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I'm new but not new...

amy6540
amy6540 Posts: 3
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
Hey guys and girls, I have returned to using mfp after 2 years with out it. I'll give you a brief story of why,

In 2012 I was having troubles with my body and the doctors told me I had to see a specialist to see what was wrong with me. Turns out I was overweight for my age and I am on tablets for epilepsy and the paticular tablets (epilim) are known to cause weight gain which made me go to 15 stone (UK size 18).

I was told to see a dietician and in the first month or so I lost a stone. I kept track of my food on here and did zumba every Monday and did lots of walking. By 2013 I lost 3 stone!! :D Going from a size 18 (uk) to a size 14 (uk)

I am now in 2015 still a 14 (& can fit into UK 12s in some shops) however I feel that not having mfp made me lose control of my eating habits, so here I am back again to control what I consume and hopefully lose a little more weight!

:) so if any of you want to add me to come along on along journey together (it helps a lot I did have some people last time!) feel free to add me!

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Welcome and good luck! You've got this!
  • amy6540
    amy6540 Posts: 3
    Thankyou!
  • hesmywatermelon
    hesmywatermelon Posts: 3
    Starting over yet again is hard; I'm in the same position now. Welcome back, let's do this together!
  • amy6540
    amy6540 Posts: 3
    hesmywatermelon wrote: »
    Starting over yet again is hard; I'm in the same position now. Welcome back, let's do this together!
    thank you

  • badgerbadger1
    badgerbadger1 Posts: 954 Member
    Yep, I'm starting over again too, but this is so doable! You've done it before, now lets do it again!
  • Fatguy2Fitguy
    Fatguy2Fitguy Posts: 129 Member
    I've just re-started too! I would say good luck, but luck isn't what you need. You CAN do it!
  • scottacular
    scottacular Posts: 597 Member
    Never really thought there were tablets which cause weight gain, you've done well to compensate for that.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,033 Member
    For those of you starting back.. welcome back to MFP :)
  • ally203kattz
    ally203kattz Posts: 10
    Hearts_2015 wrote: »
    For those of you starting back.. welcome back to MFP :)

  • shepslisa
    shepslisa Posts: 17 Member
    Hi I'm restarting on Monday I've never really given mfp a chance but I'm determined this time good luck
  • crackfu
    crackfu Posts: 3 Member
    I'm restarting today. I had a lot of success with MFP in the past. I think I lost 30lbs. Hoping to go beyond that this time. We can all be successful, just take it a day at a time, one meal at a time. Try not to make any exceptions, but don't beat yourself up if you do, and stay the course.
  • johnfraser95
    johnfraser95 Posts: 24 Member
    You can do this!
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