Have you lost weight since you got your Fitbit?

[Rnda]

I am the exact same weight as I was when I got my Flex 3 1/2 months ago!

How about you?

I'm hoping with Spring here and Summer around the corner, that my walking will increase. 

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[punchxcore]

I definitely agree. In a way it's easier to tell if something needs adjusted by weighing daily if you're not losing weight. I used to be really obsessive if I didn't lose weight when I thought I should had. I might weigh 2-3x a week instead of daily. That way I won't have to find out a whole week later that something isn't working. I'm still playing around with my calories in/calories out to find out what works for me. Previously I ate 1300-1500 calories and could lose 2-3 lbs in a week, but that's too low for how active I am. MFP gives me 1690 and I'm given 1674 for my TDEE minus deficit. But today I ate 1802 and it was awesome lol.

[medas2005]

I am definitely not a calorie counter. It works for my wife though. I try
and get to 4,000 calories a day of burn and eat reasonably and good things
happen. Calories eaten is my next lever to pull if that does not work
anymore.

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[CStar3636]

I need to lose 14 lbs to reach my goal.  Those are going to be hard!   Those last lbs are what Jillian Michaels calls "vanity" pounds.  

[melannie]

Using a combination of Weight Watchers, my flex and my aria I'm down 24 lbs since Jan 13th.

I was barely doing 2500 to 4500 steps per day to begin with and I couldn't imagine or figure out how I could possibly hit 10,000 steps a day. I started with a 5,000 step a day goal and I raised my goals each week pushing myself further than the week before. So slowly but surely with each small change, I was there. Within 5 weeks I was at 10,000 a day.  It has now been 10 weeks I am averaging 12,500 - 13,500 a day and have only missed goal once.

[Hare]

@melannie

Great Going !

[SunsetRunner]

What is the difference between having ur calories burned set to personalize to having it set to sedentary. Is one better then they other to lose weight or both the same. I have mine set to personalize,

[Dominique]

@SunsetRunner: see Part 3 of @SebringDon’s Fitbit’s Food Plan Demystified.

[BritniWhitson]

13lbs down in 14 days ♡♡♡♡

[SunsetRunner]

I have a question I was over my calories giving to me. it shows I was over by 230 , by the different between the calories in and out were only 20. Since I have the calories -250 , is that y I'm see that number

[Tayls77]

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[SunsetRunner]

I been havin trouble with my calories count, which is y I been asking. It been given me a lot more then normal. Right now it have my calories I can eat is at 2200 , I only burned 1900. Is that normal?

[punchxcore]

@SunsetRunner Your best bet is to use a TDEE calculator to figure out how many calories you burn in a day based on your activity level. That can steer you in the direction of how many calories you can eat to achieve your weight loss goals. For example, my TDEE is roughly 2434 and if I want to lose 1.5 lbs/week, that's a 750 deficit per day. So I keep my calories around 1634. If I eat a little more then I just aim to burn more. The most I'll eat is 1800. I personally don't trust the calories eaten goal on here. I use MFP for food and Fit Bit for activity. 

[SunsetRunner]

Should I sync MFP to my Fitbit account

[punchxcore]

@SunsetRunner I do. If you log food on MFP then it syncs your food log over to Fit Bit. I like syncing Fit Bit and MFP because I like seeing my steps on MFP. Plus on MFP I have negative calorie adjustment enabled, so if I haven't moved as much that day as MFP thought I would, then I'd see -100 calories in my Fit Bit adjustment for example. It's nice to see that and go, "okay, I need to move more" and then when you move more, you'll have a positive adjustment.I typically have negative calories under exercise until I hit roughly 9k steps on Fit Bit. I don't necessarily eat back the exercise calories MFP gives me, though. It's also nice to see the calorie goal meter on Fit Bit. It will tell you if you're under, in the zone or over. By the time I'm done getting my steps in for the day, I'm in the zone for my deficit goal. Of course because of your BMR, you burn calories even at rest so it eventually tells me I'm under, which I'm not too terribly concerned about, since it's not by a lot. 

[SunsetRunner]

Ok thank you so much

[Fredosbrother]

No and it's been frustrating.  I am 50 and in September of 2015, I weighed 326 lbs.  I started dieting and by February was down to 265.   I started walking for exercise then and didn't get my fitbit Charge HR until April 16th.  Ever since I started walking for exercise, I have been unable to keep losing weight.  It's been kind of a downer but I am pushing through.  I swear that I haven't increased my calories since then but I know I don't get enough protein throughout the day.   My son's girlfriend who is a trainer says that I am losing fat but gaining muscle and that's why I've plateaued but I'm just feeling discouraged.   Right now, I am focusing on fitness and being physically active instead of the numbers on the scale but it's still been tough.   Always up for challenges and motivation.  

[Emujo]

At your starting weight, the results should have been large and fast, but the closer you get to your target weight, the slower the process will be (assuming you are doing nothing different in your exercise and diet routines). Try not to use the scale as the only judge of your progress. Your clothes must be fitting better (or you need new items), your primary care doctor can run blood tests to show how much you've imporoved in this area, and you're own general feeling about your health and fitness. I started at 255, now I'm approaching that 200 lb threshold (202) and I've gone from 2-4 lb per week to around 1, maybe 2 depending on the food intake. Hang in there, you will make it!!!!

[Moselee1]

I am addicted to my Charge HR.  I am down 35 pounds and 25 to go.  I sit a lot for my job and it reminds me to get up and move.  The fun part si joining challenges, although I need to to have a bigger circle for that.  Use this as a tool.  Remember, eat less move more.  The eat less should be quality food and not junk food.  Good luck everyone.

[VJR52]

Don't get discouraged.  Initially, it may not seem like you are losing weight, but you may be moving more and losing inches and even feeling better.  I've actually gained some weight myself.  But I started an exercise program for myself and then injured myself, so I had to give myself recovery time.  I got on the scale and I almost cried because I had gained like 10 lbs.  And I haven't started back exercising yet, but I am trying to keep track of what I eat and I am trying to eat less junk, so I am eating healthier too.  Eventually, I should see the pounds start coming off.  But I am on the right track and am feeling better, but I too plan to enjoy walking outside more often and getting on a better exercise regimen.  I have a sit down job, so I get up once in the morning and walk and once in the afternoon and walk. 

When you get off track and eat things you shouldn't or have to stop exercising because your too darn busy, just get back to your routine as soon as you can, don't be hard on yourself.  Do what you can do.  They say any movement is better than no movement.

Keep up the good work!  Also, I tell people who aren't losing to get some hand weights and add that to your exercise regimen.  More muscle burns more calories.  You don't have to become muscle woman either.  Any weight lifting can help your body burn more calories.

I need to do that myself.

[VJR52]

You have to remember too, that different people burn fat (metabolism) at different rates and some folks metabolisms/thryoids malfunction. Woman at certain ages also do not burn fat like a man would.  Not everyone is taken from the same genes or same cloth, so to speak.  One person can eat twice as much as another and still burn it off at a faster rate, then someone who eats that same amount and cannot burn it off as fast, it turns to fat.  You cannot apply one rule to everyone.  And most people when they start exercising, it increases their appetites, because they are moving more.  

But yes, eating right and a good balanced diet filled with enough protein, fruits, and vegetables and don't forget whole grains and nuts, is a lot better for your body as a whole.  Lean muscle will replace fat eventually, if you have a good balanced workout routine as well.