Trying not to jinx it...

littlesuzieq

It's almost too good to be true so I don't want to jinx it but I can't help but be excited. We started a biggest loser contest at my work last Wednesday, Jan. 13. The winner's pot certainly motivated me ($480) but it's been a long time coming. When I stepped on the scale and saw 198 lbs. I just about cried. I changed my eating habits that day.

I worked out for a while two years ago and lost 17 lbs. but work and life took over again and I gained it all back + a few extra. I ride motorcycle (semi-sportbike) and found that I didn't ride too much last year because I didn't like how I looked in my riding gear (vain, I know), and my back ended up hurting because I was so overweight.

Back to the jinxing part - I stepped on the scale this morning and I was down 6 lbs.! It really helps that I've been on this site and am able to get motivation and track my foods. It's awesome and I'm so glad someone at my work recommended I come here. They're going to be sorry when I win the money though!

I also bought Jillian Michael's 30-day Shred and will be starting that next week. I'm excited to see what results that brings! Thanks everyone for being such great examples!

BrenNew

It's almost too good to be true so I don't want to jinx it but I can't help but be excited. We started a biggest loser contest at my work last Wednesday, Jan. 13. The winner's pot certainly motivated me ($480) but it's been a long time coming. When I stepped on the scale and saw 198 lbs. I just about cried. I changed my eating habits that day.

I worked out for a while two years ago and lost 17 lbs. but work and life took over again and I gained it all back + a few extra. I ride motorcycle (semi-sportbike) and found that I didn't ride too much last year because I didn't like how I looked in my riding gear (vain, I know), and my back ended up hurting because I was so overweight.

Back to the jinxing part - I stepped on the scale this morning and I was down 6 lbs.! It really helps that I've been on this site and am able to get motivation and track my foods. It's awesome and I'm so glad someone at my work recommended I come here. They're going to be sorry when I win the money though!

I also bought Jillian Michael's 30-day Shred and will be starting that next week. I'm excited to see what results that brings! Thanks everyone for being such great examples!

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!
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! :embarrassed: 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 ice-cream!
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!

littlesuzieq

Thanks for your reply and great tips! I'm almost looking forward to my weigh in tomorrow to see what the results are so I can log it here. Crazy, I know.

I have been logging my food for the day in the morning and that is a BIG help because then I know what I can eat and what kind of supper to make.

One of the biggest hurdles for me is not eating out of boredom at my desk. Drinking water has been a big change for me (I quit cold turkey on Diet Pepsi - a two 20oz bottle a day habit) but I feel so much better!

pannellkat

Good for you. I Just won biggest loser at my job last week so I know how motivated you must be. Just started biggest loser round 2 this week and I plan on winning this time again - it is a great feeling. I love the challenge, the monetary reward and the weight that I lose is the best. Good luck to you.

littlesuzieq

We did our official weigh in today and I'm down 5.2 lbs!!!! Yay!!! I realize that most of it is water weight but I'm still so psyched that it is weight I've lost by doing nothing but changing my diet, cutting out soda, drinking more water and not eating after 8:00. I can't wait to add exercise to the mix and see the results from that.

This is so much more than winning a biggest loser contest. I'm looking forward to a new me on so many levels!!

BrenNew

Congratulations, you "loser" you! :flowerforyou: :laugh: Keep "working with your numbers", and you WILL reach your goal! :bigsmile: