Finally introducing myself

patsimmon88
patsimmon88 Posts: 35
edited January 27 in Introduce Yourself
OK, so I am overweight. I have never let it get in my way or not do what I want because of it. I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, that is way out of control and has been for a while. This does make weight loss harder, but not impossible. So, my motivation, other than for myself and kids is the other day my husband (innocently he says) said I should loss some weight because I have bad arthritis due to past knee injuries and had surgery that screwed one knee up badly. He said it will help me. Well, I took it as him calling me FAT, which he has never done. And boy did that fire me up. So, I am religiously watching what I eat, drink. I enter everything and it really has become my life line. I've lost 3 lbs in 2 weeks. Seriously, thats huge for me. In the past, I would get discouraged and give up. Well, I'm not this time. I'm atleast going to get back to pre-baby weight, which was 12 years ago. I'm going to win this fight!!!!!

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  • Lonestar5775
    Lonestar5775 Posts: 740 Member
    Hey Pat,

    Good for you. I am glad you are fired up and logging consistently. That is what a lot of the success comes from is simply consistency. Best of luck to you and I can't wait to hear what you lose in a month.
  • uwillbethinner
    uwillbethinner Posts: 2
    Hey, that's great! I know so many with difficult health situations (diabetes) who say "why bother". They'd rather take the needle and eat anything they want rather than to face a slow but steady weight loss. Personally I have no health issues but my age is against me for fast weight loss. I'll be happy to see slow and steady too. "Slow and steady wins the race"
  • cindy5761
    cindy5761 Posts: 28
    Congrats on your 3lbs.....Keep it up!! Just keep tracking and find foods that you like that are healthy that can replace some of the unhealthy ones.....it will become a habit and make a huge difference in the long run. Good luck!
  • linsey0689
    linsey0689 Posts: 753 Member
    Congratulation on your progress this far. A little about me I am 20 and this site really works. My weight when starting MFP 285 now I am around 250-252 and have much more to go. Friend request sent for some extra support, any feel free to add me :)
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