As I'm writing this, I'm getting ready to set up my new Eight Sleep pod and filming the whole process for a future review. I've been using my Chilipad Dock Pro for over five years and love it. I'm genuinely curious whether the Eight Sleep lives up to the hype. More on that soon.

Until then, I want to talk about what's already happening on my wrists, fingers and in my gym.

For the past several weeks I've been wearing the Oura Ring and the Whoop, while also using the Hume Body Pod for daily body composition check-ins. Four devices. Same body. Same nights of sleep and the same training sessions. So what's the fourth? My newest addition to the testing stack is the Elonga, a dedicated HRV device that uses a different measurement method than any of the wearables above. I just published my first look here: Elonga HRV Review​

The short version of all these wearables is: they don't always agree, and that disagreement turns out to be more useful than any single score on its own.

Each device is measuring slightly different things, prioritizing different signals and interpreting your data through a different lens. When they align, you can trust what you're seeing. When they don't, that's often where the most interesting questions live.

I've written up my full comparison of the Hume Band and Whoop if you want to start there: Hume Band vs Whoop: My Honest Comparison​

Wearables are useful in that they give you more information about how your body is doing and the ability to see in real time what habits may be hurting or helping you. If you've ever been curious about which one is the best, I cover that in several articles comparing many different devices. The short answer here is it really depends on what you're most interested in learning. The device that's best for me may not be the best for you. I wanted to write about this now because I know a lot of people start looking at these kinds of purchases after getting their tax refund. That's definitely as good a time as any to invest in your health and most of these devices are HSA/FSA eligible as well.

If you want to dig into the comparisons and figure out which one makes sense for your goals, start with the Elonga review or the Hume vs Whoop breakdown linked above and if you have questions after reading, just reply to this email. I read every response and genuinely enjoy hearing what you're curious about.

More wearable updates and health devices coming soon, including the Eight Sleep vs Chilipad showdown. The current review is based on just researching the Eight Sleep, but now I'll have more of a real world comparison for you.

Talk soon!

Cheryl

P.S. The Monthly High Protein Meal Plan is officially live. There's a free version if you want to try it first. Just click this link and it updates your preferences so I know you want it. I'll come on April 29th and every last Wednesday of the month thereafter.

There is also a paid subscription that gets you the full monthly plan, weekly grocery lists, Sunday prep roadmap, macros and GLP-1 adaptation notes. Founding member pricing is $7.49/mo or $59.99/yr (discount applies automatically) and it ends April 28. After that it goes to regular price. Check out all the details here.​