Humpback waving goodbye as I leave Maui tomorrow.

There was a reduction in sightings this last week of Feb.

My new Jawbone

Article at:
Evaluation of Jawbone

Question: Do all people have same metabolic rate? I am 62 yo. Does the software figure a 2% reduction in metabolism for each decade? I am a reduced obese. I lost 80 pounds and gained back 50 pounds. When I have tested my resting metabolic rate it is below normal. This energy gap I have developed should be accounted for in the software. Yesterday I hit 92% of my UP goal for the day. 9,270 steps, 4.44 miles walking. My active burn was 710 calories. My resting burn was 2,027 calories. I love my UP24 and suggest it for everyone especially for the sleep app., but the absence of different metabolic rates in the software is a major flaw.

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I took this photo yesterday from a large Whale Tour boat from the second deck.  Feb. 8 is the peak of the whale season.  This is in the Au'au channel off Maui.  The Humpback have their babies here because the average water temperature is 70 degrees,  the waters are protected between three islands, there are no Orcas here, and it is shallow with average depth of 300 feet.

Update on my CIMT scores

            Average CCA Mean               Average CCA Max Region

12-17-09      0.599 mm                               0.741 mm

12-8-11         0.563 mm (.036 less)            0.661 mm (.08 less)

12-20-12       0.566 mm (.003 more)         0.676 mm (.015 more)

12-19-13         0.583 mm (.017 more)       0.709 mm (.033 more)

	LDL-P	ApoB	HDL-P	HgbA1C	tg			Weight
1/3/2011				8.8				256.5
3/12/2011	1246	81	37.2	8.2	83			254
5/20/2011	765	81	35.7	7.7	45			257
8/27/2011	1097	63	33.7	10.1	65			246.5
12/6/2011	842		36	9.7	48			256
12/27/2011		62		10				256
5/2/2012		47		8.1				251
7/29/2012	504		28.2	7.4				261
10/12/2012	733		30.9					250
2-23-13	345	53	31.4	8.3	57			256
6-20-13	407		28.2	8.4	64			260
9-9-13	907		26.6	8.2	65			263
11-4-13		50		9.0				257.5
12-20-13	354		26.3	8.4	38			259

I have stayed on my Atkins type diet (low carb, high fat, high protein) for three years. 

My weight stays between 258 and 262 lbs.  

Thus weight loss is not the reason I have such good lipid metrics. 

While my CIMT is getting thicker year, I am still below my high baseline.  

Read more details about this at My quest for normal arteries