Forty6and2 Member

Why do you build me up just to let me down?

I lost my mom last year and I've found that exercise has really helped me cope. Sometimes, it's so hard to get motivation to do anything let alone eat well and exercise. But it's also so worth it! My biggest advice is to know yourself and what you need. If you need to take a break, there's no shame in that. If that helps…

Yeah, running really helped me get through some tough times with my depression. But different strokes for different folks! I really wish I could get more into lifting, tbh. I was into it at one point but lost my lifting partner and lost my motivation so I haven't done it regularly since then.

I do 1500 minimum but I include a bunch of cardio into my regular schedule because I love eating and I don't find cardio too objectionable. I know it's not for everybody, but I don't mind it. What are you goals? You said you're about 137 lbs. If you're not looking to lose too much more weight, you might try setting your…

Before I started getting fit, I couldn't even walk to my campus without being worn out by the time I got there. Now I walk there almost daily. I can run a 5K Something I never thought I would be doing: I teach a fitness class at my university *whispers* and I enjoy it all...

I don't, but I would love to! Congrats again on your loss!

I gained mostly due to intense depression and I stopped caring about anything in my life, including how I looked. I went from 170lbs (so, not healthy) to 220lbs in one winter. After that, I decided I needed to make a change. First I did it so I would look better, but I soon found out that exercise is excellent for coping…

I find that they tend to be fairly accurate, but I tend to err on the side of inaccuracy so I over-estimate calories (ie, if there's one that says a chicken breast is 120 calories vs one that says 124, I'd go with the last one). If you're eating anything packaged, double check with the package or even scan it into your…

Ok, the first post was a little snarky but the subsequent two were helpful. OP, you're not going to like a lot of the posts that you get here because a lot of us who are going to post on this have been there or have witness people who have been there and failed. Whether or not you try a crash diet/exercise plan is all up…

You look fantastic! Curious, though. How are your other goals going? I read that you're going to Mt. Kilimanjaro, so that's exciting! Will that be your first?

My other thing is having to talk to people at the front desk at the gym. If I don't go to the gym, I don't have to have human contact! But I also work at my gym so I'll inevitably have to have contact with them anyway.

I'm down 60lbs. For some reference, I'm 5'1.75, started at 220 lbs now at 160lbs. I usually eat around 1500-1800 calories a day, depending on whether or not I exercise that day. I run, lift weights, cycle, and do yoga. This app has been fundamental for me losing weight and it's given me all the guidance I've needed to be…

Find something sustainable. If you find that you can eat the things you love in moderation and be happy, do that. If you can't, you may want to try cutting them completely out until you get to a point that you believe you can do that. Don't go on a crazy diet that you feel like you'll just drop in a month or two. Same goes…

At first, I was expecting a Buzzfeed-style post about what you think directly before a workout. I was going to say that mine are either "Oh, god do I have to do this? Can I just eat less and achieve the same thing? Do I really want to move? UGHHHHH!!!!" or "OMG. I'M SO EXCITED! I'M GONNA RUN AND I'M GONNA GET ON THE…

I love the third point! I personally used to be very unfit, I could barely walk a few miles to my university's campus without getting winded. Now I'm planning to run my first 5K this summer, I teach fitness classes at my university, and I'm joining my university's rugby team. If I didn't eat enough calories per week (ie,…

I second this advice. You can lose weight on a simple, sustainable calorie deficit.

Bruh, I'm female and about 5'1 and that box would be a snack for me. I've lost 60+ lbs. That's way too little.

I'm down over 60lbs thanks to IIFYM!

"You're short, so you only have to eat 700-800 calories a day!" B!tch, I'm hungry and freakin' active so gimme that 1500-1700 and I'll still lose weight!

^^This!

Free classes at the university gym were such a god-send for me that I started teaching them myself! Like you, OP, none of my friends are especially health nuts, but just having the community of people from the fitness classes were enough for me. I also decided recently to join my university's rugby team, which should be a…

Thighs are the hardest for me. My boobs went very, very quickly though.

As somebody who is incredibly feminist, one of my goals IS to look better. I'm not going to lie, I want to wear cute clothes and feel comfortable in them. But like hell if that makes me any less of a feminist. That being said, I know I'll never be society's ideal. Nor do I try. I have big thighs and hips with tiny breasts.…

I'm just over 5'1 and I eat 1550 + 80% exercise calories. When I stick to it, I lose consistently and have no problems keeping it off. Right now sitting at about 65 lbs down

I started doing yoga not too long ago and I love it! Definitely not the thinnest nor the most flexible in the class but the classes are so individualistic that it's not a problem for me. As others have said, it's not a competition and if you like it, you should stick with it!

1200 is very low for a good portion of people. Also. I've lost 60lbs while on MFP and I can't tell you how many days I went over. And by much more than 150, lol. Like, I mean eating absolutely everything I wanted last year when I went to New York (including more Nutella shakes and vodka than I care to mention). And as…

This is a fun site! You can also go to mybodygallery.com

I'm of the thought that it's worth it to take the long approach, not only to keep it sustainable but because you learn more about yourself along the way. When I first started losing weight, I just wanted it to come off ASAP like a lot of people. Now I can run a few miles at a time, I can lift quite a bit of weight, and I'm…

Just quoting this again. Not because I think the OP will actually read it, but I hope that any new people who see this thread will take this advice seriously.

1. Running a 5K 2. Do an unassisted pull-up 3. Increase arm strength in general 4. Fit into the Medium-sized clothes I bought before I gained "Christmas" weight 5. Wear shorts. And the short ones too 6. Crow pose