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i need someone to hold me accountable!
i am tired of failing! i feel like just signing up for jenny craig or something just so i know i will have to check in with them.
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My plan, questions & tips needed.
I'm going to be stuck at school while my boyfriend takes his classes so I want to make the most out of it. There's a small fitness center at the college with treadmills, step machine & some weight lifting stuff. (Bench, some thing you move with your arms & something else) I am a 25 year old female. I'm 5'6" & weigh between…
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open diary and advice
Hi everyone! I have just started back. Im currently on 1300 calories but wondering if I should be eating more or less. Is the reason that I'm really hungry at the moment due to not eating enough or just that I'm used to making myself pleasantly full:) MFP suggests 1200 calories is 1300 too high for someone like me? I'm 41…
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New to MFP Motivational friends needed! ;-) add me
Hey everyone, I am Maria! I am 28 years old and I am a teacher. I am quite new to MFP, I trialled it a little bit in the past but never really committed myself to it. I have been doing Weight Watchers - I have gone from 10 stone 10 to 10 stone but I am creeping back up. I currently weigh 10 stone 5. I have actually…
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Sugar Mama!
I'm just getting started and so far I'm not having trouble eating better meals, but snacks and desserts are tough. I feel like Im addicted to sugar and kicking the habit will be the biggest challenge for me. Eating fruit does NOT substitute for my cravings so I'm wondering what others are doing. Splurge once a week? Once a…
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Not even a month in...
I am in my 3rd week into a fitness routine. I work out everyday and if not I double up the next day. I am almost addicted to working out. I get so cranky if I miss a workout. When I get stressed my first thought is, I wanna go for a run. I am keeping my calorie intake down. Im proud of my self. If this is how I feel after…
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Would you like to be friends? :)
Hello! My name is Anna. I was on here at a previous time, but was kicked off for not being 18. So here I am again! :) If you'd like to, you can add me as a friend. I am not racist, homophobic, not against religions of any kind, and I'm willing to be friends with anyone!
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loosing weight
Hello I am new here. I have been exercising for about 6 weeks and watching what I eat, however I have been watching it closer for the last couple of weeks and have not lost any weight. Does it start slow and then when my body kicks in will go a bit faster? I am a bit frustrated. Any help would be nice. Thanks
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Zombie run - is it a good idea?
I am wondering about getting zombie run either for the treadmill or for when I am out and about. Keen to know what other users think. Thanks.
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Question about counting calories and my app
Hello! I have a question for anyone who can possibly answer. I have been using an app called Livestrong on my iPad since I started losing weight. I enter my age, weight, and that I want to lose 2 pounds a week. At first it had me on 1000 calories a day and as I lost weight, it has gradually decreased my calories to about…
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MFP Buddies Wanted for Support - 100 lbs to lose
Hi all, About a year ago I started with MFP and was able to really lose weight and get fit for the first time in my life. Being 22 and obese was not fun but I could never get myself motivated-- my entire life I had been gradually gaining weight and became more and more unhealthy. Last June I graduated from college, moved…
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Eating Clean and Focus T25 + 1 Cheat Day
Okay so here's the thing. I'm 18, female. 5'1, 117 lbs. My calories goal is 1200 and exercise 5x a week. I'm a little heavier right now because I went to the gym for the first time last Saturday and I'm so sore so I believe that's why I'm heavier at the moment. I really want to lose fat. I've been on and off in MFP because…
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What motivates you?
I lack motivation. I definitely want to lose weight, I definitely want to look good, but I cant seem to understand why I can't pull through. I don't know if its my poor self discipline or my impatience. How do you get through it? What advice can you give me? How did you successfully start off?
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Here's Your Challenge...
