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Building muscle and losing fat?
Basically I’ve spent my whole life dieting but I’m determined to lose weight healthily this time. I’m very aware of how calorie deficits work, but the problem is I have no idea how muscle works. In the past, I’ve ended up with a lot of loose skin from rapid weight loss + cardio and I hated it. So this time, I’m building…
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No Surprise - Sucralose is Bad for You
And why am I not surprised by this story? https://newsweek.com/artificial-sweetner-sucralose-dna-damage-1804008 I mean seriously, how many times have we found out eventually that man-made food ingredients do more harm than good? Funny thing, there is a simple way to determine (though not definitively) if something is okay…
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Frustrated
My doctor has suggested several different diabetes type drugs to help me lose some weight, I do not however have Diabetes. my job sucks for any type of weight loss or fitness. on 4 weeks/off 4 weeks, just as I start gaining some traction at home i go back to work and gain back all that I had lost, so frustrating. any info…
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Looking for valuable replies
Do it is necessary that stop intaking sugar while losing the weight. My daily portion plan allow me to restrict at 50 gram but I unable to restricted my self in it. My daily calories intake is 1500 and I restricts myself near 1200 to 1300 calories. I burn almost 600 calories in a day. Does this routine will helps me in…
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Fat, Fluffy and Fed up!
Hi All! I'm Shannon, a 31 year old fluffy girl who is just fed up! I am fed up at being overweight my entire life and never doing anything about it. For the past month I had been tracking my calories through the "Lose it" app to gain habitual progress. I was at my highest weight at 320. When I started getting more serious…
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Success: Almost Down 70 Pounds!!!
Hello everyone! I wanted to drop in here and talk about the recent successes! It's been a year since I started my weight loss journey. January, I hit a plateau after losing 30+ pounds, and slowly started getting into the 330's from April to May. Now, that I'm incorporating exercise I've lost a couple more pounds. I've now…
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Success: A Year Ago I Couldn't Walk to My Car...
Hello! It's an obligatory success post since people really seem to like them! :smile: Here's a little backstory. A year ago, I couldn't even walk to my car without being in pain. My hips hurt so much, my legs were struggling to hold up my 390 pounds, and whenever I went into Walmart or any store, I had to be in either an…
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On Again Off Again... I Really Wanna Stay ON!
I get on track and then always seem to allow things to knock me back off again. And thenI get fustrated with myself everytime I try to restart, thinking "Dang, if you hadn't quit before, you'd already be down to this weight, or be at that fitness level by now". Grrrr But here I am, trying to motivate myself to get back on…
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On my journey
Hello, very new to the health and fitness world trying to get healthy,let's motivate each other
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8 stone to lose. Starting… NOW!
Hi all, Going to keep this brief. I’m a 32 year old woman(child) with around 8 stone to lose. Currently starting at: 18 stone 9.6 lbs (261.6 lbs) Goal weight: 10 stone. (140 lbs) It’s been a long journey which if you have weight struggles I’m sure you’ll be familiar with. Up down up down up down. I’m going to start with…
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Display weight loss from a specific date
Instead of limiting the weight loss graph to display weights over a given time span (one month, three months, starting weight, etc.), it would be great if the user could select a specific start date. This way, the user could track how much weight was lost since enacting a specific lifestyle plan.
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Previous weight loss/ keto hair loss
Hi there I'm just starting back on my journey. After having a baby 9 months ago. I didn't gain but I'm still the biggest I've ever been. 5 years ago I was keto for about 2 years lost 70lbs. Felt great but covid messed everything up for me. My question is though I started to experience hair loss. I don't know if it was the…
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Audiobooks For Motivation
Hi! I could tell you my long journey/story, but it mirrors so many others. I'm planning to begin increasing my walking and I'm hoping audiobooks will cure a lot of issues I have staying motivated. Does anyone have any suggestions? I loved the movie Brittany Runs A Marathon so that's sort of my vibe. I used to be an avid…
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Hi!
