Hello! New here!

JenniferH81

Good morning, I started using this site last week and was amazed by how many calories I was eating, just by not paying attention!
No wonder I gained so much weight!
So in the last week I've lost 9 lbs and it's been surprisingly easy. I eat breakfast now, drink a ton more water (I used to go days without having any at all) and just pay attention to what I'm eating.

I'm looking forward to being successful with weight loss this year.

sysy

Well done with your progress so far.

I only joined yesterday and weighed myself properly this morning, long way too go to reach my goal though.

Keep up the good work.

GemmaD84

welcome, I am a newbie here too...and loving the site

Good Luck with your weight loss!

Gem xx

BrenNew

Good morning, I started using this site last week and was amazed by how many calories I was eating, just by not paying attention!
No wonder I gained so much weight!
So in the last week I've lost 9 lbs and it's been surprisingly easy. I eat breakfast now, drink a ton more water (I used to go days without having any at all) and just pay attention to what I'm eating.

I'm looking forward to being successful with weight loss this year.

Hi Jlh, 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!
Just the word "diet" would make me cringe and set me up for failure. :grumble: It meant depriving myself of all the "good stuff" out there, and as a result, I'd only last just so long, (maybe a few weeks if I was lucky!) and then I'd "cave" and go right back to eating all those "goodies" again! :embarassed: But, MFP ISN'T a "diet". :noway: It's a "lifestyle change". (When I first read that, I said "Ya, SURE it is!", thinking that it WAS just another diet. :grumble: But, it wasn't! :noway:)
The main reason that I've managed to lose the weight that I wanted to is because I HAVE been able to eat "real/good" foods. :bigsmile: (Not Slim Fast or any other easy, quick, fad "wacko" diets!:noway: ) Through MFP I learned that I just needed to "work for it", through exercise, and watching my numbers (MOST of the time! ) As long as I do that, I CAN occasionally have stuff like Chinese food, a double cheeseburger, pizza, and even homemade icecream!
As far as exercise goes, it doesn't always have to be awful. :noway: 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") :happy:
It's free, (unlike a gym!:grumble: ) 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!
MFP REALLY, REALLY, DOES work! :happy: Give it a chance, and it WILL work for you too!

BrenNew

Oops, forgot to say CONGRATULATIONS on the 9 pounds you've ALREADY lost! :flowerforyou: Keep up the great job you're doing, and before you know it, you WILL be at your goal! :drinker: :bigsmile:

JBRENTLINGER

My friend Kristi told me about this site and I jumped on board. With a Wii Fit, free weights, and a healthy eating lifestyle, I hope to shed 20lbs off before March 20th!

Congrats on the 9lbs lost. What was your secret?

embr

hello!
i'm new too, i'm so excited that 2010 will see a change in my lifestyle for the rest of my life, I hope we stay as motivated for the rest of the year when all the 'new-ness' wears off though!

like you i've lost 10lbs since the beginning of january relatively easily, it's harder to make bad choice when you have to log them on the food planner!

Goodluck!!


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JenniferH81

Thanks everyone for all the support!
I don't have a secret to the 9 lbs lost already, other than changing my habits. I never used to eat breakfast, so now I do everyday. and I'm drinking only water, 8 glasses a day. I'm losing about a pound a day!

I'm using my wii fit, and a few work out videos like chalean extreme and turbo jam. oh and zumba...Love love love zumba. lol