3000 CAL on Heart monitor HELP!!!

Bellefay

Hello I need help to understand this.

I bought a heartrate monitor because I did not seem to shift the weight fast enough as a way to check my cal expenditure daily.

I have been monitoring for the last week and I average 3000 cal from 9am to 9pm this include going to the gym, walking to school, taking the bus and tube, sitting in lectures. I can only assume that I now have muscles from exercising like never before because I don't understand how I can burn so many cals. I seem to be burning at the same rate as the treadmill which confirms the monitor is working.

According to MFP an active lifestyle is 1970 cal, my net cal is set to 1200cal per day. If I continue to burn at that rate how am I suppose to record this? How many calories should I eat? Should I account for the extra lost calories as exercise?

Would this mean that I am actually in starvation which would explain the slow weight loss?

Can someone give me some advice I am so confused I don't know what not to eat anymore.

Thanks in advance.

toddis

I don't believe heart rate monitors are accurate if your pulse isn't raised above a certain level (say 80 bpm). Wearing it during normally daily activities probably won't provide you with useful info.

drmerc

You only use your heart rate monitor during exercise not day to day activity

You can probably find the manual for your specific model online

Bellefay

My average is 80-86bpm on low it says.

c53204

Are you using an app or something to tell you what HR zone you are exercising in? MFP will warn you if you are entering starvation mode - when you complete you diary for the day.

BetterCrazyThanLazy

I wouldn't use it to record your daily calorie burn. For starters stick to what MFP gives you and only record your work out calories and go from there.

pixiestick

Trying to calculate your TDEE with an HRM is a bit tricky as only the really quality (and $$$) ones give you an accurate read. I only use mine for intentional exercise... exercise that is above and beyond my lifestyle setting.

secretlobster

You're trying to use your HRM to calculate your metabolism based on your resting heart rate - It can't do that. It only gives a reasonable estimate on calories burned for a particular activity if your heart rate is elevated.

DopeItUp

You only use your heart rate monitor during exercise not day to day activity

You can probably find the manual for your specific model online

Correct. Wearing your HRM all day doesn't do anything useful.

BerryH

An HRM only gives you an accurate reading when your heart rate is elevated due to steady aerobic activity. It is not calibrated to give you a TDEE when not exercising. Similarly, it will not give you an accurate burn during weight lifting - the biological mechanisms by which your heart rate spikes are different. Also bear in mind that even the best will give you a 75% accurate burn even when used as designed as its calculations are based on a population average, so leave a margin of error.

Good luck! :flowerforyou:

heybales

My average is 80-86bpm on low it says.

That's your lowest HR during the day?

How does that compare to lowest HR in the am first thing before getting up, several days averaged?

I wore mine for 24 hrs with no exercise because curious on that AHR - was 52. So very healthy. And very immaterial to amount of calories burned.

And ditto's to other comments on use of the tool.

HRM calculation on calorie burn is ONLY valid for steady-stat aerobic exercise.

Nothing lighter than light exercise. Nothing anaerobic like lifting or intervals. Both will be greatly exaggerated.

Bellefay

I actually wear a belt. The reason why I wear it all day is to make sure my daily set goal is correct and obviously it was not because as an active lifestyle (1970cal - MFP), I am above average.

MFP does include the daily activities in setting my goal why shouldn't I monitor them? There is no rule as when to or not to wear a heart rate monitor.

What I need to know is not how to use the monitor, the manual comes does come in the box with it, but how to manage the results.

Thanks

heybales

According to MFP an active lifestyle is 1970 cal, my net cal is set to 1200cal per day. If I continue to burn at that rate how am I suppose to record this? How many calories should I eat? Should I account for the extra lost calories as exercise?

Would this mean that I am actually in starvation which would explain the slow weight loss?

Can someone give me some advice I am so confused I don't know what not to eat anymore.

For this part, use the spreadsheet link in this topic.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/717858-spreadsheet-bmr-tdee-and-deficit-calcs-macros-hrm

shinkalork

like many said...Just use it during your activities...Not your daily stuff.

heybales

I actually wear a belt. The reason why I wear it all day is to make sure my daily set goal is correct and obviously it was not because as an active lifestyle (1970cal - MFP), I am above average.

