Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
You can not see their weight unless its posted in their profile. If they have an open food diary you can see that, you can also see how often they log in.
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fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
So if the person doesn't have an open food diary and doesn't post their weight, the only thing I would see is when they logged into the site?
NJDawgPound
Footballguy
That and conversations people are having with them responding to status updates or general encouragement.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
You could also see recent forum posts, their friends, pictures, weight loss progress (not the actual weight). You could also set everything to private on your profile so that its only seen by you.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
Put on 6lbs in Disney (4 days at the start of Dec) 2lbs over Xmas and I did not log my food, though I thought I was being good but not great. Still down 76 lbs since July so I wont complain too much.I stopped using this just before Thanksgiving. I wanted to see if I could maintain without it. I will weigh back in next week. I am fairly confident I will need to start this again. I have no control when left on my own.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I stopped using this just before Thanksgiving. I wanted to see if I could maintain without it. I will weigh back in next week. I am fairly confident I will need to start this again. I have no control when left on my own.
I just deleted the app last night as a test. I have maintained my weight for about 4 months now. Hope it does not go to hell now that I don't check every calorie. If I put on some pounds in the next two weeks I will have to do the same as you. To be fair to yourself though, you also picked the most difficult time of the year to test.
beer 302
Footballguy
No he didn't, he sucks when it comes to commitmentI stopped using this just before Thanksgiving. I wanted to see if I could maintain without it. I will weigh back in next week. I am fairly confident I will need to start this again. I have no control when left on my own.
If I put on some pounds in the next two weeks I will have to do the same as you.
To be fair to yourself though, you also picked the most difficult time of the year to test.
Think I'm coming up on a year with this app. Ate turrible over Christmas break and put on 4 lbs. Happily have lost 2 of those already. Biggest thing I noticed is I jiggle a little more now than I did before break since I hardly ran and did no lifting for a week or so.
LittleLarry
Footballguy
Is there a way to hide the news feed with either the website or app?
prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
As I suspected I need to continue using the app.I gained 9 lbs since Thanksgiving.I stopped using this just before Thanksgiving. I wanted to see if I could maintain without it. I will weigh back in next week. I am fairly confident I will need to start this again. I have no control when left on my own.
I started again today.Not sure how I did it, but I lost 2 #s since Thxgiving. Weighing in at 162 this morning. I haven't been tracking in MFP at all. Just sort of "eyeballing". I'll be back at work Monday for the first time in 2 weeks, so will finally be back in a routine. Very encouraged though
beer 302
Footballguy
No, delete the app tubby. . .then maybe I can catch you in a HMAs I suspected I need to continue using the app.I gained 9 lbs since Thanksgiving.I stopped using this just before Thanksgiving. I wanted to see if I could maintain without it. I will weigh back in next week. I am fairly confident I will need to start this again. I have no control when left on my own.
As I suspected I need to continue using the app.I gained 9 lbs since Thanksgiving.I stopped using this just before Thanksgiving. I wanted to see if I could maintain without it. I will weigh back in next week. I am fairly confident I will need to start this again. I have no control when left on my own.
Good luck to you bothI absolutely crashed and burned with this. All was going well until my wife and I went on vacation in Cape Cod. I figured I could take a week off and just enjoy myself, to hell with counting calories I said.
I haven't been on the scale but I know I put on 3-4 pounds over the holiday season (which officially ended over this last weekend with my wife's bday). I kept using the app but all that did was make sure I had days of going 500-700 over my goal instead of 1500-1700 (at day 207 straight of logging on). At least we all know it works.
trogg78
Footballguy
I've been using it for two days. It says I should be at 1800 calories per day. How many calories are you trying to stay around?I'm not going to worry about my calorie goal until next week when we do a biggest loser competition. I have two lbs of bacon I need to eat b4 then. I'm just trying to practice logging my food for now.
beer 302
Footballguy
Yea, I know, just got a notification you haven't logged in forever. I think they called you a fat ### tooI absolutely crashed and burned with this. All was going well until my wife and I went on vacation in Cape Cod. I figured I could take a week off and just enjoy myself, to hell with counting calories I said.
Banemorth
Footballguy
It and my wife both.Yea, I know, just got a notification you haven't logged in forever. I think they called you a fat ### tooI absolutely crashed and burned with this. All was going well until my wife and I went on vacation in Cape Cod. I figured I could take a week off and just enjoy myself, to hell with counting calories I said.
How many pounds per week is 1800 per day? Your goal should be based around that and how much you want to lose. 1-1.5 pounds per week is a nice rate that will get you started. I set mine up for 2 pounds per week way back when, got close to my goal weight, was at 1200 per day so I upped it to 1.5 pounds per week. I have it 1 pound per week now but only so I can go over a couple of days and not feel guilty (plus my inputs and/or metabolism don't match up to recommendations for the app).
trogg78
Footballguy
It's set at 1lb per week
NJDawgPound
Footballguy
Yes. Lost 120 pounds and still going.
