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I'm so grateful for people who ask questions like this because they don't know & want to do it right. I am more grateful for ALL of you who KNOW what they are talking about & SHARE it!!!!!!! You're awesome :) & I just wanted to say thanks for sharing what you know. I can't really add much more cuz everything I know has…
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I don't have the Flex, but I have the FitBit Ultra! I LOVE IT!!!!! one of my friends on here just got the Flex though....
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are you eating your exercise calories back with as much running as you do? that might be why.... I know it sounds crazy... Food is FUEL & you're burning so much while doing cardio you need more fuel!! when I work out I usually EAT MORE, especially protein to replenish my muscles & body!! also, if you start thinking of FOOD…
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I'm sorry you're overwhelmed today but I KNOW YOU CAN BEAT THIS TODAY! find motivation that when you are DONE working out you will feel like a BEAST! thats what almost always pushing me to work out. the after-work-out feeling! don't let the ups & downs of every day life get you down! you are gonna have days like this & its…
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I think those above me are right. you can't keep trying to explain. I wish I would have realized this sooner myself. I was in a similar situation, & still kinda am. some of my friends & family don't think I'm doing this right (but OBVIOUSLY I AM since I've lost SO MUCH)... that I shouldn't just eat some of the "bad" stuff…
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My advice is to always eat back your exercise calories, drink plenty PLENTY of water, take measurements of your body, & don't focus so much on that number on the scale!! When I first started it took me forever to lose that first 10 pounds (everyone is different) & it frustrated me to NO END. but once I just kept at it I…
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congrats on reaching your goal weight!!!! I have too! finally! but I'm still working on a TONER me. my original goal weight was just somewhere to start, so I'm on to the one! which I really have no idea what that is, but oh well! what motivated me to START was seeing myself in the mirror or in a photo & realizing I was the…
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hi :) & welcome! first of all, we ALL blackslide. whether we admit or log it. I think sometimes I would even LET myself because I wanted to learn from all the experiences of what I could & could not do to completely & KEEP my new lifestyle change. & I wanted to see if I was even able to maintain my weight for a few weeks…
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I just bought mine over the weekend after several months of debating & researching on whether to get one. I knew it would help me with my weight loss goals overall & help me maintain in the end. so far, I really LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I love MyFitnessPal too & owe my success to it, but this little device is really helpful with…
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THANK YOU LADIES!!!!! congrats to all of you who have lost that weight!!! woooo hooo!!!!!!!!!!! :) you all look great! :) :) these answers have definitely helped me. my first goal weight was 150. I started at like 198 which was the heaviest I've ever been! gag!!!!!!!!!!!!!! right now, I'm SO CLOSE to 150. I'm at 157. this…
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I agree with pretty much EVERY post before me. I haven't deleted loads of people, but I've wanted to for almost EVERY reason posted!!!!!! I'm glad I'm not alone! It is a two-way street. I'm a very supportive person! online & in real life, haha. I want the same from people. I understand not everyone has the time, etc etc…
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I never really got an negative feedback about my weight. Not really, it was never like that. Not to my face at least.. since I've lost weight, a handful of my friends have noticed & said that I look amazing!! but the vast majority haven't even noticed. its a bit frustrating, but at the same time I don't care. I KNOW I've…
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I'm glad that you explained that...... but sometimes a simple answer is better absorbed, haha :) :) but yes, 786 calories are what's left for your body TODAY! You can chose to eat back your exercise calories or not. its your choice. I did not for the longest time & continued to lose weight. even when MFP re-calculated my…
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sounds awesome!! :) I'm gonna have to try this!!!!!
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to be honest, it all started going really well when I just buckled down & starting counting calories. I logged everything. that helped me to hold myself accountable to what I was putting in my body. I also had to be in the mind-set that I wasn't on a DIET. I was changing my life & eating habits. after I started noticing a…
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you look fabulous!!!! & I bet you feel FABULOUS!! great job!! :) :) :)
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I've been logging in every day now for 100 days! (it just told me that today, haha) I signed up for MFP in March of 2011 & I tried for like a month, barely. It was so hard to just get to used to logging everything you ate-- at least for me. I gave up. then I was mad at myself for too long. I started eating better in…
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such a sweet post :) & 100% true!! your weight loss is truly amazing & INSPIRING!! yay! :) :) :)
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I've been using MiO alot.. but eventually I get tired of that... but I love drinking GREEN TEA!! its pretty low calories! especially if you get actually TEA bags & make it like that. (which you can count the water in the tea as water on your log!) if you buy pre-made jugs--like by Arizona-- it will more than likely have…
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My mom& step dad have one & they love it! my mom has been raving about it since she got it. she's always telling me how many calories she burned whatever day & such! & I've recently been looking them up as well. I'm going to buy one, its just a matter of WHEN!!! it may not be as accurate as a heart-rate monitor (& I only…
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Thanks for posting this! Everything you said just convinced me to buy a FitBit. (nothing against HRMs thou!) When I work out I'm either walking, running or hiking. I do Zumba occasionally but I have a way of estimating those calories burned. I also have trouble sleeping so I really think that would benefit me!! :) thanks!…
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I must say that it is a definite eye-opener when you realize just how much you actually weigh. I've been there & I knew I had to make a change. Not a diet, a lifestyle change!! & you can so do it! Add friends on here, like everyone above me has said. & also make your journey something you will ENJOY! don't cut out…
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48 pounds (or so) to lose!!!! :) I'm happy to say I've lost 30 so far! thanks to MyFitnessPal!!! so please feel free to add me everyone!! :) :) I always welcome new friends!!
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wow! only 10 pounds! you look GREAT!!! :) :) feel proud!
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well, first congratulations on sticking with it for that long! thats wonderful that you have been dedicated to it! & even more so that you are learning HOW to eat, etc. kudos to you, girl!!!!! I must agree that from your diary you seem to be eating alot of processed foods... which believe me I know its hard not to!!…
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YOU LOOK AMAZING!!! don't let yourself think anything different but I have the same problem :( I look in the mirror & I barely notice any difference in myself... :( I do notice it in some photos... but taking a picture of myself in the mirror isn't one of those photos... but CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I hope to be your size some…
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Thank you SO MUCH for posting this!!! I feel stupid that I'm half-way through my weight-loss journey & I have yet to realize this. You explained it extremely well!!!!!!!! I never paid attention to the "net" when tracking my food & exercise. but now I completely understand. I hardly EVER eat back my exercise calories. To…
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of course MY MOM noticed right away... but a few others started to notice after about 12 pounds because my pants were really loose... I've lost 16 pounds now & my friends do notice. but I've also told them & showed them a comparison photo... so I'm not sure if that really counts, haha!
