2017 Adopt a Noob Discussion

Happy to volunteer to be a mentor again. I have qualifications in personal training, sports and exercise nutrition, yoga and pilates. I've been a member here for a number of years and lost a lot of weight through diet changes and exercise. I don't believe in quick fix solutions and think that a steady approach is the most effective . I am based in the UK and I will always give support where i can and reply to messages as soon as possible. I'm happy to adopt anyone who wishes to be adopted

walkermom75 wrote: »

This is so intimidating...I'm 41, almost 42...I don't have much weight to lose, lose but I'd like to be fit and healthier across the board. I can be very focused and would like to make somebody proud!! Adopt/message me!

I'm in a similar situation and age . I'm enjoying the exercise but I love my food and that is proving my biggest challenge. But I'm persevering and feeling proud of myself. I'm focused on achieving my goals , I hope you are too good luck !

So first of all, just by reading these posts alone this community seems awesome. When I downloaded this app my expectations were low until I start looking at the community. Yes I am a noon and looking for a mentor. I am willing to take advice to the detail. I am 28 years old and about 6'2, 276lbs. I want to change my life for the better. Please adopt me lol

Hi @Kaylee i have been trying to send you a private message but it has not been letting me. Could you please sebd ne a message if you are still looking for someone to mentor

KayLee_D wrote: »

I'd love to mentor another female who needs some help adjusting their diet/fitness routine and needs the encouragement.

I'm 30 years old from Idaho
Current weight: 154
Goal weight: 130
About me: I'm a Staff Sergeant in the Army National Guard. I love backpacking in the summer and training all year to hunt big game in the fall. I have an active little one-year-old daughter and I'm still working towards toning up after having medical issues and being on bed rest during my pregnancy.
Fitness: I enjoy workouts that include cardio and lifting weights.
Nutrition: Currently on a low carb, no sugar diet and sticking to it.

I am fairly knowledgeable about fitness and nutrition and would love to help someone!

Looking to be adopted
In a nutshell, I'm a 37 y/o father of 3. Been training on & off for about 13 years but suffer with rubbish diet + lack of motivation at times & haven't been under 20%b/f in about 10 years. Currently sitting at about 26% at about 76 kg's as per dexa scan.
I train 5 days per week on my lunch hour (have 40 mins to train). Usually all free weight & typically 1 body part per day. Monday - Chest. Tuesday - back, Wednesday - Shoulders, Thursday arms (Bi's & Tri's) and Fri is legs. I play indoor football on Wednesday evenings and do nothing at the weekend.
Looking for someone to assist with meal planning/macro counting. Desire is to get to half that body fat percentage over 6 months & maintain as much muscle mass as possible.

Adopt me! :o3
I want to lose 30 pounds.

Hey Future Mentor!

-I'm a 22 year old from California.
-5'4"
-190lbs (ugh, that makes me absolutely sick to say)
-I would love to lose 65lbs

My ultimate goal is to be happy, healthy, and feel mad sexy (;

I'm fairly clueless (like, almost completely lol) about the fit life, but I'm 100% down for it and have a great drive, I just need help on my journey.

Thanks! ♥

I need to be adpoted! I'm Steph from Fort Mcmurray! I need to lose 50 pounds. I am 25 and 5"10. I work @ a remote work camp 21 days and I am home for 7. Any help would be awesome! you can also just add me as a friend if you wish!

Omg yes! Can someone adopt me? I need to learn the ropes of this thing lol
I'm 23 from Katy Texas! I'm 5'0 and weigh 134lbs. I really wanna loose 14lbs- I'm trying my best this year to just be healthy though and have fun doing it!

I'm back on the bandwagon and happy to talk goals, lifting, and cal counting with anyone though I can't commit to a full mentoring.

42 male, Personal trainer. My philosophy on both exercise and eating is keeping it simple. I can be helpful to suggesting at home workouts with little to no equipment. Also feel that I'm good at sorting through the often time conflicting advice out there.
I have a history of running, sprinter turned marathoner, turned retired marathoner. Current interests are strength training, endurance hiking, & functional training. I've never lost a great deal of weight but have lost 15-20 lbs when needed. I have been maintaining my current weight range for almost 7 years.

Hi, I joined 2 weeks ago and would like to be "adopted".

I'm female, live in Queensland Australia. I am approx 157cm in height, weigh 67.6kg. I am joining MFP in order to tone up and drop some cm's off my body (waist, thighs). I'm wanting to ensure daily exercise is performed and not make any excuses.

I am reasonably fit, play golf weekly and have a home gym set up in my shed. My gym consists of a weight bench, with basic hand weights and a bar. I also have a stationary bike and an elliptical trainer. I also have resistance bands which I try an dabble in.

Over the past 2 years I haven't done a lot of exercise as my house is 1.5 acres and I have been doing a lot of garden projects etc on my days off work (it never ends). I would drink a few beers after the weekly mowing and gardening etc which became the norm on at least 3 days a week. I cant continue on with doing that.

I work shift work which can be annoying at times. It's now around 40 degrees Celsius on average so working out in the shed on an afternoon can be extremely hot. I try to do a workout around 5.30am in the mornings on most days.

I don't have any "friends" on MFP (as I'm still working the site out). My calories calculated on MFP is 1200. I'm not finding it a problem to stick to as long as I do some "cardio" as it then adjusts my total and I can eat some more.

I'm prepared to take my time and do this right and not starve myself to loose fat. Its been just over 2 weeks since I started and my weight has gone upward of 0.3kg. I have noticed a slight change in my clothing and in my body so I'm not too worried about the scales.

Would be great to have a mentor to check in with (may be once a week) in case I might need any help on exercise variations/diet. Or just to check out my mentor and see what they are up to with their program.

Cheers, Paula.

thebrenna79 wrote: »

Looking to be adopted
In a nutshell, I'm a 37 y/o father of 3. Been training on & off for about 13 years but suffer with rubbish diet + lack of motivation at times & haven't been under 20%b/f in about 10 years. Currently sitting at about 26% at about 76 kg's as per dexa scan.
I train 5 days per week on my lunch hour (have 40 mins to train). Usually all free weight & typically 1 body part per day. Monday - Chest. Tuesday - back, Wednesday - Shoulders, Thursday arms (Bi's & Tri's) and Fri is legs. I play indoor football on Wednesday evenings and do nothing at the weekend.
Looking for someone to assist with meal planning/macro counting. Desire is to get to half that body fat percentage over 6 months & maintain as much muscle mass as possible.

Dropped you a mail, should be able to help.

Hi everyone,
I would love to be adopted , I need so much support...I weigh 240lbs and am 37 years old. Staying on track and sticking with eating healthy is my biggest challenge. I snack a lot and I think that is my major problem. I also have a very sedentary desk job, which does not help at all. Please Help !

Hi!
I'm a bigger female noob...currently 333.40.. I realized I have to do something about my weight when I was too heavy for my digital scale to read....I weighed myself two weeks ago on my friends scale and was 340. My digital scale now reads 333.40...so first goal done..just looking for a text buddy to chat and keep me on the right track..