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13 week report - back in Tokyo
There is a saying "When one person has a watch, everybody knows the
time. When two people have a watch, nobody knows the time." Apparently something similar applies to scales. I got back to Tokyo last night. To reconcile possible differences between my scale (an ancient Tanita that weighs to the nearest 0.5 kg) and my sister's Weight Watcher's scale (that weighs to the nearest 0.2 kg) I simply stole her scale and brought it back with me to compare, side-by-side. Thanks, Cathy! Anyway, it turns out that my old scale consistently shows approximately 1.2 - 1.5 kg more than the WW scale. So which scale is correct? Probably neither, but the WW scale is the closest I believe because I weighed a box containing 8x1.0kg packages of dog food and it weighed 8.4 kg on the WW scale (including the packaging) and 9.6 kg on the old Tanita scale. So I'm going with my new "lucky" WW scale from now on and retiring the Tanita. Both scales show I lost the same amount during the trip - about 5 kg = 11 lb! Taking the disparity between the two scales into account, though, it means I have lost a bit less boverall/b because while in the U.S. I was subtracting weights from one scale from the original higher weights on the other scale. On the other hand, I can say that I weighed less than I thought I did when I started my diet, and have adjusted all my previous numbers to match the WW scale. So what does this come down to? After 13 weeks I've now lost 14.0 kg = 30.8 lb! My method: Low-cal plus exercise - 1700 calories/day limit plus 1000 weekly bonus calories (avoids frustration of strict daily limit); can carryover leftover calories to next day (add to bonus); can subtract logged exercise calories from daily calorie intake (an incentive to exercise); bonus is reset each Friday to 1000 + anything leftover from 1700x7 calories from the week before. Latest numbers: Days on diet: 91 Weight (kg): 125.0 - 111.0 (14.0 kg lost!) Weight (lb): 275.0 - 244.2 (30.8 lb lost!) Lb/Week average loss: 2.37 BMI: 41.3 - 36.7 Percent body mass lost: 11.2% Percent done to goal of 79 kg: 30% doug |
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"Doug Lerner" wrote in message ... There is a saying "When one person has a watch, everybody knows the time. When two people have a watch, nobody knows the time." Apparently something similar applies to scales. I got back to Tokyo last night. To reconcile possible differences between my scale (an ancient Tanita that weighs to the nearest 0.5 kg) and my sister's Weight Watcher's scale (that weighs to the nearest 0.2 kg) I simply stole her scale and brought it back with me to compare, side-by-side. Thanks, Cathy! Anyway, it turns out that my old scale consistently shows approximately 1.2 - 1.5 kg more than the WW scale. So which scale is correct? Probably neither, but the WW scale is the closest I believe because I weighed a box containing 8x1.0kg packages of dog food and it weighed 8.4 kg on the WW scale (including the packaging) and 9.6 kg on the old Tanita scale. So I'm going with my new "lucky" WW scale from now on and retiring the Tanita. Both scales show I lost the same amount during the trip - about 5 kg = 11 lb! Taking the disparity between the two scales into account, though, it means I have lost a bit less boverall/b because while in the U.S. I was subtracting weights from one scale from the original higher weights on the other scale. On the other hand, I can say that I weighed less than I thought I did when I started my diet, and have adjusted all my previous numbers to match the WW scale. So what does this come down to? After 13 weeks I've now lost 14.0 kg = 30.8 lb! Wow! That's fantastic. Glad to see you had a safe trip home. Beverly |
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Beverly wrote:
Wow! That's fantastic. Glad to see you had a safe trip home. Beverly Thanks, Beverly! doug |
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Both scales show I lost the same amount during the trip - about 5 kg =
11 lb! That is very impressive 'cos usually people retain water after travelling, so they seem heavier. You may have a bit more to come) Ray |
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rmr wrote:
Both scales show I lost the same amount during the trip - about 5 kg = 11 lb! That is very impressive 'cos usually people retain water after travelling, so they seem heavier. You may have a bit more to come) Ray I did seem to drop another 0.4 kg since yesterday! doug |
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Congratulations, Doug!
