Not new, but newly active

Buzzkitty1

I joined last January, but 2009 for the most part was one long, slow gain. I would journal for a while, but I could never quite get in the groove. On November 17th, my 45 year old sister died. Life felt so tumultuous and out of control. I decided to regain control of what I could. One of my other sisters bought me EA Active more workouts for the Wii, and I started on December 14 with a 6 week workout challenge, and with journaling my food faithfully here.

So, Hi! I've done WW on and off for years, and I really prefer the straightforward formula here.
I had lost 30 pounds, but it crept back on, with 5 more to boot. I'm pretty happy to have taken 7 of those off already.

overit

I am so sorry for your loss. You have a great idea to gain control of what you can and that is how I need to look at this whole weight battle, it is my control (or lack thereof). I am an Army wife, so there is not much I have control of in my life. I have been a member for a while, here and there journaling when I decided I want to try to be serious about losing weight. So here I am again, starting the new year, working on losing the same weight, plus the extra 20 lbs that has appeared over the course of the year
I have the wii Fit and was thinking of the active but just feel like I keep spending money on work out stuff for it to collect dust. Maybe I will set a goal and when I reach it that will be my present to myself!

Good luck to you!

BrenNew

I'm so sorry about your sister. I've lost a father, father in law, and a few good friends over the last few years, but, thank goodness, I haven't lost any of my 4 sisters!
Anyway though, you HAVE come to the right place! 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!