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title: "Add body and health measurements"
slug: "add-body-and-health-measurements"
tags: ["hydration", "steps", "water", "exercise", "fasting", "sleep"]
updated: 2025-08-20T22:27:40Z
published: 2025-08-20T22:27:40Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.carbmanager.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add body and health measurements

If you add body and health measurements in Carb Manager, you can view and analyze your progress over time. You can also add photos of body measurements to create a visual history of your progress.

All Carb Manager users can add weight measurements. If you have a [Premium subscription](/docs/en/subscribe-to-carb-manager-premium), you can add a variety of other body and health measurements and set goals for those measurements, including BMI, waist size, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and more.

**Tip:**[Set goals](/docs/en/set-health-goals-for-weight-activity-fasting-and-more) for body and health measurements to help you track your effort over time.**Tip:** Carb Manager automatically tracks your progress toward nutrition and macro goals as you [log food](/docs/en/log-one-or-more-foods). To view your progress toward diet goals, see [View progress and gain insights toward goals](/docs/en/view-progress-and-gain-insights-toward-goals).**Tip:** Set milestones to help track your weight changes over time. For details, see [Set milestones for weight goals](/docs/en/set-milestones-for-weight-goals).**Tip:** If you already [synced a fitness device or app](/docs/en/sync-a-fitness-device-or-app-with-carb-manager), Carb Manager displays data for the measurement you selected if data is available. For more information, see [View wellness data from a fitness device or app](/docs/en/view-wellness-data-from-a-fitness-device-or-app).**Tip:** If your weight changes over time, log your weight to ensure that Carb Manager provides you with the most accurate information. You can [log weight](/docs/en/log-weight) from the main menu. Also, if you have an iOS or Android device, you can log weight from your device's home screen: touch and hold the Carb Manager app icon until the quick actions menu opens, then tap **Log Weight**.

1. Go to [Embedded object](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/goals.svg) **Goals** in the main menu.
2. In the **Progress** tab, select **Change** to view categories of all measurements that are available.
3. In the All Measurements screen, select one of the following categories.
  - **Favorites** — Includes [measurements that you added to your list of favorites](/docs/en/add-and-remove-favorite-measurements).
  - **Weight Measurements**— Includes body weight, body fat, BMI, and more.
  - **Body Measurements**— Includes waist size, hip size, arm size, and more.
  - **Health Measurements**— Includes blood glucose, ketones, GKI, and more.
  - **Energy and Macros**— Includes carbs, protein, fat, fiber, and more.
  - **Micronutrients** — Includes vitamins and minerals.
  - **Lifestyle** — Includes exercise, fasting, hydration, sleep, and more.
4. In the screen for the measurement category you selected, select an item that you want to track.**Tip:** Select the [Embedded object](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/favorite-black-not-selected.svg) heart next to an item to [add the item to your list of favorites](/docs/en/add-and-remove-favorite-measurements).**Tip:** Carb Manager displays your history of measurements for the item you selected. For more information, see [View and analyze progress toward goals](/docs/en/view-progress-and-gain-insights-toward-goals).
5. Optional: To set a goal for the item you selected, select **Set Goal** below the chart, enter a goal, and select **Submit**. (To change a goal that you previously set, select your current goal and submit your changes.)**Tip:** For more information about setting goals, see [Set health goals for weight, activity, and more](/docs/en/set-health-goals-for-weight-activity-fasting-and-more) and [Set a fasting goal](/docs/en/set-a-fasting-goal).
6. Select **Add New Measurement**.
7. In the measurement screen that opens, enter your information in the fields that are available.**Note:** Some measurements include different fields. For example, to enter blood pressure measurements, select **Blood Pressure (Sys)** from the list and enter your systolic number, and then select **Blood Pressure (Dia)** to enter your diastolic number.**Tip:** Carb Manager automatically enters some measurement details, such as the current date and time, but you can change them.
8. Select **Submit** to save the measurement.  
Carb Manager displays the measurement in the chart and in the History section below the chart. Measurements for blood glucose, ketones, and insulin also appear in the daily log.
9. Premium Option for weight and body measurements: To add a photo to a weight or body measurement, go to the History section below the chart, select **Add Photo** for a measurement, and select a photo on your mobile device or computer.

The Progress tab shows your measurement history and progress.

For more information about tracking your progress, see [View progress and gain insights toward goals](/docs/en/view-progress-and-gain-insights-toward-goals).