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Your Vote for Best Dieting Gadget/Item?

lesliefoste
Posts: 137 Member
I have $50 of Christmas money that I want to use for something that's going to help me with my renewed, New Year's determination to get back on the eat right/exercise wagon.
What is the single item, $50 or less, that you have found to help you lose weight and/or stay inspired?
What is the single item, $50 or less, that you have found to help you lose weight and/or stay inspired?
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Food Scale0
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Cheapest and best one I know...a pedometer. It's a free app for most cell phones.0
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Food Scale
definitely. I got one and was blown away...I was way off on portion, especially with fruits and meats!0 -
love my food scale -- it has been key to my daughter (down 25) and my (down 15) weight loss.0
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FitBit0
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You need to know the "in" and "out" so I can't do one : )
Food scale
HRM0 -
skipping rope0
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Food Scale for sure!!0
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Composition book to log workouts. They cost about 99 cents.0
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My legs.0
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My legs.
They are only worth $50? ....I am sure you must be selling yourself short.0 -
Food scale / set of measuring cups and spoons0
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Food Scale0
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Shake Weight0
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Another vote for food scale.
Honorable mentions: Smartphone, jumprope, GOOD running shoes, sweatproof headphones, gym membership0 -
A jump rope! And you'll still have over $40 left to spend.0
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Definitely a food scale...I weigh everything on it! Mine was about $20 at Target and I have been using it for over 2 years (and still haven't had to replace the battery!)0
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my best gadget is my bodymedia. Its more like 100$ but its sooooo worth it.0
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Food Scale
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Workout DVDs.0
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My juicer and the 'jointhereboot' website0
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My swimsuit.0
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Resistance bands for on the go strength training.0
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Barbell.0
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#1 Digital food scale;
then #2 digital person scale!0 -
#1 this site (since its free and you are here, next)
#2 Food Scale
# 3 Swim Suit
# 4 Find an indoor pool and swim/aqua jog/ H20 exercise (heath club membership can usually do this but I work for rec & park in my city so I would say find a public pool, usually cheaper)
#5 a good exercise/ support buddy to keep you on track and motivated0 -
My juicer and the 'jointhereboot' website
I just viewed the website. YUM!!0 -
scale
my estimates are beyond retarded0 -
Who knew? I'm spending my Christmas money on a good food scale. Thanks everybody.0
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Gotta agree with a digital food scale. My DD got me the one I wanted for Christmas. MUCH more accurate than my cheapie.0
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