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I lost weight just fine before I got a Fit Bit, although I did kick up my weight loss when I got my very first pedometer last year. Now I have the Fit Bit Charge HR and I love it. It's a great motivational tool to increase the intensity of my walking. It was an eye opener on how little effort I was putting in. I've even…

I eat breakfast foods. For the past 3 weeks my go to breakfast has been Cheerios with almond milk, a banana bread English muffin (pure deliciousness!) with butter and sometimes yogurt. I can't eat eggs early in the morning shortly after waking up. They just aren't appealing and I have to force them down.

I've never had Fage as I don't like plain yogurt. I buy Dannon Oikos Triple Zero. Someone above mentioned the nutritional content, but I also like that it has 6g of fiber. I buy it in the tub at Walmart which is about $4.50 or so. That usually lasts me about 5 days eating 150g each time. Some days I'll eat it twice a day.

If you like hot or spicy foods, I really enjoy Wasabi Peas. They have a bit of a crunch. They're about 140 calories but they are low in sodium and it definitely takes me longer to eat them than a serving of chips. Although these days I'm also loving sweet potato tortilla chips. The Special K cracker chips are also…

That sounds about right for me, but I'm also active. It gave me 1932 and I can lose weight on 2000 calories (gross, not net). I'm 5'6 161 lbs, 31 years old.

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Eat more calorie dense foods to get your calories higher. I'm 5'6" 161 lbs and I eat around 2000 calories a day with my net being around 1600. I would be tired all day long if I ate that little. You should think of a sustainable long term plan. Chances are you didn't become overweight by eating so few calories. You need to…

Never say never. It was for me. I was "eating" 1800 calories and wasn't losing weight. I started eating back my exercise calories in addition to what I already ate and the weight started moving downward again. Theoretically I shouldn't have lost weight eating 200 more calories but I did. I find that if my deficit is too…

I fit sweets into my calorie goal whether it be a Special K Brownie or Fiber One Oatmeal Raisin cookie. To some people it's junk food, but I don't care. It helps keep me sane and not feeling like I'm on a "diet". All food in moderation. :)

Why would someone want to overestimate how many calories they're consuming when they could make sure their calories are accurate and be able to eat more food? I wouldn't want to short change myself when it comes to food. If it works for you, that's awesome. I prefer to weigh my food because it really takes the guesswork…

I use unsweetened almond milk. I started out using the vanilla almond milk and then I transitioned to unsweetened. It tasted a little plain at first but now it just tastes like milk to me. I'm so used to drinking almond milk that I haven't looked into other types. I like that it's only 30 calories per cup. I mostly just…

I don't wear a sports bra to bed, but I do wear a regular bra. I always have, probably always will. It's just so awkward to not wear a bra except to shower. I just don't like the feeling. I'm also "weird" and sleep fully clothed. I wear my yoga pants or whatever athletic type pants I have, a tank top and a t-shirt.…

Last time we went to Texas Roadhouse I literally found myself finding something that I wanted then looking each individual item up on here. It was such a pain because they don't offer nutritional information on their website. I'll have to see if other similar steak houses have their information online. I managed to find…

So what happens when you can't lose weight on the little calories you eat now? Are you going to drop your calories even further? I understand that you want to drop the weight, but you didn't put it on over night and it's going to take time to lose it in a safe and sustainable manner. That's just my two cents, though. I…

This has also happened with me. I was eating 1700-1800 calories but I was probably netting 1100-1200 with all my exercise and left over calories. I never ate back my exercise calories because I was scared I wouldn't lose weight. My weight was dropping but then stopped out of nowhere. One day I decided to try and eat back…

Well, just an example. I was waiting on another person in my apartment complex to come down and get their laundry out of the washer. I was getting a little irritated. I looked down at my HR and it was in fat burn zone (around 98). So it's not at all surprising it's giving you readings like that. I know when I play a…

My HR when walking is generally around 110-120, but if I really push myself and pick up the pace I can get a reading of around 130. When I play DDR and I'm on a more difficult song I can push 140-145. I always wear it tighter during exercise, and I wear it one wrist band width above my wrist bone. I've also read that the…

I have the Charge HR and I've been losing weight eating back about 90-95% of my adjustment. I leave a few extra calories as a buffer if I'm going to be sedentary later in the evening.

My goal weight is 145-150 so I have about 10-15 lbs to go.

He actually is pretty supportive otherwise. He generally doesn't complain about my way of eating. Many times he'll give up his video game so I can have the TV to get my exercise in. It might help if we plan a regular date night out every couple weeks that way I'm not surprised when he wants to go out to eat. The responses…

I did manage to find something at Olive Garden I could eat that was a decent amount of calories and not loaded with sodium so I offered to go there for lunch since I couldn't for dinner last night. They have a Fettuccine Alfredo mini pasta bowl that is 500 calories and 450mg of sodium. I'm assuming it's half the portion of…

It's less about the calories and more so about the sodium. I don't like the way a lot of extra sodium makes me feel. I hate the bloated feeling. I'm not controlling his eating habits if any way. He can still eat whatever he chooses. However, I know that he uses food to comfort himself. If he wants to engorge himself with…

I'm losing weight. I'm 31 years old, 5'6" and 162 lbs. I'm also active. I'm on my feet pretty much all day at work. I usually get about 15-17k steps in.

He does. He said that he liked how I looked at 185-190 lbs. But on a 5'6" frame that's just not healthy. And I felt so disgusting at that weight. I'm 162 now and I feel pretty good. I'll feel a lot better once I get to my goal weight. Which is 145-150. I think he misses the person that would be down to going to all you can…

I honestly just walk. I find exercise videos to be incredibly boring. I put on either music or a TV show and walk in my apartment. For me it's much more enjoyable that way. If it's not enjoyable, I'm going to get burnt out and not do it.

When I told him that he should had something in advance, his response was," well I didn't want to go out to eat then, but I do now because I'm really hungry". My response? "That's not my problem" :smiley: He kept saying that I need to compromise. I told him that I don't have to compromise because this journey is about me,…

The biggest issue here is definitely that he didn't ask me in advance. Had he said last night, "Hey, I want to go to dinner tomorrow night", I would had been able to plan accordingly. By the time I had breakfast and lunch I was already at 1400 calories. I usually eat around 2000-2100. Some of the chain restaurants we like,…

I have the Fit Bit Charge HR and honestly, it has probably been the best $140 investment I've made in a very long time. I love it for the HR feature. If I'm exercising and not in the zone I want to be, I'll increase the intensity. I've been seeing great results on the scale.

I eat most of them back because I have found I don't lose weight if I have too many remaining since I'm active. I generally leave 50 to account for it deducting calories when I settle down for the night. I have a Fit Bit Charge HR and it's been pretty damn accurate for my calorie burn.

I just say no and try to find an alternative if possible. One of my coworkers made these delicious looking brownies with salted caramel icing. I wanted one so bad. But I was sure one was in the ballpark of 250-300 calories. And I didn't want to waste that many calories. So during my lunch break I went to the store and…