hello there

hi, my names dot and this is my last attempt to diet . I felt good when i once lost a lot of weight and ache to feel that way again. This is my very positive step so here goes my friends, i look forward to any help i can get and give back to others 

Hi dot, nice to meet you.

I learned a lot of great things from c-c. 

First, first I am not on a diet, I am on a healthy lifestyle journey.

Second, I am no longer here to lose weight.   When you lose something, you often search to find it again.  Lose your keys or your wallet and you search until you find them or you repalce them.  I am not doing that with my fat.  I am releasing my fat from my body.

Third, I make healthy food choices.  I eat for nutrition first and if there is room left over I will have a food choice that may not be the greatest nutritionally, but will make me feel like I am not depriving myself of foods that I use to eat.

Fourth, when I started I added things to my lifestyle instead of taking them away.  I added an extra fruit and veggie a day.  I added another lean protein, added wholegrains, added an extra serving of yogurt.  I added a walk around the block, then when I added a mile walk I added a bike ride.
I was here about three month before I noticed that I was not doing certain things that was hindering my fat release, such as a bag of chips every week or just eating for the hell of it.

Use the tools, the food log, the excersise tools and the analyser.  they are great.  So is the support that I get from my c-c friends.

Enjoy your new journey.

 spoiled candy,  thanks for your very wise words and encouragement  i never looked at it that way but sure will from now on .Good luck and here's to healthy us and a lighter future.

added you as a friend. 

PS there is more action going on in the journals then there are in the forums.  Read some forum post, find some great friends and you will have a great support system here.

welcome to CC :)

Spoiled candy- I will definitely remember your points! :)