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Starting again

Garden875
Garden875 Posts: 109 Member
in Motivation and Support
I have been on and off this app through the years. I just want to lose this excess weight!
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  • totameafox
    totameafox Posts: 944 Member
    Hello Garden. You can do it. You just have to keep doing it. Use this site to lose the weight and stay on the sight to help you maintain that weight loss.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/147555-speak-friend-and-enter
  • dec62269
    dec62269 Posts: 7 Member
    I'm starting over yet again...... Let's do this!
  • Garden875
    Garden875 Posts: 109 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/profile/1011697760/totameafox

    Thank you for your encouraging words!

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/profile/1009652244/dec62269

    You are right- 2025 🔥 in achieving our goals and health!
  • 13loulou87
    13loulou87 Posts: 1 Member
    Hi, I'm starting over yet again! Trying to keep positive about this latest attempt 🙂
  • VallieeeBabe
    VallieeeBabe Posts: 32 Member

    here starting over again. I lost 65lbs and gained it all back. I’m so sad 😞

  • Garden875
    Garden875 Posts: 109 Member

    @13loulou87 , our thoughts definitely affect the direction we are headed in this regard. Little steps of changing habits with consistency. You can do this!

    @VallieeeBabe I understand your frustration. May you have continued success this time in this regard!

  • katemcd495
    katemcd495 Posts: 62 Member

    Hang in there! I am back again as well. The good thing about starting over, at least for me, is that I do it from a better/smarter place each time. I know how to do it now and I generally make myself reboot a little quicker each time. Someday I'm going to just accept that tracking food isn't optional for me, hopefully that day is today!

    We've got this!

  • katemcd495
    katemcd495 Posts: 62 Member

    Oh my goodness, I just looked to see when I was last on the forums. This was my last post from 2 years ago:

    Age 40 Height: 5'8 CW: 152 End of March goal 148 Daily goal: Keep alternating cardio and strength workouts x5/week and log meals every day. Longer term goal: I want to do a section hike of the AT while visiting colleges with my oldest next year.

    Today? Well, I'm up 11 pounds. I didn't get to day hike the AT as my kid changed which colleges she wanted to look at. Still, I am encouraged to know I have done this before and can build on previous attempts.

  • Garden875
    Garden875 Posts: 109 Member

    @katemcd495 i agree with you on gaining understanding as we try again. Welcome back! Best wishes for success!

  • Brigit007
    Brigit007 Posts: 7 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10932732/starting-again

    I've been on and off this app too many times, over the years. I'm going to be realistic with myself this time. I'm here for three months to get in shape for the summer. Hopefully, I'm going to lose weight and put back some muscle. So I understand the frustration of trying to lose the weight.

  • abboudv
    abboudv Posts: 1 Member

    I am back, again (sigh), as well. However, this time, the tracking is a lot easier, which is encouraging. I have lost 25lbs each time I tracked my food, and have gained it all back each time I stopped tracking.

    My two biggest takeaways:

    1. Don’t beat yourself up when you go “over” on calories-instead congratulate yourself for being bold enough to count and track them! If you track them, you win!
    2. Tracking my food is a lifestyle, not a temporary habit.

    That’s it! That’s my two takeaways I learned from my past experiences.

    Let’s do this!

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