What is your Why moment/reason for Joining My Fitness Pal?

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  • HDurow1018
    HDurow1018 Posts: 37 Member
    My reason for joining MFP was that my husband and I went on holiday in November last year, I had booked to do a one morning wildlife photography course one day, when I arrived at my course they told me that it had been cancled and that I should have been contacted so they would like to offer me full refund on my activity and as a good will gesture offer my husband and I a free photoshoot that day, I declined, I was told that this would be a free session and a free framed print of the experience....I declined, I have always liked photography but I hate getting my photo taken! I have always been overweight but I was quite happy to live in denial and everyone knew that has ever pointed a camera at me that I have a strict head shot only policy and I didnt really fancy explaining this to the photographer, my husband however thought that this was a great idea what better way to have your holiday remembered but by a professional photo shoot and accepted there kind offer :noway:
    Well let's just say head shot was one policy he was not going to comply with!!! he had us jumping over boxes, giving piggy backs (poor hubby but served him right for agreeing) lying on the floor and even arm wrestling! He took over 240 shots and told me I would be able to view them online within a couple of weeks....well the e-mail came an I opened photo shoot with a new day's optimism 240 REALLY BAD PHOTO'S!!! my husband thought that this was hilarious 240 photo's and not even one we wanted for free but I never really realised how big I had gotten :sad: Needless to say I do not have any of these pictures, and I only showed one friend them over a few glasses of wine one night and man did she laugh! Therefore I came to the decision that something had to be done and have took part seriously since the beggining of the year.
    I suppose I did not get my lovely photo but I should thank him really for the push I really needed :wink:

    I hate having my picture taken, too. I always think I don't look that bad until I see a photo of myself and then I am just embarrassed.
  • Kforest0714
    Kforest0714 Posts: 93 Member
    My mom and sister both have diabetes,high blood pressure,cholestrol,and pcos and I dont want to end up that way. I already have the pcos and I knew if I didnt do something I would have the rest.i also wanted more energy and wanted to teach my kids to be healthy and of course look good.
  • SuperMoniMonk
    SuperMoniMonk Posts: 467 Member
    I was on Weight Watchers I realised I wanted something long term and didn't want to keep paying $34 a month.
    I knew the point system was based on calorie counting , so I looked for an app on my droid found MFP and i love it :)
  • kelligonzales
    kelligonzales Posts: 391
    40lbs of baby weight!!! I need friends that understood what i was going through day to day
  • Frannybobs
    Frannybobs Posts: 741 Member
    I was going back into my bigger clothes, and 2 of the 3 pair of jeans which fit started to split at the seam of my inside leg....that was it. Oh and pictures of me from Christmas with a fat face....I didn't realise how much it had crept back up :-(

    I love this site, by tracking everything it puts me firmly in control, and the support on the forums is great...especially as the science of it all is much more complex than I realised. Getting the hang of it now though, but the concept of eating back the calories you burned doing exercise was a bit of a new one on me...but I can see the logic in it now.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I started with WW and lost 55 pounds last year. Decided to cruise through the holidays and then pick back up with their new and improved program this year. Did some poking aruond their message boards and got myself a few tools, tried it and decided it wasn't for me. Tried going back to their old program on my own but I just couldn't get into it without going to meetings, which just wasn't feasible with my schedule.

    Thankfully around that time, one of my co-workers who is also diet/fitness conscious told me about MFP. I got signed up right away and fell in love!
  • Utefootball2010
    Utefootball2010 Posts: 22
    I was a former collegiate football player who was told to be big because I played defensive line... Shortly after I stopped playing I kept eating like I did and I blew up to 352 pounds... I have a family and I knew at the rate I was going... I would probably be 500 pounds in 5 years... I joined because I wanted to hear from the same people who were fighting the same battle... I joined because I want to live a long healthy life... :)
  • ande2994
    ande2994 Posts: 136
    Thanks to everyone for sharing your motivation! I was doing well, tracking everything and losing about a pound a week. Then life got in the way -- I was sick, I was out of town for a family funeral, etc. I completely got out of the habit and haven't been able to get back into the habit again. I even had my first McDonalds breakfast in months earlier this week. But hearing all the reasons you were motivated to join might be exactly what I needed to remind me why I joined!

    For me, it's not so much about the pounds or the size of clothing (which, btw, hasn't changed nearly as fast as I'd thought it would), it's about being healthy. It's about longer hikes, longer bike rides, staying on the dance floor instead of getting in line for the bar. I never really realized how much I was eating before, and how many things that I _thought_ were healthy actually weren't. I haven't forgotten those lessons completely, but tracking every single day certainly puts those lessons in black and white!
  • thecanface
    thecanface Posts: 1,180 Member
    i was looking through pictures, and stumbled across a picture taken less than 2 years ago, and it turns out i gained weight and didn't know it. when i looked at my tummy, it was not flat like in the picture.. i HAD TO do something about that.
  • Dbow0207
    Dbow0207 Posts: 220 Member
    I joined to be healthier and to look better and not be out of breath just to go up 1 flight of stairs. Needed to find a group of individuals that was on the same path as me, and not to discourage me like some folk on Facebook, thats why I dont have this site synced with my Facebook. This part of my life is what I want to do for me! People always tell me "you don't look 300lbs because you're tall, you carry yout weight well". Well I dont want to carry it well anymore, I want to not carry it at all! Ready for be able to show off my body at the beach, and while I'm waching my car! I already hate clothes anyway, so to have a nice body to go with it any is a plus!
  • pinkchrome
    pinkchrome Posts: 14 Member
    I saw a picture of me in my favorite dress that I wore ALL the time. When I asked how come no one told me how horrible it looked on me they all shrugged which I took it as "you're fat, its not the dress."

    I started MFP because I found an app for it in the marketplace. Found it to be easier than WW..
  • DJKenn
    DJKenn Posts: 17
    My brother and his wife were logging their food intake on MFP when I came to visit them last week. I've been working out since January, but had not lost any substantial weight. So, I decided to join so I could track my food. I'm having fun so far. That was the moment.

    My reasons are: to try and gain a more accurate self-image of myself, to look good in my recital dress, and to be a little slimmer when I shave my head (I'm participating in Bald for Bucks).
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