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  • I'm 61 years old & lost almost 40 lbs over several months, and have been maintaining for 18 months now. I was VERY afraid of the maintenance phase, but have found it to be relatively easy by just continuing to plan ahead and log food/exercise. Logging became part of my daily life, so no problem for me to continue. I wonder…
    in NYT Ain't Got Nothing on Us: Maintainers Roll Call! Comment by vjessup May 2016
  • I've been maintaining at goal for just a little over a year now. I still weigh & log everything that goes into my mouth. This is (for me) what keeps me accountable. It's just part of my daily routine now & requires so little effort I plan on continuing for the rest of my life. I know there are many people that are…
    in Maintainers for over a year secret? Comment by vjessup December 2015
  • Wild caught salmon is WAY less fishy than farm raised salmon. I've also found Pacific salmon to be less fishy then Atlantic salmon. I would never eat salmon until I tasted wild caught, now I really love it prepared anyway. My favorite is grilled with some blackening seasoning.
    in Fish - Any hope in making it less....fishy? Comment by vjessup April 2015
  • I don't cheat because the only person that would be deceived is ME. Sometimes I don't like to see (in writing) what I put in my body that day, but I just deal with it and move forward. Being honest allows me to look back and know FOR SURE where my slip ups were. If I had been dishonest on my logs than I would only be…
    in do you cheat when you log your diets Comment by vjessup April 2015
  • I've been on maintenance for four months. The hardest part for me is the "fear factor" that I'll regain some of the weight...but so far, so good.
    in Who has kept it off Comment by vjessup April 2015
  • I had the Fitbit Charge HR and it was VERY inaccurate counting steps, anywhere between 25% and 40%. (It always under counted.) I returned it thinking it was defective and got a new one that had the exact same results. I have a measured route I used to test it, and I actually counted steps several times (100, 200, etc),…
    in Getting a FitBit Charge HR & Electric kitchen scale next month Comment by vjessup April 2015
  • This is definitely a Weight Watchers thing...most fruits and veggies (but not all) are "free" foods. I was an avid Weight Watchers fan until I found MFP. MFP is free, but the fruits and veggies are not.
    in Do you add raw fruits to your calorie count? Comment by vjessup March 2015
  • I've had my Charge HR for a week now. The steps/miles are consistently lower by about 30% on my known 3 mile walk. Fitbit tech support advised me to perform a restart, which I did with no difference in accuracy. The calories burned appear to be more accurate than the step count, but I question the validity of all the data…
    in Charge HR AND One Comment by vjessup March 2015
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