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Awesome! Can't wait to see the final spreadsheet!! Okay, so that's what I figured. I knew there was no way I gained that much muscle mass, but didn't think it would be all fat since I'm fitting into clothes I couldn't fit into before. I forgot that I had weighed once before I made the first post in this thread, so 6 lbs of…

Sorry I'm just getting back to this thread. Thanks for replying! And I just downloaded your new spreadsheet to check out what you've added. I love the idea of adding the BMF info in! Your spreadsheet is so awesome! :drinker: Can I ask you another question? I think all this time I have been eating at TDEE rather than at a…

I just sent you a message. :smile:

Thank you so much. I did what you said and averaged 5 non workout days on the BMF and entered into the spreadsheet the amount of hours that would equal that number. And then added in my weekly exercise into the activity calculator. Then I changed my METs on the armband to what you suggested and synced the armband to update…

Okay, so one last question then. You had helped me in another thread with adjusting my height on my BMF armband to reflect my actual BMR. I do feel like I'm getting more accurate numbers with it now. When looking at calories burned during sleep, it now reflects the same BMR I calculated in the BMR calculator at…

Thanks so much for the reply, heybales. I really appreciate it. :smile: Okay, so I should probably just stick with the same amount of calories every day then because I work out in the evenings after work. Is that correct? I recently cut back on cardio, but have been doing a Body Pump class 3 times a week, using weights…

Thanks, I didn't know that! I'll be saving those two links you provided for myself now. :smile:

Try using this spreadsheet by heybales. Fill out all the info on the "Simple Setup" tab. Most will auto-fill on the other tabs. Should give you a good idea of body fat %, BMR, and TDEE. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/750920-spreadsheet-for-bmr-tdee-deficit-macro-calcs-hrm-zones?hl=bmr+tdee+spreadsheet

I have worn my armband for years. I got it back when they were called GoWear Fit. I always assumed it wasn't very accurate because my numbers came back so high. But I recently had my RMR tested and come to find out, the armband was underestimating my calories burned because my RMR is much higher than most formulas use. I…

I can tell a difference! You look fantastic! :smile:

Listen to heybales. The man knows his stuff. He helped me out in another thread when I had my RMR tested and was trying to figure a few things out. It was stuff I never would've figured out on my own. When I had mine done, they specifically told me not to eat below BMR and try not to eat below RMR. It's TDEE you want to…

I upped my calories about a month ago. I really recommend it. I'm never starving between meals, I have tons more energy, and am sleeping much better. At first, I gained like 4 lbs. But then lost it and evened out. I'm losing very slowly now, like at a snails pace, but it's better than not losing at all...like before I…

Thanks! Good luck with your workout schedule! I bet it will give you a great boost!! It's so nice to kind of have an idea of what I'm doing now and why it wasn't working before. And to have awesome people on here, like you and everyone in this thread, to give advice and support. :drinker:

I just wanted to post an update since heybales helped me so much and because I'm so excited over the results I'm getting so far. (bellamarie2181, I hope you don't mind that I'm posting this in your thread! :flowerforyou: ) I made the adjustments to my BMF settings that heybales recommended and all I can say is WOW! I know…

I just had to post another update because I'm so excited over the results I'm getting so far. I guess it's been a little less than a month since I had my RMR tested and started upping my calories. At first, I gained like 4 lbs. I've since lost those 4 lbs. But, at this moment, I don't even care what the scale says. I had…

I have to agree with this. When my sister was in her 20's, she started developing horrible hives. She had never been allergic to anything before. She went to an allergy doc and they tested 100 different things. She was allergic to something like 80 of them. A good majority of them were different types of fruits and…

BMF is designed to be worn all day because it measures more than just heart rate. I think I read somewhere that HRMs do not accurately record caloric burn when the heart rate is below a certain level.

You also might want to look into getting your metabolism tested. I kind of went through the same thing. I haven't been able to lose weight for four years. I had a pretty rare knee surgery that took two years to recover from and then had another knee surgery and an elbow surgery. In the time since that first surgery, I've…

I recently upped my calories from 1700 to 2400 because I had my RMR tested and it was way higher than what all the online calculators showed. In three weeks, I gained about 3-4 lbs. It has now been almost a month and I'm back down to what I was before I upped my calories. But, even though I had gained, I'm down one pants…

I wear mine in the side band of my bra all the time too. It does give pretty accurate results this way, but then again, I've been wearing mine for years, so I pretty much know what my numbers are going to be. I would recommend wearing it on your arm for awhile before switching to the bra...just so you know what you would…

I will do all of that as soon as I get home from work. I can't say thank you enough. I wouldn't have ever figured that out on my own. You are wonderful. :flowerforyou:

Thanks for replying! And forgive my ignorance if I've got any of this wrong, I'm still learning this stuff. :smile: Okay, so I went into your spreadsheet, and based on everything I entered there, my BF% is averaged at 32%. I double checked on another calculator that takes into account frame size to make sure I entered…

I know this reply wasn't to me, but can I ask you a question? According to the Harris BMR, mine is 1577. But when I was tested, RMR was 2140, BMR around 2010. I have been wearing my BMF for years. It gives me numbers similar to what the RMR test showed. TDEE on an active day is anywhere from 2800-3400, on a lazier day…

No problem! Happy to share. Hopefully we're both on our way to losing those stubborn lbs and looking and feeling great! It really hit home with me about eating enough when I was talking to the nutritionist who did my RMR test. She told me about a woman who came to her for the RMR test and a few other things. She said that…

I bought my armband years ago, when it was called the GoWear Fit. I never knew if the results were correct, but loved seeing the numbers anyway. When my weight loss stalled, I figured the BMF wasn't accurate. I thought I had low thyroid function and that the armband wasn't registering my slowed metabolism. I stopped…

What a great post. I'm so glad you figured things out! The same thing happened to me. I had a pretty rare knee surgery 4 years ago. I was on crutches for four months and then had a year of recovery. In that time, I gained 25 lbs. I think it was because I went from working out every day to not getting off the couch more…

I just wanted to say thanks for posting this. What an awesome spreadsheet! I can't imagine the time and effort it took to develop and type out. I like seeing the numbers, so this is a great way to keep track of progress. Thanks again! :smile:

I seemed to have stabilized, I hope. I've been on vacation for the last week visiting family I haven't seen in a few years. I decided that I was going to take a diet break for the week and eat what I wanted when I wanted (within reason of course). I also decided that I wasn't going to weigh myself until I got back home.…

I just had to post an update. So it's now been about two weeks since I upped my calories. For the last week, I've been on vacation seeing family out of state that I haven't seen in years. I decided when I got here that I was going to take a "diet break" since I've been working on losing weight for 4 years with no success.…

Actually, my weight gain was why I thought my RMR was lower too. I thought I had low thyroid function initially and had my doctor test me for it. I had gained about 25lbs over a period of 4 years, while working out 5-6 days a week doing things like Insanity and P90X. I couldn't figure out why I was gaining. In the last two…