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Honestly, the syncing issues are part of the reason I won’t pay for the MFP premium. :/

I had 18 Bartlett pears for breakfast!! To be fair... I did just buy a big bag of them from Costco! 😂 MFP is on to something!

They’re all estimates based on averages in the population. Try following the Fitbit calories for a few weeks and evaluate. If it seems your gaining, adjust down. If you’re losing appropriately, keep on going! For me, my Fitbit versa underestimates my burn. I’m maintaining and if I eat what Fitbit tells me I’m burning, I…

I take 1200 mg of gabapentin daily. I’ve both gained and lost weight on it. When I gained, it was definitely my own doing (stopped going to the gym, eating right, etc.). When I lost weight, I lost just fine doing calorie counting and getting to the gym. All in all, my weight was definitely independent from gabapentin. It’s…

I live in Chicago and you could rent a place for that price here too (granted not a large place though). $800 is a ton to pay. I got to a local non-chain gym and pay $49 a month. It’s not super massive but has more than enough equipment including multiple squat racks. $150 for a gym membership must be at one of the…

Lamictal is one of the few mood stabilizers that are weight neutral. I’ve been on various doses of generic Lamictal for years and have never noticed any gain that wasn’t due to me clearly overeating. I’m actually maintaining now while on 300mg Lamictal. Regardless, I hope you get your meds figured out and get to your…

I agree with this. My past boyfriends have usually been nonchalant about health and always wanted to eat out and/or drink in excess. None of them worked out. I was always the one to do so but it was hard to eat healthy. My current/new boyfriend is really into fitness. He wakes up at 4:45 every morning to lift and runs…

I had a first generation Apple Watch a few years back. It always showed low calories. I tried going by the calories that it gave me to maintain my weight and I still ended up losing a little less than a pound a week. I now have a Fitbit Charge 2 and it seems to be pretty accurate thus far. It may be giving me a slightly…

Me too. I don't forget to eat and I'll be hungry but too busy to eat lunch. Usually when that happens I have a late lunch/early dinner.

I highly doubt that. So strange! OP, maybe try turning off negative adjustments and then turning them back on and see if it still does that.

Me too. I was under the impression that it wouldn't dip below 1200 regardless. Maybe it's a glitch or something.

Beef jerky definitely doesn't fall into the carbs and protein category. No way does it belong in the same category as pasta and quinoa. I guess unless you're buying the extremely sweet beef jerky or something. My family makes our own beef jerky and simple put whatever spices sound good and then put it all in the…

Honestly, Diet Coke is my weird craving too! Just ice cold right out of the can. Of course, I make sure I drinking plenty of water after my run but the Diet Coke is right there with me! :smiley:

A psychiatris and therapist can help with your situational depression as well. In fact, it's a very good idea to see them because they can help you with coping mechanisms so that you can handle tough life events in a better manner so that you don't go down this road again in the future.

Me too. Extra weight filled out my cheeks a bit and gave me a baby face.

Yup! Sometimes I gain up to 5 lb. Its not a big deal. It goes away.

This. Professional help to deal with why you binge can definitely help a lot. Getting into a binge/restrict cycle is a horrible thing. Don't let this cycle get out of control.

I do this method. However, occasionally I do use measuring cups for things. I make the best guesses on amounts I'm eating and it's never really been a problem. Some people definitely do benefit from a food scale though. It really does help keep portions in check. I just think that maybe I'm pretty good at eyeballing…

Doesn't matter when you get the calories for the day. However, if you end up being hungry a bit later, you shouldn't beat yourself up if you have something more substantial than fruit for dinner. If that happens, oh well. Everyone has an off day now and again! That being said, I have skipped dinner if I had a large lunch…

Me too.

This exactly. I've been going through a stressful time lately also and even when I don't want to work out and am sitting around feeling lousy, I force myself to work out anyway. It never fails to cheer me up. I just have to remind myself that when I don't want to work out.

I have my Fitbit synced to MFP. I do definitely find it motivating to see extra calories from my steps. Helps me see when I'm being extra lazy. The adjustments seem to be pretty accurate for me. It's nice to have some extra wiggle room with calories. I have mine set to sedentary with negative adjustments enabled. I entered…

Yup! Me too. I actually feel pretty full this morning also. I ate turkey tacos but went very, very heavy on the ground turkey in those tacos.

I've gotten like this in the past. I totally understand what you're going through. Nowadays, I don't stress out too much about being super accurate with calories but it hasn't hindered me much. I will say this, back about 10 years ago, I had an eating disorder and became extremely underweight. I was calorie counting back…

Agreed! I had lost a bunch of weight a few years back and when I finally decided to buy jeans (instead of living out of Walgreens jeggings), I originally bought a size 4 (which was roughly the size I was a few years prior at that weight). I tried them on in a hurry because I hate clothes shopping and figured they'd have to…

This is something I struggle with. I always eat and drink for celebration! I have no advice. Just here to say I sympathize!

This. There's no real way around it. But for me at least, it seems to even out. I've noticed extra steps when I was sitting down sorting through paperwork but at the same time, I've actually noticed my Fitbit not picking up steps for walking activities. I think it turns out to be a wash.

Absolutely. I swell up pretty bad when it's hot out. Even my fingers and toes swell. It's quite annoying!

My Fitbit is pretty accurate actually. That being said, I had an Apple Watch before and I found it underestimated my calories burned by about 400-500 a day shockingly. I was trying to maintain my weight when I had it and I ended up losing a little less than a pound a week. Some people burn a little bit more calories than…

Not trying to derail the thread, but @cmriverside, your cats colors look very similar to my cat! Is yours a ragdoll by chance? Or something very similar?