🍁🦃November Dailly Logging and Weigh-in Challenge🏈🍂

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  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    Hi, I am Lisa. I am 57 years old, 5'5" tall and I live in Tillsonburg, Ontario. I am married with two grown sons.

    It's time to get this weight off for good! My first goal is Onederland....again :(

    30: 207.8, 31: 205.8, 1: 205.2, 2: 206.0, 3: 207.2, 4: 205.2, 5: 205.8, 6: 203.8, 7: 203.6, 8: 204.8, 9: 203.8, 10: 203.4

    11: 202.8, 12: 203.0, 13: 202.4
  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 635 Member

    @deepwoodslady I'm so glad you had fun! Lewis is hilarious and you're so lucky to have seen a show in person. :)

    @stormywxs288 Too much soup?! Bah! But I hope it was really good.

    @Rh1aB1a You can do this! I hope you see those numbers move this week.

    Happy Monday, everyone.
  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 263 Member
    Hi All, I am a busy mother of five slowly working my way to my goal weight. During September I entered my "Normal" BMI category and am now about 10 pounds from my ultimate goal. This will be my 3rd month in this challenge. I had never weighed myself daily before this challenge, and I am finding it to be so helpful and informative to weigh and check in daily.

    My goal for November is to NOT GET DERAILED BY THANKSGIVING. 🦃 🥧 😊 Let me tell you, I can really get derailed by a holiday. I may or may not log on Thanksgiving or the day after, and that's OK. But my Thanksgiving goal is to log daily from Saturday the 25th through the end of the month.

    Starting weight September 1: 141.0

    Starting weight November 1: 132.8

    Goal for November: 130.4 Considering Thanksgiving, I'm setting my goal a tad on the conservative side.

    November 1: 132.8 I logged 🍁
    November 2: 132.8 I logged 🍁
    November 3: 131.4 I logged 🍁 Very happy with today's weight. Over the past week there have been several days that I ate at maintenance, and a couple days I ate well over maintenance. It was hard to tell if I was needlessly eating more, or if I really needed the additional calories. I've already got my activity level set to almost the highest one, and I haven't even gone running or done any exercise for over a week. I guess I walk constantly around the house, dealing with the children and doing housework, always on my feet, and I frequently have to do up and down the stairs to deal with something or put something away, so maybe that burns a lot sometimes. For a while there I thought I was "failing" because I could not hit my calorie goal.
    November 4: 131.0 I logged 🍁
    November 5: 130.8
    November 6: 132.2 I logged 🍁
    November 7: 131.8 I logged 🍁
    November 8: 131.4 I logged 🍁
    November 9: 131.2
    November 10: 131.2 I logged 🍁 Had a really bad day yesterday. Ended up overeating and eating too much chocolate. Hopefully it won't cause my weight to spike up. Today is a new day.
    November 11: 131.0 I logged 🍁
    November 12: 131.2 I logged 🍁 OK, time to break through this number, lol.
    November 13: 130.6
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  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 263 Member
    @ddainiak Wow, you look fantastic! Not only do you look so much slimmer, but you look so much more youthful too. A beautiful smile in BOTH photos.
  • Rinoga
    Rinoga Posts: 263 Member
    Happy turkey month! 🦃 In the past 3 months I’ve lost over 10 pounds so far. I’m excited to keep going.

    🍂GOALS🍁

    💧Drink 3 jugs of water daily
    🏃‍♀️Workout 4Xs a week
    🍗Portion control
    📆Track daily

    Start weight: 146
    Month goal: 144

    1: 146
    2: 146 🏃‍♀️
    3: 145
    4: 145
    5: 147
    6: 144 🏃‍♀️
    7: 146 💪
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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,349 Member
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    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    Starting Weight (from Oct 31st): 181.4
    Goal: 177.4 (Four lb Loss)
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
    ******************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME****************************


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    11/02-183.2-(Trend Weight 184.4)-

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    11/12-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)- I got home last night after dark. OMAD yesterday but it was Chinese while on the road. Today I feel sodium bloated. No weigh-in today as today will be my buffer day from the travels. So much sitting over the weekend. 5 hour drive each way (plus stops) and, of course, the show itself. It’s nice to be home where I can get in more movement but I did have a wonderful time. This week will be damage control for me more than progress, I fear….. I mean, the cat was kneading on my tummy again last night and that tells me a lot.

