2017 Adopt a Noob Discussion

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  • hippie_spirit
    hippie_spirit Posts: 104 Member
    hi. i would love a mentor! i am 57 and tired of being a "fragile princess". i am interested in becoming stronger and healthy and losing weight along the way. i am 5'0 and weigh too much. wife. mom to 3. grandmother to 2. photographer. nature lover. love to read, kayak and ride my bike. knee replacement in my future.
    if you think we'd be a good fit ... i would be grateful for the help.
  • billyincharleston
    billyincharleston Posts: 4 Member
    I am looking for an Accountability Buddy (to be adopted).

    One thing I have realized that I am lacking in my life, for my health and wellness goals, is an accountability buddy. Discipline and structure are two major components that I definitely need help developing within myself. I think having a buddy that is committed to health and fitness will give me the major push I need to hold me accountable to putting in the work at the gym and stop making all my excuses for just be lazy.

    I am located in Charleston, SC, but I am looking for online and over the phone friends and buddies to like check in daily or regularly with and monitor each other's habits and progress.

    Thanks for listening,

    Billy
  • bluets2011
    bluets2011 Posts: 241 Member
    I'd like to be mentored too! I've started in MFP three weeks ago. I've logged everyday but still no weight loss. I'm 45 years old, 5'9 and have 35 pounds to lose. I suffer with hypothyroidism abd hashimotos. I've had issues with eating disorders for a good part of my life and really want to move forward now. It would be lovely to have someone I could be accountable to. Patricia :-)
  • Olivia
    Olivia Posts: 10,137 MFP Staff
    Much thanks to the new mentors who have offered to adopt a noob!

    Anyone posting to be adopted please be sure to read the opening post and reach out to a potential mentor via private messages.
  • nic370
    nic370 Posts: 2 Member
    I need adoption!! I'm getting back into working out after being severely depressed (health issues). I'm 35, on the East coast, married with a kid. I also work in athletics so I have access to a gym :smile:
  • ginakristie
    ginakristie Posts: 2 Member
    Pick me! lol. I need one too.
  • PandaTami
    PandaTami Posts: 10 Member
    would like to find a mentor that gets my disability constraints and have overcome similar hurdles... please.... will include humour and sarcasm free to the right mentor lol
  • zcb94
    zcb94 Posts: 3,678 Member
    PandaTami wrote: »
    would like to find a mentor that gets my disability constraints and have overcome similar hurdles... please.... will include humour and sarcasm free to the right mentor lol
    As my mentor-bio mentions, I am in a wheelchair. After you take a look at all Mentor posts here, please let me know if you believe that we'd get along.
  • zara1296
    zara1296 Posts: 56 Member
    Looking for a mentor. 18 year old girl who loves to run and kn the path for a healthier future! If you can please help!
  • dl_01
    dl_01 Posts: 1 Member
    I am keen for adoption! Just getting started on making some healthy changes in my life and I'm needing some advice/education/direction.

    I'm 45 years old and my main motivation is to get myself leading a more healthy life as an example to my two young girls.
  • penelope1001
    penelope1001 Posts: 12 Member
    Would love a mentor! I am 42, have two little boys and work full time- with a lot of weight to lose. Just hit me that I am heaver now then I was when I was pregnant, so need to get myself together.
  • Fiqahana
    Fiqahana Posts: 93 Member
    This adopt thing is obviously a new thing to me. But I would love to be adopted! I'm more comfortable with females and if they were young adults that would be great. But age doesn't matter to me, as long as it's a female lol :smile:

    Here's some background about me, and please reach out to me via inbox if you wanna adopt me, thanks a lot! :smiley:

    Hi everyone, I'm Hana. I'm 21 years old. I joined MFP on 2013 but I guess never really stuck with it. So currently, I'm on an almost 4 months semester break from university so figured I better focus on myself, just losing weight and getting healthy. I was at my heaviest by the end of February 2017 where I weighed almost 125kg. I currently weight 117kg and is working hard to at least be 110kg by the end of June and my main goal for my semester break is to be 90kg or at least below 100kg by the end of August.

