*waving* hello introducing myself hoping to gain support

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  • danalalevee
    danalalevee Posts: 2
    Howdy! Semi-newby here. I've never used the boards! Feel free to add me if you'd like more fitness friends. Much luck to everyone :)
  • Nursey318
    Nursey318 Posts: 19 Member
    Hi. My name is Viv, also a newbie. Just starting to infuse some activity into what was a very sedimentary life. Thirty pounds to lose. I have my sights set on April because I would love to get into my Spring wardrobe again. I have sulked, screamed and cried all in the name of weight loss. Enough of that and ready to do this! Feel free to add me.
  • fightininggirl
    fightininggirl Posts: 792 Member
    Hello Christina it is nice to meet you. I currently weigh 186 pounds. I weighed 250 pounds when I began my journey in 1996. I would love to support you and anyone else here is welcome to add me
  • bearsgal9
    bearsgal9 Posts: 65
    Welcome newbies!! First step is taking action and you are doing that so YAY!! Feel free to add me if you want! :) - Really liking this community and that it is making me accountable for what I eat and my excercise.
  • Danni1585
    Danni1585 Posts: 250 Member
    I decided it was time to do something. I was heavier than ever, my clothes didn't fit. What finally did it was booking the holiday of a lifetime to Mexico in April this year. I just couldn't buy a new wardrobe, I have lovely clothes which just don't fit anymore. I want to go on holiday, a lot lighter.i want to look at my holiday pics and smile, not cringe x
  • GlynisTM
    GlynisTM Posts: 6
    Hi There
    I am pretty new to this site as well. Due to health reason (I am 50+) in October 09 my Dr. came down pretty hard on me because of my weight, and it was causing a few issues. Went home and started and lost over 80lbs. The past year I have been in "maintain mode" and I am using this site in conjuntion with my FitBit. I find using a large database to track food is really the only way to lose weight, as when I started I was doing it the "old school way" and journaling every drop of food I ate. But having my fitbit to wear, and keeping track of my food here has been wonderful. I have struggled with my weight all my life, and have to face the reality that I just cannot eat whatever I want. So I am OK with that and do allow myself the occasional (once ever y 6 months) fast food burger and fries. Look into a FitBit, and this will not only encourage you to track your eating, but will also encourage you to become more active. My husband has hinted that I may get the Aria scale, that will also track my weight via WiFi.
    I workout almost every day for an hour, and this is in addition to my regular routine of working out in the yard, housework etc. Good Luck and if you have any question, you are always welcome to contact me!:flowerforyou:
  • LoveAlwaysAlisa
    LoveAlwaysAlisa Posts: 111 Member
    Welcome!...and good luck! This site is great for support and keeping track of everything from food intake and exercise. I love it. Feel free to add me. :smile:
  • ravenchick
    ravenchick Posts: 345 Member
    This web site really does work. Good luck to your journey! :flowerforyou:
  • Phoenixchichima
    Phoenixchichima Posts: 416
    I think its when the pain of continueing to be overweight exceeds the pain of changing diet & exercise & mental habits, and whatever causes that last overwhelming bit of pain is individiual

    and maybe thats it. you need to decide, which is worse; doing the work to change? or continuing to live the way we have all done that got us overweight & under healthy and under nourished? after all, not many of us got fat eating only healthy food.

    it is work & it is sometimes painful to take the extra time to plan good meals. change eating & shopping habits.and to take the time to increase our activity level. It can be painful to log what I eat and see how many calories it is. OMG! I ATE WHAT? well, I have, repeatedly, which is why at one point I was 90 lbs overweight.

    lots of great folks here. you can get support here, you can get answers here and knowledge here, you can be supportive, you can share your knowledge. We can all be accountable to each other & share the difficult trip & have lot of laughs along the way to make it easier. But we gotta eat less and exercise more. Good news, its less painful and soon it feels a lot better to be healthy than not healthy thank heavens for that. and theres lots of good company.

    anyone who wants some laughs, and to be held accountable & wiling to make me laught & make me accountale is welcome to friend request me!
  • sweetsarahv
    sweetsarahv Posts: 180 Member
    You can do this, Christian!!! I have next to no will power and lost 52 pounds in a year! If I can do it, anyone can. Decide you want to change, and then every time you are faced with a choice, just make the right one.

    Welcome!!!
  • irjeffb
    irjeffb Posts: 275 Member
    Hi and welcome!

    I'm on regularly and check my feed often. If I can be an encouragement and motivator to you (or anybody), please add me.

    I grant bonus points for creative notes in the friend request, by the way. :)
  • belizsera
    belizsera Posts: 82 Member
    We are all here to support you! Good luck on your journey and add me as a friend!! :-)
  • mrsjas2000
    mrsjas2000 Posts: 908 Member
    you can add me as a friend we all need support for this long journey
  • gianamicole
    gianamicole Posts: 39 Member
    I joined a year ago and did this for like 2 days and quit, but now my mother and I are really trying to doing it lose weight. we joined the 1st and need all the help we can get so feel free to add me, good luck everyone :)
  • brittschick
    brittschick Posts: 5 Member
    I am new here as well. I'll be sending you a friend request!
  • kimbro96
    kimbro96 Posts: 1
    Welcome, Christian! I think it's wonderful that you
    are seeking support. In the past, I've benefited from
    participating in a weight loss program with my mother.
    Today, my daughter and I are enlisting my husband to
    join us in weight loss. The time to change comes
    from realizing that we want to be our healthiest
    and look as good as we can. I absolutely think that
    having the friendship and caring of others makes
    things better.
    Sincerely, Pam

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