Restarting my health journey.

Hello,

My name is Jackie welcome 🤗
I also starter my weightloss journey but its more like Restarting since i failed so many times but so far ive lost 23 lbs and let me tell you feels pretty amazing even though i have a loooong way to go but i have an almost 5 year old son that needs me n he’s my motivation. Your not alone. You can do this I can do this WE can do this.

I've been on this weight loss journey on and off since my mid 20's. I was on Weight Watchers long ago, but it was so dang expensive. I did SparkPeople for awhile, but now I want to try something different. Along with not paying attention to what I was eating and no exercise at all I also had medications to blame. And now that I'm in my late 40's I also have the middle aged woman excuse too of hormones shifting.

It's recently been hitting me that I have to do something soon because I was maintaining at a somewhat comfortable overweight range 2 years ago and really enjoyed getting into local musical theatre, but after a recent gain of 40 lbs I don't feel comfortable auditioning anymore since I can't move like I used to and I hate how I look. On top of all that I'm hoping to reach my goal before I'm 50. It might take me exactly that amount of time too since I have about 100 lbs to lose. I'm determined to stay on this wagon and never get off this time. But I do need all the encouragement i can get with starting up again. I know we can all do this and stick with it!

Hello my name is Valerie I have had MFP for a very long time but never stick to it. I am 24 and have a wonderful bf of 6 years that is so supportive. We would love to start a family one day but I have PCOS and other issues causing me not to be able to get pregnant so I started this weight loss journey about 2 months ago and have lost about 25lbs so far. It is very hard for me to push myself on a daily but I hope to meet some people that would like to challenge and motivate each other. Keep up the great work ladies!!

I'm the same way. It took me YEARS to finally figure out what works for me. That was replacing one thing at a time. First it was the Coke I was drinking, then it was drinking 1 gallon of water a day, then it was tracking everything for 2 weeks, then it was meal prepping for 2 weeks, then it was meal prepping and hitting my macros consistently for 2 weeks. Any time I went from 0 - 100 I failed. But, when I broke it up into smaller mini goals it worked for me. I kept 58lbs off for a year and a half and then I had a major life event that sent me back into an unhealthy eating pattern and I stopped tracking. I gained 25lbs of my weight loss back before I even met my long term goal. Now, I did the same thing again by replacing a bad and unhealthy habit with a healthier one gradually over the course of a month and I'm back into the swing of a healthier eating lifestyle. I'm an ex yo-yo dieter and if I can do it, anyone can. Don't give up on yourself and don't beat yourself up if you ever slip up. Your next meal will be a better one if you decide that you're not going to let yourself get you down.

I am starting my journey again too. I have been following weight watchers since July and have not been particularly successful. I teach full time (high school), I have two children (12 and 10), I am getting my master's, and my husband has to work two jobs. I am feeling imbalanced and decided to get back on myfitnesspal. I need to prioritize and place myself on that list (not just my tasks--but myself).