New from California by way of New York

TaBu

Hello everyone, my name is Troy Anthony Burrow and I'm a week into this site. It was recommended to me through a co-worker that lost a great deal of weight. So who better to take advice from than someone that has done what I want to do. Started out here like i said last week, weighing in at 282. So for the sake of my health, my son, my appearance and anything else I may have left out, its time to get back to the old me. I gained at least 50lbs since retiring from the US Navy. I got a great job finally, but its at a desk for most of 10 hours a day. Its not rocket science I need to get active and eat right again. This site is a great fit for both. I'll be reaching out to others and welcome others to reach out for me. Until then, great success to all.

lucky1ns

Where in Ca. and where in NY?

I am in Nor calif., my husband is from Binghamton.

BrenNew

Hi Troy, 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!
MFP really works, so stick with it, and it'll work for you too!

hehawwolfley

welcome!!!

red01angel

Welcome!!