Here I am!

LauraGUnit

Rock me like a hurricane! But seriously, I'm only a day old at this and feel completely addicted. Of course, it's summer vacation so I have lots of free time, but I hope to keep it up once the busy school year begins. It's so easy that I can sneak it in between meetings and teaching classes.

So, there seem to be some "cool" crowds on these message boards. How do you become a member of one? Do you have to "ask"? Or do you just force yourself upon people?

Good luck to everyone!!

tubbytabbytales

:laugh: I started singing the song before I opened and saw that you wrote it too!

Welcome! :flowerforyou: You are more than welcome to go to the Chit-Chat board and force your way into the "Let's Play Three Truths" thread. Just write three truths about yourself.


GO GO GO GO

BrenNew

Rock me like a hurricane! But seriously, I'm only a day old at this and feel completely addicted. Of course, it's summer vacation so I have lots of free time, but I hope to keep it up once the busy school year begins. It's so easy that I can sneak it in between meetings and teaching classes.

So, there seem to be some "cool" crowds on these message boards. How do you become a member of one? Do you have to "ask"? Or do you just force yourself upon people?

Good luck to everyone!!

Hi Laura, and welcome to THE best site on the web! :flowerforyou:
I don't know much about joining groups, since I never did that, but, I can tell you, MFP IS totally addicting! :laugh:
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!

whirlygirly

I know what you mean about being addicted to the site. What a wicked resource! I sure didn't know what I was shoveling into my mouth before I started using it a month ago...I thought I was eating pretty well!

Then again, food made no sense to me before I started the tracker. It's a relatable medium for people who were nutritionally mystified or otherwise misinformed.

Stick with it. It pays off.

MOMOFTWO29

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