Hi, I'm Rich

bigree1228
bigree1228 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
My goal is to start to diet and workout again. I'm at 214 pounds (the most I have ever weighed) I'm going to try to lose around 35 pounds. I'm not getting any younger at 46 years old and now is the time that I gut up and make this change in my life.

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  • alaskanlocal907
    alaskanlocal907 Posts: 4 Member
    You can do it :) just starting meself
  • bigree1228
    bigree1228 Posts: 4 Member
    Thank you! Good luck to you as well, you can do it as wrk. I'm going to the gym tonight for the first time in a long time.
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,460 Member
    edited November 2017
    Hi Rich. You'll do great. Just jump right in, start tracking, get moving, and welcome to the crowd!
  • Iamsimpleguy
    Iamsimpleguy Posts: 1,576 Member
    Welcome to MFP, Enter your food diary daily and keep tracking your calories, try to do small exercises. Keep active yourself. All the best!! Feel free to add me :)

    For a Newbie check this link http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest
  • Jigglypuff00
    Jigglypuff00 Posts: 267 Member
    Welcome Rich and Alaskanlocal! MFP is a great tool to help you get on track. Make sure you "check-in" and log your foods daily so you know what you are working with. Much of the database is wrong, just so you know. You need to check the nutrients and do your own research on how many calories are in your food. If a food in the database has a green check mark next to it, chances are pretty good that it's right. But still double check.

    Also, make sure you know the amount of food you're eating. Don't eyeball it and say, "ok, that looks like a cup." Best to get a food scale and set it to grams and really know what you are consuming. Too many times people think they are eating at a deficit, when actually they are eating more. I was definitely guilty of that!

    I've read to eat back your calories when you work out, only eat back a partial amount, and don't eat back any. I don't exercise, so I can't give you advice on that. Just play around with that and see what works for you.

    Feel free to add me as a friend!
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