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cnwms21

Hi My name is Chantel and I am 24, with one son. After I had my baby, I have been struggling to lose the weight. I was soon about to give up, when I notice I had no energy for anything. It has been almost 3 years and I still have this weight. I recently changed my diet and lost 25 lbs but now Im stuck again. I am a sucker for food, ad sometime can control how much I eat, but then I feel guilty and start looking for healthier foods I can snack on...I definately need motivation, and thought this site could help me,with others giving me encouragement. I go to my gym pool 3 time a week, and just swim a little and water jog, and do the water weights, I just got a rebundence Bike and do that 3 days for 30 min to 1 hr...so I hope I am doing the right things so far...If anyone has any advise I am open for whatever you have to offer. And I will share my knowlegde as well. Thanks Guys!

BrenNew

Hi My name is Chantel and I am 24, with one son. After I had my baby, I have been struggling to lose the weight. I was soon about to give up, when I notice I had no energy for anything. It has been almost 3 years and I still have this weight. I recently changed my diet and lost 25 lbs but now Im stuck again. I am a sucker for food, ad sometime can control how much I eat, but then I feel guilty and start looking for healthier foods I can snack on...I definately need motivation, and thought this site could help me,with others giving me encouragement. I go to my gym pool 3 time a week, and just swim a little and water jog, and do the water weights, I just got a rebundence Bike and do that 3 days for 30 min to 1 hr...so I hope I am doing the right things so far...If anyone has any advise I am open for whatever you have to offer. And I will share my knowlegde as well. Thanks Guys!

Hi Chantel, and welcome to THE best site on the web! :flowerforyou:
I love your name!
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 have 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!

cnwms21

Thanks alot for your advise...and thanks on my name too! Hope hear more of your great input in the future!