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W4D1 done! The distance for Week 4 is a lot more than the distance for week 3 and my slow pace is really showing now. What takes 21 minutes doing the timed C25k took me 30 minutes doing it by distance. But I didn't fall back to walking when I was supposed to be running, even up the steep hill. I am happy knowing that by…
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@evoldman2016 : This would be better asked in a different thread - not in the "Find friends" thread, but I'll give you my 2 cents. I started using MFP first, before I got my first Fitbit. My understanding is that MFP's food database and food entry tools are far superior to Fitbit's. So, most people here use MFP to enter…
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The app is called Drivebit. For a delivery driver, it would be one more thing you would have to do every time you stop and then every time you start again. Even if you kept your phone right by your driver's seat, plugged in with the screen set to stay on, so you just had to reach over and touch it, it would probably be too…
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W3D3 done. This time I plan to progress to Week 4. The weather is looking good for about the next week (although it was a little chilly and windy today) and I don't think I have any life complications coming up that will interfere, either. So, I have no excuse to not go on to the next week.
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If you're accessing your Fitbit info through a web browser, hovering your mouse over the left end of the meal will bring up a little 'x' that you can click to delete it.
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@youstolemyusernamex - I'm always surprised when I can do something that previously sounded completely unobtainable. C25K is a great program for proving that we can do what seems impossible, if we take it slowly. I did W3D2 yesterday. Not fast, but I got out there and did it despite the weather starting to turn (again).…
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It does sound like something is probably off, but your question also shows that you don't understand how the interaction between Fitbit and MFP works. For a thorough explanation, I would recommend that you read the FAQ found in the stickies. Here's a handy link:…
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I would pick a value that you can reliably reach but that is a stretch occasionally. Once that goal seems too low, because you've found ways to incorporate more steps into your day, bump it up a bit. There's nothing magic about 10,000 - it's just a nice, round number.
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It's normal springtime in Colorado - 70 degrees one day, a blizzard the next, back up to 70 a few days later, and so on. This blizzard just happened to be particularly disruptive to what I was involved with because it shut down the airport and highways just as teams were trying to get into Denver for the robotics…
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Good for you @Aine8046 ! It must feel great to have actually done a 5K run. It's good to see everyone working at the program, at all different levels. I did W3D1 again today. After the last 3 days of relative inactivity, (I managed some indoor walking 2 of the days, but nothing at all strenuous) I wasn't sure I was ready…
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@MinmoInk : Why not just test it yourself? The accuracy of Fitbit's TDEE estimate varies from person to person. For some it overestimates, for some it underestimates, and for a few it is almost dead accurate. However, it should, for anyone, give a relative level of activity that can be used as a guide in adjusting calorie…
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@lmoore600 : If you only wear your Fitbit while you're exercising, then it will think you're asleep the rest of the day - totally inactive. So, the calorie burn it computes is going to be quite low and you'll get a Fitbit calorie adjustment that is low or even negative (or zero if you have negative adjustments disabled).…
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Wow! Running 30 minutes the day after a root canal?! I can't imagine doing that. Good for you.
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Individual workouts don't transfer from Fitbit to MFP. Fitbit sends total calories burned and steps to MFP. MFP displays steps and uses Fitbit's total calories burned number to compute your Fitbit Calorie Adjustment. This is explained in the FAQ found in the stickies. I'd recommend reading it, if you haven't already.…
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I repeated a Week 3 run again today, but wasn't able to complete the first long run. I don't know why - there are several possible reasons: lack of sleep; running uphill with a strong headwind; ... - but I don't feel too bad about giving up. When I checked my heart rate after I gave up and started walking it was within 4…
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No, you don't need to log your exercises in MFP. The general recommendation around here is to log all food in MFP and all exercise in Fitbit. It is possible to duplicate things if you manually log exercises in both programs, so be sure to only log in one of them. I'd recommend reading the FAQ found in the stickies, if you…
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You don't need to post a screen shot. The numbers will do. The values needed are: * "Fitbit Calories Burned (Full day projection)" * # calories and time that the projection was based on * "MyFitnessPal Calories Burned" * and finally, "Fitbit Calorie Adjustment" I told you how to get those numbers in the post where I put…
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I wish. The treadmill is in the garage, so the temperature is 50ish in the winter, hotter in the summer. No movie capability - I get to stare at the wall. I have thought about getting a Chromebook or tablet and attaching some sort of mount to the wall so I can stream something to watch. Mostly, I listen to podcasts. I am…
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Well, I'm not so sure about the weather. March came in like a lamb but it looks like it may go out like a lion. Oh well, that's not unusual here and we can use the moisture. I don't do C25K when I'm forced inside onto the treadmill for multiple reasons. First - I already did it on the treadmill. I didn't come close to…
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The problem with the track walks feature in Fitbit is that it is unreliable. It won't pause when I want to stop (I have to wait for it to "catch up" before it will see my request to pause, completely messing up the pace computation and the split that the pause/stop occurs during), it occasionally shows a weird diversion…
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I repeated W3D3 today. The weather had kept me from running outside since last Sunday and although I ran on the treadmill on Tuesday and Thursday (not C25k runs, I just ran for about 30 minutes with brief breaks when needed), I didn't get any run in on Saturday. It was still cold and windy today, but not too bad. I was…
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I'd recommend that you read the FAQ found in the stickies, if you haven't already. Here's a handy link: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10098937/faq-syncing-logging-food-exercise-calorie-adjustments-activity-levels-accuracy/p1 Most of us do not log exercise in MFP. We log all food in MFP and all exercise…
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I'd check to make sure my step source was correctly set to Fitbit. I know that MFP says they fixed the bug, but... Anyway, on your phone go to Steps (or, I think, More -> Steps on the iPhone) and make sure it is set to "Fitbit Tracker". Or, on the website, go to the Apps page, then select Steps (in the upper right) to…
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Have you looked at the math used to calculate your Fitbit Calorie Adjustment? If your settings are correct, that is the next step in figuring out what is wrong.
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I have MMW connected to Fitbit (although I haven't been able to tell that the two applications interact at all) but not to MFP. When I had it connected to MFP it overwrote my Fitbit data from the walk and I didn't like that. I still use both, though. I use MMW because I am friends on it with other people who don't use…
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Read the FAQ found in the stickies, if you haven't already. Here's a handy link: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10098937/faq-syncing-logging-food-exercise-calorie-adjustments-activity-levels-accuracy/p1 You say you synced your Fitbit to your phone, but did you connect your MFP account to your Fitbit…
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I keep mine at sedentary, but if I ever get to a weight where that results in MFP giving me only 1200 calories to eat (the minimum) I'll bump it up to lightly active because otherwise the Fitbit Calorie Adjustment math doesn't work right.
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What Fitbit is set to shouldn't affect MFP's calculations. MFP takes the "calories burned" number it gets from Fitbit, projects out to the end of the day and compares that to the calories it expects you to burn for the full day (based on your stats and activity level). (The projection of your Fitbit calories is also based…
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Well, yesterday was definitely not a day for running outside (cold, light snow), so I ran on the treadmill and did an hour of Zumba (which helps my knees but doesn't get my heart rate up very much). Today is another inside day, but I haven't decided what I'll do. I realized a couple of days ago that I'm not going to be…
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@Christine_72 : If it's working for you, then I don't see a problem. It's just that I've seen a number of people change it thinking it will affect their Fitbit Calorie Adjustment number (for instance, setting their calorie goal higher and thinking they'll get a lower adjustment) and then being confused when they don't get…
