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Those machines are so bad at estimating calorie burns, especially if they don't know your weight/height. A 35% difference is definitely expected (your math was off) because they are just so unreliable. A HRM is definitely the way to go, it's the most accurate you can get, although it's not 100%, it's closer than those…
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It seems like 70% of the OPs on these boards make 1 post, then fall off the face of the earth, the other 25% reply a few times, and jump off the edge too. There must be some kind of committee going around kidnapping these newbies or something. 5% actually continue to post, just to help the maths work, by the way.
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Loving the flow chart! Definitely going to use it.
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Was feeling pretty sick so I had two rest days in a row, now I'm back at it! June 5th - 2.2km
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I second this. My HRM and what MFP says are pretty close. I mean, for 300 calories, it's roughly 10% difference, but normally less than that. However, I only eat about 1/5th of my exercise calories, so it's not a big deal to me, if I was eating them back, I would be a bit more cautious.
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Man, I wish I could like this. Hahahaha. OP: Smr is right, it's just water weight, did you eat something salty? I notice if I go out for dinner, eat something salty, or have alcohol, my weight fluctuates a lot. Once I controlled for all those things it just started falling off.
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It really depends on a lot of things, most importantly, how accurately you're logging your calories and exercise. Can you give us more information about yourself? Height, age, weight, current calorie goals, the amount of exercise you're doing, how you are calculating calories burnt. All of that. I eat some of my calories,…
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I could never give up delicious breakfast food for soup which I could have for lunch or dinner. I love eggs and bagels and cream cheese too much!
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Can I ask, what differs in an endo recipe? What makes it better for us? How does it help?
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I use to be worried about it, but now I live in the city, so I have no choice, people have to see me running, or I can't do it. And I realised that when I see someone running, my only thoughts are "Good for them, I wish I could run like that, they look great." I never think negatively about someone running, no matter how…
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Did W3D1 today, completed it all, the second 3 minute run was actually a lot easier than the first 3 minute run, which was nice, looking forward to doing the next one!
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Didn't run as far today, but I ran for twice as long without stopping, so I'm pleased :) 2/6 - 2.3km
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Starting out slow, hoping to get to 4/5km runs by the end of the month! 1/6/15 - 2.6km run
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Great work OP! That's awesome, it takes so long when you don't have a ton to lose! Good on you for keeping with it. Don't worry about the thread pirates ;)
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I sometimes do day 3 twice because I just don't feel like I'm ready yet, and I don't want to do really badly on the day 1 of the next week and get deterred and give up. Maybe you should try it? Especially because I'm already doing this 4-5 days a week, so it doesn't take up any extra weeks for me. And I feel better in the…
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I currently live in Toronto, ON, by I'm actually from Australia, I only moved in February. So I'm really hoping there's someone else running on Downtown Toronto, I need friends!
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Definitely want to join in! Training towards my first 5km in August, so starting out slowly.
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I'm really enjoying it, but I do it outside because I hate treadmills. I use the C25k app from Zenlabs, it's pretty good, and simple. You can join us over here (http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10167637/couch-to-5k-start#latest) for support!
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I normally just delete the calories burnt from just walking at the end of the day and leave what I burn during my run. Just at the bottom of your diary or in the exercise tab. Especially because I don't do a ton of other activity so it's not a big deal. Plus I still know how many steps I did.
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That's so great! C25k is very similar to what you've been doing, so you'll be able to transition immediately, I like the app from Zenlabs because it vibrates and chimes and speaks to me when I'm meant to switch between running and walking, so I don't miss it. Week 2 is 90 seconds running and 2 minutes walking 6 times in a…
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You should definitely try doing C25k, it's helpful, and I've noticed a big difference in only 2 weeks. You can also join our conversation on the C25k thread for motivation! It'll really help you keep on track. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/32679850#Comment_32679850
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This happens to me too! Well, it happened when I wore an ankle brace for my sore ankle. Running was fine, but every time I walked it hurt! Maybe you need thinner socks or something? That helped me a lot.
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Hey, I'm Simone, 22, I'm an Australian living in Toronto, I'm trying to lose my "I've never not been overweight" weight. I'm 227lbs (103kg) at the moment, 5"7 (170cm), hoping to get to 160lbs (70 or so kg) I'm looking for people to chat to because all my friends are back home, so I want to know all about you guys!
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If you've lost 10lbs in a month, then you're doing great! The milk obviously isn't stopping your weight loss, so I'd definitely keep drinking it. If you really want something lower in calories, you could just make your own chocolate milk with like 300ml of 1% milk (140 calories) and 1.5 tbsp of chocolate Nesquick syrup (75…
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That's really good to hear, I worry that people think eating disorders only happen to young females, when in reality, they can happen to anyone without them even realising it, hence why a lot of EDs are undiagnosed. As long as you can increase your calories without trying to exercise them away, you're fine. If you find…
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This is definitely true, and you know yourself better than anyone, but please keep in mind that this is only true if you find no problem in increasing your calories to help gain muscle. If you find that you just mentally can't do it, or you do increase your calories, but counter act it by exercising more, you should…
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I found that regular, slightly thicker ankle socks work great for me. I know that everyone is all "socks are the biggest thing about running", but I've had no issues with just thick ankle socks, plus they're cheap as hell, I got mine at Target. Plus, if they don't work out for you, it's not like you can't wear them for…
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Good luck! I'm going to sign up for a 5km in August too, probably next week once I know I can run for at least a few minutes, and that I haven't given up. I'm feeling really committed and excited though, so hopefully I'll do it.
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If what you made gives you enough for 5 meals, then you have 5 servings. Each serving is a portion size. To make sure each of my servings is the same size, I weigh them out individually so they're all the same weight.
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Can you open your diary? If I look at the recipe it might make it easier. You can change it in settings. Was it more than one serving? Do you have the recipe you used?
