i'm new here! plz help me

heather84

hello everyone, i am new here and need as much help and motivation as you all can give me. i am a 24 year old 200 pound mother of one little girl. my name is heather and i have fought weight issues my whole life. i am happily married to a wonderful man but he is no help at all. he just tells me that i am fine and that he will love me no matter what yes that is nice to hear but not helpful when it comes to loosing weight. plz help me on this journey b/c i am so unhappy at the way i look.

justdoingit

Welcome to MFP! This site made the difference in my success. The best thing I can tell you is to stick to it, even if you fail from time to time. You WILL loose the weight!!!!:flowerforyou:

heather0mc

hi heather! im heather too! you made the first step! this website and your own will is going to get you thru. read the newbie threads on the general diet and weight loss page and you will be off and running. :drinker: :flowerforyou:

brwnsgr

Hi Heather

Welcome to My fitness pals. This is a great website and I think you will fine everyone to be very supportive. Be sure to check out the message boards, log your food and try to exercise. There are some groups on the board that will keep you honest and hold you accountable.

Put your best foot forward and go forward it!!:flowerforyou:

Don't forget to drink your water :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Shantay

BrenNew

hello everyone, i am new here and need as much help and motivation as you all can give me. i am a 24 year old 200 pound mother of one little girl. my name is heather and i have fought weight issues my whole life. i am happily married to a wonderful man but he is no help at all. he just tells me that i am fine and that he will love me no matter what yes that is nice to hear but not helpful when it comes to loosing weight. plz help me on this journey b/c i am so unhappy at the way i look.

Hi Heather, 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!

crystal72

Hello
Well let me say I totally understand, but this is the best site ever it keeps you on track just be sure to log all of your food! and when you excercise make it count right now I excercise 5 days a week minimum 45 minutes of vigorus activity IT WORKS SLOW BUT IT WORKS! Don't stress about the numbers meaning the scale

Wecandothis

Welcome Heather! I understand that you'd like your husband to be more supportive, but the honest truth is that the only one that can make a change in your life is you. So if you're supporting you, you're fine!

You can come here to find people who are on the same journey as you are, and we'll be happy to cheer and cry with you, but the bottom line is this: You're the one that has to do it.

Welcome to this place! You'll like it 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: