New to FitBit. Would love to have some friends to add!

[Crystaleve]

Hello, I am Crystal, I am 25 and I recently bought a FitBit Surge and am finally ready to lose this weight that I have gained the past 2 years. 2 years ago I was in the Military and would have never imagined I would be at the weight I am now. I had my first child and a few months later he passed away in a car crash and ever since then I stopped working out, got out of the Military and during the pregnancy + this long journey of grieving for my son, I gained 60 pounds.

I desperately want to get back to where I was before, but my biggest problem is avoiding sweets. I workout almost daily but my weight never changes because I give in to chocolate, sweet bread, Starbucks, cookies, etc.. I have no idea why I can't stop eating bad things, - I don't have diabetes, I have normal blood pressure, - I can't seem to control it. It is weird because when it comes to regular food I eat really lean. I hate fast food, but sweets - I can't resist them lol

Anyways, I would love to have some online support on here, maybe compare my fitbit stats with others and see what others are doing who may have simular struggle areas. Feel free to add me, I don't have any friends on here yet. Thanks 🙂

In loving Memory of my son

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[SarahJ74]

Hi Crystal! First of all I want to say welcome to the Fitbit Family!  I'm very sorry for the loss of your son, I'm not a parent so I can't even imagine how much that must hurt. 

Have you tried MyFitnessPal? It can be used with your Fitbit and I find it helps a lot and holds me more accountable for what I'm eating and such. 

You can go ahead and give me an add if you'd like.

[wrestlefit]

Cyrstal - I used to be a freestyle wrestler and went back to it a few years ago mainly for fitness but i'm now back competing at a decent level - I currently compete in the 74 kilo's weight division but when I first started back I weighed 86 Kilo's - it took me about two years to lose the weight so dont worry if your efforts arent working right away. In terms of exercise I suppose my tip to you is to find something (a sport or hill walking) you like doing and get yourself into a good routine of regular training or participation - theres no point doing an activity you dont really like as you will never stick to it.   In terms of diet my problem was the same as yours as I loved sweet things (especially chocolate)- the way I approached this was to gradually ween myself away from sweet things. I acheived this by changing little things like if I wanted a coffee and fancied a cake or chocolate bar to go with it I got into the habit of drinking the coffee or tea first and then decide if i wanted to buy the cake - 9 times out of 10 you will find that you dont fancy the cake after the coffee- i think this is because  9 out of 10 times you are actually thirsty and not hungry -I used to have a bad habit of eating rubbish at night time  and to deal with this i found something I like a lot but is healthy and substituted that for unhealthy snacks like crisps at home - my substitute was Alpen museli - i would just have a small bowl of that and it satisfied my sweet craving but also filled me up - another tip is to keep hydrated -drink plenty of water ( i add a sugar free fruit cordial as I find water a bit boring on its own). Now that I have my weight where I want it I still occassionally eat chocolate but I dont crave it as Im not hooked on sugar anymore - this way I appreciate chocolate as a wee treat which is actually what it should be (its not a food type after all).  Sorry if this is a bit of a ramble but I hope you find it useful - Kindest Regards - Stuart

[Mcore]

Hi @Crystaleve! I'm very happy to see you here in the Community.  I can relate to the love of sweets. I'm a chocolate lover and it has been a challenge to avoid eating it but for the past few months I have been doing a good job, I think. 

I believe that you have a very good advantage here. Since you mentioned you were in the Military, I think that you can be very disciplined when it comes to a routine. I bet that when you set your mind to achieving a goal, you succeed. Like @SarahJ74 said, I'm not a parent but I can understand why you stopped doing things you loved and stopped taking care of yourself. You know, it takes time. It will take the time you need so you can recover and start over. All I can say is that you have given the first step right now and you started acknowledging that you need to do something about yourself and your health. You are on the right path @Crystaleve, don't give up and stay focused.

If you need help with any questions you might have or if you just want to share your progress, feel free to post again. We are all here to help you out!