2015 Adopt a Noob Official MFP Thread

NewMeSM75

I would be happy to mentor a couple people.

I've been on fitness pal since April of 2013. I'm married with 4 kids. I will be 40 next month. Work behind a desk. I'm from the south and love southern cooking so I'm always reinventing ways to lightening foods up. I love to cook and experiment with different spices, ingredients and flavors.

I've began exercising more. Cardio and bowflex. I don't have massive calorie burns but I do what works for me. Not a strong lifter but enjoying my bowflex. Hoping to (no I WILL) improve as time goes by.

I'm not a nutritionist but not dumb by no means. I've done my research and I've listen to advice of others on the forums.

I'm a strong believer that the only way to succeed is to set your mind to it. If you don't have the right mindset that you will work for it, you will probably fail. If you think you will fail, you probably will. Just my opinion.

I don't think anyone is perfect so why try to be. Instead of looking at the long run, break it down to smaller goals and meet those.

My diary is always open. If I eat it, I own it. I do have lower calorie goal due to my age and my height. I know my TDEE.

Anyways, that's about it. I'm basically a positive person. I can see good in "most" situations.

cardbucfan

@Olivia-how do we change our status as having our noob quotient filled?

caffeinatedbookworm

I would love a mentor. I'm 21, used to be extremely fit and active when I was in high school, and all of that totally flew out the window when I went to college. Now I've put on about ~30 pounds since high school I'd like to lose. I'm a major perfectionist, so it is really difficult for me to deal with the fact that I can't work out at the intensity or consistency as I used to a few years ago, so I deal a lot with "black and white" thinking.

davisk16

Hey I am really k noob. I don't pretentious to know what I'm doing. I just started yesterday but technically today. I want to be motivated and have tried to follow everything today. I am 48 and would love to have a mentor.

shortgirlweightloss

Hey! Id love a mentor. I'm 24, 5'0, a wife, and mother of two. I started my journey in 9/13 when I had my daughter. I started at 243. Im now down to 213. I lost basically from nursing and kind of sticking to weight watchers. Since January 1st I have opened a gym membership ,and really been working hard. My highest healthy weight is 132. So, I have a long way to go. But, I'm dedicated. I have been to the gym six days a week since I opened my membership. I really just nees help figuring out diet and lifestyle change. Also this app. Ive had it for a while and never used it!

NaomiJFoster

cardbucfan wrote: »

@Olivia-how do we change our status as having our noob quotient filled?

I messaged her personally and she changed my original post for me.

cardbucfan

NaomiJFoster wrote: »

cardbucfan wrote: »

@Olivia-how do we change our status as having our noob quotient filled?

I messaged her personally and she changed my original post for me.

Thanks, I will do that too.

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Sinistrous

Lol, I'm on the list twice. xD

ArkMom35

I could use a mentor. I'm almost 35 and a stay at home mom to four (well two go to school). I just started counting calories, trying to eat healthier, and exercising on Jan 1st. I have an optimistic goal of being 52 lbs lighter next Jan 1st. I ultimately need to lose 80 lbs. This is the longest I've ever been on a "diet" in years, usually I give up after a few days. I'm hopeful that I'm invested in this finally and would love some support, encouragement, and suggestions from those who have lost weight or understand how hard it can be to eat healthy and exercise when you're worn out from raising small children. Thanks!

foxlme

I would love to be a mentor! I signed up with MFP when I was pregnant with my second son and logged faithfully every day for over a year. I lost all my baby weight (about 35 pounds) and took a month off from logging. Now I'm right back in logging every day trying to lose the last bit to hit my goal weight. I also work out pretty regularly. I'm a working mom with a full family at home- working husband, and two sons, ages 7 and 20 months.

goofballgirl95

I could really use a mentor if anyone would be willing to help me out! I am a college student currently and all my life I have had the struggle with weight and going on and off unhealthy diets and habits. I am 19 years old and I really just want to be happy and healthy; I have always been an emotional and board eater my whole life and I have been trying really hard to stop this bad habit. I really lack motivation to go and work out after work and classes all day or not eat pizza and food I know I shouldn’t eat when people offer it. It has also been hard because growing up my parents never made heathy food, so learning to cook healthy things and what to get is always a real struggle for me. I really hope someone can take the time out of their busy schedule to be my mentor.

