Hello! I've been reading the various posts on this forum and I look forward to meeting you all. I am 56 and about 100 pounds overweight. I am 5'8". I recently developed a heart condition and I have high blood pressure. Health is my biggest motivation to lose weight, but of course I would like to look better in my clothes.

Yes, I have lost weight before. Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Atkins, etc. They all work. The problem is getting my mind kicked into gear! For now, I am going to try counting calories and focusing on making better nutritional choices. Glad I found this forum - I plan to stay long enough to lose a lot of weight and encourage others as well.

Hi Terese2,
Which food plan was your favorite to follow?
Wishing you tons of success!

to you!!

There are bunches of threads in this forum and full of knowledgeable, helpful, happy and motivational people. It is hard sometimes to make a permanent change to our lives.... we just have to remember that we are worth it. Especially when it comes to our health. (I am pre-diabetic and it runs in my family). Only we can take care of ourselves. I wish you a great success in finding the right path!

Thanks, Veggiedawg and Wannaskipandlaugh:

I appreciate your welcome!

Veggiedawg, I think my favorite food plan was the 17 Day Diet. I lost 50 pounds pretty quickly on it two years ago. I may ease my way back onto that plan, but for now, I am just trying to make sensible choices and watch calories.

Hope everybody has a great low-calorie evening.

Welcome and good luck on your journey!!!

Hello Terese2~
Glad you're here! Here is to maintaining our new, healthy lifestyles! [clink]
I feel I have a different sense in my mind that, this time, the changes I've made will stick. Sending you positive thoughts and looking forward to losing weight together!

And congrats on your new decision for a healthy lifestyle

Welcome!

Are you using an app to track calories? I'd suggest looking into MyFitnessPal, LoseIt, Spark-something, and I think there's a NetDiary that some people use.

I find it is so easy (and even fun) to enter stuff into a program! I use MFP and it has both a website and an app--and I use them both.

--Beth