Fitness Nerd Out - Using My Whoop Band, Renpho Scale, and ChatGPT To Lose Some Body Fat
I used:
• Whoop Band (Wearable) for 2 years…it tracks all kind of things but calories burned
• Renpho Scale (Smart Scale)…it tracks weight and bodyfat (not correctly but at least the trend)
• ChatGPT (Artificial Intelligence)…to tell me the calories and macros of what I’m eating
• Spreadsheet (MS Excel)…my favorite…to log it all.
I started in August with the goal to lose some pounds and body fat (mainly body fat).
The first week of tracking what I ate highlighted just how much I was overeating. I ate about 2,300 calories a day, and you’d have thought I’d been sent to a concentration camp. To say I’d been overeating is putting it mildly. I joked with my family that I had no clue how I didn’t weigh 600 pounds. At the end of the week (after feeling like I was starving to death), I’d managed a 24-calorie deficit…FOR THE WEEK! Not 3,500 like I’d planned. 2.4. LOL
I kept at it for 17 more weeks, and right before the holidays, I was down 13 pounds and 2.5% body fat. I survived the holidays without thinking about it all too much (just enjoyed the holidays, friends, and family).For the new year, I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing.
My goal is to sit at 17% body fat. I’m not in a hurry to get there. My plan is to run a small calorie deficit by keeping track of what I’m eating. It is easier now that I’ve learned to right size what I’m taking in. AI and abundant technology FTW!
