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Sorry my spell check is nuts....I want to.....not Obama lol

I think maybe you were right the first time! LOL


But your first step should be to fill out your profile. People will often send you friend requests if they have something in common with you -- location, job, family situation, and so forth. You don't just want random friends (okay, maybe you do), but you also want friends who are there because you and they are in the same boat and can share the load.

Step two: Log everything. Every morsel of food. Every bit of exercise. Log everything. You can't really know what you have to change until you know what you are doing now.

Step three: Little changes. You don't have to change everything the first day. See what your total calories are, and where you can easily adjust. For example, the first thing I did was change from 2 pieces of toast with butter to 1 piece of toast with butter. It doesn't seem like much, but it was 185 calories. Poof, gone!

Wow! I cannot imagine being as busy as you. If you can do all that you will have no problem with this.

Not sure if any of this will help, but this is what I have found.

1) You already did start. You joined and you posted. This is a marathon not a sprint, but I am sure you know that. So celebrate every little victory. Revel in them!

2) Pick one thing you can handle everyday and stick with it until you are comfortable and then add one additional little thing. What worked for me is I just start tracking food. And immediately it influences my food choices. Then I see results and then after my appetite is under control I start adding more and more exercise. You will be surprised how quickly something small will give results and how quickly you will become comfortable with a small change. Maybe it is an exercise video. Maybe it is a healthy eating recipe website. Whatever you can work into your life.

3) Find a way to make room in your life for this for you. Maybe talk to your family about supporting you by joining in your healthy choices or taking on something around the house to give you more time. The things that really gave me not only "found" time but reduced stress was discovering grocery delivery online and find exercises I could do in my home without going to the gym.

Hope that helps and Good Luck!

You can add me, I'm getting back to it after a set back.