Share your Numbers
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In case people in the group haven't realized it, MFP recently (Let's call it early 2025 could have been a bit earlier) changed the multiplier they assign to each activity level.
Which means that the base activity calories that are assigned for people who have no connected devices are now higher than they used to be.
The estimate used to be 1.25, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8x BMR for sedentary to very active
It is now 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0x BMR respectively
Nothing changes for those who are using their watch estimate but the base calories are now higher for people who are just using MFP directly
(You get more calories to eat which may or may not be helpful to each individual depending where they're at!)1 -
Hmmm … I still haven’t brought my Fitbit watch in … 🙁2
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oh nooooo.... poor fitbitty
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Numbers coming down very slowly- which is okay. But it’s not an easy loss. I have to fight myself all day long! I feel like I’m standing on the tracks trying to stop an oncoming train. When I did this five years ago - with lots more to lose- it seemed a bit easier.
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Freakin' trains. Thank you for the update, Yooly. You are inspiring.
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Less to lose..... less of a budget (if generally less active) = slower progress 😞 🫂🤗
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woohoo! I finally have my Fitbit working and connect :) Feels like a major accomplishment.
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“woohoo! I finally have my Fitbit working and connect :) Feels like a major accomplishment.”
it is a major accomplishment! Congratulations 🎉. Makes me wonder if I need to get a Fitbit. Do I have sufficient brain cells left to figure it out? My supply of brain cells is limited…..
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It works well for me, Yooly. Because it provides a bar to meet. I really hate "failing" so it is inspirational. Especially good now that I am walking more now that I have retired my car. The car was a BAD thing for me :) - very handy / maybe even necessary for the whole cancer/eye treatment stuff - but hopefully not so necessary again anytime soon :)
The figuring out part can be as simple or as complicated as you want. Turns out the problem I had setting it up and getting it going was because I thought it was a Fitbit Inspire 2 and it was an Inspire 3 (did I mention the poor vision :) ) - I called customer support and the assistant, at his wit's end, suggested I check my receipt to make sure it was an Inspire 2. Duh. I said I was pretty certain it was, because it was my 3rd Inspire 2. Well. It wasn't. As soon as I treated it as an Inspire 3 (different set up) all worked well.1 -
Had a salty (capers, olives, artichoke) pasta dish at lunch yesterday. It wasn’t over the calorie deficit but WOW- woke up this morning with an extra pound or two and puffy fingers.
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Amazing how it can make that much of a difference on your tiny frame! Do you think :) that it does any kind of a "spring cleaning" other than the salt? That much extra fluid coming and going so quickly it seems like it might???
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