Calibrate - Metabolic Health

The program is a joke and a waste of time and the app is trash…. The whole thing is useless. I am required to use it for my insurance, like many people have commented, and it’s a horrible system of gatekeeping life saving medication because of cost. It’s intrusive, demeaning, and fat phobic to have to PROVE that you need GLP-1 medication. People aren’t on these meds to get skinny for the Met Gala, but employers/insurance providers are treating people like we’re using these meds for vanity purposes. It is a scam to force people to jump through hoops in the hopes that they will forgo the expensive meds. I’ve been using Calibrate for a couple months now and it isn’t helpful. I was perfectly fine being monitored by my personal physician, and now I’m forced to interact with anonymous healthcare teams and unfamiliar coaches via an app or zoom. The accountability requirements aren’t even actually required, so what’s the point? Calibrate markets their program as if it is THE proven way to holistically improve your health, but this one-size-fits-all model is not helpful for everyone! Tracking and classes and whatever else they boast doesn’t work for people who are neurodivergent or have a busy/demanding lifestyle. FURTHERMORE, talking to a coach feels like a check I with your AA sponsor or something. It’s a performative check in with someone who says “what are your goals for the next 2 weeks? Make sure you drink more water!”…..ChatGPT gives better guidance than that. So, I’m infuriated not only that I’m forced to use this program, but that t’s not even actually helpful. It’s inefficient, ineffective, unproductive nonsense dressed up as a weight loss program.

My employer requires this program in order to have our insurance cover GLP 1. There is definitely a lot reading. But I enjoy learning about the nutrition and about the plan of eating; the Calibrate triangle. It makes sense to me, learning about added sugars and fiber and what to look for on packaging, nutritional values, etc. This has helped me lose 101 pounds so far I highly recommend Calibrate . people who are taking the GLP ones without some guidance and some knowledge are doing themselves a disservice. It’s an easy to follow program. LOVE LOVE IT. IT HAS HELPED CHANGED MY LIFE.

The app is better than the prior because of the layout. Now there are more options under support which makes it easier to auto choose topics to discuss with the Calibrate team. Additionally the response time from the support team has improved. Session connectivity with my coach has not been good; on two occasions the meeting was dropped at the beginning of the session and the new app does not have ANY way to communicate directly with your coach. All message must be processed though the support area of the app and vetted. So in the case of a bad connection for a biweekly coaching session there is no way to communicate an alternative contact method so that the meeting can continue. The time is lost and so is the support for two more weeks; making it four weeks until a coaching, two way dissolution occurs. It would be nice to receive more push reminders from the app regarding this daily tasks to remember (ie: drink more water, take a walk after a meal). If I recall, there were more push reminders for tracking on the last app; I rarely receive any reminders on the new app ( other than for appointments or support responses). I felt more connected on a daily base to the first app. And the program at that time.