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Funny timing for this to pop up. I have a Fitbit Flex (Activity Tracker) and a Polar FT7 (Heart Rate Monitor). I bought the FT7 about 2 years ago when I was doing Insanity to keep track of calories burned/heart rate/etc. I continued to use it at the gym during cardio days. I stopped using it for awhile, but for reasons…

I love Moss, great topic and better post! Seldom see IT crowd references.

I'm an even bigger d*ck especially if I miss a meal. A couple weeks ago we got hung up on something at work and I didn't eat for like 8 hours, wasn't pretty for anyone who screwed up during that time.

When I either: A: Crawl up the stairs to start work B: Say screw it and work from the recliner. I live in a townhouse apt and it has too many stairs most days....

Anyone else completely misread this question "I usually out-eat most or all of my friends."? I'm everything but a big eater! Emotional Eater:High Big Eater:Moderately Low Addictive Eater:High Lazy Eater:Moderately High People Pleaser Eater:Moderately High Control Freak Eater:Moderately High

Since I can only reply to under 30 posts for a few more weeks I'll reply while I still can. I'd infer someone was asking if I had seen a movie named "The Graduate" which I have not and may spark a conversation about it. But even the American Pie/Stifflers mom thing wouldn't get the desired result unless it was very direct…

Never have I ever.... Seen Top Gun Seen American Idol, Lost.... lots of other TV shows Had a one night stand Gotten a tattoo Gotten a piercing Drank Coffee Probably a lot more....

Personally I set my activity to Sedentary because I sit at my desk 8-10 hours/day. I lounge around a lot also, watching movies or hockey. I do laundry every other week, dishes daily, cleaning weekly, rough cleaning monthly, run around with my neice/nephews a couple hours 3-4x week, walk around and move more frequently than…

Only substitute for ground beef I've found. Great for chili and burgers as others have mentioned.

I weigh myself every morning (unless I forget or am not home). But I always use my scale to keep it consistent. I like to see trends develop. I noticed every morning after a serious weight training workout I gain 3 pounds. Doesn't unmotivate me, the weight goes back down over the next few days. I like to see things like…

I eat Ouback Filets with somewhat regularity. A good lean steak is good once in a while. They have other things also but for me I tend to need protein as I eat too many carbs already. The main problem with Outback is the bread is soooo good I tend to overeat it. Don't know about Chilis but Olive Garden is tougher but since…

Definately worth a shot, I love pasta and Barilla is my go to brand. Recently tried the multigrain and it's pretty good. I normally hate change but if I remember correctly 50% multigrain and 50% regular barilla so it will help ease the transition to healthier pastas.

Thanks, the HRM is consistant and if I'm using weights I still get to track my results. So far I've lost 4 pounds in about 3 weeks which the trainers at my gym say is standard but I've been told I'm looking slimer which means I'm probably building some muscle as well and burned more than 4 pounds of fat which is great.…

Ok cool, I'll have to look into this and see if I can get it better tuned to my personal settings. BTW I may have mispoke I can't spend all day in the red zone, but the cardio zone without breaking a sweat. When I get into the red zone especially off the charts I definately feel it more. The cardio zone is pretty low…

Good info, I knew higher intensity was better overall which is good for me because I can't stand on an elliptical/treadmill and stay in the fat zone without being incredibly bored. I use protein shakes as I don't get as much protein as I should some days and a buddy told me to eat 50% protein. I've dropped that number to a…

Thanks, my FT7 is pretty new but it seems like I'm going to be a big fan. I like the fact it tracks numbers when I'm not using cardio equipment also so huge benefit there!

Thanks, that makes sense, the equipment never seemed to change the cals/min unless the strides/min changed despite my HR so I was thinking it was more of a generic number. I'll use my HRM #s and trust they are more accurate.

Screwed up this post, ignore.

Thanks for the quick response. I was kinda wondering about the heart rate because my gyms ellipticals say 162 bpm is over my cardio heart rate and into the red zone, but if I do lower I can sit there all day without building a sweat so I try to keep it somewhat intense on cardio days than the next day do workouts with…