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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / November 2003pedometer
Could anyone recommend pedometer that they are happy with? I am thinking that I may need a new gadget :-) (hey, some people like socks, others of us like gadgets!) I'll ask my Mom - she has one that she is emotionally attached to. My understanding is that those which can be 'trained' to recognize your individual steps are superior to those that measure based on averages. Oh, and while gadgets are good, socks make your feet happy:) j > Could anyone recommend pedometer that they are happy with? I am > thinking that I may need a new gadget :-) (hey, some people like socks, > others of us like gadgets!) I love my pedometer - it's called Fit-Pro, but I don't know if they're available where you are. It might be worth googling for this as there have been quite a few discussions on pedometers on this group in the past. janice 233/161/133 >Could anyone recommend pedometer that they are happy with? I am >thinking that I may need a new gadget :-) (hey, some people like socks, >others of us like gadgets!) > Could anyone recommend pedometer that they are happy with? I am > thinking that I may need a new gadget :-) (hey, some people like socks, > others of us like gadgets!) I just got a Sportline Fitness Pedometer 360 that is pretty much the Cadillac Escalade of pedometers. It tracks two different stride settings (run & walk plus a run/walk mode), gives you miles (or km), steps, calories burned, has a timer that counts only the time you're moving, avg miles traveled in an hour, steps per minute and the date. It keeps track of your distance for the last 7 days and has an odometer and a very secure clip. I tested it out this weekend and it was pretty dead on in measuring my distance walked, but I kept forgetting to switch to run mode to test the running or if I did switch, I forgot to check afterward so I'll check that Saturday morning when I run again. It's pricey for a pedometer, I think it was $30, but if you like gadgets it rocks. Jenn >>Could anyone recommend pedometer that they are happy with? I am >>thinking that I may need a new gadget :-) (hey, some people like socks, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jenn Thanks! That sounds like it would do the trick :-) "Jennifer Austin" <jennifer@resurveythis.org> wrote in message > > I just got a Sportline Fitness Pedometer 360 that is pretty much the > Cadillac Escalade of pedometers. It tracks two different stride settings [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Jenn Let me get this straight. I have just started to run so I walk and run in the same session. It will let you switch from running to walking and back in the same exercise session? Heidi HMR 6-23-03 290/220/150 > "Jennifer Austin" <jennifer@resurveythis.org> wrote in message > > > I just got a Sportline Fitness Pedometer 360 that is pretty much the [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > HMR 6-23-03 > 290/220/150 Yes, you can hit the buttons and make the switch in the same exercise session. You'd have to pause for a moment to do so. Depending on your ratio of walking to running, there's a run/walk mode that probably calculates an average stride based on your running and walking strides. I haven't played with it. Jenn Yeah, another person on HMR!! I just saw your post.... I am on week 10 now. How do you feel on it? 284/238/199/??? -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net > Let me get this straight. I have just started to run so I walk and > run in the same session. It will let you switch from running to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > HMR 6-23-03 > 290/220/150 > Yeah, another person on HMR!! I just saw your post.... I am on week 10 now. > How do you feel on it? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Email me at: > perpleglow(AT)comcast.net I feel great. I have been on it for 19 weeks now and am a little less than halfway to my goal. Somedays are easier than others but I have survived. Heidi 290/218/150 That is great.... How do you do HMR? How many calories are you on? I eat 5 meals a day (soup, shake or bar) and up to 2 cups of veggies a day... It comes to 600 to 800 calories. -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net > > Yeah, another person on HMR!! I just saw your post.... I am on week 10 now. > > How do you feel on it? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Heidi > 290/218/150 > That is great.... How do you do HMR? How many calories are you on? I eat 5 > meals a day (soup, shake or bar) and up to 2 cups of veggies a day... It [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Email me at: > perpleglow(AT)comcast.net I am on 500 a day. Five shakes or soups, no bars. I even lost another 4 pounds this week. Heidi 290/213/150 The dietician started me on that... but I couldn't take it. After 2 weeks on the program, I was still starving constantly. She allowed me to add the veggies and I felt alot better. I've been losing about 4-5 lbs a week. She tells me that she doesn't want to reduce the calories, as what I am doing now is working great for me. I am a tall big-boned woman (yes, I did the bone tests to know for sure). I lost about 49 lbs in 10 weeks.... Congrats on the 4 lbs!!!! 284/235/199/??? -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net > > That is great.... How do you do HMR? How many calories are you on? I eat 5 > > meals a day (soup, shake or bar) and up to 2 cups of veggies a day... It [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Heidi > 290/213/150 > The dietician started me on that... but I couldn't take it. After 2 weeks > on the program, I was still starving constantly. She allowed me to add the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > 284/235/199/??? Wow, that is great for 10 weeks. How do you test for big bones. I am sure I have them, but did not know there was a test. I have lost 76 in 18 