If I had my MFP time over again...

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  • debilyn574
    debilyn574 Posts: 92 Member
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    I just remembered... I should have made friends sooner! It really helps to know people are 'watching' what you do...
  • gregersons
    gregersons Posts: 30 Member
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    i wish i had taken measurements and photos too! maybe when you sign up for mfp there should be a tutorial guide that says "now take front, side, and back photos".... "now measure yourself" with step by step guides! lol
    Maybe this should be included in the "newbie handbook" if there was one. I would have loved to know just how big my stomach was before I started losing weight.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
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    I would have upped my calories and started lifting right away instead of farting around in the gym doing pully weights. I also would have eaten more food, but with less calories.
  • anta1
    anta1 Posts: 53 Member
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    I wish I hadn't done that porn video.

    And posted it on MVP? Lol
  • Milletp
    Milletp Posts: 81
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    Yep, photos and measurements.
  • My1985Freckles
    My1985Freckles Posts: 1,039 Member
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    I would have

    1. Taken Measurements
    2. Take Pictures
    3. Olivia Method from day 1
    4. Not eaten that chocolate even though it fit into my calories because not all calories are created equal and it was a loooooooong 3 month plateau to learn that SUGAR MATTERS PEOPLE! :-)
  • swobbles
    swobbles Posts: 46
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    I wish I'd started resistance training earlier. I binned much if in in favour of cardio just so I could eat more :blushing:

    Oh and I wish I hadn't got into the habit of tracking cardio that was already covered by my activity level, such as walking to work and down the road to buy lunch!

    This sounds a lot like me. I haven't done any strength yet as I don't enjoy it, but maybe that's because I just want to burn calories.

    Also, just this week I've started to realise that I shouldn't really be eating back the calories for the exercise I was going anyway. So I am only eating the extra exercise I do.

    Two great tips I think. Thanks!
  • dlyeates
    dlyeates Posts: 875 Member
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    I would have taken more measurements and more pictures.

    I would have started strength training and joined a gym earlier.

    3 more weeks til I start strength training!!!
  • lorro
    lorro Posts: 917 Member
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    I wish I hadn't done that porn video.

    Perhaps you shoud put it to the vote? Of course you'd have to post a link first ....
  • lorro
    lorro Posts: 917 Member
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    If I had my time again it would be something along the lines of convincing myself I had to stay. I could be done by now if only I'd stuck at it
  • ErrataCorrige
    ErrataCorrige Posts: 649 Member
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    I wish I hadn't gotten within 5 lbs of my goal, and thought I could do it from now on without logging. I would tell mysefl to keep logging, even in maintenance.

    Then maybe I wouldn't have gained 30 lbs back and be basically starting over 2 years later. :ohwell:
  • karenwill2
    karenwill2 Posts: 604 Member
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    I wish I had never quit. That I was as dedicated in the 1st year as I am now. But now I am smaller than I was when I got pregnant with my 2nd child so now I just have to lose the weight from the 1st. Plus pictures and measurements of course. I will still lose this weight. I am 4 lbs away from 50!
  • sweeney65
    sweeney65 Posts: 24
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    i would have invited my friends earlier. i did it alone for about a month to see if i'd keep it up. but the site got a lot more fun when my friends joined.

    i would have added all my measurements on day one (you can add more fields under Settings, Diary Settings)
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
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    I only started with MFP at the end of December, so my wish is that I had found it back in March when I started working out. I still managed to lose a bit of weight without it, but having my nutrition on better track from day one would have me in a much better spot today, I am sure. I tried to eat better choices, but my portions were still too big, though they definitely naturally decreased over time.

    I also wish I had video-recorded lots of my journey... Being out of breath at the top of my stairs.. My first workout session, 10 minutes in, nearly dying in the middle of 40-50 mountainclimbers. My victories on the scale. The first time I ran 9.0 for 30 seconds. All of this, the best I have is audio recordings. A video would be much more awesome.

    Also I wish I had recorded measurements of my body since day one and took more pics. I don't even know what my starting weight was! My display pic shows all I know of my starting weight.

    So why didn't I do all of that? Because I expected to fail yet again, like every other time. But this time it was different, and I'm not going back. I'm not going to quit. This time it's for real.

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