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FatOldBat
FatOldBat Posts: 3,307 Member
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The answer is I ate & drank whatever I pleased and exercised barely at all. I weighed myself today for the first time in years and am still reeling from coming out of denial. Any tips will be greatly appreciated!

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  • marsellient
    marsellient Posts: 591 Member
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    Welcome to MFP! My tips? Take your time, start with small changes, read and search the forums when you have questions. I made a decision that I have to adopt what I've been doing for the last 18 months as a lifestyle and have lost 44 lb with quite a few ups and downs. So my biggest tip is to do whatever you can keep doing long term. Cheers
  • FatOldBat
    FatOldBat Posts: 3,307 Member
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    Thanks, and you're so right about small changes. It's helpful to record record my daily caloric intake (after all of two days) and resisting the temptation to weigh myself hourly. Have a great day.
  • marsellient
    marsellient Posts: 591 Member
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    You'll get a variety of opinions about how often to weigh in. After the initial whoosh of pounds gone, you'll find what works for you. Most of the time I weigh myself every morning. I don't obsess about the number every day, but from long experience I know that if I avoid the scales, I'm avoiding the truth about what I've been doing. Some people weigh in once a week and others find it drives them crazy and only weigh in at the gym or doctor's office.
    I'm very happy with my progress here on MFP,and feel it's something I can keep doing. Good luck to you! If you are interested in building a friends' list send a request or look for others with like goals on the threads and send requests (most people like a little note to say why).
  • Mayday1705
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    I can so relate to the denial and the shock at discovering just how much I weighed! I've always told my DH to please let me know, if I don't see it, that I'm on the road to being as heavy as my mom was as I didn't think I'd be able to come back from being so overweight! I hadn't gotten onto a scale in a good eight years when I found out I weighed more than she did after I gave up smoking 2½ years ago and used that as the excuse for the weight I steadily piled on! I tried to talk myself into my new body with words like, if this is the size I'm going to be, living the life I enjoy, well then so be it!
    I realised I wouldn't be here to enjoy the rest of my life, if I didn't do something about my weight...and so I started the climb!
    I piled all the reasons why and how into a mental box and tossed it! I can't change the past, but I know that I can do a whole lot about my now. I'm not going to fix it overnight, but every day I pop onto the scale (for me this works) and with the encouragement and support from my family and friends here on MFP, I know I've got this!
    This isn't a diet for me, it's a lifestyle change! I've found asking questions here and reading posts from other MFP members with a similar profile to mine has also helped a lot. I've just joined a group that swops recipes...I need that right now for some ideas for different foods, so that I don't get bored!
    Good luck in your journey and take it one step at a time...give me a shout if you need a push at any time, I can do that!

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