its the best easy measurement. if you just want to track your own weight loss (and not compare to others), you can take waist measurements once you reach the po

its the best easy measurement. if you just want to track your own weight loss (and not compare to others), you can take waist measurements once you reach the point of gaining weight while still losing fat. you can measure body fat % with calipers, but you need to go to a doctor with experience to get a reading with reasonable margin of error. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliper#Use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliper#Use