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mom24qties
mom24qties Posts: 112
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
hello all, I am new on mfp. I am a mom of 4 - 17, 9, 7, and 5 yrs old - and have been trying to lose about 50 pounds for the last five years, since my youngest was born. I had previously been about average, not skinny but not fat. After I quit smoking 13 years ago, I put on 35 pounds and then my three little ones were born and I added another 15 pounds with those pregnancies. I put my starting weight at 210 ( I was guessing) but when I actually weighed I was only 200 (Yay - I already lost 10 lbs LOL). I'm not sure if I can change that on my info so my first week will look pretty good. It was exciting to find a site that will allow me to keep track of things and didn't cost anything! I look forward to chatting with you all and best of luck in your journeys>
Susan

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  • hello all, I am new on mfp. I am a mom of 4 - 17, 9, 7, and 5 yrs old - and have been trying to lose about 50 pounds for the last five years, since my youngest was born. I had previously been about average, not skinny but not fat. After I quit smoking 13 years ago, I put on 35 pounds and then my three little ones were born and I added another 15 pounds with those pregnancies. I put my starting weight at 210 ( I was guessing) but when I actually weighed I was only 200 (Yay - I already lost 10 lbs LOL). I'm not sure if I can change that on my info so my first week will look pretty good. It was exciting to find a site that will allow me to keep track of things and didn't cost anything! I look forward to chatting with you all and best of luck in your journeys>
    Susan
  • ce_fit
    ce_fit Posts: 299 Member
    Welcome. :flowerforyou: Great info and support here. Good luck on your journey.

    P.S. HRM = Heart Rate Monitor. I takes the guess work out of how many calories you are burning during an excercise.
  • MOMOFTWO29
    MOMOFTWO29 Posts: 8,276 Member
    Hello and welcome to MFP. You will love this site if you don't already. I love this site, it is so motivational, supportive, helpful, and everyone is so nice, and friendly. I just wanted to tell you good luck on your weight loss journey. You can do this.
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