Fitbit Challenge 2016
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mrsloganlife wrote: »
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Name: Logan
Starting Weight: 256.6 (updated to reflect true starting weight at beginning of weight loss journey)
JGoal Weight: To begin with 200, but ultimately down to 165
Current Weight: 249 (I need to weigh myself)
Sleep: 7 hours during the weekdays, 8 hours on the weekends
Daily Steps: Last month I averaged 7,000
Weekly Steps: Average about 50,000
Calories Burned: Average last month 2,851. My goal is 2,750
Weekly Weight Loss: I will start weighing myself
Name: Logan
Starting Weight: 256.6
JGoal Weight: To begin with 200, but ultimately down to 165
Current Weight: 244.8 (I need to weigh myself)
Sleep: Averaging over 8 hours this week--not having to do my 90 minute commute the last couple of days is helping!
Daily Steps: Averaged 7,826 last 7 days.
Weekly Steps: 54,782
Calories Burned: Average last 7 days is 2,866.
Weekly Weight Loss: 1.8 pounds this week--11.8 pounds total (so far)!0 -
Hi there ! I'm a stay at home mom to three daughters! I've got my Fitbit HR last years on my birthday ! I've just found out this group and new to mfp! I need more friends , pls add me !
Name: Sue
Start weight: 165 lbs
Goal weight: 121 lbs
Sleep: 6-8 hours ( depends on kids' night waking )
Daily step count: 10K
Weekly weight loss: 1lb-2lb
Looking forward to making this journey fun.
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Weekly Update: Third Weigh In Day of the New Year
Name: CJ
Starting Weight: 158.4 (Jan 1st)
Goal weight: 125.0
Sleep: Goal 7.5 hr (averaging 7 hr 37 min!)
Weekly or daily steps: Last week I had 86k+ steps, and currently have 61k so far this week
Calories burned: Last week I had 15,145 calories burned for the week, and currently at 11,540 so far this week
Weekly weight loss: Lost 2.6 lbs this week, down 4.8 lbs from the 1st0 -
Name: Jessica
Starting Weight: 191
Goal weight: 150
Sleep: 7 hrs
Weekly or daily steps: 10,000/daily
Calories burned: 1000/daily
Weekly weight loss: 2lbs
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If today is the first day of your weight loss plan, tip of the day: don't go running to the gym yet, don't throw out all of your junk food, and avoid buying the most expensive training and fitness gear for now. This sounds like strange advice, but think about it. Buying a gym membership doesn't mean you'll use it. Throwing out all of your junk food doesn't mean you'll automatically start eating better. And the most expensive training and fitness gear? It isn't any more special than your body.
Before you get started you need a plan, one that's going to set you up for success and one that gives you clear goals to follow. Saying "I want to lose weight" is an outcome, not a goal. It doesn't cover HOW you're going to lose weight. Saying "I'm going to go to the gym to lose weight" is better, but with no set schedule, you'll likely stop going.
TODAY'S GOAL: Take 10 minutes to sit down and think through your weight loss plan just for this week. First pick one goal, then think through and visualize the details of how to achieve it. For example, if you want to go to the gym, ask yourself when you can go, how long you'll go for, and what will you do when you're there? Then schedule the time in and stick to what you planned. (AH)
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Name: Lynsey
Starting Weight: 153 lbs
Goal weight: 125 lbs
Sleep: 7.5/ 7 avg.
Weekly or daily steps: 17k avg.
Calories burned: at least 2k
Weekly weight loss: 2 lbs0 -
and congratulations to all who had a weight loss this past week. We all have had some set backs and sometimes its harder to get back on track. Spring is just around the corner and we all want to look and feel our best. Its time to make a real commitment and focus on long term goals. Lets get busy and get to moving. Track everything you can, it keeps you accountable and focused.0 -
I would like to join, if it is not too late!
Name: Choppie70
Starting Weight: 194 (started at 226 in June of '15)
Goal weight: 160
Sleep: average 7 a night
Weekly or daily steps: I am now up to about 17K steps a day
Calories burned: btw. 2700 - 3100 (on workdays I burn more calories from not sitting as much)
Weekly weight loss: 1lb.0 -
Name: Lisa L
Starting weight:
Goal weight: Get to 140 pounds and see what my biometric numbers look like.....want to eliminate belly fat and diagnosis of "pre-diabetic"...
