YalithKBK Member

My mom knew nothing about calories when I lived at home, so I definitely gained weight. Now that I'm on my own and prepare all of my own meals, it's SO MUCH easier to lose. It takes a little more effort because you have to plan your own meals, but overall it's easier to control your intake.

Nope. I ended up eating enough to wipe out my weekly deficit. Eating as much as I want is what got me here.

Yoplait light is only 90 calories. I loooooove yogurt, so it's a great go-to snack for me.

It's situations like this that make me wish more work places offered in-house workout rooms/gyms. I would love to be able to pop down to the weight room on my lunch break and get in a workout without having to waste time traveling somewhere else.

Natural daily fluctuation (you may be 2lbs heavier even on your scale at home) Scales vary (unless it's a hardcore scientific scale which you doctor does NOT have) Pick one scale to go by and stick to that one.

I don't do regularly scheduled cheat days (I used to but it didn't work for me), but I too have graduated recently and I spent a week eating at/above maintenance. I was very sure to log EVERYTHING, but didn't restrict myself to how many calories I could eat. Once all the celebrating was over, I went right back to the diet.…

Yes. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to be here in the first place.

This happens to my co-worker all the time when she pushes her stroller. If you don't bike, you can de-activate the exercises you don't use so it won't detect them.

This thread is giving me life. You guys are amazing.

Make sure you follow this chart carefully:

If planned (holidays, birthdays, etc): I will eat a little less (250 cal) 3 days before and 3 days after. If unplanned (bad day/spontaneous party): I log it and move on.

It's totally up to you. I can't do any vigorous exercise after I eat because I get terrible rib cramps. I also like to start my day with exercise, before breakfast, so on an empty stomach.

So eating that fist-sized donut for breakfast WAS the way to go! But seriously, you should be weighing, not going to volume. Stretching your stomach (or not) may or may not help you feel full, but it has nothing to do with weight loss. Focus on eating a caloric deficit and eat whatever that requires.

THIS! Thank you!

I have a Charge 2 and love it. I would keep an eye on Fitbit's website, sometimes they have sales. You could also get one on amazon. If you don't mind a used one you could always go for ebay or Craigslist.

I had to lose 30lbs before someone said anything. I was REALLY overweight though so it took a while before I stopped looking fat.

When I had 35+ pounds to lose, I was at 1.5lbs/week. Now I'm down to 1lbs/week. It does feel slow but slow and steady wins the race!

How about instead of trying to get to a size 4, you focus on getting to a healthy weight. For you that would be 105-130lbs.

I have a Charge 2. For the first month, I ate like my Fitbit was 10% off (so if it said I burned 2000 calories, I ate as if I had burned only 1800). I ended up losing a lot faster than I planned. I've now found my Fitbit to be about 95% accurate (It reads 2000, I say 1900). As other people have said, pick some amount, try…

Outside of super-accurate lab equipment, every scale is going to give different values for the same person. You don't need any special sort of scale. Just consistently weigh yourself on the same scale, at the same time of day. I use a simple digital scale I got at Target for $20.

Following this chart

First, don't be afraid of the scale. It's not going to bite your toes. Be realistic. Weight loss is not linear. You will not lose weight every single day/week/month. Second, I weigh daily. I use Trendweight.com to track my weight loss. Your weight will naturally fluctuates from day to day, Trendweight smooths out those…

This.

I'm 5'2". I have a Fitbit which tells me I burn about 2100 cals/day (I do a lot of walking and am on my feet all day at work), which MFP considers active. I therefore eat 1600 cals/day to lose 1lb/week. It would be more helpful if you gave us some stats like height, weight, age, and weight loss goals.

Do NOT take dietary advice from them. Their job is to teach you how to exercise, not tell you what to eat. Dietary advice comes from a dietitian.

I tried this once. I ended up eating so many calories on my cheat day that I would undo all of my progress for the week. Some people do a cheat day where they eat at maintenance or maybe slightly above what they eat the rest of the week. I would NOT plan to eat everything/anything want through. Also, don't pay for diet…

There is no such thing as "junk food", just calories. And yes, many people can eat whatever they want (carrots to ice cream) and lose weight. As long as you stay within your calorie goals, you will lose. Now, some have found specific diets more effective than others, but these differ from person to person and what works…

The gym. I recommend the treadmill but a lot of people like stationary bikes.