This could work!

daspatterson
daspatterson Posts: 1 Member
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi everyone

I've been with 'MyFitnessPal' for 12 hours and so far I am loving it! I found it just browsing through Itunes looking for an App to go with my newly purchased Gym membership that could help me in quest to be slimmer and fitter.

Is there any tips for a Newcomer?

Dean

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  • art4fun69
    art4fun69 Posts: 151 Member
    Journaling food and exercise is very enlightening!! I never realized how many calories I was eating (even though most were healthy) until I started writing things down. Also if you go to the online version you can find lots of new friends to help with support and motivation on your journey. Welcome.
  • Xaspar
    Xaspar Posts: 726 Member
    Best tip I can give you ... Make friends! Look all over the sight for answers to your questions, and if you can't find the answer through searching the forums, well, ASK!

    Welcome!
  • spacecase76
    spacecase76 Posts: 673 Member
    Measure. Measure your food. I think good measuring cups and measuring spoons are very important, especially when you are new to it :smile: Good luck!
  • jimennis
    jimennis Posts: 80 Member
    Measuring is true..if I can't measure I over estimate...
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    You don't have to be perfect you just have to do better.

    Slow and steady wins the race...
    If you completely revamp your diet, it's way easy to revert to old ways in times of stress.
    If you make a series of small changes, food still offers you some sense of comfort.
    sort of a comfort continuum, and after a while the first small changes will seem comforting in themselves.

    Give your a range...
    rather than being uberstrict with the target MFP set for me I did the math to find out the calories needed to maintain my goal weight and my current weight and I gave myself a range with 1200 as my rock bottom, lose 1 lb/wk as my target and maintain my goal weight as the top of my range. As long as I keep within in this range I'll lose. I tend to naturally zig zag my calories 3-4 at very close to my target and then a higher calorie day closer to the top of my range.

    As long as I stayed under maintain my current weight calories (just remember to keep this current as you lose) I won't gain. So no need to throw in the towel, just pick-up where I left off.
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