You Know When You're in the MFP "Zone" When...
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MsJulesRenee wrote: »When you pick a wrapper out of the garbage cause you forgot to scan it...I did that this morning. Actually done it several times in the past...
ha ha! I did it last night! Luckily it was not too deep down.
me too. It reminded me of this....
http://www.theonion.com/graphic/box-cooking-instructions-immediately-retrieved-tra-50804
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professionalHobbyist wrote: »You notice that over time you see your body as a chemistry set more than just something you shovel food into
I talk about what I'm going to eat for lunch based on my workout after work. Coworkers look at me like I just stepped off a UFO.
so much yes. i can better tell what my body and mind needs that way.
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azulvioleta6 wrote: »
I did this on Monday - it was like Monday didn't even exist to me anymore!
Sunday for me--changed clothes a bunch of times and accidentally left my zip on the wrong bra. Then I went and danced for five hours. So many wasted steps! I will spend the next week trying to make up for it. My Fitbit total for the week is currently something like 70,000 steps--so embarrassing!0 -
pteryndactyl wrote: »When your food scale breaks and you get irrationally sad and annoyed that you won't be able to log accurately for two days until Amazon delivers the new one you ordered.
(Me today!
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When it happened to me I ran to the store to buy one before dinner, lol.
Me too. And I hated that one. And the next one. Finally found one I liked.
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Alatariel75 wrote: »Charging your FitBit becomes a fraught affair, as you need to ensure that it is done at a time where you are as inactive as possible, so you don't miss any activity, but you don't want to do it overnight because you're fascinated by the sleep tracking.
I take it off after my morning workout when its all sweaty and wash it off with generic Cetaphil, dry it, then let it charge until I'm ready to walk out the door.1 -
Charging the Fit Bit...yes! That's a tough one.
Edit: on Monday I woke up before my alarm. I set my Fit Bit to charge then read for an hour.
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[/quote]YES YES YES YES!! My kids (3yo and 1.5yo) steal my food and my husband laughs while I sulk. I logged it and now I'm going to starve![/quote]
i have 3 kids (5,3, and 1.5) and they steal my food but most of the time i am secretly happy that i have now eaten less calories then i logged. but i am always hungry!!
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When you go around scanning the barcodes of all the food in your fridge/pantry while your family watches in confusion0
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Lol love this!maggiemay530 wrote: »Anybody ever done this one? My old pedometer is out of commission / don't have a fitbit, so on day 1 of walking I took the car on that exact route to get my mileage... I began to go a bit further and I counted each step in my head! (hey 100 steps is 100 steps!) Now I'm mainly just timing it & not worried about distance. Kinda feel like I'm from the dark ages without all the awesome tools available, but it's still science! LOL
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My pedo died do im stuck relying on my phone pedo.angelexperiment wrote: »
Lol love this!maggiemay530 wrote: »Anybody ever done this one? My old pedometer is out of commission / don't have a fitbit, so on day 1 of walking I took the car on that exact route to get my mileage... I began to go a bit further and I counted each step in my head! (hey 100 steps is 100 steps!) Now I'm mainly just timing it & not worried about distance. Kinda feel like I'm from the dark ages without all the awesome tools available, but it's still science! LOL
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When you wait all week to have your mocha on cheat day then make it sugar free fat free milk and no whip cream! Bc that makes it 300 instead of 600 cals!1
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GetThatRunnersHigh wrote: »
Hahaha yesss! I even keep a charger in the car to make use of the time I'm stuck in traffic.
Thank you genius person.1 -
halliesheck wrote: »GetThatRunnersHigh wrote: »
Hahaha yesss! I even keep a charger in the car to make use of the time I'm stuck in traffic.
Thank you genius person.
Ah yes I did get a couple cheap charger cords so I could do this as well.0 -
Eating random foods just before bed time because you're trying to hit your macros
At 10:00 this evening, I had an English muffin because I had a . . .last minute dinner invitations when you've already prelogged your day . . .
