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SlayLikeAWarrior wrote: »Hello Fitfam! My name is Ngozi, from South Carolina. Looking forward to meeting hopefully everyone in the group. Happy Tuesday!
Welcome and happy Wednesday!!1 -
Thank you Mac!0
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SlayLikeAWarrior wrote: »Thank you Mac!
South Carolina sounds better than my current home of Ottawa just now...
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I am not quite 50 yet, will be in November. I feel like I am 70 some days which is why I started this journey to health. My first "goal" is to feel better! Really that's what I want. Loosing the weight will just be a big benefit. I started off at 250, highest was 260 and am currently down to 224. My first weight loss goal is 180. I lost a few years ago and got down to 180 and felt extremely well. My ultimate goal is 150, anything lower then that will just be a plus.
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ScorpioGirl70 wrote: »I am not quite 50 yet, will be in November. I feel like I am 70 some days which is why I started this journey to health. My first "goal" is to feel better! Really that's what I want. Loosing the weight will just be a big benefit. I started off at 250, highest was 260 and am currently down to 224. My first weight loss goal is 180. I lost a few years ago and got down to 180 and felt extremely well. My ultimate goal is 150, anything lower then that will just be a plus.
Sounds like you are super focused. We look forward to watching your progress & encouraging you along the way x1 -
SlayLikeAWarrior wrote: »Thank you Mac!
South Carolina sounds better than my current home of Ottawa just now...
LOL I definitely do not want that Ottawa weather. Keep that damn snow there
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SlayLikeAWarrior wrote: »SlayLikeAWarrior wrote: »Thank you Mac!
South Carolina sounds better than my current home of Ottawa just now...
LOL I definitely do not want that Ottawa weather. Keep that damn snow there
The groundhogs promised an early spring...
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SlayLikeAWarrior wrote: »SlayLikeAWarrior wrote: »Thank you Mac!
South Carolina sounds better than my current home of Ottawa just now...
LOL I definitely do not want that Ottawa weather. Keep that damn snow there
The groundhogs promised an early spring...
There are flowers blooming in my yard in Michigan. Ipso facto, it is Spring (even though they were covered with snow as recently as Saturday). Not that that has the slightest thing to do with new members. Welcome, new members!
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First on MFP a few years ago. Made it to my goal weight. Fast forward a few years and I am 6 lbs over my initial start weight. Looking for some friends with similar goals to help me stay focused, motivated, and to hold me accountable. Trying to improve my blood sugar (borderline) and blood pressure. Thanks.4
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First on MFP a few years ago. Made it to my goal weight. Fast forward a few years and I am 6 lbs over my initial start weight. Looking for some friends with similar goals to help me stay focused, motivated, and to hold me accountable. Trying to improve my blood sugar (borderline) and blood pressure. Thanks.
Nice to have you in our group.0 -
I am 54 yrs old I want to lose 80lbs for physical reasons I would love support to do this5
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Welcome! Nice to see you.
The group has been quiet lately, and you can help change that. Keep us apprised of how your journey goes and what we can do to help.2 -
Hi to all our new members.
As mtarafoot says our group as been a little quiet. Probably because of covid 19.
Feel free to post discussions. Keep us posted on your weight loss too.0 -
Just so I don't get myself in trouble, Can someone explain the "flag" and "quote" buttons to me, please? Does "flag" mean I'm following or tattle on someone? What does "quote" do? Thanks!0
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libertyacres wrote: »Just so I don't get myself in trouble, Can someone explain the "flag" and "quote" buttons to me, please? Does "flag" mean I'm following or tattle on someone? What does "quote" do? Thanks!
"Flag" is for posts that go against the MFP rules or code of conduct in some way.
I believe the "spam" flag is intended to be use for something that's obviously advertising, like someone who has signed up to MFP to self-promote (a book or webite or product or whatever), or that's a post by an advertising bot.
Otherwise, I believe the "Report" flag, which will open up some other checkbox options, is what we're asked to use to report most other types of inappropriate behavior, such as insults, trolling, explicit posts, etc. It allows for a note to be written to clarify what the problem is, in the eyes of the person flagging. (It also has an option for asking for one of your own posts to be deleted, if you want that.)
"Quote" just copies the post you're quoting into a new post, so you can reply to the quoted post (makes the context clearer). Just be sure to type outside of the quote "tags", which look like {quote} quoted stuff here {/quote} except with square rather than curly brackets. If I type that same thing with the proper square brackets, it comes out like this:quoted stuff here
You would hit the quote option, see the quoted matter copied into a fresh reply space, then you type after the close quote tag (the {/quote} one, but with square brackets
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52 and have been on weight loss journey all my life it seems. I can lose.. its the keeping it off and not falling off the wagon.. I have a problem with. until i started on a life journey instead of a 'diet'. I want to play with my grandkids and be able to without not being able to get out of bed in the morning. lol. I am learning to eat better, move more and i feel great. God has been so good to me to keep me healthy in spite of my self. 176 lbs but only 4lb 11 inches tall. so for me still in obese BMI range. But i am taking one day at a time.1
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lorrieannoberry wrote: »52 and have been on weight loss journey all my life it seems. I can lose.. its the keeping it off and not falling off the wagon.. I have a problem with. until i started on a life journey instead of a 'diet'. I want to play with my grandkids and be able to without not being able to get out of bed in the morning. lol. I am learning to eat better, move more and i feel great. God has been so good to me to keep me healthy in spite of my self. 176 lbs but only 4lb 11 inches tall. so for me still in obese BMI range. But i am taking one day at a time.
