Any body media fit users out there?

toshie333
toshie333 Posts: 295 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi I have had mine for a few months now but can't say I've really lost weight. I first set a calorie defecit of 500 cals a day for 1lb a week loss but didn't lose hardly anything so advice from
Boards on here ppl said as I didnt have lots and lots to lose then I should be aiming for half a pound a week. Changed my defecit to 250 to aim for 1/2 a week still after 6 more weeks nothing. I actually have a 300 cal defecit to allow for any errors.
I eat fairly well maybe 80% clean. Protein 1g for each lb I weigh. Lift heavy weights 3-4 times week - measure body fat so if I don't lose weight but lose body fat I am happy but still
No.... Has this device worked for you.... Any suggestions?

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  • mibrewer413
    mibrewer413 Posts: 78 Member
    I have had a Bodymedia Fit for several weeks now and I'm still losing weight but I still have quite a bit to lose, at least 10-15 lbs. It sounds like you since you are almost at your goal weight, no matter what you do, it's going to be hard. If you are lifting heavy, I would take measurements instead of the scale. You might just want to focus on changing your body composition to lose fat and gain muscle.
  • toshie333
    toshie333 Posts: 295 Member
    How much have you set your defecit to each day/week? I wish it worked for me cause really it's as simple as cals in vs cals out which is what it monitors and every day I have a defecit! 300-500 depending on the week. Drives me insane. I don't want to lose weight necessarily just fat. Just don't understand it.
  • Sullerson
    Sullerson Posts: 21 Member
    I have had the device for 6 months. I cant wait for the subscription to run out so I stop wasting my time with it. I bought it when I plateaued and I have kept a 500 cal daily deficit for months and nothing changed by going by their numbers. I think it either over estimates my calorie burn or my metabolism is reallllllyyyy slow. Once I dropped to a 900-1200 daily cal deficit, I was able to lose 1/2 pound a week. Its a cool device in theory, just wish it was as accurate as it claims.
  • steph1278
    steph1278 Posts: 483 Member
    I have one and have consistantly lost 1-2 pounds per week on average since I got it. I try to keep my deficit between 750-1000 calories. I still have 50+ pounds to lose though so it's hard to compare with someone who only has 5 to go. Maybe your body is comfortable where it is weight wise.
  • toshie333
    toshie333 Posts: 295 Member
    Part of me thinks maybe I should try 1000 calorie defecit by aiming for higher burns daily but actually how realistic is that and Is it something I can stick too long term... No. So much for 95% accuracy. Driving me insane!
    What's annoying is its almost like back to square one. Be interested to hear other people's views on their results. Very annoying as they aren't cheap! It was an "investment" of £120
    For me!
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    I use MFP and just back my numbers up on my BMF, I like it, I know my TDEE is 2800 calories a day(from BMF) when not working out so I set MFP to 1800 and eat back my workout calories. 1.5-2lbs per week still...
  • toshie333
    toshie333 Posts: 295 Member
    I use MFP and just back my numbers up on my BMF, I like it, I know my TDEE is 2800 calories a day(from BMF) when not working out so I set MFP to 1800 and eat back my workout calories. 1.5-2lbs per week still...
    Ok I hadn't thought about it like that ... Or maybe that's what I do with bmf in reverse. How do u track exercise cals? Using bmf arm band??
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    I use my HRM since I own one. After awhile I got used to knowing what I should burn to meet my goals, for example you can see my diary says -715 right now because I will aim for 715 burned calories tonight during my workout.

    I find the BMF very useful on odd days where I go to a concert or hiking where I burn 4000 calories in a day.
  • toshie333
    toshie333 Posts: 295 Member
    Can I ask what make of hrm you have? I had one with chest strap but found it is so much higher than my bmf number when at the gym....
    So you feel the bmf is accurate for your total
    Daily expenditure Just recommend adjusting intake lower x earning back ex cals to eat like mfp theory ...?
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    My HRM is much higher when it comes to weight training(I multiply my weight routine calories burned by 0.7 and use that number), it's about the same if it's just cardio. If you go for a bike ride, you need to put the BMF on your calf to get an accurate reading.

