Just starting to use Fitness Pal

Hi and welcome. I feel your struggle especially that sugar addiction. Mine is mostly candy not so much donuts, cakes and cookies. We have to stop looking at weight loss like a diet but like something we are going to do for the long haul. It is about a life style change. People on here always say eat at a deficit and you will lose, weigh everything and exercise. Burn off more than you take in and there is your weight loss. Easier said than done sometimes. Stick with the fitness boot camp it will get easier as you continue and lose the weight. I have about 40 pounds to lose. Exercise is like my second job, but I choose things I like to do like cycling, 4 days a week, running and the elliptical. I also use weight machines three times a week. Would love to use free weights but they are a little intimidating. I wish I could find a good bootcamp that is not at 5am. I take my workout clothes with me to work and go straight to the gym that way I don't have time to think about it. On Saturday, I set my alarm as if it were a work day and again I don't think about I just do it!!! Good luck to you and feel free to add me as a friend. I don't log everyday as I am doing weight watchers as well, but I am on the site daily.

Hi! And welcome!

The best piece of advice I ever received from some one was find something you like doing and then do it. I suggested sleep...the doctor was not amused. Some people have no sense of humor. I tried a variety of different sports because I liked wrestling when I was younger but as an adult somethings are just not done (no body slams to the pavement at work) So I tried running and it was terrible after 100 yards my legs hurt and I was struggling to breath. Now I think running 2 miles is a short distance and I play futbol (soccer) a lot. I am a distance runner and am hooked on it. The difference is I learned to run using the right shoes and capture the feelings of joy when I was running as a I child (by the way I am a slow runner - almost a penguin). On the other hand I have one daughter who likes Tae Kwon Do and another who prefers walking. A third who would rather spend a day at the beach swimming and one who likes to play futbol and ride horses and my last daughter is a distance runner as well. All in all it is not about a diet. It is about living a healthy life style for yourself. So I pass on the advice of the good doctor. Find a sport or activity that you like and go do often, until you lose all that stuff that is slowing down your enjoyment of life. Remember we all are struggling and the reason we are here is because it helps us get on track or stay on track or in my case...get back on track when I stray off track. (Which is more often then I like but not as often as it was). Good luck and for your sake find some friends who will encourage and support you as you struggle through this journey. Read my profile before you send a friend request but feel free to send one if you find it agreeable to you.