New and Looking for Inspiration

Raylea00

Hi!

I am fairly new to MFP and after hearing a lot of good results, I am hoping this site will help me work towards my goals of developing a new healthy lifestyle with positive results. I have been about 75 pounds over weight for about 17 years now. I want to change my life for myself and my family. Having to witness my mother, who has battled with all things bad related to diabetes, deteriorate, I desperately do not want to place that worry and burden on my family. I have done all diets and even had success with Weight Watchers (old points program). My problem is I love to eat for every occasion and every emotion. I have not been able to train my brain to say it is okay that I ate something bad and just to pick back up with healthy eating habits. Instead, I throw caution to the wind and make my bad snack into a bad meal and ultimately into a bad month. I am hoping to learn from others how to tame these tendancies and substitute them with permanent healthy lifestyle changes. I know in my head what I need to do. I just need to develop the willpower to carry it out and I am determine to channel inspiration from all I can from this site.

My ultimate goal is to develop positive lifestyle changes that will result in weight loss and positive changes for my entire family. I will be turning 35 in December and I hope to by then be well established in these changes. I have started exercising and I hope by my 35th to be able to run the entire length of Cade's Cove in Tennessee. Mighty tough goal, but I am proud to have that goal and hope to accomplish it

Good luck to all and can't wait to meet new friends in which to encourage each other.

Adforperu

Welcome! I'm new here too ! Had to Google the Cove, but at 12 miles that's almost a half marathon.. nicely done! A good thing to work towards

laurenellenmarie

Well said! I have about 80 more to lose so we're right in this together!
Feel free to add me!