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Mine wasn't synching with MFP so I "removed" the connection to it from MFP, then re-added the relationship ... and it's worked like a charm since

@KellySue67 and @‌Curiousgeorgianna Hmm...I have had mine (a Flex) for over 18 months and have never had this issue. Did you contact FitBit? I've found that they have awesome customer service!

Well ... it's been an odd week. 1) Injured my shoulder last Wednesday playing hockey, which dampened my workout schedule since. 2) Had not one but 2 meals "out" on Tuesday. 3) Went to karate last night finally able to raise arm straight in the air for the first time in a week, and 15 minutes in ended up pulling a groin…

Well, I might as well join ... seeing as this group is my demographics! I'm almost 47, 5'8", currently 151lb, and have actually been trying to *gain* weight over the last couple of years (yeah, I know that will cheese a few of you off!) In reality, *gain* and *lose* are not 2 sides of a coin ... they both require the right…

Male, 5' 8-1/2" Weight at 18: 145lb Lowest adult weight: 125lbs - twice (1987, 2001) Highest adult weight: 161lbs (this was intentional weight gain through diet, workout) Current: 155lbs after intentional program to cut weight back by 5lbs.

Part of the challenge with the lose weight/gain muscle is the often time, you will gain a pound of fat for every pound of muscle. You'll need to do a healthy mix of cardio + resistance training ... heavy on the cardio. As noted above, the slight calorie deficit and higher protein intake are vital. One of the things that…

Well, there are good girls ... and then there's her.

Couldn't disagree more on ALL of these points. It tracks steps whether you move your arm or not. Sleep tracker is precise - and I move a lot during the night. Their customer service is incredible. And other than the Flex? No thanks, the Jawbone sucked.

I love my Fitbit Flex - have had it almost a year now. I originally tried the Jawbone UP, and as much as I loved some features (such as the power nap function), I hated the rest of it. My flex does a great job keeping track of my activity AND my sleep (wow...was I really awake 17 times the other night? Yes, in fact I was!)…

My son is 9 and has been doing jiujitsu for 2-1/2 years. I consider myself to be his "strength and fitness coach" (I'm a trainer in a sport-specific fitness area). I work with him on: - balance - cardio (fun games - usually involving running) - squats, lunges, etc - soccer-throws using very light medicine balls - some very…

Click on "MY HOME". On the second line of menus, click GOALS. At the bottom of the goals page, click "change goals".

Standing still doing a bunch of biceps curls = very little calories burned *during* the exercise, but a potential light calorie burn during the repair cycle. Doing squat to Arnold Press or something that actually uses full body, adds some calorie burn during the exercise +repair cycle burn. There are indeed some "strength"…

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So, I DO monitor my weight daily. Yes, what I consider to be major fluctuations cheese me off. I've been on a weight *gain* program since last August - but working judiciously to gain it "correctly" - mostly muscle, but recognizing that for every lb of muscle there's usually one lb of fat gain. For my target weight, I…

Here's how I teach people to do squats correctly: Pretend your heels are at the edge of a cliff. At the bottom of the squat, pretend you're trying to poop over the edge of the cliff without hitting your shoes. Taaa-daaaah

Me: Hi, I'm webbeyes, and I'm a geek Crowd: Hi webbeyes! Me: It's been ... 12 minutes since I last did something geek-like Crowd: *gasps* Me: Yes, well, erm ... I just did an hour workout using my XBox 360/Kinect. You see, I have 4 different cool games that help me workout, and it's hard to just leave them on the shelf,…

Simple math: if I'm eating 4,000 calories of "clean" per day, I'm still 1300 calories over what I should be eating. Calorie intake > calorie burn = weight gain.

So, if I were you, I'd take good notes of what each meal/pkg is. Next month, replicate ... but only cook it yourself to reduce the sodium. As you said, the sodium levels are astrofrickinomical! Buy unsalted almonds, lower salt versions of the ingredients, etc.

If you nibble 3 fries before they go in the garbage, do you record it? Only the authorized meals are typically formally recorded. Maybe your managers are doing the same thing, but I'd never risk my job playing that game.

Here's a non-weight gain related aspect to your story: At most fast food restaurants, if you eat *any* product that you did not pay for, it's considered theft, and they can fire you on-the-spot without warning - even nibbling a few fries that are about to be thrown out for being "old". (edit-others have brought this to…

*checks mirror...compares to avatar* Yup, it's me!

Many people cannot do a pull-up/chin-up, and it comes from years of *not* doing them! There's a whole whack of muscle groups in play: lats, biceps, shoulders, even your abs ... and of course the arm/wrist. If any of them don't yet have the strength to lift and/or hold your body weight, then the pull-up will be…

I wouldn't be swinging anything like kettlebells until your injury is fixed. There are ways of doing strength without the additional risks of injury. Squats, simple lifts, side/front/back lunges ... add a 5 or 10lb body bar across your shoulders if desired for more resistance. By keeping the body bar on shoulders, you're…

I only use the FitBit app for doing the automatic logging of steps, sleep, etc. All my food and other workouts are entered into MFP. The MFP dashboard just brings everything together so nicely

When you feel like munching, eat some good-quality trail mix - especially with almonds. Those are good calories.

Egg, ham, cheese and avocado slices on whole wheat toast. Mmmmm.

#1 rule: men are dumb. I am one, and although I have 2 Bachelors Degrees and a Masters, I am dumb. What I have yet to see is what's HIS fitness level? Is he trying to improve his own fitness, and is jealous that you're meeting your own goals, and he is either unfit, or unable. Maybe he's concerned that now you're hot AND…

Our diet and lifestyle has changed so much that a simple multivitamin once a day has become a necessity