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ChristyKC
ChristyKC Posts: 1
edited February 15 in Introduce Yourself
I just discovered MyFitnessPal.com through the diabetic educator that I had to visit today. My doctor has me diagnosed as pre-diabetic. As a matter of fact, I am hanging on to the "pre" part by my fingernails. I learned about how many calories I should be counting and how many carbs I need to track. Since I just signed up today, I put in what I remembered eating. I can tell I'm going to have to make some big changes in my weight loss journey. First step: Track everything. Any ideas for what my second step should be?

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  • FatOldManMN
    FatOldManMN Posts: 1,116 Member
    Make a plan and stick to it.
    Remember: You are what you eat. So consume less calories than you burn.
  • Sunshine2plus2
    Sunshine2plus2 Posts: 1,492 Member
    Hello and welcome! Good luck, you got this!
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,811 Member
    Read Getting Started and Weight loss message boards and you will learn alot. Use a keen eye however since you will get a mixture of bogus and good advice. My advice is to follow the MFP as well as you can, it works. Enter your profile information, use the goal setting wizard and it should help you set up a calorie goal. Get a food scale, you will need to measure what you eat accurately--we all have warped perceptions of portion size--my own conception of an apple size was off by about 50%. Just today I realized that my measure of vegetables was off by that much too--looked like a cup, it was a cup and a half. Sounds trivial but it can add up to hundreds of calories in a week.

    Log everything. Manage net calories. Exercise so you can eat more. Include strength training to help you lose weight. Be patient. Log into MFP everyday. Weigh yourself everyday (many will say weigh yourself once a week), I believe it keeps you on track better to get feedback everyday. Expect your weight to go up and down like the Dow Jones Average. Make MFP friends, support them and they will support you. Set small goals and celebrate them (I just celebrated losing over 50 lbs), each 5 pound marker for example. As you lose weight increase your exercise (walk another 10 minutes or whatever). Be honest--don't expect results if you don't accurately record your intake and exercise. Again, be patient and use MFP to make it fun--I have some hilarious friends in several countries on this site.
  • newlifenewme21
    newlifenewme21 Posts: 1
    IM NEW TO ADD ME AS A FRIEND MAYBE
    WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER DURING ARE WEIGHT LOSS ........
  • Sovi_
    Sovi_ Posts: 575 Member
    Just here for that "New to MFP smell" smells like innocence.
  • Muddy_Yogi
    Muddy_Yogi Posts: 1,459 Member
    Welcome. Good luck getting your health to a great place. I would say, next step is to educate yourself on nutrition and fitness the best you can. Don't trust every site or every person you talk to. Remember your body needs fuel and it needs to move.
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