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    Gastric Sleeve Member Emilyrosebud's Avatar
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    Default Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    Hello and thanks for reading. My insurance requires a seven month medically supervised diet to be completed before they will approve me for surgery. I'm 5 months in and have been doing pretty well, but was getting tired of dragging my food log around and writing down the nutritional value of everything I ate. My NUT suggested that I use the app myfitnesspal to keep track of things months ago, but I just blew it off. After reading some posts on this forum suggesting that we use myfitnesspal I finally checked it out. I LOVE IT!!!!!

    Today I was scrolling through the blogs on myfitnesspal and came across one written by a personal trainer who suggested that everyone needs an accountabilibuddy to help them stay on track and offer encouragement or gentle discipline when needed. The way it works is that you set up your myfitnesspal acct with a password and then your buddy can use it to log onto your acct and see your meal tracking, notes, weight loss and everything else. So I am looking for someone to be my buddy. I promise that I will faithfully and truthfully log all my food and weights and exercise and I will accept all your feedback and I will check your progress each day and do the same for you. You can be at any stage in your journey, pre-op or post-op.

    A little bit about me. At my initial visit, in April, I weighed 278 lbs and today at my visit I weighed 251 lbs. I am 5'4" tall. I have lost the weight the past few months by cutting way down on the carbs and not eating out. I also feed a portion of whatever I am eating to my little dogs. Lol. I'll be done with my 7 month diet requirement in mid-October and then be submitted for insurance approval, so my surgery will probably be in November.

    So please reply if you are interested and check out the app either way. I really do think it is great. Thanks for your time!



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Lee6Lee's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Default Re: Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    I'm don't have the discipline to log my food. It seems obsessive to me. But I have tried my fitness pal a few times. Wish I could help you.
    But what kind of dog is in your pic? Standard poodle? So cute! I love dogs.


    "Lee, by "own it!" your daughter means that you should be proud of your accomplishment and understand that you deserve this. Not because you have to pay it forward or backward to justify your own benefits. She means that this is YOUR accomplishment, and accomplishing that for yourself is enough. You do not have to fix everybody. And you do not owe anyone for the benefits you have earned. They are YOURS!" Ann2

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    Gastric Sleeve Member Emilyrosebud's Avatar
    I have not had a gastric sleeve.
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    Default Re: Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    Hi Lee. I think food logs can be obsessive too, but I have to do it for insurance requirements. It's actually kinda fun to do on the app. And so much easier than writing everything down! Half the time I wouldn't feel like digging out my paper log and recording everything by hand so I just wouldn't do it. Then I would end up fudging everything in a mad hurry the night before my monthly nutritionist appt. I'm so glad he suggested that I get this app.

    That dog's name was Teddy and he was a goldendoodle. Half standard poodle and half golden retriever. He was so beautiful and everyone thought he was the best dog ever. My heart broke when he died last year and I didn't know how I would ever fill the hole. He was the one who was always with me through my weight struggles and depressions. A few weeks later I agreed to shelter a little poodle mix and he's asleep on my lap right now. A year later and I don't know what I would do without him.

    Thanks for responding to my post. And complimenting my dog.



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    Gastric Sleeve Member KNEWDAY4ME's Avatar
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    Default Re: Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    Hi,
    I have tried several times to use my fitness pal but find it overwhelming and too busy. I have an app called "fat secret" on my phone to keep track of my food. It is very simple just how I like it.



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Emilyrosebud's Avatar
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    Default Re: Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    I'll have to check out fat secret. Thanks!



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    Gastric Sleeve Member KJH300's Avatar
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    Default Re: Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    Let's do it! Love that app-my name is KJH300



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Emilyrosebud's Avatar
    I have not had a gastric sleeve.
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    Default Re: Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    Thanks KJH300. I sent you a message. Anyone else want to partner with me? My dance card is not full yet.



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    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Default Re: Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    Hi!
    I'll help you also. I used the Atkins food tracker before my surgery. My name is Erikaash.



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Emilyrosebud's Avatar
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    Default Re: Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    Good morning Erikaash! I hope you are doing well post-op. I think it would be great to have you and KJH300 as partners. You should check out her profile. She had surgery last week too. I'll send you a private message soon.



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    Gastric Sleeve Member tomigyrl's Avatar
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    Default Re: Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    I'm "tomigyrl" and I'll be your friend!



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Emilyrosebud's Avatar
    I have not had a gastric sleeve.
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    Default Re: Wanna be my myfitnesspal accountabilibuddy? Please?

    Thanks tomygyrl! I'll send you a pm with my info.



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