If I had my MFP time over again...
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I just remembered... I should have made friends sooner! It really helps to know people are 'watching' what you do...0
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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! lol0
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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.0
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I wish I hadn't done that porn video.
And posted it on MVP? Lol0 -
Yep, photos and measurements.0
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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! :-)0 -
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!0 -
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!!!0 -
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 ....0 -
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 it0
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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:0 -
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!0
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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)0 -
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.0
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