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david2712024
david2712024 Posts: 1 Member
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New here. 58 year old male. Would like to lose 20 pounds and need an app and community to help me hold myself accountable. Nice to meet you!

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,214 Member
    Hello, and welcome!

    I joined here at 59, and found MFP - both the app and the Community - really helpful in reaching my weight goals, staying at a healthy weight after that, tuning up my nutrition, and more.

    To find that small-c community for yourself here in the capital-C MFP Community, one good route is to take a look at threads and join in some of the goals, accountability, or support threads that look good to you. There are some in most topic areas, but they're probably most concentrated in these:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/motivation-and-support
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/challenges

    There are a few in other areas, too, usually more topic-specific, like people sharing meal ideas or talking about workouts. If you read around a bit as you have time, you'll find them.

    Most often, if you're supposed to do something special to join in the thread, the first post will explain what that is. If there's no explanation, usually you just reply to the post to join in. In those cases, it can help to read the most recent few posts to get a feel for the "subculture" of that thread, see if it suits you.

    Don't be dismayed if you open one up and see old posts. The ones on the first page or so of each topic have all had recent activity, but it's at the end on the high-numbered pages. You can jump straight there with the number/arrow keys near the top and bottom of each page of the thread.

    Don't be afraid to post questions in a relevant topic area, or to offer on-topic information on other people's threads. I think the more one puts into this, the more one gets out of it. It has definitely helped me.

    Wishing you success!
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,870 Member
    Welcome, David!

    There are some great threads created by our members, bookmarked to the top of each category that may be helpful. Just look for "Most Helpful Posts - whatever the category name is”.

    For example:
    You can also ask your questions in any category that interests you, read posts or questions made by other members, join a group, or add some friends.

    Here are some frequently asked questions that may also be helpful: FAQ's

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