First Day of new life

angelinaf100

Hello everyone
I am new to this
Today is my very first day of the rest of my life!
I have decided to make a change once and for all as I am sick of looking at all the jeans in my closet not getting any use out of them
I refuse to buy bigger sizes and am going to have to cut my calories and up my exercise

I love to exercise, but in the past few years have found every excuse in the book as to why i shouldnt go
i believe that the hardest part is just getting to the gym
so today i have decided not to put so much pressure on myself and take it one day at a time and love that i have found this website

any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Beleau

Hi,

Welcome...you are in the right place...with an abundance of support.

B

lreed

Hey welcome Angelina! Journal Journal journal! My biggest suggestion is you bite it you write it! For me trying to stick within the calories was hard, so my trade off was exercise and eat those exercise calories. Lot of great people and support on the website.
Good luck! You can do it!:flowerforyou:

TammyGra

Today is the first time I am really making use of this site - I just read your message and thank you for the 'if you bite it, write it" I will make sure that I do - accountability is what it is all about for me!:flowerforyou:

lreed

Tammy, I love the site, and it get's easier and easier the more you use it!

BrenNew

Hi Angelina, 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!

SandyRob

Hi..Welcome...and Congratulations on the first day of the rest of your life!
The journal portion of this site has been a great help to me...it's interesting to see how the calories can add up!
But more importantly has been the positve motivation and comments from others, that are struggling with their own personal goals. Some how goal are more attainable when you work with others as a team.

So...here's to many more tomorrows..

Sandy