Starting my journey 2021!

mariwrh

Hello there!
I've been overweight almost all my life (I'm 20)
I tried to lose weight a lot of times but I didn't have the patience to keep going.
I want to treat myself better now.
I've got around 80 pounds to lose.
Would love to build a strong support system here, so please feel free to add me(Will accept all requests, mostly looking for 18-36 demographic)

tinkerbellang83

Hello and welcome to MFP!

When you say you don't have the patience to keep going, I expect that you have perhaps been a little unrealistic in your expectations and maybe too aggressive in the past?

Weight loss is like a marathon, rather than a quick sprint, the weight does not go on overnight, it will not come off that way either. 80lbs is likely to take quite some time to come off, so settle in and ensure you make your plan sustainable, it is far better to take the time to lose the weight slowly and not feel miserable doing it than losing the same 5-10lbs over and over again.

There is some great information to get the best out of the app here: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

and I highly recommend this group, they are a great bunch and has plenty of active threads.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/133315-larger-losers