Newbie introduction :)

Welcome to MFP. Did you fill out your Diet/Fitness Profile page to get started? MFP would've suggested a daily calorie goal at that point. Just fill in your daily diary and monitor your Calories In and Calories Out, to ensure you're running a deficit. That's the only certain way to ensure weight loss.

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Greetings from the Pacific Northwest. I began tracking my food consumption and exercise activity 17 days ago, and am pleased to say, it has helped me get past a stall in my weight loss. A year ago, I had my first meeting with a bariatric surgeon, and after a major set back, due to a really bad reaction to some high blood medication, finally had the gastric sleeve procedure done in July. While in preparation for the surgery, I managed to lose about 60 pounds, and since the surgery, have lost another 46. While I was ill, back in January, I actually gained 20 pounds in two weeks, but that was the reaction to the blood pressure medication. So at my highest, I was at 375, and just today got below 270! I have not been here since the mid 1980's. I spent the last two months right around the 100 pound loss mark, and wondered if I would ever get below 275. My nutritionist recommended I check out my fitness pal, and I have to give the credit to starting it for starting me losing again. So, I am anxious to hear other people's stories,, struggles, and triumphs.