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Is this cheating....

Chlo92x
Chlo92x Posts: 168 Member
edited January 3 in Health and Weight Loss
I have just removed my 1st few weigh in's from last year... To start fresh from 3 weeks ago which is when I started up on MFP and dieting again after months!

So my start weight had changed from what it was last year, to what it was 3 weeks ago at the beggining of my new diet. Is that cheating? lol

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  • pixiestick
    pixiestick Posts: 839 Member
    No. :)
  • stuffinmuffin
    stuffinmuffin Posts: 985 Member
    Nope.
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    new goal...new start weight. I see no issue with it.
  • rblair_22
    rblair_22 Posts: 202 Member
    Definitely not! I changed my start date and starting weight because I was getting complacent seeing I had lost 20 lbs. Now that it shows I've only lost 5 so far, I feel more motivated and less likely to cheat on meals.
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
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  • xSakura
    xSakura Posts: 288 Member
    I see no problem with starting again :smile: I started the beginning of Sept this year, but reset all my weigh ins due to discovering Thyroid problems. I reset it 5 days ago, on medication now so I've got the ball rolling :bigsmile:
  • shinkalork
    shinkalork Posts: 815 Member
    nope... the main thing is to keep on going and working hard.
  • IronTitaness
    IronTitaness Posts: 117
    Defo not :wink:
  • karen4ever
    karen4ever Posts: 46 Member
    I did the same thing, my profile goes back to last year, so if I left it from that starting weight my ticker would say I've lost 17lbs,

    But I wanted to be honest with myself and reset my starting weight to that of the 17th sept 2012 which is the day I decided I need to do something about my weight before I reach 40 (another 5 years away)
  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    I changed my starting weight to when i started losing weight a few months before I even knew what mfp was.
  • vicktoria339
    vicktoria339 Posts: 40
    Not cheating - keeping it accurate so you know where youre working. Ive done it twice after being away on holiday!
  • msbunnie68
    msbunnie68 Posts: 1,894 Member
    Not at all! New campaign, new start weight, new goal weight. What you weighed a year or two years ago has no relevence to now. What you weigh now and your goal weight you want to achieve should be all that matters this time around.
  • allifantastical
    allifantastical Posts: 946 Member
    No way! I did the same thing.
  • Bill_from_Philly
    Bill_from_Philly Posts: 83
    I changed my starting weight to when i started losing weight a few months before I even knew what mfp was.

    I should do this!
  • Chlo92x
    Chlo92x Posts: 168 Member
    Phew, thanks guys, I feel a lot better about. it now :D
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