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ashleymbroun

So I have used the my fitness pal app for about a year on and off but never got super serious about loosing weight until I made a new years resolution. No fast foods, no fried foods, and counting calories on everything I eat. I am looking for some support and friends on here that are around my age (18). I have always been overweight even as a little kid but it got worse after my grandma who raised me had a stroke and could no longer cook meals. I gained so much weight that right now I am in the high 300's. I am not a lazy person and I have the drive to become healthy, I know I can't live like this anymore. So just looking for good support around my age to add me.

mkcmurphy

Good for you! You've already made a bunch if smart decisions! Congratulations on good moves already made and on the journey you've decided to take!

Linda1028

Not even close to your age, more like your grandmother's age, but I was 311 and thanks to this site and my fitbit I have gone down to 164 with a goal of 142 (it's taken a bit over a year and half). Stick to "real foods", no fads. I do a weekly average of 1200-1300 cal a day,i.e, Thanksgiving I had about 1600 calories, but then the next 2 days I did around 1100, so again it a WEEKLY average of 1200-1300 a day, One hour of exercise a day (ellipical, treadmill or just a good long walk, nothing extreme).and I always, always, always use this myfitness.com to track my food. I do it a week at at time (M-F are pretty much same old-same old days for me). I cannot believe the motivation that tracking has given me and the fitbit synch's with this so it keeps track of calories burned, stairs climbed and most improtantly my steps ( I have done my goal of 10,000 a day every day for the last 2 months) and uploads it to the myfitness.com site!! So the very best of luck to you, it's going to work as good as you work it. Weight loss is never "age -related", it's the same issue if you are 18 or 98 (not my "real age" )