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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[SCarrillo24]

Yes and no since my diet has been complete nonsense but now I'm getting back and track and going straight got the fit expo coming up in August to keep me motivated I noticed my fit bit charge 2 says my calories per day was 2300 then I checked my bmr and changed my meal plan to match as closely as possible to the 1500 daily limit so that might be part of it now I need to be consistent I'll keep you all posted 

[NancyAnne123]

I've lost and then gained back when I got off program or got sedentary.  Fit bit definitely encourages activity.  Maybe it's just me, but I do better not tracking my food and only eating when hungry, but eating clean and small portions.  When I start counting the calories, for some reason, I want to eat more.  Also if I exercise too much, then my appetite increases so I want to over eat.   It's a challenge especially since my doctor says no more more than 30 minutes of exercise at a time due to autoimmune issues.

[totallyconfused]

My problem is the opposite the more I exercise and am active the less I
eat. I'm not hungry at all. I have started to drop the weight now.
Found my exercise journals because I wanted to check how much I was
using last fall and noticed I always ate my largest meal before 4 pm.
Started doing that again and have lost some weight. Only been a week
but I'll take it.

[219Liz]

Yes! I lost about 70lb from sept '12- July '13. Kept it off for a year and a half before getting pregnant. Have recently gotten back on the wagon and am down 10 in the last 6 weeks. Have another 25 to go before I hit my goal and reassess. 

[NancyAnne123]

Agreed helps to eat large meal early.

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[GreatDaneMom]

I have lost 2 pounds in the last 3 weeks. I have almost stopped logging the food since it is such a pain to try to figure out parts of recipes and calories. I do find it interesting that your doctor says not to exercise more than 30 minutes at a time due to auto-immune issues. I, too, have auto-immune issues and didn't think about asking the doctor about it. I usually walk for about 25 minutes so I guess it is ok.Wish you lots of luck!

[stslimjim]

Hey GreatDaneMom,

I use the recipe analyzer at https://happyforks.com/analyzer

It has been fairly accurate and its easy to use. When I meal prep I write
down all my ingredients and how many servings I got out of it. Later I
enter the results from the website into FitBit then mark the food as a
favorite so it will be easier to find later when I log it.

Hope that helps out. 🙂

[GreatDaneMom]

Thank you. Some of my recipes are my Mom's or even mine from 40 years ago. Hopefully I won't be too surprised about the amount of calories and fat.  I was on the South Beach Diet many years ago and did great until my health became a problem (not because of the diet). Seems like I ate frequently and wasn't hungry. Now with the food tracker it seems I eat so much less, hungry and loose very little weight. I will get it figured out.I guess we all do figure it out and do what works for each of us individually. Good luck on your journey, too.

[Honeyman1]

I'm in a bit of a dilemma... I got my Fitbit for Xmas, by ensuring a calorie deficit each day I have managed to lose 2 1/2 stone... then this stopped

i started to add in excersise, I walk 4 miles every day, swim three days a week and still no weight loss

my friend told me I was eating too little, I was eating approx 800 calories a day and she said your body holds On to calories if your input is too low.

i now eat 1200 calories each day and drink about 3 litres of water as I was told I didn't drink enough

i have still not lost anymore weight

i feel brilliant, so for that alone I intend to keep on going but it is frustrating that no more weight is shifting but I am over weight and still need to lose quite a bit more weight

what am I doing wrong? Can anyone help?

[Esya]

@Honeyman1

How long have you been trying the approach with 1200 calories? It might take some time before you start seeing results.

[Honeyman1]

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[Honeyman1]

Hi esya, I've only been doing it about two weeks, do u think it will take longer to notice if this is the answer?

[totallyconfused]

Hi, I have the same problem. I was exercising and walking 4 - 5 miles
almost every day. I was so frustrated. Some kind people told me if I
exercise a lot I need to take in more calories to burn the fat. It's
just as your friend told you. Now I log my food, everything, and make
sure I stay within the calories the log sets up and I have finally lost
2 1/2 lbs. in 2 weeks. I am over 60 and do take meds which had packed
on the pounds. On days I'm not active I eat less. My son has dropped
60 pounds since Feb. by golfing, walking not carting, and eating around
2000 calories a day. I hope this helps you or at least lets you know
there are others just like you. So don't get frustrated. As long as
you are feeling good and keep exercising everything should work out.
For all of us.

