I'm a newbie "Need to lose 100+ lbs"

Good luck on your journey! The best way to have a healthy diet is to up your intake of fruits and veggies, in my opinion. However, simply weighing less will help you very much as well and if you're watching calories and exercising, that is more than half the battle.

Good luck Peggy. I have over 100 lbs to lose also and plan to be on here a long time. Feel free to add me.

Hi Peggy,
My name is Nita, I see a lot of my self in your story! I started off at217 lbs and was very out of shape, unhealthy nd unhappy. In November 2012' I was diagnosed with diabetes and my doctor told me she had to put me on insulin. I had watch
He'd my mother struggle with type 2 diabetes for 35 years and she was NOT a good role model. She eats anything she wants and doesnT seem to care. She has had 5 heart attacks and 3 strokes. I was terrified of going down that road and when the doctor told me I was diabetic, something changed me forever. I told the doctor that I would change my lifestyle and just to give me a chance. She was hesitant but put me on Mediformin instead.
. I went home, told my husband we were changing our lives and we did. W threw out all the junk food, starting on the treadmill sitting in the spare room for years. I exercise 6 times a week for 45 minutes. Since November I dropped almost 80 lbs. I am training for a half marathon, I feel and look great.
You can do this, and you already have a great attitude. There will be weak times, remind yourself that you are making a choice, you are choosing not to eat that cookie, you are choosing to exercise, and you are choosing health. I have to say it feels pretty dark good to be a hottie again too!
My sisters and mother tell me I am an inspiration to them and that feels great but I have to inspire myself each day too because it is still challenging. Food still looks good but I have found replacements.
I would love to keep in touch. You go, girl"

I know how you feel. I too have battled my weight for 20 plus years. I recently had RNY Gastric bypass surgery (11.5 mos ago) and have lost a ton of weight. But the year before surgery I lost a bunch by myself...you can do this...just be smart about your food choices. Eat high protein, low fat and low carb....and by low carb I mean less than 100 grams a day of carbs. For ME I have to eat 40g or less a day or I literally have a gain...so annoying....but you can do this. Feel free to friend me if you like. I am 52 and have lost 283 lbs so far, with 80 to go. If we stick together we can change our lives! I wish you the best of luck!!!

Janine Alfke

Welcome and congrats on taking the first steps to becoming a more healthy and radiant you. Feel free to add me, I'm also looking to lose 100+ lbs, and have been steadily losing it through this site. I offer great support and encouragement and love to keep positive people in my feed.

My one main piece of advice... keep your spirits up, you'll need it, because there will be days where you'll think it's not worth it, it's too hard, you can't keep it up... but you can, and you will... so keep your spirits up!

you can add me for support. we are also starting a biggest loser challenge you can join if you would like