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I'm nearly 45 and have been on MFP and using an activity tracker for 2 and 1/2 months. I have been p'd off by how slow the process of losing weight has been for me too. My activity is limited by arthritis and fibromyalgia so can't throw myself into running or gyms and I have IBS and can't eat wholgrains, beans and lots of…
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You've done brilliantly, well done, especially while doing your PhD. That bloke was a knob. ;-)
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Great result!
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Well done, you're doing great! :-)
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My main thing is walking too. I have a big daft dog that I love spending time with outdoors. Since getting a garmin vivosmart I've definitely sped up and I beat 10,000 steps a day easily but have never done more than 16k. I've got osteoarthritis in my knees that's improving - not sure if it's due to weight loss (not that…
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Many thanks for the responses. Twice I've gone over my calorie limit (and felt awful about it) but I'm determined to log everything. I'm not losing weight quickly (1.7kg over 2 weeks seems like a healthy rate) but I am feeling the benefits in reduced knee pain and feeling more energetic. I've also decided to check my…
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I can sympathise with the mobility issues. I have osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia, am obese and don't sleep well....but I have to say that even though I haven't lost much weight yet I think my knees are starting to feel less bad. I think this might be because I've been moving more and that's helped the muscles around the…
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I've got a vivosmart. Had it a couple of weeks and I like it. The battery still hasn't run down (but I don't keep it connected to my phone all the time as the bluetooth on the phone reduces my phone battery). I can swim with it but haven't yet, and I like the sleep logging. I think the sync probs are to do with the garmin…
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Thanks, I've taken the dog for a long walk today and will move on and keep moving :-)
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Hi from 44, fat and fabulous here.
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Manchester here :-) It's my 2nd day and I've just got a vivosmart so it's very exciting...except I was gobsmacked to find out how many calories are in pretzels (baked, bag of) and I accidentally ate a cornish pasty yesterday. Oops. :-)
