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So far I really like it! I used to have a Garmin years ago. Then the Fitbit craze happened and I got one as a gift. This Garmin was only $50 more than my Charge 3 and does soooo much more! I was having lots of issues with the Fitbit just freezing, syncing, etc. and I personally think it looks a bit cheesy. I go to a lot of…

Thank you! Apparently I had my Fitbit still set as my primary device! Now everyone is talking! Thanks again 😊

20,000 calories worth of zucchini lasagna (no noodles). 😂

Great recipes everyone! Gotta get quinoa back into the rotation! @rickiimarieee and you can make it like they said food processor, grate by hand, but I've been trying to cut down on time so I just buy it already riced and frozen from the grocery store. They sell it with broccoli too.

I know you want to get started right away with getting healthy. But @RelCanonical is right. It's really really hard to do both. I quit 7 months ago and just quitting alone was hard enough. I tried to make good food choices but I struggled a lot because one of my stress outlets was no longer there... unfortunately at times…

@303lissy that sounds really good. I have to start utilizing my slow cooker more. @gogetemrogue Ahh spinach... that's a good one, I hadn't thought of that. If anyone has any simple veggie full slow cooker recipes I would definitely appreciate it!!

@MelanieCN77 that sounds good! I like mushrooms but I never really know what to make with them... So this is definitely worth a shot!

These are some good ideas! @JohnBarth And sometimes I don't miss the rice or pasta in dishes but some days I just want it lol. @kshama2001 I have made this keto recipe for cauliflower mac and cheese (I don't do keto but I do use recipes from all kinds of WOE) https://www.ruled.me/cauliflower-mac-cheese/ @Dreamwa1ker I've…

OMG That sounds really good! I definitely should try this out! I loveeee shrimp! Haha that's why I figured I'd share. Seems kinda silly now thinking about it. Kinda like all the food scale tricks people have and I was doing it the hard way for a while.

You're welcome! Hope it works for you too!!

5'0 SW 191.6 CW 185.6 GW 130 I've done the gain and lose weight thing many times... It's the dealing with my issues and maintenance part I've never gotten right. This time around I started Jan 2018... I lost 30 lb by Nov 2018 by doing challenges, counting calories, weighing my food... Still not working on the issues I…

Thanks for the Half-Size Me podcast recommendation. And thank you for the NSV thread. I'll have to check it out. A friend of mine (got chubby in college but lost the 30 lbs and kept off majority of it for about 5ish years) and I decided to make mini goals for the year. She was bored with her fitness routine and wanted to…

That's a great idea to listen to podcasts! I always say I am going to look for ones that I would want to listen to but never actually do it! Thanks for the recommendations! Definitely going to check them out!

I actually find that weighing myself everyday has been super helpful to me. Because I weigh and log everything that goes in my mouth pretty much its very easy for me to see what caused bloating... did I have too much salt? Did I drink enough water? Those kinds of things. I found that when I weigh in once a week it was…

Thank you. I knew that maintenance was not going to be easy (having gained the weight back myself and seeing others do the same.) But I guess I never really thought of it as not seeing any changes. This time I actually have a plan for maintenance which last time I just lost the weight and didn't bother to really write out…

Thank you!

Thank you everyone for your advice! Just an update. I did struggle around the holidays and did gain around that time. But I said enough is enough, on Jan 2nd I started again...... And I joined a dietbet (money is a huge motivator for me). I followed all of your guys advice on the exercise calories. I have also noticed how…

I am on my 3rd dietbet right now. I like it. I know how to lose weight and I've done it before but I just needed the extra motivation. I hate losing money.... I'm a bit thrifty. It was just what I needed to keep in line when people wanted to do happy hours. I can have a drink but not the apps or something to that extent.…

The above picture is from my 90 day weight graph. I typically weigh myself every day as well. I use a food scale and I eat between 1200-1700 calories depending on my activity that day. I am 5'0 and currently 173.2 but started at 191.6 Jan 2. It takes time. As you can see there are is a ton of fluctuation. Maybe a trend app…

The first couple of weeks I was STARVING! At least I thought I was.... because now I eat between 1200-1500 a day (depends on exercise and such) and I feel hungry at times but nothing a little stroll and a glass of water won't fix. Do you weigh your food? Seriously this is the best thing to do ever. Seems daunting but keep…

I gained my weight relatively quickly as well. I found myself feeling fat and out of control. I've been trying since August to get this under control. What I did was buy household items to make cooking from home more feasible (food scale, crock pot, vacuum sealer). But I couldn't get myself to work out (I ride horses but…

Okay thanks for the advice on the fitbit! I realized that my weight loss goals were different from MFP and Fitbit. Fitbit was set to 0.5lbs a week and MFP was set to 1lb a week. And so the calorie deficit will be a lot different! Hopefully this will be helpful along with eating less exercise calories back!

Okay, thanks. I'm going to check that now! That would make a huge difference!

Thanks for your insight. Think I am going to try to eat 25% of my exercise calories back this month and then if that doesn't work then I am going to unsync my fitbit. I agree it is really frustrating but I've lost 40 lbs before and gained it all back so if it is going to take me twice the amount of time well... I guess…

Okay, thanks for taking the time! I guess what I'll do it is try to eat only 25% of the exercise calories back instead of 50%. I'll try that this month and see where to go from there. I mean I am happy to stop gaining! Which was an eye opener. But I'll try this out. Thanks again!

As scary as that is for me, I set my dairy to public. (Note: I am only eating Nutrisystem at the moment because my sister was on it decided to go for WLS and gave me the leftovers... I live on my own so it saves me on grocery money! But once it's gone I'm going back to cooking... which I love and makes measuring even that…

Wish I had some wise advice. But... I'm 6 lbs down this month and well I was here 2 years ago and 40 lbs lighter. This time I'm treating it differently. I actually stopped cutting things out of my life. I just find it so much more satisfying that I can eat whatever I want when I track my calories. No guessing, no games, no…

Exercise: Jumped my horse and took pups on a 30 min walk Tracked: Everything Calories: within range

Yes x 3. Walked the dog for 40 minutes

Yes x 3 Well, definitely not making it to the winners circle this month. Buttt, that doesn't mean I'm going to stop trying to better myself and keep trying to be accountable. If you guys do it again next month maybe I'll have a shot!