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No, fitbit doesn't add the calorie burn from strength training. I struggle with this also but to be honest, they make valid points. There's so much variability in training, weights lifted, rest periods and so much individuality in routines that no calorie burn is given. That said, you can search under the cardiovascular…

Congrats on the Flex; it's a pretty cool product if you want to monitor your activity level, sync with an online food diary (like MyFitnessPal) and with other app. I've had mine about a month and love it. For syncing, the nokia you have probably won't connect with it. That is a windows based phone with Bluetooth 2.1 if I…

Great job Lou! Congrats!

I have a Flex and love it. I'm on MFP and Fitbit a couple times a day, keeping motivated to be successful and seeing how my friends are doing as well. Some friendly motivation and friendly competition is key for me. Feel free to add me if you guys would like to also. //www.fitbit.com/user/27VNNW

Great story and good job Kevidona! Congrats on the weight loss! There's nothing like seeing results!

I think MFP and fitbit calculate the calories differently. MFP doesn't account for specific daily activity that fitbit has access to. I think, over time, it must all even out. But because they're different numbers, I personally just use MFP for the actual calorie calculation. For fitbit, when I filled in the goals, I…

I'm in. please add me too!

Have you tried asking Fitbit? Their Online Help folks are pretty responsive. I do interval treadmill 4-5 x / wk and add in the calories burned that the treadmill says, being sure that I record what time I started and how long. I noticed that if I don't add it in, Fitbit's guess at the burn, based on activity alone, is off.…

I enabled the negative calories to give me a high level idea of how much activity I've had in the day. It starts out taking out some calories when I sync at breakfast and then adds more in throughout the day. If it's an active day, so I'm moving around a lot with a lot of steps, it becomes positive faster than if I'm more…

I just joined the group this month also and am looking forward to discussions that relate to us as men. I liked seeing the monthly challenges listed; look forward to participating to them also.

I agree; stick with it and you'll succeed. For me, I have to make it "job #1". I think about being fit, not so much about the weight loss, and I think about it daily. I use a fitness wristband, Fitbit Flex, to monitor activity, calorie burn, etc. and it syncs well with MFP. Plus having friends, for me anyway, is key. When…

Hey guys, I'd like to join the group also. I've used MFP for a couple years but keep falling off the bus. In July I saw 260 on the scale - yikes! Got back on track, have lost 36 of the 60 I want to lose but need support and friends who are in the same boat. Feel free to friend me; I'm on the site most days!

I'm back as well, have been logging back in for 70 days now. I had 60 lbs to lose, now only have 25 (wahoo!). Would love to add you as a friend for motivation both ways!

The other thing about carbs is that once they are digested and breakdown into sugars, it raises your insulin levels whether for transport into the cells or conversion to glycogen. Anytime your insulin level goes up, fat breakdown is suppressed which is what you want to happen for weight loss. Make sure you eat enough…

I only eat carbs up until noontime and even then, only oatmeal and juice at bkfst, whole wheat sandwich at lunch. For me, they slow down my weight loss and make me feel boggy & slow.

It's definitely tough in the beginning; got great ideas and motivation, then the reality sets in. It's work to lose weight...yuk. But for me, it was more to 'get fit' and just feel better day to day. July was my reckoning and saw 260 on the scale. That was it for me; I was always tired and feeling like a slug. I started to…