Howdy from Kansas

Jrwolf

I'm new here but so happy to be able to join you all today.

I'm a wife, mother,grandmother and great-grandmother all this in 61 years of my life, WOW. I am a person who is trying to get her life in control with my weight.
I guess in a way I'm trying to find the person who I know is in me but covered with overweight.

I hope with support and this website I can find the beautiful person who lays in wait inside to find her way out.

Hope to meet friends and support for my journey ahead.

shinybonnie

Hi Jrwolf! I'm in Kansas too! Welcome to this website, I have found it to be very helpful, both in the food and exercise diaries and in the forums. You will find that people are very helpful and knowledgeable, and best of all there is a lot of support and accountability on here. For instance, after losing almost 40 lbs, I started the Couch-to-5k running program (designed to get you from couch potato to runner in 9 weeks). I would have quit many times (because I hate all forms of exercise) if it wasn't for the forum on C25k... Good luck on your journey; you've got a great tool in MFP!

BrenNew

I'm new here but so happy to be able to join you all today.

I'm a wife, mother,grandmother and great-grandmother all this in 61 years of my life, WOW. I am a person who is trying to get her life in control with my weight.
I guess in a way I'm trying to find the person who I know is in me but covered with overweight.

I hope with support and this website I can find the beautiful person who lays in wait inside to find her way out.

Hope to meet friends and support for my journey ahead.

Hi from NH, 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 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!