What brought you here?

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  • KATHIEZ
    KATHIEZ Posts: 2
    i am tired of wearing"big shirts" and not wanting to go anywhere because of how i look. last year my sister and i went back to weight watchers{had success the first time around}, i lost 3 lbs in 12 weeks...she gained 3. we both have thyroid conditions, but alot of people do..and lose weight. we were told we should "take a break" and come back in a few months. we never went back. My son told me about this {he has it on his phone!!} and so here i am. I need all of the support I can get!! Do all of you excercise??I cant seem to get motivated again.
  • thompsonkim7
    thompsonkim7 Posts: 1 Member
    Realizing the reason why I didnt like going shopping anymore was because I didnt want to face reality of buying a bigger pants size.
  • KATHIEZ
    KATHIEZ Posts: 2
    Congratulations ehunte~~!!!
  • MaggieFit622
    MaggieFit622 Posts: 64
    I signed up on this website in order to create a stronger and fitter me. I once struggled with my weight and once I hit my goal weight, I have begun noticing that even though I am of good body weight I still have the ab flab. I was a stop and go exerciser, but for the past three weeks I have kept up with my goal of consistant exercise. I love that I am taking care of myself now by keeping track of what I am eating and exercising in order to be healthier and STRONGER!
  • CiciPorcayo
    CiciPorcayo Posts: 380 Member
    I think what brought me here one... was I watched a girls youtube and it had this link.. but, I had been trying to get in shape for a couple of years now. I use to be 105lbs, wear whatever I wanted throw anything on and not have to change a million times. Now I am 152lbs, size large in a shirt and I don't even have a pant size because :/ nothing fits comfortable or right. I have a husband, and two babies. I see my husband working out getting in shape and me over here eating candy and icecream... I guess I want it for vanity too. I wanna wear sexy underclothes, lingerie and a bathing suit. :) I just wanna be how I am suppose to be

    Could Always Use Friends... More Support the BETTER :)
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    The phone APP! It's awesome! I love scanning stuff! So was looking for a phone app just to keep myself accountable and then I discovered this whole network of wonderful peeps! I just love this place.
  • jnissi
    jnissi Posts: 45 Member
    A facebook buddy kept going on and on about the site, so I checked it out. I love it! Plus I am about to turn 30 ( Sigh) and I want to be at my pre pregnany weight when I hit that big milestone. ( The vast majority of the women in my family get really big and consequently have serious health issues after the age of 30. So, I am working hard to buck that trend.)
  • 226Muriel
    226Muriel Posts: 138 Member
    I was married in July, and in September he wanted a divorce b/c he fell in love w/ someone else. In October I was diagnosed w/ stomach cancer, and after the treatments I was put on steroids I gained a lot of weight. I finally got off the steroids and I am in full remission, I was so depresed for so long that I finally decided to take my life in my own hands and get fit and lose the weight. But I learned pretty fast I would need support, and it seems like this site is the answer to all my prayers. :)

    I can always use a friend too!!

    I'm here primarily for health also...If you need a friend, I can be here for you.:flowerforyou:
  • _Sally_
    _Sally_ Posts: 514 Member
    My personal trainer finally convinced me that to lose weight it is essential to track calorie consumption - there is no way you can work it off with exercise if you are eating too much food, even if it is healthy food. Sounds basic, but I've been athletic my whole life and was always able to maintain a fit and healthy weight range until I reached my 40's. It was a paradigm shift that I was finally ready to make.

    I resisted tracking calories for a long time, since I failed previously keeping paper food journals and trying an online site a couple a years ago, but with her recommedation, I signed up for MFP and the tools were easy enough to use to keep me logging and the great support I found in the forums and my MFP pals kept me motivated.

    It's been a wonderful journey to really understand how weighing/measuring portion sizes can have a big impact on your weight and making it a bit of a game to see how you can maximize the volume and nutritional quality of your food to stay within your calorie targets.
  • Skyking1964
    Skyking1964 Posts: 4
    I am pretty new here, my nutritionist suggested the mobile app to keep my food diary, I am on a physician supervised program at this time, eventually having a gastric bypass in the spring, I have found a lot of very good food and exercise tips here. I started exercising about a month ago, and was surprised by how much I like it. I have about 160 lbs to go, and try to workout as much as possible 4-5 times a week, so far I have lost almost the amount of weight the program requires me to lose by April.

    Wow if you keep it up would you consider foregoing the surgery? Good job so far!


    I am trying to lose as much as I can, if the Doc says I don't need then so be it! Just got back from the gym and weighed in today
    at this point I have lost the minimum amount of weight they require (nearly 20lbs) and I still have about 3 more months on the program before surgery, At 10 lbs a month I would still be morbid. I'm just going to keep trying and see what happens.:bigsmile:
  • CharityPearce
    CharityPearce Posts: 215
    Awesome job!
  • CharityPearce
    CharityPearce Posts: 215
    I was (once again) watching my cals and wanted to look up the cals in some dish. Google brought me here (thanks Google)! I use another site also, Calorie Count I think. It's good for some things (it breaks the nutrition down really well), but it doesn't have nearly the support system that this site has, and it doesn't have as many foods in it's memory banks. I have loved making new friends and watching their diet has given me great ideas for low-cal and delicious meals and snacks. Love this site! Good luck everybody...and if ya need a friend, add me! :happy:
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