Single man with no friends in his 20s

Jonathanak6
Jonathanak6 Posts: 73 Member
in Motivation and Support
Hey I’m a lonely man who is 26 years old and has no friends and I’ve been on this weight loss roller coaster all year. I am at my heaviest weight and today is day 1 of week 1 of restarting my weight loss journey. Im looking for people to connect with and cheer each other on for our goals to be better versions of ourself everyday. If you’d like to help each other please send me a friend request and a message so we can root for each other. Im trying to reach a goal weight of 150 pounds and I weigh 308 at the moment. Im doin it slow and steady so it’ll be a couple years of work but I hope to be the best possible version of myself before I go into my 30s

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,622 Member
    Have you checked out any of the Challenges in that part of the Community? That's a place where you can join teams, get encouragement, maybe virtually-meet some like-minded people. You can read the initial post for each, get a feel of whether it might suit you, before committing. Direct link to that area here:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/133315-larger-losers

    There are also some motivation groups or threads, in this part of the Community:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/motivation-and-support

    There's also a great group for people who have (or had) 75+ pounds to lose, very active and full of nice, supportive MFP people. That's here:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/133315-larger-losers

    Wishing you success here!
  • peggy_polenta
    peggy_polenta Posts: 325 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Have you checked out any of the Challenges in that part of the Community? That's a place where you can join teams, get encouragement, maybe virtually-meet some like-minded people. You can read the initial post for each, get a feel of whether it might suit you, before committing. Direct link to that area here:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/133315-larger-losers

    There are also some motivation groups or threads, in this part of the Community:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/motivation-and-support

    There's also a great group for people who have (or had) 75+ pounds to lose, very active and full of nice, supportive MFP people. That's here:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/133315-larger-losers

    Wishing you success here!

    does anyone know where NovusDies went? his posts were also so well thought and thoughtful out and appreciated and he inspired a lot of people. then he just stopped being active and i have been wondering and worrying about what happened to him.
  • Hiawassee88
    Hiawassee88 Posts: 35,754 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10703170/what-were-eating/p1

    This is one of my favorite threads with great meal ideas. I hope it's still active. @seltzermint555 really helped me when I joined 7 years ago.
  • JMCaudle2000
    JMCaudle2000 Posts: 1 Member
    Check out F3. You may have a group near you. All men pushing each other to be better from all fitness levels. FREE.

    https://f3nation.com/

    No man left behind. Leave no man where he started.
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    edited August 2022
    @Jonathanak6 Hi there! I belong to this great challenge, called Just Give Me 10 Days. It has helped me a lot to put things into perspective. I have about 70 or 80 more pounds to lose and am currently down 33. The 10 day challenge thing helps me break it up into smaller portions, so I don’t get overwhelmed by the bigger number. There are all sorts of people there, some with a lot to lose, some with a little to lose, some maintaining. They are completely judgement free and very supportive. You could try it for 10 days and see what you think. We are on Round 196.

    Sending you a friend request right now, I am active on here everyday!
    ETA: Apparently I’m not tech savvy and am not sure I sent you a request. When I’m on my computer later I’ll try again. I’m on my phone now.
  • LiveOnceBeHappy
    LiveOnceBeHappy Posts: 448 Member
    Jonathanak6 wrote: »
    Hey I’m a lonely man who is 26 years old and has no friends and I’ve been on this weight loss roller coaster all year. I am at my heaviest weight and today is day 1 of week 1 of restarting my weight loss journey. Im looking for people to connect with and cheer each other on for our goals to be better versions of ourself everyday. If you’d like to help each other please send me a friend request and a message so we can root for each other. Im trying to reach a goal weight of 150 pounds and I weigh 308 at the moment. Im doin it slow and steady so it’ll be a couple years of work but I hope to be the best possible version of myself before I go into my 30s

    Can I just mention the lonely part? It can be difficult, but I'd highly recommend finding groups to join in person. Do you have any religious background? Go in person to an activity there. You know why there are a million meetup groups around the country and organized activities? Because a lot of people are lonely and want/need to socialize. Community ed classes in your area, walking club, D & D group, motorcycle gang! Anything. It's scary at first, but seeing people in real life is really important. It's how we're wired, to be social beings. Last night I went on a bike ride, and where I started, there were about 20 people milling about getting ready to take a group walk through a park. They started sharing their names as they didn't know each other. We are social animals. Of course be-friend online people too for similar interests, but IMHO it's not the same as in real life.
  • JoshIsRunning
    JoshIsRunning Posts: 22 Member
    Sending a request, bro! I went from 285 to 155 in 2012 using MFP on a different account. Once you get consistent, this app works! I would love to encourage and support you!

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