Illinois girl looking for new friends for motivation!

platinumterra · January 2014

Hi! I'm Terra. Illinois native. A friend brought me to myfitnesspal and Im looking for anyone who can keep me motivated. I need all the help I can get.

I promise to motivate you too!!

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rennacoco · January 2014

i'm looking for motivating friends, too. i added you as a friend

reneey21 · January 2014

Me too also looking for motivated friends. My username on my fitness pal is Reneey21

derra99 · January 2014

I live in Illinois too. I will do my best to motivate, plus I love making new friends. Friend me if you'd like.

haddan12 · January 2014

So I am new to fitness pal. I am just wondering if anyone else is concerned about the calorie intake they were given as a goal? I was given 1400 calories. I am 5'9'' and 250 llbs. That is an incredibly low number. I am thinking this may not be a healthy goal. Any thoughts?

henllan · January 2014

Hi all my user name is henllan and I also live in Illinois. I would love to motivate and be motivated! Please add me and I will do the same!

henllan · January 2014

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Billy323 · January 2014

Illinois crew checking in. Feel free to add me if you fancy.

haddan12 · January 2014

Actually now that I have gone back to my home it says 1680. Maybe it was a glitch. That sounds a little more doable. Still painful!!! lol. Thanks though!

henllan · January 2014

Hmmm I was given about 800 more than that and I am about your size...

LovemyMiah · January 2014

Hi there, I am new as well. You can do it. Just stay focused.

LovemyMiah · January 2014

I am new as well. I am 5feet and I was given 1200. :sad:

wild_wild_life · January 2014

The goal you are given is based on your weight, height, age, activity level that you entered (sedentery, lightly active, etc) and how fast you say you want to lose weight. If you say you want to lose 2 lbs per week, you will get a lower goal than if you say you want to lose 1 lb per week. The more weight you have to lose, the faster you can lose it -- not everyone can or should try to lose 2 lbs per week.

Here is a good guide to how much weight you should try to lose per week based on how much you have to lose.

75+ to lose = 2lbs
50-75 to lose = 1.5-2lbs
25-50 to lose = 1-1.5lbs
15-25 to lose = 1lbs
0-15 to lose = 0.5lbs

When you enter exercise, your goal for the day will go up. This is because MFP sets your deficit before any exercise, so you should eat more to compensate for calories burned through exercise. Otherwise your deficit could be too high.

Hope that helps.

indethwetrust · January 2014

Illinois native here as well. Feel free to add me as a friend if you like. I will do anything and everything I can to help and will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and I like to think that I am a pretty good motivator, so I'd be happy to help you get to where you need to be!

KnmP2014 · January 2014

I am also from Illinois

Just getting started back on here so feel free to add me too!

platinumterra · January 2014

Thanks guys!

slimnfit613 · January 2014

Hey there fellow Illinoisan....feel free to add me. Need all the support and motivation we can get.

:flowerforyou:

TRYN2BHEALTHY2 · January 2014

I am going to give this a try and post...I want and need motivation too. Used fitness pal on and off for a while but never had any friends...so maybe thats the key...add me too and we can help each other. :laugh:

ashuls · January 2014

Hi- my name is Angela! 5'5", 28 mother one awesome son. Feel free to add me! I'm southern Illinois, about 20 min from STL. Looking to really stick with it this time and lose these 25+ pounds! Best of luck, and stay warm!