Summary: After missing a week because of Hurricane Sandy (who took out my electricity and Internet here in Cleveland, Oh ) I'm back with some news on new gadgets, and some Exercise Excuse Busing Truths. First Impressions of Leanness Lifestyle University I got to spend a while five minutes with Leanness Lifestyle this week (thanks hurricane Sandy) but from what I saw its pretty cool. Here is a quick analysis of my progress. Your Fat Mass (total fat on your body) is: 27.56 pounds Your Fat Free Mass (everything other than fat) is: 184.44 pounds Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is: 28.0 Your disease risk is: Medium/High - Unless thickly muscled Your "Ideal" Weight Range is: 158 - 210 / (184 lbs.) Projected Weight at Goal Body Fat: 209.6 pounds Your RMR by Body Surface Area Method is: 1978 kcal/day Your RMR by Fat Free Mass Method is: 2181 kcal/day Your RMR by Total Body Weight is: 2756 kcal/day Your RMR by Harrison/Benedict method is: 1994 kcal/day Your Average RMR of all 4 Methods is: 2227 kcal/day I Do Not Recommend You Average in any 7 Day Period Less than: 1559 kcals/day I Do Not Recommend You Eat Less Than This More Than a Few Days a Month: 1114 kcals/day Keep in mind you can get FREE access to Leanness Lifestyle Univiersty by using this special link at www.logicalloss.com/llu Striiv Introduces Play - SparkPeople and Fitbit Join Forces [easyazon-image-link asin="B009SEEK3C" alt="Striiv Play Wireless Smart Pedometer" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41jGz1KFP0L.jpg" align="left" width="272" height="500"] The new "Play" from Striiv syncs with your iPhone/iPad and does everything their previous unit does - and you can see your progress on your phone (or not). It's also cheaper than their previous version (I don't think it has the game like the previous version which made it cool for kids). This is sleek looking, and it more like a fitbit. Speaking of Fitbits. SparkPeople (a great weight loss website) now makes it easy to track your fitness as it synchronizes with your fitbit, fitbit zip, etc. Both the Fitbit Zip, and the new Stiiv Play are under $100 (around $60). Why I Had Three Days of Consistent Weight Loss This past couple of weeks I've put together some consistently positive results. At one point I had three days in a row when the scale was moving in the right direction. The great thing about tracking your food and your exercise is you can go back and "Armchair quarterback" the results to see what the difference is between a good day and a bad day. Here are some of the things I found I Switched Up My Breakfast I have said before that there really isn't anything fast about fast food. By the time you drive there, wait in the drive through line, pay and get your food. You could've easily cooked yourself something at home. For me, I was doing Egg McMuffins. I had read books that said this was one of the more healthier options on the McDonald's breakfast menu. Notice the don't say it's a healthy option. It's one of the better options on the breakfast menu. This is kind of like saying, "He's one of the better US Congressmen (we all know they are snakes). My Egg McMuffin 370 is roughly Calories with 850 mg of sodium. I tried drinking Carnation Instant Breakfast (with Skim Milk is around 250 calories). However, this always had me starving by 10:30. I had heard how Cheerios is not a bad option for breakfast. I found some apple cinnamon, and went to town. The good news is one cup of this is with skim milk is 280 calories. Wait, 90 calories made a difference? How is that? I believe that because I was not starting my day under the Golden Arches it started my day in a positive direction. I Switched Up My Lunch I was eating salads on my lunch that often topped the calorie charts at 520+ calories. These were premade and often I had a very small selection and ended up with a cob salad which has bacon in it.
