need friends, 3rd time around
lostforme69
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please friend me, 3rd time around
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Hi! I'm at the third time as well. I've lost 7 pounds in three weeks and, going by my past try's, in another 2 weeks I'll get arrogant and start eating bad and then slide back into bad habits. I'm hoping talking to people will help me stay motivated and stop me from sliding again.0
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feel free to add me - I have tried a few times too but this time I hope is the charm!0
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Hi feel free to add me. I'm on daily. I'm 43 years young !!!0
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Hello, feel free to add. I made previous attempts, have lost then regained the weight. Although I do now have a goal this time around the motivation will help us keep going!0
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Welcome back. I myself have made several trips back and i'm determined to make this the last trip. Feel free to add me.0
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Request sent!0
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Thank You all
More please
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Just sent you a reqest! You got this!0
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Good Luck add me if you like
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Add me! My 3rd time also. This is it. Lets do this.0
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Hello. First time using myfitnesspal. Looking to stay motivated and get low calorie filling meal ideas. Many thanks.0
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Than You all so far!!
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aww no worries we shall keep each other motivated ! btw Heyyy I'm Dahlia lol0
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3rd time for me too!! Add me!!! :bigsmile:0
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Me Too. , Add me.0
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Thank You all!!
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Anyone can add me, I'm always on and love helping others reach their goals
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Second time... Request sent.0
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You can add me. It's my first time. The good thing is that you are not giving up and you're not alone.0
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Just putting this out here.
1. don't trust the initial setup that MFP provides. If you put in the wrong/inaccurate information, it'll tell you to eat an amount that may not be applicable.
2. Make sure you eat enough.
3. Figure out what works for you and is sustainable/healthy/long term.
4. avoid fads. don't buy in to any "Hey, try the twinkie and vodka diet"
5. Don't cut out anything now that you don't plan on literally giving up forever.
6. GET A FOOD SCALE. Weigh everything. No, seriously.
7. Get an HRM with a chest strap. You'll at least have a better idea of what you're burning. It'll be more accurate than the generic info in the exercise database.. and even more than the cardio machines. This is great for steady state cardio (run/walk/etc)
8. Don't go balls out. You'll burn out. I see 300 lb people show up here, instantly start working out and cutting their intake SEVERELY... trying to cut out all of their carbs at once.. whatever. Take it slow. Figure out how much you need to eat FIRST in order to lose.. then incorporate exercise.
9. Don't cardio yourself to death.
10. Take the information on the forums with a grain of salt. A lot of people that have been here for a while.. and have been successful, may seem jaded. They give out GREAT advice day after day, only to be met with people that refuse to listen.
11. Eat real food. Not diet food. Not "low fat, sugar free, now without X." It's easier to get/find/count.
12. don't set time restrictions.
13. measure yourself weekly. Don't just weigh. Measure and take pictures.
14 BE PATIENT.
15. Avoid forum topics that have "1200" in the title. It's just full of butthurt. Lots of it.
16. If you ask a question on the forum, give as much information as you can ("yes, I have a food scale and weigh my food" is worlds better than "I eat a palm full of miscellaneous boiled chicken parts..sometimes.")
17. Be honest with yourself and honest with us.
18. This isn't a game, it's about changing your lifestyle. Do that.
pretty much that.
...and don't fall into the "1200 calorie" vertigo of suck because of:
the typical MFP users does this:
1. I wanna lose weight, let's try MFP.
2. OH! Wow, it tells me I can lose 2 lbs a WEEK? AWESOME!
3. I just sit at a desk when I'm not working out, I guess I'm sedentary.
4. MFP tells them 1200 calories, and they don't even eat that.. then they work out on top of it.. creating an even bigger deficit.
5. Lose a lot, fast, brag about 1200 calorie success.
6. Come back in a few months trying to figure out why they're dizzy, tired, not losing weight.
7. Get on the forums, ask why they aren't losing.
8. Get two responses (I eat 1200 and lose) (I eat 2200 and lose)
9. Argument ensues about who is right.
Now. That being said. These threads happen hundreds of times per day. Most times, and I mean really.. seriously.. 95% of the time.. people get the 1200 number because they don't put the right information in when they set up the account. There are a great number of people that are trying to help. I'm one of 'em.
I'm a hardcore advocate of actually finding out what works for the individual.. by means of other calculators, averages, time, practice, and patience.
Blanket prescriptions of 1200 calories "because it worked for me" is more harmful to the generic new user than the "figure out what you need to eat." Unfortunately, one is a LOT easier to type.
Find out what you need: http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/
and make sure to read: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
...and here's another approach.
Block off 6 weeks. log EXACTLY what you eat for those six weeks, weigh at the beginning, weight at the end. If you've lost, you're eating under your TDEE. If you haven't lost, congrats.. you found your TDEE, if you've gained... then you're above TDEE.
From there, look at how much you lost or gained and you have a rough estimate of how to shift your intake to balance it out.
Online calculators are great, but they're just estimates. They give you decent ideas for starting points. From there, it's on you to fine tune it.
TL;DR? If you're here multiple times, you aren't making sustainable changes. Tired of "falling off of the wagon..." then make it easier to stay on. Change the wagon.0 -
Third time for me too... Possibly fourth, but definitely my last. I need to stick with this now! Almost got to my goal weight a few years back, then let the emotional eating take over again.... Gained it all back plus some. Here I go again... But this time I have to remind myself how terrible I felt (physically and mentally) when I gained it all back! Would also like some friends here to keep me motivated. I deleted my old account and starting new.0
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Added ya!
Everyone else can add me too. I love the motivation!0 -
FR headed your way!0
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Hi, am new here as well. Have tried every diet in the world. Was successful with calorie counting but once I stopped tracking, it all came back.
Not sure how to fully work myfitnesspal yet but would love to have some friends as well.0 -
...oops. Just figured out the friend request part. 0
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Feel free to add me!0
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please add me 0
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more more more please, love awesome friends!0
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more and more and more please0
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more and more and more please0
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