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BMI
I know there is a lot of controversy surrounding the BMI and how accurate it is for people. Regardless of the criticism of the scale, today I finally went from Obese (37.1 starting) to Overweight (29.9). I still have a way to go, but I just wanted to share my excitement! Hope everyone is doing great. :)
HRM issues
Hello! I use a heart rate monitor when I work out, which is mainly running but sometimes p90 or Zumba. Anyway, when I'm running, sometimes my HRM slows down to lower than my normal resting heart rate or it hits a 0. I usually have to pause and restart it a couple of times throughout the run. It is a pretty new HRM--a Polar…
Still experimenting
So I posted a topic a few weeks ago to get advice from fellow MFP folks on why I had hit a plateau and gained a few pounds back. The overwhelming response to my question was that I needed to eat more! So I increased my calorie intake to 1330 from 1200. Also, I actually eat back the calories I burn off, and try to NET at…
Another weight gain post
Argh, I've been using MFP for 32 days and this week my scale says I gained 3lbs. I've been between 1,200-1,300 calories and doing some amount of cardio work out every day--nothing really intense, but about 30 minutes of brisk walking or dancing. Today I weighed myself at the normal time and the scale says I went up 3lbs.…

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