New Member But Not a First Time Dieter

pepamint83

First I want to say hi to everyone and that I have my mother to thank for sending me this link (in a good way :laugh: ). It feels like I have been on a diet for so long because its been so many years. But nothing really worked until the diet I am now on. Last January 2008 I started this diet after lapsing and I was doing so well and then I had an internship and just stuff got in the way. OI stopped writing in it or lying so I gave up. Food while a big problem is not the main problem although I'll admit it can be but its mostly the excercise I seem to have major issues with (although the food and eating has become a problem too.) There doesnt seem to be time to excercise or I make excuses as to why I cant do it. Since January I was keeping a food journal but nothing like this site. This is amazing I can plug in my food and it keeps track of my carbohydrates (which I am on a low carb diet so thats perfect) among other nutritional facts. The best part is the excercise section while today is what I am calling my official first day of my diet because I am adding an actual excercise regiment in I am also going to try to eat better. I dont know if others have this issue but I tend to skip breakfast I mean eating nothing...although sometimes I'll have a cup of milk or half a cup of orange juice but then i can go hours with out eating lunch as well because I am not hungry or just get so busy that by the time I can eat I am no longer hungry. Either way this always leads to me crashing and eating a huge dinner, and snack while low carb its still not good and I recognize that. I started graduate school and an internship in September and there is no time but I am consciously making a descision to find time to try to eat better and to make sure I excercise because I have set a goal of June 1 because for once I want to feel good when the summer comes along and I hope that next January will be the first New Years that my resolution does not have anything to do with diet and excercise.:bigsmile: This site is great because of the community I never had that except for my mother so I look foward to getting support from all of you and to being hopefully able to support as well.

pepamint83

First I want to say hi to everyone and that I have my mother to thank for sending me this link (in a good way :laugh: ). It feels like I have been on a diet for so long because its been so many years. But nothing really worked until the diet I am now on. Last January 2008 I started this diet after lapsing and I was doing so well and then I had an internship and just stuff got in the way. OI stopped writing in it or lying so I gave up. Food while a big problem is not the main problem although I'll admit it can be but its mostly the excercise I seem to have major issues with (although the food and eating has become a problem too.) There doesnt seem to be time to excercise or I make excuses as to why I cant do it. Since January I was keeping a food journal but nothing like this site. This is amazing I can plug in my food and it keeps track of my carbohydrates (which I am on a low carb diet so thats perfect) among other nutritional facts. The best part is the excercise section while today is what I am calling my official first day of my diet because I am adding an actual excercise regiment in I am also going to try to eat better. I dont know if others have this issue but I tend to skip breakfast I mean eating nothing...although sometimes I'll have a cup of milk or half a cup of orange juice but then i can go hours with out eating lunch as well because I am not hungry or just get so busy that by the time I can eat I am no longer hungry. Either way this always leads to me crashing and eating a huge dinner, and snack while low carb its still not good and I recognize that. I started graduate school and an internship in September and there is no time but I am consciously making a descision to find time to try to eat better and to make sure I excercise because I have set a goal of June 1 because for once I want to feel good when the summer comes along and I hope that next January will be the first New Years that my resolution does not have anything to do with diet and excercise.:bigsmile: This site is great because of the community I never had that except for my mother so I look foward to getting support from all of you and to being hopefully able to support as well.

GTOgirl1969

Hi, welcome and good luck. The tools and the support you get here are amazing! :smokin:

renae77

Welcome to MFP! Good luck! :flowerforyou:

BridgettePlemmons

Welcome and Good Luck!!


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pepamint83

thank you so much. I actually just finished my first workout. man I hate excercising :laugh: but like i said its what i have to do. I am going to try to come on here updates and support but its so great that you all came to welcome me. I think that the support is what i was missing. My mother and family are great but i have those friends who eat and dont care how they look or care but dont do anything. Well i can be friends with them because i love them but its time i put me first and that is why i am here for me. SO thank you and hopefully for the first time in my life I will actually reach the finish line