What am I doing wrong? Keep gaining!!!

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    edited February 2015
    Crash1361 wrote: »
    I just started using the Jawbone with this site and have a question? It appears that when I use the elliptical at the gym the JaWbone does not count any activity. It's only when walking or running. Do you see the same thing? Not sure if I should add under exercise or not

    Start a thread with this question, as you're not suppose to hijack on someone else's.
    Actually, I PM'd you
  • shifterbrainz
    shifterbrainz Posts: 245 Member
    Just a thought, but if this mystery is worrisome, maybe try to simplify your life and not link exercise to your weight loss goals. It seems to me that trying to track calorie burn is very imprecise because of the large number of estimated variables. And eating back an imprecisely determined calories burned by eating back a precisely measured calorie consumption seems to be asking for confusion. Have peace of mind and simplify your approach. Separate the two: Manage your diet to reach your goal/ideal weight. Exercise for health and for fun.
  • Amanda4change
    Amanda4change Posts: 620 Member
    Crash1361 wrote: »
    I just started using the Jawbone with this site and have a question? It appears that when I use the elliptical at the gym the JaWbone does not count any activity. It's only when walking or running. Do you see the same thing? Not sure if I should add under exercise or not

    If the jawbone works the same as the fitbit, it will ONLY count steps when your arms move. So if you are using any piece of equipment where you're holding on to it, it's not going to count the steps.
  • Love_Is_My_Fuel
    Love_Is_My_Fuel Posts: 211 Member
    shifterbrainz wrote: »
    Just a thought, but if this mystery is worrisome, maybe try to simplify your life and not link exercise to your weight loss goals. It seems to me that trying to track calorie burn is very imprecise because of the large number of estimated variables. And eating back an imprecisely determined calories burned by eating back a precisely measured calorie consumption seems to be asking for confusion. Have peace of mind and simplify your approach. Separate the two: Manage your diet to reach your goal/ideal weight. Exercise for health and for fun.

    Very good approach!! I'll try changing up my focus. My goal all along has been overall health long term,,somewhere along the way I've become obsessed with the scale.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Love_Is_My_Fuel wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Love_Is_My_Fuel wrote: »
    Not sure where the misconception happened that I don't weigh my food, I do. Great advice everyone,,lots of good tips. Thank you

    do you weigh/log/measure EVERYTHING????
    The only things I haven't been weighing are lettuce and liquids or if I have oatmeal.

    OK - then you are over estimating calorie burns….try eating back half of them or eat back none and see what happens...
  • Love_Is_My_Fuel
    Love_Is_My_Fuel Posts: 211 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Love_Is_My_Fuel wrote: »
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Love_Is_My_Fuel wrote: »
    Not sure where the misconception happened that I don't weigh my food, I do. Great advice everyone,,lots of good tips. Thank you

    do you weigh/log/measure EVERYTHING????
    The only things I haven't been weighing are lettuce and liquids or if I have oatmeal.

    OK - then you are over estimating calorie burns….try eating back half of them or eat back none and see what happens...

    Could be, one of the things I'll try :) thanks
  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    edited February 2015
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    you are doing the following:

    overestimating calories burned
    Underestimated calories consumed via not weighing everything with a food scale

    those two combined are why you are not losing….

    This ^
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