anyone else wanna lose over 50 lbs

i just starting using this site last night, so I'm rather green. Plus I quit smoking in August. I always found (every time I quit) that I was overwhelmed with energy and had to do something. Eating, drinking.... Something had to replace it. I never had the guts to drop the cigs and start working out in the same day. I figured that I'd be real motivated and wake up the next day too sore to work out, then I'd have nothing to distract from the smokes. Perhaps you could start into your workout plan and diet for a week or more and then use those workouts to replace the smokes. After a couple weeks you should be over the soreness. I will NOT say that I did this, I took the easy way and took Chantix. Chantix is a very polarizing subject though and it feels like it played with my mind a bit. The workout replacement was an idea My Gunny gave me some years back.

Hello--I'm new here as well and would be up for making 2012 the year I leave 50lbs behind--add me as a friend!

I want to lose over 50 lbs.... you can add me..... support is always welcome...

I am going for 70lb by the very end! Lets do it!

I am going for 70lb by the very end! Lets do it!

WE CAN DO THIS!

haha x

lol, me me me lol. I hear you girl

Lets do this

I want to lose 110....Add me

Please feel free to add me too! I have lost 45 since Aug but have another 60 pounds to go! Good luck to you all!

Just Joined MyFitnessPal.com - made a goal to lose 60 lbs this year and 100 lbs overall - Need Supportive Friends!!!

it's a long hard journey! its good to know your not doing it alone :]

Add me too!! I need friends and motivation and need to lose about 50lbs.

Hi Guys,

I lost about 95 lbs last year. I started using MFP back in late Summer when I hit a plateau and have managed to pull off another 50 or so using the program. Looking back, it really wasn't that bad. i wish I had done it twenty years ago.

My advice is the same stuff you've probably heard before, but the reason we here this stuff over and over again is because it works.

Take your time, do not set an overly aggressive goal. This will be a new way of life if you want the weight to stay off. If you crash diet and lose it in just a few months, you've probably changed little about your eating habits and the weight will return. By losing slow and steady, the MFP will occasionally lower you allowed caloric intake and will force you to make better and better food choices as you near you goal weight.

Have one to two cheater meals per week. Don't go wild but it will get your cravings out of the way. It may also help prevent you from hitting a plateau. Google "leptin" for more info.

Watch your protein intake. It generally needs to be a good bit higher than MFP recommends. Inadequate calories plus inadequate protein consumption could result in the loss of excess lena body mass.

Write your weight down on a calender. Every time I broke a ten pound level I took a pic of the scale. It may sound silly, but after a few months of dieting when I felt like quitting, I could review the progress I had made. It kept me going.

Be COMPLETELY honest with MFP. If you go over your caloric limit, record it. Log everything you put in your mouth that has calories. You will learn a lot about what you truly eat and probably better figure out why you haven't lost weight.

If you fall off the wagon, get back on. Every military General realizes he will likely loose some battles, but what is most important is winning the war.

Finally- watch your carb intake.

Good Luck All.....

Yes! Looking to lose 110 lbs. Long journey ahead.

Add me I need as much help as possible to stay on track.

I have started again....hopefully with success this time. I think Im ready to loose this 50 to 65 pounds. My brother is getting married too....so count me in!