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Anyone In British Columbia Canada?
Or even closer, Victoria? Would love to have a Physical walking buddy or what not =) BC or Not, Add me! can always use more friends. No msg required no sex no age limit, I love and support all!
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540lb man starting LCHF lifestyle. Yes or no?
Hi there, Iv'e finally been suckered into trying a keto type lifestyle. It seems to work for EVERYONE I have ever met and the results are outstanding. Here's my dilemma. It just doesn't sound logical!! a 540lb man filling his artery's with saturated high amounts of fat? No longer able to eat lentils and split peas and…
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550lbs NO MORE EXCUSES!
Hi There! My name is Andy, I am 550lbs. I started on MFP when I Was 440 over 2 years ago. I lasted about 9 months on here building community and local meetups and building great friendships with people before crashing and binging. I am at the point where I dont have a choice anymore. 550lbs is not a joke. I am looking for…
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Do bigger people burn more calories?
Hi there, My daily workout pushed me to burn 3200 calories today and all I did was 1 hour of swimming 10 mins of laps 10 mins of bike 10 mins of elliptical and yet i see others on my page who burned 500 calories with 45 mins of elliptical.. Do bigger people burn more calories? Does MFP take that into account? Im told I…
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Swimming so fast.. Why the low heart rate?
Hey all, Just wondering why my absolute favorite exorcise for a 540lb male swimming vigorous laps for 2 hours a day yields very little difference in my heart rate from when im just sitting at my computer... Whereas if i go for a walk my heart rate spikes and i feel like im dieing. Ideas?
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515 Pounds, Story inside (Need new friends)
Greetings new friends! I joined MFP over a year ago and lasted about 6 months and lost 80lbs, I gained back 100 and here i am again ready to learn from my mistakes and try again! Most of my friends (90% of them) Haven't logged on MFP in 90+ days so im here to find new friends to add me! My story: As of today I weigh 515.60…
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530 Pounds fresh start! Looking for friends!
Hi there, Ive been on this site for a year now. My first weight lost stint lasted 6 months and i lost 80lbs, I then fell into a nasty depression and have found the insane motivation to start up again. This is my last chance. Im 27 years old (Still young) and have a chance to turn my life around before i die in a few years…
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Motivational fatman re starting journey!
Hey all! My name is Andy im 27 Christian male i weigh around 450 pounds, last year i started out on myfitnesspal in January after a near death incident and lasted until about june losing over 70 pounds and doing daily vlogs, A lot of my friends have deleted me due to inactivity but i am BACK! And looking for more friends…
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Starting Daniel fast in 2 days, Who is with me?
Add me! Success stories of losing 6-40 pounds in 21 days just from clean eating =) We can motivate each other! Ill do daily vlogs!
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21 day fast starting today, Who is with me?
So today on my youtube vlog Seen here http://www.youtube.com/mrpapersun I started a 21 day fast with my subscribers and all of my friends on MFP. Now this is not fasting all food, this is fasting one of the worst things that you eat, EG: Chocolate, chips, coke, ice cream. and if you eat perfectly healthy then committing to…
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2 months down 46 pounds down. PICS
Or somthing like that. Hi, Im Andy. When I started out there wasen't a scale in my area big enough to weigh me. i stood on a 450 pound capacity scale and it errored so im guessing my starting weight on Jan 11th was around 460-480. Here it is 2 months later after almost dieing in the hospital and completely turning my life…
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Weighing in after swimming.
So many conflicting opinions on the internet about this. What I want to know is, "Do you weigh a lot more after swimming due to absorbing water"? Im going for a swim and a workout tomorrow and then going to weigh in approx 2 hours after my swim. do you think the swimming will affect it negatively?
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No need for a scale, 420 pounds and I feel great!
Hey! I started my weight loss journey exactly 20 days ago today. I weigh (Or weighed) Somewhere between 400-440 pounds, I will never know because I bought the highest capacity scale from weight watchers and broke it. Stepped on it and it errored. I got really discouraged by this but when I entered this journey for weight…
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1 month down, 400+ Pounds and never better!
Hello! I thought I would take some time to write a success story because I have had some major success in the timeframe of one month. I started my weight loss journey on January 11th 2012 after a near death incident in the hospital. you cant shake that kind of determination. and ever since then I've been going harder than…
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Where can I buy a Polar FT7 In Canada.
Hello. My friend is sponsoring me from the united states and trying to buy me a Polar FT7 watch with a 3x heart strap. the XXXL heart straps seem to be very rare to come across, any links to any canadian sites or american sites (That will ship to canada) With a 3x size would be GREATLY appreciated as we have been at this…
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Were you ever bullied in school for being overweight? How di
Im curious to see how many out there share my same story, Were you overweight in Elementary school? High school? Were you the target for bullying? How did you overcome it and how does it affect your life today? For me it was Bulling grade 2-12 and until i was about 21 or so. the height of it being in grade 9, cornered in…
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Starting TurboFire on Monday, 400 pounds.
Think its smart? Tired of taking it easy and slow, I dont get enough credit given to me I may be a big guy, but ive also been carrying around this weight for a long time. Swimming doesn't cut it, climbing mountains doesn't cut it. Do you think I would survive in turbo fire? I have the determination, Better phrased... Do…
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Needing back pain advice, 400+ Pounds, Slipped disk?
Hi there, Im at the point where I'm getting incredibly frustrated. Long story short, 1 month ago almost died, life changing epiphone, decided I want to get healthy. Started going for hour walks, swimming, going to gym eating healthy and all that jazz. 3 days into my "Lifestyle change" I put my back out, now im familiar…
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Looking for people to Motivate and Inspire!
Greetings! I've been part of this site for 5 days now and im feeling great, I have dedication and motivation to lose 200 pounds, I have been getting a lot of support and motivation through new friends on this website! And im looking for more people to motivate and inspire! I Have a video blog I update daily on youtube…
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Net Calories? What are they? im sure this has been asked.
So I am new to this site I noticed the "Reports" Section of the website. Under "Net Calories" it says for me 1600-1700 a day. What does this mean? Im sorry if this has been asked before. I googled the answer and never found a clear anwser just talk about it being a deficit whatever that means in weight loss im not sure.
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To scale, or not to scale.. that is the question.
Hey all, Just started on my weight loss journey here 2 days ago. I was thinking of investing in a scale today (The last 30$ I have until my payday) and then i found a lot of posts on these forums saying scales lie and they are discouraging and you should measure yourself by using measuring tape and pictures... What are…
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Day 2 of my weightloss journey, looking for Friends.
Hello, Im on day 2 of my weight loss journey. I am incredibly motivated due to a life threatening hospital stay just a few days ago (Actually had nothing to do with my weight) I am 26 years old and over 350 pounds. I have been single my entire life I feel due to my weight. It almost seems as if most people dont even give…
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im 350+ pounds and my Food Calc says im aloud 3800 Cal's a d
Does this seem a bit, wrong? It says im supposed to eat something like 3200 calories a day, they today I burned 811 so it said my goal is to eat 3800 Calories, Im not hungry enough to eat that much. yesterday I pushed myself to eat 2230 Calories and came in 1500 under my goal.. is the calculator corrupt or is this what I…
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Brand new to weight loss after near death experience.
Greetings My name is Andy, I am 26 years old and more motivated that I have ever been in my entire life to lose weight than anything before. I was just released after a 6 day stay in the hospital for something totally unrelated to weight, Salmonella in my blood. It almost killed me, I had an appiphone and realized I don't…
