First Offical Weigh In

Well folks my scale and heart monitor came in the mail this morning. The heart monitor goes around my chest and I was happy to find out it fit and can make a reading, more on that later. The scale has been set up, calibrated, and zeroed out. I stepped on and off three times and got the same weight each time. I'm currently 293.2 pounds which is about 5 pounds down from when I last weighed myself at a friends house a month ago. So even though that number is high, I'm positive that I can take it down from there.

In case anyone was wondering I ordered the BalanceFrom High Accuracy MemoryTrack Premium Digital Bathroom Scale with "Smart Step-On" and MemoryTrack Technology, Extra Large Dual Color Backlight Display [NEWEST VERSION]. On Amazon the scale was only $24.95 with free prime shipping, you can click the link to check it out yourself. Over 20 bucks was a little expensive for a scale in my opinion but this one had good reviews compared to the cheaper ones which had reviews about inaccurate weights. So I took the plunge and so far its good,  and like I said the scale read the same weight three times in a row.

For the heart monitor I ordered the  Jarv Premium Bluetooth® 4.0 Smart heart rate monitor for IPhone 4S / IPhone 5, 5C, 5S, 6 , 6+ / IPad Mini / new IPod Touch and other Bluetooth devices (iOS only) Black (Soft strap) . Also on Amazon, I got this monitor on sale for $24.99 with free prime shipping, its about 10 dollars more now, but sometimes its part of Amazon's Daily Deals, so just keep your eyes pealed. I had to download an app in order to use the heart monitor and I picked MapMyFitness, it seems okay so far. I'm only using the free version, after I get into the swing of things I'll probably subscribe to the month service so I can use the heart zone training. Currently my resting heart rate is 82bmp and active it hangs around 120bmp or so. According to WebMD I should  aim for 98bmp-127bmp for regular workouts and 157bmp-167bmp for high intensity workouts in order to loose weight. I'm no doctor so please don't quote me on these numbers, I'm simply trying out the theory that getting your heart rate up to a certain level will help with weight loss, only more research and time will tell for sure.

Here's to hoping my bike comes in today!