Well Here I Am

TrinityChaos

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Hello all, my name is Holly and I am a wife/mother/college student/office assistant. With so much on my plate I have let my body go. I feel so sorry for my husband having to watch me go through this self destructive stage of my life. I have gotten to a very depressing 200lbs. We went to my family reunion this year and I had two people ask if I was expecting!!! I look at pictures and I am the same size as my mother who has been overweight all of my life...I don't want to be that, I don't want to be her...
So....yeah I hope by having a strong support system behind me I can get down to a healthy weight again.

Alisha28

You took the first step. Counting calories is the smart way to lose weight and add some exercise in there. MFP is a great place to start:)No more self destruction this is the day you are a new person Need any help I am a personal trainer and aerobics instructor and I was at over 200 LBS after the birth of my second child. So I feel you and once you lose the weight you will not go back its been over 6 years and another child and I still feel great:)



Alisha:happy:

erodriquez

You can do it. This site helps a lot of people reach their goals. I just started and I love it. It is something you can stick to.

Wecandothis

You came to the right place!!!!! Do yourself a huge favor and toss the guilt! You can only move forward if you have a positive attitude, because there will be occasions where you blow it for a day, or when the scale doesn't move, but that's normal! If you look at it as a life style change that WILL make you reach your goal you will be fine.

The best thing I did when I came to this site was to read and learn. The 'stickied' posts on this page are a must read:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/9-general-diet-and-weight-loss-help

And primo amongst those posts is this article:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/9433-expectations

Read the expectations article first - then the others as you have time. Please know that you will find great help and support here - and that you WILL succeed if you approach this with a positive matter of fact attitude. We're all int he same boat here - and we understand what you're going through!

Welcome to this place! we're glad you're here!

MOMOFTWO29

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

BrenNew

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Hello all, my name is Holly and I am a wife/mother/college student/office assistant. With so much on my plate I have let my body go. I feel so sorry for my husband having to watch me go through this self destructive stage of my life. I have gotten to a very depressing 200lbs. We went to my family reunion this year and I had two people ask if I was expecting!!! I look at pictures and I am the same size as my mother who has been overweight all of my life...I don't want to be that, I don't want to be her...
So....yeah I hope by having a strong support system behind me I can get down to a healthy weight again.

Hi Holly, 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!