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Successfully maintaining but always hungry
After losing 35kg to go from a BMI of 34 to a BMI of 20.5, I have been successfully maintaining my new weight since February (4 months ago). Since reaching my goal, I have continued tracking everything I eat and have decided on a strategy of maintaining a small deficit most days so I can have a cheat day once a week or on…
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Best myfitnesspal-linked exercise calorie counting device?
Hi everyone, I'm considering investing in one of the hardware devices that can now be linked to myfitnesspal, to estimate my exercise calories more easily. Criteria: * Must work well for bicycling, so it can't rely on a pedometer. * Should be accurate to within 15% for workouts, or to within 10% if it is measuring total…
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Body weight simulator
I thought others might be interested in the Body Weight Simulator made available by the US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The link is below. It lets you simulate what your weight might be over time, following a particular diet and exercise regime, and what might happen in the…
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New Australian Dietary guidelines
For anyone interested the National health and Medical Research Council has just released a draft of new Australian dietary guidelines for public comment: http://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/
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Max heart rate and exercise
I've just recently bought a heart rate monitor, hoping to use it as motivation to push myself a little harder during my daily cycle commute. I've been riding the 10km to work and back most workdays for the past 4 years but would like to improve my fitness. I'm 37, so most of the calculators out there suggest that my MHR…
