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Don't forget

snelfk
snelfk Posts: 151 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
For those of you using heart rate monitors, don't forget to update your user settings and recalibrate your HRM as you lose weight. I forgot and the weight was 20 lbs off, have to believe that I wasn't getting an accurate reading...

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  • snelfk
    snelfk Posts: 151 Member
    For those of you using heart rate monitors, don't forget to update your user settings and recalibrate your HRM as you lose weight. I forgot and the weight was 20 lbs off, have to believe that I wasn't getting an accurate reading...
  • Fit2btied
    Fit2btied Posts: 486
    Congratulations on your need for HRM adjustments!:happy:
  • bricker06
    bricker06 Posts: 316
    Thanks for the reminder. I dont have a hrm but i think we sometimes forget that as we lose weight we dont burn the same amount of cals when we work out. Thanks again for the reminder.
  • jenninsocal
    jenninsocal Posts: 419
    Oh thanks for the reminder! I didn't even think about that.
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
    I purposefully set mine for for 20 pounds less than I currently weigh--that way, I don't have to worry about subtracting BMR calories from the total. Since we've never been able to figure out if the HRM's account for BMR calories or not, I thought I'd hedge my bets and just set mine for a lower weight and then don't have to do math each time because I HATE math!
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