Begin with a baseline you can return to
A useful progress record starts before you have a result to interpret. Save your starting weight if you want to follow it, take repeatable body photos, and record the date your current treatment period began.
The goal is not to collect everything. It is to create a starting point that later check-ins can be compared with fairly.
- Starting weight or another chosen measure
- Front, left, back and right body photos
- The treatment name and date you recorded
- A short note about appetite, symptoms and how you felt
Use the same method each time
Changes in lighting, camera distance, clothing and pose can be larger than the body change you are trying to see. Keep the capture setup deliberately boring and repeatable.
Use the same units and avoid changing several tracking methods at once. Consistency makes the record easier to read even when an individual entry is imperfect.
Read several signals together
Weight can be useful context, but it cannot show where shape appears to be changing. Compare it with matched photos, fitted-body chapters, waist information and your own wellbeing record.
A timing pattern is not proof of cause. Use the record to form better questions and discuss medical concerns or treatment decisions with a qualified clinician.
Keep this check-in repeatable.
- Create one baseline
- Choose a repeatable check-in interval
- Keep photo conditions consistent
- Record treatment timing accurately
- Review several signals together
Pip is a personal progress-record tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnose conditions or recommend treatment. Speak to a qualified healthcare professional about medical concerns or changes to a treatment plan.