Hellooo all, i'm new and i'm serious this time honestly!
kaj_caring
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Well hi all my name is Kaj and i am 31 with three children and this is my 1st time on a diet forum:drinker: . I started my new diet on monday and so far it is going well, i need to shape up becoz i have put about 4 stone on over the last 2 years which is quite rapid i think its like i have just woke up and i can see the errors of my ways and this is the first time i have ever felt this positive in a long time and i am determined to lose it this time . I'm 5" 7 and weigh about 16 stone.My ideal weight is 11 stone as i am very big built. I am weighing myself weekly and i can't wait for monday.I hope i always feel this way , i want to wear nice clothes and feel good about myself and i will get there and it would be nice to talk to other people on the same journey as me. :happy:
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welcome!!0
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Hi Kaj, 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!
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.
Before coming here, I had tried just about EVERYTHING out there, including hypnosis, TWICE, and nothing really worked until MFP!
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: But, MFP ISN'T a "diet". :noway: It's a "lifestyle change". (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! ) As long as I do that, I CAN occasionally have stuff like Chinese food, a double cheeseburger, pizza, and even homemade ice-cream!
As far as exercise goes, it doesn't always have to be awful. :noway: For my exercise, I walk almost every day, (weather permitting! ) 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") :happy:
It's free, (unlike a gym!:grumble: ) fun, 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!
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!
MFP REALLY, REALLY, DOES work! :happy: Give it a chance, and it WILL work for you too!0 -
Welcome and good luck on your journey!!0
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Welcome, if you real about about changing your life. be honestly with yourselt and track everything you do. It help me to keep a jorneral available so I can write everything I eat or drink. And remember to drink alot of water. Again Welcome.0
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:flowerforyou: Welcome,
Im not long on this site to. I have lost 19 pounds in the past 4 weeks! This is a terrific site and it has helped me no end.
It is always good to have freinds here and they will motivate you. Add me as a friend if you wish.
Pamela xxx
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Welcome, Kaj!0
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Hi all, its very nice to have such a warm welcome, forgive me for my late reply but i have not been on the comp that much this week.:ohwell: All is going well so far and i am walking the walk so far. My first weigh in is on monday and when you've been good which i have , you look forward to it . Unfortunately haven't done much exercise this week so far :grumble: oh well up and onward0
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