Quote Originally Posted by alison_in_oh
Hence the, "get your body composition (fat %) analyzed every few months.". I'd trust the accuracy best if the calipers were wielded by somebody with experience and applied to three sites. Alternatively, you could get a body fat electrical impedance scale! (We're looking into springing for one -- less accurate than skinfold but easier to do at home!)
Sorry, I somehow completely misread that.

Other points about caliper usage: men and women have different formulae involving different spots on the body. I think there's a seven-site formula as well as a three-site. Also, if you're going to use calipers, measure each spot twice and see if you get the same result. I kind of gave up on the calipers because they're so hard to use well. I wonder if the scale approach is really less accurate than DH weilding the calipers.