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6 Years Logging & 140lbs Gone
It was exactly six years ago today that I began logging my food and calories using this app. Today is day 2190 in a row tracking my meals and I have lost a total of just under 140 pounds. It hasn’t been easy or all success without setbacks but I am determined to keep working on myself and improving my health. I hope to…
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The Battle Never Ends
As a life long obese man, the struggles both physically and mentally have been a battle for nearly 50 years. I was always overweight even as a child and like many of you I started and failed at weight loss over and over. It wasn't until I was diagnosed as a diabetic at a top weight of 448 pounds two years ago that…
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Down 162 pounds but Struggling
I'm proud of my success to date and certainly a lot of the progress is due to my use of the MyFitnessPal app and the calorie counting. Lately though I've been slipping back into old habits and the weight isn't dropping as I'd like it to. I know the reason for this is completely my fault with a lack of willpower and self…
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Diary Page Ads
I realize the owners of the site and app want to make money but am I the only one getting annoyed by the new advertising showing up on the diary page where we enter our food for the day? It's rather annoying and sneaky how it pops up as you're clicking to add food and you accidentally click the advertisement. I've been…
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Polar M400 & H7 Question
I've had my Polar M400 for a while but just ordered the H7 Heartrate band. I use the treadmill inside at the gym a lot and I'm wondering if I need to use a Sport Profile like Other Indoor (no need for GPS inside) to use the HR monitor or do I just connect it and start running? If I was going to run outside I'd select the…
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VO2 Max Not Good
I'm just now learning about VO2 Max and I just did the fitness test using my Polar M400 and the Heartrate Monitor. I'm a 47 year old male that has been obese my entire adult life although I have lost 165 pounds in the last couple of years. My VO2 Max result was 19 or Very Low which isn't good. I'm wondering if it's…
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What Motivated You to Finally Lose Weight?
I'm sure many if not all of you have a similar story to mine. Overweight / obese my entire life and could never stick with a diet. It's depressing to fail time after time. We always want the quick fix to turn our health and lives around. Unless you have some form of surgery to jump start the process it's a struggle to…
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165 Pounds Lost So Far
My starting weight was 448 pounds in the summer of 2013 and I'm currently sitting at 283 pounds. So far I have lost a total of 165 pounds and hope to continue the trend. At the age of 45 I was diagnosed with diabetes and I knew I had to make changes to my lifestyle to avoid dying a lot sooner than I would like. My doctor…
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Making The Move To A Gym
First, let me say this is my very first post to the forum. To be honest, I've been using the myfitnesspal app for quite some time on my iPhone and iPad (the iPad version seems to have issues right now) and I love it for tracking my calories. I truly believe it has been the single most important tool in helping me to drop…
