Sparkpeople is ending - so here I am!
rondajo56
Posts: 556 Member
Good day to you. I weighed 293 Jan 20, 2021 -- today I am down to 241. I've been setting a goal to lose 5lbs per month. And so far that's working. When I signed in today I up it to 1.5 lbs weekly. I will achieve that. I'm in my 60's and would love to have friends. I want to get down to 160. I have a long ways to go. 
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Me 2. I just started on SparkPeople and I’m here now!5
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You been having such success. I was starting to be consistent with Sparkpeople then I saw that they are shutting down. So here I am too.4
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Wow! You are doing great! If you liked Spark People and did well on it, you’ll like MFP and do well on it. Welcome to all 3!3
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thank you3
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I was with SparkPeople for 14 years. I feel like a big part of my life is dying. I had to leave early. I felt sticking around was delaying the inevitable and it was making me not want to track.
I don't feel MFP has the same motivation and inspiration, but hopefully it will grow on me. I've been on here for a while but it never felt right.
Hoping I can change that feeling!7 -
What is Spark people? 🤷🏻♀️ And what is MFP?1
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Oh, no!!! This makes me sad. 😞
SparkPeople had some wonderful features and articles, but I decided (long ago) that MFP was easier to use. Also, I love the MFP community.
Welcome, new friends! 💕6 -
joselynmaldcol40 wrote: »What is Spark people? 🤷🏻♀️ And what is MFP?
SparkPeople was a fitness and nutrition tracker program, similar to My Fitness Pal. They have been running for 20 years and all of a sudden are shutting down.
It was the most inspiring and motivating one out there, and their knowledge base and information was second to none.
MFP is My Fitness Pal.4 -
I am switching over from SP as well. I find this one harder to figure out. I hope I can figure it out. Are there any other sites out there that are user friendly? I will really miss the social aspects of SparkPeople. Good luck to everyone in their journey to healthy lives.0
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good morning. I am also swapping to here as Sparks is closing. My SP name is Sunshine582. I think they are trying to see if they can come over here to do the BLC not sure.2
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I'm switching from SP over here, as well. Was very disappointed that they are re-vamping their site. I was on here ages ago, but found SP and switched. Guess I'm switching back!3
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I've come here from Spark People as well. I'm sad to see it go but am looking forward to giving My Fitness Pal a try!2
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I am here too because of SP. I am hoping to be able to find the same support here as on SP.2
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I'm on sp too. Mfp is a little more complicated I think but I'll adapt.2
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Same, I was a very long-timer on SP... used it since 2004 or so IIRC. Well, here's good wishes for all of us SP exiles, cheers!1
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I was on SP for over a decade under various accounts. Most recently as NanLThompson.
Time to sort this account out and dust it off. I'm happy to accept friend requests from other former SP members.1 -
I too am on SP and I'm so sad that it is closing. I joined back in 2009 and made some incredible friends there. Hopefully, I will see some of them over here while making new friends also.4
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Hi. Looks like there are a lot of us ex-Sparkies here. Glad that we can continue our journies together.3
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i'm switching from spark people too. Figured i'd start switching early to get used to it.1
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I am also a Spark person.2
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I am a spark girl too....i did sign up for the new site,but not sure i will use it......I have been a member of MFP for a few years,but have not used it recently...I was starkcountygal on spark.2
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Nice to see so many Sparkpeople users joining me in getting used to a different format. I am disappointed with Spark but change doesn't always have to be a bad thing. I'm hoping to get some of the benefits I received from Sparkpeople here too.1
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Hi everyone. If your looking for motivation, encouragement, help, and some old fashion love--- Come join NEEDING SUPPORT WITH YOUR WEIGHT LOSS group. The Leader is a team leader from Spark people. Everyone is welcome to join our team.. Hope to see everyone there. Now remember we are just getting started--- and this site is different so lets learn together. And you don't have to be an old sparker to join!! Everyone is welcome and we would love to see you there!!!1
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I’m here too! I’m sad that we are leaving Spark, but this has been fun so far…. I’m logging in and have lost 5 pounds! Yahoo!2
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I am also switching from Sparkpeople. It is a shame they are shutting down.1
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Hi. I'm coming back to MFP. I've been on SparkPeople, but never got into that. I was using LoseIt for a while. Then I joined a gym with fitness program, and they count "direct macros" so no tracker works well for that. I'm back now, but wonder is it worth the cost to go premium? $80 a year is a lot for a tracker.0
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Also a SparkPeople migration here. Looks like there's quite a few of us!1
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SparkPeople refugee here! 🙋🏼♀️0
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Hello from another SP migrant. 😁0
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I'm a fellow former Sparker as well. I was there since 2006, and had a lot of success when I was consistently using it.
I was heartbroken when I saw they were closing it down, and as a Canadian I couldn't participate in their new site.
That said, I've been playing around with MFP and while it's not the same, it has a lot of similar functionality, and I like how it syncs so nicely with my Garmin.1
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