davisk16

Not sure if I'm on a mentor list.

nlehe

I'd LOVE to mentor! I'm a "stay at home" (I hate that term...I'm never home except for naptime!) mom of 3 young children who recently lost 25 lbs (5 to go!) with MFP, my Misfit Flash, and exercise...mostly circuits, HIIT, kickboxing, and spinning. I'd love to help other busy moms who need to lose the baby weight, or just ANY weight! I love helping people on this journey!

davisk16

I'm a person with some rheumatoid illnesses. I know that If 8 lose weight it will help.my health significantly. I'm looking for some who can encourage this noob.

JuliannaUnderhill

You're not a stay at home mom, you work at home.

Ragdoll_7

I'm looking to be adopted! I am on my first day of tracking my food intake and could use the support. I lost 20 pounds by tracking my food intake and exercising regularly in 2011-2012. However, after injuring my back in a car accident, I was not able to workout for a year and a half and I gained those 20 pounds back. I am sick of carrying around the extra weight and I am excited to get back into the gym. I am a happier person when I am active. I want to lose 20-25 pounds before my wedding in July! (Or better yet, by May for my dress fitting).

Looking for a mentor to help motivate me and keep me on track!

I am a:
30 yo female
Starting weight: 165
Goal weight: 143

MzDequndria

I am looking for a mentor to help guide me on this long journey of weight loss. I can so use the help in the support

Jordan

List has been updated! Thanks again to all of our amazing volunteers!

natdonin74

Hi, I'm new to MFP and would like to be adopted but some experienced guru.. A bit about me - I'm 40 y.o. female who's into CrossFit and healthy eating. I cook at home from scratch, I know a bit about nutrition - what's good what's bad.. but nevertheless I still struggle with my weight : in 2010 I lost 30 lbs in three months with HCG and was 133 lbs, which was perfect but now - 5 years later - I got it all back.
For the past 2.5 years I have been pretty active - I did KravMaga/boxing training for a year, and last year and a half - I did CrossFit 3-4 times a week.. but I'm still struggling with my weight and I can't explain why.. I think partially because I overeat or maybe I'm starving and my body is holding on to what it can to sustain the damage after XFit session.. I've no idea - hence I joined MFP.. Please help me if you know how?

KawaiiNan

@daffodilsoup‌ I can't message you privately (my phone is acting up at the moment.) I was interested in possibly working with you! ^_^ I'm a vegetarian who's looking to loose some weight. Hopefully you see this. And hopefully after restarting my phone I'll be able to PM you.
Thanks!

jdbrrw

I would love to have a mentor. I joined MFP in November and have lost about 10 lbs so far. I'm starting back at college next week and will be working too...so I definitely need someone who has tips for scheduling as far as meal planning and exercising goes. I recently discovered a love of cooking and would love to exchange some recipes. I'm a "recovering picky eater" in that I have realized I actually like a lot of things I always assumed I wouldn't. I'm a trans guy so a queer-friendly mentor would be amazing.

kristynicole4

I also am pretty good with my own workouts in the gym... but avoiding late night snacking and wine is where I fall short (haha). It would be nice to have an official point of contact to hold me accountable. I'm a 25F teacher from Canada. Je parle francais eh!

gr8tfulm

Hi there are you still looking for some assistance or have you been helped yet?
Please let me know is be happy to help anyway I can :-)
Marianne

gr8tfulm

How is all the newbies doing? We are here if anyone needs help!!! We all started here too.
Marianne

jofjltncb6

gr8tfulm wrote: »

Hi there are you still looking for some assistance or have you been helped yet?
Please let me know is be happy to help anyway I can :-)
Marianne

1. You have made 5 posts. I think you may still be new.

2. There is a process to match up noobs and mentors. If you'd like your name added to the "willing to help" mentor list, make a post letting them know and a mod will add your name to the list on page 1. If you are looking for a mentor, check the list on page 1 and read through this thread to find someone you think would be a good fit and send them a PM.

NaomiJFoster

OK so I need some advice. I'm mentoring a few people through this thread. One of them never logged on again after that first day. Another one has her diary set to private. Two other people are logging on and doing OK, but one eats lots of fast food and another frequently eats below 1200 calories.

