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New to FitBit and need help understanding the calculations please!
I bought and connected my Fitbit Flex to MFP yesterday. Today was my first full day using the tracker. My daily calories are set at 1850. So far, I have 1632 food calories logged. Fitbit ADDED 650 calories to my daily total yet somehow it is coming out to -432 calories. I am completely baffled by this math. Can anyone…
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How much is too much?
How much working out is too much? Is there such a thing? How many rest days a week should you take? My Zumba instructor mentioned at dinner that if you don't get enough rest days, your body won't respond well to all the exercise you're giving it, including plateaus. Then I was reading on the boards (I know, take it with a…
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Resetting and Activity Level, help!
I started MFP in Nov 2011. I ate at 1200 + exercise cals until August 2012 when I began feeling really lightheaded. I upped my cals to 1500 + exercise cals. I continued losing until right around Thanksgiving 2012 and completely plateaued. I went through the holidays just maintaining my weight but at the end of January,…
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One Year & 68 pounds GONE!
Last Halloween I decided I'd had enough of the laziness and quit hoping that the weight would just fall off on its own (let's be honest, that's never worked!). I started eating better and started hitting Zumba a few times a week and... gasp!... a year later I'm down almost 70 pounds! I feel a bajillion times better about…
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Summer Motivation is Difficult!
So I've been on here for about 8 months and have been very successful thus far. However, I live in TX and its HOT here. Just this past week, we've already made it well into the triple digits several days in a row. While I love Zumba and never miss it, I find it so hard to get to the gym to do other cardio on non-Zumba days…
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NSV - Overload!
We threw a bridal shower for my sister on Saturday and I had seen people I haven't seen in forever. I received so many compliments it was overwhelming and it kinda made me shy. I guess I'm just not used to receiving so many compliments from so many different people! My friend told me I looked like like I did when she first…
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NSV - Total Stranger Compliment
After Zumba this morning, a girl came up to me and told me how much she'd seen a change in my body over the last few months. She couldn't believe how far I'd come, especially when I told her I was just doing Zumba, walking and eating better. She said my legs are so much smaller than they were previously. So thankful for…
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NSV - Clothes Don't Fit!
I just went into Old Navy to get a few things since I'm heading out of town for a few days. I grabbed the usual: XL shirts and size 16 in shorts. Shorts almost fell off and I looked like I was swimming in the XL shirts! Even the L/XL size belt was too big. I ended up with a super cute strapless sundress which looks…
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NSV: I have so many more options now!
HA! Just tried on 15 pairs of old jeans which I couldn't fit into a month ago. 10 of them fit perfect... no squeezing!!!!!!!!!!
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My first NSV
Last night I went with my boyfriend to a minor league baseball game. Being in Texas, it's already hot so dressing cool was a must. I put on a old pair of jeans (yay!) and a form fitting tank top and I felt *fabulous*. I can't believe I wore that out in public... and felt great about it. I could definitely tell I was…
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Can you tell?
I decided in November 2011 that I'd had enough of this lifestyle. It was time to get in shape. I started doing Zumba 3 times a week with an intense instructor and have been walking a lot more with my dog and boyfriend. I've been doing this for 6 months now and seeing everyone's "before" picture comparisons made me wish I…