But for once I had eaten far less calories than usual because I had saved most of my calories for dinner. Usually when this happens, I go over my daily calories, but tonight the dinner was last minute and there actually weren't enough calories, hence the late English muffin. Oh, and some cheese too.
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When you'd rather log on to mfp than Facebook10
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When your gym class gets cancelled, and your first instinct was 'oh god, I need to find another way to earn those extra calories I'm having for dinner tonight'! Damn it, I pre-logged that burger (I weighed it at the crack of dawn this morning), I am looking forward to it, plus I don't want to have to amend MFP cos I pre-logged the cardio too! Found another class within 30 minutes, have rejigged my evening, and am still on target, and I still get my lovely burger made from pure rump steak!2
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DuckReconMajor wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Charging your FitBit becomes a fraught affair, as you need to ensure that it is done at a time where you are as inactive as possible, so you don't miss any activity, but you don't want to do it overnight because you're fascinated by the sleep tracking.
I take it off after my morning workout when its all sweaty and wash it off with generic Cetaphil, dry it, then let it charge until I'm ready to walk out the door.
I got a waterproof wristband style (Polar A300) because I only have to take it off once every 3-4 weeks to charge. I have owned Fitbits and a Polar Loop and HATED that I had to either take the fitbit off my bra everyday and risk forgetting it or washing it and hated having to charge it every few days. LOVE my A300, it is always with me.0 -
When weighing out berries takes forever because you keep switching some out in order to hit the gram number on the dot.1
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You are so happy when you realize a restaurant you like finally has nutritional info.
And the good info with all macros fiber etc and not just calorie content. Smile.3 -
When you are so close to yelling at your coworker that "starvation mode" is not why they're not losing weight, they're just overeating. But you tell them to just get a MFP account so they can learn it for themselves.6
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When you eat at Chipotle with a friend and log the calorie estimate into your phone before they finish assembling your food.2
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maggiemay530 wrote: »Anybody ever done this one? My old pedometer is out of commission / don't have a fitbit, so on day 1 of walking I took the car on that exact route to get my mileage... I began to go a bit further and I counted each step in my head! (hey 100 steps is 100 steps!) Now I'm mainly just timing it & not worried about distance. Kinda feel like I'm from the dark ages without all the awesome tools available, but it's still science! LOL
There are apps for most smartphones that allow you to use them as pedometers, and some (I use runkeeper) that use GPS to log your walks and runs. An actual activity monitor is easier because you don't carry your phone 100% of the time and you can wear your activity monitor close to that (except showering), but the phone is a good back-up device.
That is, if you have a smartphone, and given how much they cost I can understand if you don't.
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When you get overly excited when you chop a hunk of say cucumber off for a snack before weighing it, put it on the scale and it read 100g even. I think I actually yell "YES!!!!" haha.
That I try to see how accurate my guesswork is before looking at the scale...hmmm looks like so and so many grams...okay, let's see!
I'm not the only one! I've become an expert in weighing cantaloup by looking at it.
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DuckReconMajor wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Charging your FitBit becomes a fraught affair, as you need to ensure that it is done at a time where you are as inactive as possible, so you don't miss any activity, but you don't want to do it overnight because you're fascinated by the sleep tracking.
I take it off after my morning workout when its all sweaty and wash it off with generic Cetaphil, dry it, then let it charge until I'm ready to walk out the door.
I got a waterproof wristband style (Polar A300) because I only have to take it off once every 3-4 weeks to charge. I have owned Fitbits and a Polar Loop and HATED that I had to either take the fitbit off my bra everyday and risk forgetting it or washing it and hated having to charge it every few days. LOVE my A300, it is always with me.
I have an A300 also, and love it. Heart-rate while swimming!
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When you get frustrated because the tare button keeps wearing out on your food scales and you don't want to buy new ones so you just have to push it harder and start using coins or pens to assist your righteous efforts.0
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