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  • I started limiting my eating to a 12 hour window last year....so just a 12 hour fast...after I read an article summarizing a study about mice and fasting for 12 - 16 hours. I decided on the 12 hour because I knew I could do that without too much trouble. I didn't limit what I ate at all....and I did have my annual 5 pound…
  • Before I got my vivosmartHR, I had found a site that you could estimate calorie burn by using your heartrate. http://www.calories-calculator.net/Calories_Burned_By_Heart_Rate.html You enter your age, weight, HR and minutes of exercise. I guess if you don't have a heart rate monitor, you could take your pulse a few times…
  • Oh no! That is a major bummer...I'm heading to the beach in a few weeks and was planning on wearing it while swimming. Will have to rethink. I wear mine in the shower all the time and it's fine....bummed.
  • I got a Garmin Vivosmart HR too and I love it! I think it is more accurate than the Fitbit Charge HR, according to the reviews I read...and the big difference is that it is waterproof, so you don't have to take it off for showering or swimming. Having never had a fitness tracker, I find it very motivating! I use it with My…
  • I got a Garmin Vivosmart HR...it was between that and the Fitbit Charge HR....I wanted something that tracked my heartrate on my wrist so that I was getting a more accurate idea of calorie burn. I went with the Garmin because every review I read said it was more accurate..plus, it is waterproof, at least for showering and…
  • After tons of research, I just got the Garmin VivosmartHR. I went with it over the FitBit ChargeHR because it is waterproof...I wanted to be able to swim in it and wear it in the shower. So far, I love it! It's been great to see an accurate estimation of how many calories I'm burning during my workouts, and I feel…
  • Go Go Go!!! You look Fabulous!!! Congratulations on all of your hard work!!!
  • In addition to your long walks, maybe add in some muscle building activities. Keep it simple....squats and lunges for lower body, pushups and dips for upper body, and crunches, sit ups and planks for core. There are tons of workouts on Pinterest....If you google the 7 minute workout, that's a great one too...just do it at…
  • I consider my self to be very fit, and at about 22% body fat, I'm in the "fit" range....but I still don't have much muscle definition. I was told by the person doing my body fat analysis that for a woman, you need to get down to about 18% bodyfat to start seeing muscle definition. So in doing some research online, I found…
  • Definitely get it checked...it's an easy blood test....even if it comes back normal, get it tested again in a couple of months....sometimes your levels may vary. Good luck!
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