I'm Starting All Over Again and Looking for Success!! HELP!

Hi Everyone!

I live in Los Angeles and have a friend who recommended this site. A few years ago I got up to 250 pounds and I'm 5'7". I'm on a LOT of medications for various health issues, went into the hospital for 4 weeks and lost 27 pounds which got me on my way back to some sanity in my eating. I got down to 166 and then the holidays hit 2 years ago and I went back up to 247. Right now I'm following Dr. Oz's abbreviated version of his heath plan and weighed 231 yesterday. It's now 3am and I'm really hungry so hoping for some more weight loss in the morning. I have to weigh daily. Some say to weigh weekly but the suspense kills me. ha.

Hoping to get to know some friends and need a lot of support!

Monie

Hi Monie, 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:
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!
I WOULDN'T recommend weighing in every day, like you want to do. :noway: I think once a week is enough, for ME anyway! And my sister only weighs in once a month. She says she gets too depressed at the small amounts, or even staying the same or gaining, if she weighs in more often.
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!

Hello and welcome to MFP, the best website ever!!! You will love this site if you don't already. I love this site. It is so motivational, supportive, helpful, easy to use, and everyone is so nice and friendly. I just wanted to wish you a lot of success on your weight loss journey. You can do this!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: