What is your Why moment/reason for Joining My Fitness Pal?

Dark_Latin_Guy

I joined because I needed support, I needed to regain me; I was tired of hearing, "You are a big guy and 300lbs looks good on you, you don't need to lose anymore weight!"

:happy:

skyski_tige

I joined because I needed a way to track my calories consumed vs calories burned while traveling. I have not really used the 'network' for support.

fitniknik

I hit a weight on the scale that: 1. I had never ever been before, and 2. I told myself If I ever got to said weight I would need to kick it in gear.

I really should have never let myself get that bad. I think I needed that really scary weight to kick it in gear....bad excuse but here I am

fitniknik

I hit a weight on the scale that: 1. I had never ever been before, and 2. I told myself If I ever got to said weight I would need to kick it in gear.

I really should have never let myself get that bad. I think I needed that really scary weight to kick it in gear....bad excuse but here I am

123456654321

I joined to track calories. I was on here for quite some time before I realized how useful this site really was.

promiseskept

I had lost ten pounds but it took me forever and I didn't know what I was doing wrong so I thought if I monitored my food on here, I will figure it out..I have shed 18 more since then. (In 3 months) I am glad I decided to check it out!

LauraRhodes0902

I quit WW and joined here because it's free and so much better than WW.com!!!

mrsbrown2k1

I joined because I need additonal support and I love that I can track my calories and exercise calories too. I am currently on a weight loss program and attend weekly meetings but needed more. This site has givin me the motivation and support needed.

Kimbie500

I got tired of not being able to do the active things I wanted to do because I was so out of shape, or my knees ached when I tried, or I lacked the confidence to try because of my weight. I'd started listening to the Fat 2 Fit Radio podcast. What they said made a lot of sense. They mentioned MFP in a podcast and I signed up. LOVE the accountability!

velix

I joined because I was trying to keep track of my food in a written journal, and after about 3 days felt discouraged and annoyed at the "work" of it all, let alone dragging a little notebook around with me all the time and having to do math! My daughter introduced me to this site - and the ease of tracking has translated into 145 days logged. The community became an added bonus.

Good luck!

NicNac86

I found it via an unrelated forum I use.

I'd already decided I wanted to change my lifestyle, but didn't have any direction. MFP has helped immeasurably

I decided I wanted to change as I've started to think about having kids and I didn't want to bring them into a world of bad eating habits. It upset me quite a bit, so that's what I'm using as my motivation.

LaurieEReid

There's an App for it. LOL! I had wanted to lose weight for a long time but I found the iPhone app. It's so convenient that it gives me the discipline to keep at it. As do the vacation photos from last summer!

brancakes

I joined to track calories. I was on here for quite some time before I realized how useful this site really was.

the same

irishgal44

Pictures from Christmas that looked like the "old me". Running and feeling very chubby and not feeling lean sides, but rather frumpy, chubby ones, having a chubby face and missing the slim one, clothes not fitting anymore, and finally a weight loss challenge with friends brought me here. Oh...and no money. It's free and thank God for that!

stitcherbeth

I was down to one last pair of jeans that fit and those were getting too tight. I was determined to not buy any more clothes in a larger size. Also, I realized that this year would have a lot of special events like daughter's graduation, a trip to the beach, possible reunions. I did not want to be the one in the picture where people silently say. "Look how much weight she has put on since the last time I saw her." That was enough motivation for me. 6 pounds lost in 6 weeks, already some inches too, and still going strong.

cdemumbran32310

I joined because I was told even on 150 mg of clomid i wasn't ovulating and figured if I lost 40 lbs i would have a better chance.

mochama12487

I joined for two reasons:
1. A friend of mine was on MFP, and she was doing great, and gave me motivation to lose weight
2. I reached 309 pounds just before Christmas, and was just disgusted with who I was and who I had become.

bzmom

My zipper broke on my pants while at work. Talk about an eye opener :noway:

ahsongbird

I joined b/c my friend on another website said it was a good way to count calories, I had no idea what calories even were before i came on here lol. As Reba said, "I couldn't see spendin the rest of my life, with my head hung down in shame."

gatorflyer

I joined because I wanted to make a healthy lifestyle change. My aha moment was sometime last year while I was sitting rather uncomfortably on an airplane. Though I tried as best as I could to stay in my portion of the seat, and quite frankly, I did, though I was uncomfortable for the entire 5 hour flight, the ugliness that is the prejudice against fat people tends to have people sitting in airplane seats next to you do exactly the opposite - they take over as much of the seat as they can and then part of yours - just because they can. Anyway, I love to travel and I am not going to stop travelling because I'm uncomfortable because of my size. I was also tired of seeing pictures of me around family and I am huge compared to them. I weighed myself when I got home and realized I was the heaviest I have been in my entire life. I decided that The buck stops here, it's time to get healthy!

Wileyjoe

I heard about it through my health club. Been hooked ever since.

rockabyesarojane

For me the moment came when I was unhappily looking in the mirror and weighed myself after like 2 years of ignoring the scale. It was the high number that did it for me either. It came after that.

