Middle aged bloke looking for support

TaylorsGranddad
TaylorsGranddad Posts: 453 Member
edited November 10 in Introduce Yourself
Hey guys, need support, I'm a 40 year old fella from UK (Yorkshire) looking for support to help get me back on track, I lost 3 stone last year thanks to MFP, and since dropping off MFP I've put half of it back on..... so looking for friends to drag me back to where I was and then further....

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  • ludogx87
    ludogx87 Posts: 286 Member
    welcome back :)
  • kimsciolino
    kimsciolino Posts: 240 Member
    Hello! Welcome Back!!! You can do this!!!
  • annalee_1
    annalee_1 Posts: 235 Member
    Welcome back we can do this!
  • strawberryshortbread
    strawberryshortbread Posts: 77 Member
    Welcome back...

    half a stone is easily shifted just needs a little bit of dedication ...You have done it before so you can do it again :-)

    Find your drive from before and go for it!

    Adele (fellow Yorkshire folk)
  • MaggiePuccini
    MaggiePuccini Posts: 248 Member
    You're not really middle-aged, you're pre-middle-aged. I know myself. I'm in the lobby as well.
  • Mamoonie
    Mamoonie Posts: 328
    You don't need anybody to drag you somewhere... you only need to want to get back ;-)
    Try to remember where you were after losing 3 st, how you felt then... and now... and then make up your mind!
    You've already done the first step by coming back on here. Now take the second step and move towards a better you :-)

    I wish you loads of motivation!
  • Wendi_S
    Wendi_S Posts: 489 Member
    Welcome back!
  • Chuckington
    Chuckington Posts: 10
    Hey 'middle aged bloke looking for support' join me...I'll grab that cake right out of your hands (have a little nibble at the frosting first) and slam dunk it in the bin. Rarrrrrrr we can do it!
  • Witchmoo
    Witchmoo Posts: 261 Member
    Welcome and good luck, and 40 isn't middle aged!! I know this for a fact as I am 40 this year and under no circumstances am I prepared to be middle aged.....I'm far to hip and happening and down with the kids (ahem) for that..........do they still say hip?
  • LTGPSA
    LTGPSA Posts: 633 Member
    It's great that you came back! All the best to you on getting your lifestyle on track for good! :flowerforyou:
  • DocMarr
    DocMarr Posts: 132 Member
    If you put weight back on, then it was maybe because you 'came off the diet' and relapsed back into your old eating habits. That is why 'dieting' is such a dangerous thing. You deny yourself foods and restrict your food intake and then when you stop, you go on a binge. If you go at it slow and steady and retrain your eating habits, then this becomes a lifetime journey and the weight will stay off. The 80/20 rule is a great one. 80% healthy wholesome foods and 20% more indulgent foods and don't have too low an intake. The most important thing to your success is your attitude. The fact that you stopped gaining weight before you'd regained all of your previous loss is commendable and shows you have some commitment to a healthier you. Well done! As a previous poster has said - nobody should have to drag you to this. If you want a healthier lifestyle and a fitter body then the only person standing between you and it ....is yourself. Good luck on your journey.
  • littledumplings
    littledumplings Posts: 223 Member
    Don't tell me it all goes back on booo hoooo!! I'm hoping mfp is going to change the way i eat so it doesn't lol! You can add me....I'm only up the road in Whitley Bay so can come come down and kick butt ;) But welcome back :)
  • Ro0kins_Wedding
    Ro0kins_Wedding Posts: 295
    Welcome back! Feel free to add :smile:
  • InstantSunshine
    InstantSunshine Posts: 355 Member
    Tha's back, that's what counts. I'll FR you...
  • elliejmoore
    elliejmoore Posts: 35 Member
    Welcome back! (fellow Yorkie...) :happy:
  • lisahoyle
    lisahoyle Posts: 11
    You live and learn - still fairly new to this MFP thing so its' been a fairly steady progress so far but sure I'll have ups and downs - we need people like you on here to inspire us to keep going when the going gets tough.
  • mixedfeelings
    mixedfeelings Posts: 904 Member
    Welcome back! Good luck! Feel free to add me.
  • MaggiePuccini
    MaggiePuccini Posts: 248 Member
    Welcome and good luck, and 40 isn't middle aged!! I know this for a fact as I am 40 this year and under no circumstances am I prepared to be middle aged.....I'm far to hip and happening and down with the kids (ahem) for that..........do they still say hip?

    You sound like Paul McCartney there. I believe he still feels 'hip' so that tells you what you need to know! ;)
  • nawazarrio
    nawazarrio Posts: 64 Member
    Well you took the first big step by coming back. And congratulations on not waiting until you'd gained it all back. I have a long way to go myself. Feel free to add me if you'd like. Our stories are very different but I'll be glad to be part of your support system. :)
  • jdhosier
    jdhosier Posts: 315 Member
    I am a slightly older middle aged bloke (from Chicago are in the US) and would be happy to be a part of the team to drag you back on track. Friend me if you like.
  • DiannaMoorer
    DiannaMoorer Posts: 783 Member
    Welcome back! I've been on here for about 26 days now. I love it. I had to go look up what a stone was equal to in lbs. So I now know I have about 2 stone to lose or 30 lbs. Feel free to add. :happy:
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