girlfriend motivated me to join and get in shape

mh08
mh08 Posts: 4 Member
edited October 2024 in Introduce Yourself
I joined to get motivated and to motivate my girlfriend to get and shape not only to just work out. Im a firefighter and need to be in shape. Heart attacks are the leading cause of firefighter deaths each year. So I guess you could say comeing home to my lil girl and girlfriend are a good motivation. But even with all that I still need someone to give me a push sometimes.

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  • cjs3001
    cjs3001 Posts: 273 Member
    I'm happy to be a pal if you want support :smile:
    It's great what you are doing but make sure you are doing it for yourself too, not just your ladies because it's very easy to get complacent when you are surrounded by people who love you for who you are.
    Best of luck, I'm sure you'll do great! :bigsmile:
  • KandieLantz
    KandieLantz Posts: 423 Member
    Welcome! Feel free to add me as a friend for extra support. :bigsmile:
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    Welcome!
  • LTGPSA
    LTGPSA Posts: 633 Member
    Awesome! Kudos to your girlfriend for caring about your health and kudos to you for caring about yourself! Welcome and best wishes on your journey! Add me if you like. :flowerforyou:
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    I joined to get motivated and to motivate my girlfriend to get and shape not only to just look out. Im a firefighter and need to be in shape. Heart attacks are the leading cause of firefighter deaths each year. So I guess you could say comeing home to my lil girl and girlfriend are a good motivation. But even with all that I still need someone to give me a push sometimes.

    welcome. i'm not too surprised to hear about the heart attack-firefighter relationship. i live in brooklyn, and i see the big fat FF's smoking and eating in front of their fire houses all the time.

    first you need to control what you eat. most ppl, including myself, have issues with portion control. if your girlfriend doesn't have a food scale, get one. second, start working out. cycling is a great cardio exercise that is easy on the joints.

    good luck!
  • garyolson43
    garyolson43 Posts: 28 Member
    Welcome to MFP! If you're looking for support and motivation add me as a friend. I am down over 80 lbs now. Joining MFP is the best thing I've ever done.
  • gazz777
    gazz777 Posts: 722
    FR sent. The trick is to move it and joining MFP is a GREAT Move !
  • chell53
    chell53 Posts: 352 Member
    would like to be your friend as well...............Welcome
  • mh08
    mh08 Posts: 4 Member
    Firefighters in big citys like NYC FDNY don't do what I do as a firefighter. I a sence we are both firefighters but what they do with 40 we do with only 13 on first alarm fires. I go threw a minimum of two full cylinders at any fire where as a big city firefighter wonnt go threw just one before he go and rehabs. Im not bragging this is the profession and reality of my job.
  • Missjilly1025
    Missjilly1025 Posts: 146 Member
    Congrats on joining! I'm new as well and am looking forward to losing some weight.
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