weeks. The bars are so good, so they don't let us count them as a meal replacement if we are on the full fast. I used them before and they became dangerous for me so I just do without. I have a lot of recipes I have gotten from all over the internet from different sites and people, that I use. Some of them add things to the shakes, I made frosted brownies the other day, not real, but not bad after no food for 18 weeks. I can't wait to hit the hundereds. I think I was in high school when I weighed 199. Good luck on reaching that first goal. Heidi 290/214/150 >> The dietician started me on that... but I couldn't take it. After 2 weeks >> on the program, I was still starving constantly. She allowed me to add the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Wow, that is great for 10 weeks. How do you test for big bones. I am http://www.ridefast.com/page.asp?page_content=calculators http://www.fitnessandfreebies.com/fitness/bodyframe.html i > sure I have them, but did not know there was a test. I have lost 76 > in 18 weeks. The bars are so good, so they don't let us count them as [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Heidi > 290/214/150 > > The dietician started me on that... but I couldn't take it. After 2 weeks > > on the program, I was still starving constantly. She allowed me to add the [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Heidi > 290/214/150 Hi Heidi, There are several websites out there that you can use to test... Such as how think your wrist is and the measurements on your elbows. I can't locate the sites, but I remember someone posting them here recently. Why don't they let you count the bars as a meal replacement?? I am allowed to have 1 a day as one of my meals. They are extremely convenient to keep one in my purse for when I can't make a shake up and I'll be out all day. It also gives me more energy before a work out. What my dietician tells me is that if it works for me, and if I am stil losing at a high rate, keep doing what I am doing. I have not had a stall yet, which I am very thankful for. I have been losing the weight at a 2-1 ratio (for every 3 lbs, 2 lbs of fat & 1 lb of muscle) per the Tanita scale. I need to work out more to increase that to 3-1 or 4-1. Right now, I am going to Curves 4-5x a week and occassionally taking walks. I am 34 now and have not seen the other side of 200 since I was 17. Good luck to you as well! BTW, I don't have alot of recipes.... could you please email them to me? I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks :) perpleglow(at)comcast.net > Why don't they let you count the bars as a meal replacement?? I am > allowed to have 1 a day as one of my meals. They are extremely [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > perpleglow(at)comcast.net People in the traditional fasting HMR program with the classes, etc. are not allowed to count the bars as a meal replacement because they aren't a meal replacement due to their lack of nutrition. They're sugar and palm oil and are used to keep someone "in the box" when they really feel so deprived that they're ready to bolt. Even in Healthy Solutions (which is shakes, entrees, and veggies/fruits) the bars are not encouraged. Only shakes and entrees are actual "meal replacements." People in the fasting program are also not allowed to have veggies/fruits, but now can have entrees in place of two shakes. The entrees weren't allowed at all on the fast when I first started. It's great that they work for you. There are plenty of people in my fasting class that took advantage of the bars when they were allowed after week 10. I even had one last week because I wanted to see if it would be different from the other time I had one. It wasn't. Keep up the great work! Jenn > > Why don't they let you count the bars as a meal replacement?? I am > > allowed to have 1 a day as one of my meals. They are extremely [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > perpleglow(at)comcast.net In our program people were abusing them and eating them in place of the five shakes so they finally decided that it was better not to call them a replacement but and addition to the five shakes a day. No one on the fast is allowed to buy just bars. I used them once before and they can be very addictive so I just stayed away from them. As for the recipes I am in the process of putting together a word document with some recipes for different things in it. I will email it to you as soon as I finish it. Hopefully this weekend. I haven't been on the other side of 200 since I was 16, so 15 more pounds and I am there. Heidi 290/214/150 Hey Heidi and Jenn... Thanks so much for the explanation. As I've said in earlier posts, I don't attend classes. They are not offered. I am on this program thru the Diabetes Education center in Dallas. I don't have diabetes, but I do have PCOS, which can lead to diabetes. Therefore, I am not familiar with topics discussed in the classes. I don't have an addiction problem with a daily bar and I keep losing weight with no stalling. If I do start to slow down the weight loss, then I will cut them out for a while until I get past the stall. In addition, I can eat up to 2 cups of raw low carb veggies a day. My dietician calls this a modified fast. The veggies that I eat include: tomatos, carrots, broc, cauliflower, celery, zuchini, squash, peppers, artichokes, lettuce, cabbage, pickles, salsa (for soup tortillas), low sodium v-8, 6 oz = 35 calories, onions (with lettuce and tomato on small salad), etc. I can also have beef or chicken broth to mix with the soup. Swanson's reduced sodium soup is the best I've discovered. It has 30 calories for the entire can and has protein as well. There are days that I don't eat any veggies, or less then 2 cups of veggies. I could not do this program otherwise. It is what keeps me honest and going. The natural fiber also helps clean out my system. Due to my height, exercise schedule and larger body frame, I need the extra