New here, not new to dieting...

Tannipoo

Hello all, I am new here....this is my second day. I am 41 and have been fighting this all my life. I have a LONG way to go and am a little scared about not getting there but I don't want to cut my life short so....here I am. I like this site, it seems very helpful.

Thanks, Tannis

mamacindy81

Hi,

You will be glad you joined.

If you aren't new to dieting then keeping a food journal won't be new but doing it is so helpful.

If you haven't been exercising then start by taking a short walk every day (15 minutes is a good starting place)

I wish you much success!

Cindy

BrenNew

Hello all, I am new here....this is my second day. I am 41 and have been fighting this all my life. I have a LONG way to go and am a little scared about not getting there but I don't want to cut my life short so....here I am. I like this site, it seems very helpful.

Thanks, Tannis

Hi Tannis, 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 "recent forum topics", and "view all", then "general diet", 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!

getnhealthy101

Hi! I'm pretty much new here too! I joined a few days ago and I love this site. The food counter is really easy to keep up. Let's chear each other on!:drinker:

Tannipoo

Thanks to all who posted, I really loved reading them. Those are great tips as well. I just got a Wii for christmas and am buying the new "walk it out" game to try to get back into exercise. Make it fun, eh?

Hope everyone has a very happy new year

one more thing, I notice most people have thier ticker or pounds lost thing on thier forum posts, how do you do that?

Tannipoo

Nvm, looks like I got it