hello - looking to meet others in this journey

ambition14

Hi - I've had MFP app for a couple years now but never really had the accountability of logging in every day. I am ready to get serious about this and have started to calorie count (about 1300-1500 a day). I've always been good at exercising, but drinking wine every day was keeping me from losing weight. Now that I'm serious, I've cut out alcohol completely have finally started to see a little weight loss. I have ~5-7 pounds to go to get to my pre-pregnancy weight and was looking to lose another 10-15 pounds in addition to that. I'm in my early 30's. I was hoping to meet some friends here to help me along the way. I'd love to hear from others and any advice you could give as encouragement!

smarionette

Welcome aboard!

1300-1500 calories a day you might find to be a bit light depending on your stats and how active you are. I would encourage you to eat back 1/2 to 2/3rds of your exercise calories so that number is your net, not gross. What kind of exercise are you doing?

padgetac

I started today... again. I stopped drinking while I was in school because I was to busy but now I am seeking a job (aka jobless) and have a lot of time to apply for jobs, get stressed out and then feel like relaxing with a beer or a glass of wine at the end of the day. Did you cut drinking out all together or slowly over time? I lost 50 lbs not drinking and light exercise and now I have gained almost half back. I am here to offer my support. Good luck! Let me know how it goes!