food. As an added bonus, it is nice to be able to go out with hubby 1-2x a month and order a small plate of plain steamed veggies or dinner salad with no dressing and mix up a shake. Heidi, I look forward to the recipes! Basically, the only thing do except mix up HMR70 into pudding is create the soup "torlillas". Best wishes, gals and thanks for your support!! -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net > > > Why don't they let you count the bars as a meal replacement?? I am > > > allowed to have 1 a day as one of my meals. They are extremely [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Heidi > 290/214/150 > I just got a Sportline Fitness Pedometer 360 that is pretty much the > Cadillac Escalade of pedometers. It tracks two different stride settings [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Jenn I WANT ONE!!!! I had the Sportline 342 in the past and thought it became unreliable as far as measuring my distance walked. I re-measured my stride in case that had changed but it just seemed to have gone wacky. <pout> I see no reason why my iPod shouldn't also act as a pedometer</pout>  SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine <daddy's girl the gadget lover> 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 > I WANT ONE!!!! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > <pout> I see no reason why my iPod shouldn't also act as a pedometer</pout> Got mine on Amazon. I don't remember if I saw a combo mp3/pedo, but with an iPod, nothing else would do. Jenn (waiting patiently for her new Palm Tungsten to arrive) > Got mine on Amazon. I don't remember if I saw a combo mp3/pedo, but with an > iPod, nothing else would do. > > Jenn > (waiting patiently for her new Palm Tungsten to arrive) I was looking at them on eBay but Amazon was a buck cheaper - thanks! (still desperately looking for a reason I *need* a Palm) The Thrifty Yankee SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 > I was looking at them on eBay but Amazon was a buck cheaper - thanks! > > (still desperately looking for a reason I *need* a Palm) > > The Thrifty Yankee You *need* a Palm so that you can get a simple logging program to track your walking easily and conveniently. You need one to keep your appointments and your addresses and have them handy when you travel. You need one to keep your shopping list handy. You need one to play games during boring meetings, family functions, and drives. You need it because you could buy a GPS plug-in and never get lost in the woods again. I dunno, just a few suggestions to help coax you. The Zire is only $99 but it also doesn't have a lot of memory to it. Stay away from Handsprings. Trust me on that one. Mine just died and it was a warranty replacement for one that croaked a few months ago which was purchased to replace my first one which did fine and was only replaced because I wanted a newer and faster one. My brother is still using my first one but like every other piece of electronic crap out there, the products get worse over time rather than better. Jenn > > I was looking at them on eBay but Amazon was a buck cheaper - thanks! > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > electronic crap out there, the products get worse over time rather than > better. And you need an oxygen tank in case manning all the toys leaves you breathless. I quit on mine because i was making Duracelle rich. itreated my palm size portabe tadio to new earphones and it's all hanging in the closet. > And you need an oxygen tank in case manning all the toys leaves you > breathless. I quit on mine because i was making Duracelle rich. > itreated my palm size portabe tadio to new earphones and it's all > hanging in the closet. My handspring was very conservative on the batteries and my new Palm is rechargeable. No more battery issues. I actually use my Palm for work...the suggestions I was giving Laurie were some of the personal uses (except for GPS) I have for mine. Jenn > You *need* a Palm so that you can get a simple logging program to track your > walking easily and conveniently. You need one to keep your appointments and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jenn See there? I'm making a list. GPS fascinates me. It took forever for me to get a microwave because all anybody ever made in theirs was instant coffee. Oh - and the person who told me they "could have NEVER fed their baby without one" (that went over big <g>) I walked for almost a year before I allowed myself to consider a treadmill. I wasn't going to have an eight hundred dollar clothes rack. As soon as the time changes, I'll be on it every evening after supper, sweating happily. SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 > I just got a Sportline Fitness Pedometer 360 that is pretty much the > Cadillac Escalade of pedometers. It tracks two different stride settings [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Jenn My spiffy new pedometer came in the mail today!!! unfortunately, so did the first ice storm of the season :-( SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 > My spiffy new pedometer came in the mail today!!! > > unfortunately, so did the first ice storm of the season :-( We got our first Alberta Clipper today or at least the edge of one. It's supposed to be rain & snow through the weekend now. I wear my pedometer all day long, except when I play volleyball since I spend a lot of time on the floor. We lost all 3 games tonight, but I got under a few more balls than I did last time. Have fun with your new gadget...wear it on the treadmill! Jenn I just bought one on Ebay today (the Sportline 360). I can't wait to try it out!! -- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net > > Could anyone recommend pedometer that they are happy with? I am > > thinking that I may need a new gadget :-) (hey, some people like socks, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jenn |
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