mrramsey1969 Member

Yeah, I just never could follow through at the gym. I would go for a few months then it would start to taper off. The bonus for me is that I actually work from home so now I will be able to alternate between the treadmill and rower. My son is an olympic lifter and trainer and always wants me to lift but I just don't get…

I have a garmin and it does the same thing as far as tracking . Your exercise will show up as each activity in the exercise screen on MFP but it just combines them under the news feed (agreed that this ins not necessary). MFP does post the calories burned correctly that are provided by garmin.

Then you missed my point. There are good an bad. If you were to eat nothing but poptarts (just a hypothetical scenario) you would lose weight IF you ate your calorie goal. You would not be able to sustain this 'diet' without crashing and ultimately you would relapse and gain it all back. For long term success it DOES…

Depends on what you are defining as 'food'? The things with fewer ingredients and less processed the better as the calories from these types of foods will produce 'better' calories or fuel for your body than say calories from a poptart. Yes you could eat nothing but poptarts and stay under your calorie goal and still lose…

I can't stand stevia especially in coffee. I also don't use very much sugar only like 1/2 tsp and only if I need it. depends on the beans I am grinding that day. Never been a fan of artificial 'sugars' of any variety really. As for pop? I tend to stay away but will have a coke zero at the movies.

I think I will go for the C2 Model E. Just like the taller stance better. First step will be to make room LOL.

Thanks for the feedback people. Water leakage was a concern for me. I do like data though and it sounds like the waterrower is a little lacking inn that department. I do like that the Concept2 has Ant build in for using my HRM so that's another plus.

Is that anything like 'the alternative facts'? Sorry I couldn't help myself :#

I say slow down! We have become such an on demand society. Sure you can say suck it up and do it but like most you'll probably end up getting burned out and stop all together. Slow and steady wins the race. Minor course corrections along the way, your body adapts slower that we all would like them to.

Everyone has weeks like that. I have had weeks where I stall and don't lose but then the next the loss is larger than normal. It is not going to be linear all the time. could just be extra water weight/ undigested food still in your system etc...

I manage to average 8 hours every night. That also averages to about a 50/50 mix of deep sleep and light sleep. Weight does play into sleep quality and as you mentioned good sleep hygiene. Other things I have noticed was to be sure to make our room as dark as possible. I will also take 3mg of melatonin as this helps your…

How are you eating? By that I mean are you taking a nice leisurely approach. Avoid eating fast. Eating food over a period of time helps. Here's a challenge... take an orange and consume it over 15 minutes. When we have dinner in the evening I found it really beneficial to slow things down. I will eat my measured portion…

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That is the key operator here. Now go and check the op's diary. I do in fact tend to check diary's of anyone giving advice. Heck mine is open, is it perfect?... nope but I do attempt to get where I need to be. The quality of the fuel is paramount for long term success. I was reading through another diary of someone who has…

No, they will help to fill some gaps but relying on them for the bulk of you nutrients is a poor plan. Calories are a measurement of energy (fuel). The quality of that fuel (macro's and micro's) is are equally important. There are probably a small number of people out there who have a legitimate 1200 c requirement and far…

I was really after I guess was trying to figure out where the calories were off. I think nikions comment that the calorie burn also include the burn that is already taken into the equation. Thus making my numbers for calorie burn about 2k higher for the week than they actually we're. There is no problem with the way I am…

Wine for me. Can't get enough. I built a walk-in wine cellar that unfortunately sits right next to the treadmill lol.

You are correct, weigh loss is not linear. That is not exactly what my post was about. What it really boils down to is the over exaggerated MFP calorie burn numbers. I will rarely ever eat back any exercise cals. From an analytical standpoint I would like to calculate a better calorie burn number. From Nikion's comment…

You are correct in that a week is not enough time for progress. That was not my intent. I was just trying to gain a better understanding of the numbers. I know it is not and never will be a precise as we all would like them to be. So with the 1960 being approximatley a 1.5 lb per week loss and the fact that I was 1300 cals…

I have noticed that when I exercise before I eat breakfast my heart rate is lower that if I exercise after breakfast. i.e a little fuel makes things go... Will it have any positive or negative impact in the long run, probably not.

Slow and steady for sure. I will add that my previous time on MFP I would indeed have a lower loss one week followed by a larger loss the next. That was the norm for me then. MFP has changed slightly from 3 years ago so just trying to understand the variances to plan accordingly. You are correct. No, I am trying to hit my…

I use a garmin Forerunner 230 and a chest strap HRM (more accurate). The 235 is the same but has a built in HRM. It has 24hour activity tracking as well and is super light weight. I have been wearing mine 24/7 for the past couple weeks. I use gps when out doors. Connects with my android phone with no problems for…

I have pacific gold beef jerky 90 cal packs that I snack on. They have 14g of protein.

Personally I watch them all to a degree. Calories at the top but what a lot of people fail to consider is the quality of the calories that are consumed. I have looked at a lot of open diaries here and while yes, one can count the calories be under their goal and lose weight, when you look at what it is that they are…

I just let my garmin sync to mfp. If you want the garmin's calorie count I think you have to enable 'negative calorie adjustments' in the diary settings. Don't enter them twice.

Ah a fellow wine-o. I have a 400+ bottle wine cellar right next to my treadmill LOL!

It's only like 5 calories. 2 Tbsp of half and half is 40 calories. Check my Diary.

Your race your pace! The point is to complete a 5k then improve on your time / speed. Do what feels good for you.

I will help keep you accountable but you have to provide the motivation from within if you really want to change. If you are in feel free to send a friend request.

Don't worry about the pace. My wife is a runner and she alway's says "Your Race, Your Pace". She began with C25k maybe 4-5 years ago. She now has 2 full marathons, at least 12 halfs and numerous 5 and 10k's under her belt.