    11/13-183.8-(Trend Weight 184.3)- Up 0.8 since my last weigh-in. That Chinese buffet during my travel really did me in! I’m sure the lack of movement and exercise didn’t help either. I was hoping to do well during the easy part of the month (first half) but I’m up 2.4 lbs overall so you can imagine my disappointment! The 2nd half will be harder with the Thanksgiving weekend events and the kick-off to all things seasonal. I’ve got to really focus going into the second half of November since my first half leaves so much to be desired.


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  • fourathomej
    fourathomej Posts: 4,421 Member
    edited November 2023
    I'm Janice...54 yrs old, married 26 years with 4 kids, One 31week old grandbaby and a small zoo :D I live in Edmonton.Alberta,Canada and I work for Hallmark. I am an avid cyclist...I love to walk, hike, spin class, BodyCombat and BodyPump. I sometimes teach spin classes at a friends gym. I also like to read+(audiobooks) and watch movies!!😁
    9 year breast cancer survivor...Osteoarthritis in most of my joints...limited range of motion in my knees, but all bearable for now..
    Highest weight:197.6
    Goals:
    1. Following my Les Mills November calendar
    2. Yoga
    3. Tracking everything
    4. Journaling
    NOVEMBER: 1 - 155 - will see what happens this month...
    2 - 154.6 - :smiley:
    3 - 154.6
    4 - 154.4 - first time to the bar with my 18 year old - where did the time go??
    5 - Didn't Weigh in - so sick - alcohol and the no gallbladder thing super bad
    6 - 152.8 - didn't eat yesterday - this will bounce...
    7 - 153.4
    8 - 12 - stayed at 154 - busy days - having trouble keeping up with everything and everyone...SORRY
    13 - 153.8 - was worried because we ordered Chinese food for my moms 87th birthday...
  • ozdeelite
    ozdeelite Posts: 475 Member
    I’m up I’m down. Don’t seem to be making too much progress! Slow and steady wins the race though right?

    Daily weigh in

    November goals : 111 kgs
    November Start Weight: 114.5

    November 1: 114.5 kgs
    November 7: 112.6 kgs
    November 8: 113 kgs
    November 9: 114.2 kgs
    November 10: 114.1 kgs
    November 11: 113.5 kgs
    November 12: 113:4 kgs
    November 13: 112.9 kgs
    November 14: 113.1 kgs
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  • Artfulmamma
    Artfulmamma Posts: 8 Member
    I’m a 46 yo mom of two amazing kids. I’ve just had a successful catheter ablation procedure to treat my chronic persistent afib. I’ve gained a lot of weight over the past two years due to worsening afib and heart failure scares. Stress eating plus lots of meds and limits on my ability to exercise without getting dizzy or short of breath really did a number on me, and my confidence. But I’ve got a second chance at good sinus rhythm and doc is taking me off meds so I’m not going to waste it! My goal is to lose 45 lbs in 6 months to take that burden off my healing heart! I’d like to lose 15 by February 7, the day of my follow-up with my EP. This type of group accountability helps. I’m starting late but starting with my ablation day:
    November 8- 112 lbs
    November 13 - 110 lbs.
  • smoran98
    smoran98 Posts: 41 Member
    Nov
    1 176.3 📔🏓💧💕💤
    2 175.2 📔🏓💧💕💤
    3 176.4📔🏓💧💕💤
    4 176.2 📔🏓💧💤
    5 172.6 📔🏓🏓🏓💧💤
    6 169.8 📔🏓💧💤
    7 173.3 📔🏋️‍♂️💧💤🏃‍♀️
    8 172.1 📔🏓💧💤
    9 172.6 📔🏓💧💤
    10 172.9 📔🏃‍♀️💧💤
    11 172.0 📔🏋️‍♂️💧💤
    12 172.0 📔🏃‍♀️💧💤
    13 173.2 📔🏓💦💤
  • StirredIntention
    StirredIntention Posts: 227 Member
    Monthly Habits:
    Log all my food 🥙
    Work out 3x/week 🏃‍♀️
    8 glasses of water💧
    Self Care Activity 🧶

