I think I have achieved the "sweet spot" with regards to my daily goal. 20,000 steps per day or a weekly goal of 140,000 appears to be the numbers I need to achieve. Coming to this conclusion has been a part of my lifestyle change journey that I embarked back in 2009 so I continue to re-adjust my goals as necessary. My goal is to continue keeping my Active Minutes above 120 minutes per day. I will also be tracking my mileage with my goal to walk 9 miles per day. I will also be tracking my floors climbed but as I don't really encounter many floors in my travels I will be interested in seeing how high I can get this number on a daily basis. Keep moving people, I know I will! DON'T GIVE UP!!!

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OUR THREAD CONTINUES TO GROW EACH WEEK!
IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THAT MEMBERS WHO JOIN THIS THREAD USE THE EDIT FEATURE ON THEIR INITIAL ENTRY.
DOING SO WILL KEEP THIS THREAD MANAGEABLE AND ALSO MAKE IT EASIER TO TRACK EACH MEMBER'S DAILY PROGRESS.
An easy way to find your initial entry is to hold down the CTRL key and your F key. This will bring up your FIND box. Enter your SparkName and hit enter. This will take you to your first entry. Click on the EDIT MY POST button and add your steps for that day. Then just click on the POST MESSAGE button and you have edited your entry! (For those using an Apple computer, hold down the COMMAND key and your F key for the FIND box. For those using a cell phone, you can usually find a FIND feature in your browser settings) If you have any questions/comments please send me a SparkMail.

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A BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN USING THE EDIT BUTTON WHEN YOU POST!!!
I continue to be very impressed by your daily steps!
I love all the activity on this thread! Welcome to each and every one of you and I hope that you accomplished your goals this week. I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE A BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO JOINED THIS THREAD THIS PAST WEEK! We were a fantastic 46 strong this past week! That is the same number as last week! I continue to be amazed at your step counts, all of you should be very proud of yourselves!
We are still #1 in the Computer & Electronics category?! That continues to be amazing! As of the posting of this post, we are now at (drum roll please!) 138,342 members strong! Incredibly again, that is 85 more than last week! Compared to last week's membership increase, that is 15 more from the previous week. We have entered the 138,000 level, and are slowly making our way towards the 139,000 mark. This is amazing!
Wow! This continues to be mind-blowing!

