just signed up last night

candledzynr10
candledzynr10 Posts: 6
edited December 26 in Introduce Yourself
hey there everyone! i am brand new to this site, just signed up last night. i have roughly 150lbs to lose and i am anxious to try this site out. i have seen a lot of great sucess stories and i cant wait til i can be one of them.

:heart: paula

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  • KellyUK1987
    KellyUK1987 Posts: 75
    Hey Paula, I also recently joined up, but just started doing this yesterday.

    I am trying to lose 50lbs.

    Where are you from?

    GOOD LUCK! :)
  • lilgemforgets
    lilgemforgets Posts: 285
    I am from UK and only found this site yesterday! Everone i have spoken to has been really good and supportive which really help! I will add you x x x
  • jenreneep
    jenreneep Posts: 1
    hello Paula - koodos to you for signing up. i lost 10 pounds in a few weeks and then took a break and focused on just keeping the weight off. it's been a couple months and i'm ready to shed some more! tomorrow i start logging in. my only advice is to do some form of exercise. it's VERY gratifying to log it and see you have some extra calories to play with :)

    oh, and my personal trainer told me to count fruit as free for the first week or so and it helped me so very much. i did a couple days before she told me that i just felt i was literally starving. the lower calorie ones of course, i eat a lot of apples, pears and melons. to each their own but i thought i'd mention it if you get discouraged right away!

    much luck to you! the site is super user friendly and you'll get the hang of it right away :)
  • tari12340
    tari12340 Posts: 55 Member
    Hi ladies -

    Welcome to MFP!! I have been here for about 3 weeks, and for the first time in my life, I feel like something is working!! So, here are some tips from me to you:

    - Make a lot of good, positive friends. I have some that are not only positive, but help me see what I can do better! Love that!!

    - Check out the Recipes board - I have made so many new recipes for my family! And, things that 6 months ago, I would have thought there was no way we would eat -- but it was fantastic!!

    - And, my biggest tip (which I was a non-believer at first), eat your calories. Don't skimp, or you might see what I saw. I lost alot in week one and then nothing. It wasn't until one of my MFP friends said that I wasn't eating enough, and I started eating...that the weight started to come off again.

    - Finally, make this fun!

    Congrats on taking that first step!!

    tari
    :happy:
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