Hello Im New Here and i hope everyone has a good year

Hello there and Welcome to the site! This is a great place. This is my 8th day on here and I am feeling great! You never realize how many calories you eat in a day until you enter it all in. No wonder I got so big. Good luck to you on this weight loss journey. You can do this!!

aznladie82 this is my 8th day too! :-)

Queenlioness, My advice is as follows, take it or leave it, no worries!
- Record what you eat and stay within your daily caloric goal
- Cut down on fat your first month or so
- Eliminate as much sugar as possible
- Plan out your meals and try to eat every 3-4 hours so you're not ravenous
- At breakfast eat 35% of your daily calories or "eat like a king"
- Have a small snack in between breakfast and lunch about 100 calories OR 5% of your daily calories
- At lunch eat 28% of your daily calories or "eat like a prince"
- Have a small snack in between lunch and dinner about 100 calories OR 5% of your daily calories
- At dinner eat 27% of your daily calories or "eat like a peasant
- Exercise on a regular basis.
- Mix up workout routines with cardio and strength training.
- Drink lots of water
- Sick to your health and fitness plan
- Try to avoid "slip-ups" but don't beat yourself up about them. Remember tomorrow is a new day!
- Utilize the fantastic support system here on myfitnesspal.
Yesterday I had a REAL bad hankerin' for the ice cold root beer in my fridge. Instead of drinking it I posted a cry for help on one of the message boards. I got a lot of encouragement and tips to help out and the root beer is still in the fridge! Above all stay the course, you've got a goal to meet and you're going to do it!