Fuck it, just count everything

Written By John Anson

Metrics. It’s hard to get excited about metrics. Raw data, linear trends and emerging patterns do not make the heart sing.

But when you’re trying to become a better you, metrics are paramount. While feelings aren’t to be entirely disregarded, how do you know if you’ve definitively lost weight, if not to track it every day? How are you going to know your body fat percentage in the first place? Are you even getting nearly enough sleep? Can I fit any more questions into this paragraph before it becomes annoying (too late)?

To this end, I have deployed two devices: a WYZE Smart Scale X and an Apple Watch Ultra 2.

The WYZE scale tracks, in addition to weight:

  1. Body Mass Index (BMI)

  2. Body Fat (in %)

  3. Muscle Mass (in lbs)

  4. Muscle Mass (in %)

  5. Lean Body Mass (in lbs)

  6. Bone Mass (in lbs)

  7. Protein (in %)

  8. Visceral Fat (in some scale where 12 is apparently average)

  9. Metabolic Age

  10. Heart Rate

By now, just about everyone has encountered The Three Rings of Infamy. By this, I mean the Apple Watch’s visual depiction of move, exercise and stand goals. But it also tracks sleep. Specifically, the watch tracks cycles of sleep and wake times, in addition to periods of deep sleep. It’s pretty accurate, better than the Withings Scanwatch, even if the Scanwatch looks more watch-y.

Between the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and my phone, I can track:

  • Time in Bed

  • Time Asleep (in REM, Core and Deep cycles)

  • Steps

  • Distance

  • Workouts (time, distance, total and active calories)

  • Standing Hours

  • Heart Rate

  • Loud Environment Warning (exposure to a certain decibel level and its duration)

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