    I was diagnosed with GERD at the end of February 2017 and was hospitalized for 4 days because of it. It felt terrible as I felt like it was hard to breath, it's like a sensation of a lump in the throat. At the hospital I kept on throwing up the food I ate, I couldn't even sleep, I was crying most of the time because my GERD was really bad, I had to be on Xanax for a few days just so I could get some rest. It has been almost 3 months of me dealing with GERD and I have on medication yet I still have the symptoms, although it is now better as I do not throw up anymore and I am able to sleep. I am going to make an appointment for an endoscopy very soon just to be clear on what is the cause of my GERD and hopefully after that I will be able to get suitable medications that will make me recover 100%. One of my doctors did say losing weight my just be the cure for my GERD and after doing some research, I did find that what he said is true and most people who have GERD does feel better after losing weight. So, I hope when I do lose weight, I'll be so much healthier and happier as well and my GERD will be gone completely, forever.

    So basically, I am determined to lose all this weight and be completely healthy again. I am going to take control of my life, this is it. Here's to a better life, a better me. If you have GERD or maybe you just wanna be friends, add me as a friend. I'd love to have people to encourage me get on the right track and it will be my honour to encourage my fellow friends to stay motivated as well. Have a nice day everyone! Thank you for reading, I appreciate it! :smiley:
  • zcb94
    zcb94 Posts: 3,678 Member
    edited May 2017
    Fiqahana wrote: »
    This adopt thing is obviously a new thing to me. But I would love to be adopted! I'm more comfortable with females and if they were young adults that would be great. But age doesn't matter to me, as long as it's a female lol :smile:

    Here's some background about me, and please reach out to me via inbox if you wanna adopt me, thanks a lot! :smiley:

    Hi everyone, I'm Hana. I'm 21 years old. I joined MFP on 2013 but I guess never really stuck with it. So currently, I'm on an almost 4 months semester break from university so figured I better focus on myself, just losing weight and getting healthy. I was at my heaviest by the end of February 2017 where I weighed almost 125kg. I currently weight 117kg and is working hard to at least be 110kg by the end of June and my main goal for my semester break is to be 90kg or at least below 100kg by the end of August.

    I was diagnosed with GERD at the end of February 2017 and was hospitalized for 4 days because of it. It felt terrible as I felt like it was hard to breath, it's like a sensation of a lump in the throat. At the hospital I kept on throwing up the food I ate, I couldn't even sleep, I was crying most of the time because my GERD was really bad, I had to be on Xanax for a few days just so I could get some rest. It has been almost 3 months of me dealing with GERD and I have on medication yet I still have the symptoms, although it is now better as I do not throw up anymore and I am able to sleep. I am going to make an appointment for an endoscopy very soon just to be clear on what is the cause of my GERD and hopefully after that I will be able to get suitable medications that will make me recover 100%. One of my doctors did say losing weight my just be the cure for my GERD and after doing some research, I did find that what he said is true and most people who have GERD does feel better after losing weight. So, I hope when I do lose weight, I'll be so much healthier and happier as well and my GERD will be gone completely, forever.

    So basically, I am determined to lose all this weight and be completely healthy again. I am going to take control of my life, this is it. Here's to a better life, a better me. If you have GERD or maybe you just wanna be friends, add me as a friend. I'd love to have people to encourage me get on the right track and it will be my honour to encourage my fellow friends to stay motivated as well. Have a nice day everyone! Thank you for reading, I appreciate it! :smiley:
    I unfortunately can't get the app to let me send PMs today, but I would like to help you out if I can. Although I don't understand GERD, I am a young woman who understands college stress and how that affects weight. I am also Christian, in case that matters in any way. I will try to offer a Friend Request with another copy of my full mentor-bio later.
    Good luck!
  • kaydt8003
    kaydt8003 Posts: 2 Member
    Kendell
  • rtopor
    rtopor Posts: 3 Member
    I hope it's not too late for me to join in! I'm a 19 year old female living in central New York. I've been battling anorexia for 3 years now. Because of this I was unable to work out and was forced to gain weight relatively fast, so now I want to work out little by little to become more confident in my body while also getting the body I wanted but couldn't have because of starvation. I'm 5 foot 4 and weigh 120 pounds and would like to weigh no less than 115. If you're willing to help me out please message me :)
  • shazi89
    shazi89 Posts: 16 Member
    Someone please adopt me!!!