NJDawgPound
Footballguy
Keeps you completely focused and structured every meal. You know if you're overeating or undereating and then you have the tools to adjust if you're not getting the results you want. I basically only weigh the meats and cheeses and it's worked terrifically.Okay, I'm in and will give it a shot.
best piece of advise is to never skip a day of tracking. Even if you blow your calories...track them.Okay, I'm in and will give it a shot.
madshot31
Footballguy
The days that you destroy your calories are the most motivating because you feel guilty typing in the data. Example, I started back using it and had some pizza and beer yesterday, today I restocked my fridge with health foods.best piece of advise is to never skip a day of tracking. Even if you blow your calories...track them.Okay, I'm in and will give it a shot.
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madshot31
Footballguy
Just finding out how many calories, sugar, protein, carbs, and everything is in your foods is a huge bonus to your awareness of being healthy.Keeps you completely focused and structured every meal. You know if you're overeating or undereating and then you have the tools to adjust if you're not getting the results you want. I basically only weigh the meats and cheeses and it's worked terrifically.Okay, I'm in and will give it a shot.
prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
Weighed back in today and I have lost 5 of the 9 lbs I gained over the holidays.As I suspected I need to continue using the app.I gained 9 lbs since Thanksgiving.I stopped using this just before Thanksgiving. I wanted to see if I could maintain without it. I will weigh back in next week. I am fairly confident I will need to start this again. I have no control when left on my own.
Chaka
Footballguy
What do you mean by "work"?Generally speaking it will work as well as you do. Garbage in, garbage out.
Chaka
Footballguy
best piece of advise is to never skip a day of tracking. EvenEspecially if you blow your calories...track them.Okay, I'm in and will give it a shot.
Weighed back in today and I have lost 5 of the 9 lbs I gained over the holidays.As I suspected I need to continue using the app.I gained 9 lbs since Thanksgiving.I stopped using this just before Thanksgiving. I wanted to see if I could maintain without it. I will weigh back in next week. I am fairly confident I will need to start this again. I have no control when left on my own.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
Big weigh in tomorrow. Hoping to hit the 81lbs lost which would put me under 290. Went to a recent family get together and my wifes aunt did not recognize me. She asked my wife who she was with 
She had not seen me since June (I started this in July) and since then I lost all the weight and grew a sweet beard.
She had not seen me since June (I started this in July) and since then I lost all the weight and grew a sweet beard.
Frank Drebin
Footballguy
Love this app. Started on 12/2 and have lost 12 pounds as of last Friday (298 down to 286)...even with some obvious cheating through the holidays. Is there a list of FBG usernames somewhere? It would definitely be nice to have the motivation of others having access to my progress.
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Banemorth
Footballguy
There's a bunch in this thread. I just joined it http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=667491
Joe T
Footballguy
How accurate are the calories?For example: One slice of I Fratelli's Big Brother pizza = 70 calories. That seems low to me, but it is thin crust and the slices are pretty small.best piece of advise is to never skip a day of tracking. Even if you blow your calories...track them.Okay, I'm in and will give it a shot.
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Joe T
Footballguy
By work, I mean if I follow the calorie guidance accurately will I lose the weight it suggests I will?
Chaka
Footballguy
Most likely (I would say "Absolutely" but it is not 100%) but you have to provide it with the most honest info re: your activity level and understand that it provides only a general guideline. Since every person has a different metabolism it cannot account for possible predisposition to low metabolic rate.
John Bender
Footballguy
You guys can add me if you want. I've been on there for a half a year or so.CzarNikolai
KiddLattimer
Footballguy
Sure does but Chaka is right... if you follow it 100% and don't cheat it will work. I know people who say it doesn't work but they don't log everything they eat, exaggerate the amount of exercise they do, aren't honest with portion sizes, etc. Ive been doing it for a while now and never really felt deprived like I did on every other diet. You can eat whatever you want as long as it fits in your goal and if it doesn't fit you have the option of earning more calories through exercise.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
Weighed in at 290.2 so only 2.4 lbs lost this week.Big weigh in tomorrow. Hoping to hit the 81lbs lost which would put me under 290. Went to a recent family get together and my wifes aunt did not recognize me. She asked my wife who she was with
Still..that's incredible. Keep it upWeighed in at 290.2 so only 2.4 lbs lost this week.Big weigh in tomorrow. Hoping to hit the 81lbs lost which would put me under 290. Went to a recent family get together and my wifes aunt did not recognize me. She asked my wife who she was with
Chaka
Footballguy
That is a very interesting side effect of a food diary. I think most of us do the same thing, the trick is to make sure to 1) allow yourself a "bad day" every now and again and, most importantly, 2) log that bad day honestly. It really crystallizes the point of how bad a bad day can be, in the long run that will help you not string too many bad days together and reduce the number you have overall.For me the big thing I noted between Thanksgiving and New Years, which can be a difficult time to stay with a food diary, was how quickly alcohol will blow even a good eating day out of the water.'Joe T said:
madshot31
Footballguy
You can make your own "my exercises" and add calories to it and use that instead of their own premade ones.
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Wrigley
Footballguy
I would if I wasn't lazy
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