My amazing chiropractor Rikke Johansen at Health Logic in Menlo Park, CA, is beta testing the Naked Labs body scanner in her office. While the first scan result in December was cringeworthy, I am, and always have been body-positive—but the scan doesn’t lie. It gave me a wake-up call to get moving, and I was so excited by the results of my second scan in January. I dropped 10% body fat. The bathroom scale showed a loss of only .5 pound, but the clear change in body composition (4 inches lost in the waist, 1 inch in hips, etc.) and body fat vs. lean muscle is very rewarding and gives me motivating feedback to keep going. I can’t wait until next month! Yes, it won’t make you feel good, that’s for sure. If, on the other hand, you were making that New Year’s resolution to shed some weight and tone those muscles (and have a plan in place), it’s ideal, because you get an early peek at results that don’t show up on the scale. I’ve always heard muscle is heavier than fat, but to see the physical changes when you put in the work, but maybe don’t see reflected on the scale yet, is motivating. I’m doing yoga, going to Orange Theory Fitness (a one-hour run-row-weights class), and biking on a Peloton. I’m a social exerciser who is motivated by challenges, so these scans are keeping me going while I see and feel the changes of being more active.