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New and looking to lose 17 pounds

139bymay3
139bymay3 Posts: 3
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi, my goal is to get from my current 156 pounds to 139 pounds by May 3 (11 weeks from now). I can use all the support I can get, thanks.

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  • 139bymay3
    139bymay3 Posts: 3
    Hi, my goal is to get from my current 156 pounds to 139 pounds by May 3 (11 weeks from now). I can use all the support I can get, thanks.
  • Noraavon
    Noraavon Posts: 62 Member
    Welcome and good luck!
  • angelinaz
    angelinaz Posts: 262
    I've only been here a month yet I feel like I totally see eating and exercising in a different light. Keeping track of my daily calories and really seeing what I am eating is helping me make better choices! May the same happen for you! It's no longer a "oh I just ate that so I may as well continue with the junk". Now I see it all in the total picture and I feel motivated to make healthy choices each day! :smile:
  • MOMOFTWO29
    MOMOFTWO29 Posts: 8,276 Member
    Hello and welcome to MFP. You will love it here, this is a great site. It is so supportive, motivational and helpful. I love it here. I just wanted to tell you good luck on your weight loss journey. You can do this.
  • joonieB
    joonieB Posts: 101
    You can do it! Like the poster before me said, log everything. It is so important and really what I was missing the other times I tried to "eat right". I have found that there are 5 things I have to do to lose weight, and they are.....

    Sleep (at least 7 hours)
    Eat (for me it is 1200 very carefully chosen calories a day)
    Drink (at least 8 glasses of water a day)
    Log my food (it keeps me honest and lets me know where my diet can be improved)
    Cheat (only day a week, and I can't ever eat until I'm truly full, but I definitely eat the things I've been craving all week)

    I've lost 11 lbs in my first full month and I feel fantastic! Stick with this site--you will fall in love with it if you haven't already. Good luck!!
  • NickiRae
    NickiRae Posts: 28
    I just joined and I'm really excited about it! I think tracking my food will really help ! I need all the support I can get as well! I'm getting married in 7mnts and want to look my best! :smile:
  • 139bymay3
    139bymay3 Posts: 3
    thanks everybody.
    I got up this morning and stepped on the scale to start things off right. My plan is to do that right when I wake up to get a pattern going. I know there will be a lot of daily fluctuation but I enjoy dabbling on the site, graphing results and writing down all the details of what I've eaten.

    As part of my normal exercise plan I've been following for a long time, I have a big run planned for today. I still will stay within my 1200 calorie limit, and see how my body feels.
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