THIS is why HRMs have limited use for tracking calories

That was a really interesting read thanks! People really do put too much emphasis on what HRM's say. I think you should take any "measurement" tool with a grain of salt.

While I have never been obese I have been overweight. At my heaviest I was 77kg. I am now 67kg and nearly at my goal. To fix this I taught myself about nutrition. Nutrition is the key to weigh loss along with exercise. Everyone sits around talking about the calories they are burning etc and how much they can eat. I think people need to look more at WHAT they eat. I was reading posts earlier from certain people that are trying to learn about how to lose weight. My advice to them is to educate yourself with good nutritional facts. No one needs to starve themselves or workout for 4 hours a day.

You need to fuel your body with the right foods and you will find that your calories will stretch sooo much further. Calculate your BMR and use that as a basis for what you should be eating in a day to maintain weight. Any exercise increases that number. Nothing is every going to be exact it is all just estimated and may take some trial and error. If you work out for example that 1600 calories a day will be your 500 deficit and you don't lose any weight for a few weeks/gain weight. Reduce the calories by 100 and repeat until you start to lose weight. That is what I did and it worked. Plus I am healthier and stronger from fueling my body with the right foods.

good info, thanks

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bump to save... thanks for the post

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