New Here!

southernsweetie_92

Hi guys! I'm new to MFP!

I am 5'1" and about 156 lbs. About 2 years ago I lost about 40 lbs, (I was around 180 and went down to 140) I put some of that weight back on and then in November of 2011 I got really sick with an infection and had to be hospitalized for almost 3 weeks I lost about 20 lbs in a weeks time. I was down to 136 lbs. I maintained that from November to October of 2012 then I had a really stressful situation arise and I gained back about 20 lbs.

I have been trying (slacking, but trying) since February of this year to lose the weight but it doesn't seem to want to come off. I'm really worried that I hurt my metabolism when I dropped 20lbs so quickly in 2011.

My goal weight is 110 (hopefully) by Christmas of 2013. I don't know if that realistic or not but I'm hopeful!

I have some medical issues that have kept my from doing things I want for so long, and now it's time that I take control back over my life. I want to lose this weight so bad.

I joined Tumblr in January but Tumblr is mostly a popularity contest and I could never really get motivation from it. Hopefully this time is different! Now that I have rambled on let me just say that I'm happy I found MFP and I hope it will help me stick to my goals!

God Bless,
Em.

mkramarz

I too am new to MFP .. Actually I did download the app last year... Must have been taxing because that was it... I think I logged in food for 3 days and that was it...

But about 3 or 4 weeks ago somehow I got motivated and am happy to say I logged in a 9 lb loss... I recently moved and decided to make this change a good one...

I realize though that having friends around me who have the same goals ... Who learn how to get past the "bad" days... Is a very good thing!

So this 60 something lady will be checking in regularly to share successes and ask for help when needed ...

We're all heading in the right direction!

teresabice

I restarted with this app recently. Originally, I didn't stick with it very well. I should have watched the tutorial on how to scan in an item otherwise I probably would have stuck it out. I am happy to say that I am finding great motivation from this site. My boyfriend and I started losing weight on Weight watchers about 18 months ago. In the first 6 months we lost a lot of weight...we each lost over 50 pounds. Then May of last year we kind of started just maintaining. I lost an additional 13 pounds in the following year, but really wasn't feeling I was doing everything I could. I love that I can enter in my cardio and add to my net calories. It truly gives me motivation after we go out to eat some nights to go walk with him. I too love that I can easily go to a screen and see that I need more potassium and less sodium in my diet.