Angierae75 Member

Since I'm only cutting 1# a week, and often have calories left on the table, I don't log a lot of things - like lettuce and whatnot in my salad. If I were cutting things a lot closer (say I only had a little bit to lose and was only cutting 250 calories a day) I would, but so far it hasn't hindered me. Pickles I'd track…

I credit my fitbit with every single pound I've lost (just under 24 pounds as of this morning). It keeps me moving, it has told me that I am _not_ sedentary, and I can eat more than I think I can, which has helped with not feeling deprived.

I can't help you with the computer, but try rebooting your phone. Sometimes that helps when the app won't connect. (Nevermind, I see you said you tried that.)

Eat at maintenance. Life happens.

I just had a MONTH like that. My daughter went into the hospital and had several weeks of follow-up stuff going on, and tracking my food just went by the wayside. I gained a couple of pounds, they came right back off once I started eating right again, and off I go. Life happens to everyone, just pick up and keep moving.

2-5 pounds. Depends on how recently I've eaten or if I'm sucking down water before bed. (I've drunk almost 64 ounces since dinner at 6.)

5'1" Im eating 1410, plus most of whatever my Fitbit gives me. I lose pretty consistently when I'm tracking accurately.

For me, personally, it's too low. I couldn't sustain 1200 calories. I didn't have the energy to exercise to "earn" more, and I was always hungry. At 1400, I've lost 22 pounds (I've only maintained for the last month because I wasn't being as careful as I could be, but I'm back on track now) and I'm rarely hungry. It's…

I have a Flex, because I like not having to worry about it. I do put it in my pocket if I'm going to be doing a lot of walking while holding something in my hand (or pushing a shopping cart.)

I should offer to walk the dog across the street. They just let him out in their (fenced) yard and then he gets upset and barks at everyone (even me, in my own front yard) and I feel bad for him.

I don't even get home from work until 6.

(I guess I could weigh all of it, and remove some until I've removed 1/3rd. But by then I want to EAT, not screw around with scales.)

The problem with spaghetti and "two ounces dry weight" is that I cook for two or three people at a time. So once I put in 6 ounces of dry pasta, I have no idea if I'm accurately serving myself a third of it.

I walk for 50 minutes at lunchtime and get between 5000-6000 steps right there. I also set my timer so that every hour I get up and refresh my glass of water and walk for a few minutes. My goal is usually to have 7k steps by the end of my lunch break and 8k steps before I leave work. (right now I'm at 8200 and I have 90…

I get 1400, and I make sure to hit enough steps on my fitbit that it gives me another 300 or so. Eating 1700 and taking an hour long walk at work during the day is totally better than eating 1400. :)

When I am consistently tracking my food, I eat back most of what my Fitbit gives me. I lost 22 pounds in 21 weeks. (I've been off the wagon for the last month, getting back on track now.) I've found it to be perfectly accurate for my needs.

At 220 I was a size 20. At 198, I can aaaaaaaaalmost fit into a 16 if it a "curvy" cut. I think I'll be there by 190.

Disconnect and reconnect the accounts. That works a lot of the time for me.

I started at a size 20 and in 22 pounds I've dropped to an 18 being very loose on me, but not being able to get into a 16 yet. Hoping by the time I hit 30 pounds lost I'll be able to.

As others have said, weight loss is not linear. I am aiming for 1# per week and that's almost exactly what I've averaged, but there have been times like December-into-January where I sat at the same weight for five weeks.

Caffeine addictions can be hard to break. "Bubble" addictions are even harder. I drink soda still, but more for the bubbles (I get my caffeine from coffee.) Going cold turkey will make you miserable. The one time I tried, I slept 14 hours a night for two straight weeks, and had a headache for 6 straight weeks. My soda (and…

I'm aiming for 160 and then maybe down to 140, but I don't plan on going lower than that. I was 120 in high school and I don't feel the need to get down that low again.

You either need to follow TDEE, or MFP + exercise cals, but you can't do both. They work differently.

Every doctor I have ever talked to about my weight wanted me to eat 1200 calories and would just print out a "sample menu" and send me on my way. Most docs don't really know what to tell you so they just say "1200!" and send you on your way.

I pre-log dinner and then decide what I'm eating the rest of the day based on that.

Thanks, everyone! It's been very exciting! Can't wait to see the 180's next!

Honestly? I did. I was about 205 lbs and a 40I. I knew I'd never be able to have any sort of exercise routine with the constant back and neck pain I was in. I had a breast reduction. My insurance paid for it, and I went down to a 38C. That was 4.5 years ago and it was the best decision I ever made.

You shouldn't be adding any walking/running exercise to MFP manually if you are using a Fitbit. Only add non-walking/running exercise. Your Fitbit will grab the running/walking on it's own and adjust your caloraies.

I'm 5'1" and my current goal is 160. When I get down to 160 I'll decide if I want to go for 140. I haven't been 120 since high school (and that was 20+ years ago) and I have no desire to do the work to get that far.

I am one of the people who have mine set to sedentary even though I very rarely am actually sedentary. (Occasionally there's a Saturday where I've been catching up on TV or doing homework all day where I actually have to make an effort to not get negative calories) but most days I have between 200-600 added. I like it that…