Export and analyze your own data in Excel

Thanks
:flowerforyou:

Now there's the way to use a spreadsheet, awesome.

Latest version 2.8

http://bit.ly/1bZtgf1

See note above

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Bumping for FL...alas, I have a Mac and can not participate.

Much thanks for this. I worked on my own import for all of the items through the reports function, but it was more manual and clunky. I need to learn some VBA so I can automate more of it.

New version fixed (most) of the weight import issues for me. I tried both methods, and they got my weight stats. For some reason, it's still not calculating TDEE in the Graphs tab. Calc tab gives me eTDEE values, but nothing in the oTDEE (#DIV/0! and #N/A errors). Importing Calorie data is still just giving me dates as well, though I've been tracking that with my own spreadsheet so I'm not as worried about that. Using Excel 2010.

It looks fantastic! Unfortunately, I don't have the proper version of Excel.

Thanks, bump for downloading later. cheers

bump for when i get home. thanks so much. Just what i was looking for

I previously could not get weight with the v6. in v8, the first method fails, the second method hangs (I stopped it at 25 minutes).

This.

Having this problem also

Nerd alert

Naaawh, it's not done in C#

Now, if he developed web app with a sql database back end and imported the data in on the other hand...

Nice stuff, though the download link is dead, anyone else upload it please?

New version

http://bit.ly/HhXhfF

I've done web apps, and more dev languages than I can think of but I do not want to do this on a web service because I don't want to store people's data.

I've seen that a few people have issues with exporting the weight data so I will look into that.

High five Though I'm very much on the start of this path than as far up it as you!

Looks awesome :drinker:

Sadly, I only have the starter edition of excel and as such I can't make use of this awesomeness.

Well, I was really interested in seeing the observed TDEE, so I entered all the calorie information and weight information manually.

Really interesting to see the Observed vs Estimated TDEE chart. I kind of feel skeptical about it (maybe it didn't work right since I entered information manually).

The chart shows my observed TDEE being right around eTDEE(1.55) and higher. While fitbit has me between eTDEE(1.2) and eTDEE (1.375).

Looks awesome :drinker:

Sadly, I only have the starter edition of excel and as such I can't make use of this awesomeness.

Well, I was really interested in seeing the observed TDEE, so I entered all the calorie information and weight information manually.

Really interesting to see the Observed vs Estimated TDEE chart. I kind of feel skeptical about it (maybe it didn't work right since I entered information manually).

The chart shows my observed TDEE being right around eTDEE(1.55) and higher. While fitbit has me between eTDEE(1.2) and eTDEE (1.375).

As long as you don't have suppressed your metabolism - you are talking about the difference between observed TDEE based on actual lost weight, and estimated calorie burn.

The only iffy part of the equation is your logging of food eaten - was it correct, no holes or gaps, correctly weighed, ect?

Going on assumption weight lost is fat, that means each pound lost is an assumed 3500 deficit for however long it took you to lose it.

If your avg loss over time is 1 lb weekly, that is 1 x 3500 / 7 = 500 calorie deficit you must have had daily from your TDEE.

So add that 500 to what you say you ate, and if accurate enough, eaten + 500 = observed TDEE.

The only assumption problem is if you are losing a lot eating well under what you should, cardio only, not enough carbs or protein, no strength training - then you are actually burning off muscle mass. And muscle mass only provides 600 calories per pound.

My logging isn't perfect. I totally admit that.
I have logged everyday since March 13 of this year. Although I only entered information from Aug 20 till now into the spreadsheet. (not sure if adding more information would change the result or not).
I don't log crystal light (even though I drink about 80 calories worth a day).
I don't log when my son gives me one of his crackers (or anything else he offers me).
If I weigh out food and then my son starts eating off my plate as well, I still log what I had weighed.
If my weight loss ever stalled out, then I'd definitely start logging the little things that I currently don't.

Trendweight is estimating I lose about 1lb of muscle for every 5lbs of total weight lost. :frown: I do strength exercises with dumbbells and resistance bands currently since I don't have access to a barbell.
I knew my fitbit underestimated a bit, but I was thinking it was only about 250 calories off.
Oddly enough, the lowest observed TDEE from the spreadsheet, is actually what my scale tells me is roughly my TDEE.

I would hope I haven't suppressed my metabolism. Up until recently my average calorie intake was 1886 per day (adding 500 to this gets me roughly the same as the lowest observed TDEE). Recently I've felt like I'm starving so I've been upping my calories slowly until I find the magic number where I maintain. I'm currently averaging around 2000 calories, not working out....and still losing weight (although slower than before). :grumble:

Talking it out like this, it might not be too far off then. It just seems high for my height and weight.

I'm getting an error that says macros are corrupt...the popup never comes up at all. Office 2007 and I have IE 10.