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Hello and good luck with your resolution

You can do it!!!!

Hi Everyone :flowerforyou: My name is Shirley & I was referred by my doctor to this site. I'm only 26 but am having quite a few health issues occur recently including a cancer scare that is still not yet conclusive. I am 100 lbs overweight (even though I don't feel it lol). Unfortunately I am an emotional eater & have very little self control. I was not raised to eat nutritious foods & I am from Newfoundland where the traditional foods are really not healthy (except for fish!). I'm hoping to get back to who I truly am. I was actually picked on as a child for being so skinny - now I'm considered obese which is such an ugly word. I am motivated but sometimes need that extra push which is why I am here~! Here's to a better future :drinker:

Hi Yellow sapphire, it has taken me 3 botched gastric bypass surgeries (due to complications and still gained all the weight back plus some) 4 small bowel obstructions (10 years later) to finally see the error of my ways. It's ok to splurge, just not every day. I am currently doing 1200 calorie diet that Icreated myself with the help of fitness pals. And I have 15 more pounds, down 70 pounds so far. So you can do it, at my current weight haven't been here since 1980. And I think about all the time wasted, looking for the miracle cure. Seeing a product on tv and magazines, looking for the magic cure. That doesn't exist! I diet every day except the days I am off. I am only off 3 days a month so it helps me a lot to work. And the key to success is to plan plan everything before you eat. I work 2nd shift so my dr. Recommended I eat at 11am, 3pm and 7pm, this works for me! I have 2 snacks in between. So I never feel hungry. There are a lot of low calorie foods out there so you don't feel deprived! Drinking 1/2 your weight is water is another commitment.
I have tried to get friends on the bandwagon, but they don't want to take the time to committ to the water and the planning. That is the key. I am constant looking at calorie content in food!

I love setting goals for myself. I have been doing every week/2weeks and months goal. I know what I want for the larger picture but celebrating little triumphs is SO much fun!

Looking for accountability partners; add me as a friend if you like.

Hello, and good luck! Definitely set goals for yourself. Don't let the little voice that might be telling you, "Oh, I don't want to do this right now," win.