Quote Originally Posted by lauraelmore1033 View Post
Those activity points are kinda scary! a good hard 20 mile ride earned me 33 points yesterday. I'm assuming I'm getting so many because I'm so heavy. No way was I going to eat all those on a week night. Weekend, yeah, maybe, but even then it makes me uneasy...
Wow, 33 points?! That's impressive (and yeah, a little scary).

I try to underestimate my activity points a little by under reporting my speeds. Last friday, I did a 4.2 mile run from work that took me 48 minutes. I got 9 points for it because I keyed it in as "running<12min/mile". I did the exact same run yesterday in 46 minutes and I was definitely working harder but yet I only got 8 points for it. I know it's because I didn't have a different speed option to choose, but it just kind of illustrates how the activity points really need to be a guideline as opposed to a strict rule.

I also in a firm believer in eating your activity points when you do the activity (and not saving them up until the weekend or something), so I have mine set to be used first each day.