What's working for me....

I, for one, am completely sick of OPs negativity. It is really bringing this thread down and I wish she would stop.

A positive disposition is very important.

I think OP meant more "yay I am so excited here's what I did that worked for me that I am excited about" than "do it this way", but yes the advisory intention of the post did get confusing with the "tips" added in so it came across looking like a "look how successful I have been my way works try it".

Surely OP knows that what worked for week 1 might just be only that- what worked in week 1.

I'm glad you are happy and excited OP but yes, forum communication has a bit of an art to it. Sometimes when people fuss it's because they think you did something outside of the normative acceptable behavior for the forum. That's ok! It's just a little clue to adjust things a bit (if you don't want to be mocked and/or corrected every time you post). Being factually internally consistent in a single post is a biggie. People feel like their time is being wasted when posts contradict themselves or contain factual claims that are impossible.

Now I have to say that rubber band suggestion was not unhelpful. I don't really track my water as I love water and usually drink a lot but when I have tried to track it I always forgot how many glasses I had. Something like that trick might actually work for me, so thanks!

I think its so rude how you're all putting her down!!!
Well done on making the change
xx

My goal and what works for me for weight loss is eating as much nom nom food I can and still lose about 1/4-1/2lb a week...and I do just that...today was as sinful as yesterday with creamy pasta sauce and pasta and pizza and a Tim's coffee and a chocolate bar later tonight...

My goal for health and fitness is hit my macros as best I can and do heavy weights 3-4x a week and if I feel like it HIIT workout or a good walk on my off days and take at least one rest day a week.

I'm right there Stef...I would rather lose weight slowly, enjoy it and know how I can eat for life with this. My two year plan (and yes, it's a two year plan) is to lose about 20-25 lb and get seriously fit & strong.

I think its so rude how you're all putting her down!!!
Well done on making the change
xx

congratulations on your start to a new journey!!
sorry for all the nuts on this site that feel the need to put you down

You did say "What's working for me" - you did not say "hey come follow my amazing plan"

TIL that on MFP it's more important to say what a great job someone is doing than to actually point out the ways in which they could improve and reach their goals. Also, pointing out glaring inconsistencies in someone's statements is "rude" and being a "nut".







lololololol!!! just kidding! I realized that about the MFP forums my first day posting here

And to clarify one more thing, as I was re reading these posts. I had some people ask me how I knew what my starting weight was if I "refused to step on a scale"
About a month ago my doctor told me I weighed 179 lbs. I guess I based it on that. But now Im losing as you can see from my ticker, and I was actually pretty accurate on my assumption of my starting weight.

And because I'm feeling better about myself and know that Im achieving my goals, I caved and bought a scale!l lol.
I will do weigh ins once a week.

I'm glad you're happy with what you're doing.

Keep in mind though that different scales will often show different weights. Once I bought a new scale and "gained" 5 lbs. Best policy is to weigh on the same scale every time, at the same time of day and in the same state of dress.

Hey everyone, First thanks to everyone that posted such nice things, words of encouragement. I think thats what this site is supposed to be about....Encouragement and Support. Not the opposite, in which I've experienced already.
I agree with what someone else had posted on here ( sorry I forget your name) that I wasn't trying to say "do this or do that", instead I was so happy that I wanted to share what was working for me.

And to the haters out there, I lost another 3.5 pounds!!!!! and yes my attitude of refusing to step on a scale has changed. I can change my mind cant I?! In fact I knew I lost weight and inches so I went out and bought a scale, lol!
Eating right, being accountable with some moderate exercise seems to be working well for me.

And to the women that asked if I really lost 2inches from my waist, yes its true. I think I was retaining a lot of water!

Best of luck to all of us on our very difficult and uplifting journey!

P.S What or who is OP?

OP was you the whole time!

congrats on your progress.

I refuse to work out to the point where I'm blue in the face and feel like I just ran a marathon. That might work for some but not for me. I believe that eating well, and incorporating exercise is sufficient enough.

This hit home for me this week. As I've become more fit, my walks are getting very easy. I'm not working as hard as I used to, even though I'm walking faster than ever. So I started alternating 100 yards of running and 100 yards of walking during one or two legs of my 6-legged path a few days ago. That got the heart beating but now my quads (upper legs) hurt. I will try that again when its not painful.

I'm in this forever. Not just until I lose weight, but it's also what I'm going to do after I've lost the weight. So I'm not starting anything that I don't plan to do forever.

I don't want to criticize those people doing the 24 day diet or the Insanity fitness plan, but those plans are not for me. If I'm not willing to do it forever, I'm not interested.

My commitments:
Be a very good MFP logger
Walk 3x a week for 30 minutes
Review my logs for education and inspiration

What the above means to me is that I'm improving my food and fitness and losing weight as an effect -- not a cause.

You mentioned the scale. Ugh, the scale. The scale is the last step, isn't it? It comes long after logging, making choices, going for a walk, being inspired. A good score on the scale is the result of all of this, not the cause! MFP prioritizes the scale or the weight lost on the tickers in here, but that's validation of good work -- it's not the good work itself.

Great topic, OP. Much luck to you!

OP means original poster, in this thread, this means you.

Yikes. I always thought it meant 'overweight person'.

lol...i like you