Not New to myfitnesspal but new to the forums! Help!

LitlaRjupan

Hello from Iceland!
My name is Brandi and I just turned 30 years old on July 3rd. I have been residing here in Iceland for close to 8 years now and am originally from Massachusetts.

I have been struggling on and off with weight issues since shortly before my oldest daughter was born in 2001... Since then I have had a yo- yo weight issue and two more children to top it off!

I have been having quite the issue with getting myself motivated and sticking to any type of routine and diet.
When I first signed up for myfitnesspal way back when I did post a blog but never an introduction thread. Maybe I was ashamed of myself.

Here is the link to my blog post:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/LitlaRjupan/view/rock-bottom-59130

Well since then (which apparently was 20 months ago) I have bounced with my weight between 113kg and 116kg and have now currently lost a bit of weight bringing me down to 107.3 currently . I still have a long road a head of me. With my height at 5'3 (160 cm). My BMI apparently falls into "obese" and I still need to do something about it! My dream goal is getting myself down to about 54 kilos!

Since my blog I also have brought myself to a doctor for a thorough health check- blood tests and urine tests looking for anything that could possibly cause my weight issues and other health concerns and it only came back with a number off in my liver or something (he didn't use exact terms or I would tell you!) and he wasn't concerned at the moment but said that we will look into it later. He told me to start losing weight as I had the green light and am healthy!

I am still very lost, very confused, and very alone.
I've been doing much better with the snack control and even drinking more water but still.....
I need help with dieting (it's very difficult here in Iceland when you have lower income due to prices and honestly I have seen very little "diets" per say and I know if I was living back home I would have an easier time), motivation and support. I hope to make some friends on here and hope to gain some support, motivation and the most needed advice.
I feel as though I am running around like a headless chicken (sorry for the metaphor but yeah).

P.S.- I am currently participating in the 5x50 Challenge (if anyone heard of that!) and today was my first day doing a 5km walk! Let's hope this is a good start to a long term thing!

Thanks for reading.. Sorry I rambled on (I still could keep going haha) and hope to see some posts in the near future!

~Brandi

daisiemae123

Hello from Massachusetts! You have taken the first steps toward doing this, and you can do it. I didn't feel like I had a lot of support until I started here and I have found some great and inspiring people. Add me as a friend if you would like and together we can all do this!