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Ignore the diets, ‘diets’ come to an end, your working towards a lifestyle change. You understand the mechanics of weight loss and it’s already been proven that it is as simple as calories in vs out. So just eat what you want in a way that keeps you to your goal, so log everything, and yes that really does mean everything.…
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HRM’s are best when you’re doing steady state cardio - which is exactly what you’re doing, so all good there. As for what device, I can only go on my experience which is Garmin’s. The wrist based HRM I have now is of similar accuracy to their chest strap, albeit with the same issues anyone has with a wrist based HRM (ie…
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If you’re preparing to ride a 50 miler then there’s no substitute for time in the saddle. Get miles and hills in the legs. I’d make sure your saddle is right for you as it can make a bigger difference than padded shorts. You can and will complete the L2B just fine, the human body is an amazing thing.
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Strava. Handles all sorts of sports so it’s ideal for me.
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Most eat back a proportion of their exercise calories - you need the fuel but MFP and the like tend to overestimate calories burned.
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Personally I don’t think that point 4 answers the question at all - it says more vigorous exercise burns more calories which is true. It doesn’t however answer the question which revolves around how the body sources those calories. It’s called the fat burning zone for a reason. Personally I’ve found exercising at that low…
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Just keep doing what you’re doing and it’ll go. It seems to be the last fat stronghold for me (and probably many others) too.
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I love my Garmins, have had a Vivosmart HR and recently upgraded to a Fenix. Both are great, HR accuracy was very good and both would pair to a HR strap if I want. Step accuracy is always subjective, I'd say they've very good and the Fenix is better than the Vivosmart was but it's just a number and the aim with all…
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You’re doing a lot of activity that is increasing your leg power, stands to reason that if you work your legs then you’ll build muscle on your legs. If you’re after toning then you need to do longer less intense work, but what you’re doing now all points to building muscle.
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Another Garmin user here, loved my Vivosmart HR although recently upgraded to a Fenix for multi-sport capabilities as well as the other data and info it provides. It was a toss-up between that and the vivoactive3 and my heart won over my wallet! Garmin Connect syncs really well with MFP and it's a 2-way link so when you're…
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There’s no telling which fat goes first, just stick with it! You can help things along by doing more core exercises as that’ll help tone things up.
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Cod liver oil and glucosamine are both good too and are often available in a combined product.
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They’ve been great @davidmallar14 , main thing is I have confidence in what they are telling me. The partner app has been really useful in visualising trends and I’m amazed how my weight can vary from one day to the next - as such I still manually update my weight on MFP once a week. The app would do it automatically but I…
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My money's on the ACV thing being a marketing ploy to sell more of the stuff at a higher price to people wanting a miracle cure - same as all the other fad diets designed to lighten your wallet rather than slim your waist.
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I'm generally of the opinion that if it fits into my diary then why not. I generally just eat the fruit though cos I'm too lazy to get the blender out of the cupboard.
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cycling shoes are like any other, buy the ones that fit best, so I'd recommend visiting a store and trying some on to work out what works for you. I've generally bought the previous seasons shoes that are discounted which means you get better for less and as you'll put thousands of miles on them before they wear out it'll…
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seems you're doing pretty well! I walk on my breaks too, I also go and see people rather than phoning them that way you get the walk while also getting extra positive feedback from people as they see it as going the extra mile - win/win if you ask me!
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It'll be your position on the bike. Incorrect position can lead to all sorts of issues, get it right and you'll be a lot more comfortable and a lot more efficient.
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That’ll vary depending on a ton of variables - my run last night was 856 per hour (new 10k PB, yay!) According to Google you’d probably be in the 700-800 cals per hour range for swimming.
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It’s a dilemma. I agree 130 seems low, I always thought that swimming was good as it works the whole body and it’s totally possible to burn 422 cals in 35 minutes which means that’s a plausible figure too. I guess it’s up to you. The lower will mean you could potentially overachieve but the higher could mean the opposite.
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Hydration is a good thing, ignore all the hype about 2 litres/8 cups a day, you should be guaging your hydration by the colour of your urine. As for drinking a gallon of water? IMHO it’s too much, you should be doing it as above and not setting yourself an arbitrary target.
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I’m starting to wonder if this was started because someone had a load of this stuff to shift and figured the most profitable way was to invent some rubbish about it being a miracle cure for weight loss.
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I’m a Garmin user and while I don’t swim much I have heard a few comments regarding swimming from friends who do triathlons. The first is that to record HR when swimming you need the tri chest strap. Wrist based HR just isn’t that great in the water and Garmin will tell you the same. Without knowing how long you were…
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You say yourself that both are recording similar HR data ... so the issue isn’t wrist vs strap for measurement it’s Apple v Polar. I would suggest that Polar would have the upper hand in this as that’s what they do, the Apple Watch being more of a ‘jack of all trades’. Either way, from a weight loss perspective you would…
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I NEED cake, therefore I need cardio - no cardio, no cake. Do you have to do cardio to lose weight? No.
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This.
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Just eat food. Best way to lose weight? Eat less. As a human race we’ve made it this far without fad diets designed only to lighten your wallet.
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Fenix in UltraTrak mode says 60 hours. It’s also fine looking bit of kit and has a ton of other useful gubbins too. I love mine ...... probably a little too much
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If it fits into calorie goals then why not? I love the stuff but don’t have it often as it’s so moreish. Worst thing about it is the palm oil content and the associated deforestation of the worlds rainforests.
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If I’ve got my timings right it’s dinner. As that’s not very often it’ll be one of two things - a snack after a short session just because I can, or some kind of protein source after a big session (2hrs plus) and that’ll be anything from nuts to yoghurt to a recovery shake depending on what I fancy.
