We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Beginner (again!) and looking for MFP pals with similar goals

claireswin4
claireswin4 Posts: 18 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hey y'all, I'm Claire. I'm hoping to find a handful of friends who have similar goals and characteristics as me. I've successfully lost about 30 lbs before, though the stress of planning a wedding while going to grad school resulted in me gaining back the weight (and then some). I have the confidence to do this because I know I've done it before! Here are some things about me:

- 24 years old, married, live in Wisconsin
- HW: 202 lb, CW: 194 lb, GW: ~140 lb
- Biggest Strengths: sticking to exercise plans, enthusiasm
- Biggest Weaknesses: consistently staying under my calorie goal (aka not eating an entire tub of ice cream)
- Exercise of choice: lifting weights, kickboxing, jogging
- Non-Scale Goals: compete in a 10K next spring/summer, improve my relationship with food, become more active in my free time (aka less screen/couch time), meditate daily

If you have similar goals or interests, please drop me a friend request :smile:

Replies

  • ssaharea
    ssaharea Posts: 20 Member
    Hey Claire! Congrats on getting married :) I think we have similar goals and I feel we can help each other out.

    Few things about me (copy pasted your pretty format lol):

    - 24 years old, college student, living in Canada
    - HW: 184 lb, CW: 143 lb, GW: 130 lb
    - Biggest Strengths: able to eat the same thing every day
    - Biggest Weaknesses: adhering to a proper sleep schedule
    - Exercise of choice: running
    - Non-Scale Goals: compete in a 5k followed by a 10k in 2018, balance my social, school, and work life, practice mindfulness through meditation

    I sent you a friend request!
  • Klockie2011
    Klockie2011 Posts: 4 Member
    Hi Clare,my name is Lisa and I had a stroke in 2006. I gained 120 lbs due to medicines and have gained and lost over and over. I need to loose 47 lbs to get where I was when I had the stroke. I need some friends who can keep me going. I hope to hear from. you.
  • KeshiaV
    KeshiaV Posts: 187 Member
    I’m following suit :) feel free to add me if you think we’d be good fitness friends.

    - 29, married, live in Virginia
    - HW: 250 lb, CW: 199 lb, GW: ~170 lb & a re-evaluation from there
    - Biggest Strengths: varying my exercise plans, drinking tons o’ water. My diary is also open, and while rarely perfect, it’s honest.
    - Biggest Weaknesses: consistently staying under my calorie goal (sweets are my weakness). My husband is also quite fit and can plow through a family size bag of chips with seemingly no physical consequences. I have to be concious not to try and keep up with him.
    - Exercise of choice: running, yoga, lifting weights
    - Non-Scale Goals: about 3 years ago I ran several 1/2 marathons. I’d like to get back to at least 10ks. I’d also like to improve my own “self-talk” about my body... remembering to give myself the kindness and grace I’d show a loved one.

    -keshia
  • AdorePetite
    AdorePetite Posts: 13 Member
    - 27, live in Australia!
    - 20lbs to lose till my next goal weight.
    -Strengths: Enjoying healthy food, and the feeling of having done a workout.
    -Weaknesses: Enjoying unhealthy food even more, and hate the feeling during a workout. Lol
    - Exercise of choice: Walking to the fridge. Lol (jogging, HIIT, pilates)

    Would love some more encouragement!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories