10,000 Step Exercise Tracker?

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finallychelle
finallychelle Posts: 349 Member
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I am fairly new to myfitnesspal and had already gotten off to a pretty good start on my diet before a friend pointed me here. I started at 292.4 and my goal is a size 12 (whatever weight that ends up being).

I am now at 274.8 and have lost 17.8 pounds in the past 28 days-- but things have started to slow down.

I'm eating 1450 really healthy calories each day and have cut my salt and grains intake to a fraction of what they were. I've also given up my 40 year addiction to Diet Pepsi (4 liters/day).

I love the mobile app for all the obvious reasons.

I just checked out the "Exercise" tracker here and I wish there was a place to keep track of how many steps all of us pedometer users take each day. Lots of folks are doing the 10,000 step/day thing and I think it's the best way for a lot of us to lose weight.

I wish I could track *that* instead of how many "minutes."

Does anyone know if something like that might be planned?

Thanks!

-Chelle

"If you want to BE a size 12 you have to EAT like a size 12..."

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  • Panda86
    Panda86 Posts: 873
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    Actually, you can! There are sites that make little exercise tickers that track miles, steps, minutes- whatever you want! A lot of people add them to their signature on here. If you google it, I am sure you can find a good one :) Sorry, I can't remember the site I used for mine last summer.
  • wildst4r
    wildst4r Posts: 36 Member
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    I've heard good things about the Omron Walking Style Pro pedometers. It's supposed to be VERY accurate and you can download your exercises to your computer. I'm getting the Walking Style X (a little cheaper than the Walking Style Pro but not sure if it's available in the US) for my birthday next week. Can't wait to try it out! :)

    Here's a link for the Walking Style Pro - it's currently on sale for only $32.99!!!:

    http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HJ-720ITFFP-Pedometer-Advanced-Management/dp/B003U3HMN2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308234958&sr=8-2



    Hope this helps :)
  • finallychelle
    finallychelle Posts: 349 Member
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    Thanks, Panda86! I'll check that out!
  • finallychelle
    finallychelle Posts: 349 Member
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    Thanks, me620!

    My sweetie and I each have an Omron HJ-112 showing up in the mail (hopefully) today. I like that I can wear it on my hip, in my pocket, as a necklace-- or even in my purse!

    The model you're using sounds like it might be a model or two above the ones I've got coming.

    Everything I've read seems to support that Omron makes about as good a pedometer as you can get!

    Thanks!

    -Chelle
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
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    I know you might not want to hear this, but it's okay if it slows down somewhat. 2 lbs/week is the recommended weight loss upper limit. You seemed to be losing about 4.5lbs/week... which is super fast, and potentially, not good.
  • mrsfeuer
    mrsfeuer Posts: 69 Member
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    I know tickerfactory.com has many ticker options and I've seen some tickers on the forums here of "steps taken."
  • finallychelle
    finallychelle Posts: 349 Member
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    Actually I don't mind hearing that at all!

    2 lbs/wk was my original goal but apparently I was eating *so* badly that once I corrected it the weight just started falling off for awhile.

    I'm really not in any hurry. I just want to keep making progress...!

    Thanks for the comment, bunchesonothing!

    -Chelle
  • finallychelle
    finallychelle Posts: 349 Member
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    Thanks, Evie! I'll check that site out!
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
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    It's good to hear that your choices are making such a positive impact! :)

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