Scared to death...
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Friends request sent. Welcome to your Life Change!0
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I also weigh almost 300 and I just started. I sent you a friend request. Lets do this together.
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If no one has told you...
You are strong.
You are beautiful.
You are powerful.
You are courageous.
You are successful.
You can do it.
You will do it.
Tell yourself these things if no one else has,believe it,and just do it.Only you have the power to change,and you have the power to get where you want to be.
Love yourself regardless!! You are worth it!!!0 -
I don't know how to start. I'm a loner and it's taking all I have to compose this. I'm 45 and 300 lbs. I've started and deleted this text 2 times and before I can lose my nerve am going to send it....
Great, and brave, first step. I'm not one of the ladies, but I am 45 and about 280 lbs.... why, we're practically MADE to do this weight loss thing together! People are giving great tips... really start with the little things. I'm just in my first week on MFP, filling out the Food Diary religiously. It's really opening my eyes to just where and when I throw down unnecessary and unneeded calories! I'm almost ready to start reducing my targets, so that I can get on the road to my goal. I think it's a great place to start, and MFP is a great place for support.
Please friend me, we can help each other do this!0 -
Change is scary but your brave enough to take the first step, along with many more of us, knowing we need a life style change, a health makeover. We are in this together. I will turn 45 in August. I stand 5 ft tall and just shy of 200 lbs. Welcome to my online family of friends!0
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Hey! Welcome! You are here so that is the first step! My highest weight was 283lbs so I know exactly how you feel. Take it pound by pound. Don't think of it as a chunk....break it down. Add me if you want! YOU CAN DO IT!!0
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Starting is the hardest part and now you're on your way!! One day at a time...you can do it!0
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Congratulations, good luck0
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This is my second time at myfitnesspal. I did it a year or two ago and lost 10 pounds. I have since lost 25 total pounds, using a specific diet for 3 months. With the holidays, I gained about 7 pounds back, so I figured I needed to get back into a program and something where I'll be responsible for what I eat. Even though my only friend/buddy right now is my daughter, just having to report on my food log what I've eaten makes me eat more responsibly. Nope, I have not given up my chocolate, lol, but I am paying more attention to what I'm eating. I want to lose the pounds I gained and an additonal 10 pounds. myfitnesspal works because you have to 'report' to someone, even if it's just yourself, what you're eating and you know, crap! I only have 200 calories left for the day, guess I can't have the cake!0
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I started by just logging calories to begin with. It's an eye opener to see how much you're consuming.
Then I started walking. And when I was stronger, I built up to more.0 -
first step is putting it out there, that is what I did by joining here and putting it on my facebook page. First on my list is no more Cherry Dr Peppers from Sonic, when I always would have at least 2 large per day. Such empty calories. Water is going to become my best friend and I have to figure out how to put my picture on here. I had my dad take my picture today, the first day of the rest of my life. :happy:
Oh Cherry Dr. Peppers from Sonic were my favorite too. And I'd always get the Route 44 size when it was Happy Hour. I don't miss those at all
Wow, never thought those words would ever come out of my mouth... 0 -
To send a friend request- click on a person's name or picture and that will take you to their profile. Click on 'add as friend'. Include a short note telling them where you saw them, then send.
At the top of your page beside your user name, there is a little picture of an envelope (inbox for messages) and a little person pic. That is where you will find your friend requests. If there is a number beside the picture, you have a friend request. Click the number and you can see them, and either accept or dismiss.
Welcome newcomers!0 -
no need to be scared.. just start slow.. start going to the gym and walking 10 min a day and each week add 5 minutes..and when u reach a point where u think u can increase your speed do so.. at every gym they have a team that can help you learn how to use the equipment ... also go to your doctor and talk to him about getting you on a weight loss plan they can tailor it to your needs.. !! good luck0
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I started by just logging calories to begin with. It's an eye opener to see how much you're consuming.
Then I started walking. And when I was stronger, I built up to more.
these 2 tips, plus 1 more will get you started.
- log everything honestly and accurately
- start walking, the longer the walk the better. walk as often as you can.
- stop drinking your calories. wean yourself off of everything else and try to get back to just drinking water.
work on these things for a week or two until they start to become easier to do and then you can take the next steps.
you want these changes to become habits. they will. i've been there and they did for me.0 -
The fact that you are a loner can help - losing weight and getting fit is an individual endeavor. Yes, you can come in here for support and encouragement but you go to the gym or hit the pavement alone. And yes, you can get a workout partner, but you aren't going to quit when they quit are you?
