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Depends on who you are. A few long term studies have shown that eating the same lunch for a month will decrease your calorie consumption...because you get bored with it. Me, I could never do it. I love cooking and barely can stand eating leftovers- I want to make something new each time. My BF? It takes about 4 meals in a…
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Around the world, humans have a wide range of diets that seem to work out about the same. Pre-tech age, we never saw a group diet that was about 40% protein. Even animal-heavy diets would not cross this threshold- instead opting to eat more fat. To me, this suggests the average human body has a limit at about 40% calories…
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To the OP (who may no longer be reading....IDK): 1. HRM monitors have their pros and cons. They are not for weight lifting or stop and go exercise. I'm about 3" taller than you and at 188. I tend to find that my heart rate monitor comes in line with popular calorie estimates for high activity stuff....zumba/ competitive…
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I have a polar FT7. Love it! It seems to estimate calories very well for steady state cardio. Saves me a lot of guess work.