im sorry if i offend

but i look at peoples pictures on here and often wonder about the people in the pictures. i see slim people who i think 'why do they need to slim' and 'i wish i was that slim'. then i see big people like me and wonder if they are struggling like me. yea, i am big, i put on a smile but inside i am crying. crying out to be slim and at least look good.

One thing I can suggest is to pour over the before and after section... it'll change your life and your thinking! So many wonderful members that come here to make changes in their life, to lose weight, to gain weight, to maintain, to recover from ED's... MFP is a wonderful mixture of it all:drinker:

When I click on ever thread that's a photo thread of before and afters on the board it's beyond amazing to me, I guarantee you'll have an attitude change when you start clicking around and realize because someone's profile photos is now slim doesn't mean it's always been!

Look down the road, you too can become that person you dream to be, a healthy vital person that is proud of all your hard work.

Cheers for your future, you CAN do this!!:flowerforyou:

I think some people post pictures of someone they want to look like as well.

this is true as well!!

I'm not here to lose. I'm here for maintenance and to track my exercise and macros. No offense taken, though. :flowerforyou:

I started on MFP on Dec 6, 2010 with Beachbody workouts. I used this to keep track of what I ate etc.

I am 5'8 - My start weight was 162 lbs. In 5 months & 10 days I got myself down to 120 lbs.

I've come and gone with MFP during these years...I recently got back into MFP for different reason.

I am preparing myself into a competition with THE WBFF in 2014. I am working on my body to build muscles and get definition.

I use MFP to make new friends, motivation, to be that motivator to some people as well & to see what is on the message board.

Hope you're journey goes well :flowerforyou:

Have you ever watched the movie Catfish... or the show? Don't assume they are really them in the pictures. PS... that's me in my picture thought!!

Make some changes to your eating & moving ....... baby steps work well if you can't do a massive overhaul .......

Either way, soon you'll be posting pictures & showing off your own accomplishments !

Not everyone is here to lose weight Some are here to maintain a goal they'e reached, or evben to reach a fitness goal that is NOT weight oriented. Some of us, like me, came here to lose weight and are now moving into the non weight related goal category.

Then again, there ARE people here who are almost underweight, crying about how they feel fat. it takes a ll kinds, I guess.

This thread should be "required reading" for every person who is new to myfitnesspal.

I'm at a normal weight, but I want to lose the extra 10 pounds to give myself more of a margin. That way, if life gets stressful or whatever and I put on a little extra, I'll still be at a healthy weight.

Then again, there ARE people here who are almost underweight, crying about how they feel fat. it takes a ll kinds, I guess.

I'm just a little over my ideal weight, and I would always do the worst thing possible to lose it. I would just NOT eat. For days, until I would pass out. I need a better way and I need accountability and support. I'm going through the roughest time in my life since I was 18, and it would be so easy for me to not eat and lose all the way back down to a very unhealthy 113 pounds/size 2. When I see those pictures, I refuse to do that to myself again. So I'm here for two reasons - to learn to make better decisions, to be more healthy in the long term, not just to look good for an event.

My photos I have posted are just the most recent, and they are of where I want to be... because the last few months, where I have gained the stress-weight, there haven't been many photos to be taken. I do have the ones from 5 years ago when I was pushing a size 16, but that person disappeared long ago. I also have the ones from when I was so thin, it scared me - leading me to hiring a trainer and learning to work out for the first time in my life. That was a long time ago too.

This is about learning and living and being happy and healthy, everything I want you to be too.

No offence taken.

I joined to help me pinpoint where in my diet the little bit extra was creeping in. I've lost 15 pounds so far and will probably be ok dropping another 2-3. For me, if I hadn't stumbled across this site, the extra 15 I was carrying could easily have blown out to 20-25 by Christmas....another 20 creeps on by June...then suddenly I have a problem. I am grateful for this site as it stopped my small problem from becoming a much larger one to deal with.

I needed this to help me remember my healthy diet and portion sizes. Being a really busy person, I get a bit run down too so now I also use the diary to track my iron levels, my carbs and my proteins. If I don't eat enough of the right things in combination then my low BP causes me to get dizzy and faceplant.


<<<< and yes... this is me after I had lost about 10-12 pounds.

Not offended at all. I started big too at 215 lbs. I lost 90 and now work to maintain.

It is work, and I know if I go back to old eating habits, the weight will come back too.

While there's a wide variety of folks on here who are at different places in our journey, the majority of us are here to maintain / get better health, lose weight, and feel better about ourselves.

Best of luck to you.

People like myself have been on this site for over 2 years. I've used this site for 2 years on and off, I've lost 123 lbs due to this site! You can get there!!! IT CAN HAPPEN! The question is, do you want it bad enough to do what we have done and what we have fought for so bad to get there? I use to weigh 250 lbs I now weigh 127 lbs. I fight day and mostly night to keep from gaining back. It isn't easy but what it is worth it, what is worth having isn't easy but what is easy isn't worth having. You can only be in control of that.

but i look at peoples pictures on here and often wonder about the people in the pictures. i see slim people who i think 'why do they need to slim' and 'i wish i was that slim'. then i see big people like me and wonder if they are struggling like me. yea, i am big, i put on a smile but inside i am crying. crying out to be slim and at least look good.

Sometimes it's not about being slim. It's about being healthy. I've been "little" my whole life, but I hit my breaking point and realized I needed to start taking care of myself. I have always been small yet rarely in shape. I'm here to keep myself in check and learn how to be more active and eat cleaner. We all deserve to put our health first.

when I look at people's avatars and there's food... it makes me hungry

If you are new to this site and have a long road it can seem daunting. Trust that if you commit you can achieve your goals. When I joined, I found others who had accomplished what I was setting out to do and then became friends. You might find guidance, support and inspiration doing the same.