Spreadsheet for bodyfat, BMR, TDEE, progress tracker

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  • cupcakes_and_cardio
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    I don't have excel, so I download another spreadsheet program, but it says it's "delimited" and won't let me open it correctly. Any advice?
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
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    I don't have excel, so I download another spreadsheet program, but it says it's "delimited" and won't let me open it correctly. Any advice?

    Ah, delimited would be if it was purely data, and then you could import the data in to something that can use delimited.
    That means each cell of info is separated by a comma.
    Won't work for this spreadsheet at all.

    If no Excel, then having a Gmail account and Google Drive means best option is to copy it your own Drive as your own spreadsheet - then you'll be allowed to change it.
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  • itskcoughlin
    itskcoughlin Posts: 34 Member
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    Hi

    I am going to be starting You are Your Own Gym soon. How would I mark this in the spreadsheet? Is it considered weight lifting?

    Thanks so much!
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
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    Hi

    I am going to be starting You are Your Own Gym soon. How would I mark this in the spreadsheet? Is it considered weight lifting?

    Thanks so much!

    That line for calorie burn lifting is based on sets and rests of 2-4 between, and lifting range of reps up to probably 20 max. Because that form of lifting burns less calories.

    Many bodyweight workouts can be in that description at the start, well, for a while, like with pullups or dips or pushups for instance.
    Eventually it may be easier and some of it doesn't fall in that range anymore.

    So that program may start out with telling you to keep rests to less than 1 min, move on to another muscle exercise, only do so many reps or for only so long, and you'll come back around again.
    That would be more metabolic lifting, circuit training, and burns more calories.
    That style belongs in high cardio.

    So still resistance, but more calorie burn that lifting line won't cover.
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    mkplant Posts: 1 Member
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    Thank you haybales saving for later
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    btwinkyb Posts: 7 Member
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    Just want to say heybales ROCKS! :OD
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    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
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    Just want to say heybales ROCKS! :OD

    That's nice an obsession can be described positively. ;-)
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    Bump for later, thanks!
  • iwishihad
    iwishihad Posts: 8 Member
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    I am ever so thankful for this!!! I'm a numbers junkie and things just haven't been working out for me. Now hopefully I'll be able to make some progress and not have to scrap my BodyMedia Link out of frustration!
  • heybales
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    I am ever so thankful for this!!! I'm a numbers junkie and things just haven't been working out for me. Now hopefully I'll be able to make some progress and not have to scrap my BodyMedia Link out of frustration!

    You can easily confirm if the BM sensors are working well for you.

    Look at your avg low sleep time calorie burn per minute.
    Now find some awake but unmoving time - reading, movie, TV, ect.
    Take both x 1440.
    There is your sleeping BMR they are using.
    There is your awake RMR they are using.

    RMR should be about 150-250 over BMR. If exactly the same, the sensors aren't doing well for you, which means the BMR may not have adjusted to your BMR.
    Now true, that only means that 1/3 to 2/3 of your day non-moving is wrong values, but that could be 200-400 calories off in total.
    Moving time would still be step based at least, but increased burn the sensors are missing, so still off.
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