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Never to Old to Set BIG Goals
Hello All!!! I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Frank. I'm 65 years old. On December 31 I weighed 268 pounds, smoked a pack of cigarettes a day and drank 18 beers a day. I got tired of it ALL and decided I wanted to return to my health at 40 years of age. At 40 I used to love hiking, cycling, friends,…
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We love life stories!! SHARE YOURS with us please
Often times when new ones join a weight loss site, they are overwhelmed!! SO MUCH SO!! I sure was!! Where to start? What to do? What helps others who are like me? I was so full of both hope, but also fear, the fear of "I TRIED THIS BEFORE and it DID NOT WORK!" Please share what helped you when you new, as you continued…
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Weight relapse (gained 20+ pounds)
I was on a consistent healthy diet and exercised 4 days a week and lost 18 pounds in 6 months, but then earlier this year I had enormous stresses in my life which cause me to stress-eat and gain everything back and more. Felt like giving up, but downloaded MFP to try and restart my weight loss journey. Any tips on how I…
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Its just not easy to lose on my own
How many times have I started to lose weight only GAIN IT BACK? This has been a life time struggle. Oh I know I am not alone. If it were easy I'd of been at goals over 8 years ago. Being older it's surely not easy, but I also did not find it easy when I was in my 40's or even 50's. I first gained weight in my mid 30's, but…
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Looking for support in weight loss/maintaining?
Years ago I weighed 288 lbs, I am now at 175 lbs, GONE a TOTAL of 113 lbs!!! When I first started at 256 with another site, since that point we've transferred to MFP, I was in a power chair 97% of the time. Being in the powerchair was not all because of weight, I did get medical help on that, but the weight surely made it…
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Looking for support in weight loss/maintaining?
Years ago I weighed 288 lbs, I am now at 175 lbs, GONE a TOTAL of 113 lbs!!! When I first started at 256 with another site, since that point we've transferred to MFP, I was in a power chair 97% of the time. Being in the powerchair was not all because of weight, I did get medical help on that, but the weight surely made it…
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Weight back on, down and out, need some motivators
Hello all, so in one year I was doing great and lost 45 pounds from 2019 to 2020. Covid time I lost all motivation and now its all back on and 5 extra pounds. No excuses, my self to blame only. I made the choice and let things get to me. I started doing better and worked out today again and tracking well to start. I am…
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Glad to be here!
Hello guys and girls. I am joining the community a bit late (8 months since I started my weight loss journey, to be exact). However, I am really happy to report that today I have lost almost 30 kgs in 8 months. MFP has been an integral part of my journey. I am looking forward to add active members to my friends so that we…
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Favorite workout clothes brand and why?
I'm a combination of Lulu Lemon, Nike and Adidas. All for different reasons. Lululemon shorts the best. Nike and Adidas T-shirts just seem to fit without being baggy.
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Stay Motivated
How is everyone doing? Here is some motivation for you! “The comeback is always greater than the setback” “Today is the first day of the rest of your life”
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Hi from Ohio!
Hi, I have used MyFittnessPal in the past - but took the plunge to premium to better monitor my salt and sugar intake. I have never participated in the community, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I am a 45 year old mom of 4 girls. I work full time and am a master at not fitting in anything for me - working out, food prep…
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Beginners in need of help.
Hello all, my girlfriend and I have made the decision to try to get healthier. Recently she's gotten on some new medication that has made her gain some weight and negatively impacted her self image. In addition to calorie counting(Using the My Fitness Pal app, and being more active in our lifestyle, we are looking to add…
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Manipulating the Calories Remaining Calculation
Is there a way to manipulate the Exercise credit to the Calories Remaining Calculation? I would like to not quite get full credit, but say 0.50 to 0.75 of the exercise calorie credit reported to MFP by my FitBit. I don't entirely trust the calorie estimate from the FitBit and would like to modify the value in the form of a…