Comments on: Daily calorie needs http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/04/daily-calorie-needs/ Less diet, more brain Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:52:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Rory http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/04/daily-calorie-needs/#comment-470 Rory Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:45:29 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/04/daily-calorie-needs/#comment-470 Actually it wasn't till I saw these comments that I realised it had interpreted my weight as lbs instead of kgs. And now I realise it didn't interpret 180 as cm either... hmmm, I should have known 39,000 calories a day wasn't quite right. Maybe it would be good if it tells you what it's defaulting things to - either in the text below the Calculate button or when you leave a field it could fill in the units if you've left them out. If it tried to do this within sensible ranges it could default more reasonably too. Otherwise, this is awesome! Actually it wasn’t till I saw these comments that I realised it had interpreted my weight as lbs instead of kgs. And now I realise it didn’t interpret 180 as cm either… hmmm, I should have known 39,000 calories a day wasn’t quite right.

Maybe it would be good if it tells you what it’s defaulting things to - either in the text below the Calculate button or when you leave a field it could fill in the units if you’ve left them out. If it tried to do this within sensible ranges it could default more reasonably too.

Otherwise, this is awesome!

]]> By: Dave Child http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/04/daily-calorie-needs/#comment-455 Dave Child Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:03:30 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/04/daily-calorie-needs/#comment-455 Yes, absolutely fine. I use lbs, and had no problem. Someone who knows their weight in stone and lbs might benefit from it recognising that combination as well though. I have a quick suggestion too - I have a target weight, and an amount I'm aiming to lose per week. It would be great if it could predict the date at which, if I continue at the same rate, I'll hit my target weight. Yes, absolutely fine. I use lbs, and had no problem. Someone who knows their weight in stone and lbs might benefit from it recognising that combination as well though.

I have a quick suggestion too - I have a target weight, and an amount I’m aiming to lose per week. It would be great if it could predict the date at which, if I continue at the same rate, I’ll hit my target weight.

]]> By: Tim http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/04/daily-calorie-needs/#comment-447 Tim Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:48:58 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/04/daily-calorie-needs/#comment-447 Thanks Dave, was the kg/lbs thing sufficiently obvious? Thanks Dave, was the kg/lbs thing sufficiently obvious?

]]> By: Dave Child http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/04/daily-calorie-needs/#comment-446 Dave Child Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:15:49 +0000 http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2008/02/04/daily-calorie-needs/#comment-446 Great tool, Tim. Dead simple. Turns out I need a lot more calories than I thought! Great tool, Tim. Dead simple. Turns out I need a lot more calories than I thought!

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