Angierae75 Member

It helps so much. I know that if I get my 10k steps in, I get another 300-400 calories for the day. (I'm set to sedentary on both my fitbit and MFP) I've lost 24 pounds, the most I've EVER lost in my adult life, and I love the competitions I get in with friends (built into the fitbit app) to get the most steps in a…

I try to prelog in the morning as much as I already know. It's 2pm and we still haven't decided on dinner so who knows. I've also eaten a ton of junk today so hopefully it'll be something healthy.

I said it before, and I'll say it again: I am eating all the same foods I ate before, I am just eating less of it and moving more. I hit 10k steps last night while pulling my 150 calorie ice cream bar out of the fridge. I had a chocolate donut on the way to work today because I stopped for coffee (black, with sugar-free…

I'm 5'1" and my MFP calories are set to 1410 but with calories from my Fitbit, I regularly average around 1600. I've lost 24 pounds in 26 weeks. (I'm set to 1# per week loss.)

I've done Couch to 5k. I never got to where I could run the whole 5k, but I did complete several 5ks and loved it. I'm starting up again after not running for a while because my knee was hurting, but I'm looking forward to it again :)

I eat back a lot of mine, but generally not all unless I have a day where I want to. Set to sedentary and getting 10k-12k steps per day, my fitbit gives me another 350-400 calories a day. I usually eat about 200-250 of them (but would have no issue with eating more, I'm just not often that hungry. I get 1410 from MFP, and…

Me. I think I want to get away from my work projects so I wander off to find a snack. At home I have so many things to keep me busy I don't even think about food. Often I find its 3pm and I didn't eat breakfast OR lunch.

I'd put in lightly active. If after a few weeks you're losing faster than you want to (or unsatisfied with your food amounts), bump it up to active.

My rule about "looking for food" is that if it isn't a meal or snack time, if my stomach isn't growling, I'm not hungry, I just "want to eat". Like, right now. I'm already thinking about lunch but I know it's not because I'm hungry, it's because I'm bored with what I'm working on and want an excuse to do something else.

Restaurant food is notoriously high in sodium. You're probably retaining water. Just keep eating better and drink your water, it'll come back off.

I eat when I'm hungry, which is usually at work between 9 and 10. There's no way I'm hungry at 7am when I get up - I've been like this since high school and that was a long, long time ago.

I haven't had any problem with my Flex, but I walked 11k both days this weekend (and am set to Sedentary) so it gave me the approximately 350 calories I usually get when I hit my walking goals. (I'm set to sedentary just in case I have a lazy day.)

Jeans, I bought new. (Went from a 20 to an 18 to a 16 currently) Shirts - I had a lot more to lose on the bottom than the top, but i am noticing that some of my shirts are just way too big now, so I'll probably buy cheap cotton summer shirts to get me through this summer, and by next summer I should be at or close to goal.

If you're just starting out, yes, calories is the most important number you should be looking at. However, fiber can help you feel full longer, so you might want to find ways to incorporate more of it into your diet.

I would have cake on anyone's birthday. I make it fit into my calories for the day.

For me, on your average day, I was fine. But then there'd be the days I'd eat an entire bag of chips, or an entire container of chip dip with some pretzels.

Get a piece of tape and mark where you put your scale. Make sure you put it in the same spot every time you weigh in.

1. 1410 2. Yes, I eat what my Fitbit gives me (I am set to sedentary but walk 10k steps a day most days, so it gives me 300-400 more) 3. 24 pounds in 25.5 weeks, but it hasn't been linear. My goal was 1 lb per week.

There won't be much chocolate in my house (and I eat chocolate in moderation now, so I'd be perfectly find moderating an influx of chocolate) but there will be a big meal. And I will eat whatever I want in celebration with my family. And then get right back to tracking and staying within my goals come Monday morning :)

I'm super happy with my fitbit flex, which is a bracelet.

I plug in dinner first since that's the meal I eat with others and have the least control over. Then I plan my breakfast, lunch and snacks, and I can see how much walking I need to squeeze into my day if I'm not within goal.

Great job!

Every time I've tried to lose more than a pound a week, I can't stick with it. I finally decided that I'd rather lose slower, and be able to stick to it. It hasn't always been easy, and I've had a couple of stalls where I lost my way, but it's definitely been easier at a pound a week than it ever was at 2 or even 1.5. Good…

Thank you everyone!

Again, thta's great. That hasn't been mine nor my husband's experience. I've set my phone with the app open in the cart, and walked around, and watched almost no steps get counted. It's not a big deal. If I'm going to be carrying something, or whatever, I throw it in my pocket. My husband has had problems with holding onto…

I'm glad this has been your experience. It has not been mine. I've spent an hour in the grocery store and only a very small % of my steps have been picked up while I was pushing the cart around. 80% of my steps isn't enough accuracy for me. It might be for others.

Thank you!

Where do you find that burn vs intake chart? I don't have an "overall" tab.

Keep in mind that if you're using a flex, and doing something where your hands are full, or you're pushing a cart or whatever, you should take your flex off and shove it in your pocket so that it picks up your steps.

My advice for anyone with days like this is to get a Fitbit. Set yourself to sedentary, and then eat back the extra calories it gives you.