Very fit and very fat !

[Nokomis]

My husband and I have seen huge progress since we started tracking our caloric intake. So far, www.thedailyplate.com has been the best (free) tool for doing this. (Much more comprehensive than fitday.) I can add food, make meals from added foods, and upload recipes to figure out much more accurate data.

The site seems to do a good job of identifying your base metabolic rate, to provide a good starting point. While it tracks calories burned (many cycling speeds provided, along with hundreds of other activities) we've found that the caloric output they calculate is much higher than our output on a powertap. I normally go down one or two levels of exertion in cycling descriptions to match my actual output.

Good Luck!!

[velogirl]

when I was very hypothyroid, I was very fit and very fat. my morning/resting HR was in the high 30s or low 40s. and my body fat was probably in the 30-40% range (never tested during that period). of course, my low HR was due to being hypo, not entirely due to fitness. just something to think about.

my favorite free online site for exercise and weight-loss is http://www.fitday.com