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Wondering about a Healthy Sustainable Lifestyle
Lew Hollander completing the Iron Man competition in his 80s and 90s got me thinking about the sustainability of long duration walking/jogging without having to replace body parts over a lifetime. https://youtu.be/K8dlsOAqNo8
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Motivation/Accountability Buddy
I'm tired of saying tomrrow and then 3 months later I'm still sitting on my butt. Or I do good for 3 days and never again. I'm frustrated and I'm done. I'm looking for a really good accountability buddy and motivational partner. I am 30yrs old and female so am looking for someone I can relate with
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FAT 2 FIT Weight Loss Challenge and Support Group - JULY 2023 Registration
Need a team for support and commitment? Some help getting inspired? We hope you'll consider FAT 2 FIT, a weight loss challenge and support group. A community. A wonderful group of warm, fun, and strong people to help make your journey possible. Come for JULY and stay on for the long haul. This group is here to support you…
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Monday Motivational
Hello all, One of the many reasons that people struggle with weight is that they eat when they are unhappy, well, no reason for that. Like Rihanna says, "Choose to be happy," but oh if it were only so simple. One of the the things that impacts happiness is gratitude. Happiness results from gratitude, not the other way…
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Weight update
Hi everyone! I’m new here. I’m proud of my journey (even if it’s small steps) but I feel like I need some accountability and motivation so it’s cool to see others on a similar weight loss and health journey. Heaviest weight: 150 Weight now: 134 Goal weight for June: 130 Eventual goal weight: 125 I used to be very thin in…
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Need friends to keep going strong
Hi I'm Lisa and I'm looking for friends who need motivation and support to keep going Ive been recovering from having weight loss surgery done just one month ago its been a huge change as im already down almost 40 pounds since surgery.
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NEW BUT NOT...
Ok I am new bit not. I lost 110lbs 5 years ago but gained most of it back. I started back on the healthy journey but find it a lonely journey so I decide to come here to make some active friends on here that are serious about weightloss and over all health and like to have mutual support.
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What motivates you?
What motivates you to lose weight and keep going? I want to look better, feel happier and be a better role model for my kids. But stress and life get in the way and I fall behind with plans
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Can I share my recipes with my partner (friend)?
My partner is thinking of joining this site too. We generally eat together so once a recipe or meal has been entered into the system can we share it rather than both having to enter it?
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Stop thinking about food 24/7
Please help how do I train my stupid brain to stop thinking about FOOD 24/7 xxxx
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2023 Summer 5% Challenge Soon to Open for Signup!✈🎫
Are you looking for Accountability and motivation? Check out the 2023 Summer 5% Challenge. Virtually fly with us to fun destinations as our teams race to land their plane first. We open for sign-ups Saturday, June 3. Check us out! Ceri (Ceriusly1) Captain, 2023 Summer IBC Koalas Captain, 2023 Summer 5% Challenge ~…
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On Again Off Again... I Really Wanna Stay ON!
I get on track and then always seem to allow things to knock me back off again. And thenI get fustrated with myself everytime I try to restart, thinking "Dang, if you hadn't quit before, you'd already be down to this weight, or be at that fitness level by now". Grrrr But here I am, trying to motivate myself to get back on…
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Not every day is gonna be good
I had a pretty crappy day yesterday. My "Dawn effect kicked in" and I got a morning blood sugar spike, not horrible (111) but still there (lessened by my Hobbit drink, the night before, but still). Then I had 2 tuna fish sandwiches for dinner (Hero Bread) totally within my calorie and carb range... but spike! 145! I felt…
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My 12 Week Year
Hi all, I came across the 12-week year framework recently and it really struck a chord. The idea is basically about using 12 weeks as a perfect timeframe for achieving goals - short enough to inspire a sense of urgency and allow for a sustained burst of effort, long enough to see real progress and allow for some ups and…
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Friends wanted
Kia Ora I'm from New Zealand and exercise daily. I have been on this app for 8 years now and love it, I've met and made many friends. If your interesting and interested in support with health or nutrition or to chat I'm here, looking forward to making new friends ;)
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Long covid and fitness/nutrition
Hi everyone, I had covid in 2021 - I had it really really badly and was hit with long covid, which was debilitating for the first 2-3 months, and then quite bad for about 5-6 months. Since then, I've gradually got better in most ways - ie gone back to work, and can walk around and do most things normally - I have gone back…
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Are you my accountability buddy?
