Hello from Venice Beach, CA

chirodani
chirodani Posts: 4
edited September 21 in Introduce Yourself
Hello everyone,
I just joined MFP because I am tired of being the fattest person in Venice Beach! Everyone here eats so healthy and works out all of the time! I feel like a fish out of water! I love to walk everywhere but I am just eating too much junk! I hope y'all can help keep me motivated so that I can teach my daughters good, healthy habits! Hope everyone has a great evening!

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  • 4lafz
    4lafz Posts: 1,078 Member
    Hello from Marina del Rey!
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
    Hello from Columbus, Ohio :-)
  • bcarroll2000
    bcarroll2000 Posts: 2
    Hello all. I am new to the site. I am a 35 year old female with 2 beautiful daughters and a loving husband. I have been over weigh pretty much all of my life, but now my weight has really gotten out of control. I am 5' 7" and weigh 253 pounds!!! This is the biggest that I have EVER been! A friend told me about this site so, I decided to join today and I am already loving it!!! My goal is to lose 118 pounds and I know it is quite a feat, but with this site and the encouragment from everyone here, I will be able to acheive my goal. I am very excited to be here and wish everyone the best of luck!!!! Please feel free to post any comments or suggestions that you may have for me. Thanks in advance!!


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  • bcarroll2000
    bcarroll2000 Posts: 2
    Angel,

    u r doing so good!!! keep up the hard work!!! losing weight is hard work to say the least, but we can do it right?? Do u have any advice for a "newbie"?


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  • dharmachic
    dharmachic Posts: 21
    Welcome! I'm also close by, in Mar Vista. I know what you mean by feeling self-conscious where you are. The nice thing is that there are plenty of healthy options to eat - I remember when I used to live in a certain area in the South years ago and asked for a veggie burger, they looked at me like I had three eyes in my head, then after a while, handed me a dripping greasy lard-fried beef burger with a slice of green leaf lettuce, "There's your veggie on a burger." LOL (no way knocking the South, I love visiting there!)
  • Cytherea
    Cytherea Posts: 515 Member
    Hey there, from Westchester! I totally know what you mean, everybody here is so skinny it really makes you feel self-conscious. And yet, there are fast food joints every five feet... SoCal is a strange, strange place.

    Anyways, welcome to MFP! =)
  • diet45
    diet45 Posts: 392 Member
    Hello from Fresno!! I just started about 2 1/2 weeks ago....
  • 55tolose
    55tolose Posts: 510 Member
    Hello from UT. just signed up today i have 55 pounds to lose good luck everyone
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
    i think my adice to a newbie is to be accountable...when you are getting ready to eat something think about it...is it the best choice? Is this something I want to go right to the hips or is there a better choice? Working out is also a huge key..I try to do 1-2 hours a day now..but starting out it was 30 for me...just try to do some activity everyday :-)
  • MikeRay
    MikeRay Posts: 47
    Hello from Spring TX.
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