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Hi everyone! Been a bit busy and haven't had a chance to post except for 1 time and I hit the dreaded done button again. Ugh. Inspired by everyone - love all the outdoor talk, I need to get out more. Inspired by everyone's accountability, even those who aren't where they want to be, acknowledgement is half the battle. Day…

Great reminder! Especially to counteract that little alcohol voice in your head contemplating having a glass.

Hey All, 15 days AF here, yay me! Enjoying my The Spirit of Gin for G&Ts and Brewdog Punk AF, tastes just like a regular IPA but less than 0.5% alcohol and only 37 calories. Will def be keeping these in rotation for weeknights after Dry January is over.

Yay, I didnt drink but boo I ended up WAY over my calorie goals. I will take the wins of not drinking and also logging all my food, even if over. Tomorrow will be better about calories and exercise 🙂

12 days AF (tonite will make it 13) but really really super in the mood for wine, which annoys me... I think it's been a long week and my family was driving me nuts most of the day. Deep breath. The struggle is real. Part of me feels what's wrong with one nite, the other half of me doesn't want to break my streak and…

Hi everyone, can't believe I managed to stay sober last nite, that is usually something that triggers me. Goodness knows the covid daily briefings usually resulted in daily wine consumption.

Nice goals! I decided this first week of the year that I would pull myself out of bed and watch the news on my couch with a cup of coffee, instead of in bed while mostly still asleep. Then I 'got ready' for work and actually got dressed and a little makeup before logging on and making sure the kids were up and ready to log…

Hi everyone, Great job everyone ☺️ today is 8 straight days AF, which I can't even remember the last time I went that long. Had a craving for wine earlier but managed to tell myself it wasn't an option and instead mixed some Trader Joe's Power of Purple juice with club soda and mint and it seemed to meet my need for wine…

Hi all! Replied on NYE and then hit done and it disappeared 😭 anywho, made it fine with no alcohol on New Year's and dare to say I didn't even really miss it. I tried Mingle's cosmo that I found in the grocery store and blah it was weirdly bitter. Mostly stuck to my mock peach bellinis (peach nectar and club soda) and the…

Happy New Year's eve! I've picked up some NA beer, have a recipe for mock mojitos and will get some sparkling cider later to toast the New Year in on. Planning to wake up the first day of 2021 feeling good 😊

Hi all! In for Dry January... I actually started already and have been dry since Sun Dec 27. No New Years plans and want a fresh start to a better year in 2021, so I don't want a hangover.

It worked! Fingers crossed it keeps my steps.

I am back to using my Polar HR strap for my exercises because I have determined that the calories burned formula that Samsung is using is just the formula and not based on my actual HR data. Which is completely ridiculous, but here I am. I have a Samsung Galaxy Active 2. Love the watch itself and all other functionality…

I switched from Fitbit to Samsung recently and also noticed this. After extensive research I have found that even tho the Samsung tracks your heart rate, it doesn't use that to calculate your calories. It uses the standard formula, which is what they also do during your workouts with your watch. (which I think is…

Interesting, I recently switched my settings so that only my recorded workouts from Samsung health import to MFP and not the step count. I didn't think when I had my steps imported I was getting correct calories brought over and now I see why. I also find I sometimes have to open and refresh my samsung health app and then…

My fitbit Versa died recently, of course at 15 MO this and just outside the warranty. They offered me 20% off, but I was not super happy to spend on another fitbit if it was not going to last, plus I felt the versa was over inflating my calories. I went with a Samsung galaxy active 2. So far I like the watch itself. Can't…

Congratulations!

I got the RENPHO Bluetooth Smart Body Fat BMI Bathroom Scale Digital Weight Body Composition Monitor at Amazon, I couldn't bear to pay the amount for the Fitbit one and the renpho is $26. I haven't had any problems with it and the app you use syncs to my Fitbit app which syncs to my MFP account. I even really like the app…

Even if you log your exercises in Fitbit, you will have to view them on your Fitbit account. Only the total daily burn is going to go over to MFP. You could try a HRM (like a Polar F7) and use that with an app that syncs to MFP and then the exercise will show in your exercise log on MFP.

I like to use unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but I don't usually put sugar in my coffee. I do like the Swerve sweetener, you could add that for zero calories and I find it doesn't have the awful artificial taste.

Follow the calories MFP gives you, although from what I've heard you might need to adjust around due to the PCOS. I have seen others post on the success board and have mentioned having PCOS, you could always go searching on the boards and see some. And for exercise, pick something you like! If you are looking at Beach…

Hi everyone... Usually Thursday night is me with a glass of wine watching Grey's Anatomy (and let's be honest 1 usually turns to 2-3). Tonite I watched with a nice hot cup of tea and now off to bed. Yay me! Moving along nicely with my goal of no drinks until Thanksgiving.

Hi everyone, I've read this group's thread on and off for a couple of months. I need to cut down on my drinking, as it's def a slippery slope and I've def slipped too far down the slope. Putting back about 4 bottles of wine a week is not sustainable and I feel super unhealthy. I've managed to gain back all the lovely wait…

sigh...now i want a beer

Here are links to a couple threads you might find helpful.... https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1 https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300310/most-helpful-posts-fitness-and-exercise-must-reads#latest

do you have an hrm that you use? i have a polar h7 that is bluetooth and connects to an app on my phone. love it for my workouts (not sure offhand what they go for on amazon!). and i'm a sucker for more workout clothes, so there's always that :smile:

I love naps! I will sometimes nap after a particularly hard workout. Of course, I nap all the time anyways...often when I get home from work around 3pm in the afternoon and usually at some point on the weekends too. My kids laugh at me (or complain). I'm 41, work full time with 2 busy kids, I need all the sleep I can get…

So, I am 5'10" (taller than average so I am noting it). My BMR is roughly about yours around 1450 - to lose 2 lbs a week, MFP sets me at 1200. I can eat most to all of my exercise calories and still lose around 2 lbs a week eating a total of 1600-1800 calories, sometimes even 2000 or so depending on what exercise I did…

Hello, turned 41 this year. Had planned on being at goal last year when I turned 40, but hey, life happens! I have 2 kids aged 13 and 10, work full time and a supportive husband. Refocusing a little more this year since I've started to creep back up in the weight department after losing and keeping off around 30 lbs for…

Fitness Blender is pure awesomeness! though their app is more community type stuff rather than the workout plan. Their website dedicated to your fitness plan, though I can access it on my phone fine and all their videos are on their YouTube channel and on the website.