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Learn to log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Logging will help you break the cycle of feel bad > eat too much > feel bad. Make a list of non-scale ways to make yourself feel better. If what you're feeling isn't hunger, then food won't make yourself feel better. What about doing active things with your…

I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I think it messed up my hunger cues. I honestly thought I gained all that weight for no reason—until I learned to log everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly. What a wake-up call! Also, the fatigue means I'm less active. I lost the weight by following the advice…

All the burns & calorie counts are estimates, so it takes trial & error to find the "sweet spot" where you're eating at a true deficit—no matter what your thyroid's like. I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I lost the weight by following the advice in the Sexypants post:…

All the burns & calorie counts are estimates, so it takes trial & error to find the "sweet spot" where you're eating at a true deficit—no matter what your thyroid's like. I have Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and I lost the weight by following the advice in the Sexypants post:…

Your Fitbit burn is TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), the calories necessary to maintain your current weight. Connect your accounts at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/fitbit Set your goal to .5 lb. per week for every 25 lbs. you're overweight: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided Enable negative calorie…

I, too, have been using MFP + Fitbit since 2013. I lost the weight—and have kept it off. Your Fitbit burn is TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), the calories necessary to maintain your current weight. Fitbit challenges are great motivation—and fun. But you still have to log everything you eat & drink accurately &…

Fitbit will replace a broken tracker. If you get a Flex, Charge HR or Surge, you (hopefully) won't have to worry about putting it in the laundry. Fitbit challenges are great motivation—and fun. But be forewarned that MFP has occasional problems syncing with Fitbit, too. You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group:…

Your Fitbit burn is TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), the calories necessary to maintain your current weight. If (and only if) you enable negative calorie adjustments in your diary settings, your adjusted goal is TDEE minus deficit. Connect your accounts at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/fitbit Set your goal to .5 lb.…

If (and only if) you enable negative calorie adjustments in your diary settings, choosing an activity level is a matter of personal preference with a Fitbit. At lightly active, you start with more calories in the morning but get smaller adjustments. Either way, your adjusted goal is TDEE minus deficit. You can learn more…

I have a Fitbit + Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease). And I struggle to get enough sleep. Deprivation can lead to bingeing, so I eat "good" 80% of the time and fit yummy, portion-controlled treats into my calorie goal every day. Setting your goal too aggressively can also lead to bingeing. Your Fitbit burn is TDEE…

You lose weight by eating fewer calories than you burn—period. It makes no difference when you eat. Your diary is still private. Have you seen the weight loss flowchart?

You can find friends in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users No need to publish your e-mail address—just your public URL. To find it, log in at Fitbit.com and click your profile pic at top right.

If it really bothers you, log "driving" as an activity in Fitbit. But 50 steps is entirely within the margin of error. You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users

From the Help section: http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/300784-can-i-convert-my-pedometer-steps-into-calories-

No need to log any step-based activity—your Fitbit is tracking it for you. Log non-step exercise (like swimming or biking) either in Fitbit or in MFP—never both. Exercise logged in MFP overwrites your Fitbit burn during that time. You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group:…

Which Fitbit you choose is a matter of personal preference: https://www.fitbit.com/compare They all calculate your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) and sync with MFP. Fitbit challenges are great motivation—and fun. You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group:…

You can find friends in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users Fitbit challenges are great motivation—and fun!

You can find friends in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users To add you as a Fitbit friend, people need your public URL. To find it, log in at Fitbit.com and click your profile pic at top right.

Log non-step exercise (like swimming or biking) either in Fitbit or in MFP—never both. Exercise logged in MFP overwrites your Fitbit burn during that time. You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users

You can find friends in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users No need to publish your e-mail address—just your public URL. To find it, log in at Fitbit.com and click your profile pic at top right.

I have both. Fitbit's customer service is a million times better than Jawbone's. Fitbit challenges with up to 9 of your friends are way more fun than Jawbone's one-on-one duels. UP requires a compatible device, while Fitbit can sync (via a dongle) with a computer. But I love UP's idle alert. (The Move doesn't have it.)…

In case anybody else is wondering, your Fitbit burn is TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), the calories necessary to maintain your current weight. You burn calories just being alive—pumping blood, digesting food, etc. You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group:…

A healthy, sustainable loss is .5 lb. per week for every 25 lbs. you're overweight. But weight loss is not linear. Some weeks you do everything right but maintain—or even gain. Others you lose a whole lot in a "whoosh." Get some friends in the Fitbit group and do challenges. They're great motivation—and fun:…

I have both. Fitbit's customer service is a million times better than Jawbone's. Fitbit challenges with up to 9 of your friends are way more fun than Jawbone's one-on-one duels. UP requires a compatible device, while Fitbit can sync (via a dongle) with a computer. But I love UP's idle alert. (The Move doesn't have it.)…

If (and only if) you enable negative calorie adjustments in your diary settings, choosing an activity level is entirely a matter of personal preference when you have a Fitbit synced to your account. At lightly active, you'll start with more calories in the morning but get smaller adjustments. Either way, your adjusted goal…

Connect MapMy to Fitbit, not to MFP. That way, MapMy sends your info to Fitbit, Fitbit sends your TDEE to MFP, and MFP adjusts your calories accordingly. You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users

You can find friends in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users To add you as a Fitbit friend, people need your public URL. To find it, log in at Fitbit.com and click your profile pic at top right.

You can find friends in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users Fitbit challenges are great motivation—and fun!

I've used Fitbit + MFP for years, lost the weight, and kept it off. The only way to gauge the accuracy is to enable negative calorie adjustments in your diary settings, trust your Fitbit for several weeks, then reevaluate your progress. You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group:…

Fitbit prorates your calories by time of day—and goes way below 1,200 calories. Ignore it and follow your MFP calorie goal. You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users Sync your Fitbit account with Trendweight.com. (It's free.) It shows you a maintenance range…