New and looking for advice :)

piggamongrel

Hello, completely new to my fitness pal. a few facts about me, i am just over 11 and a half stone which is not fat by any means but i would definitely like to drop a stone if not more so that i can feel comfortable in my swimwear on a beach holiday in 6 months time. i have a wonderful boyfriend who tells me I'm perfect everyday which is part of the reason i was blinded by eating bad foods, 'shall we just get a takeaway' and gaining weight but being told ur fine doesn't really help. I love my food, but i don't eat as often as i should, i don't eat breakfast which i know has to change, and often i'll arrive home from work at the end of the day and not fancy a full-on meal so i'll just snack. i don't eat much in the way of high flour content foods because it doesn't affect me well which does help with diet but i find the replacements bland and dry so end up in a food rut eating the same few things all the time. Is there anyone else who has this problem? Will keeping a food diary on this site help me to not snack and keep a close eye on what I'm eating day to day? Would love to be able to lose a few lbs by stopping the snacking and making subtle changes to feel better in myself. xxx

Chloooe22

Hiiii

Welcome

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katsaria

Hi there! Welcome to MFP . I can definitely relate to gaining weight when the boyfriend is around haha . I guess we all tend to eat more when we're happy. Plus guys can eat so much more than we can and not gain weight like us girls. I just want to lose a bit more weight as well. I find that cutting out all boxed foods makes a drastic difference in losing weight. All those added hidden sugars in processed food can really mess weight loss progress. When I stopped drinking soda I dropped an instant 10 pounds (no joke!) Hope that helps

piggamongrel

Hi Chloe how are you? How u finding the site? xx

b417adriana

Welcome!! I just started this the beginning of the year, and I already feel better and more conscience about the food I'm eating. I get really excited when I work out and input the calorie burn, makes me feel accomplished. You'll love this. I don't know how it took me so long to discover MFP.

Good luck and Best Wishes!!!

piggamongrel

thank you adriana, can't wait to start using it properly and fingers crossed hoping for the lbs to drop off good luck to you too! xx