Hi. I have actually been on the MFP site since 2007 but have logged regularly since August 2012. This time I have used the forums more and have added some friends and have found that having friends keeps you logging on regularly. It seems like I lost a little weight before and while I thought I could eat a healthy diet without logging I would eventually be off the diet (eating a little more of some things, etc.). I have lost 22 pounds since August 2012 and am close to my goal but I plan to keep logging so that I can maintain my weight and lose more body fat through healthy diet and exercise. Kathy

Hi. I have actually been on the MFP site since 2007 but have logged regularly since August 2012. This time I have used the forums more and have added some friends and have found that having friends keeps you logging on regularly. It seems like I lost a little weight before and while I thought I could eat a healthy diet without logging I would eventually be off the diet (eating a little more of some things, etc.). I have lost 22 pounds since August 2012 and am close to my goal but I plan to keep logging so that I can maintain my weight and lose more body fat through healthy diet and exercise. Kathy

I agree with you that the various forums help a lot. I've been on MFP since last April 1 and I only have 6 lbs to go. I also know that if I don't log I will go off track. I've known that for a long time, but I've always gotten bored with it. MFP really helps to keep me motivated. Maybe this will be the last time I will have to lose the same 20-30 lbs (LOL).

Hi Linda...I have only been here a week or so....I joined to ....hopefully...lose the last few pounds ...... it is good to have a group like this to support and encourage........ very friendly here......

Jean

Hi and welcome. You will love MFP and find lots of support here.
:flowerforyou:

Your right about that. It's a life long journey but plenty of support here. Best wishes

Hi Linda, I'm kinda new to MFP been here a few months , only found this lovely group, everyone is so helpful and you sure learn a lot which helps to not get bored and stray, that has happened to me many times. Wishing you good luck . Thanks to everyone for your support.
Juanita in snowy Sudbury will we ever see spring????

Hello ! My name is Mary, I am from Bflo, I am new to this blog and I am hoping to find people of the same age to help me with this life style change.

Welcome Mary. This is a supurb group.

Hi everyone.

I want to give a warm welcome to the newbies here. As the others said, we are a good group and really encourage one another. It is just nice to have a place also where if we were bad, we can say so without being chastised. I see Ronna has let you know also about the other group we have, the chat and challenge group. Come join us and if you have any ideas for an exercise for the weekly challenge, please feel free to let us know.

Good luck to you all on your journey.

Marjie

Hi Ladies, my name is Diane I am 65, I have previously lost 32 pounds and have 27 more to lose. I joined MFP Jan 2012 and I have been going up and down...I have tried so many things so that I end up after over a year and have not lost a lot. Being over 60 is really a challenge for weight loss. I am from Canada Province of Quebec:flowerforyou:

you can add me as friend

Hi my name is Annette. I just joined this group tonight. I live in Indianapolis, IN.

Hi Diane and Annette,

Welcome. I joined MFP a year ago and lost about 15 lbs. The first 10 lbs. came off quickly, but these last 10 are giving me fits. Up and down all the time.

No matter how much you have to lose, this is a great place to be. We all provide lots of encouragement to each other and share ideas how about how we might do better. I've even made friends with others who have food allergies like I do. It's great not to be alone on this journey,

@californiagirl--I miss the challenges, but maybe we do need a break. I will try to find some new challenges for us this week and get back to you.

Have a great day everyone.:laugh:

Hi! My name is Gloria. My husband and I retired to Northern California in 2007. We live in a small mountain community. I look forward to losing weight for my health and make walking easier. I have osteoarthritis in both knees. Have lost weight several times and put most of it back on. Hopefully I am successful this time.

"Hi! My name is Gloria. My husband and I retired to Northern California in 2007. We live in a small mountain community. I look forward to losing weight for my health and make walking easier. I have osteoarthritis in both knees. Have lost weight several times and put most of it back on. Hopefully I am successful this time. "



Hi Gloria, welcome to our group. We are very good to encourage each other and you can friend me if you like. What city did you retire to, if I might ask? I am in Cloverdale myself. 90 miles straight up from SF. Your small mountain community sounds so nice and of course being a native Californian, I was wondering if it is a town I might of visited at some point.

Well good luck on your journey and just remember slow and steady wins this race. I look at my exercise not as a way to lose weight, although that is a bonus, but more as a way to hopefully continue movement as the years pass on by. Most of us here have arthritis plus other things going on, so it is nice to have a group that understands all of that! Oh and we also have a weekly challenge starting on Mondays and ending on Sunday. I try to post them by Sunday evening. Come join us and if you have any ideas for it, please feel free to let us know.