Sleep: 8 hrs
Daily steps: 12000 Goal
Calories burned: unsure??, will start paying attention
Weekly wt loss goal: 1.5-2.0 pounds
Have come to LOVE walking and am up to 12000 steps/day for my goal. This ends up being 5 miles a day. I use to be a runner but now experience pretty bad neck pain with running Looking for friends and challenges around walking activities.
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Name: Christina
Weight week two: 162.6lbs
Doing good far0 -
I forgot to check in on Friday -
Name: Cari
Starting Weight: 13 stone 2lb
Current weight: 12 stone 10lb
Goal weight: 9 stone 7lb (or thereabouts)
Sleep: aiming for 7-8 hours
Weekly or daily steps: 10,000 per day
Calories burned: 2355 per day
Weekly weight loss: 1-2 lb a week
Actual stats for the week from Fitbit
Sleep average: 7:45 a night
Weekly or daily steps: Weeks total steps: 88,632 (daily average 12,662)
Total distance: 36.61 miles
Total Calories burned: 16,726 (daily average 2,389)
Weight loss this week: 2lb
New CW: 12 stone 8lb
Total loss: 8lb
Quite please with that!
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I'm late to the game, but I'm in!
Name: Karen
Starting Weight: 129
Goal weight: 125
Sleep: 4.5 hours
Daily step goal: 12,000
Calories burned: not sure yet
Weekly weight loss goal: 1.5 lbs.
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Name: Jaime
Starting Weight: 176 lbs
Goal weight: 149 lbs
Weekly or daily steps: avg. 7k a week, goal 10k a day
Weekly weight loss: goal -1lb a week
Jan. 1 - 176
Jan. 8 - 174.2
Jan. 15 - 172
Jan. 22 -
Jan. 29 -
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Hi there, I just got the Fitbit Charge HR and looking for more than 1 way to stay motivated. Are you finding that this group is helping? I see a lot of posts with info. (Way cool, since my first thought was no one would want to do that) but not much chat for tips and tricks. I do like how Jamie (jih528) posted each week and we can see her progress.
Name: Jennifer
Starting Weight (Jan.17): 153.4
Goal Weight: 125-130
Height: 5'2
Sleep: 8 hrs
Daily steps: 7500-10,000
Monthly wt loss goal: 2-3 lbs (Is that too little?)
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Welcome all new fitbit users, we are glad to have you joining the group. I hope we can keep each other motivated and offer some great tips.0
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Here a great hack:
Join Earndit and make money from exercising!
OK well this is a weird one, but startup Earndit have teamed up with various fitness companies to reward you for exercising – through activity, through winning challenges, for meeting goals and more. You can sync it with your Fitbit account so don’t need to do anything manually. I’m still early days on it at the moment so haven’t managed to redeem much as of yet, but its worth checking out for no risk or cost. Join up here and start
earning.(ttp) www.earndit.com
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Week of 1/11 - 1/17, per my FitBit mail.
Steps: 57,876
Calories Out: 15,981
Calories In: 12,453
Workouts: 1 spin class, 2 snow removals (it makes me sore so it counts, even though FitBit doesn't have an activity listing for it - I call it "mowing lawn" if I'm primarily pushing the snowblower or "gardening" if I'm primarily shoveling), 2 weight training sessions
Weight change: -1 lb
This week: I moved snow and ice skated for almost an hour already today. Going to spinning tomorrow. Committed to continuing to measure my portions and log well.0 -
Name: Tracy C.
Starting Weight: 222
Short Term Goal: 200 (10% of starting weight)
Sleep: current 5 - 6; goal 7
Weekly or daily steps: current 5,000; goal 10,000
Calories burned: goal = 500 cal. deficit
Weekly weight loss: 1 lb.0 -
Another good Fitbit hack:
Track Your Runs/Walks With MobileRun
A few months ago, the Fitbit app added a MobileRun feature that uses your phone’s GPS to track and map your routes — and update your dashboard with all the stats that go with that. Calories burned and active minutes plus real-time access to pace splits, distance, time and more.
This functionality is hard to find if you’re a beginner. From your dashboard: press Track your exercise then hit add tracking (the stopwatch icon) at the top-right of the next screen. By default, you’ll now be on the Log Previous tab where you do all your manual logging. Click the Tracking tab along the top-left and you’ll be ready to track your runs, walks or hikes in real-time. (fitmodo)
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Myth: Carbs will make you gain pounds, period.
