Who's looking forward to the huge influx of New Year's Resolutions people?
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I was one of them! I started in 2016, January 1st. Still here almost 2 years later. Started obese, now around 110 lbs and normal weight, but still very much a work in progress. I too am hoping to make some changes this year and am waiting for January 1st to start. I don't know why but starting afresh just makes things easier.14
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I feel sorry for them ... the new comers ... who will ask a question or make a comment and have all the 'experts' on here come flying out with their verbal bats blazing ... and then they'll get all worked up about each others posts and forget all about that newbie who asked a question cause they wanted to clarify. ... Yep ... the boards will run up a lot of posts.20
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I feel sorry for them ... the new comers ... who will ask a question or make a comment and have all the 'experts' on here come flying out with their verbal bats blazing ... and then they'll get all worked up about each others posts and forget all about that newbie who asked a question cause they wanted to clarify. ... Yep ... the boards will run up a lot of posts.
This actually happened to a friend of mine on here, it was really disappointed because responders were more focused on one upping each and debating than helping her. It was frustrating and sad. She ended up just giving up the thread and trying to figure things out on her own.
I feel like the 'experts' need to tone down so they don't scare people away.18 -
Not new to MFP, but new to the forums.. what's "woo"?
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MarziPanda95 wrote: »Now, now. They may come full of hope and misinformation, woo and no real commitment, but some of them stay for good and change their lives. It's worth the rest of us suffering though 100s of 'starvation mode' and 'sugar is evil' threads to help the few who stick with it... right?
LOL, ask me again in february!
That was me last year, sorta. I started tracking via another system in December 2016 and switched back to MFP right after the new year. It was just a coincidence though. But I did make my fair share of woo posts at first and had to be educated2 -
God bless them for taking the first step. Let's encourage them however we can.
I totally agree with this. We were all beginners, once upon a time. I know when I started here, people were kind and never let me feel out of place. Once of the reasons I stayed and kept at it. I left at different times, but I always managed to come back.6 -
Packerjohn wrote: »IMO, unfortunately, anyone that has to wait for a "traditional" day for behavior change instead of working to make the change when they realize there is a problem is doomed to failure.
Wow...aren't you just a ray of sunshine and hope! lol! Ba hum bug. Don't be too positive. lol13 -
Packerjohn wrote: »IMO, unfortunately, anyone that has to wait for a "traditional" day for behavior change instead of working to make the change when they realize there is a problem is doomed to failure.
This.
Personally, I'm not looking forward to the influx of people who play into resolutions coming to the gym. Granted, they will be gone by the end of the month. Good job for those who keep going there after.3 -
Eh, resolutions...For new years? Don't do them anymore. The less new years resolutions I create, the higher my chances to find what I'm looking for.3
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It's the influx from 25th saying that they are so sick of over eating and drinking amd that they can't wait for the 1st that annoys me.
Stop over eating then, no-one is forcing you to.6 -
You see a lot of new people, but also a lot of people who had left and came back...
Everyone starts somewhere, but statistics show that 90% of new gym goers drop out within like the first month
Or so says the internet0 -
Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »You see a lot of new people, but also a lot of people who had left and came back...
Everyone starts somewhere, but statistics show that 90% of new gym goers drop out within like the first month
Or so says the internet
1 1/2 year later for me.0 -
Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »You see a lot of new people, but also a lot of people who had left and came back...
Everyone starts somewhere, but statistics show that 90% of new gym goers drop out within like the first month
Or so says the internet
1 1/2 year later for me.
Congrats! You are one of the few!
I never joined a gym, my garage is my gym, love it1 -
Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »You see a lot of new people, but also a lot of people who had left and came back...
Everyone starts somewhere, but statistics show that 90% of new gym goers drop out within like the first month
Or so says the internet
1 1/2 year later for me.
Congrats! You are one of the few!
I never joined a gym, my garage is my gym, love it
Turned my livingroom to my gym lol. Mounting a punching bag outside sometime this week. Going to do some kicks and punches until I can move no more lol.0 -
Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »You see a lot of new people, but also a lot of people who had left and came back...
Everyone starts somewhere, but statistics show that 90% of new gym goers drop out within like the first month
Or so says the internet
1 1/2 year later for me.
Congrats! You are one of the few!
I never joined a gym, my garage is my gym, love it
Turned my livingroom to my gym lol. Mounting a punching bag outside sometime this week. Going to do some kicks and punches until I can move no more lol.
That's pretty awesome, I read somewhere that a really good way to exercise is to get a big Rubbermaid bin and put dumbbells, rope, resistance bands etc in it and put it in the living room
Also, no summer Olympics sport burns more calories than boxing, she's a clever girl!0 -
itsaboutthattimeagain wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »IMO, unfortunately, anyone that has to wait for a "traditional" day for behavior change instead of working to make the change when they realize there is a problem is doomed to failure.
Wow...aren't you just a ray of sunshine and hope! lol! Ba hum bug. Don't be too positive. lol
Sorry you feel that way, but if someone want's to make a positive change in their life, why wait 5 minutes not to mention until 1/1?
I'm all for people bettering themselves.4 -
I am looking forward to it because it means there will be less cake and cookies and trash floating around the workplace and also food facebook posts will decrease. LOL. I don't partake, but it gets old starting around Halloween having all of this shoved in your face and people insisting you need to fatten up so leaving things on your desk etc..1
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I was one of those this year. Waited until January 15th, though.
After several years of avoiding the hard work (tracking, eat less, etc.) and hoping for magic to happen (the woo!!), I buckled down, still here almost a year later and in for the long haul.
See this phenomenon every January at the pool where I swim lengths. Soooo busy for about 4 weeks but by early February, most have fallen by the wayside. Kind of sad, really, people have good intentions but maybe find the whole process too daunting.
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After multiple failed attempts at changing my body composition, I began last year at the beginning of December. It didn’t take long before I began to get frustrated with a lack of progress so I figured out that I needed to learn some new things. I began reading and listening to some podcasts. Fast forward a year and sixty pounds later, I’ve learned a ton of new things with the intention of having too much knowledge to ever go back. So I guess I’m one of the few that made it although I broke with tradition and began a month early. Going through the holidays as a beginner wasn’t easy but I was determined. This year I have a plan and I’m going to be interested in seeing the flood of resolutioners that hit the gym. Last year I was the new guy and didn’t know who the players were plus I was too busy trying to figure it out myself to care. Maybe I can help someone.
I’m new to the forums, and don’t really enjoy Internet forums but I’m impressed with how many knowledgeable people are actually on here.5
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