Melaniemom4

Hello to all! Just into my 3rd week. Feel good. Plan to print out last weeks dietary intake and check how I did nutritionally. Would have been my weigh in day but plan to use the same scale (the one on my floor at the hospital but am off for a week so will wait. Don't want to get excited if great loss but simply different…

I'm Mel (Melanie) and have been using MFP for only 1 week. I have a long way to go to reach my goal and need friends to encourage me along the way. I'm 50 yr old Christian mom of 4, grandma of 1, Wife, RN, starting at 282 and down 4 pounds my first week. Not sure about how to add friends either but need some.

Hello, I'm starting at 282, down 4 pounds my first week and did not go that low with the calories. I figured 2 pounds per wk and that put me at 1450 calories. My pharmacist daughter scolded me about the 2 pound rate. Her reasoning being that this is not going to happen fast and I need to stay healthy. I did not want to…

Great ideas. I am trying to increase my steps at work/the hospital is air conditioned. If I'm visiting a pt. in room 21 walk the long way around the hallway. On days off I dig into household chores and due to the heat I sweat as much if not more than some exercising. (We only have two window units for the 2800 square feet…

Hello, I am a nurse. In fact graduated 1983 from a diploma program and then did the RN to BSN graduating in 2009. Regardless of if you would like to be MYFITNESSPAL friend I wish you luck. I've needed to loose wt for many years. No yo yo dieting but have to do this to be in better state of health.