Starting again

tordis
tordis Posts: 1 Member
edited September 19 in Introduce Yourself
Hello everyone! Ever since I remember, I;ve been trying to lose weight, losing some and then gaining pounds again, so my goal now is to lose weight - and keep it off. I live in London and spend most of my day at my desk, however I try to fit as much exercise into my daily routine as I can. I cycle to work whenever I can and, of course, I control what I eat. My goal is to lose 15 kilos - I'd love to see most of it go by October, as I'm going to a huge family reunion then and want everyone to see the new me :)

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  • kaja
    kaja Posts: 145 Member
    welcome and good luck :happy:
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    Hello everyone! Ever since I remember, I;ve been trying to lose weight, losing some and then gaining pounds again, so my goal now is to lose weight - and keep it off. I live in London and spend most of my day at my desk, however I try to fit as much exercise into my daily routine as I can. I cycle to work whenever I can and, of course, I control what I eat. My goal is to lose 15 kilos - I'd love to see most of it go by October, as I'm going to a huge family reunion then and want everyone to see the new me :)


    Hi, 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
    Hello and welcome to MFP. This site is awesome. You will love it here if you don't already. I love it here. It is so motivational, supportive, helpful, easy to use and everyone is so nice and friendly here. I just wanted to tell you good luck on your weight loss journey. You can do this!!!!!!!! :smile: :flowerforyou: :smile: :flowerforyou:
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