Starting out again - looking for friends
KristinD789
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I joined MFP a long time ago and never really committed to making changes. Well I have committed!! I have been stalking the forums for the last couple of weeks and figured its time to start participating . It's great to read about other peoples successes and struggles.
A little bit about me:
I am a 38 year woman. I work at an office job and have to remind myself to eat lunch on time (I actually have a reminder on my phone). I have been overweight all my life and am not looking for miracles. I just want to get healthy, I don't know what weight that is - just going to change my eating and lifestyle to be something I can maintain. For the short term fast food drive thru is off the menu and will never be a staple again.
Looking for friends to keep me motivated. I am always looking for ways to move everyday.
A little bit about me:
I am a 38 year woman. I work at an office job and have to remind myself to eat lunch on time (I actually have a reminder on my phone). I have been overweight all my life and am not looking for miracles. I just want to get healthy, I don't know what weight that is - just going to change my eating and lifestyle to be something I can maintain. For the short term fast food drive thru is off the menu and will never be a staple again.
Looking for friends to keep me motivated. I am always looking for ways to move everyday.
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Hey Kristin,
Welcome back to MFP. It can be a great tool on this long journey! Feel free to add me if you'd like. My name is Shelley. I started out at 365 lbs, then I lost 115 lbs but because I was depriving myself of things I love (chocolate etc) I gained most of it back and am now 302 lbs. I am on a roll and always hope to encourage and motivate others.:bigsmile:
Forums are great, especially groups. So like I said, feel free to add me and then we can talk more.0 -
Welcome! I'm new here, too.
If you fancy some reading to help you make informed decisions about food, check out Salt, Sugar, Fat from your local library. It's easy and good. Not a diet book.0 -
Hi Kristin,
feel free to add me.0 -
Hi Krstin, new myself, feel free to add me0
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Hi Kristin! Please add me:) I swear i could have written your intro.0
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Hi everybody..I just joined today.I found this sight from a youtube video.I'm thrilled to be here. .0
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You are more then welcomed to add me if you like.0
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welcome back..feel free to add me.0
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Hi, i am 39 and have also struggled my whole life with my weight , feel free to add me. Welcome and good luck, you can do it!0
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Hi! It is nice to have friends to help keep you motivated. Add me if you would like.
I am doing the 30 day squat challenge (it's awesome) and I workout at home doing some type of cardio and weight training. I was down but things happened and I gained some back. I need motivation and accountability.
I have been logging my food and exercise daily.0 -
Hi,
Welcome back! I'm relatively new here, after using another application. I really find this helpful... Hope you do too. Friend me & we'll support one another. :-)0 -
It's important to keep on "starting out again". I have a few more starting overs than you do because I am 78 years old. One thing I learn a couple years ago - people who loose weight and don't gain it back have a system. They only let themselves gain a couple pounds or so before they get serious again about their food plan. 177 was my magic number. whenever I would get that high I would get serious again but after reading about not letting it go that far I am better at doing something before them. 144 is a number I had from the old days (many long years ago) when I was doing weight watchers and that is what I try to maintain now. for several years after working the food addiction program I stayed there but the last couple of years the food addiction disease has been at it again and I had heard over and over "if you keep a food journal it will help" but I just rebelled at doing that saying it was too hard to figure out the caloric count and fat grams but then I found MFP and it does it all for me. I still have bad days when I eat a little of this and a little of that and then something that is impossible to tell how many calories are in it - potluck dinners????
Another thing that helps - I put an almond or baby carrot into my mouth and see how loooong I can take to eat it - like 2 hours....for one.
If you think you might have the food addition disease you can look for support groups on the web. The one I use is Food Addiction Anonunce0 -
Hi there! Feel free to add.0
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We can all use a few more friends. Please add my as one of yours. ,p0
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