Comment Re:You know what they call alternative medicine... (Score 1) 517
Yep, that's basically what I've been doing - tracking kcals in, use a polar HR strap and software to calc burn rate.
The numbers are pretty clear. I lose weight through diet. Not having a large McDonalds shake (880kcal) is worth more then 2 days at the gym (~800kcal). So I decide that the chocolate shake is not worth 2 days worth of gym work. Which points out the value of gym work. It lets me place a value on those calories, which resonate emotionally ('two days at the gym?!? no fscking way is that shake that tasty!")
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