MaryMBacon Member

Mine as well not syncing exercise but the scale is synching

i did write a blog on this -- essentially you cheat SOMEONE you cheat on a spouse you cheat your opponent. The very fact that we call these cheatmeals and cheatdays means we are doing something underhanded TO OURSELVES. It's the mentality that needs to go away, you really can undo a whole week by one cheat day. Instead eat…

Be sure to celebrate all your wins and successes -- no matter how small. Make a list of 10 things you absolutely love, preferably non food items, and treat yourself when you have success. Even if all you did was drink enough water, celebrate success everyday. What are you celebrating today?

I work out at the Merrimack Y

Welcome Nikki, So sorry I haven't posted as much as I used to, it seems after the January rush a bunch of people stopped using MFP, but I'm glad to see you're here and enjoying the group. It's hard because MFP won't allow links to link, so i can't easily share the content from my website or other great bits of info but…

How is everyone doing -- I so wish we could post pictures here to cheer each other on. I just did a blog post on keeping yourself motivated and in my research it came up -- share before and after pictures. just taking the photos side by side and making a collage (you can use www.picmonkey.com to make one like I have on my…

I wrote a blog pot on my website on this www.coachmarybacon,com two in fact. Some tips are to make a list ahead of time of things to do & people to call when bored, lonely & stressed. Brush teeth and use listerine and for women (only because men look at me like I have 6 heads when I suggest it) knit or crochet because you…

There is a reason they say "results not typical" I use MFP as a guide and learning tool to see where I overeat. I actually don't advise calorie counting but learning to be in touch with your body's needs, however if you don't EVER look at calories you wouldn't know what choices are best to satisfy hunger, so I have my…

How is everyone? sorry I haven't been on as much as I am in the middle of a major house remodel. I hope all is well, putting my house back together today and should be back to normal tomorrow.

What's on your meal plan? Do you have a plan? Feb is meal planning month with Balanced Bliss. Meal planning saves time, money, reduces food waste, and ensures you have the tools (healthy food) on hand and ready for the week. Watch for more tips this week -- I use Cozi.com and they have an awesome meal planner that stores…

I was very excited today. I went to the gym and shopping and as many of you know I'm remodeling. I had to move a bunch of stuff upstairs and downstairs to prep for the floor finishing guy to come in. After all that work -- I was starving. Sat down to my steak and potatoes and I just could not finish it. I was full -- I…

Sorry I haven't been posting as much ~ Getting ready for my conference call tonight. My dining room is under construction and the mess is keeping me from getting tons of research done. Luckily I have a room downstairs where we can eat at a table comfortably. Todays topic is sleep. about lack of sleep. This is such an…

I wish I could post pictures ~ this is my latest thought. People keep saying "I'll be so happy when I lose this weight" The truth is, you will be thinner when you lose the weight. You CAN be happy now. Stop "weighting" to be happy. Stop "weighting" to buy clothes that fit and stop "weighting" to enjoy life. Do it now ~ you…

HI, I'm an eating psychology coach. I was 100lbs overweight when I started the course. so I have not only been teaching this but living it. You can overcome it. I blog on this topic often and I have an upcoming free program as well as I moderate the real people weight loss group here in MFP which I believe you can search…

Emergency food tips -- It's always great to have a back up plan, in case for example you forgot to turn the crockpot ON in the morning. Cook extra chicken next time you have it for dinner. cut into small strips, freeze for one hour then remove, vacuum seal and freeze in small portions. These work great on homemade pizza,…

How is everyone? I recently published my post on stress eating http://coachmarybacon.com/1/post/2014/01/is-it-what-youre-eating-or-whats-eating-you.html I hope you find this helpful to understand and reduce stress eating.

MFP estimates based on what you said for activity Fitbit bases it on activity recorded. the problem is the fitbit doesn't record all activity, for example it only records stairs if you go up 10 feet, so a stairmaster gets the same calories as walking on flat land. it also records nothing on a stationary bike. If you enter…

It's lunchtime at work and I've already had 3 servings of fruit today. YAY me :) Aiming for my 5 a day

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I certainly wouldn't advise changing what works for you. If you are losing weight without feeling hungry or deprived then keep up what works and what makes you happy. Rules cause us to want to rebel, choices empower us. As a general rule, for those who find distracted eating is a problem, distracted eating leads to getting…

I use both, I have a polar HRM and I use that to track calories burned at the gym, I take spinning and if the FITBIT does not move, it records nothing. So I get no "credit" for spinning unless I manually enter it. However the fitbit told me "hey you sit too much at work, lightly active -- HA -- NO way you're sedentary" Ok…

you cannot spot reduce and anyone who claims this is selling you snake oil if you strengthen your abs you will appear slimmer by "sucking in your gut" but you will NOT lose fat Having said that stronger abs also help reduce the risk of back injuries so by all means work the abs but these belly fat cleansers and supplements…

Real people have ups and downs ~ no negativity police here :) Welcome to the group. I am a weight loss coach and I take your challenges and research to help find solutions so please do feel free to share and I will find a creative solution that works.

wow, you can lose weight 2x faster just by tracking your intake ~ congratulations you're already here, now just stick with it!

I'm a weight loss coach and I agree. Although sometimes I find people do want help with the tech aspects of MFP and how to use it with some of the linked features such as fitbit. Having said that I'd love to have you join my group real people weight loss, I enjoy helping others so if you WANT help or want to be helpful…

I blog to and I read and vote on blogs, please add me especially if you enjoy reading/commenting and voting on blogs I write these to support the people who read them ~ would love for that to be a lot of people

So how have you all been. OK it's back to work lol January is here and it's time to get back that nose-to-the-grind motivation. Forgive yourself for the holiday indiscretions and start fresh again now. Try adopting just ONE healthy habit per month. it takes roughly 21 days to create a new habit. Pick one thing you could do…