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Hello, By definition and by design, your body scale is not accurate ... whatever measure it displays ... But, since it is consistently wrong, you can rely 100% on the trends it will display ... At the end of the day ... this is exactly what you were probably looking for :smile: ...your progress !!!

Hi, Commitment is the only bridge which can help you go from Point A to Point B ... But even more powerful, you should work from Point B ... instead of locking yourself up in Point A BE right now ... the person you want to be ...!!! Hope this will help

Thanks a lot ... !!! Had not noticed this feature ... :o

Happyfit11 is absolutely right ... !!! For the sake of the argument, we are dealing with gym machines with accept age, weight, height, sex as inputs and do have sensors for heart rate monitoring ... Even if you fine tune your settings ( thanks to heybales ) the 30% - 35% percentage difference between gym machines and HRM…

All over the Forum, Heybales is sharing his exceptional knowledge !!! We should all be very grateful for his kindness, and let him know how much we value his recommendations ...

Many many thanks for your clarification ... !!! I am sticking to your part 1 ... !!! It is so nice of you to help us out with your very broad knowledge ... Cheers

Hi HeyBales, Finally took the time to go through your excellent recommendations ... !!! Thanks to you, I am 11 years younger ... Great feeling ... !!! But I do not quite get the second paragraph of your OP, when daily goal is below BMR ... a) which BMR is it : the initial one or the more accurate estimate ? b) when getting…

When is Sublog coming back ... !!!

What about the following suggestion ... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/567817-ipad-weekly-graph

Hi, To gather adequate info, I would recommend to initially fill in your MFP questionnaire With the objective to MAINTAIN your weight. You will get your TDEE and calories to eat ... And an indicative BMR ... ( TDEE/1.2 ... for sedentary people) Then, as a second step, for Weigh loss, with the objective to remain at BMR…

Thanks to each one of you for your very valuable insights ... Mike, I do have to admit my total ignorance about the paleo/primal diet ... So, as an initial step, i am going to document myself as much as possible to evaluate if it could match my lifestyle

Thanks a lot for sharing ...!!!

Zara, Thanks a lot for sharing this valuable info ...!!!

Mike ... This is truly IMPRESSIVE ... !!! Congrats on your results ... But even more importantly ... You have to be praised for your perseverance !!! Only a disciplined AND continuous EFFORT can lead to these amazing results ... !!! Thanks for sharing ...

Thanks for your insight ... !!! You are a living ... wikipedia ... !!! Cheers

Geneva Switzerland ... !!!

Thanks Heybales ... !!! as always with your comments ... It is extremely clear AND indispensable !!! Thanks again

Thanks for sharing this article ... I am now a newly converted from cardio only to a balanced combination with strength training ...!!!

Thanks a lot for sharing this brilliant Lesson with all of us ...!!!

Thanks Helloitsdan ... Your approach is indeed a lot more logical !!! Cheers

Thanks a lot Watboy for sharing your experience ... !!! You are right and I will follow your recommendation, starting next week ...

Is weight training to be started right from the begining ? Because I have been told I should first concentrate on cardio training for the first couple of months... And then move on to lifting weights ...

Extremely clear explanation about ... Why Eating Exercice Calories is So Important !!! Brilliant !!! Thanks a lot !!!

Thanks a lot Heybales for the excellent post ... Your explanations are always very clear ...!!!

In order to validate the info you get from your elliptical and from your HRM, you could try the following calculator ... http://www.self.com/calculatorsprograms/calculators Hope this will help

You do need to burn fat ... So you need to track your heart rate with an Heart Rate Monitor In order to navigate around your lipolytic threshold. See link below for exact calculation http://michelebologna.net/en/2011/03/allenarsi-nel-modo-giusto-con-il-cardiofrequenzimetro/ Hope this will help

Lost 10 pounds during the first 4 weeks ...

Oops ... Forgot to mention the piece of advice heybales gave me : As you weight goes down, every 5 lbs, do not forget to adjust your daily goal which will also go down ... Cheers

Granted the site is designed for you to eat back the calories you are burning ... But it is your own decision ... As long as your calorie intake is above 1'200 calories, you can decide : 1. To eat back 100% of the calories burned 2. To eat back 50% of the calories burned 3. To eat back 0% of the calories burned Ultimately,…

Absolutely ...!!! Exactly the same as eeza56 !!!