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| Weight Loss | Burn meter? | Nov 14 2008 20:48 (UTC) |
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The burn meter is not telling you what you should eat -- that's located on the Eat Meter under daily goal. The burn meter is estimating how many calories you will burn over a 24 hour period. It makes the calculation based on your weight and your activity level (entered when you signed up -- either sedentary, light, moderate, or very active).
When you add more activities that you have done for the day it takes those calories into account and updates the meter. Say you burn 100 cal/hr. doing nothing -- that is just how many your body burns sitting motionless. Then say that you enter 60 minutes of an activity that burns 178 calories. When you enter this activity, the burn meter will have gone up 78 calories (because there was a net-addition of 78 burned calories). It works conversely, if say you add 'Quiet Sleeping' at 89 calories/hr. If you entered 1 hour of that activity, then your burn meter will drop 11 calories.
Your goal should be to consume 500-1000 less calories than you burn in a day; therefore, if your burn meter for the day reads 2980, then you should eat 1980-2480. |
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| Foods | Restaurant tonight -- what do I eat? | Oct 28 2008 04:46 (UTC) |
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A few chain restaurants offer very good healthy meals, and some tell you the calorie/fat/carb content of the meal. I have found the Weight Watchers menu at Applebees to be delicious and very low in cals. Red Lobster has fresh fish which you can get grilled along with some asparagus (make sure you tell them no butter on the asparagus) for a really low cal and delicious meal. Look for things like that and you'll be in great shape. |
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| The Lounge | Another bottled water study | Oct 15 2008 17:18 (UTC) |
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That's not a bad idea, but to refill a 5 gallon jug from a culligan station costs between $1.25 and $1.95 depending on which store I go to... not too bad. Thanks for the idea of the filter, though. I might do that so I don't have to use the culligan water for everything I cook with. I don't even use tap for rice, pasta, or coffee right now. |
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| The Lounge | Another bottled water study | Oct 15 2008 17:08 (UTC) |
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Too bad the tap water at my house tastes and smells like bleach. I am forced to use bottled water. We just got a culligan machine, though. Refill it at the culligan station at the local grocier for pretty cheap, and avoid the nastiness of our tap.
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| Foods | Fiber Help! | Oct 14 2008 06:22 (UTC) |
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Original Post by miriamlouise: I do the exact same thing with All Bran Bran Buds. The recommended serving size is .33 cups, and I usually eat .75 (which is over 100% of the daily recommended value). I put it over Dannon plain nonfat yogurt with strawberries, blueberries, a couple tablespoons of dry oatmeal, and a few grapes. If I've got calories to spare, I'll throw 1/8 cup of M&M's on there too... :) |
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| Weight Loss | Calories burned | Oct 09 2008 18:34 (UTC) |
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That's sort of hard to do for someone who will one day work 3 hours, the next 12, and the next 9... Also, one day might be slow and I might be in a section close to everything, the next slammed and I'm 60 steps from the kitchen/drink station/etc. Way different activity level and for way different hours. Just changing the activity level wouldn't take any of this into account. I get going and my heart rate increases and I start to sweat a bit -- it's certainly exercise. |
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| Weight Loss | Calories burned | Oct 09 2008 07:52 (UTC) |
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I'm a waiter and I certainly log the activity. I probably burn more than I log because for me CC says 'Serving Food' burns the same as 'Standing' and barely more than 'Driving an automobile'... still, that's what I log. On a really busy day I log it as 'Walk Stand Combination' which seems more valid. Just what I do -- I'd be interested in other comments/suggestions as well. |
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| Fitness | New Runner Who Needs Some Tips | Oct 01 2008 23:43 (UTC) |
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Original Post by thermal: I've read a couple of books by Olympic marathon runners, and they both warn against ever trying to run the full amount during the training phase. I'm sure some do it, but it doesn't seem to be necessary.
Jrucco: A great book that has workout/training plans for all levels of experience is by Gordon Bloch. There is an easy to follow chart as you move from running 20 minutes or so on your first run to 90 minute long runs. ALSO, this book contains great cross-training advice for running and non-running days. Its called "How to Train for and Run your Best Marathon" and it is the only running/fitness/sports book I've read cover-to-cover... It keeps your interest that well...
Here is a link to the Amazon sales page if anyone interested would like to check it out: HERE.
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| Health & Support | Question... | Sep 21 2008 07:08 (UTC) |
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Yeah, I just finished a 12 1/2 hour shift at Red Lobster and I only sat for a 5 minute break! I just search for 'serving' and I burn 286 cal/hour with that one. I think it's low or messed up though, because 'walking to class or work' has me burning over 400/hr! I still just log the 286/hour knowing I'm really burning more.
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| Weight Loss | Men Vs. Women | Sep 16 2008 06:23 (UTC) |
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If he's lost 32 in about 6 weeks, a bunch has to be water weight. That's a 2,670 calorie deficit per day if not, and that's just ridiculous. |
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| Weight Loss | The logistics of logging late-nite badness | Aug 28 2008 06:39 (UTC) |
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I live in the Central time zone, but I've got my settings set on the Pacific -- that way my meters don't turn over until 2:00 am... That works really well for me. |
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