Cronometer vs lose it2/20/2023 ![]() Some feel that the equations for weight loss are too simplistic. This app used one of a handful of equations ( Mifflin St Jeor) used in clinical practice to estimate BMR or basal metabolic rate (the amount of energy needed just to keep my body running) which came out to 1614 calories per day add on the extra calories ( 807) estimated to meet my ‘moderate’ activity level and I got a reasonable, and expected, ballpark figure of 2421 calories per day. ![]() Me? To maintain my current weight thank you very much. I was also asked about my weight management goal: to lose, maintain or gain weight. The patient care areas that I cover are quite spread out over the hospital campus. I am in relatively sedentary job a fair bit of sitting while I chart on patients and while I don’t do something as intense as construction, I walk everywhere, up and down stairs between floors in the hospital, from one place to another. ‘moderate’ was defined as “moving frequently through the day (construction work, stocking shelves, cleaning, etc.)”, that sounded like me. The app helps to qualify and quantify different activity levels, i.e. Like all of these apps, I had to enter my age, height, weight, gender, and estimated activity level. I chose to give Cronometer a try (note, I have no affiliation with this app and this is not a sponsored post). Personally, I use supplements and routinely use supplements in my practice since loads of research shows that people in general, including Canadians, regularly miss the mark when it comes to getting the minimum recommended intake of vitamin and minerals on a daily so I was curious to see what was going on with myself. I wasn’t going into this to modify anything just wanted to get a sense of my baseline, a snapshot of where I was especially with respect to my intake of vitamins and minerals. I decided to do this because I was curious to see just how many calories, fiber, sugars, key amino acids, and vitamins and minerals I was consuming from my usual intake. Many people are using them to track their calories and activity as part of their wellness efforts but these apps have come under fire with claims that they are essentially the devil incarnate leading people into temptation with an unhealthy preoccupation with eating. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterestĭiet and fitness apps are plentiful indeed. ![]()
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