    I find the BMF accurate for days where all I do is walk and lounge around, I think it's made for people who aren't very active and it doesn't deal well with active people. I'm not going to renew at the end of the month. Once I switch to a gain cycle, probably in November, I will use it again to make sure I'm eating at least 500 calories over my TDEE to make sure I gain weight!

    I find the way I have it set up works very well.
  • toshie333
    toshie333 Posts: 295 Member
    thanks for the advice. usual tdee on non gym days is abot 1950-2000 so i think i will try eating 1200-1300 non gym days and 1400-1500 on gym days when i lift weights as you dont physically burn as much with weights. i will just add in a protein shake to bump cals up with protein. see how i get on. thank you
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    Protein 1g for each lb I weigh.

    One note - it should should be 1g for each pound of lean body mass. So, for example, if a person weighs 175 pounds with 30% body fat, they would have 122.5 pounds of lean body mass, so that would be the protein amount following those guidelines.

    I know people say that you can't have too much protein, but you can. At one point I was getting way too much protein because I became so focused on trying to get more protein in my diet that I was getting 45-50% of my daily calories from protein and was gaining weight (not muscle, btw). When I dropped that down to around 30%, I started dropping that weight again.

    I found a number of articles and references online that explained it, but here's one that does it pretty simply and in a straightforward manner: http://www.livestrong.com/article/477319-can-protein-turn-into-fat/
  • toshie333
    toshie333 Posts: 295 Member
    Protein 1g for each lb I weigh.

    One note - it should should be 1g for each pound of lean body mass. So, for example, if a person weighs 175 pounds with 30% body fat, they would have 122.5 pounds of lean body mass, so that would be the protein amount following those guidelines.

    I know people say that you can't have too much protein, but you can. At one point I was getting way too much protein because I became so focused on trying to get more protein in my diet that I was getting 45-50% of my daily calories from protein and was gaining weight (not muscle, btw). When I dropped that down to around 30%, I started dropping that weight again.

    I found a number of articles and references online that explained it, but here's one that does it pretty simply and in a straightforward manner: http://www.livestrong.com/article/477319-can-protein-turn-into-fat/

    Thanks but protein doesn't make you gain weight. That article says as the bottom its cals in vs cals out so if I'm following 1700 cals in with 2000-2200 cals out a day I'm still eating with a deficit and therefore won't put on weight. So it doesn't matter if my protein macro is 30,40 or 50% as long as I'm under my cal target it doesn't matter...???
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    I'd love to agree that cals in vs. cals out is as simple as it sounds. But even with my BMF showing me at a 500-1000 calorie deficit every single day, I was gaining. With my macros leveled out, I stopped gaining. Every person is different, some do best on low carb/high protein, some do best on even splits, some even do best on higher carb - it's all just a matter of finding what really works for you.

    For me, too much protein made me gain weight, I cut the protein and increased the carbs, and I lost again. I actually lost the most weight during a period of time that I was doing about 50%+ carbs and leveled out to a slower loss after I reduced the carbs to 35-40%.

    Basically, depending on your body, too much of any one thing can cause unexpected results from the intended. But I was just passing on the generally accepted info of how to calculate how much protein a person should be eating. If you don't know your lean body mass, then you can try one of these two methods to figure it out:

    1. Divide your weight, in pounds, by 2.2 to figure out your weight in kilograms. Then multiply that number by 0.8 (not very active), 1.3 (active) or 1.8 (extremely active), depending on how much exercise you get. That number would be the amount of protein in grams per day.
    2. The USDA's guideline says to multiply your body weight, in pounds, by .8 to get your daily protein amount.

    For me, each of these calculations (lean body mass x1, and the two described above) all give me almost the same number. A number that, for the calorie level I have set, works out to 30% as my protein macro, which is also exactly what I have it set at here.

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