Rollercoaster

bazuukajoe
bazuukajoe Posts: 49 Member
edited September 20 in Introduce Yourself
Hey, my name is Joe, and I'm back. I lost over 70 pounds, then gained 40 of it back. I saw a videotape of me performing on stage and I realize I'm back to not liking myself. So, I going to lose the weight again it's a lot harder to start this time, I keep putting it off, but no more. Let the games begin!

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  • trikstar
    trikstar Posts: 61
    *cheers* You can do it!
  • Welcome! I once lost 40 pounds and I've now gained back 60, I just joined this website yesterday! I hope it helps!
  • Wecandothis
    Wecandothis Posts: 1,083 Member
    Welcome! This is the right place to be!
  • ittybittybadonkadonk
    ittybittybadonkadonk Posts: 11,634 Member
    Welcome Joe and Chicka.... GOOD LUCK ON YOUR LOSING WEIGHT JOURNEY YOU CAN DO IT !!!! know that we are behind you all the step of the way :wink:
  • bazuukajoe
    bazuukajoe Posts: 49 Member
    Thanks for the support guys. I'm trying to quit smoking too. Once I started gaining thw weight back I picked up all sorts of nasty habits. Here's to a healthier life!:drinker:
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    Welcome Joe and Chicka.... GOOD LUCK ON YOUR LOSING WEIGHT JOURNEY YOU CAN DO IT !!!! know that we are behind you all the step of the way :wink:


    I second Megan's welcome! :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:
  • Thanks for the support guys. I'm trying to quit smoking too. Once I started gaining thw weight back I picked up all sorts of nasty habits. Here's to a healthier life!:drinker:

    Kicking the smoking habit sucks. I always gained about 5-10 lbs every time I 'quit'. Just do what I did... have the military move you from Florida to Alaska and drive it. On a 13 day drive it's not worth stopping every 2 hours or so to smoke and I refused to smoke in the car with my wife who didn't smoke.

    I keep meaning to watch Death Note but haven't gotten into it. I'm assuming it's pretty good? Did you hear they're probably making a Live Action movie?
  • Hello all, i am kinda new here too. My daughter got me on this site last year. I logged maybe 6 weeks. i lost a few pounds. I also had previously lost a lot. 215( Previous Max) high down to 165. Then a lifestyle change A NEW job that interupted my workout schedule and it all started coming back . Now i have gotten over 230 and feel so "bogged' down. Like i can barely tie my shoes. So i started to try and eat more fruits and veggies and lots of pretzels. I quit smoking in Nov 08. I couldnt understand why i could eat so little and not lose weight. So i have started working out AGAIN. A little more sweating, 75 min a day and rejoined here and i have lost 8 lbs already. So i am feeling more encouraged. I never really knew how (or cared) to count calories, but it is definetly eye opening. So i just wanted to say i love this site and it is great to be able to share with others as well.

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  • Same here...I lost 67lbs and didn't do so well this summer and gained back 20lbs. I'm ready to start again as well!

    I replied to a post similar to this one, maybe a neat idea would be to start a support post for peeps who have "fallen off the wagon" so to speak and are ready to begin again.

    Good luck everyone!
  • eva512
    eva512 Posts: 92 Member
    I also lost about 50 pounds a few years ago, but gained it all back then some:embarassed:

    I tried and tried but couldn,t get motivated again :grumble: Someone at work told me about this site, and now I got my groove back:laugh:
  • bazuukajoe
    bazuukajoe Posts: 49 Member
    Thanks for the support guys. I'm trying to quit smoking too. Once I started gaining thw weight back I picked up all sorts of nasty habits. Here's to a healthier life!:drinker:

    Kicking the smoking habit sucks. I always gained about 5-10 lbs every time I 'quit'. Just do what I did... have the military move you from Florida to Alaska and drive it. On a 13 day drive it's not worth stopping every 2 hours or so to smoke and I refused to smoke in the car with my wife who didn't smoke.

    I keep meaning to watch Death Note but haven't gotten into it. I'm assuming it's pretty good? Did you hear they're probably making a Live Action movie?
    Where have you been? Lol. The Live Action Death Note movies have been out for some time. I think there are 3 or 4, but I've only seen the first 2. I actually was introduced to Death Note through the movie. I always knew it was an anime, but I saw the movies first, then the anime. It's a great series.
  • MOMOFTWO29
    MOMOFTWO29 Posts: 8,276 Member
    Hello and welcome to MFP, the best website ever!!!! You will love it here if you don't already. I love it here. This site is so supportive, motivational, helpful, easy to use, and everyone here is so nice and friendly. I just wanted to wish you much success on your weight loss journey. You can do this!!!!!!! :smile: :flowerforyou: :smile: :flowerforyou: :smile:
  • Thanks for the support guys. I'm trying to quit smoking too. Once I started gaining thw weight back I picked up all sorts of nasty habits. Here's to a healthier life!:drinker:

    Kicking the smoking habit sucks. I always gained about 5-10 lbs every time I 'quit'. Just do what I did... have the military move you from Florida to Alaska and drive it. On a 13 day drive it's not worth stopping every 2 hours or so to smoke and I refused to smoke in the car with my wife who didn't smoke.

    I keep meaning to watch Death Note but haven't gotten into it. I'm assuming it's pretty good? Did you hear they're probably making a Live Action movie?
    Where have you been? Lol. The Live Action Death Note movies have been out for some time. I think there are 3 or 4, but I've only seen the first 2. I actually was introduced to Death Note through the movie. I always knew it was an anime, but I saw the movies first, then the anime. It's a great series.

    Doh... apparently I totally missed the part about the 3 exsisting movies. I guess Warner Bros is making their own version. Link here if you want to see:

    http://www.beyondhollywood.com/warner-bros-to-adaptremake-death-note-manga/
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