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msgarcia15
msgarcia15 Posts: 2 Member
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Hey everybody!! My name is Michelle! So I just joined this site yesterday... I'm really excited and feeling motivated!!!

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  • melaldr
    melaldr Posts: 3
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    Welcome! I'm a newbie too---I've only been on for 15 days, so far so good! Good luck!:bigsmile:
  • mamagettinfit
    mamagettinfit Posts: 24 Member
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    Hello!! This site is great and really helps. Good Luck!!
  • sandmart2009
    sandmart2009 Posts: 153 Member
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    Welcome!!! Just on to my third week and I am loving this site! Enjoy and don't hesitate to ask or vent - that's what we're all here for!
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
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    Hey everybody!! My name is Michelle! So I just joined this site yesterday... I'm really excited and feeling motivated!!!



    Hi Michelle, 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:
    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: :cry: But, MFP ISN'T a "diet". :noway: It's a "lifestyle change". :smile: (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! :wink: ) As long as I do that, I CAN occasionally have stuff like Chinese food, a double cheeseburger, pizza, and even homemade ice-cream! :love:
    As far as exercise goes, it doesn't always have to be awful. :noway: For my exercise, I walk almost every day, (weather permitting!:wink: ) 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") :love: :happy:
    It's free, (unlike a gym!:grumble: ) fun, :smile: 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:
    MFP REALLY, REALLY, DOES work! :love: :happy: Give it a chance, and it WILL work for you too! :smile:
  • Donna753
    Donna753 Posts: 7
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    Hello my name is Donna , I join a couple of weeks ago , Love the food tracker ..
  • rockwife
    rockwife Posts: 35
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    Hi, I'm from TN and have a lot to lose! (weighed in at 258.4) That is actually down 10 lbs since Nov. It used to be relatively easy to drop some weight, but since I'm pushing 50 and have developed HBP and a fatty liver it is battle. I just joined today and the site seems really user friendly.
  • stringsNlinks
    stringsNlinks Posts: 293 Member
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    Welcome! The only advice I have (and agree with other users of MFP) is log food prior to eating if possible (not always possible). I more often come out ahead that way and can either have a "treat" later or make my calories for the day. Planning, planning, planning!

    good luck ...if you stick with support from this site you will win the race!
  • msgarcia15
    msgarcia15 Posts: 2 Member
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    I've been having a stressful day with schoolwork and coming on here and reading your responses has made my day!! I'm glad I don't have to feel like I'm alone in this. I really do appreciate the advice, my two roommates and I are trying to do this together so I passed on your tips. Truth is I've gained 80 pounds in 3 years and have gone through moments where I want to stick to dieting and exercising and nothing has stuck. My friend told me about this site and I just have a really good feeling it's going to stick this time around. I also know that I'll have people to push me through my struggles.

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