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Waist Measurement Guide

You’ll find a tape measure in your Welcome Kit, which you’ll use to measure your waist circumference.

Waist circumference (the measure of fat around your stomach), along with your lab results, will help us make sure the changes you’re making are improving your overall metabolic health in addition to promoting weight loss.

Waist circumference helps us to see that you’re losing belly fat. Belly fat, more formally known as visceral fat, is the fat around our abdominal organs that can play a concerning role in multiple chronic health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugars, and even some cancers. It’s unlikely you’ll notice major changes in your waist circumference in the first 3 months (even though you are losing internal fat around abdominal organs!), but the measurement is helpful to follow over the longer-term to see the program’s impact on this type of body fat.

Measure your waist circumference using the tape measure you received in your Welcome Kit before you meet with your Calibrate clinician.

  • Stand with your feet close together, arms at your sides, and body weight evenly distributed.
  • Place the tape measure around your middle at the widest part (make sure you’re measuring above your hips and below your ribs). As you lose weight, you should still measure halfway between the bottom of your ribs and the top of your hip bones, even if that’s no longer the widest part of your middle.
  • Keep the tape snug around the waist but not compressing the skin.
  • Exhale and measure your waist just after you breathe out.
  • Once your Welcome Kit is delivered, you’ll see a card on your home screen called “Record Your Baseline Metrics,” when you tap that card, you’ll be able to upload your measurements there and save.
  • Record your first waist circumference before your first clinician appointment in the Calibrate app.

You’ll also record your waist circumference in the Calibrate app via written check-ins managed digitally at set milestones throughout your Metabolic Reset.

Your data and information are important, private, and protected. Your numbers are uploaded to our secure healthcare platform, where they can only be viewed by you, the Calibrate Clinical Team, your Coaching Team, and our Support Team. This information is stored and used in accordance with our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.