Hello! I just started my weight loss journey and am open to tips! I'm currently 5'5ish and I started at 185 lbs and am now down to 178 on the dot.
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New member
Hello, my name is Chantal and I'm from Jamaica.
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Calories
Hey all. So I went from 190 down to 155 and I am back up to 170. I want to be at 145. I am 34 years old, 5'8, male. I work out pretty hard 3 days a week. Work at a desk. Try to stay moving on the weekends. Most of my initial weight loss was from fasting, and I kept it off for a bit, but I can't bring myself to fast anymore…
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Socials - Add Me
Hey Everyone 👋🏼 I'm Traff 😁 I'm A Mental Health Nurse 🧠 And An Online Coach/PT 💪🏼 I'm Looking To Meet New People Who Are Also Into Fitness & Diet 💪🏼🍎 [edited by staff] Look Forward To Hearing From You All And Keep Up The Hard Work 💙
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Is my calorie deficit ok? 7lbs week 1
Hey guys, so just finished my first 10 days using MFP and I've lost 7lbs :) This is the first time I've ever tried weight loss and although I cant see any changes yet, the scales obviously do. I'm not feeling hungry throughout the day and I'm only eating between 12pm-8pm Should I expect this loss to slow down? I've…
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Back Again...with ADHD and hEDS
Hi all, so I joined MyFitnessPal AGES ago...like...2011. It was a very very different website back then (the layout, etc). I've tried to get myself going on it multiple times, and I always lost motivation. It turns out...I have ADHD. But I also have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos. Since 2015 I've been dealing with chronic…
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I’m new here!
Hi! I’m new here, just trying to get more toned and healthier. I wanted to lose a little weight, but I gained almost 5 pounds in about a week. I’ve been working out a lot, do y’all think I’m gaining weight or is that muscle mass?
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A possible game-changer for weight loss
Emerging research reported… “ Sean Gibbons, a microbiome specialist and assistant professor at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, said the new study was striking because it indicates that people could lose weight and body fat simply by switching to a diet that targets their gut microbiomes, even without…
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Hi Fitness Pals 🙂🏋🏾
Hi everyone hope your day is going well, my name is Sheila and I was introduced to this app by a nutritionist!! Lucky me, I have been with this app now for 5months and it has been helping me tremendously. Anyhow nice to meet you all feel free to tell me your story and what your daily Dos and Don’ts are 👋🏾
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It takes a Village
Hi! Newly returning and would love to meet neighbors in fitness and goal tracking ☺️. Still learning the app and happy to be back! Comment below if you're looking to also build your pro-active-goal-setting-support city.
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My Introduction
Hi everyone, just coming on here to say hello. I guess I’ll start off by saying this isn’t my first fitness attempt but this time I know I want it bad enough and I’m hoping to add some friends on here so I’m held accountable. Good luck to everyone on their journey, you’ve already done the hardest part which is accepting…
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New to the group
I'm new to the group. Looking for weight loss partners
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HELLO, LET'S BE FRIEND ~!
Hi, i'm a new user in this app, i only know some basic information about diet, i love workout anyway, please add me as a friend so we can discuss about diet tips cause i really need a partner for my weighloss journey
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Looking for support? To learn a healthy lifestyle? Come and join us on the 2023 Summer 5% Challenge
Back in 2010, I weighed 288 lbs!! I came as are you all, onto the internet to help me lose weight!! I HURT ALL THE TIME!! Unending pain at 288 lbs. Now I am at 171 (GONE 117 lbs!! WOOHOO!!) I no longer use a power chair (gave it AWAY happily so). How did I DO THIS? I joined the 5% Challenge!! What is THAT? Plz join and…
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Seahorse Dads?
Any seahorse dads on here want to be friends? Looking to maintain these next few months and then work back to a normal BMI. Friends for support and a not so empty feed would be nice!