Hi, I'm new and Nervous.

Congrats, keep on going.

Hi...I started April 1st....and have lost 12 lbs so far.....It is amazing to me what it feels like to eat healthy. Before I did not take time to think about what I ate, I work like 73 hours a week every week.....now I am taking the time to eat the food I actually wanted before....the healthy stuff....vegis chicken, fish, ect...no junk....no fast food (other than subway)....I gave up soda three years ago, gave up sweetened coffee creamer the first of the year....decided to be a grown up and take care of myself. It seems sometimes like I am eating soooo much, but really stir fried vegis with some protein is WONDERFUL, FILLING AND AMAZINGLY E A S Y! I decided I was worth the time. I am 48 and have the rest of my life to live in a different manner...a manner I CHOSE! I do not feel nervous, I feel crazy for living the way I was before, this is so much easier....my eyes sparkle now, ( I think it is from all the water..) but the sparkle is a welcome sight! I will take this lifestyle and run with it....and maybe someday run for fun! YOU CAN DO THIS>>>>DON'T THINK OF IT AS LIMITING THINK OF IT AS LIMITLESS!

I am fairly new too... and trust me... my mind plays tricks on me so much. I think thats normal! What has helped me the most... is the awesome friends that i have here. So, my best advise would be to keep trucking along.. eating right, exercising and surrond yourself with amazing people in life and on here. The support has been key to my success! It makes me accountable on days i dont want to be, it inspires me on days I feel why bother and it pushes me to be better when i see a friend of mine doing awesome!

Losing 9 pounds in 2.5 weeks is awesome. I understand how you feel though. I am always excited when I have lost. It's quite a new experience for me, this is my first time losing weight. It is scarey.

I started this journey at the end of February and I weigh in every Friday. Thursday nights are always anxious for me. I have doubts, apprehension and sometimes I end up being downright terrified. I'm afraid the number will not be changed or even worse, higher! So far, I have not seen a gain, but there were two weeks the number stayed exactly the same. I didn't freak out though because I also measure every Friday and the tape measure showed loss.

If I can keep it up and keep losing, so can you. I'm 55, was suffering from arthritis and asthma to the point that I couldn't walk across my house before I started in February. I walk at least 4 miles everyday now, I walked over 6 miles on Tuesday! I work out with Kettlebells and love it! I have lost 34 pounds. I feel better and stronger every day. The pain is less and less and my breathing has even improved so much. To me, it has so much to do with just wanting it. I am a firm believer in, if you want something bad enough, you'll find a way to make it happen. Don't ever doubt what you can do. Hard work and determination go so far. The motivation from friends here is priceless. Get some good supportive friends and believe in yourself. Good luck in your journey.

I was nervous at first too but this also keeps you accountable for what you eat which really helped me! I also don't do it on weekends if I have been good all week because I consider those my days. I just make sure to hit the gym mon. or tue to work it off. When someone would ask me if I wanted a piece of cake I would say no because I knew I would have to log it in and it would make me over my goal so they just stopped asking which was great!! I recently reached my goal so it is possible keep up the good work and if you goof up just move on and try again

I once played a round of golf with a Scotsman, on that day my game was worse than normal. I was becoming frustrated that my ball was going everywhere but down the middle of the green.

The person I was playing with seemed very relaxed and just happy to being playing a round. After a few holes of very bad playing we where at the T for the next hole and again I hit a bad shot;

He turned to me and said "Don't worry about it, it went left but it still went forward, where getting closer to the green already"

Don't know why but this has stayed with me from that day and I try and look at everything in the same way. Including this journey, as long as I am moving forward, whether its another pound lost, or I see that the healthy food I am eating give me the energy to be positive and active and always moving forward one small step at a time.

Just remember that if you have a slip-up one day, you eat half a cake or a bag of chips or something, say to yourself,

"This is today. Tomorrow I will start all over."

And that's that.

And yes, I did have a day where I went crazy and ate half a cake.