    Looking to lose 15kg.
    Currently weight training 3x a week.
    Fast paced walking 3x a week.
    I train at home with dumbells, mostly googled programs, so help in that department would also be awesome.

    Calorie breakdown 1500
    P 150, C 150, F 33
    TDEE: 2387

    I'm getting married 3 months time, I am desperate to be smaller by then, I really don't want to be a fat bride.

    So if anyone is willing, please let me know
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    shazi89 wrote: »
    Someone please adopt me!!!

    Looking to lose 15kg.
    Currently weight training 3x a week.
    Fast paced walking 3x a week.
    I train at home with dumbells, mostly googled programs, so help in that department would also be awesome.

    Calorie breakdown 1500
    P 150, C 150, F 33
    TDEE: 2387

    I'm getting married 3 months time, I am desperate to be smaller by then, I really don't want to be a fat bride.

    So if anyone is willing, please let me know

    That's 30 lbs + in 3 months! not realistic at all sorry to say :/ - half of that perhaps is a possibility and would be a healthier loss given the timescale but at least make a start and each few pounds will make a difference.

    All the best.
  • chantalgal
    chantalgal Posts: 13 Member
    I would love if someone adopted me. I've recently joined MFP this week. My goal is to lose 105 pounds in a healthy manner, I would like to lose and maintain my weight loss. I have a very sedentary job so physical activity is a challenge for me. I try to walk 30-60 minutes at least 5 days a week. I'm also looking into joining a nearby complex to go swimming a few times a week. Please let me know if we would be a good fit. Good luck to everyone on their weight loss journey. :)
  • ISparkyI
    ISparkyI Posts: 158 Member
    Hi all. I could definitely benefit from someone adopting me. I am enthusiastic, but I do have problems with my off days. My primary goal would be to have my mindset locked in 24/7 so I can have less off days than usual. The other thing I have a focus on is Intermittent Fasting and getting my body into a state of Ketosis. Exercise is another challenge for me, and would really appreciate if anyone has exercises that I can start with and build a base from. I am aiming for 1 to 1.5 pounds a week if possible.

    Doesn't matter if male or female, I just know that I would do the best to make my mentor proud. Thanks and Good Luck!
  • angillady1976
    angillady1976 Posts: 1 Member
    I could use a mentor. I am new to the program and still trying to figure things out. As a single mom it's difficult to find time to workout between everyone's busy schedules. Hope one of you wouldn't mind lending some much needed support. I'm so scared of failing once again.
  • Asssthetic
    Asssthetic Posts: 5 Member
    I would like to be "adopted"

    A little bit about me, the noob of all noobs -

    I currently weigh 140 pounds and would like to lose a little bit of weight as well as becoming more toned. I would really like a mentor who will push me so that I can reach my goals, since I tried on my own and kinda failed. I love running as well as lifting. I am really good with sticking to a plan when I know that someone is enforcing it so if you are interested with helping a weight-loss noob, feel free to message me (:
  • PandaTami
    PandaTami Posts: 10 Member
    looking to be adopted and get some friends on her to inspire me. on a mission to lose weight while i cant be very mobile... im wanting to adapt things so that i can do them and get ideas and support. im 40, female, slightly crazy with a optimistic outlook and love being positive!
  • PandaTami
    PandaTami Posts: 10 Member
    zcb94 wrote: »
    PandaTami wrote: »
    would like to find a mentor that gets my disability constraints and have overcome similar hurdles... please.... will include humour and sarcasm free to the right mentor lol
    As my mentor-bio mentions, I am in a wheelchair. After you take a look at all Mentor posts here, please let me know if you believe that we'd get along.

    hi!!!
  • NoMoreAfatChick
    NoMoreAfatChick Posts: 226 Member
    Adopt meeeeeeeeeeeee.. me me meeeeee!!!!
    I seriously need someone to help me lose weight.
    female
    Age: 27
    current weight: 154lbs
    goal weight: 120lbs

    I am going to gym. Will start lifting(hopefully soon).
    following 1200calorie diet.

    i can be a beast on cross trainer but i am really bad on treadmill when it comes to running. I love people who can run on treadmill for long time and would love to become one such kind of a person who can run atleast for 5mins..

