Group: New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself

New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 1539, Messages: 27038

Officially introduce yourself to the community by sharing your goals, obstacles or accomplishments. Don't be shy.. we're all here for the same reason. The more support we share the easier it will be to reach our goals!

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MrsRowe
MrsRowe
Posts: 1
Joined: 2009/10/06
United States
2009/10/06, 12:12 PM
Hey All,
I am new here. My name is Althea, 32, married, mother of 1 stepmother of 3. I am 5 feet, 4 inches and i am 214 pounds. I had started working on loosing weight a few weeks ago and lost 15 pounds mostly from stress i think. Anyway, i am fed up of being fat. I want to loose weight. Any tips, suggestions would really help.
returnofplex
returnofplex
Posts: 801
Joined: 2007/10/26
United States
2009/10/06, 01:33 PM
My two suggestions are get on your diet, and get active. And when I say "get on your diet" I really mean take a serious look and start counting calories. The main reason we gain weight is because we take in more calories than we burn throughout the day. For you, I'd suggest starting around 1700-1800 calories a day.
As far as activity goes, anything physical would be a good starting point, but ideally beginning both a strength training and cardio routine would be ideal.