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Activity entry vs fitness watch calc... Accuracy
I am not logging any (non-cycling) activities. Rather, I'm leaning on the data feed from Garmin to give me my calorie adjustments while working toward a caloric deficit. The cycling activity that I do log is based on an actual power meter and is fully automated, thus I feel like the accuracy /consistency is pretty high.…
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What are "net" calories?
I take 1220 cal in food today, subtract 1K in exercise calories... and arrive at 220 Net calories. wtf does that even mean? How is it relevant or important? Shouldn't it say 1300 Cal + 1000 (exercise) = 2300 (goal) - 1220 (food) = 1080 (togo) ...or something similar.
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Calculating your Maintenance Calories while being active - How?
As I approach my target weight, I am beginning to wonder what my maintenance calorie budget is going to be. At the moment I have settings derived from MFP at 1350 a day and I eat back about 80-90% of what I burn. I've been losing about a pound to a pound and a half a week... feeling pretty OK too. (5'6", 167 lbs,…
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losing weight - weight to lose
Been dieting for 6 weeks or so. Went from not losing anything to accelerated weight loss. I am 35, 5'6", started at 203 and currently at 173. Trying to get my weight loss to about 2 lbs a week until I get to 160 and then 1 lb a week till I get to 155. So far I am averaging a bit higher than that. I began seeing a reduction…
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Losing weight - trending/analytics using a 'smart scale'
I am monitoring my weight loss with a weight gurus scale which also includes body fat, muscle mass, water, etc. I understand that these metrics are acquired with the foot pads through the use of an electrical signal and that the measurement can vary due to a number of dependencies... as a result, the numbers are a "best…
