attempt number two

thesmellofapples
thesmellofapples Posts: 287 Member
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i've actually been around for years now. i started using mfp back in 2011 and made great friends who motivated me to lose over 55 pounds. i was going strong and felt like it was impossible to ever go back to my old lifestyle. at the beginning of last year i went through a bad breakup with my now ex-fiance. i was depressed and fed my emotions. i've always been an emotional eater and learned to work around it until the break-up which had me upset for months straight. since then i've been back to my old lifestyle of eating junk just about every day and have gained about 20+ pounds. i spend a lot of time with my new boyfriend and his family and don't always have control over the meals when i'm over there for dinner. idk that's a basic re-cap of my journey thus far.

basically now that i'm trying to get back to where i used to be, i just want some new friends on my news feed so i can read about other peoples' daily struggles and triumphs and that might help motivate me a bit more, since most of my old friends are inactive now. i'm not an active commenter so don't expect "great job" on your daily log or anything but i just want some people i can really interact with sometimes. i've made some great friends on this website and i'm hoping to make more.

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  • charkmommy3
    charkmommy3 Posts: 5
    Hi! Charlotte here...this is my 3rd attempt. Wasn't at the right point of motivation before. I am the heaviest I have ever been, and I have to lose the weight...before I have health issues, which I don't want. Today after I logged in my food diary, I received the message that I was not eating enough. I am doing this for me, so it will take me a little bit to know how much I can eat and stay at, or right below the number of calories recommended. I can understand emotional eating....I used to do it all the time. I would have a bad week at work and found myself eating some things I thought would make me feel better, but of course it was short-loved. I had surgery in Dec. and I am slowly getting back into some light exercise. It will take me a while to get my stamina back, but I will. I have to remember to tell myself every day that "food is fuel".

    You have succeeded once and you can do it again - stay determined. You can do it. :)

    Hugs!
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Apologies, I thought this thread was about bowel movements. OP best of luck with your goals.
  • thesmellofapples
    thesmellofapples Posts: 287 Member
    Apologies, I thought this thread was about bowel movements. OP best of luck with your goals.

    haha i really should have considered my wording more. ah well. i can talk about bowel movements if you prefer.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Apologies, I thought this thread was about bowel movements. OP best of luck with your goals.

    haha i really should have considered my wording more. ah well. i can talk about bowel movements if you prefer.

    Well, I would recommend a daily attempt.
  • 19justme73
    19justme73 Posts: 7 Member
    Hi!! This is my second attempt at this!!! I really need and want this to work for me!!! I just need motivation and some friends to do this with me.
  • 19justme73
    19justme73 Posts: 7 Member
    I hope that you will succeed!!! Add me as your friend and maybe we can help each other out!!!:smile:

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