i'm new here! plz help me

hi heather! im heather too! you made the first step! this website and your own will is going to get you thru. read the newbie threads on the general diet and weight loss page and you will be off and running. :drinker: :flowerforyou:

hello everyone, i am new here and need as much help and motivation as you all can give me. i am a 24 year old 200 pound mother of one little girl. my name is heather and i have fought weight issues my whole life. i am happily married to a wonderful man but he is no help at all. he just tells me that i am fine and that he will love me no matter what yes that is nice to hear but not helpful when it comes to loosing weight. plz help me on this journey b/c i am so unhappy at the way i look.

Hi Heather, 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!
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!

Welcome Heather! I understand that you'd like your husband to be more supportive, but the honest truth is that the only one that can make a change in your life is you. So if you're supporting you, you're fine!

You can come here to find people who are on the same journey as you are, and we'll be happy to cheer and cry with you, but the bottom line is this: You're the one that has to do it.

Welcome to this place! You'll like it here!