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Crazy thing -- Burning Calories by Eating
This is something I've noticed with my FitBit HR. I will sit down to a meal and look at the Fitbit afterwards and see that it's gone up by 100 calories (sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on the size of the meal). I wonder if this is what folks talk about when they say eating fuels metabolism. Not that I would start…
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Anyone having trouble giving up that evening drink?
I've pretty much plateau'd and am maintaining. One thing I'm noticing -- I'm not willing to give up my evening glass of wine (sometimes it's a beer in the summer). I'll even go over a little or not eat as much to have the glass of wine. For instance, tonight I chose not to eat rice with my meal so I could have the wine.…
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Time to choose maintenance or "cop out"?
After being between 120 and 122 for about a year (I managed 118 for only a couple of weeks), I've made the decision that I should focus on maintaining my weight rather than losing and striving for an illusory "goal." I'm 5'1.5", and I had hoped to get to 115 or below, but I have realized that because of my age (56) and…
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Fitbit and the treadmill
I posted this on the regular MFP site and folks recommended I post here. I've had my FitbitCharge HR since early May, and it's been fairly accurate in step counting, as I take daily walks on a regular route and it's spot on for mileage and steps. Today it was hot, so I decided to use the treadmill at my gym. I was on the…
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Fibit and Treadmill
So I decided to use the treadmill today because it's going to be too hot outside to walk, and I was wearing my FitBit HR. I was on the Treadmill and hour, and it gave me only 4000 steps, while if I walk for an hour around my neighborhood (about 3+ miles), I get around 8000 steps. I also got nothing for a calorie burn, even…
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Wimping out or should I be working through injury
So today I was at my physical therapist's for my ongoing shoulder injury, which has plagued me since the fall. I've had X-rays and was diagnosed as having deterioration between the shoulder and where it joins the clavicle, but nothing can be done surgically (unlike a rotator cuff it's not the kind of thing that can get…
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What's worse -- getting too little potassium or too little protein?
I'm on 1200 calories a day because I'm over 50 and short. I find it hard to meet my protein macros (I'm trying to get around 88 -- 1 gram per lb. of lean body mass) and potassium on that number of calories. I'm doing better with the protein than the potassium -- I usually get around 60 g a day, which is still above the RDA…
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Upper arm fat reduction surgery
I have a shoulder injury which has troubled me for over 6 months, for which I'm doing physical therapy. I've lost a lot of muscle tone in my arms (my profile picture was taken last year when I was able to to do more strength training). While I'm still at a reasonable weight (between 120-125 lbs), I now have cellulite in my…
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FitBit not sync'ing or going to Dashboard
I've been trying to sync my fitbit, and instead of going to the dashboard, it just goes to the website where it sells the products. Then, it's not letting me log in. Anyone else having issues today?
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Going to Scotland -- Food and the Fitbit
I am leaving for Scotland on Saturday. I've never been overseas, but from what I gather, Scotland has a fairly unhealthy diet -- sausage, heavy breads, fried potatoes, etc. Also, I'm debating whether to bring my fitbit. I don't know if I'll be able to keep it charged and I'm not bringing my laptop because I want to be…
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Issues with FitBit charge HR
I'm still having issues with my FitBit HR, both syncing with MFP, and also showing extremely low levels for calories and activities. For instance, I did a 30 minute pilates class and a 60 minute zumba class, but the FitBit Dashboards is showing 0 active minutes for me. My total calorie burn for the day is only around 800,…
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I hate men....
So, I've been at this weight loss fitness business for quite a while, intentionally with MFP for over a year. Now, my husband and son, who are both overweight, are in a weight loss "challenge", which is great for them, since my husband is in the obese category and Type II diabetic, and my son who is only 26 is already…
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Learning from my FitBit Charge HR
So, I've had a FitBit Charge HR for several days, and I'm learning a lot from it. First, the TDEE calculated for me is pretty darn accurate. In my daily activities (walking on campus, plus a 30-45 minute walk), I burn between 1400-1500 calories a day. That's sort of the good news -- the bad news is that if I'm not putting…
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How soon to resume workouts after an illness
So, I've had some kind of sinus infection/flu for the past 4 days. Symptoms began Wednesday, but I took lots of meds and pushed through my 2 1/2 mile walk. Thursday I had a brutal headache and fatigue, did a hour of physical therapy for a shoulder injury, did my work stuff,barely made it through the day, had soup and went…
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Counting calories in physical therapy
I've begun doing physical therapy for my shoulder injury, and the therapy is about 1/2 hour of exercises with light weights and high reps (40 reps per exercise). Can I count this as strength training? I'm small, so 1/2 hour of strength training burns between 80-90 calories for me. I finished my first session today and was…
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What does it take to be "fit"? (Burpees required?)
