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I'm tired of being overweight

Cindyk12357
Cindyk12357 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi! I realized that I have the motivation to lose weight, my Grandchildren! Food has been my go to and need to redefine my relationship with it.

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  • psalm6932
    psalm6932 Posts: 31 Member
    You've taken a great first step. Tracking your food with MFP is very helpful for me. And all of use are here for the same reason- get healthy! Feel free to add me as a friend.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Great news , you've taken the first step then !

    Get yourself a food scale and weigh every thing you consume !
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    Welcome to MFP.

    Last year at 63 and the kids just 16 I realized I had to get serious about my eating if I was going to be able to keep moving. I had played again with dieting and lost down to 230 from 250 but last Oct I got serious. Just under 200 now for the first time in 22 years.

    I knew I had to act now or never. Now that eating for health is becoming a way of life I do not know why I did not do it long before.

    Keep up your goal. Kids, grandkids, and others can be life savers.
  • katkins3
    katkins3 Posts: 1,359 Member
    edited August 2015
    For us grandparents, losing weight can be a slow process. It's important to set a daily, unchanging calorie goal that you can stick to without feeling deprived. If you don't have one, you will need a good food scale.
    Good luck and stick with it.
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