I want to form a team of ten new highly motivated, over achieving individuals who want to do some real work over the next four months. You will be held to some high expectation and some serious accountability. If you wanna kick some butt... let me know! We'll get started in September. (p.s. we'll need to connect to…
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WEEKEND HELP FAT & 50
how do you get thru the weekend with out over eating ? my off days are friday and sunday so i go over on calories. i dont want to hide in my house all weekend. i have cut way back on having beers and over eating but now that im traking everything i do see what i am eat :( so i know why im fat and 50 haha week 2 down 2 lbs
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Need Help manouvering MFP
This is a very silly question but could someone please tell me how to post a response to my friends status'? I figured it out once but don't know how I did it. I like to view my friends diaries for ideas on healthy eating or what's working for them in terms of food & exercise. I also would like to give them positive…
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Headache, Dizzy, Anxiety... from reducing calories??
So I was eating a lot before I started counting my calories. Tons of carbs and plenty of alcohol. Well I stopped both fairly abruptly and lowered my calories to around 1220. This whole week I had a weird headache. Then today I was dizzy, felt lightheaded, and my heart felt funny. I'm also super anxious. Is that possibly…
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18 year old vegetarian, looking for similar friends!
I'm looking for friends on MFP to make weight loss on the site a little more interesting! When using MFP in the past I had the most success when I had pals on here :) I'm newly 18, and looking to fix my lifestyle before my unhealthy habits get the best of me. I'm pescatarian but slowly trying to become fully vegetarian…
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Cup size?
Hi just got started with this today. I've noticed that quite a lot of the food in the food diary is measured in cups. How big is a cup? Thanks! Pirates
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Newbie looking 4 weight loss buddies!
Hi, I'm new here & not quite sure what I'm doing yet but would luv 2 find some weight loss buddies!
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Email More Than One User At A Time
I am part of a big weight loss group and need to get a hold of a bunch of people to get their updated information. Is there a way to send the same message at the same time to more than one user? I tried separating the usernames with commas and that did not work. I checked the "help" section and there was no information…
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New beginner
Hey, I am new here and have been researching online of how to eat and exercise properly to lose about 50 lbs. I know how important having a support system can be to keep one motivated and I can always use a new friend with similar interest and goals as mine.
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A couple of questions..cardio and water
1st question: I have read a few a times that MFP kind of over calculates the amount of calories burned for exercising. I mostly just do cardio on my stationary bike and it has its own calorie counter so should I be paying more attention to what that calculates then what MFP calculates when it asks what kind of exercise I…
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TDEE?
How do I figure this out?
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Help Me ? With this calorie System
So Myfitpal Set my estimated calories to 1200 But when I work out it adds like 900 more calories So I've been shooting for like 1600. I struggle to hit anymore then that I'm I doing this right? I'm I getting enough calories Or should I be eating all those extra calories that its adding?
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Looking For More Guy Friends
I've been on my fitness pal for awhile now. I log in daily multiple times a day. I love all of my friends and am looking for more guy friends. So please feel free to add me. I do cardio and am starting strength training soon. Everybody feel free to add me.
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Using this while breastfeeding
I was told I could use this while breastfeeding and it would add in calories for me to use while breastfeeding. Where do I do this at? Do I count it as exercise? Anyone else breastfeeding and using this that can help me out? Thank you so much!
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Am I The Only One That Thinks The Mirror Lies
Hi guys. This is my first time posting anything ever. I'm 18, and I just recently realized how much weight I have added. I joined this when I weight 75 kg. Now I weigh 85kg and I want it to all just go away. Am I the only that thinks mirrors make you look much skinnier? I swear if my mother has not been telling me I've…
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Focusing on Body Fat %
I see weight loss to be the number one priority on here and I was just wondering are there people on here who focus a lot on their bf%. I have a general weight goal but I really want that lovely bf% of 15-18. I have lost 7% in 12 weeks but my scale has barely changed so I try to not think about it.
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Need motivational friends 36,f, 40+ lbs to lose
Im 36 and female with 40 plus pounds to lose, been here before but fell off wagon, also im ill with a trapped nerve so currently 5th week in pain and having physio but doing no exercise and just putting weight on and it's making me so miserable :( I have also come off birth control as I believe this may of contributed to…