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juliejenson

juliejenson

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Hello Everyone,

My name is Julie. I've been trying to live a healthier lifestyle for the past few months. Making some great progress and thought I'd try and motivate (and stay motivated) by joining the online discussions.

By healthier lifestyle I mean more active, more time outside, more time with family and friends, and even more 'me' time.

An equal goal is to continue to lose weight.
 
Hi Julie.

Hi Julie,
I'm new here too. My name is Lea and if I can be of any help in your weight loss journey, let me know. I'm not saying that I have all the answers, but I do have lots of great tips that will help you.
Good Luck:seeya:
 
Hi Julie - and welcome! :)

The first thing I'd suggest is registering for a free account on FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal or Calorie Counter, Diet Tracking, Food Journal, Nutrition Facts at The Daily Plate and starting to log your food. This will let you see how many calories you're eating and how your nutrition levels are breaking down. Once you know that, you'll be able to see more clearly where you can make adjustments, cut back, change your nutrition, etc.

The next thing I'd suggest is checking out the various sticky posts in the exercise area of the forum (Weight Loss Through Exercise - Weight Loss Forum). There are some very good posts on exercise, both cardio/aerobic and on incorporating weight lifting into your exercise plans.

I'd also suggest starting a diary in the weight loss diary area (Weight Loss Diary - Weight Loss Forum) as well as reading and participating in other diaries. This is a good way to make updates to your progress and to get support from others. It helps to find the diaries of people who have successfully lost weight (or are losing weight) and reading through them as well. Following the diaries of those who have been successful is both inspiring and informative.

Finally, I'd say you should read as much as you can of the posts on the board, especially anything that's marked "sticky". There is a ton of good information around here and a lot of times questions that new folks have has already been answered very thoroughly - so do take the time to look around and read. :)

Hope that helps you to get started.
 
How are you?

Hi Julie, How are you? Still motivated and doing well I hope. I found that small changes can make a big difference when trying to lose weight. My tip of the day is "never go shopping when your hungry" I always found that I would buy fattening things such as sweets and cakes and eat them there and then. Silly me.
Anyway
Good Luck and stay focused.
Lea X :waving:
 
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