    Sept weightloss: 6.7 lbs
    Oct weightloss: 3.1 lbs

    🍁🍂Nov Monthly goal: lose 2 pounds

    1: 🥙💧
    2: 🥙🧶💧 I didn't get much sleep this night so I opted out of a work out and instead of reading a book and heading to bed early. Meal prepped a delish chicken salad and turning in for the night 💤
    3: 🥙 🧶my best friend came into town and we had martinis and went to a comedy show. Over in calories but walked the city and overall a great day ❤️
    4: 🥙🧶💧
    5: 🥙🧶🏃‍♀️ Had the best weekend and finished it up with a long walk through the park with one of my kiddos.
    6: 🥙🧶🏃‍♀️💧
    7: 🥙💧
    8:🥙💧🧶 Work has been long the last few days but I finished my last presentation this morning and am ready to relax tonight
    9: 🥙💧
    10: 🥙
    11: 🥙🏃‍♀️
    12: 🥙🏃‍♀️💧this was a whirlwind weekend - my daughter was in the community theater production of "Mean Girls" and at this point I've seen the show so many times I could be an understudy...I knew the weekend would be rough and planned in a few workouts and tracked as I went. Ready for a few months without baseball practices and musical rehearsals as we head into the holidays 🎀
    13: 🥙💧My Monday was 12 years long lol. But I tracked and didn't fall off track. Making a drink and catching up on some reality TV now🍸
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  • lauramavity7293
    lauramavity7293 Posts: 27 Member
    My name is Laura. I’m married with two boys. I’ve been on MFP for a while but this is my first time doing a community group discussion.

    Starting weight: 243 pounds
    Ultimate goal weight: 140 pounds
    November start weight: 229.6 pounds
    November goal weight: 220 pounds

    Goals for November:
    🍴 Daily food journal
    💧 1/2 weight in ounces of water daily
    🙏🏻 Quiet time, journal, meditation
    🚣🏻‍♂️ Exercise 35-45 minutes 4 times/week
    🍎 Aim for 5 fruit/veg servings/day
    ✂️ Stay within recommended daily calories

    November 1:229.6 pounds🍴💧🙏🏻🚣🏻‍♂️
    November 2:228.4 pounds🍴💧🙏🏻🚣🏻‍♂️✂️
    November 3:227.6 pounds🍴💧🙏🏻🚣🏻‍♂️
    November 4:227.4 pounds🍴💧🙏🏻
    November 5:225.8 pounds🍴💧
    November 6:226.0 pounds🍴💧🍎✂️
    November 7:224.6 pounds🍴💧🙏🏻🚣🏻‍♂️✂️
    November 8:224.8 pounds🍴💧🙏🏻
    November 9:224.0 pounds🍴🙏🏻
    November 10:225.0 pounds🍴💧🙏🏻
    November 11:224.4 pounds🍴💧🙏🏻
    November 12:224.8 pounds💧🙏🏻
    November 13:no weight
    November 14:226.0 pounds
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  • sands4
    sands4 Posts: 193 Member
    sands4 wrote: »
    Hello my names Brenda and live in Muskoka Ontario Canada 6 months and Bluffton South Carolina 6 months. Two grown children, one married and one teaching in the uk, and our 11 1/2 year old white lab Tucker. I lost 45 lbs and kept it off but it’s starting to creep. I’m committing to weighing in daily. We have company starting tomorrow for the week , not a great time to start but there never is.

    Nov 05 169.6
    Nov 06 168.4
    Nov 07 167.8
    Nov 08 168.6 18 holes golf, out for dinner, Dave Matthew's concert
    Nov 09 168.4 good day, felt on point, yoga and over 10k steps
    Nov 10 167.4 walked 18 holes 18068 steps
    Nov 11 167.4
    Nov 12 168.4
    Nov 13 167
    Nov 14 167
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  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 635 Member
    I have a question for those that are tracking steps: What are you using to track them? A fitness watch or device? Manually calculating using an algorithm?

