Not MM--Health & Fitness board

dragonstarjk · February 2016

So, I've really been trying to get healthier by losing some weight (30 lbs. would be nice) and lower my cholesterol. I thought since I was hanging out on TN, I'd go check out the Health & Fitness board to see if there's any Fitbit users or any good discussions over there.

Nearly every post is about breast augmentation and/or rhinoplasty. Eh.....................no offense to anybody that has had plastic surgery, but that's not what I was expecting when I went there. I guess that's why I never leave the MM board!

Anybody here have any favorite community forums to chat about healthy habits, weight loss, Fitbit, etc.?

blondie42107 · February 2016

I just took a look at the board. That's odd, it wasn't like that before. I don't frequent health message boards but read articles I pin on Pinterest. I use MyFitnessPal and have a Fitbit but just use the apps. I also have a great friend that helps keep me on track. We often text about meal suggestions, what we're eating and work out info. We keep each other accountable.

abrewer5 · February 2016

I second the MyFitnessPal mention above. It's good for tracking calories and they have a discussion forum. Sometimes the discussions are a little crazy (especially in Chit Chat Fun & Games) but for the most part people are really helpful over there. There are a lot of newbie discussions on there that talk about how to get started and use the system. Might want to give them a try. I believe they even have a Fitbit users group on there.

Also finding a friend to do it with is a good idea. From personal experience I would steer clear of posting on social media and all telling people that might not understand your goals, it can lead to negative comments.

I also do a lot of pinterest searching for recipe ideas. Skinnytaste.com has some great recipes too!

jtmh2012 · February 2016

I have both MyFitnessPal and Fitbit loaded on my phone with a Charge HR on my wrist as I type this. I go between both apps depending on what I'm doing. I haven't looked at the Fitbit forums too much. I think the MyFitnessPal forums are good when you're new, but I'm pretty bored most days at work and used to spend a lot of time on there and find it very repetitive, so I stopped reading.

vlagrl29 · February 2016

I've heard the fitbit is pretty awesome. I don't use it. Back when I was getting rid of that lovely baby weight I would count my calories on a website called spark people. I think they had chatrooms there too.

kmurphy2131 · February 2016

abrewer5 said:

I second the MyFitnessPal mention above. It's good for tracking calories and they have a discussion forum. Sometimes the discussions are a little crazy (especially in Chit Chat Fun & Games) but for the most part people are really helpful over there. There are a lot of newbie discussions on there that talk about how to get started and use the system. Might want to give them a try. I believe they even have a Fitbit users group on there.
Also finding a friend to do it with is a good idea. From personal experience I would steer clear of posting on social media and all telling people that might not understand your goals, it can lead to negative comments.
I also do a lot of pinterest searching for recipe ideas. Skinnytaste.com has some great recipes too!

my absolute favorite recipe blog, by a landslide. It's so realistic and I have made dozens of recipes (I have her cookbook too) and they are all AMAZING

dragonstarjk · February 2016

kmurphy2131 said:

abrewer5 said:

I second the MyFitnessPal mention above. It's good for tracking calories and they have a discussion forum. Sometimes the discussions are a little crazy (especially in Chit Chat Fun & Games) but for the most part people are really helpful over there. There are a lot of newbie discussions on there that talk about how to get started and use the system. Might want to give them a try. I believe they even have a Fitbit users group on there.
Also finding a friend to do it with is a good idea. From personal experience I would steer clear of posting on social media and all telling people that might not understand your goals, it can lead to negative comments.
I also do a lot of pinterest searching for recipe ideas. Skinnytaste.com has some great recipes too!

my absolute favorite recipe blog, by a landslide. It's so realistic and I have made dozens of recipes (I have her cookbook too) and they are all AMAZING

I'm definitely checking this out tonight!

lbonga1 · February 2016

I don't have any suggestions for forums and the like, but if you're looking for types of workouts to do, I highly recommend HIIT workouts. I like them because they don't require a lot of equipment or time. But trust me when I say that they're hard at first!

bcarb · February 2016

I am on WW so I use that board everyday, but I have heard good things about MFP. Also, check out Emilybites.com if you like SkinnyTaste! Emilybites has lots of lightened up comfort food on her website!

CuriousKiddosMama · February 2016

We can start a weekly check in here if people want to do that too. If the other boards are dead, there is no reason not to really. I can start a poll if we want to check the interest.