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Feel free to add me -- I'm on year five and not ready to "quit" MFP to go it alone.
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You are absolutely right and there is a class action suit being brought against FitBit for the promotions of their technology claiming to count every heart beat, every time when it doesn’t actually count every beat, every time. It's frustrating to me that I can walk/run on my treadmill for a measured distance of X miles…
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You're not alone at all. You'll have ups and downs in maintenance -- just like the periodic plateaus many hit on their weight loss. Figuring out the balance point means that, sometimes, you lean too far to the left and other times too far to the right. Thanks for sharing your original post and enjoy working on toning.…
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Congratulations! Thanks, too, for posting your success story. Others will be inspired.
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I've just begun year 5 on MFP. I lost 42 pounds in the first six months (my goal was a 37 lbs loss or an end weight of about 150-152 lbs -- my goal was not this loss in that short of a time frame), then attempted maintenance. I gained a little back, but only to my original goal of 37 lbs lost. I found that the mentality to…
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Please feel free to add me. I am 47, have just begun year five on MFP this past Sunday and am finding I'm still needing buddies to motivate my "maintenance", which hasn't been overly successful, I've got 7-9 pounds to lose again to get back to where I would like to stay.
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I am not sure which is not syncing for both of you, but I will do my best to help. I also received the Charge HR for Christmas. The fitbit exercise sessions do not show up individually on your MFP exercise log, the exercise sessions show up on the Fitbit dashboard and any calories burned calculated by Fitbit that are not…
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BUMP -- Thanks all!
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If you use the Fitbit to time your workout(s), those miles/steps will be included in your Fitbit calculated total steps and the calories will be included in the Fitbit calculated total calories, but will not be double counted in MFP if you log your exercise separately from Fitbit's syncing with MFP. When the calories and…
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I have the same question. Anyone? Anyone?
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Certain condiments (mustard, leaf of lettuce, slice of tomato, pickle relish/pickles) No-calorie drinks, though sometimes I will log black coffee just to be mindful of caffeine If my meal is a large salad, I'll weigh all the raw veggies I add, but if I eat a 2-3 baby carrots or sugar snap peas or mushrooms while cooking, I…
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You are 18 years old. The other child at your school is also, presumably, 18 years old. In many ways you're grown, but in many other ways, your body is still growing. If you talk to a physician, he/she may be able to run blood tests to evaluate your hormones levels. Diagnosing yourself via the internet is bound to make you…
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I'm going to try to take your request seriously.... Try this site for some leptin changes: http://wellnessmama.com/5356/fix-your-leptin/ Also, the more you stress about food vs cravings vs exercise, the less likely you'll be able to change your leptin levels. Honestly, the more you work out (workouts add stress to the…
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Yes, women place the "chest" strap under boobs. Too low and you may not maintain a good reading. That you'll have to work out yourself.
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If you are eating low carb and you are not meeting your calories, as the above two posters mentioned, you must be low on your fats and proteins. It is simple math. If you wish more of your calories to come from carbs rather than fats and proteins, you can also use the custom feature in the Goals menu to redefine the…
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Sometimes, but that is mostly because I like some vegetables that the rest of my family doesn't care for. I definitely weigh all of my food. For the most part, though, I eat what the family is eating for my children's sake. They certainly do not need watch their portions as they are all very active. The lesson, though, to…
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Extremists and extremism and lack of flexibility! Life is a balance. Maintaining health is a balance. Achieving your goals is a balance. Challenges can be fun, but longevity is a balance. Experimenting with what works best for you is good, too. Be careful of albeit well-intentioned people emphasizing very low calories or…
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I am a month away from my 1000th day (my MFP counter was reset on day 881 when I didn't touch base that day) and plan to "stick around" for a while more. In my past, when I have stopped counting calories, I have regained my weight. I don't have any plans to stop logging, stop weighting, etc. I am hovering around a 32-35 lb…
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Hey Kawacy.... now that you've joined MFP, drop in those numbers and see what comes up. You aren't interested in losing a lot of weight overall, so maybe a goal of losing 1 pound a week is a better fit. Walking more than 8.5 miles a day is great!!! I am working on maintaining and I ran last night about 4.4 miles in 50…
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The poster who said log your daily weight is giving great advice. For my first year, I took the road to weighing once a week; yeah, i would peek out of curiosity in between, but not worry about those in-between numbers. As I was nearing my second year here and for the last 9 months or so, , I have decided to only weigh…
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Keep on logging! Every time I have been successful in the past, I've stopped logging (this is decades ago, when I would log my calories consumed on paper, long before I ever heard of MFP) once I had reached my goal. Inevitably, the weight would creep back on when I stopped logging. This time, I am keeping the weight off by…
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My 9 year old observed that now, she can hug me and wrap her arms completely around me -- each hand touching the other elbow, no less! That was sweet to hear!
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My calves were always muscular, but back then they used to be in proportion to my waist according to most clothing manufacturers. Now, in order to buy "straight-cut" or "skinny-cut" pants/jeans/capri, I have to buy at least a size 10 to fit my calves and have the pants altered to fit my size 6 waist or IF there is a…
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Pretty much hits the nail on the head for me. At my largest, I was 38DD and am now 32D -- proportion fits just fine, so, boob-lose isn't too much of a complaint, but #'s 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are right on. (I never did deep-fry anything before) That being said, ditto, too, on my list for being thin being worth the loss of each of…
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I support your effort to broaden your knowledge and educate yourself. The truth as a generality can be boiled down to simple concepts: consume fewer calories than you use; exercise regularly, not just to use calories but to strengthen you heart, lungs & more; consume more veggies and less red meat to decrease cholesterol…
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You're worried about the wrong thing. My footlong ham and cheese always, always, always has 8 slices of ham (turkey) and 4 half-slices of cheese and 4-5 slices of tomato. The tomato and the spinach calories, even from a heavy-handed preparer, are negligable (sp?). This calorie-counitng business that we've put ourselves in…
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bump to find again after I input my numbers....
