The best indicator of fat loss is inches. We need to keep a track of our inches rather than our weight. A scale can’t tell you if your clothes fit better, it can’t tell you if your body fat percentage has changed, and it definitely won’t tell you that you’re looking any better. However, body fat calipers, a measure tape, progress pictures, the way your clothes fit, blood work, and people’s comments are all going to be useful to you. Between 20 to 29 years of age, the healthy body fat goals are 21-32% body fat for women and 8-19% for men. 

Take measurements: Take girth measurements of your waist, chest, arms and thighs. Shoot pictures: Full body pictures from ankle to neck, front/back/side, every 2 weeks. Compare with your previous pics. 

Clothes: Pull out a t-shirt from your cupboard which was fitting you tight earlier. See if it is fitting better now.

Calipers: You can also use a fat caliper to track the progress. You don’t need to track progress daily or weekly, changes wouldn’t be drastic enough. Track progress every 2 weeks. Stop checking the weight daily. The daily fluctuations can be misleading and will mess with your motivation. Weigh yourself once every 2 weeks, not more.