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LF Accountability Buddy : 30+, 250lbs+ <3
Looking for an accountability buddy I can talk with daily. I really need help with motivation and it would be great to have someone around my size I can talk with.
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Feeling great, until...
So, last night we were waiting in line for dinner at a local restaurant and the guy behind me was like "So, what's good here?" so I responded by saying, "Honestly, dude... Everything's good!", he then looked at me and said "Well, you would know, it doesn't look like you miss any meals." I laughed it off, but inside I was…
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Quotes and Comments I Find Inspiring
I wanted to share with MFP posters who might stumble on this thread ... One of my go-to authors is James Clear, who wrote the book "Atomic Habits'. He said this in Chapter 1 about goals, which can so easily create an 'either-or' conflict, and they don't have to be that way at all ... "When you fall in love with the process…
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Feeling Torn - A Desperate Failure
I have always been ardently opposed to weight loss medication, surgery, etc. on my own personal journey. I never begrudged anyone making their own decisions on what was best for them; however, I was steadfast in my determination that I could achieve my desired weight and fitness level through diet and exercise alone. In…
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How do you love your body during weight loss process?
Yah some days it’s easier then others but when you see your self in pictures or mirror and you are still over weight it kind of ruins the whole mood. Also watching how other people treat over weight people in society can bring you down. Yes i am in a process of getting to my dream body and i am not there yet cus i still…
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Small and huge things, an accountability thread
Hi hello. I’m not sure how to start. This is not my first attempt at losing weight, or my first time on MFP. The earliest and highest weight I have recorded here was 193.1lbs in January 2016; the lowest weight I have recorded was 155.5lbs in October 2020. It kind of breaks my heart to write that because this morning I…
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65 and Heart Patient
I’m trying to lose weight and feel so alone. No energy had bypass 2 years ago and trying to do better. Need a friend to follow and support each ot
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Accountability - Transformation Thread - Making Changes
Well after a year of spinning my wheels with inconsistency. It's time to change. It's time to develop the habits for life that will serve me and my family. It's time to let go of the habits that don't. I started a 12 week fat loss block on Monday that I'll be documenting here. Afterwards I'll be reverse dieting up to…
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Keep falling into the hole
I’m not sure why, but I keep getting off track. I need to lose about 25 pounds and stoped going to the gym on a regular basis. Just scarfed down 4 cookies for jo reason and now feel like crud. I always feel great once I’m at the gym but have a heck of a time getting up in the morning. I’m open to any tips and ideas that…
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Need a friend
Need a friend to get this weight off. I am 75 and 5'6" .
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All progress crashing down
Hi people. I am currently on a 30 day vacation here in China. I'm struggling to keep in shape and keep my mindfulness and discipline. There is close to no healthy food available as my grandma always makes the most oily and carb high food (noodles, dumplings, etc) It is very hot here in China as there was just a heat wave…
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Who needs help with Motivation
Hi I'm Lisa and I'm looking for friends who need Motivation and Support to keep going strong or to reach your goals. I decided to look into Weight Loss Surgery back in April and had it done in May I've made huge progress my highest weight was 271 surgery weight was 256.4 Im now 198.8 I've lost a total of 72 pounds from my…
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76 yrs old I really need to lose 50lb, finding it very difficult
I am 76 yrs old, I started keto just before Christmas 2020, I lost 35lb in 4 months then I caught covid, after I recovered I found it hard to stick to the diet, and eating the amount of meat and fats were causing health problems, and I yo-yo’d for the rest of the year until the weight gradually started rising again, now I…
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Just me
Hello everyone I want to lose 50 pounds and I am 48 September 5th I am on her looking for motivation and support by others post and to be support as well hello everyone!
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Women with MS
I am 35,I have MS and have lost 30 lbs(took me a year to do it) wanting to lose 100 more. There has to be other women with MS on here...wanna be friends?:smile:
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60 lbs to Machu Picchu
After failing to stick to calorie counting several times, I had this crazy idea. I booked a trip to Peru one year from now which will include hiking the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. It's a 3-day hike so I absolutely have to be in decent shape to make it. This trip is now serving as my motivation and a hard deadline to lose…
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Recent discussion links not working from my PC laptop
Sorry this is in the wrong place, j couldn't open a discussion in technical support These links don't work when I click directly on them or right click. Very frustrating!
