rblakeman

Can you give us details about what it is saying you are burning, for what type of exercise, and at what estimated intensity? Did it measure your resting heart rate as part of the data you entered? I think my Polar is probably pretty accurate (it is a different model, cost about 140); it estimates far fewer calories than…

I think your goal weight may be too small for you...especially if you are putting on muscle. I am 5 ft 3 in with a tiny frame. When I weight below 115, I start to look too thin. You are hoping for 113, with 2 inches more height...I think that might actually put you underweight.

If you are burning all of your calories in 7.2 miles, you are under-eating. Are you using a HR monitor or going by the calorie count on a treadmill or MFP? Treadmills give me 120 per mile (so that would be 864 for you...not enough calories for a typical day). My HR monitor gives me closer to 90 to 100 per mile, depending…

The first race I ever did was a 10k...get comfortable with running 5 miles at your own pace, and maybe try once to run the full distance (about a week before the race). Don't worry about other peoples' pace...some will be running 5 minute miles, and some will be walking...you just do your thing.

Thanks everyone. My resting heart rate is in the 50s to low 60s...need to check it again (I think last time it was about 56). I have been running for quite a few years. I could not mentally run with heart rate in the 140s or even 150s...it would feel like a complete waste of time to me (plus, I would be running so slowly…

I have it and really like it. That being said, I have not done P90X, Insanity or any of the other programs. The only negatives I have are (1) the warm up is the same for every work out and (2) there are a few moves that I cannot do (e.g., balancing on your fists and pulling your legs through your arms). However, I can do…

I think the answer is that her heart rate was higher than yours, hence she burned more (if in fact HR indicates how many calories are burned). I find that once I get my heart rate up, it is easier to keep it in my goal range (for me, around 185). Maybe due a few minutes of jumping jacks or something before you start the…

I have the Polar FT 60 and love it. It is accurate with measuring the heart rate, and seems reasonable with the calorie burn (less than what the treadmill says). I find it helpful to pace myself...I aim for keeping in the 180s on my runs, which gives me a decent calorie burn of 11 to 12 per minute. I also find it…

I had the same experience, except with cookies. I previously had a small addiction to chew chocolate chip cookies. Yesterday I was trying desperately to get to 1200 calories but was stuffed...so opted for 2 of my old favorite cookies. They were NASTY to me.

Why do you need to eat that many calories? I am not in the camp of eating back exercise calories...the point of cardio, for me, is largely to burn extra calories...why would I eat them back? Today I have eaten 615 calories thus far...but then I hit the gym and burned 635 (per HR monitor). So it's 4:00pm and MFP says I'm…

I never leave the house without make-up...partly because of insecurities, and partly because it is my sunscreen. I wear Bare Minerals and it stays on quite nicely during work outs...I even recently went snorkeling while wearing it, and to my surprise it stayed on under the water! When I have worn liquid make-ups, however,…

I have done spin classes I loved...and classes I hated; a lot of it depends on the instructor. I recently got a heart rate monitor and wore it during a spin class...burned only 477 calories in an hour class because I could not get and keep my heart rate up the way I can when I run. I worked very hard, and my legs were…

I'm 5'3 with a tiny frame (it is difficult to buy bracelets because my wrists are so small). My goal weight is between 115 and 117, but with good muscle/tone. If I get much below 115, I feel like I look too skinny in the face (I'm in my early 40s).

I think my HR monitor hits right on your numbers (though I'm not going to take the time to do the math). I had to do a resting HR assessment where I didn't move for 7 or 8 minutes, plus added my weight, height and age. If I keep my heart rate between 171 and 185 for most of my run (which is usually around 6.7 to 7.0 mph),…

I use a HR monitor to estimate my calorie burn. It gives me less than the treadmill (generally gives 9 to 10 calories per minute depending on my HR, where treadmill gives 12 per 0.1 mile (less than 1 minute of running). I have always found my home treadmill to be harder than the gym treadmill...and sure enough, my HR…

I think it depends on how much you need to lose. Speaking in general terms, if someone weighs 300 pounds and loses 11 pounds, there probably won't be any obvious physical changes yet. But if someone weighs 130 and loses 11 pounds, it would be pretty obvious. It sounds like you are making good progress...keep it up and you…

I have had the opposite problem...no knee problems when I run, but terrible knee problems when I walk. The culprit, for me, is my walking form causes problems with the muscles on the outside of my thigh...I address this by not walking for exercise and making sure to stretch that outside muscle. If it gets jacked up, lying…

I am petite (approx 120) and when I use treadmills that don't ask for my weight and age, they say I burn 120 per mile, regardless of how fast or slow I go; incline does make the calorie number go up. However, I got a heart rate monitor this week and tested it on a very tough (hilly) outdoor 2 mile run...heart rate stayed…

The treadmills I use at the gym say 120 per mile...but that does not take into account height or weight; likewise, it is essentially the same regardless of my speed. I did an extremely hard outdoor run yesterday (extreme hills, heat and humidity) and used my heart rate monitor for the first time...it said I burned 218…

Thank you! That makes much more sense. 1200 in a coma seems reasonable...1200 actually alive seemed low.

I think the only way to know if you will lose weight is to see what happens. If you notice that you get 'stuck' if your net calories go lower than 1200, then obviously you want to eat your exercise calories so that you are netting at least 1200. If you don't eat your exercise calories, and you continue to lose weight, then…