Getting started

You just have to tell yourself that it is time to diet and exercise and stick with it....I am finding being friends with people here is helping me quite a bit....I am new to this also as I started here back in January and didn't add any friends and very easily just gave up...this time though the words of encouragement and knowing that others can see how well you are doing is certainly keeping me motivated....I will be doing my first weigh in on Monday morning and I hoping for results....You have to remember you can eat whatever you want just keep track and try to stay under your calorie limit for the day....also remember that even cleaning is a type of exercise so track whatever you will see results...sure hope that is some sort of help.....Add me if you wish.

I had a food scale and used it from the first. I knew portion sizes were a problem for me and that weighing was the only way i could get it down. It was and tbh is still a pita but i am a very bad judge of portion sizes so i still do it. The first couple of days i tried to eat as little as possible but ended up starving, i was so hungry so i made sure my portion sizes were enough to satisfy me. i still use most of my calories. I didn't measure sugar, carbs or whatnot and i've found that i've naturally gone for more healthier foods to keep a good portion of food. I've recently started tracking sodium and will later add sugar, but i know that ill be a problem for me to keep on track with so am leavin that for when i start to struggle to lose weight. For me at least takign things step by step has been the best way. I've done loads of diets and eating plans in the past, this is the most i've lost and the longest i've stuck at anything, and really hoping that these are permanent changes i'm making not just a temporary change.

I'm finding that by preplanning my next days meals really helps me to stay on track because I don't have to think about it and plus it keeps me from eating something and then when I go to log it, it's way high in calories. And I'm learning that I have to take it one step at a time. Changing one bad habit at a time. Feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like!!