MFP does include the daily activities in setting my goal why shouldn't I monitor them? There is no rule as when to or not to wear a heart rate monitor.

What I need to know is not how to use the monitor, the manual comes does come in the box with it, but how to manage the results.

Thanks

Well, you need to reread several of the posts then, you missed the understanding.

You are missing the fact of "not valid for outside exercise" combined with your desire "make sure my daily set goal is correct" by monitoring all daily activity.

Healthydiner65

HRM's are not made to wear all day. Only when you are exercising and raising your heart rate!

contingencyplan

I actually wear a belt. The reason why I wear it all day is to make sure my daily set goal is correct and obviously it was not because as an active lifestyle (1970cal - MFP), I am above average.

MFP does include the daily activities in setting my goal why shouldn't I monitor them? There is no rule as when to or not to wear a heart rate monitor.

What I need to know is not how to use the monitor, the manual comes does come in the box with it, but how to manage the results.

Thanks

The results are inaccurate because they are not made for all day wear.

Sarah_LM

You're not using the HRM for its intended use. They're only intended for use whilst doing aerobic exercise. So your 3000 calorie burn a day will probably be massively inaccurate as they're not designed to measure what you want it to measure. If you want to monitor your daily energy expenditure, you need a device such as bodybugg, although again they aren't 100% but will at least give a reasonable indication of calorie burn.

yustick

Check out the BodyMedia.

Bellefay

ok thanks it seem back to the drawing board then!!.

I get it.

Thanks

SPNLuver83

HRMs are not made to be worn all day.

People who want to do this buy this thing called a FitBit that is suppose to give you that kind of info.

Mokey41

MFP does include the daily activities in setting my goal why shouldn't I monitor them? There is no rule as when to or not to wear a heart rate monitor.

What I need to know is not how to use the monitor, the manual comes does come in the box with it, but how to manage the results.

Thanks

There is a rule. The algorithms for a HRM are set for elevated heart rate. Heart rates in the fitness zone, not sitting around or general activity. They give very exaggerated reads if you use it all the time with lower heart rates, think less than 115 bpm for an average. If want something you wear all the time you need something like a BodyBugg that uses a different forumula.

BerryH

ok thanks it seem back to the drawing board then!!.

I get it.

Thanks

No drastic change, just use MFP as designed. Set an appropriate pre-exercise activity level to give you your base calories, use your HRM to give you a burn for your exercise, log that on MFP, and eat back a good proportion of those exercise calories.

Bellefay

Thanks Berry. I will do just that.

m_shuman

I agre with all of the above but also wanted to add if I wear my HRM and drive my car the BPM goes up to 220 due to something with the car vibrations.

heybales

I agre with all of the above but also wanted to add if I wear my HRM and drive my car the BPM goes up to 220 due to something with the car vibrations.

Static electricity will mess up ability to read the HR correctly, or electrical interference for sending it to the watch.

or, you are one crazy driver and getting the HR up to 220!

dionne_williams

bump

PayneAS

I don't believe heart rate monitors are accurate if your pulse isn't raised above a certain level (say 80 bpm). Wearing it during normally daily activities probably won't provide you with useful info.

Heart rate monitors aren't meant to be used during daily activities. They are only accurate if you are within a certain aerobic zone. If you want something like that you need a bodybugg or fitbit instead.

m_shuman

I agre with all of the above but also wanted to add if I wear my HRM and drive my car the BPM goes up to 220 due to something with the car vibrations.

Static electricity will mess up ability to read the HR correctly, or electrical interference for sending it to the watch.

or, you are one crazy driver and getting the HR up to 220!

Nope not a crazy driver it is all the cars fault!

juliekaiser1988

Love my FitiBit and asking Santa for a FitBit One for Christmas. HRM are not meant for all day use.

FredDoyle

I agre with all of the above but also wanted to add if I wear my HRM and drive my car the BPM goes up to 220 due to something with the car vibrations.

Great burn!
You should drive more. :laugh: