Great question @craigo3154 I started on MFP because I wanted to lose weight, hadn't been successful and was looking for some help. Initially, I was just using the food tracking, but then joined a Biggest Loser group and now have joined this wonderful group! It has turned out to be so much more than just tracking my food for me as I feel like I've found a new group of friends who are supportive, thoughtful, insightful and kind!

Also, after tomorrow, I will be out of touch for the week. Heading to the upper peninsula to visit my niece who is working at Isle Royale National Park on a wolf release project. The moose population is elevated and out of sync with the wolf population. I'm hoping to see lots of wildlife and do lots of hiking, but I don't think there is cell service on the island. No winner's circle for me, but I plan to watch what I'm eating. I should do very well with the exercise!

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I've always been doing it alone before. but not any more x Thank you x

You are never alone at UAC...we are always here cheering you on to be the best you can be for your own self. Each of us has received the special gift of life. Only we can make the very best of it...but it sure helps to have "friends" along on the journey! Glad you are with us.

@ShareASmile Sounds like a wonderful project your niece is working on at Isle Royale National Park. Please share some pics of your journey if you get a chance, even if it is after your vacation.

@craigo3154 I started with caloriecount.com and changed to MFP when caloriecount transitioned their users to a useless program at which time I switched to MFP some 6 months later.

My sentiments, exactly, on weight loss. You are to be commended on achieving your goal and sustaining maintenance. I, too, wanted to be successful without any diet gimmicks, paid weight loss programs, etc. I do admit I'm not crazy about exercise, but I know it's good for me. Health is all about nutrition (not a "diet" as that is a 4 letter word which is NOT in my vocabulary) and physical activity (and UAC doesn't define what that activity might be) which is what makes UAC unique. UAC works for anyone who is looking to achieve their goals or sustain maintenance long term.

June 6

Calories: Yes, under
Tracked: Yes
Exercise: No, not beyond normal running around

I dropped out of here previously because some days I can do 1-2 hours of exercise and some days none above normal activities, leading to a pass day. But have realised I need the group as put weight back on/ plateaued and need to focus on always having calories under target and try as much as possible to fit in more exercise. So I won’t be in Winner’s Circle often, if at all, but keeping track of everything and managing calories still helps me achieve my actual goals.

Tracked yes
Under yes
Exercise yes

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes 60 swimming weight training
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes
I came here to track my food first but I stayed because of the great surport I get here.

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, recumbent bike, 30 minutes, 9.67 miles
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

I originally started with MFP back in 2011 or 2012, but started and stopped so many times I just decided to delete my old profile. I started fresh on November 30, 2018, after a conversation with my older sister.

Our whole family struggles with weight issues and after talking with her I decided that I was done yo-yo'ing and was going to start and not quit ever again. I have logged in every day since then (logging every bite and all exercise) and give tons of credit to UAC and TBL for helping keep me motivated to stay the course. I no longer wake up with feelings of guilt and shame over my abuse of food and what I was doing to my body. Now I wake up thankful for a day where I can move better and enjoy life more.

I have my second doctor's appt tomorrow with my new primary doctor. My first visit with him was in December and I can't wait to see his face when he sees that I've lost 30 pounds since then!

Thanks, @RangerRickL and @craigo3154 for all you both do to make this the best group on MFP.

Bonnie

P.S. We NEED to see those old ice skating photos!!

Exercised: yes mmx
Tracked: yes
Under: yes

Yes x 3 for Thursday
Prelogging dinner to keep on track

I started MFP after getting into the smart phone 'bandwagon' lol. Before that id use the Livestrong website since i sat a computer all day. I wasn't really that committed to tracking until the convenience of an app in my pocket, though.

I believe it started as more of an expirament to see how much i was really eating. I had wanted to loose weight for so long and found some success with the South Beach diet but gained it all back so easily! I knew there had to be another way, so i thought id give it a shot. It worked like magic, blew my mind! I distinctly remember thinking along the lines of "it CANT be this simple to loose weight."

Now, years later im much closer to my goal and tracking has kept the loss sustainable. Found that the saying "its simple but its not easy" is true. We might not like the reality of what tracking tells us (im a shortie and its JUST NOT FAIR sometimes lol) but numbers dont lie. With dicipline and honesty, MFP has been the only way ive seen real change and maintained it.

June 6

Exercise: Yes, cleaned the house 30-45min then a 15-20min workout.
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes

Joined MFP cuz I got tired of doing all the calculations on my own lmao. And the UAC is such an awesome community that I decided to come back too! 🌟

6/6

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes

- On track for four days out of six. I guess that isn't bad.
- Kitchen is closed.
- Exercised kind of minimal. Six hill repeats around the block in the neighborhood. Maybe 200 calories. Didn't eat all of it. I usually figure 10 calories per minute for moderate cardio exercise. 11 or 12 cals for hard cardio. I have not really done much hard cardio this year. Still it is climbing that counts as my best sort of exorcise.
- Alcohol 2 units

Tracking... I don't use MFP diary very much anymore. I have a whiteboard on my refrigerator door. I use the database to look up calories for food that doesn't have a nutrition label like beverages and fruits and stuff.
I get exercise calories from a tracker watch. I caution people to be suspicious of the calories their tracker watches tell them.
My tracker watch has a 2x difference in the exercise calories it tell me for when I wear a heart rate strap and when I don't.
But I done the same climb 100s of times so I kind of have a good correlations going between my time spent and my calories.
Then that stuff all gets logged into my strava. Strava keeps track and motivates me.
Tomorrow is climb day. My little Buddy is coming over afterwards. His birthday is Saturday.
I wish I could figure out what diet is right for his metabolism.