weight etc.

[SunsetRunner]

1-I have a Fitbit Charge. On the gym treadmill i record  four miles in an hour. My fitbit says 3,7

2-According to my record keeping on the dashboard, I run a calorie deficit EVERY DAY, but I haven't lost a pound since February. Sometimes I show a weight gain, My range runs from 243 lbs to 250 lbs.

3. If my home scale says 243, the scle at my workout center shows 251.

4. I have access to three BP monitors. They all give me different readings.

5. I am in the gym for cardio and weights at least every other day. My BP runs as high as 199/80 if I check BP when I wake up.

Not looking for solutions; got any thoughts?

[Dominique]

Here are some thoughts:

1. Distance with a Fitbit (other than Surge, which has built-in GPS, or models that support Connected GPS, but GPS doesn’t work indoors anyway) is just step count x stride length. I wouldn’t pay too much attention to it. If you’re walking in order to lose weight and get fitter, it doesn’t matter what distance Fitbit / the treadmill said you covered. Btw, 4 mph is quite a tough pace to sustain walking for one hour, especially if you’re overweight.

2. There’s a margin of error for both calories in (your intake, as estimated by you) and calories out (your expenditure, as estimated by your Fitbit). You may have to make adjustments (eat a little bit less and/or more a little bit more) until you achieve the real deficit needed to lose weight. 

3. I would use the same scale all the time, preferably in the same conditions (same time of the day, for instance first thing in the morning). Even if that scale is not accurate in absolute terms, it should still tell you whether the weight is moving up or down.

[UVcat]

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@SunsetRunner wrote:

1-I have a Fitbit Charge. On the gym treadmill i record  four miles in an hour. My fitbit says 3,7

2-According to my record keeping on the dashboard, I run a calorie deficit EVERY DAY, but I haven't lost a pound since February. Sometimes I show a weight gain, My range runs from 243 lbs to 250 lbs.

3. If my home scale says 243, the scle at my workout center shows 251.

4. I have access to three BP monitors. They all give me different readings.

5. I am in the gym for cardio and weights at least every other day. My BP runs as high as 199/80 if I check BP when I wake up.

Not looking for solutions; got any thoughts?

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1. 3.7 vs 4 could well be within the expected accuracy of the treadmill vs. the fitbit, but you can also manually set your stride length (in Settings in your account) by walking/running either a set number of steps or a set distance and then doing the math. 

2. If you're not losing weight over months, then something on either the Calories In or Calories Out side is amiss. I think I've read from others with HR fitbits (mine doesn't measure HR) that their Calories Out can be inflated. You could try making your goal deficit larger to offset this; if you have not lost any weight in months, then the amount you are eating is equal to the amount you are burning. On the other hand, it could be that your tracking of your food intake is inaccurate; I found the database to have some pretty questionable entries and it is well-known that high-calorie-density items (peanut butter, oils, etc.) can add up if you're not measuring them precisely (with a food scale).

3. Sure, it is unlikely that two scales will give exactly the same reading (zeroing and calibration might be different). Also note that if you weigh yourself and then drink or eat, the scale weight is going to go up (probably by multiple pounds -- 16oz of water is already a pound of extra weight), so if you're measuring at different times of the day at home vs. the gym, that could be the explanation right there. This is why it's important to use a single scale (and same time of day, same clothes or lack thereof) to track one's weight. It is changes that are most important, not the absolute value. Also, everyone's weight fluctuates by a few pounds even being as consistent as possible with how/when you weigh. A weight trending app (I use TrendWeight, it is free and takes data from your Fitbit account) can be very helpful in smoothing out those fluctuations so you can see the real patterns.

4&5 I don't know much about BP monitors, but I would think both of these items would be best discussed with your doctor. I would trust the BP reading at the doctor's office and I think it is also possible to have high blood pressure while exercising a lot and being generally pretty fit.

Hope this helps.

-UVc

PS: looks like Dominique already replied with a lot of the same advice (I type slow, so didn't see reply while composing). 

[GershonSurge]

My thoughts are you are at high risk for a serious cardiovascular event. I suggest scheduling a physical as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, marathon your way through these  videos and make your own decision. 

The good news is these things are almost always reversible through diet. The benefits start with the first meal.

[WendyB]

I would not be taking your Blood pressure after working out. It will not be a good gauge of what it really is.

But you need to make an appointment with your DR as 199 BP is dangerously high.

[emili]

Morning BP is typically the lowest of the day. If yours is really that high, please run to your doctor. Actually don't run..

You are overweight and if your blood pressure is that high, you really are a candidate for a heart attack or stroke. Although exercise helps with high blood pressure, healthy weight and genetics plays a larger role. Please don't worry about the mile difference, figure out your heart health first.