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10. I swear by MyFitnessPal

Reply to Proud Public Servant (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 08:19 AM

Sep 2016

In three months, I've gone from 201 to 173, with a few minor tweaks in my diet. The app works if you don't lie to it. And I've learned all kinds of things I never knew about caloric deficits, plateaus, metabolism, and so on. My wife is using it now, and she's already down 15 pounds in about 2 months. Strongly recommend. The only downside I have now is I look like I borrowed someone else's clothes - haven't gotten around to buying smaller stuff yet.

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Activity Trackers May Undermine Weight Loss Efforts [View all] SunSeeker Sep 2016 OP

If they didn't adjust diet then this is to be expected. hlthe2b Sep 2016 #1

Here's a first-person account Proud Public Servant Sep 2016 #2

Congrats on your success! woodsprite Sep 2016 #3

You are doing a great job! GreenPartyVoter Sep 2016 #7

Congratulations--that's an excellent accomplishment! Orrex Sep 2016 #20

Absolutely! My digital kitchen scale and my MFP food journal helped me lose 130lbs with my GreenPartyVoter Sep 2016 #5

Great job! (NT) Proud Public Servant Sep 2016 #9

Thanks! GreenPartyVoter Sep 2016 #14

I swear by MyFitnessPal reflection Sep 2016 #10

Consignment and thrift shops are the way to go. Donate your old stuff and get some new duds! GreenPartyVoter Sep 2016 #15

I finally got to the point where I couldn't "shop" from my closet anymore. woodsprite Sep 2016 #17

Ha! reflection Sep 2016 #19

Wonderful! Congratulations. Hugin Sep 2016 #12

Yeah, my activity tracker helped me track my activity Johonny Sep 2016 #25

gimmicks never work in the end Skittles Sep 2016 #4

It's only a gimmick if you pretend that exercise is more important than portion control. GreenPartyVoter Sep 2016 #6

Got one for my sister in law. linuxman Sep 2016 #8

Yes, that can happen if you don't know how to use it right. GreenPartyVoter Sep 2016 #16

I don't have a fitbit, but, I do have a fitness tracker. Hugin Sep 2016 #11

Having one has made me move around more. alarimer Sep 2016 #13

Not to be a shill for these things, but simply being lighter isn't what matters. kcr Sep 2016 #18

I agree that it is a combination of exercise and food intake, one without the other is hard to OnDoutside Sep 2016 #21

Trackers are unnecessary. Avalux Sep 2016 #22

I largely disagree with that. Yes, one needs to be in touch with one's body but there are so many OnDoutside Sep 2016 #23

Some of us are very bad at estimating food proportion and calorie burn. For me, GreenPartyVoter Sep 2016 #24

I used my tracker and the doctor said to keep doing what I was doing shenmue Sep 2016 #26