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Lose It! or My Fitness Pal ?

wendyt

By wendyt, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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wendyt    108

wendyt
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Does anyone use either of these programs? I've been using LoseIt! for quite some time, but I have no "buddies" on there because most people use other programs. I really don't want to start over with a new program, because I've got a lot of time invested in inputting my own recipies, foods, etc into LoseIt, but if there are more people using MyFitnessPal maybe I should think of switching.. ? I think that after I have my sleeve done in June that all the support I can get will be lots of help.

Thoughts?

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mamaplumlee    58

mamaplumlee
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I use my fitness pal. Same username as here. Love my fitness pal!

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Danni-doinit4me    140

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I use MFP, I also have it tied in with my fitbit! Haven't used any others so I can't tell you if it's better or not.

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Cupcake    801

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Hi I love my fitness pal I have not tried the other but my fitness pal is great i can chart everything from my macbook pro, iphone or ipad its great and I love it. Also my doctor can see what I have been eating without me keeping a separate journal.

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StephanieRR    131

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I am a huge fan of MFP. I use it on my phone, my tablet, and my work computer. It depends where I'm at and what I'm doing. You can control your settings and it tracks everything for you. I have even printed my pages a time or two. :)

However, to be fair, I don't know anything about LoseIt!

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pnwguy    29

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MFP seems to have more food already entered into its database, with Lose it, I was constantly having to enter my own custom foods.

I originally used Lose it before I was considering WLS, then switched to MFP during the pre op diet, switched briefly back to Lose it post op, w I'm back on MFP.. I consider MFP to be a better fit for me. MFP also has a Windows Phone app, Lose it does not, so that was also a deciding factor for me.

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7 Bites_Jen    479

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I am on MFP - I've actually never heard of Lose It - I'll have to check it out! There's also a site that you can sign up to do challenges for money - I forget what that one is called though.

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wendyt    108

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Ok, I just signed up with MFP. My user name is tompkinsw if anyone would like to add me as a friend. :D

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Danni-doinit4me    140

Danni-doinit4me
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Ok, i have tried to add a couple of you on to MFP but I can only add via email.

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Danni-doinit4me    140

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Scratch that,, i figured it out!!! ^_^

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mickally    95

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I use lose it. I have a MFP too but prefer Lose it.

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Ambwee    13

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I prefer lose it. I tried the other, but it just wasn't the same to me. So I just stick with lose it.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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