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I average 26,000 to 28,000 steps per day, tracking with a Fitbit One which I love. My goal is to walk more than 20,000 steps on weekdays with three days over 25,000 plus a minimum of 16,000 daily on weekends. I usually find myself over that, plans permitting B)
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Howdy B) Welcome to the fun (and insanity)! -ker
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Laughing at them works too, on so many levels B)
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Howdy! It will take me a while to just get through the November posts, but wanted to say 'hi' and introduce myself. I'm 64, and this is my second real commitment to MFP (many many more times losing and gaining weight). I lost about 80 pounds during my last MFP adventure, but through a series of things aka excuses and bad…
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z4oslo - we will agree to disagree, perhaps. B) I'm using my Fitbit to count steps, that's it. I use their calorie burn estimate only as a very general guideline (and it does actually use a variety of 'active' minutes vs casual minutes to calculate that burn, as well as personalized step distance, etc). I'm challenging…
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I have a Samsung Gear as well as a FitBit One. I have found the Gear is woefully inadequate for tracking steps, but also found that true of any device worn on the wrist. I don't always swing my arms when walking, especially if I'm pushing a cart or carrying stuff, so the FitBit One (worn in my pants pocket) is much more…
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Best: Calories in, calories out. The more nutritious the calories, the better health benefits, but weight loss is still calories in, calories out. Worst (and this will cause some flags or haters): All adult humans must eat a minimum of 1200 calories a day, or they will lose muscle/go into starvation mode (yeah, right) /…
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Never had a flu shot when I was younger, then occasionally when I got 55+, mostly because husband works in a hospital environment. Then I postponed (aka forgot) shot two years ago, and got the flu. I've never been so sick in my entire life, and would have ended up in the hospital myself if not for an RN friend who gave me…
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Now if I just had some of those special brownies I ate back when I first listened to this album MANY years ago :blush:
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I'm doing much better than I used to, and yes, it's because I added fats back into my diet. When it's been 'too long', I have a small bag of pistachios and it really helps. And, just a sidenote... and this is weird, but.... I was looking at a catalog of specialty items for senior citizens (for my mother! I may almost be…
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I never really signed up for an April challenge, but I'm going to chime in with my own 'accomplishment'. I'm still here and making the effort B) It's been weird for the last week or so - not much physical activity, eating some meals of more 'normal' foods than is typcal for me, but the scale is moving in the right…
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me too! I, too, am (still) a smoker but we don't smoke in the house, so.... if I smoke, I walk - sometimes just pacing on the back patio or circles in the garage/driveway apron, or fast walking my driveway multiple times (it's a long driveway). DH says my Native American name would be 'walks in circles' The Fitbit is my…
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I too am a chocoholic, and believe just about everything is better with chocolate (well maybe not peas, but I hate peas.....) I find that I can't keep much chocolate around the house because my willpower is zilch when the cocoa craving calls. My current aids to prevent me from a chocolate deprivation crime spree are:…
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I didn't chime into this conversation because I wear mine clipped to the inside of my jean's pocket.... or clipped onto my undies before I get dressed LOL. I've found that the step count is more accurate than wearing it up top. Just my humble opinion
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oh, yeah.. i feel your pain. Was such a shock when I saw how many calories and carbs all those 'healthy' options have! Next time, yup... have the cinnamon toast :)
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6. Forgiving ourselves & accepting imperfections so we can continue to move forward p.s. maybe we should start a new post with this to get non-challenge folks to participate?
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Such great success, Kathy, considering your toe owie! And YOU, Reba- 7.4 pound loss so far this month? WELL DONE!! My week, not as good...... - Faithfully logging - 5 days out of 7, including one day's admission of totally screwing up. - Walking a mixed report. In the last week, I had two personal best days - one over…
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wanda - i wouldn't hesitate to recommend amazon.com :)
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bumping for Reba
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I am not a medical expert, nor a nutritionist. I will chime in with everyone else though, and say... yes, please, see a doctor. Soon. It could be something very simple like the change in your medications. In the meantime, may I suggest you move a bit closer to 'maintenance' level and give your hard working body some food…
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I must admit that I have grinned at some of your interpretations of 'older' :smiley: For women, natural menopause is full of not-so-wonderful surprises, and the decreased calorie burn is one of them. Add in a couple of 'bads' (bad ankle, bad shoulder, bad back, etc) and/or some medical issues that may affect exercise and…
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WOW - looks like we are all doing pretty well (WTG on your weight loss, Reba!!!) - I'd say my accurate logging is 85% there (which is a whole lot better than 10%! - Doing well on my walking - lowest day was over 17,000 and I've averaged more than 20,000 steps per day for the last week. - Bought my ONE box of skinny cow…
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I used SlimFast for a year about 20 years ago, and was successful (and kept the weight off for quite a while). I also chose my 'real' meals wisely and walked. A lot. I have never cared for a big breakfast, so a shake works well for me in the morning. This time around, however, I chose to go with a protein shake option. I…
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We have ALL had some success so far this month, so... WELL DONE. Pat on the back time, yuppers. And i want to say 'thank you' to everyone for signing with their name or preferred nickname. Really appreciate it :heart: All late reporters are also welcome!!! -ker
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here are a couple of U.S. sites I use, and have not had any nasty messages pop up from Windows or my virus/malware protection software: http://smileys.on-my-web.com/ http://www.sherv.net/ Enjoy!!!
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well done y'all! *No Skinny Cow purchased yet. Did pick up a pint of no sugar added Blue Bell vanilla ice cream & made a yummy dessert yesterday. What's amazing is that I've had the pint (4 servings) for a week & still have 3 servings left! *Have surpassed goal of 13,000 steps daily. May up that goal, and make it an…
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Charlie, so far so good. I actually find on the days when the grazing was logged (but not eaten) I might be eating even better, because I'm so conscious of what I'm doing & that every calorie really counts. It also kind of reminds me that a splurge or binge isn't the end of the world - just a bit of effort (and stopping…
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I'd eat most of my 'own' food before I went to the reunion, then just take a very small portion of whatever comes close to fitting your plan. If/when anyone makes a comment, I'd just say - I got hungry a couple of hours (or whatever) ago so had something to eat & not very hungry now. A snack in your purse or car to be…
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Dream, I've never really left MFP, just a bit of a hiatus from logging food and doing well :blush: I'm trying something new when I DO mess up and succumb to unplanned evening grazing - As honestly as I can (sometimes it's hard to remember everything, which is just sad) starting the next morning I log the graze split over…
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just wanted to say... plus equals Needs to stop. That is all. -marilyn/ker
