Looking for motivation friends to go from 284 lb to 140 lb!

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  • sheripamela
    sheripamela Posts: 38 Member
    252. Now 145
  • tamelessheart
    tamelessheart Posts: 5 Member
    HEY!!!

    What are you currently doing to achieve your goals? Are you using any specific products? Please let me know. I would love to follow your journey and help you with your motivation.

    @stephanierale - I'm tracking all my food and have cold cut turkey quit any intake of sodas, sweets, bread, etc. I'm not cutting those out from my life I am just choosing to only have those during special occasions like birthdays and such. I've made a commitment to do something active for at least 40 minutes each day - be it going for a bike ride, a walk, or playing a workout game on the wii.
    Not taking any products though - might take vitamins soon!
  • sare_bear90
    sare_bear90 Posts: 31 Member
    Anyone can feel free to add me!!! Currently 256 (started at 276 in July) and trying to get back to my 2009 weight of 150. I leave encouragement and have an open food/exercise diary :)
  • nightprincess55
    nightprincess55 Posts: 2
    @amyltoney I agree on the sugar comment. I'm always over my recommended amount for sugar because I love fruit. I don't eat many "treats," but the natural sugars in fruits add up quickly.
  • heathersjourney
    heathersjourney Posts: 19
    anyone can add me as well! I started at 272 and currently weigh 221. my goal is 180 then I'm gonna go from there when I get there. I try to be supportive as possible and love support and motivation :)
  • sarahyork83
    sarahyork83 Posts: 6
    I would love to find some friends on myfitnesspal also. I used this site about 2 years ago and I felt great. I was not losing much weight and kept hitting snags with my PCOS and got totally discouraged. I was on a good track, stopped smoking, lost 22 lbs but took me almost a year to loose the 22 lbs. I started doing Insanity and made it a whole 2 weeks no slacking and had lost nothing. Gave up at that point. Wish I hadn't because I felt SOOOO good physically! Gained it all back plus a few. Would love to have friends to help motivate me and its motivational to help others. CW 252 long term goal is 140ish but right now would like to get back down to below 180. I'm a big boned girl and honestly didn't really like how bony I was smaller than that. Would love to see it again to refresh my memory though! LOL. Even if I don't hit my weight loss goals each time, I need help remembering that I feel better.
  • BekaBooluvsu
    BekaBooluvsu Posts: 470 Member
    We're all in the same boat!!! I'm 5'3", starting this change back on 9/15 at 286.4 lbs. Today I'm down to 265.6 . Like @bgheald2010, I'm not following any diet, either...I eat CONSTANTLY throughout the day - 3 meals and 3 snacks. In order to spread out my calories to cover all of that, I've got to make smart choices and tradeoffs with myself. Can I have a donut? Sure! But it will probably mean having a smaller, less yummier dinner...worth the trade off? For me, no. So the donut never gets eaten.

    It's a learning process - honestly, the biggest help was buying a scale. I had no clue what amounted to a proper portion size! It's made a world of difference...that, and making sure that I eat veggies at every meal. I never used to do that before, either. And I usually eat them first to fill up a bit. I've had no problem to sticking to 4 oz red meat serving sizes...

    feel free to add me as a friend and poke around my food diary...you may find something yummy in there!

    WE CAN ALL DO THIS!!!!

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  • marye2021
    marye2021 Posts: 225 Member
    Hey! I am pretty much in the same boat as a lot are posting. I started with MFP almost 2 weeks ago, in the last 2 months I have beenusing 2 sdifferent apps for calorie tracking not to much success. Glad I finally joined the band wagon!

    SW: 225
    Cw:208.6
    GW:130


    Mary

    Ps. To add people click on their pictures/usernames, it will take you to their page so you can "add" them :smile:
  • Artaxia
    Artaxia Posts: 185
    I'm on the same boat as you. I had my baby and this baby weight has continued to stay!! Feel free to add me and talk with me. I enjoy motivation too :P
  • slimdown124
    slimdown124 Posts: 2 Member
    Hey y'all add me. I'm in the same boat. :happy:
  • starcrost79
    starcrost79 Posts: 36
    Hi all!

    Welcome to MFP! I'm on a journey with similar weight loss goals. Please feel free to add me, and like me on Facebook:

    http://www.facebook.com/thefatequation

    Height: 5'6"
    Age: 34
    SW: 288.5
    CW: 216.0
    GW: 145
  • kirstenmaria
    kirstenmaria Posts: 112 Member
    Hi there :) Feel free to add me.

    Height: 5'5"
    Age: 25
    SW: 252
    CW: 249
    GW: 150
  • MegsHutch90
    MegsHutch90 Posts: 72 Member
    Anyone, feel free to add me :) I couple definitely use some more friends on here!