    If anyone think they can help me, please PM me. Would really love to lose weight.
    I got a new job and i really really wanna look good in everything i wear :wink: :wink: (who doesnt huh)...
    Thank you...

    K
  • NikiS_8
    NikiS_8 Posts: 6 Member
    Hi everyone. I would love to have a mentor.

    I am 43 years old, just celebrated my 22nd anniversary and have 7 children (oldest is 21, youngest is 2). I work as an accountant (desk job) and get very little exercise. I used to be very active when I was younger and was healthy even at 175 lbs. But over the years the weight has crept up and I am now over 300 lbs. Still quite flexible but unable to exercise due to a knee injury. I am having an MRI done next week and hopefully something can be done so I can at least start with water aerobics or even just walking again. Right now, I can barely stand long enough to make dinner before the pain is too much.

    I recently joined a 12 month weight management program through the hospital here and they suggested tracking food and exercise though the my fitness pal app so here I am. Although the program is good for monitoring and classes, it doesn't really offer the one on one mentoring that I may need. I studied nutrition years ago so I have no problem with figuring out how to eat right. My biggest problem in the past with losing weight has been staying motivated and not getting discouraged. I finally have decided to seek professional help because I cannot keep up with my youngest daughters (2 and 4) and my oldest 2 are now overweight as well (I have not been the best role model for them). My husband was recently diagnosed with gout and has high cholesterol and blood pressure. We need to develop healthier eating habits as a family. Also, I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea this year and have had to sleep in a recliner for over 3 years now because I cannot breathe laying down. This is affecting my marriage.

    My goals are to lose weight (I would love to get back down to 175 eventually) by not dieting but by living a healthier lifestyle. I want to increase my fitness too by becoming more active.
  • mitchell_maya1705
    mitchell_maya1705 Posts: 25 Member
    I need a mentor.

    I am 19 year old female, working a desk job. I have been fit my whole life because of dance and sports, but since stopping I have put on weight and can't seem to get it off and get back my muscle and my body I love. I need motivation and someone to push me to limits I wouldn't push myself. Would love to connect with anyone!
  • Tea500
    Tea500 Posts: 9 Member
    Hi from a big fat noob. I would really like to find a mentor.
    I had a stroke in 2010 and spent a year learning to move again.
    During that year I packed on 100 lbs.
    Today I'm 48 years old and I recently I hit 293 lbs so I'm desperate to undo this because it won't get any easier as I get older.
    I'm in a wheelchair, can't move my left leg, so my list of exercises is short but I'm learning new things all the time.
    Hopefully, within this positive community of people all trying to get in shape, I will find the encouragement and advice I'm looking for.
    What I have to offer is this - I have a positive attitude, and I'm happy to return any encouragement with same.

    Thanks for reading.
  • Kookum1129
    Kookum1129 Posts: 4 Member
    I would like to be adopted. Require assistance in following areas!
    - nutrition (allergic to many things and don't have much money)
    - have a gym membership want to make sure I am doing the right excersizes (I go 3 times a week) (Swimming once a week)
    - my vitals are 46 years old, 5f 4.5inchs, and 211 lbs (have already set my mind to milestones I want to reach but I know it will take A LOT of work on my part to get there)
    - Ultimate goal is 130 by January 2018
    - already counting calories I just hope I am doing it right.
    Oh, and I am in Winnipeg
  • Josue_da_great
    Josue_da_great Posts: 12 Member
    I would love to be adopted!!!!!
    25 year old from Los Angeles Works about 60+ hours a week maintain a busy schedule. currently 170Lbs 5'6 looking to drop some weight and build some lean muscle. Currently on the Keto Diet anyone want to join me on my journey?
  • kaciecwest
    kaciecwest Posts: 3 Member
    I just stared Keto too
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