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The responses to "law school made me fat" were brutal. I'm so glad when I joined MFP polite people were easier to find here. Now there are so many people that go about like they know all and only their approach to weight loss is correct. It makes MFP seem enapproachable if using it for some social support and not only to…

I love walking! My usual is a 6 mile route around a gorgeous bay. I stop at my turn around point for some stretching and crunches in a grassy park. Sometimes if I want to have a big lunch I'll walk it once before lunch and once after. I've also been mixing up my walking locations, but near the beach is my favorite. So many…

I'm a rehab professional and for cardiac patients we use MET (metabolic equivalence) levels to indicate what exercise is appropriate for different stages of cardiac rehab, well anyway sex isn't recommended until and individual can tolerate exercise at a MET level 5-6 (depending on how vigorous). So anyway when I've had a…

Hi, I'm Nicole, just getting active on here again and see that most people on my friends list have been inactive, life happens. So in need of new friends and support!

Same here with keeping up with bf's eating habits, and now also dissatisfied with my body. I've been on MFP for awhile but have gone through a long period of not using it. But tracking food and exercise on here really helps me and last time I was using MFP daily (and pre boyfriend) I lost 20 lbs. So I'm glad you've joined…

Welcome. This site is wonderful. It's a wonderful community with lots of supportive and understanding people. Good luck in your fitness goals. If you need friends to add, feel free to add me:smile: -Charlie

Hi Genny, I'm also a 19 year old college student with about 60 lbs to lose and I originally found this app on my iPod. I love this site and have only been really actively using it for about a week. I find it difficult, sometimes, to juggle school and finding time and motivation to focus on my weight loss goals. For me,…

There's this fitness thing called the set point theory, and it states that the body likes to maintain the weight which it is at. This is why you get those periods when it is hard to lose more weight. Because your body is trying to maintain its weight, it may be storing the calories you're eating because it thinks you're…

I'm pretty new too, and I've also struggled to stick to weight loss goals because I was trying to do it alone. It definitely is easier with the support of others. I'm a full time college student as well, and right now I couldn't image being married and trying to juggle school, spending enough time with a husband, and…

Congrats on the bypass, I hope your recovery is going well. I love the food tracker tool and the wide variety of foods in the database, it's makes counting food intake so simple. I notice with many of my family members who have gotten gastric bypasses, after a few years they do not get as much support and motivation and…

I'm from the U.S. and appreciate all the variety of food that are already recorded, it's great to know that you have just as much variety. I'm new too, and this site has proven to be very supportive for wight loss and the emotional aspects of overeating. I wish you luck in figuring out your health problems and would be…

Tinker, It always starts with just a little snacking...then it just gets out of control. I too have found myself in the pantry for no real reason other than just wanting to eat. It's so great to hear that your coworker has had so much success. It will be wonderful when we are seeing those kinds of results. Good luck in…

It's so much harder to do this alone, I'm here for support too. It's a difficult to struggle to loose weight. I'm tired of wanting to change my life, and am ready to finally start doing it. You sound so excited about making this change. I hope you are successful:smile: Congrats on the 9 pounds

Hb154, You're not coming off as preachy at all. You just get it. It's so encouraging just to find people understanding this type of problem in ways that many other people don't. -Charlie