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Hi, not necessarily new to this, but hadn't taken it seriously until now. I am a 40-year-old looking to gain muscle, and lose about 20lbs. I would LOVE any advice on how to correctly do this. Not sure if I should stick to macros, or limit calories (although I am currently lifting weights). Would love some guidance.

bribbles90 wrote: »

Hi, not necessarily new to this, but hadn't taken it seriously until now. I am a 40-year-old looking to gain muscle, and lose about 20lbs. I would LOVE any advice on how to correctly do this. Not sure if I should stick to macros, or limit calories (although I am currently lifting weights). Would love some guidance.

I have mentored some other users in the past. Not an expert, but I will share what I have learned. And there are lots of others on MFP who will help as well. Sending you a friend request.

To start - Definitely continue the weight lifting. More important to maintain muscle as you age.

Just track all your food for a couple of weeks. Then you can look at the diary and get an idea of where to make changes. If you want to lose some weight, you will need a calorie deficit. Once you have some data to work with, you can figure out macros.

pennyhedrick wrote: »

how do I do a friend request or is there such a thing?

To add friends on MFP:

1) Click on the username in the left sidebar. A window showing the username will open.
2) Click on the username again. The user's profile will open.
3) Click on the "Add Friend" button on the user's profile page. There is an option to send a message along with the request. That's always a good idea - just a short note mentioning where you saw the user, some common interests or goals, etc.

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Hey guys, I'm Aleida! I'm back on MFP and determined to reach my goal of losing 25 lbs.

I tend to eat healthy and walk 1 hour per day, especially since I was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome 5 years ago, and I feel I'm in a relatively good shape. The problem is that it seems that I'm stuck at weighing around 165 lbs, even in periods when I go out more and drink alcohol or periods when I take better care of myself.

My big change since I started using MFP again two weeks ago was cutting calories down to 1470 and it seems to be working (I don't think I ate a crazy amount of food before but I'm a short lady and probably needed less). I've lost 6,6 lbs in two weeks which are probably mainly water but I'm a bit afraid I'm going too fast and I could regain it. I have to admit that I rarely reach the 1470 calories and maybe I should eat a bit more, but it's so motivating to watch the numbers go down!!

If any of you has some advice I'd really appreciate it

Hello! I'm completely new to MFP. I've heard of it but never jumped in. What's changed for me is that I am now serious about getting healthy and fit! I'm 50, and lucky to have my health and I want to keep it that way. So my goal is to lose 40 pounds by September 15th and hopefully have some fun while I'm at it. I love to run, but I am going to sideline the running, and focus on introducing strength training and some yoga (which will be completely new to me). Good Luck to all!!!

New here,

Over the past 5 weeks or so I have lost about 12-15 pounds and now just trying to lose that stubborn belly and try to get the abs to show through.
Any good eating tricks for that?

Thanks

ladytreena wrote: »

How do I become a member I can’t figure it out 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

What do you want to join? This is just an open thread for those new to MFP. Nothing to join here. Just continue to post here if you like.

There are some groups on MFP that you have to join, and the instructions for that are usually in the first post in the thread.

Starting over for the eleventieth time. I am ready.

Hi everyone, I'm Sydney and would like to lose a good amount of weight.
I've just started today and would like to have some support! Thanks!

Hello everyone, Mahmoud here from Cairo, Egypt.
I'm quite the hard gainer, so my current goal is to gain size and muscle.
Trying a caloric surplus plus a 5x5 program 💪💪

Hi, I'm Danica. I'm new to the group. I'm on a journey to live a healthier lifestyle. I'm looking for healthy snack options, meals, work outs, etc.

I am posting for my husband . He is T1 Diabetic on Keto/modified atkins diet for seizure control and blood glucose control. I do not know how to work with "my fitness pal", but need to log exercise and food eaten/nutrition at physician request. We "are" under physician supervision. I posted a question about the exercise log yesterday but can't find it now. We exercise on a ZAAZ eliptical vibration plate machine. I guess I am clueless about what I'm doing. Also I need to find how to post Factor 75 keto meals. They told me all their meals are in your database. I am not finding them. Probably searching incorrectly. My Husband is underweight. Would like to get his weight up.

Very new, but am excited to learn from other and help motivate them too! Im here to keep up a healthy lifestyle along with making new friends along the way! Add me, I always accept requests! 😌😌

I’m new here on MFP but not new to watching my weight. Looking forward to crushing my weight loss goals in April!