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candita1138

Hello!

I've made the commitment to get myself healthy! I'm so glad to have stumbled upon this site. I love what I see and the features are great!!!! I've got a lot of weight to lose, but I've made up my mind that I WILL make the lifestyle changes I need! I've surfed around the site for awhile and see a lot of motivating stories! Thank you for sharing!

Candice

Mandillynn

Welcome to MFP!! I am a newbie as well. I honestly couldn't wait to fill in my first meal (made my account at 1 a.m. last night... lol). I think when you have to put in your meals, it makes you completely aware of what goes into your mouth before you enter it in. That's something I really needed, plus learning how to portion my meals properly. This is going to totally help me drop the pounds I need before mid October!

If you would like another friend to add to your list, feel free to add me. :happy:

BrenNew

Hello!

I've made the commitment to get myself healthy! I'm so glad to have stumbled upon this site. I love what I see and the features are great!!!! I've got a lot of weight to lose, but I've made up my mind that I WILL make the lifestyle changes I need! I've surfed around the site for awhile and see a lot of motivating stories! Thank you for sharing!

Candice

Hi Candice, 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!