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Kai81109
Kai81109 Posts: 52 Member
edited January 26 in Introduce Yourself
Okay... I used to be a very happy healthy person. Then got married and had a child and gained about 60 lbs, also managing to lose any confidence I had prior. I tried to lose weight before lost the bulk of it then gained it all back plus. I started working out again and completely changed the way I eat. My husband is in the military and works out daily, so going any where with him with the way I look now makes me feel bad. The whole point of saying all this is I would like to meet some people on here who can give me better tips for working out , motivation and recipes so that when I lose all the weight I can keep it off. Anyone wanna help?

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  • Runhard13
    Runhard13 Posts: 138 Member
    Welcome to the first step to a new you!! always happy to give tips and motivation..
  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    Hi

    Welcome to MFP. It has been very helpful for me. I hope it does the same for you.

    There is a MFP group for Military wives that may be of interest to you

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/802-military-wives

    If you are interested on a particular topic, use the "Search" option in

    Home>Recent Posts>My Topics>Settings>Search

    I learned about TDEE, BMR and body fat at MFP and it had made all the difference.

    Good luck in your journey
  • clobern
    clobern Posts: 341 Member
    Invite sent!

    Welcome to it. If you use this site right, you can do anything!

    Anyone else can add me, too!
  • BarbellApprentice
    BarbellApprentice Posts: 486 Member
    Welcome!
  • micheleld73
    micheleld73 Posts: 914 Member
    Make sure your goal is to go slow and steady (I know this sucks, but it's the best way to make it last. It didn't take a month to gain all the weight so don't expect to lose it all in a month). Make a plan to eat AND exercise the way you expect and hope to for the rest of your life - it's not a diet but a change in lifestyle. If it's not something you can reasonably do forever - DON'T DO IT - it will only lead to that cycle of failure. There is a ton of support, advice and inspiration here at MFP, so you've made a great first step!!

    Good luck to you!!
  • ruizv17
    ruizv17 Posts: 26 Member
    I know what you mean- My boyfriend is a personal trainer and although he is always willing to help I want to do this for me and work on losing the weight on my own.
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