tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post5937414337610878455..comments2024-01-01T07:01:27.625-08:00Comments on Foodtrainers: To count or not to count?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-66106094247566082272014-07-22T09:13:56.372-07:002014-07-22T09:13:56.372-07:00I'm definitely into counting when it comes to ...I'm definitely into counting when it comes to activity (steps, calories burned, etc). I only weigh myself twice a month, though—I feel like it would drive me too crazy to do it more than that.Jesshttp://keepingitrealfood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-73005933802175477852014-07-22T07:55:16.539-07:002014-07-22T07:55:16.539-07:00good points. perhaps counters need to make efforts...good points. perhaps counters need to make efforts to count less and non counters need a little more numerical action, hadn't thought of it that way. And it seems our most tedious counting we all do is with sports (not to mention calorie counting belch)Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-179125003286640422014-07-22T05:32:48.900-07:002014-07-22T05:32:48.900-07:00i am a total numbers person...in HS my swim coach ...i am a total numbers person...in HS my swim coach always said your biggest competition is the clock. so i was fixated on times, numbers, etc. my first spin experience was at Flywheel, which gave me stats on everything and I knew what # i should strive to beat. I then walked into soulcycle (with no numbers) and let's just say I was not trying very hard and kept asking myself "how am i doing, how am i doing." I love the competition and goal setting aspect of trackers but sometimes I do think that it's nice to just go and be proud regardless of how far or how fast. Easy to say but hard for numbers lady like me to do...Joanna Linoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-89540859216987808742014-07-21T13:34:32.514-07:002014-07-21T13:34:32.514-07:00so funny, see my comment above, I thought you were...so funny, see my comment above, I thought you were carolyn #1 and was shocked you were a numbers girl. I think Fitbit does a great job of keeping the fun factor. Who else says "way to go"?Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-73026061743149101752014-07-21T13:33:27.469-07:002014-07-21T13:33:27.469-07:00Yes, plan B and common sense are sometimes harder ...Yes, plan B and common sense are sometimes harder to get to for some (ok for me). Interesting that you can go from county to less count-oriented and enjoy each of those. I find when I am getting numbers oriented for a race etc I feel I'm missing something when I don't do it. Only now, having not raced for a while or "trained" formally could I come back to this new way of running.Lauren Slaytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-69740457085744116802014-07-21T13:31:49.377-07:002014-07-21T13:31:49.377-07:00wait, not sure which carolyn this is. If I don'...wait, not sure which carolyn this is. If I don't know you, I'm so sorry.Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-15454239413607838062014-07-21T13:30:53.785-07:002014-07-21T13:30:53.785-07:00Funny, as well as I know you I wouldn't think ...Funny, as well as I know you I wouldn't think of you as miss numbers. Interesting. And what goes on in our heads is a whole other post...stay tuned for Lauren meditating...maybe.Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-70941541441425416662014-07-21T13:29:52.448-07:002014-07-21T13:29:52.448-07:00I don't think there's any doubt which camp...I don't think there's any doubt which camp you are in. Funny you mentioned spreadsheet, I was going to add in the post that I'm a counter when it comes to fun things (versus meaningful things like $ etc)Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-37332851163680867242014-07-21T13:28:32.002-07:002014-07-21T13:28:32.002-07:00Ah Boston, you're amazing. Maybe the key is st...Ah Boston, you're amazing. Maybe the key is stepping back every so often to see if the Fitbit is fun (I say yes!) or if there is joy and a feeling of accomplishment from running or spinning. I adored my Garmin for a while but running "free" is fantastic now.Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-84153596152197290442014-07-21T12:45:59.991-07:002014-07-21T12:45:59.991-07:00The Garmin was instrumental in helping me qualify ...The Garmin was instrumental in helping me qualify for Boston. Yet, it also the Garmin that pushed me to do too much, too hard and to become overtrained this winter. I have been running without a watch for a few weeks now, and I am re-discovering the sheer joy that comes with the activity... It is all about the fine art of goal setting - a work in progress for me ;-). Full disclosure: I am not completely stat-free, since I now wear my FitBit religiously...Johanne Homenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-14631258759225027432014-07-21T12:32:27.961-07:002014-07-21T12:32:27.961-07:00I am absolutely a counter! I track stuff all the ...I am absolutely a counter! I track stuff all the time and I have spreadsheets for everything from vacation itineraries to oil consumption. I use my phone for tracking my bike rides (distance, time, speed), and my son likes that too because he enjoys seeing how far he went and how fast he went. I also wear a heart rate monitor some of the time and during a spin class it's great to be able to watch it and see how high your heart rate goes during interval training, etc. It also tracks calories burned which is great (it's reasonably accurate because it's personalized and has a lot of user-entered data). I used it during bikram yoga (it connects to my phone, which was outside the room) and burned 750 calories in the 90 minutes. Pleasantly surprised!Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-78731033991939894992014-07-21T10:55:20.785-07:002014-07-21T10:55:20.785-07:00I love numbers and I love lists. When I reach 10,...I love numbers and I love lists. When I reach 10,000 steps, I cross it off my list. My problem is counting in my head while walking, drives me crazy!Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-76389097250875750812014-07-21T10:31:18.867-07:002014-07-21T10:31:18.867-07:00I am both. Love the numbers, train with numbers, ...I am both. Love the numbers, train with numbers, analyze all the data and race using numbers. But when training and racing are all done, I love to just go for the fun of it. I know how many miles, or time but just for orientation. It brings the joy back to the activities and provides the much needed balance or I would most definitely quit triathlon. I have embraced my fitbit again during my "off season", but also for the fun of it. <br />Last year I also learned there is a real time and place to stop looking at the watch. During a race, I could not get my HR under control, which led to panic and walking. I would have been better off with RPE. Every race, or training, things can go wrong, Plan B is always needed.Randinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739675715154690483.post-72026490877576188452014-07-21T09:45:04.819-07:002014-07-21T09:45:04.819-07:00I am innately a non counter (shocker), but with th...I am innately a non counter (shocker), but with the help of the fitbit / fitbit scale and nike gps app that has changed big time recently... its so easy/fun to see #s and i love getting a mid day "get up and get more steps" email. it has absolutely made me run farther and walk more. I run more for mileage than time but i think a little self-competition is a GREAT thing.Carolynhttp://foodtrainers.com/noreply@blogger.com