Welcome!
I think it's helped me to think of weight loss as "weight maintenance practice", and use the time of limited calories to figure out what helps me stay full, well-nourished, and happy with fewer calories. During weight loss, I was trying not to do anything I wasn't willing to continue permanently, except eating slightly fewer calories than I was expending. I didn't do anything dramatically differently when I reached goal weight, except add back those few calories, gradually.
There used to be someone on MFP who liked to say "there is no wagon, so we can't fall off it", and I think there's some truth in that. Inevitably, there will be some more goal-driven days, and some days less productive for the goals, but the key is to keep going, and work in an overall positive direction in the big picture. Figruing out how to manage the loss phase so it's pretty easy - at least as easy as it can be - is a big help, IMO.
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Lovely to meet our new members. Welcome aboard
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We look forward to getting to know you 0 -
Hello all ~ My name is Tony I'm 57 go a bit longer. I'm tired of starting but never sticking with a program, never losing any real weight.... but only end up gaining. I have steadily climbed .. BUT no longer.
I started at my highest I've ever been.... at 243. I'm happy to say I am down to 225 as of this morning, and I'm NOT going back up. I feel better and have more energy.
looking for like minded friends and in the same age range lol.
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Hi, new member to this group. Off and on MFP over the past few years, working on getting a better focus on health. 63 years old and about another 25 lbs to lose to my final goal. Feel free to add me as a friend. Love bicycling but have some knee issues right now that I'm working through (stupidly over training so nobody but me to blame on that one).2
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hi1
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Back at ya, brother. 2
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Great to receive our two new members.
Tony & Richard
Feel free to post on discussions. We are all here to encourage & inspire each other 2 -
Longtime MFP member. Had success but then I gained it all back and then some. Now at 57 years it feels even harder to lose the weight recently have finally dropped a little weight. Looking for friends for support of each other. I am also trying to be more diligent in my tracking or food. Need some friends to help me be accountable. Thanks.2
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Longtime MFP member. Had success but then I gained it all back and then some. Now at 57 years it feels even harder to lose the weight recently have finally dropped a little weight. Looking for friends for support of each other. I am also trying to be more diligent in my tracking or food. Need some friends to help me be accountable. Thanks.
It’s great to have you in the group. Feel feee to start a discussion. We look forward to seeing your progress 0 -
I’m new. Am wanting to address my COVID belly. Working from home means I walk and get out less. Am finding it hard to get out as I lack a bit of motivation. End up working longer hours at home, and my husband does not have a weight problem so we always have treats in the house. I also am hypothyroid so it makes it a slower weight loss journey. Anyway, am here. And have survived the first week of MFP.
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I’m new. Am wanting to address my COVID belly. Working from home means I walk and get out less. Am finding it hard to get out as I lack a bit of motivation. End up working longer hours at home, and my husband does not have a weight problem so we always have treats in the house. I also am hypothyroid so it makes it a slower weight loss journey. Anyway, am here. And have survived the first week of MFP.
Good luck everyone.
Wecome, elijandou!
Couple thoughts:
First, there's a very informative thread here about hypothyroidism and weight loss, in case you haven't already seen it. It was written by a guy who's a scientist in the field, who is hypothyroid himself, and lost weight using MFP.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10767046/hypothyroidism-and-weight-management
There's no magical solution there, sadly, but it's extremely helpful background info IMO. (I'm severely hypothyroid myself, but medicated for it).
Secondly, exercise (including walking) is a great thing, but if necessary it can happen entirely by managing portion sizes. While I'm pretty active, I was active about the same amount while obese (that active for over a decade), and didn't change my exercise routine in any material way to lose weight. There are certainly people here who are in circumstances where they can't exercise at all (by inability or preference), and have lost large amounts of weight just by taking a good look at their eating habits.
Again, welcome. I hope you find much success here!0 -
I’m new. Am wanting to address my COVID belly. Working from home means I walk and get out less. Am finding it hard to get out as I lack a bit of motivation. End up working longer hours at home, and my husband does not have a weight problem so we always have treats in the house. I also am hypothyroid so it makes it a slower weight loss journey. Anyway, am here. And have survived the first week of MFP.
Good luck everyone.
Welcome aboard!!0 -
Hello, I am 53 year old business woman, mother of 4 and a new grandmother. The past 25 years required me to take on a lot of caretaker roles; parent, caring for aging and ailing parents, ailing partner. My career was very stressful and I had a stressful relationship. Finally, I am at a place in my life where I have the space to care for me and live the life I choose. Well, these pounds are preventing that. I need to lose 50 pounds and am looking for a community to support me along the way.
Hoping to meet other 50+er's for possitive support and hopefully a feeling of community as I focus on this area of my life.3
