Hopefully will finally win this war.

taylor82

Hello everyone, I am from Tennessee(Smyrna/Murfressboro), but now I am living in Spain with my husband (six years) and two kids (7 and 5). I am 27 and around 200 lbs. I remember a time of being healthy but now I can't even go up some stairs with out getting winded. I have always tried to lose weight but never too seriously until now. Reciently my mom has been dignosted with heart problems and a few days ago rushed to the hospital with heart failure. I realized I gotta change my life or that could be my future. I want to be able to see my grandchildren and hopefully great grandchildren grow. I want to go to the store and be able to shop at ease unlike now where the only clothing that is in stores and fits me is pregnancy, I want to feel good with myself and be a good looking woman my husband would be proud to show off!

rheign

You're in the right state of mind to make life changes. That, for me, was more than half the battle. You can do it! I look forward to seeing your progress! Good luck on your journey. =]

BrenNew

Hi Taylor, 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!