    I've had various fitness watches over the years, but they always seemed to count arm bounces, random movements, and just weren't accurate enough. I'd like to get something, but I don't feel like throwing my money away on yet another device just to be disappointed.

  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 263 Member
    Hi All, I am a busy mother of five slowly working my way to my goal weight. During September I entered my "Normal" BMI category and am now about 10 pounds from my ultimate goal. This will be my 3rd month in this challenge. I had never weighed myself daily before this challenge, and I am finding it to be so helpful and informative to weigh and check in daily.

    My goal for November is to NOT GET DERAILED BY THANKSGIVING. 🦃 🥧 😊 Let me tell you, I can really get derailed by a holiday. I may or may not log on Thanksgiving or the day after, and that's OK. But my Thanksgiving goal is to log daily from Saturday the 25th through the end of the month.

    Starting weight September 1: 141.0

    Starting weight November 1: 132.8

    Goal for November: 130.4 Considering Thanksgiving, I'm setting my goal a tad on the conservative side.

    November 1: 132.8 I logged 🍁
    November 2: 132.8 I logged 🍁
    November 3: 131.4 I logged 🍁 Very happy with today's weight. Over the past week there have been several days that I ate at maintenance, and a couple days I ate well over maintenance. It was hard to tell if I was needlessly eating more, or if I really needed the additional calories. I've already got my activity level set to almost the highest one, and I haven't even gone running or done any exercise for over a week. I guess I walk constantly around the house, dealing with the children and doing housework, always on my feet, and I frequently have to do up and down the stairs to deal with something or put something away, so maybe that burns a lot sometimes. For a while there I thought I was "failing" because I could not hit my calorie goal.
    November 4: 131.0 I logged 🍁
    November 5: 130.8
    November 6: 132.2 I logged 🍁
    November 7: 131.8 I logged 🍁
    November 8: 131.4 I logged 🍁
    November 9: 131.2
    November 10: 131.2 I logged 🍁 Had a really bad day yesterday. Ended up overeating and eating too much chocolate. Hopefully it won't cause my weight to spike up. Today is a new day.
    November 11: 131.0 I logged 🍁
    November 12: 131.2 I logged 🍁 OK, time to break through this number, lol.
    November 13: 130.6 I logged 🍁
    November 14: 130.2
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  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    @ManifestingToday I am curious as to how you want to use the step count information? Is it just so you know how active you have actually been or is it for more calories to work with? I use a Fitbit and it is a game changer for me. My lifestyle is sedentary. So, MFP gives me 1,200 calories to work with. Personally, I cannot survive on 1,200; some people can. So my Fitbit and MFP, which are linked together, give me more calories to eat the more I move beyond sedentary. For example, yesterday I had 9,214 steps according to Fitbit which translated to 768 more calories to play with in my food diary on MFP. And I find these numbers work for me. Does my Fitbit count "steps" when I am stuffing statements into envelopes for a few hours? Yes, it does, but it all still works for me.
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    zukppi75 wrote: »

    Yesterday I felt a weird hunger at night, while having zero calories left. I ate reasonably healthy during the day, so maybe I overestimated the calories in the tracking, or I don't know what happened.

    To stop the hunger, I decided to eat something healthy: boiled eggs and a piece of white cheese, that's why I had that negative balance.

    @zukppi75 Definitely better to eat something healthy and go slightly over than to eat "junk" food and go way over! Sometimes if I have a few days in a row that I have left maybe too many calories on the table, I will reach a point like you did where I am just hungry and I need to eat more. You could try saving some more of your calories for the evening to allow for a planned healthy snack.
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,506 Member
    Hello I'm Darlene and have been with this group for a few months now. Retired, 63-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). Been with this group since the spring - my favorite group for support!

