Hi all :)

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Getting7here
Getting7here Posts: 23 Member
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Hey,

Thought Id say hi and see who was around.

Im a 28 year old from England, trying to lose weight (goes without saying on here lol). I am chronically ill so cannot exercise so it all has to be done diet wise. I did lose a few stone a few years ago and kept it off but still am not near my ideal weight/desires. I recently got an ipod touch for my bday and found the app for this site, and couldnt resist. I hope it helps :)

Good luck to everyone :)

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  • Arienna
    Arienna Posts: 913
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    Welcome to MFP! :) You'll be glad you came here, everyone is GREAT! I hope you are able to achieve all your goals, good luck to you!
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
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    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:
    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:
  • Getting7here
    Getting7here Posts: 23 Member
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    Hi, thanks for the warm welcomes :)

    Thankyou for the tips BrenNew, it all makes good sense :) My only problem so far is that the ipod/phone app doesnt seem to let me add foods without an error, so Ive had to come on the site, but the site did it first time. Hopefully I wont have to add too many things :)
  • mrsvezeau
    mrsvezeau Posts: 30
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    I also have an ipod touch that I log my food on. I found that if you put the general food name in rather then trying to be too specific it will give you a list and it is usually on there. Such as yogurt, rather then the specific name of the yogurt. You have to type in just right or it won't read it.
  • Getting7here
    Getting7here Posts: 23 Member
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    Thanks mrsvezeau :) Since posting that, I have been able to add new foods from my ipod so must have just been a glitch :)

    I see what you mean about searching but quite alot of stuff isnt on there, I get a lot of american brands and not many english, but aslong as I can enter myself, thats no problem :)
  • chubbyhousewife
    chubbyhousewife Posts: 21
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    Hi welcome to the site, you won't be disappointed.

    I have only been on a week and everyone has been so nice, I have found some great tips to help me stay motivated, made some friends and have lost weight!!

    Better start than I have ever had losing weight before.

    Good luck!!
  • Getting7here
    Getting7here Posts: 23 Member
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    Thanks very much chubbyhousewife :)

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