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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[SunsetRunner]

I thought u need to eat no less than 1200 calories for a woman and 1500 calories for a man.

[SunsetRunner]

Self control is important

Ignoring that temptation to have a snack, nibble, treat

Worse is when you are watching tv or on the computer and you end up going for sweets etc, one turns into two, two turns into three and next thing you know, whole bag is gone

[SunsetRunner]

Working on loosing the weight I put on in recent years. Started out at 80kg ~ 176 lbs back in March, I am now down to 73kg ~160 lbs. Hoping to get down to about 68 kg ~ 150 lbs.

[A_Lurker]

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@SunsetRunner wrote:
I thought u need to eat no less than 1200 calories for a woman and 1500 calories for a man.

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No, you need to base that calorie number based on how much activity you do each day.  Also, the weight you start at affects that.  Between activity (in my case active minutes rather than steps) and a high starting weight I easily lose weight eating 2000+ a day.  Today I'm at 2900 calories burned and I'm still going out to clean the garage, load up some items for a run to the dump in the morning, and maybe have a swim depending on the time.  Depending on how much I do some days I could end up close to 4000 calories burned.  I couldn't do that on 1200 calories a day.

[SunsetRunner]

Yea that's what I meant that u would need to eat more then that , even to loss weight.

[A_Lurker]

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@SunsetRunner wrote:
Yea that's what I meant that u would need to eat more then that , even to loss weight.

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Sorry, I should have actually replied to the post before yours.  Will do that now.   🙂

[SunsetRunner]

That's fine ,

[VJR52]

A woman's body changes as it ages and especially after child birth.  Slow down, give yourself time to work it off.  When you first start working out again, you may gain a little bit, gaining muscle may give you a little bit of a gain, but if you keep working out your metabolism will adjust and you should start losing again.  But it is harder for women to lose after the 2nd or 3rd child, not sure why, a hormone thing maybe.  Eat more fruits and vegetables, have an apple before supper, so you get fuller quicker (just a suggestion/thought.)  But keep up the good work and don't give up.  Slowly start cutting out the simple carbs and high fat items that may be keeping your calories higher and replace them with the fruits and vegetables and you are sure to see a difference.

Keep up the good work!!!  

[A_Lurker]

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@Emujo wrote:

I usually show 3-3.5 K out and intake average about 1K, I would also add 10/15% intake as sometimes I am forced to guesstimate home cooked meals (I know there are app that can put this together for you) so yes 1.5. deficit sounds about right. Let me add in that the weight loss has gotten slower in the last 4-6 weeks. When I started, I had a couple of 5 lb per week loses. Emujo

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As someone with a lot to lose I understand the appeal of 5 lb losses per week.  Changing from a high carb to high protein diet (for me) shows that kind of loss.  My one negative about the tracking software for food here is that you can't build custom recipes.  I have an older piece of software (Fitday - which is also online) so that I sometimes key in recipes to it, then just add it as a custom on the Fitbit site.  I'll key the sauce ingredients as one item, then just add the beef/chicken/pork that I've used that day.  Of course, I'm also big on batch cooking... so 3lbs lean ground beef, 3 lbs of ground turkey, a couple of eggs, some spices... and almost 100 x 44 cal meatballs are done.  Okay, enough on the slightly obsessive food tracking.

What I was going to add is that just be careful with too large of a deficit.  It's appealing at first, but your body might fight back.  Your numbers above show 2000-2500 deficit.  Even if you're guessing at input, let's say 1500-2000 a day.  That's fairly extreme and you may slow your weight loss to the point where there is nothing left to cut out.  Each person is different, but work on 1-2 lbs a week.  Ideally you're building a new lifestyle, not restricting yourself so much that you can't keep it up.

I should admit that for the first 7 weeks of my restarted loss gave me a 21 lb loss.  (Missed 2 weigh ins due to travel, but I'm still going to be down again on Monday.)  I'm trying to slow it down a bit myself as that frankly just tires me out.  Oddly enough I've discovered that if I eat more, I move more, I end up losing more.  When I try to eat too little I move less, which means I burn less, and I lose less.

[SunsetRunner]

Having a huge deficit might not slow the weight loss however the problem that comes from fasting too much is that the body will start to breakdown lean muscle mass more than burning off fat. When you go back to eating more your body won't have as much lean muscle and your base metabolism rate will be lower than before. This will enhance the body's ability to put the weight back on.

[CMThurman]

I keep hoping that by gradually increasing my number of steps that weight will start to fall, but still none so far ...walking since Dec 28.

