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Wow what you have acheived is fantastic, you are an inspiration to us all.

Don't be too hard on yourself, you are still very young and have your whole life ahead of you so you have plenty of time to reach your goals, I am a 51 year old male (and well overweight) and just started doing this and I have managed too lose 3lb in this last month since i have been a member here which for me is…

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Feel free to add me if you like, this is my third week at this and i feel a lot better, i am a diabetic and my blood sugar level seems to have settled down a lot more since i have been watching what i eat so something seems to be working. i think having others watching as well keeps you motivated.

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Don't feel bad we all go through this, i have been with MFP for nearly 2 weeks now and actually feel it's doing me good, i think having other people in the same situation helps a lot, it's good to support each other. add me if you like.

great post, puts things into perspective.

I work in an office all day and am new to this also, i don't get much exercise which is my main problem, i have started to walk around my office block 2 or 3 times a day as fast as possible which takes around 5-7 minutes, i know it's not much but every little helps.

i would like to say congratulations for making this decision. I stopped smoking 15 years ago after smoking about 40 a day from being 16 (stopped at 36), it does get easier the longer you go and eventually you will get to dislike the smell of the cigarette, i hate the smell of cigarettes now and i realize how bad i must…

hi there, i have just finished my first week and am pleased i got under my calorie count every day, it helps other people watching what you eat as well, feel free to add me if you like

i'm also new to this site, lots of friendly people, feel free to add me if you like

feel free to add me as well if you like

Well said, nice post

this is also my first week and i feel better already, knowing that others are watching what you eat also helps; feel free to add me if you like, i am type 2 diabetic and this week since i have been doing this my blood sugar has been stable for a change so something is working.

Hi there, i'm from England, i will add you if that's ok.

great stuff, well done

Hi There, i am also one of the over 50s crowd, i have just joined this site and hope to lose some weight myself, actually seeing what's in what you eat is sometimes surprising, keep at it.

feel free to add me, i am struggling with this also and could do with help. trying to eat less is very hard.

feel free to add me, it might help me if i have other people to compare with

Thanks for all your support and comments. i hope i can have a good go at this and try and stick with it.