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Sandra9551
Sandra9551 Posts: 4
edited September 20 in Introduce Yourself
:flowerforyou:
Found this site by accident - absolutely delighted! Just what I've been looking for. Gonna give it a real go. Love to hear from anyone .............. Love and Hugs - Sandra

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  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    :flowerforyou:
    Found this site by accident - absolutely delighted! Just what I've been looking for. Gonna give it a real go. Love to hear from anyone .............. Love and Hugs - Sandra




    Hi Sandra, 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! :embarassed: :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 icecream! :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:
  • i also am a newbie pleasesd to meet you..we can do it together..
  • mamacindy81
    mamacindy81 Posts: 649 Member
    Hi Sandra:

    Glad you are here.

    Check out the "Women 50+ for January" Message Board. We would love to have you join us there.

    Cindy

    Hi to you too Hunny. A Londoner, I see from your profile. My niece has been over there working for a few years now. I hope you too find this a good way to get to your weight goal.
  • ActSingMom
    ActSingMom Posts: 32 Member
    Just found this via my coach on BeachBodies.com. I was using FitDay to log everything, but their food database is really frustrating. This one is MUCH better.
    Danced, weight trained all my life. Moved to suburbs from city and gained 50 pounds in 15 years without really changing anything except driving instead of walking, and of course aging/menopause.
    I BELIEVE in focusing on the positive. My motto is, "if you look for the bad in life, you'll find it. If you look for the good in life, you'll find it. Which one makes you happier?" Since any overeating is almost always and expression of frustration, disappointment or discouragement or worse, why not stick to what's good in life: I acknowledge the negative, let it pass my by.
    I am using this along with Lifetime Fitness to rebuild my health. And the less I'm on the computer, the more I can move, so I am grateful for this tool. Thank you BeachBodies.com for the recommendation, thank you LifeTime Fitness for the venue, and thank you MyFitnessPal for the tool! I will not give up.
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