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Hi Everyone,
I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. I moved here 2 years ago when I retired. I am married and we have 2 adult children and 3 perfect granddaughters.
I got serious about losing weight, getting fit and improving my health almost a year ago - in August of 2014. In total, I've lost 55 lbs. I have another 30-40 lbs to lose - I think. I'll wait until I get closer to my target to decide. I want to be slim and healthy but I don't want to devote my entire life to maintaining some arbitrary number.
I don't follow any specific program. I try to make good choices everyday and portion control is big for me - a constant challenge. I do log my food and exercise everyday. This goes a long way to helping me stay on track.
This is the 4th consecutive group I've joined and I find the support is invaluable - lots of great ideas, it helps me stay focused and the stories are so inspiring.
So, let's get going and lose 15 lbs. I'm weighing in at 183 lbs. Interestingly, I recently bought a new scale which shows my weight 8 lbs higher than my old scale. Sadly, other scales confirm the accuracy of the new scale. This was fairly devastating news for me, as you can imagine. Oh well!!! On Labour Day, I hope to weigh 168 lbs. This is magical territory for me - I haven't weighed this little in over 20 years. Best of luck to everyone!!0 -
Hello Everyone,
I'm Rene', I live in Iowa USA. I have a 22 year old son & own a residential window cleaning business as well as being a Home Health Aide.
I have been on the weight loss journey before, back in 09-10. I used MFP then to track my food but had no idea there was the community aspect. I was very successful back then, doing it alone. I had my mom cheering me on & that was all I needed at the time. Well then, in March 2010 my beloved mom was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer and my world fell apart. I had maintained my 60lb weight loss and even lost 10 or 15 more while taking care of her. But...as her health declined and with all her doctor & hospital & a nursing/rehab home stay, I simply had NO time to exercise or cook healthy meals. After she passed I went into a deep depression not only from losing my last parent but also because my brother seemed lost to me as well. So, I had lost my entire birth family at that point...devastating. Over the 3 years(4yrs this Oct) since my mom passed I gained every single pound back. It has taken 3 years to come out of my funk.
I really have to get rid of this weight again. I hate being this big. I have early onset, aggressive degenerative arthritis, so the extra weight is detrimental to my mobility! I absolutely love having people who care about my success and are in my corner! I've had one man take me under his wing and is educating my on the right ways to lose weight this time so it's permanent!
I hate admitting that when I started MFP this time around, I weighed 260...again:( Today I weigh 239.3. I want to get down 50lbs by October 1st for a much need vacation with my son & his girlfriend. My goal is 175, then I will see how I feel and go from there. According to BMI, I should weigh 143 to 168. Judging from past experience, I think 143 would be way too small for my 5'9" large frame. In 2009 I was at 190 and in a size 10, hip bones sticking out and all! I'll see how I feel, at any rate.
Thank you all for being here & supporting/encouraging/motivating us all!!
Here's to thinner, healthier, longer living, more happy us's! lol0 -
Hi everyone! My name is Sharon. I have 3 wonderful children. 2 boys ages 11 and 2, and a daughter age 9. I'm 33 years old and married. Im from Massachusetts USA. I started eating healthier a couple weeks ago. My starting weight was 235 pounds. I'm currently at 223 pounds. 235 is the most I've ever weighed. I have absolutely no self confidence and I'm so out of shape. I'm also trying to quit smoking. I've always been chubby since my teens; then once I started having children, the pounds have been piling on.
I've been doing yoga in the mornings. I have almost no flexability... so that's why I've been doing that. I do about 20-30 mins a day. I can't do it like the skinny girls but I do my best and do what my body allows without getting hurt! In the afternoon or sometimes late morning, I do 30 Mins of Insanity. Once again, doing it at my own pace to avoid injuries. Then in the evenings I walk 30-40 mins.
I'm hoping to at least lose 2 pounds a week. Which should be very feasible taking the fact that I'm just starting off. Going from eating junk all the time and not getting any real exercise. I'm looking forward to being with everyone here! It's going to be a wonderful journey, with bad days as well I'm sure.
