FIT.Y.E.R.O. (Meathead, wellness, fitness, diet, exercise) Thread

[chitown87]

Down 30 lbs since June, which is nice. First real downward trend of any kind since.. well, ever I guess. Finally at a point where I realized I was walking around holding all of my work khakis up and need to buy new ones in a smaller size.

Still a long-ass way to go.

 

[anthonys735]

I do.

 

[anthonys735]

Not really meat head related, but wellness for sure, I have a solid case of adhd. I can handle it pretty well with background noise and to-do lists. However, a buddy suggested these and I love them. Had for a couple days now and I don't put them down.

Möbii Fidget Balls (Multi-Packs): Quiet Mobius ADHD Relaxing Stim Toy

Quiet, discreet, and loops for infinite play High gloss coating is non-reactive/no smell and washes easily in soap and water Möbii are a Trademark of Steel Lynx, Expect and Accept only the best! Handcrafted in Anderson, Indiana USA

www.steellynx.com

 

[pretzel__logic]

I can't decide if I'd love those or love them for a week and then leave them strewn about my home and office never to be touched again.

 

[anthonys735]

I fidget with whatever is in my pocket, typically my car key fob. Knew as soon as I saw them I'd use them. There's really not many other products out there other than that weird website.

 

[Mossip]

I just constantly stim out by rubbing my index or middle finger on my thumbnail. Like don’t even realize it. My thumbnails always look shiny and freshly manicured tho, so spectrum living aint all bad lol

 

[Kooky Kats]

Missed 2 days of gym in September. Added bike and 2 more exercises per workout.

Down 40 since June.

Still eating right and 16-8 intermittent fasting.

 

[Hank Camacho]

We've been doing kettlebells only. In the middle of a move, that is a Godsend.

 

[UK-chulo]

I do.

Was trying to see what it offered over the free version. Thoughts?

 

[anthonys735]

Was trying to see what it offered over the free version. Thoughts?

I'm a sucker. Who knows? I have turned it off a few times and apparently turned it back on during last cut. Reading this probably the barcode and macro stuff which is mainly what I'm looking for. I do need to turn off the exercise altering my caloric goals. Someone posted a few free options awhile back that I meant to check out. I know bonz like his scale's app.

https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032625951-What-are-the-features-of-MyFitnessPal-Premium

 

[CSC81]

Was trying to see what it offered over the free version. Thoughts?

To add a bit to what Anth said, I have used both the free and paid versions of MFP, and to me the only real difference was the barcode scanning. Which was pretty helpful, especially when I first started using it.

But after a while, at least for me, I kind of got into a routine of eating a lot of the same things over and over and it’s already in my saved history anyway. So, I just stopped paying for it, and if I needed to add a new item and it wasn’t already in the database, I would literally just go through and “create the food” myself.

Can be a little bit of a pain and time-consuming on the rare occasions it happens, but again, I generally eat a lot of the same things in various combinations when I’m really “on track,” so that doesn’t happen very often.

 

[Bonzo Cat]

This smart food scale is pretty handy and inexpensive. Has a huge database it pulls from for meats, vegetables, grains, etc. Or use your phone scan anything with a bar code and it’ll pull the macros. If it’s a local brand like Kroger’s CarbMaster milk, you can create the item / macros.

When in maintenance I rarely use because like CSC said, when you eat a dozen or so of the same things throughout the week, you quickly have a general idea of your intake.

In a cut or like now a bulk, it’s invaluable.

 

[UK-chulo]

To add a bit to what Anth said, I have used both the free and paid versions of MFP, and to me the only real difference was the barcode scanning. Which was pretty helpful, especially when I first started using it.

But after a while, at least for me, I kind of got into a routine of eating a lot of the same things over and over and it’s already in my saved history anyway. So, I just stopped paying for it, and if I needed to add a new item and it wasn’t already in the database, I would literally just go through and “create the food” myself.

Can be a little bit of a pain and time-consuming on the rare occasions it happens, but again, I generally eat a lot of the same things in various combinations when I’m really “on track,” so that doesn’t happen very often.

Wife has used mfp for tracking nutrition. She was using a white label app from her trainer for tracking workouts. He wants to start charging for it. So we are exploring using mfp for the workouts too. It allows you to build a workout but you can’t check of sets as you go during a workout. You pretty much load the whole workout and log it once finished.

May end up using Strong for her workouts. One solution would be nice if all convenience features were covered. Paid is fine if it is user friendly and comprehensive.

Cronometer is cool for nutrition tracking.

 

[Hank Camacho]

So, uhh, how exactly does the scale thingee work? You weigh something take a picture with the phone and it syncs somehow? Does it sync with MFP?

We are currently trying the premium version of Carb Manager to try the AI photo recognition for food journalling. LOL. Jian Yang's HOT DOG NOT HOT DOG app was more accurate. Don't bother. Otherwise the app has been pretty handy. I'm currently able to journal for a couple days in a row before quitting which is about 1.75 days longer than my previous efforts.

 

[Bonzo Cat]

So, uhh, how exactly does the scale thingee work? You weigh something take a picture with the phone and it syncs somehow? Does it sync with MFP?

We are currently trying the premium version of Carb Manager to try the AI photo recognition for food journalling. LOL. Jian Yang's HOT DOG NOT HOT DOG app was more accurate. Don't bother. Otherwise the app has been pretty handy. I'm currently able to journal for a couple days in a row before quitting which is about 1.75 days longer than my previous efforts.

Say you want to measure Fage Greek yogurt for the first time. You scan the bar code with the app on your phone (comes with scale), then spoon out however much you want to eat into a bowl that you placed on the scale. The app gives you readout of the macros.

For meat, vegetables, fruit that doesn't have a bar code, you type in what you want to measure in a search bar and do the same as above. Haven't found any meat or produce that the app doesn't have data on. Pretty simple.

Is it exactly the nutrients in the filet, salmon or sweet potato you're eating at that time? Probably not, there's differences in the quality of meats, fish, etc...Weigh a 6oz chicken breast and compare it to what Doctor Google says the macros will be and it's damn near the same.

And if you use it regularly, that's all that matters. Like an Apple Watch / FitBit, Oura Ring, the accuracy may not be 100% but it's based on your inputs and outputs, so it paints as accurate a picture as you can get.