You will do great! I wish I had the time to go to the gym. My excersise right now is mostly a 20-30 minute walk with my 3 year old each day. But I keep reminding myself every little bit helps! Good luck!

I never with at the gym . A lot of people.believe in daily.weighingg . I believe in weekly . My body didn't.get where its at overnight so it wont be easy to fix. Instead set daily goals to help you succeed.

You have great advice!

I actually weigh everyday but i keep it in a spreadsheet with notes. My inlaws took us to pizza tuesday and i gained 2 lbs by wednesday morning, but then wednesday I ate within calories but treated myself to ONE piece of homemade lemon meringue pie and i lost 1.4lbs. Im trying to find a pattern but not let it get obsessive.

If i weigh once a week and its a higher weight day, then i feel like that week was a waste. so daily is easier for me mentally.

I started with a Dietician a year ago, and the first thing I told her was that I did not want to let my self be tied to a scale. She asked how we would measure my success than? I suggested using a belt. I found a belt that I could just get around me, it wouldn't even go through the buckle, it just touched it. I've now added many holes to that belt!
Last fall I started Zumba, LOVE IT, and aquacise to get some exercise. This past summer I've been busy looking for a job, and put my self on hold. One of the courses I took had a section on goals, basically you set your dream, then you put in the steps that you need to achieve it. My dream is to get to a healthy weight, my first step was to start tracking what I eat (myfitnesspal) and to start exercising 30 minutes a day. I also gave myself permission to be selfish and put myself first. I started on Tuesday, three days in and so far so good. I also said I was going to start reaching out to others for support and here I am.
I know there's times we need to step on the scale, but remember that there are lots of ways to count your successes. Try getting a belt. I know it lifts my spirits every time I pull it out and see where I started at. Also remember that muscle weights more than fat, and as you work out you will be building muscle. Good Luck on achieving your goal. I know we'll make it! As long as we continue to try.

I just stepped on my scale and was up 2 pounds and I was so frustrated as it's been a great week. Now my own scale you can just step on it and get a weigh or you can hit a button that says "user" and then step on it for BMI and body fat %, so I stepped off waited for it to reset and got back on to get my body fat %, well then I was down 4 pounds.
So the reality is, I need to relax and know that I have stayed on track and had a great week and forget my scale until I can hit up radio shack for a new battery. I tried 4 times and didn't even get close to the same weight twice.
DO not let the scale affect your mood. Celebrate staying in your calorie target, celebrate hitting your activity goal, celebrate using the next hole on your belt, celebrate that you ate 5 vegetables today. Just make sure you DO celebrate and reward yourself for SOMETHING, and the pounds will drop, maybe not daily or even every week but you will feel better, more energetic and healthy.
Remember to celebrate with non-food treats, New shoes are always great as shoe size changes very little with weight loss, I like to celebrate big wins with a new charm for my bracelet. Although One new outfit is always a great way to feel great about yourself when losing inches.