Hello. I am new to all of this-losing weight, lifting, getting healthy, eating reasonably. Been a yo-yoer for many years and always looked for a quick fix. I have done exercise before, but would always stop after a few months. Also new to online postings. I dont' use facebook, twitter, instagram or any of those other social media sites. I want to get the most ouf of this app that I can, and realize that I need to post and add some friends to do so.

I have been reading a lot about fitness and nutrition for the past few months as I've overeaten unhealthy foods. Truth--I would eat pizza, ice cream, and chips while I read online about healthy foods and exercise.

I found this forum by researching weight lifting programs that you can do 3 times per week. I read a lot of the posts and looked around on the my fitness pal app and joined. I know I haven't been using it 100% correctly and still have a lot of learning to do, but I'm willing to do the work to get healthy. I also bought a digital food scale and have begun weighing my foods.

I started the 5x5 lifting routine on 7/23/14. I was able to do squat 45 lbs 5 sets of 5, benchpress 45 lbs 5 sets of 5, and row 45 lbs 5 sets of 5. I am very sore and skipped yesterday's routine. I will do it today. My husband is supportive and helped me with the routine the other day. He said he will watch me and make sure I'm doing stuff properly and help me to follow the program. He likes to lift weights and has a complete setup in the garage. I've only ever done them on occassion with him or in exercise classes with the smaller barbells or dumbbells.

You ladies are very inspiring and seem to really support each other. I didn't see any rude or mean comments to other members in this board as I did on many of the other boards. You all seem to want to do this the "right way," and that is the mindset I am trying to really be in. I think that I could learn a lot from you. That's why I made my first comments on this app here.