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Hi there!! Welcome!!! im new too! :-):happy:

HELLO, I'M NEW TO THIS MYSELF , TWO YEARS AGO I HURT MY BACK AND ITS BEEN HARD TO EXERCISE AND I TURN TO FOOD BECAUESS OF THE PAIN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BE MORE ACTIVE . I STILL HAVE TO BE CAREFULL OF MY EXERCISING BUT I KNOW I NEED TO BE CAREFULL ABOUT WHAT I'AM EATING , TURNING 50 I'M FINDING ITS HARDER TAKING THE WEIGHT OFF AS WENE I WAS YOUNGER I COULD EAT ANYTHING BUT NOW ITS SHOWING IM EATING EVERYTHING . SO I WISH EVERYONE THE VERY BEST AND LOOK FORWARD IN OUR SUCCESS .

I am new to this site. In 2006 I went from 158 to 118 when my hubby died. I then went back to about 125, which is very comfortable for me, but was injured in 2008, and have continually increased in my weight and was back to 131. because I was unable to walk very far and couldn't exercise...then it became 134, 135 and when it hit 136, I figured I better do something! I am 6 days in, and have seen my weight go down to 134, up to 137, 136 and 135, even tho I am eating significantly under the calories they suggest. and walking at least an hour each day. The 24 hour period I went from 134 to 137 I had eaten 3/4 of a portion of a commercially prepared pot pie - I think the sodium made me have the water weight gain, as even my rings were tight. What I have done is put in 1,200 calories for the day, even tho they suggested 1800. I also fudge on the portions - I will eat 1/2 sandwich and put down that I ate a whole sandwich. If the portion size is 1 C, I will eat 3/4 C., but put down 1C....this give me a built in "fudge" factor. I also put my exercise down as walking for 30 minutes, yet I walk 35. This is just a way to give myself a little "wiggle" room in case I eat a few potatoe chips or a few M & M's.
A question I have is this: If I am only able to walk for 5 minutes, but I do it 6 times a day, do I still get to put down 30 minutes? I do my step exercises, but can only do them for 2 or 3 minutes at a time, but may do them 10 times during the day. My housework is done in 5 or 10 minute increments, as I can only do so much, then have to lay down for a while until the pain passes, then will go at it again. Does anyone have any ideas on whether I am getting the full calorie burn benefits by doing any exercise in smaller increments, yet giving myself credit for the total?
Anyway, good luck to all....we're all in this together!

I"m new to this site also. A girl that goes to my gym turned me on to it. It looks like it's going to be a great tool. I do know one thing off the the bat! How do you post the weight bar on your posts? When i posted a reply my weight bar wasn't at the bottom :-(


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Woo hoo, i got it!

Hello all, I am new to this site and enjoying it.....I have always had an issue with my weight, and with some medical issues and for my own health I need to get it off......So with nothing else working I needed to try something else so my friend suggested I join this site....I laughed at it at first but now I enjoy seeing what it is I eat and I really thing twice before I eat something now, but I do have to say I do like those bad things and I just have to have a cookie here and their, but I don't eat as many of them as I used to.... So if anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them.....Thanks!!!!

Welcome. I've only been doing this for a couple weeks myself, but I have been loving it so far. My suggestion is to just be 100% honest with yourself and what you eat. I am a sucker for chocolate, but if it goes in my mouth I log it no matter what. I'm learning to work around the fun stuff. If it's been a few days since I have had something yummy I plan my day accordingly to allow for a little something special. The more I deny myself something, the more I am going to want it, and when I finally give in I will splurge and go way overboard. So by allowing myself a little at a time, I haven't had any crazy splurges so far.

I still eat naughty things once in a while as long as they don't put me over my calorie count. Also here you are encouraged to eat all of your exercise calories because the site already calculates the calorie deficit needed for you to lose weight. So if you are planning on eating something naughty you might want to exercise first. Like today I walked for a half an hour and earned an extra 170 calories...so instead of having chocolate rice cakes as my evening snack I got to have hostess snowballs. You can still lose weight and enjoy the things you love, you just might not be able to eat them as much or in as high a quantity.