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Hi! I just came out of all of those health problems. No more sleep apnea, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. I’m thrilled. It’s definitely doable. For exercise I watch Holly Honjo on YouTube. She has several workouts. The one I’m doing is 25 minutes long and is a full body workout. She gears them towards larger people,…

Sent a friend request.

Me too! Always in the market for MFP friends!

Hi all! I have lost almost 80 pounds and I have 130 pounds left to go! I’m always looking for more friends to keep accountable with. If interested, please add me. 🤗

That’s some awesome NSVs!! WTG!!

Quit that!! You’re going to scare them off!! LOL 😜

My pleasure! If I can save one person from having to deal with that, then I’m happy!

Hi and welcome in!! I hope you love this place as much as I do!! Let me know if you need anything! 🤗

Hi! I’m 52 and have a good amount of weight to lose. I’m not menopausal, but probably only because I had a hysterectomy. I’ve been on MFP for about 2 months now and know the app pretty well. Plus I have a great bunch of friends here, all of which have taken me under their wings. So, if I don’t know how to do something, I…

Welcome in! You’re going to find all the support you want here. Glad to have you!! 🤗

@OhioDido welcome in! I have the same goals as you - I want to not only be here for my family, so I MUST lose weight and get more active, but I also want to be healthy enough to ENJOY being here for my family. I want to dance at my grandson's wedding (he's only 10 right now) - I want to see the birth of a great-grandbaby.…

Hi @rxq4h766z7 and welcome in! I'm always looking for new supportive friends that I can support right back.. but, as you are looking to gain, we may not have a lot in common (but support is support, right?). Anyway, I highly suggest you send @springlering62 a friend request. She is awesome, inspirational, and always…

Hi Leida and welcome in! First, let me say that as I was sending you a friend request, I got a chance to see your profile picture - that is absolutely BEAUTIFUL.. is that something you painted or where did you get that from? Just gorgeous! Anyway, as I mentioned I did send you a friend request. So, what are your goals?…

Hi Brenda and welcome in! So, you're new to MFP, huh? What are your goals? Some people are here to maintain, some to gain, some to lose. What are you looking for? BTW, I sent you a friend request! Wishing you much success on your path....🤗

LOL!!! 😂

Well put @springlering62 !! I couldn’t agree more. I used to think it would be great if I could lose weight and not exercise. I hated exercise!! And, while I did lose weight, it came right back on because I missed one huge important step…. you have to totally change your life, your mindset. You actually have to retrain…

Welcome in!! Glad to have you!

Hi all, I've sent you ALL friend requests as I am definitely in the market for more accountability friends! (I will unfriend anyone who hasn't been on here in 2 days or more, just not committed enough for me).

CMA2022 - I totally agree with Lietchi. I have a LOT of weight to lose - I mean a LOT - over 200 pounds to lose when I started. I used to think like that "I have so much weight to lose. I'm never going to get there. Why even bother." You just can't let yourself think like that... take baby steps and don't ever think about…

H! I too am on a keto diet... mostly because it just has to be that way to get the amount of protein my doctor is requiring I get.. I have to get 60g of protein in a day. That is really hard to do when so many foods out there don't have any protein in them. So for me, Keto is the best way to accomplish this. ekim64, you…

HI @samharding2021 and you will get help here if you let it happen, search the boards/groups for people that relate to your particular situation, or even just have the same goals you do, like me (except I'm 52, not 40) and track, track, track.. cannot recommend that enough... track. Everything from your weight, to your…

Hi jamaicaspoinedlike and welcome in! You're going to find TONS of support here it will shock you. I am not a teenager anymore either... a time when my weight was NEVER an issue and I was popular and I was friends with everyone from football players to "stoners" and I was carefree and loving life. Boy, those were the…

Loving this NSV - especially at a time when it matters most... I love your outlook on things even when it is under your current circumstances. Sending you light and love during this time... 🙏🙏🙏

Hi @benjmiller6409 I hope you are doing well and welcome in! You say you want to meet people embarking on the same journey, but you didn't share what kind of journey you're on. Some people here want to maintain, some people want to gain, some people want to lose, and some people just want to get more physical activity in…

Hi Melissa! I had VSG on 8/24/22! Just one day after you! Nice to meet you! Since the surgery, I have only lost 53.4 pounds so DO NOT come down on yourself, you've lost significantly more than me and I think I'm losing at a good rate. Especially when you consider all of the exercise I'm doing now - 45 minutes every day on…

Awesome outlook! I love your attitude!

I have dropped 2 shirt sizes and 2 bra sizes. I used to have to literally stretch out my shirts as much as I could to keep them from clinging to my fat rolls. Now I can put on a shirt 2 sizes smaller than those days and I don't have to do anything to them to get them to comfortably hang on me and not cling. Such a great…

I have dropped 2 shirt sizes and 2 bra sizes. I used to have to literally stretch out my shirts as much as I could to keep them from clinging to my fat rolls. Now I can put on a shirt 2 sizes smaller than those days and I don't have to do anything to them to get them to comfortably hang on me and not cling. Such a great…

With all due respect @tency6568, you haven't REALLY introduced yourself. Tell as about your goals, what you want to accomplish (gain/lose/maintain, etc.) - you will find TONS of support here. And congratulations on taking that first step by joining MFP - even if you're not brand new and just re-starting over... you're…

Hi Rich and welcome in! Wow, you've had some hard knocks in your life and I'm sorry for that. By the way, thank you so much for being a volunteer firefighter. I totally respect the fact that you risk your life to save other people. I used to work for the Fire Department inside U.S. Steel many moons ago and totally know…