I want to support and encourage, but I don't want to turn into a nag or cross a line into more personal struggles. Not making the absolute more healthy choices certainly isn't a huge sin, and fast food works for some people. But it wouldn't be my choice on a twice-daily basis. Do I say something?

How is everyone else going about their job as mentor?

Snooozie

Naomi... I don't know if this will help advice wise.. but I try to remember my newbies are just that.. all brand new to not only the site, which can be quite overwhelming when you start - but to learning how to change. When I first started I was the poster child for fast food and crap; I kept my diary closed because I was too embarrassed to admit what I ate for the first few weeks (I didn't have a mentor) It honestly wasn't until I starting reading a lot of the threads and getting a lot of information and knowledge from many other peeps on here who were willing to share and teach that i got comfortable enough to open it.. but for a while it still had a lot of entries i was embarrassed about.. so I'm keeping that in mind for myself with mentoring my newbies.. i didn't know HOW to start making changes so maybe you could offer some of your own experiences with your journey to start them off, and ask them what they would like from you - it might be suggestions on how to replace one fast food meal a day with healthier options, or perhaps go with asking what they would like from you... but at the end of the day I think it has to be a comfortable relationship for both of you; you have to feel comfortable enough to offer your opinions and experiences, and share your knowledge... and they have to be comfortable asking for what they need.

Nazy_Ak

Hi, is this mentoring/adopting thing still open?

I'm less than a week into my restart (with approx 100lbs to lose) and would love to be adopted. I've done this twice now and do think something else is needed to help me when I'm feeling unmotivated etc as I have given up twice when weight loss stalled, fatigue set it, or my tsh went wild ( i have hypothyroidism).

What I have noticed though is that I absolutely have to watch what I eat otherwise its game over. When my tsh is correct I am able to lose slowly, like approx 5-6lbs in 8weeks. If someone doesn't mind helping one more person then I would really appreciate it

They don't necessarily have to have experience with hypothyroidism as it doesn't stop me from losing weight, just takes me longer and with consistent logging of food intake I can get there. If you don't mind my slow losses and this mentoring scheme is still open then I am definitely interested

zakipoo30

Hello Mentors!

I am a newbie, looking for a mentor, to look out for me as i face a lifetime goal of having a healthy and fit life.

I am deaf, 31, Male, a telecommunication technician for almost 15 years and i travel across the states all the times for work, junk food and sodas was my worst enemy! Ive spent many years being a couch-potato watching anime, movies, etc. and it has made me more lethargic and lazier, and fat!

I have no excuses at all, im just lazy! As of last year or so, ive gained much more pounds in short amount of time. I have not weighted myself recently but im basing off last time ive weighted myself, i will correct my current weight when i get myself weighted! Im saying i weight around 290, i am 6 foot 4 inches, wide body frame. Used to be a football player in high school, what can i say? By the time i was 21ish i was 195 lbs at 6'4.

My goal weight for my height/body frame i would say maybe 225-230 lbs would be the magic number!

I want to try to lose weight as much as possible, become lean and be healthy, be back in shape, gain some good muscles and get rid of this huge gut of mine! I quit smoking for few years, i quit drinking so much, i quit eating fast foods as much as possible, with some exceptions like qdoba/chipotle

As of today, Ive been on a diet controlling my calories for a week, starting with fruit smoothie for breakfast and dinner, and other snacks through the day to sate the hunger. I think im starting to zone into a right diet that fits me. I feel great and feel confident! I will start cycling tomorrow for a hour

Only thing that worries me is that i will be unable to maintain my diet being on the road every now and then unless i stay in an extended stay suite with a mini kitchen (for bigger jobs) other than that, its hotels which i have to gamble with what i can bring in my cooler for the day/few days, depending on location, say, middle of nowhere in Kansas. Restaurants/gas stations/fast foods.

Would like some help on many options on inexpensive snacking through the day to stay awake on many hours of driving, best foods for the body, a certain pattern i could stick to daily/weekly perhaps, i want to see what other options there is!

I am open minded to anything!

Much thanks for your time reading my post.

Zak