I’ve been at this now for nearly 7 weeks and I’ve lost 10 pounds (as of today).  I’m at a certain point in my lunar cycle where I’m retaining a bit o’ water, if you know what I mean.   So calling it a 10 pound loss is conservative.  It’s probably more like 12.  It’s not the 2 pounds a week I was hoping for, but it’s pretty close.
However, I am wondering what more I can do.  I’ve been considering getting a heart rate monitor to make sure I’m estimating my calories burned correctly.

I found this one on Amazon that looks interesting and has good reviews. It’s the Polar FT60.

It seems a bit pricey, but it does have a lot of cool features such as personalized training programs, and fitness tests. But do I really need all that stuff?

Has anyone reading this blog used one of these things? Which one do have you?  Do you like it?  Please post your experience in the comments, I’d love to hear from you.