General tips and motivation?

Read the forum stickies. There is a lot of great information in them and the threads they link to. I really like the sexy pants one.

Tacklewasher wrote: »

Read the forum stickies. There is a lot of great information in them and the threads they link to. I really like the sexy pants one.

Here are a few links to some of the forum Stickies.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-diet-and-weight-loss-help-must-reads#latest

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300312/most-helpful-posts-food-and-nutrition-must-reads#latest

Raising kids people take seriously? Oh crud.

Need to want it; you'll hear it from the throngs of MFP folks. Log accurately, beware get slim quick schemes, etc. etc. but in the end... none of it matters if you don't want it bad enough.

Buy a food scale. Use it. Stay within your calories this site gave you.