Hello Everyone

slibstorff

I'm a single mom of a wonderfully beautiful little girl. I've always been overweight but up until almost 2 years ago I could lose it if I just cut my calories back a bit and worked out but 2 years ago I quit smoking (thts suppose to be a good thing right?) and my thyroid went crazy. I ended up gaining 60lbs in 6 months! I'm on medication now but 1 1/2 years later I've only lost 20 lbs and some of that is my own doing, so i'm here to do this again and I this time I will succeed!

aliciadjackson

Welcome to MFP!

gusto80

Welcome!!! Good luck to you. Keep at it, you can do it!

Alsison

Welcome!! If you can quit smoking, then you can definetly do this!! I quit smoking a few years back myself, and I can testify that it is not easy. Quiting smoking is the best things you can do to improve your life and health. Getting to a healthy body weight is the second.

Good luck with your journey, and remember just to take it one day at a time...

Cheers,
Alison

sarahsmom1

Welcome and best wishes on your journey

Menene

Welcome!!! We have a lot in common I have a daughter and I suffer from hypothyroidism, almost 15 years and I understand your frustration with the weight gain and the inability to get it off. Until i joined myfitnesspal back in August I thought it was a "mission impossible" nothing worked. But so far I have lost 55 lbs and feel so much better. It is slow because of the thyroids but it can and will happen. Just follow the plan and eat every few hours to keep your metabolism up and get out and take a walk.

Good luck in your journey. You can do it. Do it for you and your daughter.
If you want a friends add me.

slibstorff

Thanks everyone! I will definitely help having ppl who knw exactly wht your goin thru to tlk to and i've got it on my phone so there is no excuse to not knw where i'm at during the day.