Originally Posted by
dr_lha
You'll get no argument from me. The only calorie counter I believe is a well calibrated power meter, and then only to probably 20-50% accuracy. Everything else is pure guesswork bollocks.
Right back to what Ibohunt said about the bathroom scale being the one tool that tells the truth in the end :-).
And Chris your caution is a very prudent one...and it is exactly why I try to curb some of the enthusiasm for fantastic burn numbers I see sometimes :-). I see people on my MFP friends list who do killer burns on paper every day, 2000 calories or more and eat it back, or eat it first probably then burn it off to make the numbers balance.