trying again

kck329

Hi-
I'm new to this site and i need some encouragement. I had a lot of success with weight loss a few years ago but I've gained a lot of it back and need to get refocused on my eating/exercising habits. I find that I'm really dedicated for a couple of days but then I give in to stress and eat badly and give up.

Any tricks that work for you? Thanks in advance!

BrenNew

Hi-
I'm new to this site and i need some encouragement. I had a lot of success with weight loss a few years ago but I've gained a lot of it back and need to get refocused on my eating/exercising habits. I find that I'm really dedicated for a couple of days but then I give in to stress and eat badly and give up.

Any tricks that work for you? Thanks in advance!

Hi KCK, 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 far as exercise goes, 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!

CourtneyF

I am new to this site as well. I have always been involved in nutrition and I love getting to log my foods. The best thing to remeber is when you have a bad day, or weekend wake up and start over. IT is not over, you didn't blow it, it is just a bad day. I give myself every Saturday. I have pancakes with my kids and usually dessert. But knowing I can unually means I dont (as much) I will have two pancakes with smart balance and frozen - melted fruit on top. Taste just as good as syrup just better for me. And I could eat a big brownie smothered in Ice Cream but usually a bowl or really sour sorbet works to hit my sweet tooth. If you are changing the way you eat it takes time. We devlop our bad habits over years, we would be crazy to think they will change simply because we want them to. It takes work. And, like me you will probably have to start over once or twice (or 20) times. Good luck!