Hopeful I can do it THIS time

tysyry
tysyry Posts: 30
edited September 19 in Introduce Yourself
Hi there. I just joined this site on Tuesday and am loving it so far. I need to lose 50 pounds and have already lost 5 this week - although I know that it's all just water at this point. I've been a yoyo dieter my whole life and am hoping I can make a change for life.

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  • tysyry
    tysyry Posts: 30
    Hi there. I just joined this site on Tuesday and am loving it so far. I need to lose 50 pounds and have already lost 5 this week - although I know that it's all just water at this point. I've been a yoyo dieter my whole life and am hoping I can make a change for life.
  • sanifrey
    sanifrey Posts: 2,355 Member
    Congrats to you on your success!! Keep at it, it'll come!! MFP is a wonderful site with wonderful, supportive, inspiring people!! Be sure to use your food & exercise diary & check back here at the msg boards often!! There's always something going on!!

    Good luck on meeting your goals!! You can do it!! :drinker:
  • Sheri4MS
    Sheri4MS Posts: 87 Member
    Welcome and good luck to you...:flowerforyou:
  • tysyry
    tysyry Posts: 30
    Thanks. I'm impressed - you have already lost 25 pounds since December. That's awesome!!! What kinds of exercise are you doing?? Do you eat your exercise calories? I'm nervous to get above my 1200 a day. One more question - I'm having trouble eating the allowed protein - I'm always over my limit. Anyone else having issues with that??
  • plantlady99
    plantlady99 Posts: 1,338 Member
    Welcome.

    You are in the right place. My road has been hard but I have stayed with this site and do see great changes.

    Stick with it and you will not fail. Even if you feel like you did just keep going.

    Use all the tools this site has to offer.

    Food & Exercise that sanifrey said. Those are the key.

    Set a Monthly date to change your ticker. I use to change it when ever my scale changed. BAD, BAD, BAD Idea! It will only get you down.

    Good Luck.

    Kathy

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  • MOMOFTWO29
    MOMOFTWO29 Posts: 8,276 Member
    Hello and welcome to MFP. You will love it here if you don't already. I love this site, it is so motivational, supportive, and helpful, and everyone here is so nice. I just wanted to tell you good luck on your weight loss journey. You can do this.
  • tysyry
    tysyry Posts: 30
    Thanks for the encouragement. I love this site so far. I don't feel like I can talk to my family and friends about my diet stuff because they have been through it so many time before with me. I am a human YOYO!!!
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    welcome and good luck! :flowerforyou:
  • cab2424
    cab2424 Posts: 122 Member
    Thanks. I'm impressed - you have already lost 25 pounds since December. That's awesome!!! What kinds of exercise are you doing?? Do you eat your exercise calories? I'm nervous to get above my 1200 a day. One more question - I'm having trouble eating the allowed protein - I'm always over my limit. Anyone else having issues with that??

    I started dieting 1-5-09 and dropped 20lbs really quickly. But now I am down to a healthlier loss of about 2 lbs per week. I know they say eat your excercise calories, but I typically do not and it works for me (so far). I also always go over on my protein and I cannot figure out how to fix it. Before this site I thought my problem was carbs, but I soon found out it is protein and fat.
  • mandersen16
    mandersen16 Posts: 261
    Every body is different. My body works better eating the same amount of carbs and protein so I ALWAYS go over what the site shows from protein. As long as your body doesn't protest, keep going over the protein.
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