You're doing so well. I know what you mean about the disparity in scales. It can be frustrating if you're hoping to see certain milestones and they aren't accurate. In the long run though, I'd do what you're doing and stick with one scale. The number is less important than your health, your clothes and how you feel. -- Lifetime: 20 Feb 2001 Baby born: 22 Aug 2005 175.8/157/150 On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 08:17:34 +0900, Doug Lerner wrote: There is a saying "When one person has a watch, everybody knows the time. When two people have a watch, nobody knows the time." Apparently something similar applies to scales. I got back to Tokyo last night. To reconcile possible differences between my scale (an ancient Tanita that weighs to the nearest 0.5 kg) and my sister's Weight Watcher's scale (that weighs to the nearest 0.2 kg) I simply stole her scale and brought it back with me to compare, side-by-side. Thanks, Cathy! Anyway, it turns out that my old scale consistently shows approximately 1.2 - 1.5 kg more than the WW scale. So which scale is correct? Probably neither, but the WW scale is the closest I believe because I weighed a box containing 8x1.0kg packages of dog food and it weighed 8.4 kg on the WW scale (including the packaging) and 9.6 kg on the old Tanita scale. So I'm going with my new "lucky" WW scale from now on and retiring the Tanita. Both scales show I lost the same amount during the trip - about 5 kg = 11 lb! Taking the disparity between the two scales into account, though, it means I have lost a bit less boverall/b because while in the U.S. I was subtracting weights from one scale from the original higher weights on the other scale. On the other hand, I can say that I weighed less than I thought I did when I started my diet, and have adjusted all my previous numbers to match the WW scale. So what does this come down to? After 13 weeks I've now lost 14.0 kg = 30.8 lb! My method: Low-cal plus exercise - 1700 calories/day limit plus 1000 weekly bonus calories (avoids frustration of strict daily limit); can carryover leftover calories to next day (add to bonus); can subtract logged exercise calories from daily calorie intake (an incentive to exercise); bonus is reset each Friday to 1000 + anything leftover from 1700x7 calories from the week before. Latest numbers: Days on diet: 91 Weight (kg): 125.0 - 111.0 (14.0 kg lost!) Weight (lb): 275.0 - 244.2 (30.8 lb lost!) Lb/Week average loss: 2.37 BMI: 41.3 - 36.7 Percent body mass lost: 11.2% Percent done to goal of 79 kg: 30% doug |
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great losses, and I wonder what your sister is going to do, Lee
Doug Lerner wrote in message ... There is a saying "When one person has a watch, everybody knows the time. When two people have a watch, nobody knows the time." Apparently something similar applies to scales. I got back to Tokyo last night. To reconcile possible differences between my scale (an ancient Tanita that weighs to the nearest 0.5 kg) and my sister's Weight Watcher's scale (that weighs to the nearest 0.2 kg) I simply stole her scale and brought it back with me to compare, side-by-side. Thanks, Cathy! Anyway, it turns out that my old scale consistently shows approximately 1.2 - 1.5 kg more than the WW scale. So which scale is correct? Probably neither, but the WW scale is the closest I believe because I weighed a box containing 8x1.0kg packages of dog food and it weighed 8.4 kg on the WW scale (including the packaging) and 9.6 kg on the old Tanita scale. So I'm going with my new "lucky" WW scale from now on and retiring the Tanita. Both scales show I lost the same amount during the trip - about 5 kg = 11 lb! Taking the disparity between the two scales into account, though, it means I have lost a bit less boverall/b because while in the U.S. I was subtracting weights from one scale from the original higher weights on the other scale. On the other hand, I can say that I weighed less than I thought I did when I started my diet, and have adjusted all my previous numbers to match the WW scale. So what does this come down to? After 13 weeks I've now lost 14.0 kg = 30.8 lb! My method: Low-cal plus exercise - 1700 calories/day limit plus 1000 weekly bonus calories (avoids frustration of strict daily limit); can carryover leftover calories to next day (add to bonus); can subtract logged exercise calories from daily calorie intake (an incentive to exercise); bonus is reset each Friday to 1000 + anything leftover from 1700x7 calories from the week before. Latest numbers: Days on diet: 91 Weight (kg): 125.0 - 111.0 (14.0 kg lost!) Weight (lb): 275.0 - 244.2 (30.8 lb lost!) Lb/Week average loss: 2.37 BMI: 41.3 - 36.7 Percent body mass lost: 11.2% Percent done to goal of 79 kg: 30% doug |
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