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HRMs are great for tracking cals burned as long as they are set up well e.g age starting weight sex resting heart rate etc. With this info you can find your target heart rate and also track calories burned as you lose weight. Most brands like polar etc.. That work off a chest strap give quite a accurate reading, better…

This is my second go on MFP, first time worked really well last year probably to well it wasn't easy lots of gym and logging everything including weighing portions helped me get to where I needed to be. I was happy with what I saw in the mirror so stopped logging and dropped off the exercise, I thought I was eating well…

I'm in the same boat , I stay away from added sugar as much as possible but I always find I go over my sugar allocation as well. It all comes from apples, pears, bananas and grapes. What I am planning on getting is baby carrots, always asessible that familiar crunch and low sugar, great for snacking and high in nutrients…

My thoughts on this as a guy who is now losing weight ... I had a Neighbour I hadn't seen for a while and a ex work colleague comment that I had put on weight, at first I kind of denied it to myself but after having a good look they were right not tactful (different cultural backgrounds than myself) but they were right I…

I have a polar f7 and I find elliptical over by about 33 % estimation, MFP surprisingly is out by less than 1 % for me. What I like about the monitor is that keeps u targeted in the range u want to be in.

I like u, up front and honest lets not beat about the bush and lets sort it out. Lets not blame it on my parents Lets not blame it on my day is to busy Lets not blame it on my thyroid (unless it has been tested as being in need of medication) Lets not blame it on bf/gf is a bad influence on me. Lets take ownership of the…

Hi Chris Friend request sent add me mate and we can help each other over the hurdles. Cheers Cheffie

Male 38 182cm Sw 100.3 Cw 96.3 Gw1 90 Gw2 85 Give me metric any day but I must say I do like lbs because if I lose 5 kg that's about 10-11 lbs. that's double digits that sounds heaps better than 5kg,only problem It means I need to lose more lbs than kgs :( Nah give me the metric system anyday. Imperial is just crazy.... I…

I use the polar f7 and I love it, yes it does read lower than the elliptical even while reading my calories burned on the LCD display. The perks of the HRM is that it lets you know when you are in the zone, you get the most accurate reading of your cals burned so that you can log accurately. It works pretty easily, set up…

I'm taking it you are doing 5 x a week cardio, if I am incorrect let me know as I have 2 small kids and I would LOVE to have that much free time. Anyway if you are foong your TDEE I would be looking at second or third above sedentary kind of mid range. But of course is depending on how hard u are hitting cardio or are u…

Treadmills are great for a couple of reasons firstly some people don't feel comfortable running and are self conscious about how some people see them out in public. And in winter you can do a 20 min session before work and 20 min after work easily which is great if you have kids or are time poor. I started off with walking…

Hi there I'm a pastry chef and have been one for 22 years, u have ur bad days where u misbehave but you also get desensitised to it as well and even get fussy with quality over quantity. Feel free to add me if u want some to chat with Mike

Got you added there mate

Thanks guys appreciate the time taken

Mate I am with you big time on this, accountability is key and I think that's a great thing about MFP if you say make me accountable for keeping up with my diary and meeting my goals then there are people on here who are trying to reach the same goals as yourself and know what u are going thru. Keep your diary open, be…

I'm partial to 2 brands the Valhrona single origin Manjari dark chocolate is crisp with nice red Berrie flavors, and the good old callebaut 53% dark chocolate standard blend. Lucky for me we stock nearly 100kg of chocolate in my kitchen so I have some everyday but I limit myself to 15-20 grams a day and I never have a…

Congrats on losing the first 21 lbs that's a great start, I'm new here myself all the best and stick to the plan I look forward to seeing ur progress

Melbourne here and not looking forward to the upcoming cold weather, it's too easy for me to keep under the covers when I need to get to the gym at 5am. Once there all good just dragging my backside out of the warm doona is the hard part.

Making that decision for yourself is the number one thing, good luck with the progress