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KathyWel
KathyWel Posts: 140
edited September 26 in Introduce Yourself
Hi my name is Kathy and I have been overweight all of my life. I never learned how to eat healthy. I have been dieting since January 10th of this year and have lost 39 pounds so far. It doesn't seem to be coming off as easily as it did when I was younger. It has been many years since I have even tried to diet. I became ill in 2005 and was diagnoised with Crohn's disease and for a very long time I could not eat anything that I considered healthy, now that I am finally feeling back to normal I am ready to lose the weight and be healthy for the first time in my life! I have been using MFP for about a month now and I really like being able to track my exercise and calories. Good luck to all on their weight loss journey!

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  • SimplyDeLish
    SimplyDeLish Posts: 539
    Congrats on the 39 pounds! You can do this!!!!
  • sarahsmom1
    sarahsmom1 Posts: 1,501 Member
    welcome that is an amazing amount to lose in the short of time, congrats
  • Lee1957
    Lee1957 Posts: 23
    Congrats. I have been on for 50 days and have lost 23 pounds. I am probably eating a higher calorie intake at 1840 but want to do it slowly so that i will keep it off. I want to learn to eat right for a change. I did feel good a couple of days ago because the counting calories is helping me see serving sizes and when I went to eat a donut I looked it up and went nope want other food instead of that. It was a first so it is working. It is just taking a long time. I was hoping to lose 50 pounds in three months but I realize I will have to add more exercise to do that. Good luck on your journey also.
  • liagarden
    liagarden Posts: 54
    My nephew has Chron's, and he swears by "Garden of Life"products. When you are in the health food store (or even a second hand store) see if you can't find a copy of Jason Rubin's book--he started the company. They were given away for free, so don't pay a lot (like retail) to get one. The products are pricey (to me) but totally worth it, and go on sale a couple of times/yr.

    Yes, it's great to be able to track calories so easily. First time for me, too. 39#s is awesome--that's what I need to lose. Very inspiring.
  • KathyWel
    KathyWel Posts: 140
    Thanks everyone for your kind words of encouragement! I have a long way to go, I want to lose 117 more pounds. I recently have tried Zumba for the exercising and I am loving it! liagarden- I will definitely look into finding a copy of that book! I have been really lucky so far, since I have been diagnosed I have not had any serious flare-ups!
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