    Age:23
    Weight: 5'10"
    CW: 254
    Goal: 154 (at minimum)
  • Ericawilks2008
    Ericawilks2008 Posts: 1
    I need friends and some extra motivation on here as well.
  • cristinarina
    cristinarina Posts: 7 Member
    Both my dad and my boyfriend are the "naturally slim" type and I really dont have anyone that understands my weight struggles except on mfp! I love having supportive people on here, and I love being able to cheer others on! Feel free to add me :)
  • tx_mom72
    tx_mom72 Posts: 96
    Ditto about the boat.....started again in July at my original starting point 293.... AGAIN! Now 238 which I haven't seen in decades! First stop 180 then we'll see from there. 41 mother of 4. Anyone is free to send friend request. :flowerforyou:
  • inverseofmissy
    inverseofmissy Posts: 114 Member
    I am also looking for active and supportive friends here on mfp- please feel free to send me a friend request! I'm a 28 year old stay at home mom (3 boys- ages 2, 6, 8) and college student. I'm 5'9" and I started last year at 292 lbs, got down to 258, fell off the wagon and gained back up to 271 (current weight) so I'm back on mfp as of this week and looking for new friends to stay motivated. My goals are initially to get under 200 and then to get to about 150 lbs. My partner is doing this with me too- feel free to friend request her as well (kayeellis125).
  • mikig1
    mikig1 Posts: 13
    im in the same boat. recently had to go to the ER and the humbling experience of having to get an ambulance to get me down the stairs was a wake up call. im starting at 360lbs goal under 200 then see where i can go. would love some motivation other than the fear of dying too fat for a casket. my hubby is the type who can eat anything and lose weight and the boys ( 19 and 20 ) refuse to eat healthy because their dad wont. so if anyone wants to add me i could really use the boost.
  • kathydbd13
    kathydbd13 Posts: 5
    Hi Everyone, I'm in the same boat as a lot of you. In those 200 numbers and needing to loose to around 140!, so I have a long way to go. I was diagnosed with MS about 6 years ago, but thankfully not having any issues with that. Sometimes the medications make weight loss a little challenging though, but I am trying to do it with monitoring my calories, and eating clean, healthy food, no processed food at all and organic. Would love some support as I try this massive journey once again!
  • 1KiwiChick
    1KiwiChick Posts: 479 Member
    Just read your post and I wish you all the best. One thing Ive learned is that we can oversell ourselves in losing weight. Jump in from 0 exercise to an hour a day of something and suddenly dropping a gazzilion calories from our diet. If I could give any friendly advice to a long term relationship with successful results, it would be this. Commit your self to one or two things that you know you can do until that becomes a habit. Like walking x miles every day no matter what the weather may be. Then add something else to your day and make that a habit, then so on and so on. Don't be to obsessed with the scale, use it as a target area + or - a few pounds. You can lose a lot of fat and not change the scale but your clothing is getting a bit baggy

    This is so true !!!! I started at 282lb and am now 170lb. I couldnt go too much lower maybe another 5-10lb MAX or id look ill! i am 5'7 and when i started i didnt know how far i could go or where i wanted to end up as the end was just a mirrage on the horizon! Take it in baby steps guys or it just gets way to overwhelming and you give up! if you have a bad day or two dont wait to get back on track at the start of next week do it there and then. Make small changes,clean up your eating a few things at a time, start of small with exercise and build up in line with your fitness.
    Good luck to you all, if anyone would like support please include a message with your FR.
  • sheemzy242
    sheemzy242 Posts: 1
    Hello everyone! First off let me say how happy I am to have found this website. I've decided to stick to it and hopefully make some friends on my journey to a healthier life, to a happier me. I am a 20 year old female college student and I have struggled with being overweight all my life topping the scales at 380 last year. Now my weight just fluctuates between 360-340.

    I always feel lazy and unhappy, I eat for comfort (probably the root of my problem), I hate shopping because I get embarrassed when I don't find my size but what bothers me the most is that I hate looking in the mirror or taking pictures because I am disgusted with my body, disgusted because I know the person staring back is not me not who I really am. On top of all that I am constantly afraid because of my bad family history, health wise. Diabetes and High blood pressure runs in the family so I worry every time I feel a squeeze in my chest or increased heart-rate. I don't want to live the rest of my life this way, I want to be able to look in the mirror, I want to be able to take pictures with my friends, for my friends.

    I hope you and everyone here reaches their goals and I wish everyone good luck on their journey. It feels really good to know I am not alone. Hit me up or add me if you want. :)

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