I have 130 lbs to go! Can I do it?!?

If you believe that you can - YOU CAN! What one person can do, every person can do!!! Best of luck in your journey!

I have the same goal and I can tell you, it's totally doable!!! :happy:

You can do it!!!! Good luck!!

You CAN do it!

One day at a time!

I'm shooting for a total weight loss of 167. I'm already down 80 pounds and I'm more "mature." This website is fantastic and it works if YOU work it! Take your time and be patient. Don't think of it as a diet, but as a new way of eating, a lifestyle change. The change will come one day at a time.

Add me if you'd like, I'm in Cleveland.

Yes you can. This site is not about being on a diet, it's about learning to find a new healthy lifestyle and surrounding yourself with positive encouragement. I have over 135lbs to lose and my wife (hootsmamma) has a 100 to lose. We both love to start our day by getting on here and giving and getting the WTG!, Good Job!, Great Burn!, Awesome just to name a few comments and it is so motivating to get them and then you want to share it and help others feel that way too. It's very empowering and helps you get through the day. It's almost like each persons daily successes are ours cause we are all in this together and you don't want to let yourself or your support group down. Feel free to add us and we'll all get to our goals together. Remember we are all successes on our journey had finding the happy along the way will help us get their faster and easier. Work on self-talk and change that recording. "You can do this! You are doing this! You are successful! You are on a path of health and happiness surrounded by joy" Try Louise Hay's book of affirmations, it will help tremndously. Good Luck!

Not only can you do it this site will make it so easy for you!! I love it here!! So easy to keep track of calories! Good luck to you!!

Welcome to MFP!

Of course you can do it... if you really want to! :-)

As a little help from my part:
if you're online every day, just log in your food for a week or 2. That just gives you an overview of what you actually are eating and how much you are burning while working out.
Then, from that overview, slowly start changing things one by one. Don't try to do all at once, you might not stick with it.
As an example: if you're consuming 3000 calories per day right now, don't try to reduce them to 1200 at once, rather reduce them by 500 for one week, then another 500 for another week. That way your body (and mind) can adjust to the changings.
Or, instead of eating white bread, try out some whole wheat bread (or pasta or rice...). Reduce soda consumption by 1 unit per week, and so on.

Most of all: be aware that you'll need quite a lot of time to get those 130 lbs down. You'll have a lot of down moments, but with a little help and support from MFP buddies you'll get over these :-)

Sorry if you didn't want all that advice. I hope it helped anyway.

Good luck, and lots of courage!!!

MM

Of course you can! Don't focus on the 130lbs to go but definitely celebrate the pounds lost along the way. Make the journey as pleasant as possible and take time to enjoy the changes. Good luck to you!

Good luck to you! There is a load of support here and people are very helpful when you have questions! Welcome to MFP!