MsMargie1116 Member

I second what everyone else is saying... learn from ME... I was ALMOST 400 lbs. lost almost 60 doing the Atkins diet... gained all but about 20 back after I stopped. Now I'm losing it slowly, and it is staying off - for the most part. I have to keep focused on what, when, how much I eat and exercise... Sometimes you may…

I would go with what the Charge HR gives you because the calorie burn is based on your heart rate... whereas the Charge does the calorie burn by estimation...

I've got the One, and have really enjoyed it... it keeps track of my steps, and especially like the sleep tracker... I've got a Charge HR on order, and waiting for it to come in... I wanted to get the Surge, but just don't do ENOUGH exercising to spend the $250 for it, when the charge HR has everything I need for my active…

I just get LAZY on the weekends!!! I have the best of intentions to hit the gym (don't have to work, so what's stopping me, right?), but get started on watching my recordings and next thing in know, it's 12 o'clock and lunch time, then start cleaning the house, then there's the groceries, and then the 2 o'clock "lazy zone"…

Have you tried restarting your FitBit???

1. Are you eating at least SOME of your exercise calories back? 2. I've found that eating more frequently throughout the day keeps me from feeling hungry. 3. Also, Are you getting enough water? Sometimes when you aren't getting enough water, you feel hungry.

I'm down 212 sticks of butter!!! :wink:

If you're taking the steps, why's it cheating???

Hmm, lets see, Meat loaf, Spaghetti, Turkey Burgers, Chili, "Sloppy Joes", Stuffed Bell Peppers, the options are limitless... :smile:

Another question I would ask is, are you eating enough of your exercise calories back? This is helpful... :smile: http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/ask-the-dietitian-should-i-eat-back-my-exercise-calories/ Good Luck!!! I found that when I eat back my exercise calories, I lose.

I currently have the FitBit One, but have a FitBit HR on order... the waiting is KILLING me... I've read some really good reviews on it though.

LA Fitness - $21.75 a month - can go to any gym they have!!! :smiley: I got lucky though, I had another gym membership for that price and LA Fitness bought their contracts out... :wink:

I usually get the bloat/weight gain BEFORE AF shows up, but once she shows, I have a good loss (as long as I'm doing everything right... :smiley:

I feel ya on that... but at least you haven't given up!!! :smile:

A couple of years ago, I was doing Zumba in my living room and my husband made a smart-alecky comment about Zumba and I got sooo mad at him that I threw my Wii Remote at him... :smiley: - So yea, I'd say I've gotten a bit emotional!!! :smiley:

I'll add you!!! :smile: FYI - there's also a group for FitBit users, too... you aught to check it out... :smile:

//www.fitbit.com/user/254FBR

I have a FitBit!!! M​a​r​g​i​e W​. is my username, email is winkelmann@sbcglobal.net.

I say, if you are working out hard, and you are hungry, that is your body's way of saying you need MORE CALORIES... :smile: Go ahead and eat something... test it out... I would bet if you AREN'T eating at least SOME of your exercise calories back, you will surprisingly see a weight drop when you do!!!

Are you eating ENOUGH??? If you are exercising every day and not eating at least SOME of your calories back, your body could be holding on to the weight, as a sort of "Starvation Mode" (I really don't like that term, but used for lack of a better word).

I usually stick with the Elliptical... my gym has the ones with the bars that move with you, and the one without the bars (not sure if that's an elliptical, too or not). I do intervals on the elliptical and my heart rate gets up there, too!!! I can't run (pain in the knee), so I find I get a better calorie burn on the…

^^^^This right here^^^^ :smile:

I also found it helpful for ME to find a friend to join with you and go with you... After a while, you get into such a groove at the gym, that you don't need anyone there with you. :smile: Now, I prefer to go by myself... I put my ear buds in and jam to my music...

^^^^LOVE THIS!!!! ^^^^^

I'm BARELY under 300lbs and I go... so, no you aren't too fat to go to the gym... :smile: You've don't have to be great to start, but you've got to start to be great!!! :smile:

Euless, TX here - Working in Fort Worth... :glasses:

You've got to walk before you can jog; jog before you can run; run before you can sprint... just keep at it... before you know it, you'll be sprinting without realizing it!!! :smile:

We all have those days. Sometimes you've got to just get back up, dust your rear end off and get back on that horse... Sometimes you've got to do it a few hundred times before you see real lasting results. You've got this!!! I have this quote taped to my wall at work: "To achieve anything you want in life, you must first…

Interesting, I've got a FitBit (and Love it) and would be interested to see how it compares... :smile:

Ewwwww!!!! Now that looks nasty!!!