Quote Originally Posted by goldfinch View Post

I don't use monitors at all. I just try to get in a half hour to an hour of exercise a day and stay off my rear for several hours. Given that my energy is fine and I am not losing weight too fast, I think that I am hitting targets close enough. Research shows that exercise is not a big factor in weight loss. Unfortunately, exercise makes people hungry so they tend to eat a bit more. But exercise should be done for its own fitness benefits.
Certainly, which is why I assume my HRM is about 20% high on short ride days (<20 miles) and 10-15% high on long ride days (currently rides >2.5 hours), but I also know my true metabolic rate. I have a very high activity level - and it true that exercise is good for other things that weight loss, but your body still needs the right kind/amount of fuel so that you can do what you need/want to do. Intense exercise and a strict diet is how I control my diabetes.

Obviously your approach is working for you, and that is what counts My jaw just dropped when I saw that 900 calorie estimation.