[Honeyman1]

Thanks, makes me feel a bit better... I do log everything but I think if I'm going for a swim and burn 500 calories how have I acheived anything if the Fitbit is telling me to eat an extra 500 calories? My thoughts were that that was pointless to do, maybe I need to change this and just make sure I have my 1000 calorie deficit everyday and see what happens

[totallyconfused]

I know what you mean. Just keep at it. I my son can loose weight there
is hope for us all. I have a cruise coming up. I'm just glad all
exercise machines face the water and they have a great track.

[Heybales]

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@Honeyman1 wrote:

Thanks, makes me feel a bit better... I do log everything but I think if I'm going for a swim and burn 500 calories how have I acheived anything if the Fitbit is telling me to eat an extra 500 calories? My thoughts were that that was pointless to do, maybe I need to change this and just make sure I have my 1000 calorie deficit everyday and see what happens

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It's because you are misunderstanding how this works.

Your eating goal ALREADY has a deficit in it to cause weight loss. No exercise needed for that.

Life lesson here -

When you do more you eat more.

When you do less you eat less. (that's the one that nabs people as they get older or life changes usually)

In a diet you eat a tad less in either case. To be reasonable and sustainable, when a lot to lose you can lose faster, with little left it needs to be slower. Unless you enjoy losing muscle mass and think it'll benefit you later (it won't).

So if that calorie burn for swimming is correct - you eat that all back - you still have your original deficit to cause weight loss in your eating goal.

And in fact - make your deficit extreme like that does, on constant basis - your body will adapt and slow down (not that it holds on to all calories or changes them to fat) - meaning you aren't burning as much as you think.

Additionally, it'll hold on to water, which easily makes scale weight not change even while inches do (which is usually a better measurement anyway).

But that does confirm just how stressed out your body is.

Probably time for a diet break for 2 weeks. Eat at whatever maintenance ends up being daily.

Then take a reasonable deficit for fat loss when you drop back into diet. Like 500 cal deficit if 10 - 30 lbs left to healthy weight.

Now - to that 500 cal burn swimming - were you accurate for the time and distance done to tell Fitbit so it used the database correctly?

Considering there are no Fitbit's that estimate swimming (water proof doesn't mean it is) nor can read HR accurately enough under water - you must be manually logging it.

Might compare calorie to this - http://www.swimmingcalculator.com/swim_calories_calculator.php

[GreatDaneMom]

I am sure you have checked with your physician before but maybe a recheck is in order. It sounds like you should be loosing weight. Several years ago I started my weight loss by following the South Beach Diet and when I hit a plateau I started to add exercising. As with any diet, I fell off eventually. My biggest obstacle though was that I began to have serious medical problems. The Fitbit has been so wonderful to keep me active (which I was not able to do until recently) and pay more attention to amount of fluids and calories. Only lost 2 to 3 pounds in 6 weeks. A nutritionist will be able to reassure you if you are eating too little, foods that we think will be healthy and are low calories but are really bad for those trying to loose weight, and how to increase fluids without drinking too much (yes, that is possible).Wishing you lots of luck and a great journey getting to your goals.

[Sithmaith1]

Dear Honeyman1, have you asked to see a metabolic specialist?  I found that my metabolism is very slow so I can't eat much before putting weight on, so I have to personalise my calorie allowance.

Are you sure you are weighing everything you eat and drink?  Weighing and logging immediately is the only way to get an accurate figure for your calories, it is incredibly easy to be inaccurate unless you are focused and write everything down as soon as you eat,  Studies have shown that some dieters can underestimate by a third or even more

[Honeyman1]

Yes, I am very careful at logging everything.. that's how I managed to lose 2 1/2 stone so far by monitoring calories!!
I'm gonna do as people have suggested and eat as much as my Fitbit is telling me to and just leave the deficit I have set in and fingers crossed this is the issue!
I'm not gonna stop the walking and swimming as I feel great so for that alone it is worth it

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[NancyAnne123]

It's so much more complicated that just calories in vs. calories out.  So many factors...age, gender, current muscle tone or lack of it, medications, water retention, and the list goes on.  I personally am on an autoimmune protocol so do clean eating, gluten free, dairy free, and choose anti inflammatory foods.  I feel so much better and have the energy to exercise since switching over to this.  I am on doctors orders to do just 30 minutes at a time of strenuous exercise so that I don't throw my body into healing mode and cause a flare.  I felt so well last week and weekend that I over did.  Mowed the yard, went dancing...fun excercize...and over achieved my steps.  I had a relapse two days later and am still recovering; but would not have traded that for the world.