Question: How much weight do you want to lose?

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  • WilliamAndersonLMHC
    WilliamAndersonLMHC Posts: 117 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    Now? 3-5. I lost 30+ and have kept it off. There was some scale creep whilst going through menopause.

    That said, I don't think you can judge MFP USERS by the comments on the forums. There are probably hundreds of thousands of folks (or more...) using MFP who don't post here. We're the minority, I'd bet.

    Edited to add: wow that's some book you're advertising.

    I think you are right about the populations. Thanks for the compliment on my book. It's my life's work. Where did you see an ad?

  • WilliamAndersonLMHC
    WilliamAndersonLMHC Posts: 117 Member
    manderson27 wrote: »
    60 pounds to lose. Did lose 32 on here year ago put most of it back on when I quit smoking so starting over.

    Why is this important? Is it affecting your clients in some way?


    It's only important because I'm curious and like to know things I don't know yet. I know some of my clients have used myfitnesspal to track calories rather than a written log. When I was Googling for "weight loss support groups" to refer them to, this site appeared with a few others. I'm checking them out.
  • WilliamAndersonLMHC
    WilliamAndersonLMHC Posts: 117 Member
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
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    This isn't a support group. It's a calorie counting site with a forum.

    It's very supportive.

  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    WilliamAndersonLMHC wrote: »
    Chef_Barbell wrote: »
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    This isn't a support group. It's a calorie counting site with a forum.

    It's very supportive.

    K.
  • hproscia
    hproscia Posts: 8 Member
    I want to loss 75 and actually keep it off! I lost 30lbs last year between March and November. I felt great! Then I started a new job where everyday there is food in the office. I gained back 20 of the 30 since November!
  • WilliamAndersonLMHC
    WilliamAndersonLMHC Posts: 117 Member
    edited May 2017
    @hproscia - Sounds familiar! I actually quit a job because it was such a pain with all the food addicts' insistence on having the place be a smorgasbord all the time. It was ironic, because it was a mental health clinic that was treating addicts!

    Have no fear! You can win again.
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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    hproscia wrote: »
    It's only important because I'm curious and like to know things I don't know yet. I know some of my clients have used myfitnesspal to track calories rather than a written log. When I was Googling for "weight loss support groups" to refer them to, this site appeared with a few others. I'm checking them out.

    I was wondering if you were trying to scope us out for a marketing effort.

    I am sure MFP is quite varied.
  • GoldenEye_
    GoldenEye_ Posts: 330 Member
    I want to lose 15-20 pounds. I'm already at a healthy weight, but want to get to the other side of the bmi health range (a bmi of +/- 19). After that I want to maintain and create a nice set of long muscles. I used to have that weight before, but let myself slip up the past year.
  • T0M_K
    T0M_K Posts: 7,526 Member
    10lbs ish. had about 40 to lose. will probably add back with muscle..I hope.
  • HeliumIsNoble
    HeliumIsNoble Posts: 1,213 Member
    edited May 2017
    From my current weight, 5 to 8 lbs. I'm already 13-15 lbs down.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    13 more lbs
  • YvetteK2015
    YvetteK2015 Posts: 654 Member
    edited May 2017
    thewindandthework wrote: »
    I have lost 42 out of 120 pounds.

    Starting weight 281, current weight 239, goal weight 161.

    EDIT: And for the record, you may or may not be consciously advertising yourself, but to citizens of the internet, your sudden activity and constant mentioning of your website, book, and business smacks of clumsy marketing.

    I would recommend carefully considering your goals in participating in this community. If you're truly trying to educate yourself, great! Do it with less self-promotion. If you're marketing, just buy a dang ad.

    EDIT AGAIN: Really, your username (real name and professional credential) and profile pic (obvious business headshot) aren't helping matters. It's reading as stiff and culturally tone-deaf. To me, anyway. And I bet plenty of people are responding negatively to those things without actually being aware of it.

    I'm sure not everyone is as offended as you are regarding his "headshot" and username. And what is so stiff and culturally tone deaf? There are many people on here who are professionals that list their credentials on their profile. If you don't like the reason for his question, fine, but don't be so sensitive.
  • YvetteK2015
    YvetteK2015 Posts: 654 Member
    thewindandthework wrote: »
    Not sure I've ever been called sensitive before. I think I like it!

