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Hello,

I still have to find my way around but I'm happy to be here. I had a really awful (although inevitable) visit to the doctor's office last week. My cholesterol is high and blood pressure is borderline high. Diet and exercise for me! I'm starving!

I have always been overweight but I have never let my weight influence my sense of self worth or impact my life much. I have a job I love, a great husband, a beautiful (willful, moody, but fun) 12-year-old daughter. I've never had the time for the self involvement necessary to really pay attention to what I eat and how much I exercise. Even now, although it is a necessity to lose 80 pounds I feel sort of uncomfortable thinking so much about myself. Not that I am a martyr or particularly self-sacrificing--I just live a little unstructured. Sometimes we eat out, sometimes we eat at friend's houses, most of the time at 5:00 i don't know what we are eating at 6:00!

So...this is funny for me. But I am happy for any advice or even criticism you can give!
Nancy
 
Hi Nancy, welcome to the forum. My first thoughts would be to start a Diary (in the Diary Forum). This will help you keep you honest and give us a starting point to doll out advice ... or just share our own experiences.
Good luck ... look forward to hearing more from you.
 
Hey there Nancy! It is great to have you here =) check out the recipies forum for some great ideas for healthy, fast foods.... also - if you feel comfortable, post what you are eating and doing for exercise - we usually read each other's daily logs, and people are really great about giving constructive criticism, pointing out areas that we need to pay attention to, offering advice for how to manage problem areas like buffets, etc. Good luck! and healthy eating!!!
 
Welcome !!

My only advice is just remember its a journey not a race . I have lost weight very slowly and finally made my 30 lb mark and held to that for a bit . I have 20 more to reach my December goal of losing 50 lbs . That is my short term goal cause 100 seemed too hard to concieve so I am doing it in 50 lb increments .

A postive attitude goes a very long way and it sounds like you have that going for you already . I dont do as good with a diary as I should and I need to . I was viligent but my darn job is killing me . Anyway once again welcome the people here are very encouraging and helpful .

Naida
 
exactly what they said...its a JOURNEY not a race. i remember sitting here a couple years ago on my big fat arse thinking "but its going to take SO long to lose all this weight!" and i would hear these weight lose stories about how so and so lost 60 pounds in 10 months or 75 pounds in 14 months. in the mean time im still fat and time is STILL going by, so i started thinking hey if i had started this LAST summer, i could be thin right now! or if i had seriously began an exercise regimen 14 months ago, i could BE at my goal weight right now!

i'm all about results right now and dont have much patience or stick to itiveness lol but i knew that if i started NOW (which happened to be April 2004) that a year wasnt so far away to reach my goal. well here it is september 2005 and i may not be at my goal weight yet, but im sure glad i began that long journey over a year ago!
 
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