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My belly measurement (at the belly button) hasn't changed in two months/16ish pounds Such a bummer.
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You have to give it more than a week to get a good picture of what's going on. Keep at it for 4-6 weeks and then evaluate your plan to see if it's working for you.
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If you only weigh once a week then you could have just caught yourself on a day where you're retaining extra water. Weighing every day would give you a clearer picture of what's going on. But I wouldn't worry about it either way. We all have weeks where the scale just doesn't move.
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Could be accurate. I've been eating the adjusted calories that fitbit gives me and the math has worked out almost perfectly. If I look back on my calorie deficit that fitbit gives me for the week, it usually adds up almost exactly to my weight loss. It usually gives me 800-1000 calories. I'm 6'4',' currently 240 and walk…
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I was really quiet about my weight loss for the first few months. No one knew outside of close family members. When I lost 40 (my first mini-goal), I made a Facebook post and started talking about it openly. At that point, several people had said that they had noticed within the past month or so (so probably when I had…
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My wife usually logs my dinner for me when she plans it out (she cooks dinner most of the time in our house). The rest I log throughout the day. My breakfast/lunch/snacks during the day are usually very similar. My after-dinner treats are whatever I happen to have left at the end of the day.
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Why are you trying to limit your sugars? Unless you have a medical reason to do so or aren't feeling satisfied with your current plan, don't sweat it. ETA: By "not feeling satisfied", I mean that if you're feeling hungry throughout the day then it may help to switch out some of your fruit calories for protein. But if…
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False. The lower your calories, the more weight you will lose. Starvation mode is a myth. 1400 calories is probably way too low for someone who weighs over 300 and is that active (though it would depend on your age and height). You may lose weight too quickly and as a result, lose muscle mass along with fat which is not…
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I believe fitbit will only add calories for you after you go beyond the number of steps that it deems appropriate for your set activity level. So if you're lightly active, it might assume you take 5,000 steps a day and then it will only add calories for you if you go beyond it. Wheras if you're set to sedentary, it assumes…
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Mine was glitching out yesterday and doing the same thing. It's definitely frustrating but my activity level was about the same as it is every day so I just try to hit the same number of calories I do every day. It doesn't really matter if the numbers show green or red as long as I know I'm sticking to the plan. ETA: It…
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Good work! I can't wait to get there myself.
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Looks like you lost about 15 years as well! Congratulations!
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I think I heard somewhere too that it only adds activity beyond what it would expect you to use on a normal day based on how you set your activity level. So like if you set your level at "active" it might expect you to take 10,000 steps and it wouldn't add calories until you go beyond those steps (those are just an…
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This. I think #2 is a big deal for a lot of people. You have to find your own personal sweet spot for meal timing. Like some people swear that "you MUST eat breakfast to lose weight!" and for them, it's totally true because skipping a meal at that time causes them to overeat at lunch. But there's no blanket timing that…
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I think it's different for every person and there's some trial and error involved in seeing how well it works for you. I've found the burn it gives me to be really accurate. The math has been adding up almost exactly when I eat back 75-100% of my fitbit calories. It adds about a 1000 for me each day. I'm currently 245…
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Did you take before and after pictures? Sometimes it's hard to see in the mirror.
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/gavel
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How fast were you losing with it set to sedentary and why did you change it? And how much do you have to lose? As long as you were losing at a safe rate and feeling good (not overly tired, grumpy or hungry) than I don't think you need to change it to lightly active. Keep in mind though that when you reach maintenance,…
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Fitbit has been extremely motivating for me. I like to see if I'm outwalking my friends and family (particularly my newly-retired runner dad). Walking is my only form of exercise and I've found that the calorie burn it gives me is extremely accurate. The fitbit dashboard will add up my deficit for the week and it's always…
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The FAQ section on this products webpage made me chuckle a few times. Apparently in order for it to work, you also need to eat well and exercise. Shocking. Also they recommend using backup contraception while you drink the tea. Shady.
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It all depends on your stats. I can eat 2400 calories a day and lose doing nothing but 10,000 steps. But I'm a tall, youngish, obese man. All those things help my calorie burn. 1500 calories is low for a man. I'd bet you'd lose doing that even with no exercise at all (assuming your calorie counting is accurate) (ETA: If it…
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I was a yo-yo dieter for five years but I know this time it's for good. I went to the doctor for the first time in years and my bloodwork was a little alarming. Everything was 'borderline'. And my son is getting to an age where he wants me to go outside and run around with him all the time and I couldn't do it. It just…
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You may want to find some other form of motivation. People's comments may or may not come when they actually notice. Or you could get negative comments. I think it's a bad idea to try to set yourself up to be motivated (or unmotivated) by someone else's actions. You can only control yourself, you know? A good one for me is…
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I think figuring out specifically what works for you is a huge part of sustainable weight loss. It's going to vary so much from person to person so what people say here may not apply to you (though it may be good to get some ideas to 'try out'). You might have to do some trial and error, and that can be frustrating because…
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My birthday was Monday. It only comes around every four years so I figured I should enjoy it. My parents took me out for a fancy meal,my wife threw me a party, my kids baked a cake.... It got a little outofcontrol but I'm trying to get back to it as well. Life happens and it's easy to spiral but we can do it! Good luck to…
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Does four cups of coffee count as breakfast? If so, I have breakfast every day.
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1200 is the minimum that MFP sets for people to lose weight. Not everyone will lose two pounds a week on 1200. It may not be safe for you to lose at that rate--if your TDEE were 2000 calories, you would need to go down to 1000 calories a day to lose two pounds which would not be safe. 1.9 pounds in ten days is a great…
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I kind of eased into the lifestyle instead of easing into lower calories. Like first, I just wrote down what I ate. Then I logged on MFP, but didn't weight everything. Now I'm weighing about 90% of my food and I'll probably continue that way until I stall. I'm a tall guy and have a large margin for error, so this has all…
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You should eat at least 1500 calories AND eat back your exercise calories ETA: At minimum. Really more like 1700 calories would be better for your stats.
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My policy when it comes to annoying people is 'speak up or suck it up'. Either tell her firmly and directly that she's being annoying and you don't want to hear it or learn to tune it out and let it go.