    My goals for 🦃November🦃 - simplifying them this month - too hard to keep track of everything last month

    ⚖️ Lose 4 pounds (always my goal) - bringing me out of the obese category and into overweight
    👣 17K steps daily with one day of rest
    📝 Log Daily
    🥗 Stay under my calorie range

    ⚖️👣📝🥗

    Highest Weight: 228
    October Ending Weight: 169.6

    Nov 1: 171 - 👣 📝 🥗 17K Steps Not off to a good start - but it's temporary!
    Nov 2: DNW - 📝 4K Steps Tough day for eating and exercise yesterday. It was our monthly visit to my husband's 91 year old cousin who lives about 2 hours away. Leave at 5:30 AM - have breakfast and lunch with her (not good choices) and then a long drive back home later in the afternoon. We got back home at 6:00. Lovely visit, but it makes for a long day and I am exhausted when I get home. I hit the left over Halloween candy for dinner, no exercise at all, couldn't sleep (probably too much sugar). It's just a temporary situation (didn't I say that yesterday?)! Will get back to it today!
    Nov 3: 170.4 👣 📝🥗 23K Steps Good day yesterday; everything on track and on my way back. As a reward for making my 2,023 goal hubby said to get the new Garmin Fitness tracker that I have been eyeing. It came a couple of days ago and I've been trying to figure it out; wearing both the Fitbit and Garmin. Today will switch to totally Garmin. Hubby is getting the Fitbit.
    Nov 4: 170.2 👣📝🥗 20K Steps A slow creep in the right direction. Girls day at the casino today - my sisters and aunt are going. Wish me luck! I should still be ok. I'm eating my breakfast before I go, will bring a protein bar and fruit for my lunch and will be home for dinner. And I won't be drinking (I have to drive home).
    Nov 5: 170.4 👣📝🥗 20K Steps
    Nov 6: 170.6 👣📝🥗 21K Steps Ugh - I've been struggling to see a decrease this week. The only thing I can think of is that I haven't been reaching my water goal. Will concentrate on that today and hope for a whoosh!
    Nov 7: 169.6 👣📝🥗 20K Steps Finally back to my October ending weight. Now to keep it below the 170s for good.
    Nov 8: 168.4 😁 👣📝🥗 23K Steps My first smile this month! Woo Hoo! Guess who is no longer "obese"! 😉
    Nov 9: 169.8 👣📝🥗 21K Steps Expected an uptick, and am actually glad that it is not more. Trivia Night last night (took 2nd place) - over my sodium goal and used all my calories from exercise.
    Nov 10: 169.6 👣 📝 🥗 20K Steps
    Nov 11: 169.8 👣 📝 🥗 22K Steps A slow creep in the wrong directiion. Went out to dinner, self sabatoge. Time to get back to it!
    Nov 12: 169.4 👣📝🥗 20K Steps A beautiful day in Connecticut yesterday. After my morning walk, spent the day cleaning up the yard - harvested the last of the herbs (froze for later), cleaned up the garden, put away the summer yard stuff. Then relaxed the rest of the day. I'm reading Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes again before I go see the movie next week.
    Nov 13: 169.4 👣📝🥗 20K Steps A chilly start to the day, but beautiful. Got in 20K steps all week - I love walking in the cold weather. It's bingo night with Mom tonight - I HAVE to resist the desserts that everyone brings - gotta get that scale to move!
    Nov 14: 168.4 😁 👣📝🥗 19K Steps
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,349 Member
    ManifestingToday wrote: »
    I have a question for those that are tracking steps: What are you using to track them? A fitness watch or device? Manually calculating using an algorithm?

    I've had various fitness watches over the years, but they always seemed to count arm bounces, random movements, and just weren't accurate enough. I'd like to get something, but I don't feel like throwing my money away on yet another device just to be disappointed.

    @ManifestingToday I use my fitbit. You can wear it on your ankle for more accurate step counting. You will just need a bit of a larger band. I bought a totally stretchy fabric band for mine on Amazon so it can adjust easily to my ankle. When shopping with a grocery cart, I do not always get credit for my steps on my arm and it is then when I like to wear it on the ankle.
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,506 Member
    edited November 2023
    ManifestingToday wrote: »
    I have a question for those that are tracking steps: What are you using to track them? A fitness watch or device? Manually calculating using an algorithm?

