Body fat testing is not painful, nor is it expensive. You can get it done at most any gym or fitness center. Simply ask if they have an expert who can measure body composition. It's also a good idea to take 'before and after photos' and post them somewhere you'll see them every day. But most importantly, measure 5 - 10 different aspects of your progress. My most successful clients measure everything in their life that's affected by their weight loss, normally on a simple scale from 1 - 10, such as:
- their attitude
- the way they fit into their clothes
- their level of mental focus
- their body weight
-fat level
- etc, etc, etc...
On the other hand, if you already have a lot of daily energy, than you might not want to measure that - you might prefer to measure other things that are more important to you at your current stage of life.