Hi there! I am looking for an accountability buddy who would like to motivate one another. I started my weight loss journey in February and I'm down 25-27 lbs. I just turned 50 in January and I've made huge, positive changes in my life in order to make the next 50 even better. If you're interested in being an…
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Anyone else have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome? Or similar?
Hey! I Have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome type III. Can make it quite tough loosing weight with all the dislocations and hospital stays!! anyone else on here in a similar situation/ have a chronic illness? would be good to get in touch with people to share tips/ keep motivation up! :)
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Just discovered
Until a week ago I had not been on the community side of MFP. Tonight I discovered this group chat. I’m working hard to lose the weight I gained during the pandemic after I’d lost about 75#. Now monitoring my health concerns that also were new during the pandemic so losing the weight and being more active is essential I…
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Audiobooks For Motivation
Hi! I could tell you my long journey/story, but it mirrors so many others. I'm planning to begin increasing my walking and I'm hoping audiobooks will cure a lot of issues I have staying motivated. Does anyone have any suggestions? I loved the movie Brittany Runs A Marathon so that's sort of my vibe. I used to be an avid…
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Looking for an accountability coach!
Hello MFP fam - Help! I'm looking to hire an online health/fitness coach who will work with me 1:1 and hold me accountable for CONSISTENTLY:* logging my intake in MFP * meeting my macro goals and suggesting changes as needed (currently using macros from TDEE calculator) * meeting my step goals and letting me know when to…
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Divorcing - New Relationship with Food
I'm divorcing my wife after almost 7 years. It feels so good to write that as I haven't told anyone, not even my wife (officially). I'm trying to get back in shape. When I got married I was about 195-200. I'm now about 260 with more fat, and less muscle. That's one of the reasons for the divorce - my wife is not attracted…
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small goals, what is a goal?
I offer myself a small reward for a small goal the goals become the rewards the goal usually is a need so the means justifies the end the work is necessary and unavoidable --unless it is my goals tend to autoregulate; complete or discard but I dont even understand how to set a goal. my goals tend to fail easily I exercise…
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What is the key to staying consistent??
This area I struggle with the most!!!!
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Hi im 43yrs old skinny and very depressed.
Hi please can anyone giv me a. Diet plan please I'm 43yrs old 12stone 5ft8in tall skinny y build. My first day today doing home multi gym. In morning I ate 1 banana 2 sachet oat meal with milk and 1 babana. Also I had 2 boiled eggs. Could anyone giv me a diet plan please for breakfast dinner and lunch. My goal is to gain…
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water weight is legit throwing water on my resolve...
i started my journey around a week and a half ago. i lost a bit of weight like half a kg. since the past 5 days i started the gym, and i walked on the treadmill for a bit, did some incline walking, then 5 mins of elliptical, nothing tooooooooooooo extreme. i have dieted before and reached my goal weight back in 2020 and…
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Disabled
Is there anyone here who has cerebral palsy? I do and I would love to connect with people who have similar struggles.
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Shame and positive body image
Ok, this is a thing, and like many things, I want to get my .02 cents in here. I am overweight by a bit. I need to lose around 50 pounds, but I am pretty pleased. Should someone try to body shame me, my response, if I bothered with the fool, would be this. Yeah? Fatty eh? Well, let's think about that. Firstly I am…
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Looking for friends
Im looking for friends who need the motivation and support to reach there goals i just had weight loss surgery 3 weeks ago and have had my motivation return i can say its been a hard process but well worth it. Please feel free to add me
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New person here!
Hello New to these discussions. Need a buddy. Hit a new all time high with my weight. Need to figure this out and get motivated.