Ahhhh, so this is a real problem then? I looked in the help section, then got
sidetracked ... never got as far as the FAQ's. Thanks for checking for me!

What is really odd, is that when I enter the exercise as treadmill, it does
compute the calories burned to within just a few of what the treadmill says I have
burned - so I just made the assumption that it was correct. AND wierder ... in
the dietpower program I can enter walking on an incline (hill) for 3.5MPH but it
doesn't give me that option for 4MPH ... which probably would compute to the same
caloric expenditure as what I am logging as treadmill walking. And I can't get a
good reading on the polar monitor to verify anything. The damn thing seems to get
interference from the monitors on the treadmill, which can't be turned off. sigh
Oh well, I guess even if things are logged wrong, it still will balance out
eventually because the weight and food are correct (although I did have to
somewhat guess at tonites dinner buffet).

I went back and changed all those exercise logs, will have to now have to decide
how I want to log things ... as a flat 4MPH walk, or as a mild hill at 3.5 (even
though I walk that constant incline at 4MPH). Like I said, it should balance out.
Maybe I should email them and ask that when they fix it to also factor in the
incline for treadmills? Or hill walking at a faster pace? G I bet anal people
like me drive then nuts!

Joyce

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 01:37:50 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I went into the help screens and read the FAQ and lo and behold they have a
note that it is Wrong, and to log it as regular walking until they get it
fixed....

"Lesanne" wrote in message
...
ooo ooo ooo gotta go look at diet power and see....
I think there is a mistake in the program there.
Gonna send em mail about it from here.... that is too strange

"Joyce" wrote in message
news
Ok, one for you gurus ... if there even is an explanation. And if there
is,
please give it to me in terms I can understand. g

I'm using the diet program Lesanne has spoken about and noticed what I
think is a
*quirk* ... maybe it is, maybe it isn't, I don't have a clue. But since
this is
automatically calculated based on my weight and height along with the
info
I add
(miles/time), I'm making an assumption that there must be some kind of a
difference in these activities. So here goes ... I work out on the
treadmill,
which is a speed factored activity (so this program tells me). This
program says
that someone my weight and height will burn 0.0874 calories/minute if
walking at
roughly 4MPH. BUT ... if going for a non speed factored brisk walk at
4MPH (15
miles per minute) it says I will burn at a rate of 0.03174/minute. Can
anyone
explain to me why the difference rate of caloric expenditure between the
two
activities? Or is it solely because on a treadmill it is a constant,
automated
speed?

I am sooooooooooo confused! g

Joyce