I lost over 100 pounds for an 80-mile hike with a friend - here's the tech that kept me on track
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- My Apple Watch and a $110 scale did the real work.
- I found a lot of apps useful, and some that weren't.
- My scales helped me keep an eye out for muscle loss.
Last year, on April 1 of all days, I started a weight-loss journey. I needed to shed over 100 pounds. Part of the reason was health -- I'm a 50+ year-old man who wanted to keep doing the things I enjoy without various parts of me complaining too much. Part of it was pride -- I'd promised a friend I'd walk a section of the Camino Francés, from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela, with them that November.
While my work involves a fair bit of sitting, I'm an avid hiker who spends a lot of my spare time outdoors, but covering about 80 miles...
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