Polar watches and weight loss

Newbie

I run to lose weight (only very very moderate weight loss so far) and I need all the help I can get. I realize that I have not been too strict with my diet and that's the main reason for my sub par results. I was looking at one of these gadgets, one of these polar watches which, they claim, can help one achieve one's goals. Has anybody used them? How effective are they? If you can believe those monitors attached to the treadmills (which is where I do my running) I lose approximately 350 calories every time I run. Would it be to my advantage (as well as to get a more accurate reading) to invest in one of these watches? Thanks.

Member

The watches are not that accurate I don't think. It also depends on your weight.

Here is a good calculater for your whole day.
http://www.stevenscreek.com/goodies/calories.shtml

It also give you 0.653 cal/lb/mile for running so you can calc how many calories/mile you burn.

Polar watches and weight loss

LIFEFORM SOCIAL COMMUNITY NETWORK