🏁 What Progress Really Looks Like (Spoiler: It’s Not the Scale)

PLUS: How to turn this into a lifestyle (Video from Ryan)

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Ryan Engel
April 15, 2025

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In today’s 3M Insider:

  • Coach’s Corner: A reminder to track the wins you can’t weigh

  • Fresh Drop: New video from Ryan — how to make this a lifestyle

  • Real Life Wins: Turning small changes into major momentum

Coach’s Corner: Don’t Sleep on the Non-Scale Victories

This is your friendly reminder that not every win shows up on the scale.

That’s why we stress weekly picture check-ins so much — because photos tell the real story of what’s happening to your physique. But beyond the visual changes, there are Non-Scale Victories (NSVs) that are just as important to notice and celebrate.

Here are just a few NSVs to look out for:

  • Clothes fit better (or looser in all the right places)

  • Improved sleep, energy, and mood

  • Fewer cravings or more control around food

  • Getting stronger or feeling more athletic

  • Improved digestion, skin, or inflammation

  • Feeling more confident in public or social settings

  • Better recovery or less soreness after workouts

Here’s a prime example:
Our Legacy Client Greg, age 57, just shaved 16 minutes off his half triathlon time.
He's been locked in, focusing on performance and staying consistent. The result? A massive win that no scale could ever show.

Fresh Drop: How To Turn This Into a Lifestyle

If you’ve ever thought:

“I don’t want this to be another temporary fix. I want this to stick…”

We’ve got you covered. Ryan just recorded a new video:
How To Turn This Into a Lifestyle — it breaks down how to shift your mindset and habits so you’re not just following a plan — you’re living it.

Pro Tip: Progress Compounds When You’re Not Watching

One of the biggest mindset traps is thinking that results only happen when the scale moves or the mirror changes.

But here’s the truth:
Most progress happens when you’re just showing up, even on the “meh” days. The workouts where you don’t feel like it. The meals that were just “okay.” The days you stayed consistent even if motivation was low.

That’s the real magic.
And when it adds up? You wake up one day and realize… you're already living the lifestyle.

Keep stacking those wins — even the quiet ones.

📬 Got 10 seconds?

Hit reply and tell us:
What’s been your favorite non-scale victory since starting 3M Coaching?
We might just feature you in an upcoming issue.

Let’s keep pushing.
— Ryan & the 3M Coaching Team