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Lightly Active or Active?
Hi, everyone! I've used MFP on and off for a long time now, and I've always set my activity level to Lightly Active. This was accurate in college when I sat in a desk all day at school and worked part-time fashion retail at night before heading home. But now I work inventory, and I'm on my feet 6-8 hours per day lifting…
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Back again, with 70 pounds to lose. Who's with me?
Hello everyone! I've been here before, and was successful at losing 20ish lbs right when most of my college friends were gaining the "freshman 15". Now I'm 24 and back again, but with a lot more weight to lose. I have a new account and like so many others, made the New Year's resolution to track more consistently and start…
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Fitbit Charge HR worth the investment?
Years ago, I swore by the Polar FT4 (sp?) HRM. I still think it's great, but I'm ready for an upgrade and some new gadgets. I did some research online and saw that the Fitbit does a lot more than count steps now, and some of their devices like the Charge track your heart rate and calories burned. Do any of you guys use the…
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Fitbit Questions
I'm a little behind on the fitness tracker bandwagon. When I last tried to lose weight around 4 years ago, everyone was raving about heart rate monitors from Garmin and Polar. I had a Polar monitor with a chest strap and used it primarily to track how many calories I was burning exercising. I still have that HRM, but…
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Diet and Fitness suggestions?
Hi, everyone! I was on this site years ago and was very active in the community, but I've been gone for awhile and decided to come back with a new username and a new attitude! So far, I've been focusing on sticking to my calorie limit (1600 calories), and using those calories for healthier foods. I went to a yoga class…