Holy moley!
For those who may not have heard the news. FitBit was purchased by Google recently. According to the CEO of FitBit nothing will change. I will keep close tabs on this recent change of events. UPDATE: I recently had to get in contact with FitBit's Customer Service and I am happy to report that my experience was extremely positive.The Customer Service rep went above and beyond the call of duty to assist me. One thing that did stand out is that they have access to the back end of their products and can follow what your device is doing night or day. So if your device is acting strangely, call them, they can walk you though the issue and assist you.
I was recently playing with the FitBit App for Windows and clicked on the floors portion of the app. There I found a link that offering more information on how this data was calculated. The page is called "How does my FitBit device calculate my daily activity?" and it is a wealth of new information regarding how the various data items are calculated and collected. I was familiar with some of the information but the description of how it is used to calculate your personal data was fascinating. This is a recommended quick read. (And, careful, don't fall down any "rabbit holes" while there!) Here is the link for the page:
help.fitbit.com/articles/en_U
S/Help_ar
ticle/1141#floors 
Welcome to all of our new team members and thank you for joining our weekly steps goal!!!
I continue to love my Ionic watch. Even with its strange quirks. This past week my Ionic watch's step count was a 25,141 less steps than my One or a 11.75% difference!
It appears that even for the top of the line watch, Ionic, activities involving the hands continue to contribute to the step count. (I wonder if Apple Watch users experience the same issue?) I continue to compare the data and the steps, distance, active time, floors, and distance are relatively the same. The calories are very different and I think that is more due to the heart rate device on my Ionic miscalculating my calories burned. I tend to trust my One's calorie calculations much more (although I am starting to think that the Ionic's calorie reading might not be as out of line as previously thought. I need to do more investigation into this emerging idea).
The Charge 4 is no longer a rumor and is ready for pre-order. The big improvement for this version of the charge is built-in GPS (you will no longer have to bring your phone on your walks/runs (though why you wouldn't is another question) and also has 24/7 heart rate tracking, secure tap to pay, longer battery life, and a more comfortable wristband. This is the first new product put out by FitBit since their announced merger with Google. Per the FitBit site, new orders will ship April 13, 2020.
I still continue to lose more weight. I attribute my recent weight loss to a change I made in my eating habits. I love to eat and I never seem to get full. I have to make a very conscious effort to monitor my calories on a daily basis. I begin my day with a light breakfast, some milk and some type of egg sandwich. At work, I don't eat during my breaks, instead choosing to use this time for walks inside our building. I listen to podcasts or music and use my phone to catch up on emails, read, and play games. I find this is very helpful in achieving my daily step goals since I stopped attending the gym (Due to a recent lifestyle change). I drink 6-9 cups of water during the day and eat my "lunch" in the evening. I will have a small dinner later in the evening. I have been also trying to get to bed earlier so this change has definitely helped, too. All of this has resulted in a noticeable drop in my daily calories and my relationship with food. I have literally cut close to 1,000 calories on a daily basis (and sometimes have to push myself to hit 2,000 calories! This is a good change and one not certainly for everybody (or anybody in fact) but it appears to be working for me.
UPDATE: I continue with following this radical plan and it continues to work for me as I am losing more weight. I have dropped 34 pounds in the last eight months! Also, I have done some further research into this new lifestyle of mine and think my method can be classified as fasting. Now I am not starving myself, I am merely choosing to stay away from food for a certain period of time. I am still getting all of my necessary nutrition on a daily basis. I am really loving this lifestyle.
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE
I am truly amazed at how this change in eating habits has positively affected me. I have plenty of energy, find myself sometimes "forcing" myself to eat, and getting much more sleep. While my initial foray into the healthy living world back in 2009 was life-changing, this intermittent fasting lifestyle has been life and mind-altering.
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE TO THE UPDATE
I continue down this path of delaying my lunch and dinner to the end of my day and I continue to enjoy success. The recent holidays did proved to be challenging but following this path has allowed me to get back on schedule with my healthier lifestyle. I am truly pleased with these results.
ADDENDUM: I continue down this "fasting" path and have maintained my recent weight loss. I am amazed at how this one change has impacted my life.
ADDENDUM TO THE ADDENDUM: I have been doing some more research on intermittent fasting (or IT) and now subscribe to the 20/4 plan. Basically I do not eat any meals for 20 hours and then do all of my eating in a 4 hour period. I no longer eat breakfast and now do all of my eating from 6-10pm. This has allowed me to maintain my weight and my lower calorie intake. I sometimes do graze during my non-eating period but it is a hard candy or a piece of fruit. There is also a 16/8 plan for those who want to split their eating between two meal periods. Intermittent fasting has really been a life-saver in my continuing quest to maintain my health.
Our organization is starting its annual "Let's Get Healthy" drive and part of this drive is a push to lose weight. Losing weight can sometimes be very simple while the hard part is keeping the lost weight off. Often times, in our quest to lose weight, we attempt to follow a current fad or try to remove something from our diet. Having been a SparkPeople member for close to 10 years I understand that this is not the solution. The solution to losing weight and keeping it off is moderation and activity. Duh, right but these really are the keys to losing and maintaining weight. With this in mind here are some articles that address these issues.
But whatever you do, don't give up hope if you "fall off the wagon." Tomorrow is another day to re-start your journey and pick-up where you left off.
AND REMEMBER, KEEP MOVING!
Here are some articles that I have found very helpful in my quest for a healthier life. Enjoy!
www.sparkpeople.com/resource
/nutrition
_articles.asp?id=2445&pa
ge=4 www.sparkpeople.com/resource
/motivatio
n_articles.asp?ID=2224 www.sparkpeople.com/resource
/nutrition
_articles.asp?ID=1386 Hope you gain knowledge and inspiration from these articles.
Once again it is of greater importance to keep yourself hydrated. Here are some links to articles that address the importance of keeping your body hydrated.
www.sparkpeople.com/blog/blog.asp?po
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=running_tip_the_importance_of_hydraR>tion www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness
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rticles.asp?id=101 OK, once again I am stepping down from my soap box!
All readings courtesy of my ONE/IONIC:
04/12: 27,127 (Active Time: 191-Distance: 16.09-Floors: 0-Ionic: 21,551)
04/13: 30,584 (Active Time: 222-Distance: 14.70-Floors: 3-Ionic: 29,586)
04/14: 29,372 (Active Time: 218-Distance: 13.83-Floors: 8-Ionic: 27,874)
04/15: 30,776 (Active Time: 188-Distance: 15.16-Floors: 8-Ionic: 31,832)
04/16: 30,881 (Active Time: 180-Distance: 14.21-Floors: 7-Ionic: 29,838)
04/17: 30,040 (Active Time: 197-Distance: 13.76-Floors: 6-Ionic: 29,172)
04/18: 36,430 (Active Time: 216-Distance: 19.41-Floors: 1-Ionic: 35,658)
One more week closer to my long-term goal! This past week I took a grand total of 215,210 steps for a daily average step count of 30,744 steps. I was active for 1,412 minutes or an average of 201 Active Minutes per day. I traveled 107.16 miles for an average daily amount of 15.13 miles per day I encountered 33 floors this past week. So thankful that I continue to be healthy and I hope that all of you are having the same kind of path.
Edited by: ROCKMAN6797 at: 4/19/2020 (10:04)
Raul
Leader of the FitBit Users Unite! SparkTeam
www.fitbit.com/user/228NLM ~Keep moving people!~
^^^You got this!^^^
*** Just Do! ***