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EllyWelly07
EllyWelly07 Posts: 1
edited February 13 in Introduce Yourself
Hello, I've been dieting for years now. Nothing ever seems to work, so I'm hoping some prolonged motivation may appear on here.

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  • annael25
    annael25 Posts: 60 Member
    Welcome EllyWelly07!

    I'm new myself, but from what I've heard, this is a great place to start. I love the ability of being able to track everything. :D

    Good luck with your weight loss!
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
    Stop dieting. Start eating to be healthy rather than depriving yourself, because depriving yourself never lasts. Mainly because depriving yourself sucks. Stick around. Play with your settings and goals. Learn what works for you. Learn what works for everyone else. You'll be a pro at this before you know it.
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    I'd start with the suggested readings on this page:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/833026-important-posts-to-read

    And in particular, the first one listed:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819925-the-basics-don-t-complicate-it

    By the way: "diet" has two meanings in contemporary English: a temporary food plan aimed at losing weight (e.g., Atkins Diet, Grapefruit Diet) and a long-term pattern of eating (Mediterranean diet, vegan diet, meat-and-three-veg diet). I think the word is OK if you think of it in the second sense, but not the first. If you think of "dieting" as "depriving yourself temporarily," you're likely to gain back anything you lose. If you think of having a healthy diet, i.e. a sustainable long-term way of eating that doesn't lead to weight gain, you're much more likely to succeed.
  • Travko
    Travko Posts: 55 Member
    Stop dieting. Start eating to be healthy rather than depriving yourself, because depriving yourself never lasts. Mainly because depriving yourself sucks. Stick around. Play with your settings and goals. Learn what works for you. Learn what works for everyone else. You'll be a pro at this before you know it.

    Exactly what he said!
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