Hi Everyone

My name is Crystal, I am 24 yrs old. I have a beautiful baby girl who is almost 9 mths old and a wonderful boyfriend of 8 years. I am a registered nurse with a bachelor in nursing (BNRN) and am on maternity leave :happy:
I actually found this website while searching for a calorie counter online. Glad I found this as it offers so much more. I have always struggled with my weight...weighing between 170 - 200 lbs. I had a beautiful baby girl in september of last year and the weight I gained during pregnancy put me at my heaviest weight yet...234lbs. I decided to do this for her. I want to be able to run around and play with her without getting tired within the first five minutes. So I have been doing it for 2 weeks so far and I have to say I am loving it. It really takes the guesswork out of eating...when you can log everything you eat and it calculates it for you. So far I only went over my calories one day :happy:
Anyway...just wanted to say hi and good luck to everyone!


Starting weight: 234
Current Weight: 229


Hi Crystal, and welcome to THE best site on the web! :flowerforyou:
Between the easy to use food counter (which by the way is SUCH an eye opener!) and all the wonderfully supportive members, you WILL be able to lose the weight that you want to, AND, it'll "almost" be easy doing it!
I recommend logging ALL your foods BEFORE you have them, rather than later, as it tends to lead to better food choices. (not to mention you'll know if you've got enough numbers left to have a night time snack, like I ALWAYS try to do!) Some people also like to weigh and measure some things, such as meats, rather than just estimating and possibly being WAY off! :noway:
Don't go making the mistake that if you have LOTS of numbers left at the end of the day that you'll lose even faster, because that DOESN'T happen. Feel free to read any info about the site in the "help" section at the top of the home page. And also, under "all topics", then "general", and check out the first few threads. They'll really help you understand how MFP works.
Before coming here, I had tried just about EVERYTHING out there, including hypnosis, TWICE, and nothing really worked until MFP!
Also, drink LOTS of water, it REALLY DOES help! :drinker:
Longterm Goal: 170


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