Does myfitnesspal work?

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  • dbrightwell1270
    dbrightwell1270 Posts: 1,732 Member
    I think it works: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/660252-six-months-using-mfp-with-pics
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    I'd say it works. I joined in March to get my last 10 pounds off - I was 165. I'm now 145 - you do the math...

    But you have to be honest with yourself. And log everything!
  • sillygoose1977
    sillygoose1977 Posts: 2,151 Member
    I've lost about 35 lbs and hit my goal weight. It took a long time but maybe that's the secret for keeping it off.
  • nitepagan
    nitepagan Posts: 205 Member
    MFP is a self directed diet, you design the diet. You can eat anything you want, but you have to stay within your calorie limits. I don't always log my stuff, because I cheat a lot, but if I get the exercise then I keep losing.
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    I found this to be absolutely true. It can't be a 'diet'. It has to be a lifestyle change or you either give up or gain the weight back again.

    There's no magic pill or diet, weight loss is a basic calculation. You have to use more calories than you eat....the only way to make sure you are doing that is to track both carefully.

    The food and fitness tracker are what will help you lose weight, you have to be dedicated about logging in EVERY day and tracking your food and exercise.

    I load my whole day of food in the morning so I know exactly what I can eat and when. It keeps me from sneaking in anything extra during the day and it helps keep my blood sugar level. Of course, I never eat out and carry my snacks around with me so it's pretty easy to do that.
  • Asil02
    Asil02 Posts: 261
    Like you, I've tried them all. Some with great results but had to quit because of expenses. Some were horrible failures. In April of this year I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and diabetes. No matter what my feelings about any of it, I had no choice but to find a way to heal myself. To start being first in my own life. I've always taken care of everyone else. Now it is my time.

    My boss told me about MFP. She showed me on her phone how easy it was to track foods. I was intrigued and felt I'd give it a try...though I was a bit skeptical.

    My first day on MFP was 4/17/2012. To date I've lost 25 pounds! I feel awesome and have never had such an easy time on a plan! I don't eat expensive prepackaged foods from a WL chain nor do I have a "check-in" meeting to get weighed. I hold myself accountable and log EVERYTHING!! Even the occasional stick of gum! LOL I have started walking in the mornings and am up to 1.5 miles in 30 minutes...which is awesome for me.
  • channa007
    channa007 Posts: 419 Member
    Yup it works. Its not a diet. Its a lifestyle change.

    Exactly. And everything in moderation.
  • usernamejoe
    usernamejoe Posts: 219 Member
    Do the Kardashians fool America day in and out? YES
  • tzeoli86
    tzeoli86 Posts: 75 Member
    Yes, myfitnesspal is the way to go! I started tracking my calories here in February and have lost almost 60 lbs since then!
  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
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  • jeffrodgers1
    jeffrodgers1 Posts: 991 Member
    I have tried EVERY diet out there. I am starting to believe that simple diet and exercise is the answer. I lost 30 lbs slowly last year. I would exercise everyday but I eat like a horse. I did it all, adkins, lemonade cleanse, juicing, diet pills, etc. But, I know realize that the best way is portion control and tracking calories (I just started this today) I am going to be serious and track EVERYTHING. So, I would like to hear stories of people who have been using myfitnesspal. When did you begin? How much have you lost?

    I was in the same boat a few years back and had tried everything from Adkins to Xenical. I'd lose weight and it would creep back on. It wasn't until I resolved to change that change happened. I have maintained my weight rather successfully for the last 5 years.

    Throw away the word diet. Diet is temporal and has a beginning and an end. I prefer the word LIFESTYLE. Adapting a healthy lifestyle leads to long term success. A healthy lifestyle should include appropriate food choices, portions AND exercise. It is a conscious lifetime effort.

    While the bulk of my weight came off before I found Myfitnesspal, I have found it emcompasses many of the habits that I was already using. In short it reinforced my lifestyle and became and a tool for easier monitoring and tracking. I have seen many people succeed on here. Typically those that succeed are those that adapt to the program and habits that it tries to instill.

    I have also recommended it to many people who have found it fosters success for them. Hopefully you will find that success here too!

    Good Luck!
  • stuntpilot51
    stuntpilot51 Posts: 53 Member
    You bet MFP works!

    If your new here please read this before you start,

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
  • FrugalMomsRock75
    FrugalMomsRock75 Posts: 698 Member
    It depends on whether you're willing to work for it and make mfp work for you. You can't just join and expect results. You have to work hard for what you want. Forever. For life.

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  • jephry
    jephry Posts: 55 Member
    MFP absolutely has worked for me. It's helped me lose 39 pounds since February 2012. You have to be ready to commit to changing your life though. i.e. Changing your eating behaviors, etc. and willing to log EVERYTHING you put in your face.
  • high5girl
    high5girl Posts: 90 Member
    Absolutey! The best site that I have ever come across to help with your journey. I can't say enough good things about MFP! Give it a try. :)
  • JeremyMo88
    JeremyMo88 Posts: 18 Member
    I completely agree with Bill. Don't think of it as a diet, where you change what you eat for a little while. Think of it as a lifestyle change to improve what you are doing.
  • Runs4CupCakes
    Runs4CupCakes Posts: 132
    Yup it works. Its not a diet. Its a lifestyle change.


    yes it is and its hard to start with but the more you do it hte easy it gets and better you will feel pretty soon you realize you reach for the almonds instead of the choclate bar, or you ask for water instead of a mt.dew its a way of life and i believe it works
  • kimad
    kimad Posts: 3,010 Member
    I've also tried every program, supplement, and shake under the sun. MFP has been the most effective, the most quick (not that this really matters), and I have kept it off the longest. I am actually now exercising, and I have made lifestyle changes -- not followed programs that just end, etc.