[A_Lurker]

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@CMThurman wrote:

I keep hoping that by gradually increasing my number of steps that weight will start to fall, but still none so far ...walking since Dec 28.

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Walking is good, but 4 months in you might want to look at your food as well.  I know many people have said it, but food is the biggest part of weight loss.  Also, think of other progress you may have made.  Are your clothes fitting a little better, can you walk longer, etc.

[kateofhearts]

Just wanted to post that I've lost 45 pounds since I got my Fitbit! I received the Fitbit Flex it as a Christmas gift this past Christmas, but didn't start really changing my lifestyle until exactly a month later on January 25th of 2016. I don't know, something just clicked within me that I needed to lose weight and be healthy, and I've been super determined ever since...averaging almost 20,000 steps a day and really making major changes to my diet. I've gone from a 38 inch waist to a 29 1/2 inch waist over the course of just three and a half months!

My sister has lost 77 pounds since she got her Fitbit a couple of years ago, and my mom lost over 50 pounds (and is currently in maintenance mode) since getting her Fitbit in the summer of 2014. This device/app has really been motivating!

I still want to tone and lose about 15-20 pounds more, but I am so happy with my progress and Fitbit is partially to thank! It's been really helpful knowing approximately how many calories I am burning and monitoring all the food I'm eating. I love trying to get more steps than my (now) super fit and competitive mom who's in her late 50s. 😛 

I hope others can accomplish their goals and achieve similar results. It takes a lot of work and determination, but it's very possible! 🙂 

[jam2132]

Can you provide any insight into specifically how you've changed your diet? I haven't lost as much weight as you (I know weight loss differs person to person, though.) I really started to become more serious about my weight in late January, but have only lost about 15 lbs since then. I'm loving the weight loss, but want to continue it and see more "dramatic" results. Thanks!

[Emujo]

I walk between 55-70 miles per week usually 10, 8, 8, 5, 5, 9, 10 dedicated
walks plus anything i can add too throughout the day. At work I climb 11
fight at least 3 times per day. I eat a good breakfast of around 500
calories. Lunch is a small snack of peanuts/protein bar. Dinner is around
600 calories at most. Usually a salad but occasionally we will get pizza
and i limit myself to 2 slices (which is easy with my 24 yr old son living
at home). Other than walking, i also ref ice hockey so that adds another
8-10 hours of activity per week. I really watch the fitbit calorie
intake/outflow and keep the bar in the orange area (except easter and st
patty's day which we did splurge). I blame my weight problem solely on poor
eating habits (it was nothing to work 4 games then grab a large pizza on
the way home and eat it before climbing into bed at 1am. Don't forget the
beer to wash it down). So I am very happy to be down close to 60 lbs, my
resting heart rate is in the low 50's, and low 40's sleeping. It was around
75-80 pre weight loss. It also helps that my wife is very supportive and
also trying to lose weight. If she were to start putting out dinners made
to feed a platoon again this would be almost impossible. I don't feel like
I am starving myself, or over exercising. On the contrary, my lower back
arthritic pain has disappeared, and since dipping back into the 190's, I
have added some running segments into my walks. Last time I tried this my
knees hurt so bad I was limping. Nothing special about all of this, just
making a commitment to a better lifestyle. Emujo

[medas2005]

For breakfast I have eliminated orange juice (sad) and cereal and now have a shake with almond milk, frozen fruit, and protein powder.

For lunch, I now eat leftovers from the night before instead of fast food or big sandwhiches in a local deli.

For dinner, we just eat healthy and plenty (including leftovers for the next day).  A small lean meat, vegetable and almost always a salad with lettuce, tomato, and avocado.  Also, taco salads, spinach and strawberry salads, and chicken caesar salads go in between.  For example, tonight we had cod, a salad, and roasted cauliflower.

I snack on almonds and some other snacks that my wife gets at Costco that are low in calories.

[medas2005]

Have you tracked your body fat changes as well? My RHR and weight are
pretty similar to your results. And like you, I can now stand without
having a hurting back.

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Michael Emerson
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[Emujo]

I'm tracking now, but at 1st I didn't really put much faith in myself and
thought it would pass within a week or 2, so it was weeks before i got on
the scale, and sometime after that before i took any measurements. I wish i
had taken some good before pictures. My last physical put me at 255. Body
fat at 26% at last measurement. Must have been around 35 or higher to
start. Emujo

[medas2005]

I totally agree. Some before pictures would have been wonderful too. On
the other hand I would just as soon forget.

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Michael Emerson

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[Emujo]

Lol