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Finding faith!
It is so hard, some days to believe that I can go beyond what I have been able to do before. But the idea of doing just that, brings tears to my eyes, knowing if i can do this for myself, I can do more hard things in life with confidence. Today was a low day. Then I just kept at myself, that I could do it, and found faith.…
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Need help with motivation always
Hello Serial Starters, I am 61 yrs old, major overweight, a few back pain issues, no outside support. I am not from WW but I have been trying to lose weight for years, sometimes with success but most times not. I have bounced from 230 to 170 then back up to 250, now I am at 263 my highest ever. I have had some recent…
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Made to Crave devotional by Lysa TerKeurst
I'm going to be working through this 60 day devotional on weekdays, starting Wednesday 30th August to coincide with the 12 weeks that BLC53 is running. I was going to do it on Azure Destinations, which is my BLC53 team, but I thought I'd just do a quick post here to see if anyone else might be interested in joining me. If…
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Plus-size (or formerly plus-size) ladies--how many pounds did you lose to go down a clothing size?
Wondering what to expect, and can't recall what weights I wore which sizes... Thanks!
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Accountability and motivation
Hi! I've been struggling a lot with motivation lately specially for the last month or so because I just moved from my city a few weeks ago 😔 I want to lose around 30lbs and then keep them off (I've lost and gain the weight back a few times the last couple of years) I would love to have someone to talk to and support each…
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Getting started
Hello! I’m brand new to really the whole dieting and fitness community. I don’t know what I’m doing and I’m having trouble being motivated, but I’ve decided that it is time to change and develop some healthy habits. I’ve struggled with depression for a long time, which helped me gain a LOT of weight while I was in college.…
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Motivation/Accountability
I'm looking for motivation accountability and support. Willing to give as well. I'm at 316 and need to get to 292 by Oct. I'm prepping for weight loss surgery. Full disclosure: if I know im going to be way over cals I'll sometimes cheat logging to reflect what I want it to say. I know only hurting myself. So would like…
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Friendly support and encouragement
Looking for some female friends on here to motivate and support each other through our weight loss journey :) I love seeing people succeed and hoping it’ll help motivate me So far Iv had a lot of men who have sent unsolicited inbox’s 🤦🏻♀️ I’m really not here for that lol
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Motivation
It's been 17months, nd 7th week back on fase return (one wk a.l) I've lost around 31lb but still need another 14 gone but the stress of being at work since I was of with braking a vertebrae in back, I struggle at work am still tight n stiff is really bad it makes me feel like why am I bothered. I took up step arobics to…
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Looking For Accountability
Hello! I need some motivation to get in my groove. Background - I am a 32 year old male and I’ve always been been overweight since I could remember. In college (around 2010) I started really focusing on getting in shape, discovered this app, and lost about 45lbs…fast forward a few years, life happens and I gain it back and…
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I asked ChatGpt for advice thru the lens of several religions. I loved the responses. Enjoy!
pretend you are a stoic philosopher. teach me how and why to eat healthy and the mindset to stick to the journey. Greetings, seeker of wisdom. I shall impart to you the Stoic perspective on eating healthily and the mindset required to adhere to this noble journey. In the realm of nutrition, as in all aspects of life, the…
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Weight chart is a bummer.
The weight chart could be SO much more of a motivator if it had more satisfying looking change. It's a big thing to lose a pound! It should look like it on the chart. It looks like hardly any progress
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What I gave up- Cold Turkey
Hi guys! I am totally new to all of this. I have read through so many of your stories and I decided to share what's going on with me at this time. I am 61 years Young about to turn 62 on the 27th of August. Back in December of 2022, I had an acute vertigo attack in which I was hospitalized in critical condition for a week.…