Returning to MFP - what would you do?
amsparky
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Hi all! I'm curious what you would do. I have gained back a lot of my weight due to many reasons that aren't important now. I am ready to get back to it, but seeing this old account and the progress I destroyed really bothers me. Would you suck it up or start a new account? Happy Holidays!
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I would suck it up - I wouldn't want to lose all my food entries.
But then, I'm not you.
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I wouldn't start a new account. You had some success before and then made some mistakes. You can learn from both. In any case, every day is a new chance to start over. You don't need a new account to do that.14
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i kept mine. reminder to myself3
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I started over, but my previous name had to do with a specific goal at a specific age and there was a gap of about 4 years. I was way too aggressive back then. I was at the beginning of the loss this time also but listened to reason this time and slowed it down, eating the things I wanted to continue eating at maintenance. I rarely look back over a month, so old entries wouldn't bother me much; it was more about the name.3
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Thank you everyone. For my mental health, I don't know if a daily reminder is a good or bad thing.
I definitely agree with the missing food entries though - such a pain! 0 -
I’m in the same boat. Personally I find it encouraging to know that I’ve accomplished this goal before.3
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Thank you everyone. For my mental health, I don't know if a daily reminder is a good or bad thing. I definitely agree with the missing food entries though - such a pain!
You can always edit your previous weight(s) in the Check-in section if that is what is bothering you.
I don't know, I always think it's best to sort through past mistakes so I don't repeat them. Reality is a great teacher.
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I started a new account. I liked the freshness of it and wanted to get away from a couple things. One big one was real life friends and family knew that was my account, and I want to be more open about my struggles on this site and how my eating became disordered, and what I've been doing to fix it, without coworkers and friends making judgement or family worrying. I'm in a much better place now, but I would rather only express it either to my therapist or through the anonymity that comes with a new account.
I also wanted to not do friends this time around to practice self-accountability, and it was just much easier to start a new account.17 -
Starting in 2014 I got down from 375 to 207. Fast forward to September 2018, bounced back up to 331.6. So I out nearly all of it back on. Down to 283 now. Stuck with the same account. Never occurred to me to do otherwise. Changing my user name doesn't change my actions.7
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Doesn’t matter what cowboy hat you wear, just jump back on your fitness, health and wellness pony and shout at the top of your lungs “giddiyup!”11
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You can delete your old weights if that would help your mental struggles2
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New account, new name, New Year, new you?!?!
If I'm truly starting over meaning the past is gone out of sight out of mind I would start fresh. I did this with my first account, I've had this one over 4 years. So it stuck the 2nd time.
Notify any friends you have here of the change. They will follow.
Best of luck!
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I started over (about 2 years ago and I'm only now starting... yeah, it's taken me that long to kick my butt in gear). My old account from 2010-2012 was very closely tied to my bulimia mindset. Seeing all my old 500 calories per day entries made me sad!
Edit: Oh, and my friends sucked!! I remember one lady who reamed me out for sharing a piece of cake with my mom on vacation!8 -
On the same boat here babe, let’s suck it up and get on it!0
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Just jump straight back in on your old account but enter your current weight. Good luck2
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I kept my 2012 account. Granted, I didn't gain too much above my resting/maintenance weight. Seeing my ticker reminds me daily that my formative weight equating that of a Bentley. Driving a Bentley, yes. Sharing its weight, no.3
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I started over from an account that was decently known and had a 1000+ day streak. Personally, I just wanted the fresh start. It’s completely dependent on what would be better for you.0
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I lost about 28lbs and then put back on about 40lbs ! But I use the same account as I wanna get the tracker back down!2
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Hmm - we are all human and sometimes we have setbacks. I’d use the old one and own it. I believe you can reset the weight - and anyone whom you are friends with - all of us have had our ups and downs. Sending positivity your way!!0
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you can make a new account, but it doesn't erase the reality of what you have done (just like not logging food doesn't mean you didnt eat it lol)
i came and went on this account many many times before i came and didnt go.2 -
I kept the same account, just reset my starting date and weight (but kept all the history). I'm glad I did, because I've gone back and graphed my rate of loss then vs now, which was interesting (to nobody but me, obviously
) However, a few people have pointed out some compelling reason to start fresh. Your choice 2 -
Suck it up. In my first year I lost ~60 lbs and then slacked off and put ~ 20 back on.
MFP is just one of many tools to hold yourself accountable. Making a new account resolves nothing and just hides the problem. Face this head on.
You lost this weight before and know what to do. Now dig down and find out what went wrong. This process should be more about establishing behaviors for long term maintenance.3 -
I didn't want to make a new account and lose all my recipes and food entries so I just deleted all my old weight loss entries. No, it doesn't erase reality but it helped put me in a "fresh start, don't dwell on past mistakes" mindset.0
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I lost from 220 down to 160 then gained back to 208 over several years. I kept the same account and am now down to 146. I kind of like that it calculates my loss from the first time which was higher so my total loss is bigger (by a little) than what I’ve just lost this time.1
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I would create a new one. Good luck!0
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