New member

Welcome! I am a newbie too. One week in and lost 4 pounds! I would love a 0 calorie chocolate cake! Welcome and good luck!

Hi Lynda,

How about changing your name from "blob" lynda to something more encouraging and compassionate for your journey - positive affirmations go a long way towards our general outlook on life, and can have an incredible impact on our well-being, and motivation. If every time you log in you remind yourself that you're a "blob", you're not going to get very far - it's a form of self abuse! ouch!

Give yourself something to look forward to, call yourself something that reminds you of how hard you try, and how you love yourself so much that you're committing to finding a healthy weight. You've got to find that boost from within, and be really really kind and supportive of yourself - even when it's the last thing you want to do! We all know that we can be our own best critic, but what we forget, is that we can be our own best advocate, too. You can support yourself in ways that no one else can - the power within is totally underrated. Use it to hold you up, rather than to beat yourself down.

Kind is also being able to treat yourself with a piece of chocolate cake because you deserve it.