Amalia from Greece

amasot

Hello, I joined MFP yesterday and I ike it a lot. I am 53 yrs old and live in Athens, Greece with my husband and my brother. I have struggled with weight all my life and yo-yo dieted al my life. My no-return point was in 1989 when I had a major Multiple
Sclerosis flare-up which left me disabled. With all the meds I was forced to take I gained 80 lbs and could never take it off again, only add to it no matter how hard I tried. Slowly but surely, my weight climbed up to 130 kilos or 289lbs! I developed a bunch of co-morbidities. That's when I decided "no more", and went looking for Weight Loss Surgery. I had my WLS (VSG of "The Sleeve") on January 26. So far (April 11) I hve lost 19.3 kilos or 42 lbs. WLS is a gret tool but it's only a tool. I still need to watch my diet, exercise and be very careful, othrwise there is a chance i may not succeed. I've been logging my meals on a different site but I find MFP more user-friendly, so I'm transferring here.

aymetcalf

Welcome! This is a wonderful site. Good luck on your journey! :flowerforyou:

BrenNew

Hello, I joined MFP yesterday and I ike it a lot. I am 53 yrs old and live in Athens, Greece with my husband and my brother. I have struggled with weight all my life and yo-yo dieted al my life. My no-return point was in 1989 when I had a major Multiple
Sclerosis flare-up which left me disabled. With all the meds I was forced to take I gained 80 lbs and could never take it off again, only add to it no matter how hard I tried. Slowly but surely, my weight climbed up to 130 kilos or 289lbs! I developed a bunch of co-morbidities. That's when I decided "no more", and went looking for Weight Loss Surgery. I had my WLS (VSG of "The Sleeve") on January 26. So far (April 11) I hve lost 19.3 kilos or 42 lbs. WLS is a gret tool but it's only a tool. I still need to watch my diet, exercise and be very careful, othrwise there is a chance i may not succeed. I've been logging my meals on a different site but I find MFP more user-friendly, so I'm transferring here.

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!

FabulousFifty

Hello, I joined MFP yesterday and I ike it a lot. I am 53 yrs old and live in Athens, Greece with my husband and my brother. I have struggled with weight all my life and yo-yo dieted al my life. My no-return point was in 1989 when I had a major Multiple
Sclerosis flare-up which left me disabled. With all the meds I was forced to take I gained 80 lbs and could never take it off again, only add to it no matter how hard I tried. Slowly but surely, my weight climbed up to 130 kilos or 289lbs! I developed a bunch of co-morbidities. That's when I decided "no more", and went looking for Weight Loss Surgery. I had my WLS (VSG of "The Sleeve") on January 26. So far (April 11) I hve lost 19.3 kilos or 42 lbs. WLS is a gret tool but it's only a tool. I still need to watch my diet, exercise and be very careful, othrwise there is a chance i may not succeed. I've been logging my meals on a different site but I find MFP more user-friendly, so I'm transferring here.

Welcome to MFP and a new lifestyle! I know you can do it! You have all of the tools you need to succeed. Get in the discussion boards and join some of the challenges. You will make buddies there and keep motivated. Take care and the best of luck on your journey! :flowerforyou:



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!

amasot

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I have a feeling I'm going to like it here.