New to here starting a journey

SupaWoman22
SupaWoman22 Posts: 1
edited September 20 in Introduce Yourself
Hello people. I'm new to here, but not new to dieting and exercise. I kept trying and trying but only 10lbs lost but re-gain them. I'm here because my sister told me about this site. I like that fact that their's many people on here that are on the same train as me, trying to accomplish their goal. I like the fact that I can have support and give it too.

Well sorry about that lol. My name is Patricia M. Also known as Patty. I currently weight in at 293lbs. My heart sinks when I say or type that. I don't want to gain those 7lbs and weight in at 300lbs. That is why I made the choice of doing this for me and me only. I don't want to die at a young age as well as have diabetes do it to me. I reside in East LA. I loved playing sports but now that I get tired easily I just can't do it anymore and I want to do it again. I'm doing this so I can feel much better about myself. I want to gain my confidence up so I can hold my up high. I have supporters but the more the merrier especially from people who are doing the journey as well.

I will be starting my diet and exercise tomorrow morning hopefully with my sister in law. I will be walking lifting weights and do "Rocking Body" workouts as well. I'm going to try, not better yet I WILL workout 2hours a day 7 days a week. No one and nothing can stop me from reaching my goal. I will succeed in it and keep my weight off. I dont want to be the overweight girl who's shy about everything and doesnt wanna meet new people. I definently do not want to be the girl I am now that always puts herself down because she thinks shes not good enough for anything. Never tries to accomplish anything because of what people might say about me.

A a year or two from now I will be a completely transformed person I am today. I will succeed my goal of 150 and be the proud woman I want to be. I won't shy away from anything and pursue my goals.

This is my first goal and I will be taking the steps to a better future for myself.

I would like to meet new people as well. You scratch my back I'll scratch yours. Meaning support me and I'll support you as well.
Thank you <3

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  • Clairebear10
    Clairebear10 Posts: 14
    Hi Hunni,

    Lovely to meet you. I joined here 10 days ago and love and I hope you will to. Keep motivated and focused and you will reach your goal :) x
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    Hi Patty, 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:
    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:
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