I went to a "strength training" class last week, expecting it to be the usual with free weights, bars, squats, etc. It turned out to be numerous rapid and intense reps of certain exercises for 1 minute each, burpees, holding planks, zillions of pushups, mountain climbers, and high jumps then squatting. I'm older (56), but…
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Sugar as evil
This post ended up going elsewhere, under "Introduce Yourself," but I really wanted it to go under this topic. Here's my question: I have a few friends who are of normal body weight and fairly healthy who are really focused on sugar intake for themselves and their children. I don't mean just not eating sweets, baked goods…
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Is sugar really that evil?
I have a few friends who are of normal body weight and fairly healthy who are really focused on sugar intake for themselves and their children. I don't mean not eating sweets and baked goods and packaged stuff like pop tarts, but not buying orange juice anymore for their families, not eating sweetened yogurts, giving up…
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MFP is logging me out when I track my food and exercise
I have been trying to log my food and exercise calories today, and MFP is logging me out and making be reenter my user name and password every time I try to record a food or exercise entry. I tried to post this under technical issues, but there's no "Create" button on that forum to add a new entry. Has this been happening…
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Eating when you're sick
Like many people at this time of year, I've come down with a cold/sinus infection. I've had a couple of days where I didn't work out (other than my campus trudging -- I couldn't cancel classes due to illness because of all the snow day cancellations), and I have been drinking orange juice, which has a lot of calories, and…
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Once upon a time, "skinny" was a bad word
This is an interesting bit of marketing from the 1930s. Apparently, back in the day, those "vanity pounds" were 5-10 more pounds, not less! http://blog.modernmechanix.com/kelp-o-malt-skinny-girls/
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Ideal Weight vs. BMI
There are several online calculators for ideal weight, rather than BMI. What are they based on? I did one ideal weight calculator which said that at 5'1", my ideal weight is 105 lbs., which is pretty light for me (I was there way back when in college). Another one said it was 117, which isn't far from my goal and which I…
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ARP Wave Therapy for Shoulder
I have a shoulder injury that has been very painful and a major setback for my workouts, due to pain and lack of range of motion. I've had X-rays done, but they don't turn up much of anything, maybe some minor bone spur, but nothing major. I've been seeing a chiropractor as well as a medical doctor, and the chiropractic…
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I know many people are against cleanses but....a TMI problem
I have suffered from chronic irregularity, which has now gotten worse post-holiday. I can go 2-3 days without going, and I get bloated, gassy, and uncomfortable. I could be 2-3 lbs. heavier on those days. I eat lots of fiber (25-30 grams a day), and even take a fiber supplement, but sometimes that even makes things worse.…
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Question about HRM and BMR
So my XMas gift from my husband is a fitness tracker and calorie counter with heart rate monitor that I can wear all day and night. I got a Polar, but am returning it because I hate the chest strap and going for the Fit Charge HR. However, with my one-day experience with the Polar, I have a question about how to estimate…
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Any women out there have mixed feelings about losing curves?
I've lost maybe 8 lbs. since January and a couple inches. I've taken some new shots, and my butt is literally disappearing. I have jeans I bought in early summer that are loose on me. I guess that should be something to be proud of, but I'm also losing weight in other areas (like my bust), and I'm not sure I like this…
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Tracker recommendations
I saw a paragraph in the current AARP magazine that talked about a new tracker that measures calories burned doing non-step related activities like strength training and yoga, but my kids threw the magazine out with the recycling. I've been looking online, and can't find the product. Anyone know of a tracker that measures…
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The whole cutting bulking thing
So, I've been plateau'd for a while, and this group of trainers at my work place gym (lucky me == I work at a university, and these folks are on their way to degrees or have post-grad in exercise physiology and nutrition), and I've been advised to try a "recomp" because I'm plateauing. I had been eating my BMR (1136 for a…
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Arm cellulite
I have had a shoulder injury for well over a month and haven't been doing my upper body workout, just some rotator cuff exercises with light weights and bands, along with some yoga. I'm still doing cardio, abs, and lower body. Today, I was in one of the gyms that has strong lighting, and I noticed that I am now getting…
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Breaking and peeling nails
I had beautiful nails this summer. They were so long and strong they almost looked artificial. Now they are all broken, won't grow, and my thumbnails are peeling off in layers. I'm not eating less than I was in the summer. While I don't usually meet the protein macro, I have it set pretty high (at least 35-40% of my…
