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Body Fat Index: where's my waist?
62 yr old male halfway through goal of a BMI in the mid healthy range and better prospects of keeping the heart attack away. One aspect of the progress is that the 33 in. waist pants in the closet are now just about wearable (the 34s were getting tight when I started). That progress aside, I can't figure out what to…
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Sleep efficiency
Fitbit one users: Do you use "normal" or "sensitive" to monitor your sleep efficiency? Why?
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How do HRMs estimate calorie consumption?
As of now, I only have an Omicron watch that requires two fingers to record HR. I do it periodically during brisk walks. The calorie reports are absurdly high (x3) when compared to the runtastic app (and using the runtastic figures has given very consistent results in MFP). Will a continuously monitoring HRM be more…
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Halfway there
Committed to get BMI to middle of the healthy range, I've just reached the halfway point losing 11 pounds at the rate of a lb every 5 or 6 days over 55 days. I started in the overweight range of almost 27 BMI and now, at 167 lbs, am just about to transfer from the yellow to the green on the BMI chart. My plan is to lose 11…
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Going out to eat with <1000 kCal to spare
Does anyone have good suggestions about how to order at a decent restaurant when you've eaten reasonably all day, exercised and therefore still have a balance of 800-1000 (or even a little more) calories left to consume and still meet your daily goal? I know, avoid the bread and olive oil served as a warm-up and limit the…
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Halfway Point Strategy
Early 60s committed to get BMI to middle of the healthy range, I've just reached the halfway point losing 11 pounds at the rate of a lb every 5 or 6 days over 55 days. I started in the overweight range of almost 27 BMI and now, at 167 lbs, am just about to transfer from the yellow to the green on the BMI chart. My plan is…
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Inconsitenct calorie burn counts runtastic and Omron HRM
[Sorry for the typo in the title] Just got an Omron HR210 wrist HRM. Have been using runtastic to track "brisk" walking for a month or so. Both know my age, weight and gender. Just finished a 4 mi. walk at just under 4 mph. The runtastic app (which uses GPS for speed, distance and elevation) shows 376 Kcal. The HRM shows a…
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Reliability of Elliptical HRM
I am justifiably skeptical of the calorie estimates MFP provides for aerobic exercise. But I don't have and can't (no need to go into it) wear a HRM with a chest strap. My question is when I use an elliptical trainer with handles that continually monitor HR, and do a say 40 min "cardio" workout staying in the aerobic zone…
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The perils of after dinner clean-up duty.
MFP tracking has clearly indicated what the biggest source of excess calories has been for me for years. My wife and I have had (until now) an equitable and peaceful division of chores. She loves to cook, I am a stickler for things being put away. She cooks dinner, we eat and I have clean up duty, collecting dishes…
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60+ male with desk job wondering if I'm on track.
A couple of weeks into calorie counting. Lost 3 lbs in first few days and oscillating between 4 and 5 for last week or so. Set up for a pound a week so can't really say I'm behind schedule, but thought I'd try the psychological support of the forums just to keep going. I did have a professional dinner one night and one day…
