Been here a week and its bloody helping

garyhorder
garyhorder Posts: 21 Member
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Hello all, never used or had the inclination to use any app / diet / forum for healthy lifestyle till i came across myfitnesspal, now after 6 days i have turned my eating / fitness habits around ( hopefully ) i just turned 50, have come out of a ten relationship and basically re starting life from a fresh, when i say a restart i mean a massive change in social structure / work i need to regain some of the fitness i had ten years ago and certainly need to lose the weight that has been gained from the sedentary life style i had for the past three years,
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  • EmmyRose
    EmmyRose Posts: 54 Member
    Joining MFP is a fantastic first step and it's awesome you can see it working already.
    I love the community here, lots of information and helpful people.
    Don't get discouraged if you find it becoming difficult, you can always come back to MFP to log again, as I've done about 4 times now, haha.
    Add me if you like I'm an active member and try and engage with my friends here on MFP.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    MFP is damned useful.

    PS I knew you were a Brit from the title. ;)
  • garyhorder
    garyhorder Posts: 21 Member
    Ah , must have been the use of bloody rather than darn ;) lol
  • garyhorder
    garyhorder Posts: 21 Member
    Thanks for that, yes the more people i connect with here the easier it gets, the guilt of failing has an impact, i dont like letting others down, myself not so much lol
  • StevenH74
    StevenH74 Posts: 129
    Hello and welcome.

    Feel free to add me as a friend.
  • galprincess
    galprincess Posts: 683 Member
    This board has been amazing Its the best form of support and advice on getting and staying healthy
  • upasanaD
    upasanaD Posts: 56
    From last 1 year i became a fitness freak. i am following a strict diet and workout routine. The best part is i enjoy doing that. If i talk to people 90% words will be related to fitness only LOL. But its became my passion, i cant help it. Its really very interesting buying healthy food for me, doing new exercises, reading blogs regarding this topic. Indeed it became my life.

    So i can feel what you want to be. you can completely change your lifestyle doing this. Its a new world. And off course MFP helped me a lot. A wanted such an amazing website for me, where there are lots of people like me with same interests ans passion.
    Best of luck and welcome to the new world :love:
  • Janet39
    Janet39 Posts: 280 Member
    Nice to meet you :smile:

    Glad it is working for you. I find it does if I stick to it. I am having a relaunch today. I want to be a new person in 3 months time. So I am making myself a 100 day count down.

    Feel free to add me.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    MFP is damned useful.

    PS I knew you were a Brit from the title. ;)

    ^^^^ this

    and it's bloody good :drinker:



    ETA: and I'm a Londoner so I pronounce it bladdy :bigsmile:
  • whiskey9890
    whiskey9890 Posts: 652 Member
    MFP is damned useful.

    PS I knew you were a Brit from the title. ;)

    the title is what made me look, its the sort of thing i would say.

    welcome aboard
  • garyhorder
    garyhorder Posts: 21 Member
    cheers all, yeh im actually a true East ender lost in the scary Midlands, leicester to be precise, for any non UK peeps, thats equivalent to ****sville :)
  • farway
    farway Posts: 1,264 Member
    I'm down souff [near Portsmouth] , only been to Leicester a few times, decades back, I liked it, but was for work, living in hotels and just saw the city centre , markets and the like, so may well have missed things that someone living there notices daily
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    If you're just getting started, here is some info you might find useful:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/833026-important-posts-to-read

    Best of luck to you in reaching your goals. :flowerforyou:
  • xShreddx
    xShreddx Posts: 127 Member
    Welcome M8. This is a great place for support. I'm looking for the same. I've got my last 30lbs to lose and have added 60min/day of cardio. I've lost 6 lbs in my first month of that! Good luck and let's rock this bloody jank!!!!!
  • amberj32
    amberj32 Posts: 663 Member
    MFP is damned useful.

    PS I knew you were a Brit from the title. ;)

    I don't know. My daughter (20) uses bloody instead of US curse words. She just wishes she was a Brit.
  • amberj32
    amberj32 Posts: 663 Member
    Hello all, never used or had the inclination to use any app / diet / forum for healthy lifestyle till i came across myfitnesspal, now after 6 days i have turned my eating / fitness habits around ( hopefully ) i just turned 50, have come out of a ten relationship and basically re starting life from a fresh, when i say a restart i mean a massive change in social structure / work i need to regain some of the fitness i had ten years ago and certainly need to lose the weight that has been gained from the sedentary life style i had for the past three years,

    Welcome Gary! You will love the app and website. There is a lot of helpful information.
  • PBWaffleCakes
    PBWaffleCakes Posts: 900 Member
    MFP rocks! I joined late January and have lost 35 pounds. I went of vacation, forgot to log on and gained but I got right back on it and lost it again! MFP it really works! lol
  • garyhorder
    garyhorder Posts: 21 Member
    Thanks all
  • garyhorder
    garyhorder Posts: 21 Member
    If you're just getting started, here is some info you might find useful:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/833026-important-posts-to-read

    Best of luck to you in reaching your goals. :flowerforyou:

    Cheers :smile:
  • SheBeButLittleSheisFierce
    SheBeButLittleSheisFierce Posts: 690 Member
    I as well just started a week ago and am loving it. I have a long way to go but find it very useful and encouraging! I hope to feel that same way as I continue!
  • ShellF415
    ShellF415 Posts: 182 Member
    Welcome and best of luck to your on your journey!
  • garyhorder
    garyhorder Posts: 21 Member
    9th day now and have started tweaking macros and completing six mile walks and never going into the extra kcals, without mfp and the friends i have made and their advice i wouldnt have a clue about any of this :)
  • jdawgs0314
    jdawgs0314 Posts: 34
    welcome. feel free to add me.
  • Cerakoala
    Cerakoala Posts: 2,547 Member
    This is a wonderful tool and a site full of many positive and helpful people :) Congrats on deciding to become a healthier you and nice to meet you! :)
  • markiend
    markiend Posts: 461 Member
    MFP is damned useful.

    PS I knew you were a Brit from the title. ;)

    ^^^^ this

    and it's bloody good :drinker:

    my innit, ended up inside

    welcome, plenty of good people here that will help


    and add an Innit !!


    ETA: and I'm a Londoner so I pronounce it bladdy :bigsmile:
  • navygrrl
    navygrrl Posts: 517 Member
    Welcome! There's so much great information on this site (along with a ton of silliness). I actually started on a different site, but the community here is so much better.
  • sadiebea25
    sadiebea25 Posts: 72
    I love it too! My advice is to get some friends, and open your diary to them, it really helps to hold me accountable. Welcome! :bigsmile:
  • haleigh29
    haleigh29 Posts: 70 Member
    Welcome. I have been back for 2 weeks and have already noticed changes.
  • wanderlustre72
    wanderlustre72 Posts: 39 Member
    I'm Scottish and just a month or so into the journey - doing ok at 11lbs and log and blog - so everyone add me if you like :-)

    Promise I wont mention the football!!!

    Best of luck with your goals.

    Christine x
  • garyhorder
    garyhorder Posts: 21 Member
    And it starts again

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