What has been your most helpful tool

petemeep
petemeep Posts: 62 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have $100 I received as a master's graduation gift. I decided I'm going to spend it on myself and buy something I want, not something I NEED which is what I usually do. I've lost 24 pounds so far and think I deserve a reward! I want to buy something to help me continue to lose weight.

What would you buy if you had $100 to spend that would be very helpful either in eating healthy or exercising or tracking food weight etc?

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  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Heart rate monitor. I've always exercised, but the HRM really helped me see things.
  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
    I would buy a fitbit, wish I could afford one, right around $100.
  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
    A digital kitchen scale. Can't be without it.

    Sorry it's not anything fun just what helped me the most during my journey.
  • maricash
    maricash Posts: 280 Member
    A kitchen scale, although a good one is a lot less than $100. I attribute about 90% of my success to being able to weigh out food. And it's useful for baking too.
  • mommyred35
    mommyred35 Posts: 275 Member
    Well I don't have a suggestion but I did want yo congratulate you tor getting your Masters. Thst is a great achievement.
  • vicki81868
    vicki81868 Posts: 262 Member
    MFP. Hands down.

    Any recommendations on a good kitchen scale?
  • Tribbey143
    Tribbey143 Posts: 388 Member
    HEART RATE MONITOR I love my Polar FT7 or a food scale! HELPS sooo much! congrats are your graduating and weight loss thus far!
  • xtanyx
    xtanyx Posts: 53
    A Polar heart rate monitor. New workout shoes (nike) or an outfit that will motivate you to continue. :smile:
  • love22step
    love22step Posts: 1,103 Member
    You can get the ChaLEAN Extreme Circuit Training System from BeachBody for about $100. It has strength training and cardio workouts. I love it!
  • TennisQtpye
    TennisQtpye Posts: 110 Member
    MFP has been the best! People are so supportive!
  • Teksavvy
    Teksavvy Posts: 133 Member
    I recently spent approximately $100 on a good pair of running shoes. It's been a great investment.
  • kcdrake
    kcdrake Posts: 512
    First off, CONGRATULATIONS on your graduation!

    My favorite gadgets (by order of importance, IMO) Polar HRM (one with a chest strap), good workout shoes, digital kitchen scale.
  • biddy249
    biddy249 Posts: 76 Member
    $100 pair of running shoes, no doubt!
  • kcdrake
    kcdrake Posts: 512
    MFP. Hands down.

    Any recommendations on a good kitchen scale?

    I don't have a particular brand that I go by, but I believe a digital one is FAR better than a manual one.
  • maricash
    maricash Posts: 280 Member
    Any recommendations on a good kitchen scale?


    I have the Oxo scale, which works great. It's around $50; there are likely cheaper ones. Definitely get one that does both English and metric measurements.
  • farmerkarn
    farmerkarn Posts: 1 Member
    I love my fitbit. It motivates me to stay more active all day!
  • chethepoet
    chethepoet Posts: 6 Member
    I'd buy the Fitbit. I really is a useful toll for m.
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    I just bought myself a Fitbit to motivate myself to get more active. I found mine for $80 on ebay :D I'm hoping with Earndit it'll get me moving!
  • taylmarie
    taylmarie Posts: 161
    Congrats! I am also going to say a heart rate monitor and a food scale. Just really helps you fine tune the numbers :)
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    well. what kinda workouts you like doing? For example, I like to walk so I bought me a pedometer. I also like to box so my next purchase would be new gloves. So basically tools that'll make your workouts better
  • Daphnemomof9
    Daphnemomof9 Posts: 113 Member
    Even though I have an HRM and food scale which I find extremely important, I find that I'm constantly boosting my activity level throughout the entire day by using my fitbit. It tracks my walks and even my hikes pretty well. Of course, when I go shopping or walk around at all, that's covered too. It's encouraged me to walk hills and stairs far more often because of it as well.
  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    Congratulations!
    Like the ideas already here. My most helpful tool is probably MFP, but some other ideas for rewards or motivation to continue:
    * a good yoga mat (saw a really nice, thick one with great texture for about $65 more than I'm splurging right now)
    * stock up on some favorite, expensive, healthy foods
    * exercise step or weights
    * exercise DVD
    * music, iPod, MP3 player or some other way to add music to walk, dance or exercise
    * membership in an exercise club, Y, swimming pool pass, etc.
    * clothes to celebrate your new size
    obviously, what will work best for you depends on what you've done so far and your personal preferences.

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