One Step at a Time

drica

Hello Everyone,

I have struggled with my weight since my early teenage years. My biggest fear is the loosing but then gaining again...because that is exactly what always happens! I have never been able to keep my weight healthy for a long period of time. Any tips or advice on that?

Other than that...a friend of mine suggested food logging, and then I found this website and I am excited to try this out. My goal is to loose 40 pounds! And right now I am taking one day at a time, otherwise I'll give up before I even begin!

Hope to hear all your success stories!!

BrenNew

Hello Everyone,

I have struggled with my weight since my early teenage years. My biggest fear is the loosing but then gaining again...because that is exactly what always happens! I have never been able to keep my weight healthy for a long period of time. Any tips or advice on that?

Other than that...a friend of mine suggested food logging, and then I found this website and I am excited to try this out. My goal is to loose 40 pounds! And right now I am taking one day at a time, otherwise I'll give up before I even begin!

Hope to hear all your success stories!!

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!

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:

Wecandothis

You have come to the right place. Here you will begin to gain the knowledge that you need to successfully maintain a healthy lifestyle for your entire life.

Logging food was an AMAZING eye opener for me. I realized that I was eating a tremendous amount of calories that contained little to no nutritional value - and I was always hungry!

Here I have learned what types of food are not only good for me, but also fill me up, and satisfy.

I have had to make plenty of changes - we no longer eat out, we eat in. I have to buy fresh food, and had to learn how to prepare it. But it's been fun! It's an adventure! And because I'm learning how to do it, I know I can maintain this for the rest of my life.

Prior to this, I was purchasing 'diet' meals, or doing unrealistic diet plans that did not teach me how to live for the rest of my life. They were quick fixes. And with further research I've learned that these diet meals were /anything/ but good for me.

The people on this site are very friendly, supportive, and knowledgeable and are willing to share that knowledge.

So - welcome!!!! Here you can experiment, and find out what works for you!!