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Exactly! I can't stress enough how much it has eased my mind. I now log onto MFP and SEE what was exercise and what was basal as the true burn is added to MFP. So whilst the fitbit counts your exercise AND your basal rate together all day, only the exercise calories are added to my fitness pal. Its incredible. If my fitbit…

Trust it will happen if your counting correctly, I promise. I have had SO many little and big stalls. I thought they were plateuas, they're not. Its just that weight loss isn't linear. Some weeks you lose nothing, others you drop 4lbs! Honestly, its happened to me. Steady 2lbs per week for 1.5 months. 2 weeks: Nothing.…

My movitvation was to be abe to wear NICE clothes when I finally go to a club some point this year. My best friend now frequents a gay bar that she adores and has been asking me to come for half a year. I said " not until I fit into this skinny ripped jeans I have in my cupboard" 4 months later: Theyre too big for me now…

Another random fitbit post! ( sorry to go off on a tangent ) Last night I woke up and had a coughing fit. For a looong time. This morning I was telling my partner, he asked what time it happened as he doesnt remember it. WELL! Got out the fitbit and it showed I was awake between 4am and 5.12 am. And I was like " There! I…

I go by my fitbit. Its incredibly accurate IMO. I can see on a graph what I was doing and when. Funniest thing is, the other day I had my mobile data on. Whilst I was walking, EACH step was counting in real time. I was having a bit too much fun stopping and starting, and waving my arms around to see what that would do. (…

Every now and then I look at my protein, fat and carbs. I am generally over on fat or carbs every other day. Not done anything bad thus far! Im at goal weight already, after only 4 months. So now that I want to lose that final 5lbs so I can maintain if what I was doing stops working I will take my macros seriously.

Ive been eating ( unknowingly - just got a fitbit flex ) about 700 calorie deficit at least 80% of the time and lost about .5 a week. I finally upped to 1800 a few days ago and have dropped a whole pound because I upped and ate back the majority of my exercise calories. So if I burn around 2300 and 800 of those are…

I was eating at 1200 at first. I inputed my exercise cals manually via MFP. .Adding work exercise gave me about 500-600 extra cals a day with MFP. But then I read MFP very often over estimates cals burned during workouts So, not trusting THAT I tried TDEE. Found out my TDEE is 2000 and I took away 20% giving me 1600. I was…

I couldn't be happier. Today I tried the fitbit on at work. Shift is finished, its only 4pm and here is where I'm at already: AND My Fitness Pal is adding my cardio for me! I cant believe I never done this before. By the end of the night I'll have another look. Tomorrow is my first day off in 11 days, so it will be a test…

Cracked it. Roughly 1050. I shall be leaving it for a while. haha!

I know that is only one day as an example but its depressing to read, I cant imagine living on it more than once a week even if I had to!

Where is the body making all of this fat from if your not eating that much? Say your only eating 900 a day and those 900 calories turn to FAT. It will still be burned off. And there is no way 900 calories turn into purely fat. Your midwife is misguided. If your still pregnant, that will be the main reason for the weight…

I believe the main heart damage diet pills can do is really all about the pill itself, not the deficit.. Basically, your heart can pump too quickiy for too long and overwork. Depending on the circumstances it can: Waste away muscle in your heart, making it too small and too weak. OR Bulk up your heart so it becomes…

I generally start eating at about 8pm. And Im up at 6am. Never hungry before work. ( start at 8am ) Breakfast at work is dire. Lunch is dire. I get home and will have a small lunch at about 4pm IF my dinner calories allow it. But 95% of the time I will have a big dinner at about 8pm and then a treat. All under cals, losing…

Thanks for letting me know! Very useful!! However, this holiday is purely a relaxation at home type of holiday. :-) Thank you again, though! And thank you too! I have an Android so I'll see how it works when the Fitbit arrives. It was dispatched today. *Squee!!*

Zantrex: Lost a lot of weight, very very quickly. No diet. Bad side? Heart palpitations, caffeine overdoses and depression. Also gained it all back instantly. If I moved too fast at work I would have to sit down as I felt a heart attack coming on. Ive never had one, but when you feel your heart literally thumping off your…

I know which ones work for me. I just don't use them as I fear I have possibly damaged my heart. Since coming off them for the last 6 months, the palpitations that I used to blame the diet pills on - still happen. I still have to sit down when I get too revved up. ( Been to the docs, told my heart is fine. ) Doesnt stop me…

Wow! Thanks for sharing that. I'm glad you found your path to healthier eating. Thanks again for sharing your story and perspective :) [/quote] Not a problem. We are all different so you may take one month, you may take 3 months. Your body WILL reward you in time as people tell you here, once you give it sufficient…

So are these VLCD's from a long time ago or were you doing them as recently as a few months ago? I understand this is after years of low calorie, but I dont think it will take TOO long for things to even out again. I used to starve. Honest to God never ate a thing for 10 days at a time for the majority of 2009 and 2010.…

Because I want to? lol Seriously though, I won't make it and then chuck the rest in the bin. Theres no way cheesy pasta will keep even if I wrap it up and put it in the fridge. I don't want to use half the pasta or half the sauce mix as I might use too much / too little of the powder and have it go wrong then I'm screwed…

Thank you!!

I think MOST people feel hungry at 1200. I am 4ft 8, very short. 1200 was hellish for me.

Whilst I completely agree that eating clean is the optimum way to live, I find it very hard. I have lost my 25lbs eating exactly the same as before. One day, I WILL commit to changes. But, right now my work life is severely stressful and I think if I had attempted to eat foods I dont find satisfying, I would never have…

Thanks everyone. Im having something different until I can afford the calories.

I just bought a brand new flex for £67!!! :D It was a journey, though. The smallest band is 5.5 inches. So I measured my wrist, 5.2. I couldnt let it go. I wanted one so bad and couldnt accept that it wont fit. So I bought JUST the small wrist band on Ebay yesterday. It arrived today, put it on and it will fit just perfect…

Here we go:

Damn. Why are the nutrition logs so wrong? The back of the pack, the website, and MFP are giving the wrong information. Saying that after butter and milk we're only having 428 calories per BOX. Whereas per serving, about 162g ( dry ) they claim its around 300-ish. Very annoyed as like I said I have had this a few times…

Wow. And I've had one whole box at least twice in the last 3 months logging it as 428. I suppose it hasnt done me any harm so far but I will decide against it tonight I think.

Spotted again today and was devastated. Cannot describe how much it stresses me out.

I've yet to have any ice cream in the 90+ days I've started MFP. My best friend ( and housemate ) was about 9 stone. She took a liking to Ben and Jerrys Fish Food. Had a whole tub a night, about 5 nights a week. 1 year down the line she was 16.5 stone. I COMPLETELY realise a tub a night is the reason here. But for that…