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I do have the watch already. I'll put my hands up to being a sad apple fan girl , so was there at 8am on the 10th of April hitting the log in button on the store. I ordered my husbands large black watch first and it was already at a June delivery by the time I got through the order process, fortunately I wanted the small…

I'm enjoying mine. I like the fact it just sits passively being a watch, but recording all this useful data for me to analyse later. Takes a bit of getting used to, especially when you are having a lazy morning and it keeps poking you to stand up every hour. I'm letting it have it's way for now to see how annoying it is.…

I'm 5' 8" and 140-142lbs, dropped from 177lbs in 2011 took 6 months to reach maintenance weight of 140lbs and have maintained since. Goal calories are 1640.

I'm 49, 5'7", 140-144lb (was 177 when I started on MFP August 2011 reached goal April 2012 and have maintained steady since then. I net around 1650 calories a day (eating my exercise calories), I go to the gym twice a week running/cycling 3km/2km each session, I walk 6 miles on saturdays (Rambler's Association) and swim on…

I started MFP 3 years ago, lost 37lbs in 6 months and have continued using it ever since. I guess I'm a bit OCD but I like the reassurance that I'm in control. I eat over some days, under some days and roughly balance over the week. I've found as long as I'm close to my goal over a week I won't put on weight. Occassionally…

I graphed my weight loss found the actual weight loss pretty much followed the predicted values. I've since been maintaining my weight, still logging everything and find the goals seem to be right for me.

If you just do the straight maths: if you drink 2 litres of coke a day that is equivalent to around 840 calories a day multiply by 7 = 5880 calories a week which is over 1.5 lb equivalent in weight gain. I'm sure stopping this would help in a calorie controlled diet.

I followed the MyFitnessPal plan. Ate my exercise calories back ( I personally found it encouraged me to exercise knowing I was working towards an extra snack), lost the weight as predicted by MFP and have since been in maintenance mode for the last 2 years. Still logging, still exercising, still eating my calories. I use…

It works for me. 48 years old, 5'8" 140lb (maintenance) with 1650 calorie goal. I reached goal a year and a half ago and have since maintained well, with only slight fluctuations. I have continued to log everything over this time. If I hit my target exactly each week I will still lose ever so slightly. I did try at one…

I have a friend who understands musics and rhythym, so I told him that I found Common People by Pulp a good song to run to (I run about 9-10kmh on the treadmill). Given that information he started telling me all sorts of songs which should also have the right number of beats per minute. I was agog at his talent. Some of…

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I've always eaten all my exercise calories back. Having made sure I've estimated them as accurately as possible. I've checked the numbers MyFitnessPal gives against what an HRM says and for me MFP tends to give slightly lesser numbers so I'm happy to use the MFP numbers now. I reached my goal nearly a year ago but have…

I usually go for the chicken chana masala, it's yummy. But another tip is to not be afraid to ask for a doggy bag, that way you can make the meal last two nights and not feel like you have to eat every scrap to get your moneys worth. The portion sizes are always way to large for one person.

I originally aimed for 2lb a week but this took me below 1200 calories a day so MFP reset it to 1200 which was 1.2lb per week. As you can see from this graph it worked pretty well :) Since I reached goal back in April I have maintained my weight between 138lb and 141lb though it appears my metabolism is much improved as I…

I agree. I must admit I'm happy with my "diet" now. I started trying to lose weight a year ago when I reached 177lb at 5'7" and by cutting my portions and walking and then taking up running I'm happy to say I reached my goal of 140lb by April. Since then my weight is amazingly stable varying only by 1lb up and down for the…

if you want some official take on whether Fruit is good for you look here: http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/fruit/en/ I reckon the World Health Organisation has access to some proper scientist who know what they are talking about. As far as Fruit sugar is concerned you need to understand the difference between…

Thanks for that, very useful advice. I have my first race on 1st July and am always happy to accept any tips.

I'm netting 1740 calories a day on maintenance which is 100 more than MFP set me as I still managed to lose 2lbs on the 1640 calories MFP set, so I'm trying a few more to see if I'll now stay at my goal. I usually eat between 100-400 calories more than this which I exercise off. I'm 5'8" and 138lbs

I log everything as accurately as I can. There's a little part of me thinks one day I will analyse this data. It will be interesting to answer questions like "how much alcohol I drink". I can't wait for the day when my doctor suggests I should keep a food diary for some complaint or other. It will be so satisfying to say,…

Brilliant I bet you can't stop smiling :)

Congratulations, it's a nice feeling isn't it :)

This report covers the UK recommendations for diet: http://www.fdf.org.uk/publicgeneral/gdas_science_jul09.pdf The take home message is that you can and should eat your 5-A-Day portions of fruit and veg without worrying about the sugar content, as they are intrinsic sugars and not Non-Milk-Extrinsic-Sugars (NMES) which…

The best advice I can give you is to log everything, good and bad. I notice you aren't currently logging your food. I found it a great insentive to eat more sensibly. You don't need to have your diary open to the world but at least be honest with yourself. If you log through the day you will find it easier to adjust when…

I have the same problem with a high resting hr and silly high hr while running. If i wear the Polar HRM sitting on the sofa for an hour it says I use 250 calories. I've tended to go with the MFP values which are usually around 200 less than what my HRM says and have managed to lose weight as predicted.

Are you in a coma and not moving at all? Probably not so you will be using more than your BMR per day. If you are sedentary you will be using BMR x 1.2 = 1692 calories per day. To lose 1lbs per week you need to be 500 calories below this figure which would be 1192 but MFP doesn't recommend going below 1200 as you won't get…

I found this list on another forum (http://www.babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=139773.0) it seemed pretty good so I thought I'd steal it for you. I assume the units are in mg. Speciality foods Carrot juice, fresh 57 Fish, canned salmon eaten with bones 440 Fish, canned sardines or mackeral eaten with bones 569…

It always used to drive me mad when my mother would serve the men-of-the-house bigger portions than us girls. I thought she was being sexist and unfair. But I suppose on consideration she was right to do so as us girls don't need as many calories as our taller brothers and father (assuming they are taller which in my case…

I posted this in a previous thread but thought I'd repeat it. I believe the sugar limit presented by MFP has resulted from the limit suggested by the USDA of 5-15% Solid Fats and Added Sugars (SoFaS) this would explain why the limit is 8% of the calories with saturated fats being limited to 10%. However the sugar value on…

I'm from the UK, but I have now reached my goal and gone to maintenance. I have opened my diary but may close it again if people start picking on me. I'm happy with my choices :)

I know I'm sorry analysing the data doesn't make any difference to your actual weight loss. :) I found it helpful though when I felt I was plateauing to graph my actual loss and draw a trend line through it. I was amazed how close to the MFP estimated loss my line was. I am a data analyst by profession so analysing the…