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archers
archers Posts: 24 Member
edited September 20 in Introduce Yourself
I just started this program last week. Didn't do so well last week, but starting this week out better. I have lots to lose so need to get serious! All help appreciated!

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  • cici1028
    cici1028 Posts: 799 Member
    You'll do great. Just do better than you did last week and already you'll be on your way!
  • BrenNew
    BrenNew Posts: 3,420 Member
    I just started this program last week. Didn't do so well last week, but starting this week out better. I have lots to lose so need to get serious! All help appreciated!


    Hi, 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! :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:
    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 have the Wii Fit, and jog to that, which is a lot of fun, and easy too! :smile:
    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! :smile:
  • Wecandothis
    Wecandothis Posts: 1,083 Member
    You are moving in the right direction, and that is what counts!!! Don't expect to make sweeping changes over night, every change for the better is positive!!

    First use the tools to learn - I found them to be invaluable when trying to pinpoint where I was going wrong in my diet - and I use that term to mean the way that I eat, not that I'm restricting myself. I think of this as a lifestyle change.

    And when you start making the changes you will see that you prefer your new life.

    Just as an example: We used to eat fast food three or four times a week - my daughter (13) and I. Being a single Mom and working full time I thought I had no time for cooking. But once I began this journey I started to 'eat clean' which involves fresh produce and meat and cooking! And I began to enjoy it.

    Last week our Refrigerator went on the fritz and we lost all our food. During the time between losing our food and getting a new fridge I took my daughter to get Fast Food between her after school activity and her evening activity. She couldn't finish her chicken nuggets - which she LOVED for so many years. She said "these aren't very good..." We laughed and rejoiced! While she really had been even more resistant to the change than I had been, now she can't even eat her old favorite food because she prefers her new way of eating.

    So you can do this - and one day you'll realize that you really enjoy it more than doing things the way you do now.

    Welcome - I know you can do this.
  • archers
    archers Posts: 24 Member
    Thank you all for the support! You are so right about logging your food BEFORE you eat it. I made that mistake last week. The good news is that really opened my eyes to what I am eating. And I got on the treadmill this morning before work. That seems to work better than making time in the evening. By looking at your weight losses you must all be very proud of your results. I have 70# to lose so hopefully this week I will see a loss.

    Thanks again for the tips.
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