what made you join MFP?

HerBravado

A friend told me about it & I gave it a try. Before I was just going to the gym & hoping for the best--
no real structure, or logging.
My mind was blown when I logged the first day to see how many calories I was actually eating.

silversociety

peer pressure =P

Liatush

I found it while looking for a calorie counting app so I can quit WW. Loved it and stayed

Starla_

a friend told me about mfp after id told them i wanted to get healthier and lose weight.

havent looked back

SatchGallamax

I wanted to start logging my food and a couple of my friends were like "We use this. You should too so we can be fitness-site friends AND real life friends." Seemed legit.

Willowana

I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. I wanted to lose weight to see if lifestyle/healthy choices would ease my pain. Short answer: YES. I loved WW, but HATED journaling. Wanted to find an easier (cheaper) way to do just that. And so I found MFP.

hilldiggity

My friend uses the iPhone app. I downloaded it, then came on the site. I almost never use the app and keep encouraging my friend to come on the site and interact with all of you fun, wonderful people! Having the support really makes a difference. :flowerforyou:

I had used CalorieKing in the past, so I was familiar with counting calories and that it worked great for me. I just hadn't realized there was a *free* site available with the same features! But I had reached 230, more than I had ever thought I would weigh (180 had always been my limit. Seroquel took that away from me quickly), and I knew I had to take action.

Malaak1477

Just recently joined ... I really like the fact that I can track what and how much I eat and log in my exercise routines with it. Its helping stay on track and do what I need to do.. lose the weight keep it off and keep eating healthy and within my caloric balance.

etoiles_argentees

Acg......it's his fault, entirely.

triciab79

I needed an easy calculator for recipes

Manda86

I needed to lose weight and wasn't sure how to go about it - the guy I was in a relationship with at the time kept telling me I was a fatty (even gave me a pair of running shoes for Christmas), and more than anything I wanted to change for me. I found MFP, dumped the guy, lost a bunch of weight.

Why am I back with weight to lose again? Why wasn't I able to maintain my loss? I found a guy on MFP, married him, and had his babeh - I was on bedrest for a good portion of my 2nd and 3rd trimesters and blew up like the Hindenburg - It's been almost 2 years now and I'm ready to be fit again.

There's mountains needs climbin'.

darkguardian419

28%BF in the military. Really crappy duty station + no PT = fat kid. Tried to find anything to help... and here I am.

Minerva624

I need to lose a few pounds and I wanted to start logging my food intake because I wasn't eating enough without even knowing it. Basically just to keep my nutrition in check.

pudadough

I was already tracking on MyPlate over at Livestrong (I actually PAID for it for a while) and I just thought this format seemed much easier. I was right!

Factory_Reset

A friend mentioned it on Facebook and I figured I'd see if it could help me lose the weight after baby #4.

CheriLMT

My twin sister started using MFP and has lost a lot of weight so I decided to give it a try...I love it....I am making changes a little at a time so the weightloss is happening slowly but I want to make sure it is a permanent change

SoViLicious

I needed a hot date

SoViLicious

No really, a friend of mine on Facebook mentioned it. I checked it out, did not log for a month. Finally got serious and here I am.

Cuddles2523

A friend mentioned it one day over lunch.. they've moved on since but I've become totally hooked!!

Crankstr

My friend was using the phone app to track her calories, so i joined, and had 1 friend.



HAH...i had nooooooooooooo idea what was to come.


didnt know there were forums, had never even used a forum.

mikegl1

I never had to count calories so I didn't know what I was doing... Looked for a site that makes it easy and found this site. Great find.

Now just so long as I don't have to have surgery again I am looking to start back working out in about 2 weeks (was expecting to be back today but I'm still injured and docs eval slated for two weeks from today).

atamrowski

A friend at work told me about it. He thought I would like it since I"m a social media *kitten* and I am glad I found this place. I have decided to take a hiatus from Facebook and annoy the crap out of everyone else here.

Timshel_

I"m a social media *kitten*

*Waves PayPal account dollars*
Blog me baby.

jnichel

I was told that there would be pie.

MrsBikiniBound

I got a desk job and kept eating like i still had my active lifestyle and the pounds packed on.... After leaving my old company and relocating to the beach i wanted to feel sexy again since im not going to be 23 forever...

oh and sex, being fit makes sex a lot better.

danibu98

One of my friends told me about MFP so I joined, and from my join date until the end of December I was only half-heartedly logging and I only had a few friends. Something clicked right after Xmas, I have added a bunch of people, and now I feel like if I don't log or workout my friends are going to call me out. I love the accountability. The forums rock too

BeachGingerOnTheRocks

My husband kept asking me "how many calories are in a piece of chicken? How many calories are in this broccoli? How much egg did you give me this morning, are you sure I don't need 6 of them to get up to 50 grams of protein? How much ice cream can I eat tonight....."

Then he rage quit the app that I installed on his phone, so I installed this one on his phone. When he couldn't figure out how to use it, I had to join and tutor him.

n8dawg77

My husband kept asking me "how many calories are in a piece of chicken? How many calories are in this broccoli? How much egg did you give me this morning, are you sure I don't need 6 of them to get up to 50 grams of protein? How much ice cream can I eat tonight....."

Then he rage quit the app that I installed on his phone, so I installed this one on his phone. When he couldn't figure out how to use it, I had to join and tutor him.

Your husband sounds like a douche bag! But glad YOU joined hot stuff... Call me!!!

SpeSHul_SnoflEHk

Court order. It was either that or jail time. I don't want to get into it.

SpeSHul_SnoflEHk

My husband kept asking me "how many calories are in a piece of chicken? How many calories are in this broccoli? How much egg did you give me this morning, are you sure I don't need 6 of them to get up to 50 grams of protein? How much ice cream can I eat tonight....."

Then he rage quit the app that I installed on his phone, so I installed this one on his phone. When he couldn't figure out how to use it, I had to join and tutor him.

I heard someone talking about your new shirt today. I can see why.