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Down 20lbs with Apple Watch/ Damn Activity Rings
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I'm down 12 lbs (170 to 158) and I didn't buy any watch. I simply stopped eating like a cow and started ensuring I was getting the right nutrients while doing a 3 day a week regiment at the local robo gym. I get that 170 isn't "fat" per say but I am looking to cut and im only 5'7". Being 38 makes this a difficult task as testosterone levels start to decrease.
Good for you though.
Good for you though.
Oh, hahaha, no your workout progress sounds terrific, I was giving you the Deb Downer over not doing it with the help of an Apple Watch (even though the OP started this thread about being enthusiastic about his Apple Watch
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way to go !
pretty awesome this watch can change quality of life.
pretty awesome this watch can change quality of life.
I think the weight loss is fantastic! Great job, and keep it up! It's a lifestyle decision and you are making the change.
I've tightened my belt another notch today. That's 2 notches over the past 2 months.
I don't want to make the Apple Watch sound like a magical device that makes you lose weight. You need determination and a consistent exercise/diet plan in place to help you reach your goals. But the Apple Watch definitely gives you needed encouragement to follow through with exercise.
I don't want to make the Apple Watch sound like a magical device that makes you lose weight. You need determination and a consistent exercise/diet plan in place to help you reach your goals. But the Apple Watch definitely gives you needed encouragement to follow through with exercise.
Right, exactly.
What the AW is is a device that you enjoy using. I'm down fifty pounds compared to a few years ago and have kept it off most of that time, and people ask me what kind of workout plan would be good. I just say, try them all out and find one you enjoy, because if you like it, you'll keep doing it, and that's when you'll see a difference.
My wife follows along with different workout videos than I do, for example. She has a style which she prefers, and I'm happy that she's enjoying herself.
The AW is arguably more handy, and therefore more likely to be worn all the time, than many dedicated fitness watches and most tracker bands. I've seen more Fitbits around town than any other single brand of watch, but the AW effectively contains a Fitbit while adding dozens of other functions and a decent sense of style.
Good for you as well... the Apple Watch won't make you lose weight unless you want the motivation but the rings can get into your head to complete them and it helps. Even 500 calories a day equals 1 pound over 7 days and if you eat the same, you will lose weight.
170 may or may not be fat depending on your height, body frame and muscle mass. The BMI calculator says my BMI is 25 and that I am obese, but I am 6'4 and I know my actual body fat count is way lower than that... It doesn't know what to do with muscle mass. Your testosterone can go up at your age with simple weight lifting exercises and your cutting won't even matter as muscle mass takes up less space than fat and weighs more.
Good job though!
Good for you as well... the Apple Watch won't make you lose weight unless you want the motivation but the rings can get into your head to complete them and it helps. Even 500 calories a day equals 1 pound over 7 days and if you eat the same, you will lose weight.
170 may or may not be fat depending on your height, body frame and muscle mass. The BMI calculator says my BMI is 25 and that I am obese, but I am 6'4 and I know my actual body fat count is way lower than that... It doesn't know what to do with muscle mass. Your testosterone can go up at your age with simple weight lifting exercises and your cutting won't even matter as muscle mass takes up less space than fat and weighs more.
Good job though!
The BMI is a farce. Good for generalized measuring but not for people with extremes in height or weights. I have a buddy who is 5'9" and 260 of muscle. Benches 425. Has some fat but not "obese" by any stretch. The best test is one of the displacement tests like water or "bod-pods" to accurately decipher the fat to muscle ratio.
In the end, thought. The REAL true method to weight loss is keeping your eating under control. I have changed nothing in my exercise routine but monitored my calorie intake and that's when I dropped significant pounds.
So the excuses of "I don't have a nearby gym" never work in my book. Control what you put in your face hole and you will drop weight.
Update: 193 now. That's about 2lbs/week. If I'm consistent I can reach my goal by October.
I am certainly not overweight..I am 100 lbs. But I now have a much cleaner house as I do more vacuuming and dusting to fill the rings!
Two pounds per week is almost exactly the rate at which I lost my first thirty pounds (waaaay before AW, too, but using my iPhone and LoseIt). It's definitely a sustainable pace, and helped me change my eating habits entirely.
Weighed myself today and I'm at 191. Weight loss is slowing down, but I've had a crappy week with my diet. But my metabolism is at the point where I can have a high calorie week and keep the weight down. If I get back on track with my diet, I'd love to get down to 185 by the end of the month.
The rings motivate me to move more through out the day. I like to challenge myself to complete all 3 rings. The exercise ring is hardest for me because although I walk , I'm not exercising enough during the day. I need to do more cardio.
The rings are definitely good for motivation and now that I have a long streak going of filling all three, I don't want to let that streak end. It was easier at 500 calories but it keeps recommending going higher. so now, my goal each day is to extend that streak and get another perfect month. I'm not ocd, but who wants to start a streak over when you know until happen sooner or later. I thought I was in shape but some days it is just hard to get motivated but when I see my average heart rate is dropping for my nightly sleep numbers, it feels good.
I am thinking the new naive app ability for their parties will really make the watch more valuable as a fitness app or at least offer better alternatives and tracking. Time will tell. Poor pun
so now, my goal each day is to extend that streak and get another perfect month. I'm not ocd, but who wants to start a streak over when you know until happen sooner or later. I thought I was in shape but some days it is just hard to get motivated but when I see my average heart rate is dropping for my nightly sleep numbers, it feels good. I am thinking the new naive app ability for their parties will really make the watch more valuable as a fitness app or at least offer better alternatives and tracking. Time will tell. Poor pun
My Move goal also bumped itself up today. Like a pro cyclist would say, "It doesn't get any easier. You just get faster."It was easier at 500 calories but it keeps recommending going higher.
Amen to that and another thumbs up to all the people who are losing weight because of the watch. I'm really looking forward to OS2 and native apps and third party complications.
My goal just bumped up to a recommended 1,090 move goal. It's on now cause I started boxing back up. I did 300 calorie burn in 15 minutes last night
How is your Move goal initially determined?
It seems to use your history to recommend amendments to the goal, from what I've read; but wondering if you chose it initially, or if it is a suggestion based on BMI, or a standard number?
Thanks!
It seems to use your history to recommend amendments to the goal, from what I've read; but wondering if you chose it initially, or if it is a suggestion based on BMI, or a standard number?
Thanks!
When I set mine up, the iPhone app for the AW first asked me my age, gender, and weight (plus maybe height), then it asked me about my typical activity level.
The first Move recommendation seemed a little high, I guess, so Activity automatically offered a lower number after a full week. It's since moved itself higher, too.