We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Ambitious Newbie

shadowfirekitty
shadowfirekitty Posts: 2 Member
edited January 24 in Introduce Yourself
Hello everyone! My name is Heather, and until recently I've lived a very.... lazy life style. Sitting on the computer all day, eating out a lot, eating lots of sweets (I would kill for a cake some days... Well not literally.... but... mmm cake...)

And I kept gaining weight, and gaining weight! I went from 160, to 230!

This year I decided that something had to change before I wound up a big ol' beach ball. Soooo... I got this app, and a few others, and I started to watch what I eat more (Like there's HOW many calories in a whopper? Oh how I weep...), and I signed up for Warrior Dash.

...What was I THINKING?

So I'm looking for other people to kind of get the peer-pressure going in a positive direction.

Replies

  • FussyFruitbat
    FussyFruitbat Posts: 110 Member
    Welcome Heather! Feel free to add me- we're about the same weight.

    Good luck. It's not easy.
  • YolieCreator
    YolieCreator Posts: 173 Member
    Welcome! I understand where you're coming from. Coming out of high school and looking my best I was 165 170 and thin with nice curves, now after having my son and let myself eat whenever I got up to 285. I'm finally getting serious and seriously watching what I'm doing. If you'd like add me. I try my best to log everyday, and getting back to logging my food and water
  • pldmi
    pldmi Posts: 9
    Heather just remember slow weight loss is a good thing. 2 lbs a week is what they recommend to keep it off. First week you did great. Just keep working on it and somedays you have to actually force yourself to workout some. I know probably 4 out of 5 times I don't want to and I am like yes you are and force myself to get off my lazy butt and actually walk or do something that counts as some sort of movement.
  • MsQuacklady
    MsQuacklady Posts: 19
    Hi Heather !!! Welcome aboard !
  • shadowfirekitty
    shadowfirekitty Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks everyone!
  • slender20
    slender20 Posts: 33 Member
    I have added you.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories