Things I've learned since starting MFP...add yours!

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  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I've learned that sometimes it's a really good idea to skip trying to count calories all together for a few days.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    -TOM is a really popular guy
    -Women who lift weights "will get bulky"
    -HCG bad/low carb good
    -veggies v. meat can get just as heated as religious "debates"
    -tacos are good
    -burritos are better
    -how to make a pine cone bird feeder
    -how to win every argument with a bird on my head
    -people are too mean
    -people are too nice
    -people are too sensitive
    -people need to be more sensitive

    ...I could go on and on and on.
  • mukamom
    mukamom Posts: 207 Member
    1 - I am truly a sugar addict
    2 - I can never NOT log food or exercise if I want to continue to lose/maintain my weight
    3 - there IS life outside of food
    4 - food is NOT the answer
    5 - I want to live my healthiest life possible and "living it up with food is no longer an option for me"
    6 - it is VERY possible to lose weight EVEN if I am over 50, EVEN if I have been heavy my entire life, EVEN with hypothyroid disease since age 19 ( 35 years of it), EVEN sitting behind a desk all day, EVEN going through menopause, EVEN though I have failed at this for decades of "trying". I CAN DO IT - 3 pounds away from my goal!
    7 - I will not lose as fast as "everyone else"
    8 - I don't have to do the latest exercise video that everyone else is doing
    9 - I can wear a size 4 even though I started at a size 16
    10 - I can do this on my own armed with knowledge that I have gathered, without taking pills, and without joining a gym, and without paying anyone for any "service". I devised my own plan based on the information that I gathered that made sense to me.
    11 - a lifestyle change is a must. I picked a lifestyle that I could live with from day one until my last breath.
    12 - I can finally live the life I have waited over 40 years to live, wear the clothes that I want to wear, and BE MYSELF! I am one happy woman!! = D
    13 - I can update my plan anytime I need to make changes.
    14 - I am only responsible for ME, and nobody can do this for me.

    This is me too! Way to go!! I still have a long way to goal weight, but its coming off sure and steady
  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    milk is the devil....or maybe its ok....or YAY! milk!
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    milk is the devil....or maybe its ok....or YAY! milk!

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  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    oh, and if you post a pic of yourself in a bikini it means you are a *kitten*...
  • emalay
    emalay Posts: 159 Member
    I've learned that your MFP friends can sometimes be more supportive than your real life friends. :smile:
  • lorac321
    lorac321 Posts: 614 Member
    I learned that you can burn 600 calories sitting in a sauna, the cat pee diet is the way to go and muscle weighs more than fat.

    NOT
  • lorac321
    lorac321 Posts: 614 Member
    I've learned that your MFP friends can sometimes be more supportive than your real life friends. :smile:

    ^^ totally this ^^
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I learned that the calories I was consuming before I started logging everything was outrageous, and some things I thought were healthy choices were not!! big eye opener

    This. I was shocked~
  • EmCarroll1990
    EmCarroll1990 Posts: 2,832 Member
    I've learned that your MFP friends can sometimes be more supportive than your real life friends. :smile:

    ^^ totally this ^^

    Yep, 100%.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    oh, and if you post a pic of yourself in a bikini it means you are a *kitten*...

    Don't forget that there's cocaine in cola.
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    Farting in the gym is everything from humorous to running off the racer beside you to a being asked to leave event.

    JM
  • AwesomelyAmber
    AwesomelyAmber Posts: 1,617 Member
    I've learned that your MFP friends can sometimes be more supportive than your real life friends. :smile:
    x's 100,000!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • mutzzy
    mutzzy Posts: 23
    sodium is in everything!
    there is a LOT of sugar in fruits.
  • angied80
    angied80 Posts: 713 Member
    oh, and if you post a pic of yourself in a bikini it means you are a *kitten*...

    Don't forget that there's cocaine in cola.

    Did somebody say Hookers & Blow?
  • angied80
    angied80 Posts: 713 Member
    Oh and there is a minion gang running around rampet on the forums.. look out.. they are ferocious!
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    Oh and there is a minion gang running around rampet on the forums.. look out.. they are ferocious!

    AND an attention seeking queen!
  • Breadbar
    Breadbar Posts: 334 Member
    I've learned that I can run!
    Ok, ok, very slowly, but still...
  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    AND....hookers and blow is the universal answer...
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    :flip: this can be added to anything.
  • Ladyiianae
    Ladyiianae Posts: 271 Member
    1. All women hate some guy named TOM!!!

    Nearly spit my water LOL!
  • Ladyiianae
    Ladyiianae Posts: 271 Member
    I've learned that using a website/app to track calories and workouts with the singular goal of losing weight can quite literally change your entire life in ways that you never saw coming. :heart:

    That, and when your start to lose weight you need to give your bones time to shrink. :laugh:

    Oh AMEN SISTER! I totally agree with BOTH points!
  • sandra80
    sandra80 Posts: 308 Member
    i really am an emotional eater but food won't make me feel better, it makes me feel worse and then i eat more. I feel more awake and alive on days i work out then days i don't. That i can eat like a normal person but i have to do it in moderation and pay close attention to what i'm eating and i need to be active to compensate for it. i need to eat more than i did when i was my old giant fat *kitten* self but i have to eat the good healthy stuff. healthy food is damned EXPENSIVE!!!!
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,079 Member
    Humor belongs to a very small section of society.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    :flip: this can be added to anything.

    NO.

    NO.

    NO.

    please, for the love of everything, STOP. Just..........STOP
  • Bump to read and reply to later. GREAT post!!! :flowerforyou:
  • how little some people eat, because they make bad food decisions each day. i probably shouldnt laugh at that...... but i find it very funny
  • MikeG2
    MikeG2 Posts: 97 Member
    5) Facebook people don't like it when I share my MFP weight loss ticker there. 24 of 30 lbs lost and 1 like???? What the heck? MFP community is way more supportive because they 'get it'.

    6) I can't care what the BMI calculator says, I don't feel that bad.
  • MikeG2
    MikeG2 Posts: 97 Member
    bump
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