Friends

angelajeanne23
angelajeanne23 Posts: 20
edited September 20 in Motivation and Support
Hey everyone! So this feels completely lame but I need some friends on MFP! My only friend was my boyfriend and we broke up a month ago. Things were friendly between us until a day or so ago when he decided he 'needed some time to heal' and has unfriended me on everything imaginable.

What all this boils down to is that I am looking for some friends who have similar goals to mine. I'm trying to lose about 50 pounds total and I go to the gym 6 days a week. Anybody want to be my friend? lol

Angela

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  • ♥seoid♥
    ♥seoid♥ Posts: 476
    you can make lots a friends here. :flowerforyou:

    i'm going thru bf issues as well. so we can give each other a shoulder to lean on. :brokenheart:
  • greg24bailey
    greg24bailey Posts: 13 Member
    Angelajeanne23,

    Good luck to you, I think that this site is great at people helping people keep motivated, but it also helps if you have someone on your journey with you. This is MY list of things not necessarily goals but I just labeled them that way.

    Goal #1: Quit making excuses and do it! I made excuses for 10 years as the weight packed on (130 pounds) AND I work in a College Rec Center!
    Goal #2: Make small achievable goals, and if you don't succeed keep trying! I've made 12 goals to get me where I want to go along my journey and I've achieved three since starting my life change in December.
    Goal #3: Don't look at the scale...think about how it makes you feel after working out and eating better, then how the clothes start getting bigger. My biggest WOW moment was walking up and down stairs and NOT being winded afterwards.
    Goal #4: It WILL take time, weight doesn't just magically fall off...It truly takes THREE weeks to form a habit!
    Goal #5: Don't be super-strict on everything...allow yourself rewards occassionaly, but beware how often the rewards occur.
    Goal #6: Focus on ALL aspects - exercise, eating right, enough sleep and most important emotionally and spiritually (not that I'm religious but having faith in yourself and your friends to help).
    Goal #7: Pay It Forward! Helping others helps yourself with knowledge and becoming better at what you're doing.

    I still have over 100 pounds to go, but I'm 38 pounds lighter than I was just three months ago...and that is what keeps my motivated, along with my wife and my 22 month old son.

    I'd be more than happy to help you stay on track, as long as your willing to help me and others. Just send a friend request, or however it is done.

    Good luck!
    Greg
  • JJRunning
    JJRunning Posts: 146
    Me too! I have an amazing boyfriend.... except he's not too supportive when I try to take time to work out and eat right. It's a challenge! I come here for support because these people remind me why I'm doing this!!! Good look and lets stick together :flowerforyou:
  • clairebear82
    clairebear82 Posts: 60
    I will be your friend, we are all in this together :-)
  • delilahthegoddess
    delilahthegoddess Posts: 59
    Me too! I only have one friend on here! I have 23 more pounds to loose. Add me as a friend if you want too!
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