Newbie Alert!

bamalakegirl30

I just signed up for myfitnesspal two days ago. I'm really liking it so far because it is so simple. I'm female from Alabama, 35yrs old and I've been married 2 years. Since I married, I have lost about 35-40lbs. I am about to begin going to the gym with a friend of mine, something I am doing for the first time. I have always gone to meetings for the diet part and done the exercise on my own. Now I am trying it the other way around. I would love to know what plans others are using to decide what foods they eat etc and your experiences using a gym. All suggestions welcome. I look forward to using the site.

BrenNew

I just signed up for myfitnesspal two days ago. I'm really liking it so far because it is so simple. I'm female from Alabama, 35yrs old and I've been married 2 years. Since I married, I have lost about 35-40lbs. I am about to begin going to the gym with a friend of mine, something I am doing for the first time. I have always gone to meetings for the diet part and done the exercise on my own. Now I am trying it the other way around. I would love to know what plans others are using to decide what foods they eat etc and your experiences using a gym. All suggestions welcome. I look forward to using the site.

Hi, 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 "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.
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!