    I've had various fitness watches over the years, but they always seemed to count arm bounces, random movements, and just weren't accurate enough. I'd like to get something, but I don't feel like throwing my money away on yet another device just to be disappointed.

    I had been a fitbit user with my latest the Inspire 3 - which I like a lot but was losing charge. As a gift for making my 2,023 goal hubby said to get another one and a lot of people suggested the Garmin, so thought I would give it a try; so I just got the Garmin Venue. I'm thinking it is a little more accurate; it's hooked to GPS so records my actual walks. Not as user friendly as the FitBit - but I like it so far. A lot more bells and whistles; probably more than I will ever use. It doesn't stay charged as long as my fitbit did when it was new; probably because of the GPS feature. I agree with @HASWLRS, sometimes I get more steps than I should because I "knit", but it is also has been my godsend. A great motivator for me to get up and move and to record my goals. I would never be without one again. Both the FitBit and Garmin can be hooked up with MFP. My profile is set to to sedentary as well, which also gives me 1,200 calories. I know that I an not sedentary - but since my fitness watch is attached, it records all my exercise and give me extra for the day based on how much I move. I've found what works best for me is to use 1/2 of the calories gain from exercise.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,349 Member
    weight.png

    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    Starting Weight (from Oct 31st): 181.4
    Goal: 177.4 (Four lb Loss)
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
    ******************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME****************************


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    11/13-183.8-(Trend Weight 184.3)- Up 0.8 since my last weigh-in. That Chinese buffet during my travel really did me in! I’m sure the lack of movement and exercise didn’t help either. I was hoping to do well during the easy part of the month (first half) but I’m up 2.4 lbs overall so you can imagine my disappointment! The 2nd half will be harder with the Thanksgiving weekend events and the kick-off to all things seasonal. I’ve got to really focus going into the second half of November since my first half leaves so much to be desired.

    11/14-182.6-(Trend Weight 184.1)- My son and I have lots of local errands to run today. Tomorrow we may travel out of town as he is getting very low on his foods (his diet is so limited from the Autism). I would much rather wait until later (maybe the weekend) for the trip so that I can try to shed this Kalamazoo weight before adding insult to injury with more travels. Hopefully we’ll find enough to tide him over while we are out today. Local prices are very high and the choices are so limited.


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  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    ddainiak wrote: »
    ManifestingToday wrote: »
    I have a question for those that are tracking steps: What are you using to track them? A fitness watch or device? Manually calculating using an algorithm?

    I've had various fitness watches over the years, but they always seemed to count arm bounces, random movements, and just weren't accurate enough. I'd like to get something, but I don't feel like throwing my money away on yet another device just to be disappointed.

    I had been a fitbit user with my latest the Inspire 3 - which I like a lot but was losing charge. As a gift for making my 2,023 goal hubby said to get another one and a lot of people suggested the Garmin, so thought I would give it a try; so I just got the Garmin Venue. I'm thinking it is a little more accurate; it's hooked to GPS so records my actual walks. Not as user friendly as the FitBit - but I like it so far. A lot more bells and whistles; probably more than I will ever use. It doesn't stay charged as long as my fitbit did when it was new; probably because of the GPS feature. I agree with @HASWLRS, sometimes I get more steps than I should because I "knit", but it is also has been my godsend. A great motivator for me to get up and move and to record my goals. I would never be without one again. Both the FitBit and Garmin can be hooked up with MFP. My profile is set to to sedentary as well, which also gives me 1,200 calories. I know that I an not sedentary - but since my fitness watch is attached, it records all my exercise and give me extra for the day based on how much I move. I've found what works best for me is to use 1/2 of the calories gain from exercise.

    @ddainiak I suppose using half of your exercise calories makes sense for you as you get ~20K steps a day, right? That would be a lot of extra food to eat! I know on some of my more active days, I have many calories left on the table because it is time for bed; just couldn't eat that much!

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