New to My Fitness Pal

emichale13
emichale13 Posts: 12 Member
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Hello,
I am a 51 year old female. I am at the heaviest I have ever been in my life (other than pregnancy with a 9 lb baby).
I have usually had a healthy height to weight ratio but in the past 7 years I have had multiple joint failures, multiple joint replacements and now have 9 levels of disease in my spine. So my body is not helping. I used to be a distance runner but that ended with my first total knee.
I saw a video recently of a man who was a parachute jumper military. He was worse off then me physically because right now I don't use crutches. He started doing DDP yoga and transformed himself!
This motivated me not to give up and just get big and fat.
I want to lose 25 lbs. I mean, I would be ecstatic to lose 25lbs. In fact, I am not sure it's even possible. But a friend of mine at work lost 54 lbs alone using my fitness pal. Besides, what do I have to lose.
I decided I'm gonna track my food even if I eat terribly for a day. I'm such an all or nothing person, it's like I have to be perfect at it, or forget it, I just won't do it! lol real mature.
Would love friends, adds, not sure how to. I need motivation and cammaraderie to get this train on the track.
Thanks in advance. Would like friends too, who have physical disabilities or challenges along with their weight struggle.
Hugs to all
Mia

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  • dixielawgirl
    dixielawgirl Posts: 437 Member
    Hello and welcome! I don't have any physical disabilities, but I still struggle with weight (like many of us)! I'd be happy to offer any support. Feel free to friend me!
  • StrongLife
    StrongLife Posts: 525 Member
    Congratulations on this big first step! I am a 51 year old male and didn't think I could lose the 15 lbs that I wanted. Well MFP has made me a lot wiser in my nutrition choices. I didn't really have to change that much and all of a sudden I lost 10 lbs. Feel free to friend me if you'd like.
  • chasnave
    chasnave Posts: 2
    I am also brand new to fitness pal which my husband who is app addicted introduced me to. Today he printed up a blog for me to read and I decided to look into the MFP community. Wow! I think that between MFP, my husband, and other strategies I will get on the healthy track. I just had back surgery and still recovering...very frustrating to realize that surgical recovery is a very long process. Had stage 1 cancer removed 2 yrs. ago and 6 months later another operation from a complication of the first surgery.

    From reading the blogs and responses I now realize that it is one meal at a time, one minute at a time, one foot at a time and eventually with all that I am learning I will reach my goal this time.
  • chasnave
    chasnave Posts: 2
    OOPS! I posted the last post but it turns out that I did it on my husbands MFP...that's him not me LOL!:smile:

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