I was riding in the car with my boyfriend (who is 6'3", trim, and muscular while i'm 5'6.5" and soft) and said something along the lines of :
"i cant believe this, i just wieghed myself and i'm just over 170. I had no idea"
to which he stupidly replied:
"oh hey! we weigh the same amount!" then looks over with a smile; see's my face and realizes that was NOT what i wanted to hear

But i'm actually glad he did, because in that moment i thought to myself - "oh HEEEEELLLLLLLLL NO!"
there you have it, my ah-ha moment.

beatlemom

One of my friends on facebook mentioned how they had lost weight with the help of this website. I saved the address. A few months later my pants started to get a little tight and I stepped on the scale and realized I needed to change my life. I bought a treadmill, joined MFP and started. THEN I found out about all the support available, which keeps me going.

bakersduzin

I joined because last month, I had gotten on a scale for the first time in a looooong time. I knew I had gained weight over the last year, but didn't realize just how much - it was definitely a new high for me. That was when I knew I had to change, especially since I am getting married next year. I want to know that I look and feel my best on my wedding day. I had always relied on exercise to keep my weight down (which I had definitely been slacking off during the last year) - and I never really counted calories. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the food diary on MFP. It's been a bit of an eye-opener at times, but I am feeling better every day!

bjberry

The Dr Oz show scared me into losing weight. I was 179, size 18-20, my waist was more than 35 inches, and my low blood pressure was starting to be normal to (sometimes) high. For the first month, I filled a notebook with my daily meals and several different ways of deciding how much I could eat (I lost 10 lbs). Then, my sister suggested MFP as an easier way to keep track and we could talk to each other and keep each other motivated. She dropped out of MFP and I am still here--having lost down to 142 (my favorite weight) and a size 12 as of 1 Sep 2010. I like this site. I have picked up good recipes (who knew roasted veggies were edible??!
Anyone on this site is surrounded by others in the same boat--some problem with our weight or nutrition. We learn from each other, support each other, and grow in new wisdom from the experience. :drinker: (lots of water)

Whiskey_Byrne

Seeing pictures of me made me feel depressed, even more so after seeing a recent one next to one from a couple of years ago. Before the pictures though I was feeling very uncomfortable in my skin, like it was a few sizes to small for me and so i want to regain the comfortable feeling and be able to enjoy things i used too enjoy.

qtpiesmom

For the first time in my life which I have always been a big girl, I looked in the mirror and didnt like what I seen and inside I was so unhappy. I made a choice to get healthy, not just lose weight but get fit too. To change the way I was thinking about life, to stop making excuses and start living a life I would be happy living in.
Wasnt sure where to start and my sister in law told me about MFP and here I am one month in.

alex51026

A year and a half to two years ago I was at a Gap and I was looking at clothes/jeans. I wore a 38 inch waist, and I can't remember exactly, but either they were tight fitting 38 inch jeans, or they didn't carry 38. Regardless, I had just turned 26 and I realized I couldn't buy pants there. It was kinda depressing, took me almost 2 years to do something about it, but here I am today wearing 33 inch jeans and can comfortably wear blue jeans I owned when I wrestled in High School in 2002. Success!

kym117

My reason for joining MFP was that my husband and I went on holiday in November last year, I had booked to do a one morning wildlife photography course one day, when I arrived at my course they told me that it had been cancled and that I should have been contacted so they would like to offer me full refund on my activity and as a good will gesture offer my husband and I a free photoshoot that day, I declined, I was told that this would be a free session and a free framed print of the experience....I declined, I have always liked photography but I hate getting my photo taken! I have always been overweight but I was quite happy to live in denial and everyone knew that has ever pointed a camera at me that I have a strict head shot only policy and I didnt really fancy explaining this to the photographer, my husband however thought that this was a great idea what better way to have your holiday remembered but by a professional photo shoot and accepted there kind offer :noway:
Well let's just say head shot was one policy he was not going to comply with!!! he had us jumping over boxes, giving piggy backs (poor hubby but served him right for agreeing) lying on the floor and even arm wrestling! He took over 240 shots and told me I would be able to view them online within a couple of weeks....well the e-mail came an I opened photo shoot with a new day's optimism 240 REALLY BAD PHOTO'S!!! my husband thought that this was hilarious 240 photo's and not even one we wanted for free but I never really realised how big I had gotten :sad: Needless to say I do not have any of these pictures, and I only showed one friend them over a few glasses of wine one night and man did she laugh! Therefore I came to the decision that something had to be done and have took part seriously since the beggining of the year.
I suppose I did not get my lovely photo but I should thank him really for the push I really needed

HDurow1018

I went to the doctor for a physical and was shocked at how much I weighed! I knew I had gained weight since the year before but I didn't realize how much. I had said that I was going to be under 200 by my 30th birthday (which was LAST February) and that didn't happen and then I said I would be under 200 by my 31st birthday and I didn't even attempt it.

I think more than the number on the scale, I was feeling the worst I have ever felt and was finally to the point where I was tired of feeling crappy all the time and not having any energy. It really is true that you can't stick to something until you are really ready. I was finally really ready and I saw MFP on Facebook and decided to join. I had no idea it would be so helpful and motivating! Now I log in everyday, keep track of what I eat and exercise!

bayles1

I initially joined for the food tracker.But wow,what a fantastic bonus the rest of the site has turned out to be.There is an encyclopedic knowledge available to us all and I have met so many lovely people who have given unlimited support,many of who I can now genuinely call friends.What a great day it turned out to be when I clicked on this site.

Good Luck and Best Wishes.