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VivoActive won't give you vertical oscillation and some of the more detailed run analysis. It only records pool laps not open water swim. The 920 does those things. But I have a VivoActive and like it fine. I have had a Polar and Vivo Smart fitness band. I will Open water swim only a few times aside of actual events. So…

Yesterday a 5K run with Map My Run and VivoActive running at the same time, using HRM. Map My Run gave me 562 calorie burn VivoActive gave 378 Map My Run or Ride is always high. 50% to even triple on fast bike rides It will make you gain weight if you eat back all the calories it calculates. At least it would for me since…

MFP calorie burns are wildly exaggerated I had MFP give 1628 for an hour hard bike ride this morning. My bike mounted Garmin Edge 500 said 608. The new VivoActive I got on Black Friday ported automatically into MFP as set up to do, at 568 calories burned MFP was triple!! Be very careful eating back the calories MFP gives…

1.25 or so average but some weeks were 3 and the next 1/2 lb. I have kept 125 lbs off a year and been doing body comp and other sporting activities No crazy diets. Just regular meats and veggies at a reasonable calorie level with some enjoyable exercise I kept the fun exercise as a lifestyle change.

I used to work out with my girlfriend And that happened to me. To make it worse she kind of encouraged him and teased me for weeks... Not cool. OP Yes People treat even men differently. 125 pounds over 3 years time lost

It is true Fat people are considered by most as not attractive The self confidence but is partially true but there is that attraction Just because a person is not attracted to you or me for that matter does not make them shallow. This idea that if a man or woman is attracted to a normal weight person and not a fat one…

It is terribly terribly wrong!!!! I have a VivoSmart watch I used this morning that ports straight into MFP. I rode for 67 minutes at 18.3 mph. VivoSmart with HRM gave me 568 calorie burn it sent straight to MFP My Garnin Edge 500 on the bike that uses the speed cadence and HRM was turned on for comparison. It gave me 608…

Let me know if you are going to be in the zone for at least 6 months. I workout regularly and have a significant goal in 10 months. It is a good idea to have an accountability buddy.

It really does not matter much what You do as long as you remove body fat I ride and run. It has taken me serious time to have a few times dipping into 12.5 % body fat. I live normally at 13-14% It is just keeping the calories down and some core exercise I like deadlifts and kettle bell swings When you get your torso lean,…

It is 30-40% high compared to cycling web sire calculators and 25% high to my Garmin Edge set with my bike details and my personal metrics It is useful when reduced by half. The food logging is where it is at If you want to focus on accuracy!

I can kind of see what you are saying It is easier to see added calf muscle It is easier to see added tricep muscle So it seems you are leaning out there. The great thing is that you are seeing changes you like and are psyched about it! Congrats and stick with what is working!

Christmas is just bad weather for riding outside So it will be more running and swimming I really don't plan to mess myself up for Christmas Kind of opposite of everything I am doing in life

Cool wrap Almost all the grilled sandwiches That has fewer calories. The salads are yum Diet lemonade My favs

I get 5 servings of fibrous veggies and 150 grams of protein I get other stuff and snack on a little chocolate. The veggies really are the magic bullet to feeling full. If I don't get the veggies in daily, I don't feel full and get hungry!

My goal was to get in 100 miles on my bike over Thanksgiving holiday to make sure I burnt all the pie and stuffing off I finished out with 103 and just did an hour of fast walking on the treadmill My goal is really to just be responsible for what I eat.i used to thing the holidays made me gain weight. They don't. Me…

Just do a little thing Feel good about that Then consider the next thing It really is baby steps!

I fall under this behavior model I can ride my bike for 2.5 hours after work in the non-winter months. That can chew up 2000 calories a day. I lost weight at twice the pace during the summer. My challenge is that I like to eat at maintenance level and exercise to create the defecit. I exercise in the winter but it isn't…

It seems like it will take forever But if you stick with it you will succeed.

Squats Read up on squats and bone density improvements Years ago I worked as a weight room guy at the YMCA. I saw many a middle aged woman sent in by her doctor to add resistance exercise, especially squats. Of course it is a slow weight progression considering knee condition You may also find a link between longevity and…

A little progress helped me believe more was possible. Of course wanting to drop pounds was a bit of motivation, but tracking food and calories, doing some exercise, using the tools available made it seem like this time it would work. A real system is there. Use the MFP tools to support your efforts. Give it a solid shot.…

Yes! Career and life is great. Self image isn't. I relate to that and also feel that lag between weight lost and self image catching up. Wanting to improve is good for me. It isn't self hate, just a desire to not punch that inch of fat here and there.

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It is a good relationship thing Some eat when stressed Some eat as a reward Some eat when bored My issue was my relationship with food, not what I ate.

I just decided I was so done with being fat So tired of all the bad that goes along with it I decided there were things I wanted to do in life. It was just time...

How old are you Are you way overweight Do you have a history or knee damage Are you totally out of shape, as in couch potato What did you do exactly as exercises Is it a dull ache or sudden onset sharp pain Those are all factors your doctor would consider.

Most people can go from couch potato to decent athlete in time with targeted training To be a pro or prodigy is a rarity I went from couch potato to doing Olympic triathlons. I'm not gifted. I'm stubborn and a knucklehead that just won't quit. I will never set any records or anything like that. But supposedly just being…

It took two years to get close enough to my goal to go into body recomposition mode. The hard part was doing it every day and realizing that it just takes consistent effort. There are no shortcuts. It just takes finding the lifetime eating strategy that works and sticking with it. I had to learn how to think about food as…

Are you able to exercise? You increased your calories in. You could just take charge of the situation and increase your calories out. I know lots of people that do a 5K run today. I did a bike ride with friends. 42 miles that burned off my extra intake.

I eat whatever I want It all counts. This cheat day idea is silly to me. Calories count. That is how we got fat!!!! An incorrect way of thinking about food I go for a ride with friends. Some go run. The Tri club has a 5K and Half Marathon. I chose to ride with friends today. We rode a 42 mile trip thru some hills that was…

That small exchange of muscle for fat. That is recomposition for me No high calories and bulking. Maintaining calories and targeted lifting to add specific muscle I had been focusing on hamstrings and glutes to add cycling strength with added muscle. It has been a bit more dramatic appearance wise than expected. A two…