    My mom always said it just comes down to diet and exercise.

    You can do it!!!
  • rebeccasedwards
    rebeccasedwards Posts: 208
    It works. I was shocked at the calorie content of some foods I ate. I started in January and am down 41 pounds. Yes I exercise, and yes I drink the water. Is it easy? Not always but it has been worth every minute. I love the phone ap. I can track calories away from home easily and bar scan packaged food.
  • harleygaljojo
    harleygaljojo Posts: 111 Member
    Yes, lost 37 lbs so far, very easy and can eat what I want to as long as I don't go over my daily limit. Good luck on your journey
  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,795 Member
    There have been several studies done to show that people that log what they eat lose more weight than those they don't. That being said, as everyone states it is a lifestyle change. YOU and only you can make yourself lose weight. So YOU have to be accountable. I have heard some people say it doesnt work but they didnt log that ice cream cone or handful of chips. The choice is yours. If you want it you have to work at it,. Exercise and calorie counting to create the deficit required to lose weight. No starvation though, just slow and steady. You can have anything you want in moderation, but you might want to pre-log it to see if it is worth it. I have tried WW and this works for me. Plus you get to meet all sorts of cool people here and get support. You have nothing to lose but weight.
  • CisMomma
    CisMomma Posts: 5 Member
    I use MFP as a tool. It is only 1 portion of my "Get Healthy" plan. I joined a Crossfit Box in late March, started eating "clean" (so no processed foods, proper protein amounts, lots of veggies, no grains, healthy fats) in May and have noticed such a HUGE difference in my health. I did want to lose a few pounds but my health was most important to me. Since I've started all of this, I lost 12lbs (haven't been this weight since high school), stopped taking my weekly allergy shots (haven't even taken an allergy pill), been able to eat foods that used to upset my system, energy levels are strong, i'm strong, i feel AMAZING, and I look great!! I would recommend reading Whole30 by the Whole9Life folks and It Starts With Food. I didn't follow the Whole30 in which they suggested but I adopted their concepts and made their meal plans. I still like to have a casual glass of wine after a long day :)

    Best of luck to you! One thing you definitely get from MFP is a ton of support! It's a great community to be a part of.
  • Pangea250
    Pangea250 Posts: 965 Member
    I joined MyFitnessPal in May 2011 and lost 51 lbs in my first year. My loss has slowed recently due to a neck injury that severely limits my exercise. But, yes, MFP works.
  • PrncessBre
    PrncessBre Posts: 444 Member
    First off, this isn't a diet. It's a lifestyle change. If you commit, then you can do it. You just want to want it. No one is going to do this for you, YOU have to do it!

    Annnd, I'll toot my own horn and show pix. This is what mfp did for me.

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    Wow you look amazing!!! Great job!!! :drinker:
  • JB5349
    JB5349 Posts: 135 Member
    I have found MFP to be an awesome tool in order to identify why and when I over eat. I log everything the good, the bad and the really ugly. I have learned to make better choices and as a result I am closing in on 50lb loss mark, the majority of it done with the help of MFP.

    It is a tool it is not a solution, you have to be honest with yourself with respect to logging, dedicated enough to want to work out and put the effort in everyday. It does work and best of all when all the other things that I have tried cost me a fortune this is free.

    You will meet some amazing people and make some good friends. MFP works if you work with it!
  • AJTwiddy
    AJTwiddy Posts: 34 Member
    I started MFP Round May 29th 2012 at 170 I like fried food I love soda I eat too much butter I only eat like 5 kids of veggies and 2 kinds of fruit I AM working on this a little at a time and have had some progress but I don't plan on DIETING ya know the real kind the ones that make U miserable and hungry!!! I now use olive oil instead of corn/veggie oil I don't buy margarine I get the smart balance or I can't believe it's not butter there are plenty of other small changes I made like wheat not white just simple choices I LOVE FOOD WAY TOO MUCH!! With all that said it is now 7/13/2012 I work out 2x a wk for maybe 2 hrs I go for as many walks as I can still only get in an average of one a week but I walk 3 miles it only takes 35/40 min at a pretty slow pace Today I weigh 153 and if it wasn't for MFP I wouldn't have done it cause I always thought U gotta starve and work ur *kitten* off to look a certain way!!! well......... I learned u DONT. Here I am and If ur dedicated to calculating every day (Can be annoying) U will lose weight IT WILL WRK!!!!!!! Feel free to Add me if ud like!!!
  • raystark
    raystark Posts: 403 Member
    It works if you work it. Every day.

    Compare my MFP start date with my weight loss tracker. Slightly more than 60 lbs lost in 6 months. I have found it very helpful.
  • STrooper
    STrooper Posts: 659 Member
    By itself, MFP does not "work."

    You are the one that has to do the work and MFP can assist to make it as painful or painless as you'd like.

    As others have said...it is a commitment to a lifestyle not a "diet." And it is more than that. It is a commitment to your life.
  • kimad
    kimad Posts: 3,010 Member

    After a while you get to know your portion sizes and approx calories in a meal. I went on vacation last week and lost .1% of body fat and didn't track a thing. I also had some treats that I don't normally have when not on vacation. I just ate like I wanted but was responsible with what I had.

    I agree with this 100%, it's all so second nature.. But I will log for the rest of my life if it means I don't have to be fat ever again!
  • pamwil88
    pamwil88 Posts: 24
    Yes. I am more conscious about what I eat now and I make sure I exercise at least five days a week.

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