MFP, I really do need you in my life.

philm00x

Hello everyone,
Last year I started using MFP while I was doing P90X so that I had some hard data showing that my efforts were helping me lose weight and look better. At the end of my P90X venture, I lost 30 lbs and was able to wear 34-waist jeans again. I hadn't done that since high school! I felt on top of the world, especially when my friends and family were taking notice of how much better I looked and felt.

After finishing P90X, I felt like I had a general idea of how much I should eat, and how often. My dillema at the time was, what was I going to do to keep on exercising? So I started riding a bicycle and doing moderate weight training. I felt I was doing well enough that I didn't think I needed to log my daily calories and exercise anymore. My wife took a vacation for my birthday at the beginning of the year, and since then, I've slacked. I started losing momentum, and motivation to work out again. When my jeans started getting a little snug, I told her we needed to start working out again.

We started working out again last week. At weigh in, I took notice I had gained 8 lbs since we stopped exercising. I took to MFP to do what I did the first time, and it's already proving successful. I'm back down to 213 lbs, and I'm going to keep pushing to get to the 200 lb goal I set for myself the first time. All I have to say is, without MFP, I'm lost!

r0se125

I am there with you! The weeks i don't track i dont loose and end up gaining a pound or two....so now i have it downloaded on my phone for easier access when im on the go. lol best of luck to you on getting back to your goal!

hauer01

Me too! Knowledge is power and at this point in my life, I don't have enough knowledge about putting the right nutrients in my body. I have been doing this for almost 10 months, but I feel that I still have a lot to learn. I will be here for quite a while. Which is OK by me :drinker:

lallaloolly

I did the same. Used MFP last year, lost 11 pounds, stopped using it, gained 8 back. Now I'm using it again and I'm so happy. I've never had a ton of weight to lose (which means it comes off sooo SLOWLY) but this past year I let myself get very, very soft, and I was really unhappy with how unhealthy I looked and felt. So, about six weeks ago, I stopped smoking (finally, it's taken years to really put it down), cut out beer, started MFP again, and committed to exercising at least 1-1.25 hours per day for 5 days a week (I mix up RI30 and 30DS 5 days a week, and I walk 1 mile up and 1 mile down a mountain with my dog 5 days a week... it's steep and quite the workout! Some days I throw in a PM yoga routine.) I've really only lost a pound so far, but I've gained a ton of muscle and lost a lot of inches so i don't really care about the scale when the clothes are fitting so much better, and I know the weight will come off eventually if I stick to it.