Karihappy Member

Been there, done that. Just jump back on the wagon, continue using MFP and exercising, and you will get back on track. Losing weight is a lot of ups and downs, but as long as you are consistent on getting back on track and eating healthy and with a deficit, you will lose weight. I actually overeat/drink by thousands of…

Hi. I'm 53 years old, 5'1". And I can relate, as I always thought I was 5'2", but I recently found out I'm only 5'1". :( CW: 158.7lbs GW: 136 (first goal) 115 (ultimate goal) HW: 201 I started last July 27th. The weight has been coming off sooOOOOo slow, but I have to keep reminding myself that I'm so much better off than…

Thanks, all! "You don't have to be that eggsact" made me laugh, 85Cardinals! :)

Shakeology has lead in it? Where did you read that? We've done Shakeology since last August and love it. However, since it's so expensive, we've been trying to find something different. We really like Jay Robb Whey Protein and have recently been trying Vega One All-In-One shake. It's plant based and not as good tasting,…

I hear you, OP. I'm only 5'1", and I seem to be in maintenance at 1300-1400. Sometimes I feel like chucking it all and saying to heck with it, but then I realize I've lost over 40 pounds (before this weekend, where I GAINED 4.4 pounds!), and that I feel so much better and look so much better and that it really isn't that…

I gained 4.4 pounds over Memorial Day weekend. :( But I'm right back on track again. I'm hoping next week's weigh-in will be 4.4 DOWN and that it's all water weight. I'm sure yours is the same. Just don't give up and do what you know has been working for you for the two weeks prior.

Clark614, I think I said it wrong. The Fitbit was adding 300-400, even 1000, as "exercise" calories for the day on MFP, when I hadn't done any exercise. I just couldn't trust that I had moved around enough in one day to add that many calories back in eating, or even eating half of them back.

Wow. 25% less than I thought, and an hourglass, which I knew. I need to work on my perception! :)

1398 is my BMR, according to bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/. I'm only 5'1", 159 lbs, and 53 years old. I consider myself sedentary, but I do exercise every day, either walking or biking. MFP has me at 1200 calories unless I only want to lose .5 per week, then it's 1330.

Update: Returning my Charge HR. It always had me on way too many calories burned, and the last straw was when it said I burned 1000 calories over bmr when all I did was take a short walk.

Update: Decided the Charge HR didn't work for me. Kept telling me I was burning way too many calories. Am going to try to return it. Final straw was when it told me I used 1000 calories over brm when I had only taken a short walk that day. :(

I had the Charge HR, but I finally took it off and am going to return it. It always waaaay overestimated my calories burned per day. I was burning 300 to 400 calories more than my bmr, like if I had exercised, when in fact I had done nothing unusual that day, and I consider myself sedentary. I tried changing my stride…

Phenomenal! Way to go!!!

I really love the Charge HR so far. The heart rate monitor seems pretty spot on. I'm doing the tricks of wearing it on non-dominant hand but saying it's dominant and saying I'm an inch shorter than I am. I'd rather have it underestimate my calorie burn than overestimate. I'm still afraid to trust it, though. MFP has me at…

Just got mine, and I'm not yet trusting it 100%, as it seems like it says I burn a lot of calories during a normal day. Today I've been active, but have not exercised, per se. Washed the car is about all I did, and it says I've burned 453 calories from exercise. So I've been trying to stay as close to my MFP 1200 calorie…

I've lost 40 pounds since last August with just watching my calories and walking, and that is taking six weeks off over the holidays.

Have the Fitbit Charge HR and love it. :)

I haven't done it, nor want to, but my sister-in-law swears she lost close to 30 pounds doing nothing but ODing on coconut oil. To each their own.

Congratulations! I started last August, too, and am six pounds from the overweight category instead of obese, and I am so excited to get there!

I'm with you! I gained 65 pounds in my first 10 years of marriage, eating what hubby did!!! Finally got my act together, and I've lost over 30 pounds since last August. :)

Thanks!

I like to mix together about 4 ounces of mashed sweet potato (with skin. Skin tastes like raisins in it), 1 TBS raw cocao powder, 1/2 TSP cinnamon and a few drops of vanilla stevia. 127 calories and delish. When I want a dessert with very little calories, I like 1/4 TSP of unflavored gelatin melted in 1/2 cup water. Add 1…

My husband and I drink a Shakeology shake for breakfast every day, and it keeps me satisfied for three to four hours.

My husband and I have been drinking Shakeology every morning for breakfast since last August and think it's the bomb. I don't lump it in with other "snake oil" products. It gives me more energy and can be the only thing responsible for no longer craving junk food like I used to for the past 27 years.

Are you eating back your calories?

I'm 5'1" and eating 1200 a day since last August. However, I exercise almost every day, so I eat back my calories. I'm extremely healthy, feeling GREAT, and have lost 32 pounds. I drink Shakeology for my breakfast, usually eat chili that has TONS of vegetables in it for lunch, and eat meat and veggies for dinner and a…