Some people equate carbohydrates with weight gain because they bind water and can lead to bloating. You’re not truly getting bigger, but it can sure feel like it. The other reason people may see carbs as a nutritional adversary is because they can be so easy to overeat, which actually can lead to added pounds. To avoid that sneaky trap, fill your diet with complex carbohydrates like vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. “They often contain fiber and many vitamins and minerals, unlike simple carbohydrates found in white rice, refined sugar, sodas, and candy.(Self)
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Myth: Carbs will make you gain pounds, period.
Some people equate carbohydrates with weight gain because they bind water and can lead to bloating. You’re not truly getting bigger, but it can sure feel like it. The other reason people may see carbs as a nutritional adversary is because they can be so easy to overeat, which actually can lead to added pounds. To avoid that sneaky trap, fill your diet with complex carbohydrates like vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. “They often contain fiber and many vitamins and minerals, unlike simple carbohydrates found in white rice, refined sugar, sodas, and candy.(Self)
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Name: Beverly
Start weight: 178 lbs
Goal weight: 145 -150 lbs
Sleep: 8 hours
Daily steps: 10,000
Weekly weight loss: 1.5 lbs0 -
Weekly Update: Fourth Weigh In Day of the New Year
Name: CJ
Starting Weight: 158.4 (Jan 1st)
Current Weight: 151.8
Goal weight: 125.0
Sleep: Goal 7.5 hr (averaged exactly 7 hours 30 mins this week!)
Weekly or daily steps: Last week I had 77,483 steps, and currently only have 52k so far this week. Need to up this!
Calories burned: Last week I had just under 15k calories burned for the week, and currently at 10,744 so far this week
Weekly weight loss: Lost 1.8 lbs this week, down 6.6 lbs from the 1st0 -
mrsloganlife wrote: »
Name: Logan
Starting Weight: 256.6
JGoal Weight: To begin with 200, but ultimately down to 165
Current Weight: 244.8 (I need to weigh myself)
Sleep: Averaging over 8 hours this week--not having to do my 90 minute commute the last couple of days is helping!
Daily Steps: Averaged 7,826 last 7 days.
Weekly Steps: 54,782
Calories Burned: Average last 7 days is 2,866.
Weekly Weight Loss: 1.8 pounds this week--11.8 pounds total (so far)!
Name:Logan
Starting Weight:256.6
Goal Weight:To begin with 200, but ultimately down to 165
Current Weight:239.9
Sleep:Averaged 6 hours and 48 minutes
Daily Steps:Averaged 8,864
Weekly Steps:62,047
Calories Burned:Averaged 2,890
Weekly Weight Loss:4.9 pounds (16.7 pounds total)
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Trying is Succeeding
The best intentions don’t mean nearly as much as a actually trying, even if it means failing. Going after your goals may be tough, but trying can result in a BIG victory. The decision to try takes courage, which can be tough to come by sometimes. How many times have you longed to do something worthwhile but couldn’t quite make yourself take that first step? It’s important to remember that success isn’t always found in the goal you’re pursuing. You can be a success just by trying. You gain by learning, you gain by growing, and you gain by being just a little closer to your goal than you were yesterday.
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Name: Lizzie
Starting Weight: 232.6
Goal Weight:My first goal weight is 200 and then 150
Current Weight: 232.6 ( just joined MFP)
Sleep:7 hours
Daily Steps: I try for 7500 but depends on how much I sit at work but I do walk at lunch
Weekly Steps: 50,000
Calories burned : Will show on next week's check in since I just joined
Weekly Weight Loss:trying for about 2 pounds0 -
I just found this thread. Hope it's not too late to join in! I signed up with a nutrition counselor to help provide me with a plan to achieve my goals. I have a pretty high body fat % for my size, especially considering my BMI is in the normal range. Hopefully watching what I eat and focusing on my activity goals will help me bring that fat % number down.
Name: Stephanie
Starting Weight: 160 ( January 8th)
Goal Weight: 135
Current Weight: 157
Sleep: 7-8 hours goal - last week average 8 hr 1 min
Daily Steps: 10kgoal - last week's average is 6,067
Calories Burned: 2,300 goal - last week's average is 2,068
Weekly Weight Loss: .5 to 1 lb goal0 -
My nutrition counselor gave me a good tip for getting in extra steps throughout the day. This may not work for everyone, but when I'm at work and need to take bathroom breaks I walk to the farthest bathroom (which means going across the office and up to the 3rd floor). This gives me an extra 275 steps and 3 flights of stairs each time I have to pee. It's not much on it's own, but it adds up.0
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I would love to join in!
Name: Keylee
Starting Weight: 240.5
Goal weight: 155
Sleep:
Weekly or daily steps:
Calories burned:
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