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TDEE is total daily energy expenditure, which means it includes everything (running, sleeping, sitting, etc). I believe what you mean is your net burn, which is your energy output minus your resting metabolic rate (RMR). So if you exercise for an hour and burn 500 cals according to your HRM, you'd deduct your normal RMR…

Maybe the OP meant is it "safe," which is certainly a valid question. Music has been proven to help people perform harder. Personally, I don't run with music as I tend to run in the Vegas desert. I like the whole "no civilization" theme. :)

That's awesome. I started running in the desert recently and on G+ I joined some bike groups because I want to do some biking later this year. I can't workout in a gym at all. I'm a play outside kind of guy. If I am forced into a gym, I'll just quit. It's so boring! When you go outside, you get to experience life, you get…

I find people who run via crash diets, beyond practical food restrictions and other junk often gain their weight all back eventually and more. Find a pace that works for you and that you can maintain without killing yourself and go with that. If you lose a pound a week or a pound a month, it's still progress. To me the…

When I first got my UP I did a couple calibration tests along with a backup app to see how my steps/distance compared. I found that the UP was fairly accurate after doing this. The best question is what's a step? Your stride can change with each step. You could be taking small steps up stairs or in the kitchen and larger…

It depends what you're doing. "Exercise" is too broad of a term. Generally, you want carbs 30-60 minutes before working out. However, if you're not doing something very intense, you might find you don't need it. Do what your body says. For me, if I'm desiring something super intense, I need to fuel up. If I don't, I'll…

Maybe try something like The Sims or Sim City or Skyrim to mix it up. Rift (played since beta) is way above WoW in many aspects, except community. Trion has done such a piss poor job of marketing this game that it's going F2P. Too bad cause Storm Legion was a great xpac. But, like many of you, I stopped MMOing. When I took…

Welcome. Also they have Dead Island GotY edition for PC for $4.99 too. One of the things I love about PC gaming is all the cheap deals that come around.

I'm optimistic too. I believe EA, regardless of people's opinion, is one company that won't half-*kitten* their SW games. Plus I want Star Wars Sims (yes, I'm serious) and Battlefront 3. :) I'd also love Sim City to get themed to Star Wars.

I just synced mine for the heck of it. Took about 2 hours for the sync to come in. I think I read after the initial sync it's a 30 min delay.

I believe his point was simply that you're misunderstanding what "calorie burn" means and how it works. Here, this will help. Go to the MayoClinic's site on calorie burns: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/SM00109 Scroll down and look at the table. Notice how the calorie burns go UP as weight goes UP? While this is…

Like others have said, it's about energy required. All things equal, a man weighing 300 lbs is going to burn more calories doing the same exact thing in the same exact way that a 150 pound man is doing because the 300 pound guy is using more energy to move more mass. Even if they are both sitting and playing chess, the…

I don't think any of them do "turn by turn navigation," which is what you seem to want. Many, like Runtastic, Nike+, MapMyRun, etc will allow you to make your own route (or sometimes choose routes of others) and put it on your phone. And then from there you can see where you are and where to go, but to me that's a lot of…

I look at things on a week by week basis since the body isn't working on a magical 24-hour clock. You'll have days where you could eat like a horse and days where you'll nibble. In my initial 60lbs lost run I found that how I performed on a week or 2-week basis was an indicator of what progress (or lack of it) was to come.…

That alone means the Jawbone UP is out. You do everything through an app on a smart device, not a normal computer. There is no web interface at this time and Jawbone (as far as I can see) isn't promising one is coming. I don't use FitBit so not sure if that's the same deal.

I have the Jawbone UP and love it. After calibrating the UP, it's now very accurate. One selling point for me was that the band will vibrate if I've been inactive for X minutes. I set mine to 45 minutes and it went off a couple times today during my workday at my desk. That feature alone is worth the money to me. I don't…

I got one this past week and love it. Glad you got one! And I'm always up for adding people, so anyone who's interested, just drop me a friend request. I don't sync mine with MFP though. Actually, I don't even know how. :) BTW, you can add team members on the UP app.

Even though the UP (and similar products) just guess on the cals, I also find the UP does a pretty decent job of being accurate within a few percent of what a HRM reports. In one research article I read, the UP did a good job of being close to the BodyMedia's FIT, which does measure cal burn through monitoring. And in…

Oh well. I was all about to come in this thread and say congrats. *giggity*

Made a human rogue called Rogan in 2004. Maxed him up and then realized rogues were kind of stupid in endgame and there wasn't enough cool sneaky/lockpick stuff in the game, so I went druid, maxed him and played as a healer in a hardcore raid crew for years.

I'm a writer, although fiction is something I've done off and on over the years (mostly a nonfiction writer). Actually, I did far more fiction writing and reading when I was younger. The meetup idea is a good one. Another would be to start surrounding yourself with other creators (writers, artists, etc) online or IRL. You…

Ah, I was looking at trying this for a few, but think I'll pass. Free is good, but I'll gladly pay for a AAA experience, which is why I've stuck mostly to WoW and Rift over the years. Hope it does well though. I'm waiting to try out Elder Scrolls Online and of course waiting forever to see what EQ Next is like.

If you want to go WAY back, it was when Zelda II: Adventure of Link came out and Toys r Us didn't have any due to a "microchip shortage." I about cried that day. There was no Internet, just Nintendo Power. :) Fortunately, a couple days later they managed to get TWO copies AND when I called, they agreed to hold one for me…

In that Microsoft memo, they mentioned single player gaming as a reason why the Xbox should be playable offline. I think Microsoft was leaning towards "always on" gaming, but realized the world isn't ready for that yet and backed off. I prefer digital versions because I don't like having game boxes clutter up my home.…

I hear ya. I think you're good to go though. Today, the news is there was a Microsoft memo going around about how the next box won't need to be online always. And there's a Forbes article about how used games WILL be allowed on both upcoming consoles. Basically, it's a situation where both major player (sorry Nintendo)…

Hello fellow gamers, I'm Jason, male, 40. Been gaming my whole life and think I've owned just about every major game system to come out. :) I game on and off. After being somewhat hardcore in MMOs since The Realm Online (yes, The Realm Online) I've left MMOs behind for now. WoW & Rift just weren't doing it for me anymore.…

Awesome work bro. You killed it!

Dang. I could of told you not to do Match. I signed up for it about a year ago and nothing came out of it. Not sure how it is in your area, but in mine I was seeing women who haven't logged in for weeks or months constantly. I just stopped looking and canceled the membership. On a good note, my best friend met his wife on…

I just started with Nike+ stuff. Feel free to add me anyone. USER is: JasonAMartin Right now I have Nike+ Kinect and the Nike+ app for running. I'm about to get the SportWatch. Liking the Nike+ system thus far.

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