Focusing on Me!!

mandijo
mandijo Posts: 618 Member
edited September 20 in Introduce Yourself
Hi everyone! I'm Mandi from Iowa. I'm a 24 year old mother and wife of 3! I teach preschool and find that my life is very chaotic. However, it is time to put me first for a change! I'm here to make a lifelong change. I can't wait to read your inspiring stories and to make my life a whole lot better! Good luck on your journey's everyone!

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  • SugarMummy2010
    SugarMummy2010 Posts: 12
    Hey :smile:
    I just wanted to say Welcome - I joined on here today and have already had such a warm welcome - Full of support and inspiration xxxxxx
  • lsjd2000
    lsjd2000 Posts: 287 Member
    welcome - i have found this a great place to keep myself acountable and get info and help when needed.
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    Hi Mandi, 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! :wink:
    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 "Community", then "Weight Loss and Healthy Living", then "general diet and weight loss help", and then check out the first few threads. They'll REALLY help you understand how MFP works. :smile:
    Before coming here, I had tried just about EVERYTHING out there, including hypnosis, TWICE, and nothing really worked until MFP! :love:
    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! :smile:
    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! :smile:
  • ccdo
    ccdo Posts: 217
    welcome u will find this stie extremely helpful like it is keepin me so so motivated to get to my goal and gives me loads of information on foods i eat throughout the day

    good luck and i hope u get everythin out of this site :flowerforyou:
  • mandijo
    mandijo Posts: 618 Member
    Thanks ladies! I'm pumped to start. I also track my food by hand because I'm not always near a computer. I think that will really help. I do the weight watchers point system and so hopefully all of that along with this will make things go smoothly. I love that this site has message boards to keep me motivated. It's hard when so many of your friends don't need to lose any weight or don't have ambition too. I need the girlfriend support of something like this! Good luck to you all!
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