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purple_power61
purple_power61 Posts: 59 Member
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Hey everyone. I just joined today in hopes of getting healthier. I've lost weight many times ( as I'm sure you all have) but never successful at keeping it off. At this stage in my life I'm concerned about looking flabby as I lose weight but maybe exercise will help correct that. Happy to be here and looking forward to chatting with everyone :glasses:

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  • mamagettinfit
    mamagettinfit Posts: 24 Member
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    glad you are here!! this site is great!!
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
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    Hey everyone. I just joined today in hopes of getting healthier. I've lost weight many times ( as I'm sure you all have) but never successful at keeping it off. At this stage in my life I'm concerned about looking flabby as I lose weight but maybe exercise will help correct that. Happy to be here and looking forward to chatting with everyone :glasses:





    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! :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:
  • purple_power61
    purple_power61 Posts: 59 Member
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    Thank you..... your advice is helpful. I'm taking it to heart :heart:
  • guidosgal
    guidosgal Posts: 581 Member
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    Welcome to the site. I ditto what bren said This site works but you have to set your mind to it. Remember that you have to budget in treats weather thru calories or with added exercise. You can do it :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • snowflakes
    snowflakes Posts: 640 Member
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    Hi there,

    This site has been a great help to me. The food diary and exercise log has become a tools I rely on daily. It helps me be successful. Find a group that you are interested with participating in and you will have an amazing built in support group.
    Wishing you success on your goals.
  • youngs
    youngs Posts: 250 Member
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    Welcome to MFP..I have only been on this site for 3 weeks and I must say it is so easy to follow and there are so many encouraging people on here..There is lots of tools to help you ..I would just suggest to you to take advantage of them..You will find your self feeling so much better sooner than you think..and I found it interesting to go to your food log and just put in what you use to eat and look at the numbers(you can delete it when your done)..and then look at the numbers of what you are eating since you join MFP...it will just amaze you..

    Hope you find this site as fun and enjoyable as I have to help me with my new life style change..
    Good Luck to you:flowerforyou:
    Lisa

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