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I've accepted that I usually gain 1-3lbs over the holiday season. Tough to determine how much is water retention from excess carbs and higher sodium intake. Probably half of the 1-3lbs. Still keep active and stick to usual meal routine outside dinners/deserts/holiday treats. Takes a couple days in January to get used to…

Isn't that just factoring in 200 cals/day for "light exercise"? Equaling the extra 1400 cals/week?

Nice idea! Sure I'll be a couple lbs up but still in range so it'll be interesting to see where I'll be end of January. So lowest recorded or average weight of each week?

Are you running the latest firmware on the watch? Perhaps post on the Garmin forums in the Fenix3 hr section to see if anyone has any suggestions around the connectivity / hrm issues.

I have had the Fenix3 for almost a year and love it. They continue to add features which is great. I pair it with a scosche rhythm+ armband hrm. I'd highly recommend both.

A few things that help me over this time: Cardio daily - brisk walk, run or insanity - builds a deficit for the larger meals ahead. Lift weights Try to get an accurate calorie estimation of homemade treats before eating Drink lower calorie alcohol (Bourbon, Scotch w/o mix or light beer) Log everything Stick to what I…

I think premium is worth it. It's great how it drills down so you can see which foods are highest in what.... Including sodium. Really helps me tweak diet accordingly. Plus a bunch of other useful features.

What's your activity level set to in MFP? If you're syncing the Garmin I think it should be set to sedentary as the Garmin tracks the activity. Garmin also uses a different BMR formula for some devices so the number could be off anyhow by a bit.

This is about spot on what my Fenix3 connected to a heart rate monitor tells me for calories burned during a 5 mile run. And that's one with significant hills. Without the hrm connected it seems to overestimate by around 100cals on the same 5mi run.

I enjoy that luxury! But was curious if generally reducing it makes it easier to stay on deficit when already pretty lean.

I eat the same foods almost daily with the exception of dinner. Makes it way easier to log and weigh, establishes routine, and easier to tweak macros or total calorie intake when needed.

Whole milk 3.8%.

At least with the Fenix3, garmins BMR is lower than mfp's formula so I find using the calorie adjustment useless. I turned it off and just have the recorded exercises sync to MFP such as walking and running. Maybe try that but ensure your activity level and weight loss per week goal is setup correctly in MFP. Remember in…

I like being able to see what foods are highest in macros and nutrients. Plus no ads

Understanding roughly how many calories I burn a day through general day to day routine and planned exercise to determine how many calories I need to eat to have a caloric deficit honestly logging my food using a food scale and weighing in grams Choosing foods that are filling but not overly calorie dense and easy to eat…

Thanks. Very good read. This part from the article makes a point on this "In other conditions--arm work, overhead work, "anaerobic" or sprint exercise--an HR increase will reflect in increase in VO2, but it is not a consistently measurable and reproducible relationship, therefore the HRM calorie count is not as accurate"

Update - used simple green on the dumbbells and did a great job removing any silicone/oil residue. Going to do this with the mat and hope to see similar results.

Depends on time of day. If morning, toast or banana and Pb an hour or two prior. If late in day a low fibre, fairly carb focused day. Stay away from carbonated beverages as that can bring on the trots.

Thanks for the suggestions will give that a shot

You think cleaning vinegar and water would work better than dawn? What about simple green? Believe it's a degreaser?

Good point! Wondering if cleaning vinegar might work? Or simple green? Was surprised several washes of dawn and hot water didn't take it off!

Same boat here after a summer and fall with vacations, dining out, more snacks and beverages. I look back to my diary when I was on a cut and try and get on the same program I had. Takes me a while to get the routine down and also get used to eating less food. The other challenge for me is removing some foods that I've…

X2. Wasn't until I got lighter where a scale really helped dial things in further and has been key in helping maintain since losing all the weight.

According to my hrm I burn around 900 calories per hour. That's with a 4:17/km pace so fairly fast

Same here. I love getting out and being active. Will be well above maintenance for a few days until I get back at it. Will be interesting if the cravings go down tomorrow and next while sedentary.

This is promising news thank you! I noticed this on a rest days as well but was only a day so didn't pay much attention. Generally burn 800+ or so on exercise most days so it's a big drop when off the routine. Amazing how you get used to the same caloric intake.

Corn Thins Ryvita wholegrain crisp bread Ryvita Rye an Oat Bran Finn Crisp original minimal ingredients, fibre and all 3 are pretty low sodium.

Nice spreadsheet! I wonder if it can be tweaked to use the Katch-McArdle formula for BMR if you know your rough bf%?

I'll give that a shot and see how the weight trends. Thanks

I have 1 a day with peanut butter spread on top. Good to weight them as they typically vary on the scale from 85 to 140 grams. I try to buy the small ones when possible because a 140g banana is quite a bit of sugar in one shot.