338. Q&A: How to Measure Body Fat At Home & Know If You're Really Making Progress

On today's final episode as part of the Fit Girl Fall series this year, I'm answering a question submitted by one of our amazing listeners regarding how to measure your body fat while you're at home to be able to interpret if you're making progress or not with more certainty. One of the drawbacks of only using the scale to track your progress is sometimes you can lose body fat while gaining (or even maintaining muscle)... leading to body composition changes that aren't reflected on the scale. This means you can be making physical progress, looking leaner and even dropping your body fat percentage but the scale may not have budged anymore than a few pounds if that. This is why beginning a practice to track your body fat percentage and body composition is so crucial to your fitness journey, despite it sometimes being challenging without the right equipment. If you're ready to explore new ways to track your body composition and progress at home without needing fancy or expensive gadgets, this episode features my simple, at-home strategies I use with my own clients to measure progress in other ways than just the scale. Grab the Fit Girl Fall Challenge Bundle HERE 1:1 Coaching with Lauren and Our Team of Dietitians: HERE To connect with Lauren, click HERE Submit your question for advice from Lauren on the show HERE Take the free Weight Loss Personality Quiz HERE Shop Our Meal Plans HERE Get Support & Personally Work With Us HERE Related Episodes: 🎙️Episode 329: Welcome To Fit Girl Fall 2025 🎙️Episode 330: How To See More Weight Loss Progress In 30 Days Than You've Had In 1 Year (Fit Girl Fall) 🎙️Episode 331: How To Calculate Your Calories For Fat Loss Even If You Do NOT Want To Track Your Food (Fit Girl Fall) 🎙️Episode 332: How To Have Fat FALL Off Your Body This Fall WITHOUT Giving Up Going Out To Eat (Fit Girl Fall) 🎙️Episode 333: Follow This Meal Plan To Burn More Calories Naturally & Lose Your Next 5 Pounds Of Weight (Fit Girl Fall) 🎙️Episode 334: 5 Fast Food Restaurants I'd Eat As A Dietitian That Pack Protein & Fiber (Fit Girl Fall) 🎙️Episode 335: This Is How Much Protein You Need Per Day To Lose Weight (Fit Girl Fall) 🎙️Episode 336: Should You Actually Be Fasting for Fat Loss? (Fit Girl Fall) 🎙️Episode 337: Q&A: Do You Really Need to Lift Weights to Lose Fat? The Truth About Strength Training & Fat Loss (Fit Girl Fall) I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Huge thank you to every person who has left a review thus far!