I think the calorie count is not correct. Could it be I connected the 2 wires backwards? the other counts appear to be accurate though.
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I don't think so, like the other person said calorie counts vary. I used my elliptical and checked it with my garmin vivofit on my wrist, the elliptical said I used 58 1/2 calories while my vivofit said it was only 41. So I guess you choose which one you want to believe.
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The calories burned per person are going to be different. The standard for this model estimates calories a person weighing 150-180 would supposedly burn if they were to exercise for an hour.
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I am not familiar with that reading. My unit has worked like a charm. I would suggest that you go to the vendor's website. Maybe someone else has experienced something similar. Good luck!
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Same as below, adjust the sensitivity in the set up process. It is not perfect, running on the treadmill with my watch hand holding my hair off my neck and it missed counting steps. Pretty accurate though!
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It doesn't track food...you have to do that manually on sparkpeople.com. This thing only counts steps, basically. It's for sale on sparkpeople.com for $29.99 now. I think a new model is coming out. I returned mine for refund as it wasn't what I thought it was going to be.
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I have found mine to be very accurate. Perhaps you did get a defective one and should ask for it to be replaced.
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There is a defect in these watches. Mine was the opposite my heart rate was rarely target or high when working out and ut qould say I was burning 10000 to 140000 calories on some days, which is impossible. I had to return mine.
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Bill has a good point, but I would recommend you read our discussion in my review first and make your own decision. I have used it like this for a long time until one day the wires melted! I am sure others have had better luck, it's only how much of a risk you are willing to take.
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The instructions for the computer indicate that it does have a calorie accumulator. But I have not tried to use this feature.
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Maybe check and make sure the wires are connected right . I myself haven't had any problems with it.
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Honestly I had the same problem. the wires aren't lined up right. you have them matched incorrectly. hard to know without a diagram. I had someone help me with a lead tester. that helped to at least identify the hot wires. then you just match them up to the right ones on the unit.
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I recommend that you do what I did. When I first tried to use mine I found it to be off by at least 25 deg. Throw it away it's not worth messing with, then I went to a local restaurant supply and bought an analog thermometer that always works for the same amount. Your experience prove to me that my decision was the right one. Problem solved. David B.
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Yes that is how it works. However yesterday I did a pork tenderloin with it in and after the recommended 20-25 minutes this said it was at 113 when I was sure it was much hotter so I put in an instant read and it went to 140+ right away then I took this out and moved the probe and it shot up to 145 so I'm not sure how reliable it is. Perhaps I had done it wrong but I don't know how. I'm still mixed about this I love the idea of it.
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I had the same problem and contacted EatSmart. They instructed me to stand on the outer sides, look straight forward (not down) and count to five at least. They then suggested that I very gently steady myself against the wall. I didn't trust that weight. They sent me a less sensitive model that does not track. That worked with no problem. But I kept the original since my wife could use it. Now, I have discovered that touching the wall does not appear to make a difference so I check my weight first on the less sensitive scale and then on the tracking scale, the latter always reads .2lbs less so I am confident that touching the wall is ok.I hope this helps. The EatSmart customer service was outstanding. I had the same problem and contacted EatSmart. They instructed me to stand on the outer sides, look straight forward (not down) and count to five at least. They then suggested that I very gently steady myself against the wall. I didn't trust that weight. They sent me a less sensitive model that does not track. That worked with no problem. But I kept the original since my wife could use it. Now, I have discovered that touching the wall does not appear to make a difference so I check my weight first on the less sensitive scale and then on the tracking scale, the latter always reads .2lbs less... » Read More I had the same problem and contacted EatSmart. They instructed me to stand on the outer sides, look straight forward (not down) and count to five at least. They then suggested that I very gently steady myself against the wall. I didn't trust that weight. They sent me a less sensitive model that does not track. That worked with no problem. But I kept the original since my wife could use it. Now, I have discovered that touching the wall does not appear to make a difference so I check my weight first on the less sensitive scale and then on the tracking scale, the latter always reads .2lbs less so I am confident that touching the wall is ok.I hope this helps. The EatSmart customer service was outstanding. « Show Less
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When you're looking at the display with calories in the middle, click up or down. It should give you other sources for the main display.I have it set on distance. Once you've got what you want, go back to metrics/display. . Click left. You now have a choice of what to put in the upper left side of the screen. I chose duration. Then go back and chose something for the right. I picked pace. Then cycle back through and your watch should remember all three choices.
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exercise machines are wrong when it comes to the total calories burned. I'd go by what the heart monitor says. It sucks I know. I made the same mistake. I thought i was burning 600 calories on my elliptical and was eating according to burning that many calories and gained weight.
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Mine does not directly count calories but it does give me a very useful and generally accurate index of my level of activity during the day often at variance with what I had believed to be my level of activity. I can then interpret my activity into calories consumed in a general and useful way. It thus helps me balance my activity with my food intake and my body weight. Overall, I have found it surprisingly useful.
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Well your kind of lucky because I just realized both of mine are wired like that. I followed the wiring instructions and I seem to have the same problem. Something is backwards and coincidentally I was going to look into it today. I really thought I had it right the first time around. Oh well. If you find the answer let me know , I'll do the same. Autophotag@yahoo.com.