Hi my name is Lorraine

Lorrayne68
Lorrayne68 Posts: 5 Member
edited September 20 in Introduce Yourself
:happy: Hi I'm new to the site. I'm a single mother from New Jersey working on losing some weight.

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  • anglfrmylvr
    anglfrmylvr Posts: 11
    Hi Lorraine :happy: welcome and enjoy I never thought counting calories would be so fun.
    I new to the site also. still trying to figure out a few things.
    Good Luck with your weight loss.

    :wink: Tes
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    :happy: Hi I'm new to the site. I'm a single mother from New Jersey working on losing some weight.


    Hi Lorraine, 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:
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    Hi Lorraine :happy: welcome and enjoy I never thought counting calories would be so fun.
    I new to the site also. still trying to figure out a few things.
    Good Luck with your weight loss.

    :wink: Tes


    You are sooooooo right Tes! MFP IS alot of fun, as well as VERY addicting! :love:
    But, the best thing about MFP is that it REALLY, REALLY, DOES work!!! :happy:
    Keep with it, and you WILL lose the weight that you want to! :smile:
  • HeatherMMB
    HeatherMMB Posts: 95
    Hi Lorraine - welcome :flowerforyou: to the best health site on the web!!

    It's great to track your food - quite a few folks recommend you do that before you eat so you can see the impact!

    drink lots of water and move a bit every day :happy:

    You will find the site full of wonderful and supportive people and lots of great and wise advice!!

    take it one day at a time - go to sucess stories if you need a bit of inspiration!

    good luck!! :bigsmile:

    :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • AmyNVegas
    AmyNVegas Posts: 2,215 Member
    Welcome! Glad you joined us!:flowerforyou:
  • BoPeep1967
    BoPeep1967 Posts: 42 Member
    :bigsmile: Welcome Lorraine! We are all in this together, and the more we support each other, the better. It's nice to just read everyone's posts to get ideas and helpful tips. Good Luck to you!
  • Lorrayne68
    Lorrayne68 Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you for you comment. :happy: It's very encouraging to me. You gave me a lot of helpful hints. This is great I will keep them in mind.
  • Lorrayne68
    Lorrayne68 Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you :happy: Good luck to you also
  • Lorrayne68
    Lorrayne68 Posts: 5 Member
    thank you :happy:
  • Lorrayne68
    Lorrayne68 Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you :happy: I'm glad I join too
  • 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 :heart: 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!!!!!! :smile: :flowerforyou: :smile: :flowerforyou:
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