23 Years old and 502 pounds!

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  • mom2mozart
    mom2mozart Posts: 307 Member
    Welcome to MFP. This is a great tool. Lots of support. Look at people's food diaries for ideas of what works. Read the forums. Log every day - and if you forget, just start again. Try to follow the recommendations and have a plan. Make sure you have healthy food available to you... You'll do great.
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    You can do this. Just remember to stick to it even when you dont feel like it especially on the weekends. Set reasonable goals and dont expect it to come off overnight. Don't beat yourself up if you overindulge just get back in the saddle and keep logging. Before you know it the weight will come off. Good luck!
  • michaelafoor916
    michaelafoor916 Posts: 710 Member
    hush7hush wrote: »
    Starting really is the hardest part no matter how much you have to lose! One little tip of advice for you, Marvin: when you first start you're going to lose quite a bit pretty quickly but then it's going to slow down a LOT. Don't let that discourage you. That was my main problem. When you have a lot to lose it will fall off really quickly at first and that feels great but then when you see the scale hardly moving it can be discouraging (I was about 240 and losing 5+ a week for about a month but then it dropped down to about 1lb a week). Just always remember that it's a journey and not a race. :)

    love this.. I needed to hear this too :)
  • aarar
    aarar Posts: 684 Member
    Welcome!
    andympanda wrote: »
    Remember, everyone has bad days, and days the slips up a little or a lot. DOn't give up, just move on and make sure you have more good days then bad days.

    I was going to write almost exactly this same thing.
  • joeboland
    joeboland Posts: 205 Member
    Hi Marvin! I started off at 300 even, and I'm down to 177. Hit me up with a friend request!
  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    Good luck, I'm sure you can do it!! I may have had some down times while changing my habits, but it's weird... I actually have fun logging my calories! I bought a FitBit Zip too(like $60) to count my steps. Because of that, my dog and I have been walking a lot more! I enjoy seeing how many steps I take in a day. You should definitely try it! You're going to do awesome!!!
  • Parkercomom
    Parkercomom Posts: 67 Member
    Hello and welcome!! One day at a time! Set small goals and you will get there before you know it! :smile:
  • LilannB
    LilannB Posts: 99 Member
    Welcome Marvin, you can reach your goal. Among the success stories at MFP is one about a man who went from 511 pounds to under 200. Over at YT there is a channel by a lady Kimonica who was 500 lbs and is now about 250 lbs. Both lost weight by changing their eating habits and adding exercise.
  • 300to1derland
    300to1derland Posts: 32 Member
    Welcome to MFP Marvin! There are a lot of great people on here that help with motivation and support. I've got close to 200 lbs to lose so feel free to add me!
  • urloved33
    urloved33 Posts: 3,323 Member
    wow go look at some of the friends on my friend list...they did it and if they did it so can you!!!!
  • Justinelovezumba32
    Justinelovezumba32 Posts: 25 Member
    I sent you a friend request! Everybody could use a cheerleader!
  • BigMech
    BigMech Posts: 472 Member
    marvindaily wrote: »
    Hi my name is Marvin. Im new to myfitnesspal and am getting ready to start a long journey. Im 23 years old and weigh 502 pounds. My goal weight is 200 pounds. That's all I have at the moment lol.


    Hey Marvin, welcome to MFP! You can definitely do it. I started at 490lbs, and have been maintaining between 240 and 250 now for over 3 years after getting down to 230 at 6'6".

    The key is picking a realistic plan and sticking with it. You need to make changes and form new habits that you will be able to continue for the rest of your life.

    It took me about 2 years to lose a total of 260lbs. At the start, I was just walking in the morning, and eating less. It eventually progressed to joining a gym, and as the weight came off, I became more active. MFP has been great for tracking calorie intake, and if you are honest with logging stuff and stick to a calorie deficit, the weight should come off.
  • karmpaul
    karmpaul Posts: 15 Member
    macr0babe wrote: »
    You've got this. The hardest part is starting, but once you do nothing can stop you!
    I agree 100%, but it gets easier faster than we expect (at least that's what I've found). Once you start seeing results and people start complimenting you, you sort of just want to continue that. Also the bigger you are initially the faster you drop the pounds (and then it gets more and more challenging as you continue on).
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