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Fitbit Charge Question
I've just started using a Fitbit Charge. This morning, after taking my dogs out for their morning "business", it was showing almost steps. This is not syncing to MFP. It reads "0 fitbit steps" but credits me 3 calories for exercise. I did a manual sync, but nothing changed. I read that there have been syncing issues, but…
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Loss of a Pet
Nine days ago my husband and I had to make the difficult decision to have our furbaby, Max euthanized. He'd been epileptic for 3 years and was having round-the-clock seizures despite medication. At 96 lbs, Max was a handful during and after a seizure and the repeated seizures with no recovery time (about 20 over 2 days)…
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Goal Weight Met - I can hardly believe it!
I joined in April on a whim - I'd just gotten an iPhone and downloaded the free app. It's made such a difference. I wasn't happy with the weight that had crept up on me over the previous 5 or six years - about 20 lbs worth. I chose to lose those 20 lbs. This morning when I weighed in I was just below my goal. I've reset my…
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Heart Rate Monitor and Calories Burned
I bought a cheap heart rate monitor watch today on a whim. I've seen talk about them on MFP and decided to try it out. It doesn't have a chest band (don't think I could stand that), and you regularly press the button to take a finger pulse. I pushed it every couple of minutes during a brisk 27 minute walk. This contraption…
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Already Getting Discouraged
I've been at this one week and I'm already discouraged. That ticker at the bottom of my post? It was actually a 2.5 lb loss, but must have been a fluke. I got on the scale at home this morning and my weight was up one pound from that. I decided to check at work (medical scale) and was right back where I started. I've…
