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Couldn't agree more. I went a couple of extra steps to pull the data together. Check out my blog: http://johntmoore.blogspot.com/ I pull my Fitbit data into Google Spreadsheets and Microsoft Health Vault.

I'm into collecting and monitoring the data. Pulling it Together I log my diet on MyFitnessPal I log my blood presssure on FitBit FitBit automatically tracks my steps, activity minutes, floors FitBit with a coulple of clicks tracks my sleep duration, quality FitBit Aria measures weight and body fat, syncs the data over…

This was breakfast this morning, whipped up in a Vitamix; Mixed Berry Medley - Frozen Berries, 0.5 Cup Kale - Raw, 3 cup, chopped Generic - Spinach, Raw (Usda), 2 cup Simple Truth - Almond Milk- Kroger, 0.25 cup Fage - 2% Plain Greek Yogart, 0.5 cup Healthworks - Certified Organic Cacao Powder, 9.24 g Ump - Vanilla Protein…

Seems like no topic generates such discussion as "low carb" and the related "calories in/calories out." What I've decided for me is too stay away from most processed foods and grains. My wife is diabetic and needs to limit carbs, especially those with high glycemic impact. I tend to be heavy, fat accumulates around my…

I love my Aria Scale. I would agree that the BF% is not accurate and is affected by hydration and other factors. All measurements are subject to variability; there is signal and noise. I look at the trends and am a fan of moving averages. It doesn't make sense to give too much importance to single readings. If you're…

I started on MFP, got a Fitbit, got a blood pressure monitor and started logging weight, activity, blood pressure and diet everyday when my doc said to lose weight because my blood pressure was up. Have logged 139 days, every day. With daily weights you can see trends and patterns. I have my system pretty much automated…

I really like Trendweight.com and Hacker's Diet Online for showing trends. I use the Aria scale and have worked out some pretty cool ways to automate data collection and visualizing my data. Check out my blog: http://johntmoore.blogspot.com/ Weight loss is not linear. Get used to variation. Every process shows variability.…

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the reply. Good advice.

I weigh every day. Morning routine: step on Aria scale, start coffee, take blood pressure, review my data. I started working on weight loss in September when my blood pressure was up and doc said, "lose weight." In the past I lost/maintained weight when I ran/cycled, tracked exercise and diet. I can't run or cycle. So I…

I love my Fitbit One. Doubtful that a wear on wrist model (Flex, Force) would work for me. I'm a bit of a geek and am into collecting and analyzing data. Started the weight loss thing due to high blood pressure. Put together a system that pretty much automates collection and analyzing my data. Check out my blog:…

A nice lecture on diet science: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eREuZEdMAVo&list=WL71596BA9A705B900

Do what works for you. I track everything daily. First thing I get on my Aria scale which syncs over wifi to Fitbit which shares with MFP. Then I take my blood pressure. I enter my weight onto Hacker's Diet Online because I like the graphs. TrendWeight pulls my data from Fitbit. Both TrendWeight and Hacker's Diet show…

Went to my primary care doc to get a note that would allow me to wear crocs at work. New dress code banned them. Blood pressure was up and he advised me, for the nth time, to lose weight. I've done really well. MFP has been one of my best tools. I'm a geeky nerd and am really into tracking weight, diet, exercise, body fat,…

I weigh every morning, without clothes. Been working to automate collection. integration and visualization of my data on weight, activity, blood pressure and sleep. My blog has a summary of how I do this: http://johntmoore.blogspot.com/ Love moving averages to smooth out the noise.

I was in a head on collision 15 years ago with crushing injuries to both feet, both femurs shattered, chest crushed, blew major artery in chest. 30 days on a vent. Multiple surgeries. Lots of internal fixation to femurs, foot. Long painful rehab. Not able to do running and cycling even now. My wife had significant brain…

Gary Taubes has written extensively on the question and argues against calories in vs calories out. Might want to check out: http://garytaubes.com/

Feel free to add me for support. I'm in your age group.:smile:

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You might want to log your weight on https://trendweight.com or http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/online/hdo.html. Both sites based on The Hacker's Diet. Will chart your loss and give you an estimate of your daily deficit. The cool thing about the chart of weight loss is it shows a weighted moving average (smoothes out the…

In mid September my blood pressure was up and the doc said (again), “lose weight.” So I remembered the only success I ever had losing weight and keeping it off was when I got on the scale daily. Yup, can't control it if you don't measure it. Knew I wanted to lose weight, drop blood pressure and increase activity. Scale in…

Hi fellow nerds. Been tracking diet, activity, sleep, weight, blood pressure for 7 weeks. Using EatSmart scale, Omron BP monitor, fitbit. Also using MFB, FitBit, Hacker's Diet Online, Tictrac, HealthVault. Kludged some spreadsheets as well to examine relationships among weight, exercise, diet, sleep and BP. BP is coming…