Hello! I'm Fat! Nice to meet you!

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!!!!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

welcome... wish you well on your journey

Welcome! You certainly sound like you have the determination that you will need! Now that you are here you also have the tools available to you so that you can succeed!

I learned so much, and that knowledge gave me the ability to make the changes that I needed to make. I once thought that losing weight was for me an impossibility. I was wrong. And it's not nearly as hard as I thought it would be.

It is work - I do a lot of reading and research to learn about foods and nutrition and what might be right for me - but I'm eating plenty of food - I'm not starving at all, and I'm enjoying the exercise. I know you will be able to do this, if I can do it!

And you've already got a work out partner who is cute as can be - if that's him in your ticker picture!!!

On the forums you will find a lot of great people who will be happy to give you advice, and support. So take advantage of that.

Glad you're here!

Congrats on your life choice and good luck with your goals!

Christine



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Hi, I am starting back again. Good luck to you and Dru!! .

Welcome!:flowerforyou:

Signed,
Still fat but healthy

The title just about sums it up... I'm working towards a healthier me as well as helping my dog work her way to healthiness too... She scared me awhile back so I decided it was time for both us to shape up and be healthy... A friend showed me this site, which she uses as well... Figured I'd give it a try... I've only been here two weeks and so far Dru and I are sticking to it!... GOOD HEALTH TO YOU ALL! Toodles!

Hi, and welcome to THE best site on the web! :flowerforyou:
I NEVER EVER used to use the word "fat". I MUCH prefer "heavy". For some reason it just sounds so much better!
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:
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!
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!

I just started myself and I love the title of your topic

Hey there...I've been using my dogs as extra motivation too! One of them is overweight, so I've been taking them on 2 mile walks at least 2-4 times per week. It's that extra little push to keep me active as well!

Best of luck on your journey! This is a great site!

this 1, 055 calorie diet is harder than i thought. i want to stick to it though. i do feel better in just over a weeks time. hopefully if i can loose 2lbs a week