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I just reconnected mine recently (end last week or so) and so far it's been working. Can't really say it's working correctly cuz I have some issues w/the way GC does things but it does transfer over my activities and any positive adjustments (I don't allow negative adjustments). Hopefully yours will start working soon.

I've had the Vivofit since March and am loving it. I still using my Garmin Forerunner (gps/hr) when I run but for my other exercise/workouts I just use the Vivofit.

I take back what I said about double counting! If you have MFP and GC connected DO NOT enter your activity into MFP if you wore your Vivofit for the exercise -- let GC transfer your activity to MFP. If you enter your activity/exercise into MFP those numbers will transfer over to GC and be added to your daily calorie burn -…

You don't have to worry about it double counting... I enter my exercise into MFP (using the numbers from my heart rate montior) and keep the Garmin adjustment. As you add in exercise to MFP, the garmin adjustment will decrease accordingly.

I kinda believe that we do have a "set weight" that our bodies are "happiest" at.. I've done the gain/lose thing twice (so far 3rd time is a charm - at/below goal for 3+ years now) -- each time my weight went back up to ~200 lbs and stayed there for years.. My 2nd time losing weight my weight plateaued at ~162 -- I lost…

I wear both my Forerunner and the Vivofit during my runs and haven't had any issues w/it double counting calories (or anything else). I'm really liking my Vivofit but I do like Fitbit's app/online manager alot better.

I haven't noticed any changes in my VVF..

Granted I'm older and (maybe) slower but for my 10 mile run Saturday my heart rate monitor said I burned 867 calories. Using the calculation that was posted (.65 x weight x miles) it came up to 913 - pretty close in my book. MFP says I burned 1032.. Personally if I was just going by MFP numbers I'd only eat back (up to)…

Easy way to tell if (approx) 1580 is enough for you is............................by your weight. If you are maintaining - then it's a good number for you. If you are losing, then it's not enough. Gaining, too much. LOVE the amount of fiber you eat a day!!!

If you connect your accounts the calories you burn (well difference between your MFP set calories and your actual calories) will transfer over all on their own. It'll show up in "Exercise" as a "Garmin Connect Calorie Adjustment".

I was of the understanding that is why the Vivofit integrated the HR monitor into it -- to more accurately track no step-based activities. Most of my activity is step based so.................I have no firsthand experience w/it.

Hi everybody, My garmin connect id is: Lisab64VVF. I am (almost - August) 50, have been at maintenance (after losing 50 lbs) for over 3 years, and live in the middle of nowhere (Upper Michigan). I used the BodyMedia Fit for over 3 years but HATED the armband and the tan line that accompanied it during the summer. Main…

I'm 50, 5'6" tall and making my way back down to 140 -- damn vacation. :-) My maintenance (3 years at goal) is around the 2300 mark. I exercise 5X week (run 3X week in summer) and stay fairly active during the day (I raise cattle).

I ran a 5K w/my daughter a couple weeks ago. It was her first 5k and just 10 weeks into starting running and she (we) finished in just over 41 minutes - her average pace was 13:13. I thought that was a really good pace especially considering she has about 100 extra pounds on her..

3+ years after hitting goal I continue to track so I can be normal -- BMI that is. Besides I've already proven to myself that I can't be trusted -- this was my 3rd time losing weight. The other 2 times I probably maintained my weight for about a minute.. I really don't do fast food anymore (especially the burger places)…

Definitely possible to do (even in your late 40s)... I did the weight lifting portion of ChaLEAN Extreme (90 day program) about a year after hitting my goal weight and lost well over 9" on the important areas (hips, thighs, stomach/waist) and didn't lose a single pound. Good luck!!!

I was thinking along the same lines of Snopshire195 -- junk food isn't burgers and pizza in my book. Junk food is that nutritionally devoid processed crap -- chips, crackers, packaged baked goods, and candy.

You can eat as many calories as you burn. For me if I stay around 2400 cals a day -- I'm good. My diet really hasn't changed since reaching goal (3+ years ago) -- if anything it has gotten better (better/more nutritious choices just more calories).

Totally agree!!! 3+ years at goal (actually slightly below goal)! Track my food every single day - well almost don't track while on vacation or during holiday meals.

I'm w/the others on weighing your food -- it's alot more accurate than measuring. Another suggestion is to start tracking your fiber and shoot for a minimum of 25 grams/day. I only looked at one day (yesterday - Tuesday) but it looks like you are eating alot of processed foods and it's really hard to get in adequate fiber…

I belong to a facebook group that is mostly BMF owners and it sounds like right now they are having issues w/the Core over-estimating calories burned since their last update (month or so ago). Those that have the display show the correct activity and calorie burned numbers there but once they sync to the site they are…

Calories remaining is your current deficit. That number is your "goal" calories added (or subtracted if allowing negative adjustments from BMF) to your exercise calories minus the calories you have consumed. The whole net calories thing confuses the hell out of me - so I don't pay attention to it. Don't see how my choosing…

Even though I ended up w/in the parameters for healthy weight (142 @ 5'6"), it wasn't my goal (was thinking 162 cuz I looked good/felt good at that weight when I was exercising regularly). I don't agree w/the "healthy" body weight range as a one size fits all thing -- especially for men. I can't even begin to imagine how…

You might also notice that you lose a couple of your burned calories when they transfer over to MFP.. Not sure why it does that but I figure like you do -- close enough. It was kinda neat seeing the numbers match up to the weight lost or (now that I'm at maintenance) knowing how much I can eat w/out gaining weight. Enjoy…

Sounds complicated. Very glad that BMF is accurate for me w/my actual measurements. Very glad that you are getting it to work for you though!

I belong to a Facebook BMF Group and from what alot are saying - it's sounding like it's just a Core problem right now. Quite a few of them are having the same problems w/customer service that you are (not getting anywhere w/them). Not sure why they are sticking to their story that the new burns are correct -- especially…

Transitioning to maintenance is hard.... I ended up losing an additional 9 pounds (in 4 months) before trusting that I could eat more calories. I love the advice about slowly upping your calories but if you do decide to jump right up to eating what you burn plus your exercise calories -- be careful (ie watch the scale).…

If it worked for you during your weight loss journey - then I say keep it. I'd make sure and keep an eye on your weight -- just in case you need to adjust your deficit higher. I maintain an average daily deficit (I look at my daily numbers but worry more about my weekly averages) of between 150-250 to maintain but I…

Are your daily activity levels (moderate and vigorous) about the same as they've always been? I know I have days when I think I've been about as "busy" as I normally am but the BMF shows that I was actually more active than normal (resulting in a higher calorie burn).

3.6 calories per minute (works out to 3.4 mets for me). I'm 5'6" tall, 140 lbs and 49 years old.