New start

Bookat

Joined this plan today and hope to stick to it. The site seems very easy to use.

Sherry79

Welcome Bookat! I too am fairly new to the site but I love it already! There are some great tools to help us get/stay healthy and I've met a lot of awesome people on here already!! Best of luck on your journey!!!

ittybittybadonkadonk

Joined this plan today and hope to stick to it. The site seems very easy to use.

WELCOME ABOARD .... GOOD LUCK ON YOUR WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY ... KEEP YOUR HEAD UP HIGH AND KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO THIS ...... WE ARE BEHIND YOU ALL THE STEP OF THE WAY ... AGAIN GOOD LUCK MEGAN

LauriDor

Hi. I joined on August 1st and lost 9 lbs in 28 days. I didn'tI co think uld, but it's working! This is great!

BrenNew

Joined this plan today and hope to stick to it. The site seems very easy to use.

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, 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:

barbiecat

Welcome to MFP :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

This is a great site. Take the time to learn about all the great features and use them.
You will succeed if you work hard and don’t lose sight of your goal.
This site changed my life and it can change yours

Take it one day at a time
Stay open minded to new ideas
Take baby steps
Drink lots of water :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Think of this as a new way of life, not just a temporary diet.

It always helps me to log my food first before I eat so there are no surprises.

Find a group to be part of and check in with them every day
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Bookat

I am so angry with myself for giving up on keeping track on your website. It is so useful and I just got lazy about getting on at night. Probably because I am on the computer all day. I am going to try again and I hope I can keep at it. I know it works. I lost weight when keeping track of what I eat and could see how many calories I was eating.

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: It's never too late to make a fresh start......make this weight loss journey a lot higher on your priority list and you'll get back on track.:bigsmile: