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This time of year it is wet and temps are starting to be in the 55-85 degree range. As the ground starts to warm up I need to mow every 5 days for it to look good and at least every 7 or else it becomes unmanageable. On the 8th day it's mow time, rain or shine. Usually about mid July it dries up and the higher temps brown…

No extra workouts yet. My riding mower is broken and I have been push mowing my yard. It takes about 4 hrs. I'm torn about fixing the mower. On one hand it's exercise on the other it's not when you want it. Kind of like shoveling snow. Funny thing about the push mowing. I keep a pretty good pace and the yard has a bit of a…

My guess is that as long as I stay around or slightly below maintenance without the HRM I should probably be at a true deficit. The "noise" that Fitbit was getting around 90 bpm is eliminated but I'm also not getting credit for the times when my heart rate is truly elevated. As long as I stay active and eat around…

So it has been almost two weeks since I turned off the HRM and I have been working just off steps. This data comes from the weekly fitbit report Week of 5/9 which still has a few days of HRM says my daily burn rate was 5218 cal. I ate 4828 daily average for a 2730 deficit for the week and I am down 2#. Steps were 79k but I…

As much or more than I want :D

For the record, I prefer blended Canadian whisky.

I know this is micro...but I hit 18k steps yesterday which added about 600 exercise calories to my day. I ate 5000 cal and MFP is showing an activity adjusted 500 cal deficit. This is without the HRM. Looking back, 18k step days used to show a range of range of 6500-8000 cal burned depending on activity minutes. I'm also…

I don't fault the fitbit. It might be innacurate now but I suspect it is still consistent. That is something you can work with.

I will try to keep my activity roughly the same. All this talk of numbers and I forgot that MFP has me at 4840 cal for maintenance. That is with activity level set at max. I only hit 10k steps today and my Fitbit kicked over 1500 activity calories. That is probably about the amount that Fitbit is off since it is showing…

Turning off the HRM. Past week's average with the HRM on is about 6500 cal. I'm curious to see where my daily calorie burn is without it also.

Thanks heybales. Regarding the fitbit, I think you are spot on. I always assumed that because of my size and weight that the HRM might be off. I have noticed that at a fairly slow pace my heart rate is just above 90 which does technically put me into the "fat burn zone". For me that is just normal. I may experiment with…

I don't mean to turn this into a "butter is the enemy" thing. I was just using it as an example. For the record I like butter and have always eaten it. I used to keep it in the freezer, then in the fridge, now it is on the counter. At some point it may go back in the fridge. Time will tell.

No weights yet, other than lifting heavy things. One of my favorite "leisure activities" is firewood which I do 2-4 hrs per week. I know it isn't exactly resistance training though I was trying to boost my activity level for a while but I relaxed slightly. I'm trying to focus on TDEE mainly. Honestly, I'm sandbagging. I…

Every statement that I make here is really a question. I tend to think in absolutes but I am trying to invite debate which helps me to learn.

At 275# my TDEE will be 1000 calories lower than it is at 375# given that my activity level stays the same. It is my understanding that you re-evaluate TDEE as you lose weight. Given that I have 100# to lose and from what I have read a 1000 calorie deficit would not be out of line, right? The activity level that burns x…

TerezaToledo, my macros are hovering around 40/40/20 which is a significant increase in protein vs before I started EM2WL, probably double. Due to my calorie needs this works out to about 200g of protein per day that I am eating currently. I'm not sure I can eat much more protein without resorting to supplements and I…

Thanks justsayinisall. I feel confident that my journaling is accurate. Most of what I don't weigh is either pre packaged/measured or just cant easily be weighed like occasionally eating out. I have eliminated mindless eating. If it goes in my mouth it goes into MFP. My wife and I play a game we call "how many calories do…