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Fenix3 with chest hrm or buy fenix3 and get a scosche rhythym+ hrm which works very well too.

Same here. Seems to be the most consistent method for me and generally has the best chance of the lowest # on the scale each day. As for alcohol it I find some days it will yield a lower number the morning after or a higher number. Depends what other factors are going on with types/amt of food/water consumed that day and…

When possible I try to find room in the calorie budget on days I have alcohol. It does tend to make me hungrier when consumed and more prone to going slightly over budget though. However... Switched from drinking beer or wine over to scotch/bourbon and it's made a difference in helping maintain while occasionally enjoying.…

I don't notice anything significant with regards to steps added while driving with the Fenix3

Garmin gets my vote here. Forerunner 230 would be my pick for a watch type option that isn't too expensive. You can sync it via bluetooth to your tablet using the Garmin app. The 630 and Fenix 3 has built in wifi so you can sync that route with those along with bluetooth.

I'm not sure it is based on different brands ingredients compared to homemade and straining technique. But agree likely isn't off a huge amount.

Thank you thats perfect! These two posts in the thread confirmed what I was after: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/35660175/#Comment_35660175 http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/35660207/#Comment_35660207 With the Whey calories, suppose I could strip down some of the macros as…

I find its worth it between the additional food analysis/macro breakdownsand no ads. Too bad they didnt have a cheaper option to just remove ads though I think a lot of people would go for that if they didn't want the other premium features.

Garmin gets my vote

1. Support of those around you. 2. Be honest and hold yourself accountable. 3. A lot of this is a numbers game. Knowing your bmr/activity level and which bmr formula works best to determine your baseline is a critical part. 4. Food scale and weighing things in grams (and ensure nutrition info is accurate on your diary…

Glad I found this post. Had mine 2 months and absolutely love it! Mostly running, walking, insanity here but also use as activity tracker too. Using actiface as my watch face. Running 6.91 beta currently. I find calorie burn accurate for running when wearing a hrm. Always shows a bit higher estimate running without a hrm.…

I make it all the time and it's a go to bedtime snack with frozen Berries. Very simple to make. Took me a while to tweak the recipie to get it nice and thick with little whey leftover.

Homemade sourdough or homemade 70/30 white/whole wheat flour mixture. Nothing else No oils, milk, butter or sugar added. Keeps the calories down and I enjoy the taste. Rarely even put salt into the recipe.

Using the fenix3 with a hrm I find the estimate to be quite close to METS values during high cardio activities. Low level cardio like light weights and brisk walking doesn't give good estimates I've found using a hrm. It's really important to have your profile and activity level setup correctly with any of these trackers…

F3 is awesome and would recommend that. Bit overkill for your activities but it looks great to wear as a daily watch too! I also like how it integrates with mfp and the garmin connect app.

Garmin Fenix 3 or forerunner 230 would by my vote with a chest strap hrm. I've had more accurate results with a strap vs any optical sensor. However the scosche rhythm+ isn't too far off the strap numbers.

I agree total calories is the major factor but wondering if a better macro % will help in fueling for running and cardio vs having a 30-32% fat ratio while running a deficit. Thanks

Indeed. Went through my 30 and 90 day log and can see where my fats are coming from. Any other frequent runners able to chime in for macros while trying to lean out a bit?

Negative adjustments are toggled on or off in mfp exercise settings on the website. Can't do it through the app. Part of the issue is to get mfp and your garmin device to have the same base calorie calculation so there isn't a negative adjustment off the bat... mfp calculates sedentary base daily calorie needs as st jeor…

I'm not crazy about a constant optical hr on my skin. That and wonder if they are as comfortable as some look to protrude a bit. Personally would recommend the garmin 230 forerunner and get a scosche rhythym+ to use when you want to monitor hr.

Looking back I've been doing this macro% for quite some time. I'll try more carbs and bit more protein. Really looking to only drop only 2-3lbs of fat but certainly gets harder as you get leaner to really dial things in ! Do lifting several times per week but only a few upper body exercises there and high reps.... so don't…

I'm going to play around with my intake to see how it tracks for weight/fat loss. Perhaps NEAT estimation is off as I agree shouldn't be noticing a -250 deficit so much. Reading about TEF makes me think more protein or starchy carbs could be a better option than current fat macro% as well.

Yes there is a variance and I've reported this to both companies. But before going into detail, do you have mfp set to sedentary and do you have negative calorie adjustments enabled?

Thank you. Not a lot of posts on these other formulas here so appreciate the feedback!

Does anyone else use these formulas to get a base bmr? And is there a certain body fat percentage where these become a more accurate formula? Finding as I've leaned out and added some muscle the St jeor isn't giving enough each day so considering one of these.

If connect isn't logging the walk as a separate activity(should also show up in mfp as a walking activity) than yes. However 850 adjustment seems quite high for 10k steps. You certain your profile in connect and mfp match?

Yes so looking to see what the formula is so I can see it outside of mfp instead of it resetting my goals. Thanks

Thanks. No hr drops ato least 50bpm after 2min but doesn't go back to full resting for a bit. It's not staying way up but notice the calories continue to go up presumably because hr is still higher than resting. Good to kmow around POEC. Using forerunner 220 model. Your right - walking even at fast pace doesn't bring the…

Been using a Garmin HRM and watch lately that used the firstbeat algorithm to calculate calories off of heart rate and activity level rather than usual weight/height/age etc. Find it to be pretty close to mfp for running and other high cardiovascular activities if I wear the hrm for 15-20mins after the workout during the…