I am a very petite Latina, about 5 ft 1 inch. According to the doctor I should weigh between 120 -129 lbs for my height and age. Personally I think this is too thin, especially because this Latina tends to be hippy(Hmmm Is that a word-spell check says it isn’t). I mean seriously I like my J-Lo derriere! I also love my sons, hate the thought of letting my thin clothes go to waste, and want to lower my cholesterol, which means that I must do as the doctor says and lose a few pounds.
I have tried Weight Watchers (hate counting!) and Nutri System (not realistic for my budget plans) to no avail. I enjoy eating which makes it so much harder! Yet Carol makes it sound so easy that I figured why not? Hoping to make my own mission to a healthier me successful this third time around (Isn’t the third time the charmer?!), I did a search on Swagbucks for some FREE advise and found My FitnessPal. I figure since I’m online most of the time anyway this will make it easier to keep track of my progress. My FitnessPal offers a FREE calorie counter, as well as a diet and exercise journel. When signing up, you are asked to provide your DOB, height, weight, desired weight loss, activity level and your expected weight loss timeframe. They then provide you with charts and reports. As a visual person, this was perfect for me! Below is a snapshot of how many calories I can consume in a day if I exercise 4x a week for 30 minutes. Based on their calculations, I should lose a little over 1 pound a week. This is a healthy target weight loss goal. By summer I should be able to fit into last years clothes, making me healthier and wealthier! 
Your progress is also marked in a chart that can be shared with others! You can follow my progress on My FitnessPal, by clicking HERE or on the button to the right. Of course, feel free to join me on my “healthier me” journey! We can motivate each other!
Thank you Carol for inspiring with your own weight loss journey!
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Congrats on starting your weight loss journey! I track using a similar website, which is also free (livestrong.com) It is helpful to gave these tools online to help count calories and set goals! Looking forward to your progress!
Jessie
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Thanks Jessie for the encouragement! Looking forward to checking out your post too
Cool! OMG…Do I make it look easy? lol!! Yikes! Congrats girl! I’ll check that site out, it might be good to have a “pal” help me keep track of calories! Looking forward to reading more!
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You do make it look so easy and more importantly FUN, thats what I need to get back on the bandwagon! Just ordered my Wii Fit YAY! heard that helps alot and I can do it with the boys. Joined Wii Mommies too like Jessie (Hey Jessie!)
Chica good luck on the weight loss. I so need to lose a ton of weight. I will keep track of your progress and maybe this can help me. I am going to go check it out!! Gracias.
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Thanks girl! This Thyroid is kicking my butt and making it bigger too! Figured if I have to be held accountable it will push me! Gotta admit the first day wasn’t a great start, went out with a GF for her Bday. Bad starting day but today looks better =)
Great site. I have to go & sign up now. You’re right about Carol being an inspiration.
I have a thyroid problem that keeps me tired all day long, I’m sick of it. I even bought the Wii fit but I still have it in the box 🙁
I have to hurry up and do something. I don’t want to be the only one not exercising.
Looking forward to your journey as well as Carol’s.
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I have a low thyroid and always pushing myself too cause I could sleep all day LOL I just ordered the Wii Fit figured it would make it fun for me and the boys to get healthier too!
Yeah you! But you didn’t say what KIND of exercise you were going to do! Does it involve the Latinalicious heels?
JKJKJK Love ya!