Has anyone failed?

shanighias

there is no failure there is only result...you have to change your approach till you get it right(Anthony Robbins Approach)

MaximalLife

I have one actual friend on here who isn't just a MFP and I was just wondering for his sake. Has anyone who has been truly committed to this website failed? I mean anyone who truthfully logged every single workout and every calorie of consumed food? Anyone who really participated on here with multiple MFP's and in the forums? Without a break? Is there anyone who has done that who hasn't gotten any closer to his/her goals?

I often find that when friends and clients approach me with a concern about nutritional health that it turns into me feeling like they need convincing to commit to their goal. If motivation wasn't a factor what would America statistics say?

People fail, but ONLY because they failed themselves.

When a person does cardio and resistance exercise, adjusts their food intake to reflect a 1 lb weekly weight loss and logs in CORRECTLY both exercise and food, they do not fail.

That's just reality.

MaximalLife

Well, I started in February at 115lbs, with a goal of 107lbs. Now I am at 127lbs. Failed? Definitely. MFP's fault? No, MFP will not do the work for me. But it didnt help either. Now I just browse through the topics in case I'll find something interesting. Dont log my food most days and dont log exercise at all. It just didnt work for me :ohwell:

When you gained weight you were completely logging and participating?

Of course not.
People who make excuses must decide to take ownership of their health. Instead of "browse through the topics" how about get out and exercise? How about tracking your food intake correctly to insure you're really working at a calorie deficit?

Losing weight is actually very simple if a person is really determined.

econut2000

I will re-iterate what has been said before....you can't possibly fail unless you give up! This website isn't meant to be a diet plan...it's a tool in an arsenal of weapons people have at their disposal to achieve better health but if a person doesn't FULLY commit to a lifestyle change (and not a diet!) they can't possibly succeed. Dieting leads to feeling deprived and when a certain weight goal has been met, most people go right back to their old ways and gain everything back plus (I know, I did it!). If you commit to a change in lifestyle, I think you aren't only committing to a number on a scale (which can be frustrating if you don't see that number coming close quickly on a "diet") but also getting healthy in general. If you're primary goal ends up being getting healthier (exercising regularly, making healthier food choices, feeling more energized, etc) you are more likely to stick to this even if the scale isn't quite what you hoped it would be!

Secret_Agent_007

I suspect I've created my own plateau by under eating. I'm just beginning to test this theory as yesterday was day 1. The training part I do pretty well at but I'm also going to tone down / change the cardio slightly to avoid burning muscle.

I am very focused on my goals and I have no problem doing the work provided I see things moving in the right direction. Slow movement I can deal with. No movement for two months and I start to get ansy and something needs to change before I snap.

IMHO, the program works. But if you're going to add trainging to it you'd better eat your burned cals.

Just my $0.02

bluefox9er

"Fail" seems to me to be a little aggressive. Somethings might work easier for folks than other things do. My big mistake was to start MFP as a ''diet and exercise'' tool but it's not that at all..it's about embracing a lifestyle.

Embracing any sort of lifestyle change requires personal commitment and I am often startled if people say they ''cheated'' and had pizza...for me, if I want to eat pizza, I'll eat pizza..it's not cheating to eat what you love...but it's more about buying into motivation from others and motivating others when you realise you are all in it together, it becomes more manageable.

To this extent, my successes on MFP simply would not have happened without the huge commitment my MFP friends have made in supporting my efforts.

d_llopez

Of course there's failure. You rise above the rest because you can pick yourself up after you fall. You keep going and going. You fall and pick yourself back up till you reach your goal. It's slow and it's hard work but the person who makes it, is the one who doesn't quit even why they have down days.

AlwaysWanderer

Well, I started in February at 115lbs, with a goal of 107lbs. Now I am at 127lbs. Failed? Definitely. MFP's fault? No, MFP will not do the work for me. But it didnt help either. Now I just browse through the topics in case I'll find something interesting. Dont log my food most days and dont log exercise at all. It just didnt work for me :ohwell:

When you gained weight you were completely logging and participating?

Of course not.
People who make excuses must decide to take ownership of their health. Instead of "browse through the topics" how about get out and exercise? How about tracking your food intake correctly to insure you're really working at a calorie deficit?

Losing weight is actually very simple if a person is really determined.

Of course not.
I would go through the periods of being really good, exercising, eating well etc... Then I would get obsessed and try to eat too healthy... eat less, exercise more... And thet I would snap and say I cant do it any more. Stop logging, eat everything in site... After 2-3 weeks I would gain all I lost and then some... Repeat about 5 times in the last 10 months. Its NOT mfp's fault, its me. I just get too obsessed if I focus on something too much... :sad:
Although losing weight is simple, is not easy...

maryjay51

you have to be honest with yourself. writing things on here that aren't true like your diet and exercise isnt going to help you any. i use the food and exercise documentation as a guideline. it helps me to keep on track. i used to write everything down before i found out about this website.. i stopped documenting everything last october and that is where i got in trouble.. one of them 'out of sight out of mind' things for me.. so with the new year i decided to get back on track of documenting and someone brought this website to my attention..it has been a huge time saver for me, and the perk is that i get to talk to others going through the same thing i am going through.