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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!

Are you saying that you're using MFP's step tracker + you have a Fitbit, and the step counts don't match? If so, my first thought would be that you don't carry your phone 24/7. Trust your Fitbit! Connect your accounts at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/fitbit Set your goal to .5 lb. per week for every 25 lbs. you're…

I'm 47 and have extremely low vitamin D. The main symptoms of vitamin D deficiency are bone loss and fatigue. The latter can make you less active, so you burn fewer calories. But it's a leap from that to "causes weight gain." You should be fine taking what your doctor recommends:…

Your UP total 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: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings Do not log any step-based…

I learned so much from the Fitbit Users group—that's why I tell everybody about it. And keep asking questions!

With negative calorie adjustments disabled, you'll never eat at a true deficit on days you burn fewer calories than your MFP activity level. (But they'll never put your calories below 1,200.) You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users

A 329-calorie adjustment means you've burned 329 calories more than your MFP activity level (sedentary, lightly active, etc.). You can click on the adjustment in your diary to see the math MFP used to calculate it—and the time. MFP recalculates your adjustment every time you sync your tracker with Fitbit. You can learn…

If you're using the MFP step tracker, do not log any step-based activity. That would be "double dipping." You can learn more about step tracking in the Help section: http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/1525167

Your pedometer is fine as a motivational tool, and for helping you choose an appropriate activity level. Getting a Fitbit would allow you to take it to the next level. When you connect your accounts and enable negative calorie adjustments, MFP adjusts your daily calorie goal to TDEE minus deficit. Then you only log…

MFP has a Jawbone UP Bracelet group. (It was named before the Move came out.) http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/13420-jawbone-up-bracelet

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!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/Littleowl101/ Logging is simple, but it ain't easy. Weigh everything rather than using cups & spoons (including spreads, oil, and packaged foods). Learn to identify accurate database entries. Anyone can put in anything they want, and using a low-calorie entry will never get you closer…

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. (So I log exercise in Fitbit.) If you connect your Fitbit with Trendweight.com (it's free),…

Then raise your goal. I set mine to something I can hit 3x week. Once I hit it 5x week, I raise it. In the app, tap "Account" at bottom right.

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 adjustments: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings In the MFP app, go to More > Steps and choose…

Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users

Buy a Fitbit at a store near you, keep the receipt, and return it if you don't like it. They calculate your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), the calories necessary to maintain your current weight. Your default MFP calorie goal is activity level minus deficit. Adjustments are the difference between your Fitbit burn…

@ayodejiogunsola I checked the Apps tab—it's not there: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/apps?app_category=activity_trackers

First of all, a healthy, sustainable loss is .5 lb. per week for every 25 lbs. you're overweight. So 1 lb. per week is too aggressive at your size. Work (including commuting, housework, childcare, and yardwork) is all part of your activity level, and should never be logged as exercise. You didn't say how many 7-hour shifts…

Tighten up your logging, and start doing Fitbit challenges—they're great motivation + fun. Your Fitbit burn is TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), the calories necessary to maintain your current weight. If you eat less than that, you will lose weight. Connect your accounts at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/fitbit Set your…

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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.

When you connect an activity tracker and enable negative calorie adjustments, you lose calories whenever you burn fewer calories than your MFP activity level (sedentary, lightly active, etc.). You can click on the adjustment in your diary to see the math MFP used to calculate it. Do not log step-based activity. Log…

I was diagnosed more than 3 years ago with Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid disease), and my dosage stabilized about a year ago. But my endocrinologist still checks my levels every six months. Synthroid (synthetic T4) doesn't leave your bloodstream overnight. You should be fine not taking it for a few days per your doctor's…

Your Fitbit burn is TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), the calories necessary to maintain your current weight. If you eat less than that, you will lose weight. You can learn more in the Fitbit Users group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users ^This. Read the weight-loss flow chart:

Click on the adjustment in your diary to see the math MFP used to calculate it. A negative-566-calorie adjustment means you've burned 566 calories less than your MFP activity level (sedentary, lightly active, etc.). No need log any step-based activity—your Fitbit is tracking it for you. Log non-step exercise (like swimming…

If (and only if) you enable negative calorie adjustments in your diary settings, choosing an activity level is a matter of personal preference when you have 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…

Your Fitbit burn is TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), the calories necessary to maintain your current weight. It's based on way more than just step count—including sex, age, height, weight, and exertion level. Did you have more active minutes on the day you burned more calories? But you're comparing your MFP…

I lost weight long before my thyroid levels ever entered the "normal" range. Meds (in my case, Synthroid & Cytomel) reduce the fatigue so I can be more active. But I still kept gaining until I learned to log everything I eat & drink accurately & honestly. Logging works.

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…