Hello to all!

jengoins
jengoins Posts: 1
edited September 19 in Introduce Yourself
Hi,
My name is Jen and I am 28 years old. Since being diagnosed with a chronic disease and taking several different medications, I have put on about 30 extra pounds. So, I heard about this site and thought I would give it a try. I am open to any suggestions, tips, etc..:tongue:

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  • jbourque
    jbourque Posts: 33 Member
    Welcome. You've come to the right place
  • mojomcgee
    mojomcgee Posts: 50
    Welcome. You will be surprised how many calories some things have! Here's a helpful tip...look up the food before you eat it...you may make an alternate choice once you see how fattening it is. Don't starve yourself but I must honetly say I don't lose any weight when I eat the extra calories earned by exercise. Drink your water, take your daily vitamin, and be happy and patient with yourself. Don't become obsessed with the scale...instead wigh in weekly and check your measurements every once in a while...you might be surprised. This is a great site. Good luck:)
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    Hi,
    My name is Jen and I am 28 years old. Since being diagnosed with a chronic disease and taking several different medications, I have put on about 30 extra pounds. So, I heard about this site and thought I would give it a try. I am open to any suggestions, tips, etc..:tongue:


    Hi Jen, 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! :wink:
    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. :smile:
    Before coming here, I had tried just about EVERYTHING out there, including hypnosis, TWICE, and nothing really worked until MFP! :love:
    Also, drink LOTS of water, it REALLY DOES help! :drinker:
    As for exercise, it doesn't always have to be awful. For my exercise, I walk almost every day, (weather permitting!) I also dance to a fast oldies CD that my husband made up of all my favorite old songs. (Like "Love Shack", Wild, Wild West", "Mony, Mony", "Footloose", and "Gloria")
    It's free, (unlike a gym!) fun, and I can even watch tv at the same time, so I never get bored! :happy:
    I also recently aquired the Wii Fit, and jog to that, which is a lot of fun, and easy too! :smile:
    So, to make a LONG story short, make good food choices, eat in moderation, get some exercise, and you WILL lose the weight that you want to! :smile:
  • MOMOFTWO29
    MOMOFTWO29 Posts: 8,276 Member
    Hello and welcome to MFP. This site is awesome. You will love it here if you don't already. I love it here. It is so motivational, supportive, helpful, easy to use and everyone is so nice and friendly here. I just wanted to tell you good luck on your weight loss journey. You can do this!!!!!!!! :smile: :flowerforyou: :smile: :flowerforyou:
  • annaliza
    annaliza Posts: 809
    Welcome to MFP!

    Measure everything! I was surprised at my portions when I started to measure everything. Once I started measuring my foods, I realized that I was eating 2 or 3 portions of foods or not enough at all (I was always 800 calorie a day binge-er).

    Good luck!
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