurements. Again, this is a well, this is an objective way to see where you've come. So you want to take a few different measurements. This picture here says top of shoulder. that's optional, but I would say definitely bust across the fullest part of your bus with a tape measure your waist around your natural waistline, your hips measured at the widest part with your legs together, your inside leg from measure from top of the inside leg crotch honor that Sorry, sir. So this is for a trace length, I would say yeah, do the circumference of your leg at its kind of widest part, the top of your leg.

So yeah, write these things down. Make a note of them and you can just put them away for future reference to see how far you've came. This is important. So yeah, do this.