Hi from Nova Scotia!

crazycatladyns

Hi. I am a 41 year old from Nova Scotia, Canada and I am trying to become healthier with little baby steps. I am a horrible eater - I eat very little all day and then I eat a bunch for supper. I also love carbs and sweets. So, I'm hoping this will track what I eat and show me where I need to make improvements. And yes, I am a crazy cat lady. I have 6 - all indoor. I also have a husband and daughter. Hopefully this forum will give me some motivation and advice!

smartnincompoop

Hello fellow Scotian! Cheers from the East Coast!

fieldh1976

I am also in NS

Jeepchic12

I'm here too :-)

CanadianCountryGirl1973

Well.... I'm also 41, my husband is a Nova Scotian, and we hope to move back some day.... can I post in the NS Message Board too?! ;>)

When I started MFP, I just logged everything I ate. It became a routine habit, and I didn't stress about the numbers. It helped A LOT to see the calories, sodium, fat etc. in foods that had never occurred to me to be "that" unhealthy. It was also a good way to see what I was eating too much of and not getting enough of (i.e. Vitamin C/protein). And then gradually, you adjust your diet; watch that you are putting in "Canadian" foods..... i.e. US Kraft Dinner is worse than Canadian. As you said, "baby steps". I'm not on a diet, but I do watch serving sizes, try to drink my liquids, don't eat after 7:00 p.m. and try to move more. What I like too is the extensive exercise listing. Cleaning house intensively can burn up some calories! So it was also neat to see exercises and their considered value for burning calories. I'm not a gym person, but I do like walking as much as I can manage (hard at the moment after the latest ice storm and subsequent deep freeze!)...... I should look up how many calories we can lose when shivering in -30 degree Canadian winters......!

smartnincompoop

Good reminder to look at Canadian inputs instead of US! I forget that more often than not and I bet it causes at lot of issues.

tarajeffery132

im here and also a fitbit user if any of you are, please add me on both, together we can do this https://www.fitbit.com/user/2CTDYZ

Arch799

I miss my homeland...

HeidiHirtle

Howdy neighbour, I'm in NB! Feel free to add me if you want.

dimasj

I grew up in S.W Margaree in Cape Breton then spent 9 years in Truro NS before having to move here to Ontario.... I too miss home!!!!

Quoya94

Whoa! So crazy!! I'm from NS too

joeymelias

Halifax is here too....somewhere under this snow!

MelanieAnne84

Hello From Dartmouth

jtwakes

Hi I'm from ns too:)