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Jason_Hall
Jason_Hall Posts: 10 Member
edited September 24 in Introduce Yourself
Hello everyone. I look forward to using this site and sharing my ups and downs with like-minded folks. I'm currently at 370lbs at 5'11 in height so you can see I have a long road ahead. I just hope I can truly make this change and for once in my life be a healthy person.

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  • marymoonpigUK
    marymoonpigUK Posts: 119
    Hi, you can do it!! everyone is so helpfull here, stay with us! and good luck :smile:
  • chuckanderson
    chuckanderson Posts: 97
    For sure man. If you want to add me and get a general idea of what your day should look like feel free.

    I'm warning you now, you're going to have to lose a lot of the foods you love. After 2-3 weeks you'll forget about it but it's tough :)
  • daniemoore11
    daniemoore11 Posts: 5 Member
    You can do it !!!
  • TreyTLH
    TreyTLH Posts: 11 Member
    Welcome Jason. You can do it, we are here for support.

    Trey
  • Rubie81
    Rubie81 Posts: 720 Member
    Hi Jason and welcome. You can do it! This is a great site.
  • Celo24
    Celo24 Posts: 566 Member
    Good luck man!! You'll find a lot of great support and information here! Power through the tough time and I know you'll do great. Feel free to add me as a friend if you like. Welcome to MFP!
  • jclji4
    jclji4 Posts: 118 Member
    Good luck....there is lots of support here. Welcome...
  • Denise6914
    Denise6914 Posts: 176
    Welcome! You can do this. Everyone here is so wonderful and helpful.
  • kimcat73
    kimcat73 Posts: 687 Member
    Welcome! We are glad to have you:) Good luck and if you have any questions or just need to vent, feel free to message:) You're gonna love it here!
  • bahrainbel
    bahrainbel Posts: 194
    hi jason!

    :-)
  • ayerK005
    ayerK005 Posts: 1
    I'm new too! And it's a great program so far!
  • bayles1
    bayles1 Posts: 408 Member
    Good luck,wishing you success with your goals.
  • kelika71
    kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
    Welcome and best of luck to you!!

    You can do this if you keep your head in the game, so to speak. It's ultimately your choice and we're all here to help you.
    Personally, I'm of the beliefs, you don't have to give up anything. If you want to have a "clean eating" lifestyle, great. I choose to have a healthy & realistic lifestyle for myself. What do I mean? You don't have to give up anything!! You can eat the things you love. You just need to determine how much you can eat to fit into the numbers.

    Feel free to add me if you want. I'm always willing to help where I can. :)
  • Juicyyy
    Juicyyy Posts: 38 Member
    Good luck!! It is a great site and support system. I am pretty new too, but if you want some encouragement and daily motivation feel free to add me as a friend. You can do it!!!!
  • cbreen90
    cbreen90 Posts: 15
    Welcome and good luck! I'm new here too but have quickly learned that this is an amazing place for support, motivation, and help with tracking. Best wishes and never give up - you can do it! :)
  • NlKKA
    NlKKA Posts: 185 Member
    Welcome!!! :happy:
  • LDRAE
    LDRAE Posts: 8
    Hi! You can do this! I have been struggling with my weight for awhile now too, and I joined this site a couple weeks ago. The support of everyone on here is really helping me and I think it will help you too. So, welcome and I hope you enjoy this site as much as I have in the short time I have been here. Change is hard for all of us - but we are worth it.
  • LDRAE
    LDRAE Posts: 8
    Oh, I forgot - feel free to add me as a friend. I have a couple of friends on here - not many yet. So, I would welcome you as a friend if you are open to making a new one.
  • davesnow77
    davesnow77 Posts: 14 Member
    Hi Jason,

    Good for you. I just restarted here last week. I did it two years ago and was amazed at how much easier it was to drop some LB's just by being truly aware of what & how much you're eating. (notice I said "easier" not "easy"!) It really does make a difference in your choices. Do your best and don't kick yourself too much on those days when you blow it, just get back on track ASAP. (This site is great for that too.)

    Best of luck man! Do it!

    Dave
  • davesnow77
    davesnow77 Posts: 14 Member
    Oh and add me as a friend too if you like.
    Dave
  • walkinghost
    walkinghost Posts: 5
    Hello and welcome. Sure, I'll stay with you... it's really worth the struggle,
  • Jason_Hall
    Jason_Hall Posts: 10 Member
    Wow, thanks for all the messages of support, it really helps. :smile:
  • dawnemjh
    dawnemjh Posts: 1,465 Member
    wELCOME!! This is a great place for motivation and support!! Add me as friend if you like!!
  • SmartFunGorgeous
    SmartFunGorgeous Posts: 699 Member
    Welcome! Just do one step at a time, so you don't overwhelm yourself! Some people are very religious about counting every single little thing- water, sodium, protein, etc. But very few start out that way. I just joined a little over three weeks ago (I know it says April 2010, but I joined, then promptly did nothing about it until January 21st) and at first I felt guilty because I didn't try to be perfect. But I also know that I can improve a little every week. For example, I didn't change any of my eating habits other than counting calories. After a week, I added exercise. This week I started drinking WATER. (It was diet pop before.) I already know that the next thing I'm going to do is look at my sodium, because it is WAY over right now. But I'm not going to overwhelm myself with rules of perfection. Just have fun with it! Honestly and truly, whenever I'm feeling tempted or lazy or anything negative at all, I get on this site and am reminded by all my amazing friends that it DOES work, and that I'm not alone in this. I started off at 298lbs in April 2010, and when I came back, I was ONE pound lighter. Almost an entire year wasted. I'm not doing that anymore. I lost 12 lbs my first ten days (13, including the one pound deficit from the previous year), and since then it's been a struggle, and I gained a pound my third week. I'm 5'9" at 286lbs. I totally understand the long road ahead. I'm going to do this. And so are you! :wink:
  • Jason_Hall
    Jason_Hall Posts: 10 Member
    Thanks for the support. I'm looking forward to the future me!
  • digby765
    digby765 Posts: 163
    Hi Jason, you've taken the first and most important step, use the site daily, i found several times a day was helpful in the first week , the support here is awsome, you are not alone, were all travelling the same path...good luck :happy:
  • wintervixen78
    wintervixen78 Posts: 176 Member
    Hi Jason, with you every step of the way. You will do it! You've already made your first positive step :o)
  • davesnow77
    davesnow77 Posts: 14 Member
    Yo J

    How's it goin? I had a mixed couple of weeks. I was VERY good Week 1 and dropped about 5 lbs. So then I congratulated myself the next two days after the weekly weigh-in and promptly put almost all of it back on!!! Grrrrrrrr. Got back on the bike (figuratively & literally) the rest of the week. Looks like I'll weigh-in tomorrow right back around that 5 lbs lost level. On the one hand, I'm PO'd at myself that as soon as I did something good, I turned right around and blew it. On the other hand, thanks a great deal to just getting right back on here and tracking myself, I caught myself quickly and got going in the right direction again.

    How are things going for you?

    Dave
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