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Same story here. Had success with WW in the past, recently rejoined and immediately started GAINING weight while at the same time feeling totally constrained in what I could eat. Not cool, WW. So I canceled before even one month was up and I'm back to calorie counting on MFP. Things have improved a lot! Add me so we can…

^^ good advice- I find I'm eating at chain restaurants a lot more now because they list their calories. People laugh when I say I go to McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Wendy's while I'm on a diet, but I can plan for it.

Pizza rules

There's another device called the Moov Now that is designed to be worn on your ankle for running and walking. The strap is pretty secure. I tried it out, but I ended up returning it. It's more of a coach than an activity tracker. It represents your daily activity in active minutes, and sometimes my walking didn't count…

I really like having instant oatmeal + a banana. It works for breakfast or a snack at work if you have a hot water tap. The banana is about 100 cal, and the oatmeal is either 100 cal for unflavored or 160 if you get a flavored packet. I can usually get 6 bananas for $1 and 10 packets of oatmeal for $2 at my grocery store.…

I also did WW in high school and gained back what I lost. But I would argue that it was due to the WW strategy that I gained the weight back because I did not learn the long term skills I needed to maintain my loss- which in my opinion, is calorie counting and exercise (wasn't emphasized back then). When I'm out at a…

I used to do WW and did both points and MFP calorie tracking for a while. I was doing WW in fall 2014 when all fruits & veggies were 0 points (is that still true?). I did a lot of work to figure out the calories to WW point conversion, and I basically found that my daily WW points equalled about 1000 calories, so WW relied…

Thanks for all the great feedback everyone- I'm still using my fitbit one and keeping an eye open for the next device I will buy when this dies. I am interested in the Garmin Forerunner 225, which serves as a GPS running watch and activity tracker, and has built in wrist HR sensors. But it's pretty big, and really ugly in…

Hi friends- I've been running for about two years, but the first year was hardly running at all. I basically wore minimal shoes (barefoot vibrams) on walks and short runs to build up the calf muscles to run comfortably. Before that I always ran with traditional running shoes and had shin splints and knee pain. So the…

Hi Rebecca- I'd like to be a team leader! I'll be green team if it's not taken yet. Thanks again for organizing

Hi everyone- my name is Trisha. I did one of Rebecca's challenges before and it was awesome, though I didn't reach all my goals. I've been losing weigh the past two months- down 10 pounds so far- and reached the point where I usually stop losing and start getting comfortable. So I want some extra accountability to break…

Hi everyone! Rebecca- my goals are pretty much the same as yours! Try to get 10k steps every day, and 1200-1800 cals/day. I think I'd like to have an average of 12000 steps/day and 1400 cals/day. As for exercise beyond the steps, I want to do circuit strength training 3 times per week. Thanks for organizing this!

Congratulations! I was wondering how many calories per day you eat. I'm so impressed that you stayed under for so long!

Hi Megan! Just want to send some words of encouragement your way. You are obviously very loved by your family, and I know how hard it can be when you don't feel that same love toward yourself. Keep your chin up and stick with it! Good luck in the first few weeks.

I guess a personal preference. I tend to do my activity in large chunks, like a long run in the morning or a long hike. When we were in the car for an hour+ driving back from a 3 hour hike and the activity bar chirped at me, it seemed unnecessary. But, I bet if I worked at a desk job it would be a good reminder to get up…

I have a pretty round face and I cut my hair in a long bob. Right now it is right on my shoulders. I used to have pretty long hair but it would always give me a headache if I had a ponytail all day, so I just chopped it off! Such a great decision. With the long bob I can still get it into a ponytail with a few pins, but it…

Yeah, sadly my first thought was, this person needs to find a new job! That's an incredibly difficult environment to be in and it really sounds like it is making you crazy. Something my cousin used to do is to follow a healthy food diet for 6 days/week, and eat whatever she wanted on the 7th. She didn't binge or overdo it,…

This is all great advice, thank you everyone!

WalkingAlong- yeah I was hoping to make it to the top of the lifetime member range, which is a weight for a BMI of 24.9, the very top of the healthy range. I think you're right about the fruit. I eat a lot of fruit because they're all "zero points" but when I put them into a recipe builder that calculates the points from…

Do you guys have MFP groups that you check in on a weekly/monthly basis? I think the one thing I would miss about WW is the weekly meetings. Although I can't relate to the leader, I like the consistency and accountability.

Also, when I first got engaged, my friend Sara told me- You'll be amazed what other people want you to do for them on your wedding day. She captured it right there. It's supposed to be YOUR wedding right? So why does everyone else ask you to accommodate their crazy? I've been pretty lucky so far, nothing nuts from my…

Here is a great RSVP card- http://imgur.com/XQBWcLD My favorite option is "Can't wait to hook up with a groomsman in the men's room then spend the rest of the wedding crying at the bar without explanation"

Hi everyone! I'm doing both MFP and weight watchers PPV. I've been doing PPV since october, and just started entering my foods into MFP on top of Weight Watchers. Did some quick calculations.... here are some of my findings on how calorie counting converts to PPV. A weight watchers PPV is roughly 40 calories, depending…

Hi everyone! I'm doing both. I've been doing PPV since october, and just started entering my foods into MFP and Weight Watchers. Did some quick calculations.... here are some of my findings A weight watchers PPV is roughly 40 calories, depending slightly on nutrition. The produce I ate was about 45 calories/PPV, and the…

Just found this thread. I'm also having major technical problems with Gym-Pact. It was working fine, then tried to open the app and my account had been deleted! So I recreated the account, but now it won't link with my fitbit or runkeeper. So I am stressing out about getting to the gym for my workout instead of going for a…

I used to eat cereal for dinner like 4-5 nights a week just because I was so lazy when I got home. I was able to lose weight, but I was so tired all the time. When I got home from work I was too tired to exercise or even just cook a proper meal. The cereal was delicious and filling just did nothing for my energy.

Hey! I'm in Fremont! I just joined 24 hour fitness and I am looking for someone to go to the classes or put together some workouts with. Also trying to build up running mileage, or maybe go hiking on the weekend. Let me know :)

Berkeley baby! Friend me if you're nearby. It's great to have support so close by

OMG I've been there! I looooove kettle chips, and I used to eat an entire bag in each sitting. I've even tried making my own potato chips at home to fulfill the craving (it sort of worked). I don't know what did it for me, I think one day my brain just turned off and I decided not to go down the chip aisle every again.…

I used to bake sweets for people in my office, and I'd always end up keeping half of them in my fridge and eat 2-3/day. Horrible habit! Now, I either bring fruit to work, or I just don't bring anything at all. I even threw out all of my baking extras like flower, brown sugar, and other things that I'll never "need" again.