sgthaggard Member

My husband joined my gym so I had him there for my first workout. Once we got passed the 'Why don't you just use the leg press machine?' and 'Are you sure you can lift that much?' he was able to stand there quietly and lend me moral support. :tongue:

I hear you. I think I'm going to stretch it out to three days.

With any weight training exercise - when I find that the reps are too easy on one level but too hard on the next level, I slow them down.

- my Fitbit Ultra - because being active isn't just working out, it's all the little things I do throughout the day - my gym membership - worth every penny I spend - my Under Armour sports bra - those babies do not move - my FT7 HRM - for more precise calories out - my Salter food scale - for more precise calories in - the…

Yes.

I just started stage 1 today (I'm curious to see if I'm able to walk tomorrow :laugh:) Your results after just one stage are very inspiring!

I started in May and reached my goal weight this past weekend so, I would say it was good overall.

Case in point, I just ate an Isoflex bar and it tasted like crap.

It's on my body but it's not tracking steps because, well, I'm not taking any. I track my calories with my HRM and create a fitness log on Fitbit. I would imagine that trying to track calories by having it on my sock while cycling would result in a very inaccurate burn record.

You won't hear me say this very often but I've looked through your diary and you need to add some carbs. One piece of whole grain toast? Some whole grain cereal for breakfast? I would seriously have problems getting out of bed in the morning without some carbs as fuel.

I love mine. Being active is less about doing an hour of cardio a day and more about what you are doing with the other 15 hours you're awake. Fitbit encourages the little things - walking to the store instead of driving, taking the stairs instead of the escalator. I haven't found a better motivator.

If you aren't burning 400 calories in an hour you might want to think about upping your intensity.

I get around this by creating an activity log for the time that I'm exercising. Fitbit will leave the number of steps that it counts for that time, but replace the number of calories recorded with the ones that I manually enter.

Yes.

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Your BMR or Basal Metabolic Rate is the number of calories your body needs for basic function - breathing, pumping blood, etc. Your TDEE or Total Daily Energy Expenditure is the number of calories in total that you burn during the day - it will include your BMR and any other physical activity above and beyond basic…

Your boobs are probably wherever my *kitten* went.

If I have a cold, I typically work through it. If I have the flu, I rest.

I just checked and I'm a bit surprised - I net only around 900 calories. I'm very active and make sure to always eat above my BMR but, otherwise, I eat when I'm hungry.

Can you lose inches and still stay the same weight? Isn't that why people will tell you to trust your measuring tape, not your scale? If you are losing inches over a longer period, you are losing fat. If you are losing fat but staying the same weight, you are gaining something, right? That would be muscle.

They say it takes 3500 surplus calories to gain a pound. Unless you really pigged out yesterday, I would say that you're retaining water.

I'm going through my closet this weekend and donating everything that's too big.

None of the things that you have listed are going to work on their own. You have to be aware of BOTH input and output. So, my advice is eat fewer calories per day than you burn. MFP has a lot of great tools to help you determine both your calories in and your calories out and if you have any specific questions, this…

So take a break from logging, take a break from planning and just do. Continue to make your healthy choices but stop giving it so much thought. You know now that a banana is going to be healthier than a piece of cake, for example, without having to look up the calories. Take what you've learned so far and see how it works…

Fitbit includes BMR in the calories burned for that time. I believe that MFP removes those calories when calculating the adjustment. Personally, I log the run in Fitbit as an activity (hold the button on your FB for two seconds to start the activity and another two seconds to end it) and use the calories that my HRM gives…

For women, the belly is typically the last place we lose fat. Unfortunately, there aren't specific exercises that will 'spot reduce'. You just need to keep doing what you're doing and reduce your over all body fat %.

That would depend entirely on the dog. Ever tried bathing a 150 lb uncooperative Newfoundland? :wink:

It means different things to different people. I know for some, cutting back on sugar is key. For me it means eating foods with minimal artificial ingredients. Sugar is fine in whatever quantities, but I prefer sweetening with evaporated cane syrup, honey or maple syrup. Artificial sweeteners are a complete no-go.

I've sent you a friend request. Mine is open and I'm pretty meticulous about logging. Anyone can feel free to add me.

Cold showers is a technique right out of the anorexics' handbook. True or false, if you are concerned about those extra few calories that you *might* lose by turning down the temperature in the shower, you might want to take a step back and see if you're taking things a bit too far.