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Using Device - Add exercise?
If you use a tracker (fitbit, UP, vivosmart) do you add your exercise or just eat close to your calories? Wondering because the calories go up and down through out the day.
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Need Help with Settings and Macros.
Recently I have started to make changes to my life. Joined gym, just treadmill so far 15-25 minutes per day and cutting back processed sugars. Trying to figure out exactly how much I should eat for my macros and calories. All my doctor says is focus on getting healthy. Okay doing that but want to lose weight too which is…
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Looking for friends that can relate
I am looking for a few females to join me on the path to better eating and health. Due to recent medical issues, I am looking for a few friends who are experiencing the same thing I am. I am perimenpausal and have to lower my BP and cholesterol and have to cut back on sugary, packaged food. I would like to lose 40 pounds…
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New garmin vivosmart
After much debate, got a Vivosmart yesterday. Has anyone returned this for a Microsoft band? Debated between the two and not sure about this one. Any opinions are appreciated.
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Confused and lonely
Dilemma and would appreciate your input. They were planning a birthday food party tomorrow for the regional controller. However they continually walked by me ignoring me and would talk to everybody else in my office but not include me. I walked out the doors without a word to anybody and feel that I should not participate.…
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Looking for a good support team.
Hi! I have been on MFP for almost a year and am looking for a few friends to encourage, give feed back, and be there in general. Here is a little about me. Love to chat and provide feed back and assistance when able, in other words will cheer you on and pick up you and help you. I am a private person and prefer to keep my…
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Low Heart Rate & Exercise
I am on high blood pressure meds and not allowed to get my heart rate over 140 as per doctors instructions. Am I getting any cardio benefit with keeping it low? I zumba and it only gets to 130. My resting rate average is 62. Just wondering if anyone else has this issue.
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Apps
Question. How many apps are you connected to here? Example, I have a fit bit and body media and now they both are linkable.
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Fruits and Veggies
My system is not able to process raw fruits or vegetables. I have eat them cooked or drink them. Does anyone else have this problem and if so how do you deal with it. I get a little heat from people because I don't eat them and drink them instead. Did try a juicer and had the same problem. What is the difference between…
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Unable to eat fruit or veggies
My system is not able to process raw fruits or vegetables. I have eat them cooked or drink them. Does anyone else have this problem and if so how do you deal with it. I get a little heat from people because I don't eat them and drink them instead. Did try a juicer and had the same problem. What is the difference between…
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Resetting Metabolism
Has everyone here done a metabolism reset at one time or another during their weight loss journey? A little background - I have severe digestive issues and have been fight the flu for two months. I wear a Body Media armband and average 1100 caloriers per day and burn average of 2200. I am currently working on trying to…
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Frustrated with Advice
Yesterday I returned two books on weight loss because they were not for me. I like to read books to get information but not be told what and when to eat (I like to gather the information and use what works for me) I mentioned to my friend that I was thinking of looking at the Biggest loser 6 weeks and DASH diet books. WOW…
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Help - HRM vs Body Media
Morning! I have a question. I currently own an Polar FT7 and the Body Media armband. Do I really need the HRM? I am medication and my heart rate never gets out of the fat burning mode. I did try to get it to the fitness level and started to have chest pains and stopped immediately. Should I just get rid of HRM? Thanks
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HRM and Body Media need both?
Morning! I have a question. I currently own an Polar FT7 and the Body Media armband. Do I really need the HRM? I am medication and my heart rate never gets out of the fat burning mode. I did try to get it to the fitness level and started to have chest pains and stopped immediately. Should I just get rid of HRM? Thanks.
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BMR Clarificataion
Hi! I have been reading all of these post about eating your BMR and was wondering if someone could explain it very simply for me. I am having a hard time finding out how much I need to eat to loose weight. My current goal on this site is 1710 calories and set at sedentary (just updated this line). So when I am eating, I…
