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I've read Ludwig's book and my husband and I have been following his program. I'm a normal weight person and have been maintaining using Mfp to track calories and exercise. I experienced no weight loss but decrease in hunger between breakfast and lunch due to increased satiety. I basically follow the program pretty loosely…
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I'm a lot older and shorter, but about the same weight (between 120-122 lbs), and I would say I maintain at about 1400 on a day with only light activity (a 30 minute walk) and standing job (teaching). On days when I'm sedentary, I use only around 1200, which is what most people must eat to lose weight! I use a fitbit to…
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Just curious-- what are your stats -- height and weight? If you're only 25 lbs over normal Bmi maybe your mental state is exaggerating how much the weight really matters to others' perceptions of you. Perhaps you could invest in a couple nice things in your current size that make you feel good when you wear them. If you…
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My remarks were meant to be ironic, not about how I feel personally about my body, and I didn't intend any disrespect to OP. I guess my thought is that someone who is 26 is already concerned about that the "aging process" is affecting her weight is a bit extreme, and she is the one who used HUGE to describe a weight well…
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I would say 1600 is too low for a young, active person. I'm the same height and weight, but 57 years old, and use a Fitbit to monitor my activity calories. 1600 is what a person my age needs on a moderately active day; I would assume the needs for someone half my age would be considerably higher.
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This is a depressing thread -- at 26, you're depressed because you're 120 lbs., feel HUGE, and your excess weight is due to the aging process? I'm 57, 5'1", and 120 lbs. I guess I should just waddle my grossly obese body over to the nursing home.
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The Fitbit keeps me from overeating. When I see how many calories my activities have used over the day, and I know what I've eaten so far, if the Fitbit is showing that my eating is "even" with my activity calories, I know what I'm feeling is thirst or boredom, not true hunger.
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I have finally gotten mine to sync only if I sync my Fitbit using my iphone (rather than my laptop) and use MFP on my iphone and set it to sync steps there. MFP won't let me change the "Don't Track Steps" option on my lap top, and even if my fitbit syncs to the laptop, it won't record the calories anymore. Everything has…
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How do you set MFP to show steps? I haven't seen it do that yet.
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It worked for me yesterday, but it's down again today.
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I'm having the same problem with mine, and I've had it for over a year. A few other MFP users are having the same problem.
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So yours is working now?
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Once I've thrown up, I've considered myself done eating for the day. What's the point of tracking when you're that sick?
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I'm having the same problem and just posted on it in a separate thread. I haven't been able to sync with MFP for about 3 days. I've seen a couple of other users having the same problem. I think there's some technical problem going on either with fitbit.com or MFP.
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I've been having the same problem over the past 3 days. I've also tried disconnecting and reconnecting. I went to the Fitbit group in MFP and no help there, either.
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You also admitted you drink a lot of diet soda. Artificial sweeteners can act as a laxative. It could be the combination of extra fat and the diet pop that is causing your problem. You could switch to seltzer water rather than drink the diet soda. Also, you can do a lower carb diet without doing "keto." My husband who is…
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At 5'10", size 14 is not huge. My daughter is that height and wears a size 12 or 14 and she is in the high normal range of her BMI. She has huge shoulders and can wears men's sports jackets, and she also wears a size 11 shoe. She's also gorgeous. If you're 5'10" and larger framed, you're just a big gal, and you may not…
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I would assume that with your activity level, you would get some exercise calories to eat back?
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Your spouse already knows he's overweight. Mine did, and I would talk to him about it. He would say he'd change, but he was too busy, the work environment was too difficult and didn't allow time for exercise or healthy eating, etc. His doctor actually told him to watch some videos about how bad processed food was, weight…
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Latest update -- have been busy the past few weeks with medical followups for hub and summer teaching starting. Husband has lost 27 lbs. so far. He's actually had some extremely honest conversations about his former relationship with food, which he characterizes as "sick and addictive", eating 3-4 donuts in a row, buying…
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I had the same problem with my husband for many years. He also is about 100 lbs. overweight and in denial about how heavy he is, and he's a big guy, too, so doesn't look as heavy as he is. He's also Type II diabetes. While I've changed my lifestyle and have been eating better and working out more, he would be eating stuff…
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Week 7 - 3 1/2 more lbs. He's just starting to become active again.
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I'm 5'1" and 120 lbs., so in the midrange of normal BMI, not skinny. I'm older -- 57 -- and for me, maintenance is between 1200-1500 a day, depending on activity level. To lose, I actually have to go below 1200, which is just not sustainable. Also, at my age, to be "skinny" really shows in the face, so I'd rather carry the…
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My husband had his second eye surgery last week and has been ordered to be mostly sedentary to keep his head stable. Despite that, he still managed to lose 3 lbs. Of course, he's still at home with me and I'm doing all the meal prep. We did middle eastern takeout yesterday and he just doesn't eat the rice.
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I wonder about these athletic institutions that are dictating policies encouraging extreme thinness like this. No wonder young women end up with eating disorders!
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I agree with Gamliela. I'm between 118 and 120 most of the time and to get any lower, I'd have to starve myself because it doesn't take that many calories to maintain my already fairly low weight. So, I work out and eat at maintenance.
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I take an over the counter potassium supplement that has 99 mg morning and evening. Sometimes I'll take an extra one if I've had leg cramps. While there are many potassium rich foods, if you are on the lower end of the calorie allotment (1200-1500), it's hard to eat as many bananas, potatoes, servings of dairy to get the…
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Thanks.
