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Who'se looking forward to the January newbies???

MizTerry
MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
edited February 8 in Chit-Chat
In one short month, we are going to be inundated with new people. Do you think your friends list will grow?

Edited for "who's."
I am my own grammar nazi. Pttht.
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  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    I think there will be lots of threads on TOM, not eating back exercise calories, how lifting makes you bulky...

    I might just have to take a hiatus from the forums for a few weeks until the resolutioners give up.
  • Doresoontobehealthy
    Doresoontobehealthy Posts: 189 Member
    I love to have new friends like myself that need to get healthy. Whether it's from a New Years resolution or some other reason it's all good. I don't think I could have gotten this far without the support of my peers on here.
  • FerretBuellerr
    FerretBuellerr Posts: 468 Member
    Probably not.

    Only because it's not growing now since 99% of request's don't contain messages, as I would prefer, and I rarely accept requests that don't have them.

    Yeah, I'm one of those people :smile:
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    I think there will be lots of threads on TOM, not eating back exercise calories, how lifting makes you bulky...

    I might just have to take a hiatus from the forums for a few weeks until the resolutioners give up.

    THIS^

    "I don't get it! MFP tells me to eat 1200 calories NET?! What does that mean???"

    "I've been eating 1000 calories for a week and I haven't seen ANY progress! HELP!"


    :grumble: :laugh:
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  • april1445
    april1445 Posts: 334
    I was a January newbie last year, and thankfully, I found friends on here who have helped me out. I've learned a ton, and I haven't lost a ton of weight, but I'm fitter than I've ever been. yay January!
  • ScottyNoHotty
    ScottyNoHotty Posts: 1,957 Member
    I can't wait for them to line up at the treadmills, spend 15 minutes trying to figure out how to program it, then walk for 10 minutes....
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    I can't wait for them to line up at the treadmills, spend 15 minutes trying to figure out how to program it, then walk for 10 minutes....

    Hey, I was that person once!
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  • _Josee_
    _Josee_ Posts: 625 Member
    I don't mind them here...

    But at the gym though... Grrrr !!!
  • Barbonica
    Barbonica Posts: 337 Member
    Looking at start dates, it seems like we have some successful January starters posting on this thread. If some of the "resolutioners" make this a new lifestyle, I think it is wonderful, and welcome them. I joined this past Feb, but had been on my healthy journey (lifestyle change) for almost 2 years before that. I have been around MFP for almost a year and am still learning stuff on the forums (thank you everyone for sharing your knowledge and experience!). :flowerforyou:
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    NO! :angry: :angry:
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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  • TheSwollMinister
    TheSwollMinister Posts: 246 Member
    Personally I think it's great. You need to start somewhere and it's just a simple fact that the good ol' NYR is usually it for most. Sure it's a real PITA dealing with the overcrowding but I just need to remember that I was there once too. I have some really nice and helpful people at my gym that really made me feel welcome in my first few weeks/months :bigsmile:
  • sherrybaby81
    sherrybaby81 Posts: 257 Member
    I am sure we have ALL been there at some point. I know I have. Why does it matter?
  • FatHuMan1
    FatHuMan1 Posts: 1,028 Member
    Not me.

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  • elliexxgeorge
    elliexxgeorge Posts: 58
    I was a newbie once, July time actually.

    I don't mind any new mfp members showing up any time of the year.
    They will be asking questions and I'm sure I will learn something new.

    I'm sure many of this January newbies will be next January's success stories :smile:
  • baudilus
    baudilus Posts: 9 Member
    Being a newbie myself I can't say I have any feeling about it one way or the other; I'd love to have more friends, but if they are going to be active for a week and then disappear, no thanks. I'm in this for the long haul this time.
  • wjstoj
    wjstoj Posts: 884 Member
    I call *dibs* on the hot ones
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    My gym has never gotten too bad in January, which has been a pleasant surprise.
  • MstngSammy
    MstngSammy Posts: 436 Member
    I can't wait for them to line up at the treadmills, spend 15 minutes trying to figure out how to program it, then walk for 10 minutes....

    Hey, I was that person once!

    I still don't know how to program them lol
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  • EddieHaskell97
    EddieHaskell97 Posts: 2,227 Member
    As long as they're friendly, I'm happy to meet them. I find them to be succulent and tasty!
  • elliexxgeorge
    elliexxgeorge Posts: 58
    In one short month, we are going to be inundated with new people. Do you think your friends list will grow?

    Didn't you joined January 2013?? :tongue:

    If you can do it - anyone can lol
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    In one short month, we are going to be inundated with new people. Do you think your friends list will grow?

    I enjoy meeting new people so maybe just a bit.
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    In one short month, we are going to be inundated with new people. Do you think your friends list will grow?

    I can't wait for the plethora of threads on things people can readily look up, and then I especially look forward to the "You guys are mean" threads.
  • smaihlee
    smaihlee Posts: 171 Member
    I think it's not only due to it being pounded in our heads for years, but also because there are a lot of new opportunities that come available in January--challenges, competitions, classes, etc.

    I eased into my transformation over a period of a few months and joined MFP a little over a year ago. I didn't get serious about exercise and logging until January. Saw a "boot camp" class advertised at the gym and decided it was as good a time as any to get my *kitten* in gear.

    Our first week of boot camp, there were enough people to stretch almost all the way around the gym. By the end of the 8-week class, we were down to half that number. I've signed up for every 4-6 week series since then and we've had as few as 3 people in a class.

    I was a newbie once and I've posted some things in the past that probably got eye rolls. I truly appreciate all the things I've learned here since then. If everyone came into this knowing everything, we wouldn't need this site--would we?
  • Cskinner2
    Cskinner2 Posts: 16 Member
    Everyone starts somewhere, the key is if they actually stick to it
  • thekyleo
    thekyleo Posts: 632 Member
    Probably not.

    Only because it's not growing now since 99% of request's don't contain messages, as I would prefer, and I rarely accept requests that don't have them.

    Yeah, I'm one of those people :smile:

    BOOSH!!
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    inb4...

    ...two thousand more "what counts as water?" threads!
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