I'M NEW TO THIS

laneymcghee

HI! I JUST RECENTLY STARTED FITNESS PAL. I HAVE ONLY LOGGED ONE DAY SO FAR. I AM TRYING MY BEST TO LOSE ABOUT 40 POUNDS BUT I CAN SETTLE WITH 30!!! I WOULD LOVE TO GET ANY ADVICE OF HOW TO DO IT FROM ANYONE WILLING!! I HAVE READ ALOT OF THE MESSGAES AND IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE ON HERE HAS REAL DEDICATION...WHICH IS WHAT I NEED!! HAVING 3 KIDS MAKES IT A LITTLE HARD TO FIND TIME TO EXCERCISE SO....WISH ME LUCK!

BrenNew

HI! I JUST RECENTLY STARTED FITNESS PAL. I HAVE ONLY LOGGED ONE DAY SO FAR. I AM TRYING MY BEST TO LOSE ABOUT 40 POUNDS BUT I CAN SETTLE WITH 30!!! I WOULD LOVE TO GET ANY ADVICE OF HOW TO DO IT FROM ANYONE WILLING!! I HAVE READ ALOT OF THE MESSGAES AND IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE ON HERE HAS REAL DEDICATION...WHICH IS WHAT I NEED!! HAVING 3 KIDS MAKES IT A LITTLE HARD TO FIND TIME TO EXCERCISE SO....WISH ME LUCK!

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!
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.
Before coming here, I had tried just about EVERYTHING out there, including hypnosis, TWICE, and nothing really worked until MFP!
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!
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!

anglfrmylvr

Hi I'm new at this also. I joined on the 4th and like you I have children so finding time for myself is crazy but I actually involve my kids w/ the exercising. I go to the local high school and walk around the track and right next to it is a playground for the children. My 8 yr old actually does a mile with me. Which is great support. I love the positiveness the people on MFP have to offer. Great attitudes and support is why I will keep coming back to this. I like being able to enter what I eat esp. my honey dew iced mocha on the week days and I even switched sizes so the calories weren't so high. I read one blog where a woman actually said make MFP as your homepage that way everytime you log in it's right there in front of you. I always have it loaded in one of my tabs constantly on just incase..sometimes I forget to add a cup of water so I do it later. You will def. see a diff. I have and have only been on here less than a week. Good Luck with you goal. :bigsmile:

MOMOFTWO29

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