Don't know what to think about this

ddonkeys

erinhale not to worry I'm not looking at it as calories to spare. This was more of a personal experiment to show me little things like when I sweat where my heart rate is since I tend to sweat a lot when I'm working. Turns out I really start sweating at 160 where I start dripping. I had done some working out and had logged my calories burnt and ate some of them back (not even to where I was at my target) and gained a little weight back. From that I figure that I'm the type of person that should eat some of the calories burnt back but not much if I'm to lose the weight.

ladyhawk00

I am eating about 2,000 calories a day. I did say that what I thought was my resting heart rate was actually just me sitting around for a few hours doing nothing. And yes I am losing between 1 and 2 pounds a day. I used to eat closer to double the amount of food that I am right now.

Well, unfortunately, 1-2 lbs loss per day is NOT healthy. You will end up with some serious health risks. I would agree that you should probably get a check up.

jenkins1103

That's awesome...Keep up the good work

ddonkeys

I've talked with local fitness experts (mma trainers, physical therapists, gym trainers, semi-pro athletes) and 1-2 pounds in a day is healthy. Any more then that is where most of the problems begin.

ladyhawk00

I've talked with local fitness experts (mma trainers, physical therapists, gym trainers, semi-pro athletes) and 1-2 pounds in a day is healthy. Any more then that is where most of the problems begin.

Um no. Health experts (and responsible and knowledgeable trainers) recommend no more than 2-3 lbs per WEEK. And that's for someone who's obese. You are not at a point where more than 1-2 lbs per WEEK is healthy. With the amount of fat stores you have, you're almost certainly cannibalizing a LOT of lean tissue (muscle). Someone who is morbidly obese (100+ lbs to lose) can sometimes get away with losing quickly because they have large amounts of fat stores. You do not. Someone with your level of fat stores simply cannot lose 1-2 lbs a day of fat.

Might want to read this:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/222019-60-lbs-in-60-days?hl=60+lbs

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/153704-myth-or-fact-simple-math-3500-calories-one-pound-eat

marianne_s

Heart Rate Monitors are only able to calculate calories expended when you are at a fitness level heart rate. They calculate the calories expended using a series of mathematic equations that just don't work when you are at a resting heart rate. You would have to purchase a BodyBugg or something similar to calculate daily calories expended.

At least that was my understanding of it!

^^^^^^^^^ what she said.... HRMs can only accurately calculate calories burned during exercise - when your heart rate is elevated.

Salpica

This thread makes me.........

SHBoss1673

Bottom line, YOU CAN'T WEAR AN HRM FOR REGULAR CALORIE NUMBERS. That's not what they are designed for, and they are wildly inaccurate in this capacity.

If you want your daily calorie burn, buy a bodybugg or a bodyfit media device. these devices are designed for full day calorie counts. HRM's are for exercise, that's it. Period, end of story.

Jessika616

Or, I would suggest getting a Calorie Report Assessment. They will be able to get your resting heart rate and can tell you how many calories a day you burn with your lifestyle. You will then also walk/run on a treadmill and figure out your zones. Worth the hour and money.

cmriverside

Michael Phelps burns less than that on an Olympic race day.

I call fail.

Get a new one if you can't set the RHR and get a read somewhere in the 2000-3000 Cals per day rate. C'mon, you know better.....:laugh:

Fat_Bottomed_Girl

I am here to save you from getting a BodyBugg. I've had the TWO most recent versions and they both suck. Please people, don't waste your hard earned money.

EricInArlington

If you have a resting heart rate of over 100bpm then you need to go see a doctor FAST.

I was just going to say that, it should be around 80 or less, I run for 25 MIns @ 6MPH and mine only hits 154-157 at the most and I'm 234Lbs, like the others are saying the HRM watch is just a guess and only to be used during workouts only, even the BodyBug is a big guessing thing you strap to your arm all day, even the calories counted on MFP are a guessing game.

EricInArlington

I am here to save you from getting a BodyBugg. I've had the TWO most recent versions and they both suck. Please people, don't waste your hard earned money.

it took me about 4-5 times talking to the folks online to come to the conclusion that its a waste of time buying that thing

torregro

I really find myself wondering what anyone is doing in a regular job setting that would cause your heart rate to get to 185?
My HRM goes nuts when around electrical sources such as lamps, telephones, computers, etc. and goes crazy when I'm driving in the car with rates supposedly about 200+.
If you're wearing a HRM all day long, I"m sure that you're coming in proximity to those types of things and it could be giving you artificially high readings.

sirphilipe

When I am doing a medium level of exercise my burn is between 600 - 700 Calories per hour.

My resting heart rate is between 75 - 90.

If you are lifting, running etc all day, it might be plausible.

You body already should have a base metabolic rate of probably around 3000 - 4000 per day.

lclarkjr

It sounds like you are doing everything right with the HRM and if you're losing 1-2 pounds per day then I'd say that it's pretty accurate (2,000 calories in - 9,000 calories out = 2 lbs fat loss). I won't go into the debate of this being a healthy amount of weight to lose, or even if it is sustainable, but as long as you have the energy, then more power to you. If it were me I would consume more calories daily (not 9,000 obviously), especially if I felt sluggish or even hungry. With a job like that, who needs to workout?!

SHBoss1673

When I am doing a medium level of exercise my burn is between 600 - 700 Calories per hour.

My resting heart rate is between 75 - 90.

If you are lifting, running etc all day, it might be plausible.

You body already should have a base metabolic rate of probably around 3000 - 4000 per day.

Who's body? I'm 6'2" and 180 lbs, but even when I was 235 my calorie burn was 2800 cals per day. To be close to 4000 he'd have to be well over 300 lbs and well over 6'7" tall. Actually, I can tell you what that comes to right now, wait 1.....

yep, a moderately active (someone who would, for instance lift boxes all day at a warehouse) 35 year old male who is 6'7" tall and 300 lbs would burn 3750 calories a day.

It goes down from there. To go up, you'd either have to be a professional athlete in season, or be Shaquille O'Neal tall and wide.

SHBoss1673

by the way, he said his average heart rate was 132

which means his average heart rate was 68% max for the WHOLE day.

not only is that unsustainable, it's dangerous, exhaustion and fatigue would set in after 3 or 4 hours of that high of an average heart rate after a few hours.

68% is considered moderate cardio rates (low end of moderate, but still), a normal average resting heart rate should be between 30% and 50% (and even 50% is a little high. FYI that's between about 60 and 100 BPM for a Male). .

I doubt his average heart rate is that high, it's more likely the HRM was misreporting. If it IS then I would think a doctor's visit is in order, because that's a little frightening.

ddonkeys

This is getting to be entertaining now.

torregro

Every time I wear my HRM and sit at the laptop, my HRM says my heart rate is 185-200+. I'm not going to count typing as an aerobic exercise. LOL