New to MFP & Need support!!

i hear you there! my daughter told me that i was not skinny like other moms, and then said how come? i burst into tears. im here for the long haul and ready to be healthy again.

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welcome and good luck.

You've come to the right place Everyone is great, and so supportive. You'll definitely find the support and guidance you're looking for

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Welcome aboard. I have logged on now for 10 days. I joined after my Uncle and mom told me they were on here. my Uncle has been a very large man for as long as I have known him. he started at 645 pds. he has been able to lose 31 pds in 30 days. I myself have been struggling with my weight since I was 10 yrs old. I'm at about 260 now and my body protests everyday. We are in this together. Add me as a friend.

Welcome to you!! This site has been amazing in keeping me motivated! Oddly enough its the food and excercise diary that has been the key for me. I always scoffed at the idea of them, never saw the sense. I realize now that it promotes accountability.... knowing you have to add everything into the diary keeps you aware of what your eating and motivated to excercise in order to add it in there. Best of luck to you and feel free to add me.

Welcome! Everyone is so supportive on here. Feel free to add me

I feel for ya! Let's encourage each other!

Hi everyone! A friend of mine on Facebook told me about this site after me posting yet another status about how I was going to try and loose weight. I've tried so many times in the past that I've lost count. I'm only 24 and I'm 307lbs. Yikes! I hate that number. I hate having this weight on me. I've tried countless diet fads, pills, etc in the past. I usually get frustrated because I'm not loosing or I plateau and get stuck. The most I've lost was 20lbs. But of course I gained it back and then some. Just looking for some friends, some support! I need to do this, not only for myself but to make sure I'm around for my 4 year old daughter that already tells me "Mommy, You're fat" I don't want to hear those words ever again!

Im kind of new too. But as a nurse, i am eating like a diabetic. here are some grocery items: They are only suggestions. I go to Stop & Shop and buy their generics:
1. Any generic plain greek yogurt. Add own berries to it. ( I personally started with fruit on the bottom greek yogurt and worked my way up to this plain yogurt with berries) Off season, buy a big bag of fozen berries from your grocers freezer.
2. Generic bottled water. Drink ONLY water if you can. I have my cup of coffee or 2 in the morning, then only water. I have replaced my all morning coffee with breakfast
3. Oatmeal. I use the weight loss kind.
4. Tuna
5. lean meats, chicken, pork, pork tenderloin, even the flavored kind is not high in cals.
6. Steam fresh frozen veggies, any and all
7. Brown rice I use Success individual bags
8. Salad, all veggies you like (i put a scoop of tuna salad on the side)
9. Kashi Bars: Read the labels, get the lowest sugar ones, I think Peanut, peanut butter, and Roasted Almond Crunch.
10. Whole grain bread. I really like Weight watchers seedless rye.
11. Mozzerella low fat cheese string cheese for a snack
12. Bear Creek Darn Good Chile, or Allesi Pea Soup. Or any veggie soup.
13. Eggs
14 Salsa
15 pickles, peppers,
16 Almonds: high in calories! But good for you. But if you are in need of calories at the end of the day, this is a good way to get them into you...

This is a start. i invite veterans to pick it apart. Also, remember to keep your foods simple and whole for now so to easily input your calories. If you have a android, you can get the app and scan bar codes! Buy 2 things. 1. a food scale 2. a heart rate monitor such as the polar ft7 which also tells you how many calories you have burned. MFP estimates way too high.
Feel free to add me. Patty