    I'm not offended, and I doubt many folks are. Marketing efforts are a dime a dozen; it's hardly anything to get worked up over. But I did pick up on several cues that his participation may be more calculated than sincere. So have multiple other people, but he seemed to either actually not understand the hints they were dropping, or to bat them away without addressing them. I decided that in this case, being frank and specific might be in order. If he's the real deal, he might appreciate the honesty and feedback.

    If not, at least I stopped beating around the bush.

    My point really...we have all seen the idiots that come on here with posts that say "Send me your stats and I'll set up your macros for FREE!" People either laugh at them or don't answer.
    This guy's initial question seemed harmless enough that a decent amount of people answered without a problem. And if anyone felt he had nefarious reasons...it's easy enough to just not reply.
  • annacole94
    annacole94 Posts: 994 Member
    20 lb total, I'm down 17.

    I don't think there's a typical amount for a MFP user (and honestly, forum users are very small sample size of the app users). Some people are here for the last few vanity pounds. Some have over 100 lb to lose. Some people want to push the limits of how little they can weigh. Some want to scrape over to a BMI of 24.9 precisely. Some people are fitness goal focused. It's just a food tracker, and it is popular because it has an easy user interface and huge database (with many flaws, sigh, but you can find nearly anything in it).
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    WilliamAndersonLMHC wrote: »
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    Question: how are you using this information?

    Learning about the myfitnesspal community. There is no "reply" button to click, so I assume the "quote" mechanism is the way reply to a reply.

    If you want to learn about the community why limit the question to just weight loss?

    Wouldn't you learn more by just asking the whole community why they are here on the site?
  • SafioraLinnea
    SafioraLinnea Posts: 628 Member
    When I started I intended to lose 90-100 pounds (variable depending on how I look when I get closer to that)

    Now I am in the 38-48 pound range.
  • brookielaw
    brookielaw Posts: 814 Member
    15 lbs, but I am 222 down from my highest, or 158 down from a cycle of regain.
  • WilliamAndersonLMHC
    WilliamAndersonLMHC Posts: 117 Member
    edited May 2017
    thewindandthework wrote: »
    Really, your username (real name and professional credential) and profile pic (obvious business headshot) aren't helping matters.

    Well, I am stating who I am and what I do. Most people appreciate that. It's OK if you don't like it. I like what I do and the contact I have with most people and they do too!

  • WilliamAndersonLMHC
    WilliamAndersonLMHC Posts: 117 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    I was wondering if you were trying to scope us out for a marketing effort.

    I am a counselor, therapist, teacher, writer, and don't market anything other than a book that you can get at the library if you want.
  • MichaelRow
    MichaelRow Posts: 31 Member
    I am aiming to lose around 100 lbs. I started this year at 283 with the goal of 180.
  • escalada22
    escalada22 Posts: 191 Member
    At least 100 lbs.
  • WilliamAndersonLMHC
    WilliamAndersonLMHC Posts: 117 Member
    annacole94 wrote: »
    And yes, OP, you do come across as someone who doesn't quite understand how forums work. Each set of boards has a culture, and generally they're very aware of and resistant to self-promotion. Especially from people who just drop by to try to sell their product and wisdom.

    Well, I plead guilty to being unfamiliar with this. I'm old and low-tech, but my life's work is helping people, especially with weight loss. Being part of a group that had a common interest in fitness and General Diet and Weight Loss Help seemed like something I should be a part of. As far as selling products and wisdom, I don't sell products, and selling wisdom is what all teachers do!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    WilliamAndersonLMHC wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    I was wondering if you were trying to scope us out for a marketing effort.

    I am a counselor, therapist, teacher, writer, and don't market anything other than a book that you can get at the library if you want.

    You sell weight-loss-focused services and a weight-loss book, no? Are you here for your own fitness efforts and/or conversation, or to try to educate the crowd? Full disclosure, I dislike the idea that people need to hire someone to lose weight or use someone else's program -- for me it was extremely important to figure out what I was doing myself, and make it my own, and I continue to try new things based on my own reactions, and not what someone else tells me is the correct way to do it. (Of course I am interested in hearing about things others tried and what worked for them, that's one of the benefits of the forums, for me, as well as fun discussion.)

    Anyway, I lost 95 lbs in 2014, am a healthy weight, but wouldn't mind losing 5-10 more lbs and then regaining some muscle. I've recently decided to focus on fat loss again.
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