If you're ready, then there are plenty of us here willing to link up. YOU just have to make sure to keep at it.0 -
:happy: We can do it together!!! I know I am a bit of a loner and not a joiner either!!! This is a great site! I feel so much more positive in just 2 days tracking my food on here! so easy! hey, I am 60 years old and over 260pds and I am excited to think I can be 5 or 6 pds lighter in a month! Now worries! I am here to and scared. Make me a friend, please, we need to help each other.0
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Take it easy with mini goals. Go day to day...even meal to meal! Small changes add up, just stick with it!!!!0
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I am also a "loner" but this is so awesome to participate in, you just keep track of what you eat and it subtracts from the calories you are allotted and when you are at zero you stop eating or excercise to earn more calories; if you go over and cant exercise then you just start over the next day,,, no judgement,, the only thing I would encourage is to be honest with yourself when tracking,,good luck and you can add me as a friend !!! lets be loners together0
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When I clicked the link to MFP that a friend sent me, I wasn't in the right mindset to start losing weight at all. Sure, I wánted to start and I wánted to lose weight, but just couldn't get started. Just out of curiosity I made an account here and thought 'oh well, let's see what I ate today' and started logging the food I ate that day, thinking I didn't eat thát much.
Turned out more than I thought... So next day I logged my food again, to see if a 'regular day' would look better... But it didn't.
So the third day, I made a few better choises and look... I ended up below my calory-goal... Eating 'normal', not dieting, but just a few better alternatives for foods I was eating. Plain yoghurt in stead of the fruity ones for instance...
And just like that I was doing the right things, just because I wanted to have good looking diaries. Logging also helped not to give in to cravings, just because I didn't want people to see I was weak (I have my diary-settings to 'viewable for friends').
Now, about 8 weeks later I've already reached my first 'mini-goal' of losing my first 10 kg and I'm still doing well and losing weight, All because I just started logging my food... nothing else. I don't work out extra (I do own dogs and a horse that make me move my butt) or go to the gym.
My point... Just start... don't think about 'dieting' but just start logging what you normally eat, be honest to yourself about it.and you'll see that you will start making better choises once you see where your calorie-intake comes from. If I can do this, anyone can.
You took the first step and that was the hardest one, you can do this!0 -
Congrats on taking the first step. The fact that you even made a post here is a huge milestone. Please feel free to add me.0
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In case you haven't gotten it yet, to switch to metric...
Go to settings at the VERY top right hand side, click it
Then click on Update diet/fitness profile
Right next to where you enter your current weight it should say "switch to metric".
Click that.
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I like to tell myself this on the regular
"It will hurt, it will take time. It will require dedication. It will require willpower.
You will need to make healthy decisions. It will require sacrifice.
You will need to push your body to the max. There will be temptation.
But I promise you, when you reach your goal, it's worth it!!"
Trust me I've given up more times than I care to admit, I've wanted to be healthy just as much
as I've wanted to eat fast food and drink soda. I've cried, I've felt sorry for myself, I've blamed family and friends
for my weight or lack of weight loss. I've cheated myself...
but the only thing that matters is that you get up and try again.
And here you are, trying. It may be your first time, it may be your 100th, but you are here reaching out.
I promise you will find so many people here willing to help and be supportive.0 -
You did it! You posted and I know that you will find lots of support here.0
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Just joined! I'm scared and excited! I'm ready for tomorrow but with going back to work after 2 weeks off scares me. I'm a stress eater.
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If it helps, I just scared myself with a couple of fitness commitments I'm making to improve my health.
I've decided I want to start training with weights and use the New Rules of Lifting for Women program... AND use a Couch-to-5K running training program so that I can work my way up to comfortably being able to run a mile if I should ever have to.
I can walk til the cows come home but have crap endurance for running.
I just got done reading the New Rules book, and am definitely going to need someone to show me how to do this so I don't hurt myself!
Also, its scary to start on a new venture... because what if I fail? What if I don't make it?
All those voices in your head that say you can't or that you shouldn't even try... well, they're just misinformed about how AWESOME you are.0 -
Also, its scary to start on a new venture... because what if I fail? What if I don't make it?
All those voices in your head that say you can't or that you shouldn't even try... well, they're just misinformed about how AWESOME you are.
So VERY true. You got this ladies!!! Your body is capable of amazing things If you need a bit of motivation at times, which we ALL do, feel free to message me at anytime! 0
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