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urbanychic Posts: 6 Member
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I'm new here as well. I'm looking for a new change. I've finally decided enough is enough and I'm not going to be "ok" with my body. Oh..I'm Vanessa, living in southwest Texas and 26. Good luck to all that are trying and congratulations on the ones that have succeeded. Any tips, suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm doing this all from the bottom up!

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  • CarmenSantiago
    CarmenSantiago Posts: 681 Member
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    Welcome Vanessa to MFP! You'll love it here. I do! It's a great site for keeping track of calories and exercise which keeps us accountable. This helps tremendously in getting healthy. I urge you to check out the message boards for information and advice. You'll find so many helpful people here. We are all here like you to become healthier in order to live fuller lives.

    Drinks lots of water, always exercise, no matter how often or how hard you exercise do something. Come back to the boards and garner support, inspiration, and motivation. Ask questions and stay vigilant.

    Great to see you! Good Luck! :smokin:
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
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    I'm new here as well. I'm looking for a new change. I've finally decided enough is enough and I'm not going to be "ok" with my body. Oh..I'm Vanessa, living in southwest Texas and 26. Good luck to all that are trying and congratulations on the ones that have succeeded. Any tips, suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm doing this all from the bottom up!


    Hi Vanessa, and welcome to THE best site on the web! :flowerforyou:
    Between the easy to use food counter (which by the way is SUCH an eye opener!) and all the wonderfully supportive members, you WILL be able to lose the weight that you want to, AND, it'll "almost" be easy doing it! :wink:
    I recommend logging ALL your foods BEFORE you have them, rather than later, as it tends to lead to better food choices. (not to mention you'll know if you've got enough numbers left to have a night time snack, like I ALWAYS try to do!) Some people also like to weigh and measure some things, such as meats, rather than just estimating and possibly being WAY off! :noway:
    Don't go making the mistake that if you have LOTS of numbers left at the end of the day that you'll lose even faster, because that DOESN'T happen. Feel free to read any info about the site in the "help" section at the top of the home page. And also, under "all topics", then "general", and check out the first few threads. They'll really help you understand how MFP works. :smile:
    Before coming here, I had tried just about EVERYTHING out there, including hypnosis, TWICE, and nothing really worked until MFP! :love:
    Also, drink LOTS of water, it REALLY DOES help! :drinker:
    As for exercise, it doesn't always have to be awful. For my exercise, I walk almost every day, (weather permitting!) I also dance to a fast oldies CD that my husband made up of all my favorite old songs. (Like "Love Shack", Wild, Wild West", "Mony, Mony", "Footloose", and "Gloria")
    It's free, (unlike a gym!) fun, and I can even watch tv at the same time, so I never get bored! :happy:
    I also recently aquired the Wii Fit, and jog to that, which is a lot of fun, and easy too! :smile:
    So, to make a LONG story short, make good food choices, eat in moderation, get some exercise, and you WILL lose the weight that you want to! :smile:
  • MOMOFTWO29
    MOMOFTWO29 Posts: 8,276 Member
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    Hello and welcome to MFP, the best website ever. You will love this site if you don't already. I :heart: it here. This site is so motivational, helpful, supportive, easy to use, and everyone is so nice and friendly here. I just wanted to tell you that I hope you have a lot of success on your weight loss journey. You can do this!!!! :smile: :flowerforyou: :smile: :flowerforyou:

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