My New Life

Good for you !!!!! You are taking a step in the right direction. Start small with your goals. Set yourself "mini-goals" that you know will motivate you. The holidays is EXACTLY the right time to start a diet. The more calories you burn- the more you get to eat!!! Portions, portions, portions is the way to go! Gpod luck!

Welcome to MFP, this IS the site!!!! You sound to have the right attitude to win this battle! Remember this is NOT a diet but a LIFESTYLE!! I wish you the very best and I know you can do this!!!!

I'm so ready to change my life. I'm 28 years old and started packing on the lbs when I was 11. Everyone can blame their weight gain on things that happened in their life, just as I could, but the real reason, is that I have absolutely no self-control. I've started myself on a 2000 calorie a day diet and am going to work out to some "Sweating to the Oldies" dvds. Some think I'm crazy for starting a diet right before the holidays, but I just look at those at temptations and I have to be able to prove that I do have some self control. I have a lot of weight to lose to get to my goal weight, but I'm just going to take it one day at a time. I bought a goal dress that I'm going to keep in my bedroom to keep me motivated.

Sounds like you've definitely got the right attitude!
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!
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 far as exercise goes, 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 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!