My ultimate goal this round is to lose 23 pounds, which will drop me to 200lbs0 -
Hello new friends! I'm Rae and I live in the country in beautiful Oregon. I'm 55 and working to build my stamina and stay as healthy as possible, while also losing some weight. I've been on MFP since January and I lost about 15 pounds so far, with 15-20 more to go. I've been on a stall for the past 6 weeks, so I'm hoping this challenge will help motivate me to drop the rest.
My favorite exercises are playing disc golf, gardening, aerobic dance and yoga. I used to lift weights and was pretty fit in my 40's, but injuries and life got in the way. I'm starting to lift again, but starting out with low weights so far.
I'm also into healthy cooking and have a big organic garden, which is keeping me very busy right now!
Happy to have new friends if anyone wants to send me a request!0 -
Hi, y'all. My name is Darin, and I'm a 36 year-old 5'7" woman of Thai descent living in Holly Springs, North Carolina, US. I've been with my high school sweetheart for 20 years since February, and we're engaged to be married - date unset but aiming for early 2016.
I joined MFP several years ago. Hey, did you know you can only change your User ID twice? Quick Tip: Do not put a target year in your User ID. The first year after, you feel a little uncomfortable and embarrassed. Multiple years afterward? You start to feel old.
Anyhow, I've done this before - years ago I previously lost a lot of weight with logging calories and exercising - around 30 pounds - so I know I have the capability and drive. I am succeeding. I'm part of another awesome group on MFP and loving it, so that's why I came over here
Please feel free to friend me. I'm a data nerd - I've also been using MapMyFitness for the past many years, and I get irate when my GPS on my phone doesn't record my terrifyingly slow shambling around my neighborhood. I just started using the Zombies, Run! app (which is fun, but it doesn't cooperate with my music app, so I'm mostly doing the aforementioned shambling in silence, which is kind of a bummer). To be fair, I have an aging Droid Galaxy, so perhaps the Zombies, Run! just needs something a bit more modern? I don't know.
Anyhow, thanks for having me, and good luck, everyone!0 -
eDarinGettingHawtin2013 wrote: »Hi, y'all. My name is Darin, and I'm a 36 year-old 5'7" woman of Thai descent living in Holly Springs, North Carolina, US. I've been with my high school sweetheart for 20 years since February, and we're engaged to be married - date unset but aiming for early 2016.
I joined MFP several years ago. Hey, did you know you can only change your User ID twice? Quick Tip: Do not put a target year in your User ID. The first year after, you feel a little uncomfortable and embarrassed. Multiple years afterward? You start to feel old.
Anyhow, I've done this before - years ago I previously lost a lot of weight with logging calories and exercising - around 30 pounds - so I know I have the capability and drive. I am succeeding. I'm part of another awesome group on MFP and loving it, so that's why I came over here
Please feel free to friend me. I'm a data nerd - I've also been using MapMyFitness for the past many years, and I get irate when my GPS on my phone doesn't record my terrifyingly slow shambling around my neighborhood. I just started using the Zombies, Run! app (which is fun, but it doesn't cooperate with my music app, so I'm mostly doing the aforementioned shambling in silence, which is kind of a bummer). To be fair, I have an aging Droid Galaxy, so perhaps the Zombies, Run! just needs something a bit more modern? I don't know.
Anyhow, thanks for having me, and good luck, everyone!
I use to live in Holly Springs. That's crazy:)0 -
Hi ALL!
I forgot the introduction! I'm Kelly, 33 years old. Currently undergoing medical disability for the past tooo many months (16 I think). Was a normal active person, and then bam...woke up at 1030 one morning dizzy and couldn't see right. Now with some hearing issues, balance problems, neuropathy, and the the ever present dizziness and vision issues. So, my mobility is fairly limited. I can walk for short short bits, I can sit in a chair for about an hour, but then I get so dizzy I need to lie flat. My current diagnosis is vestibular migraine with persistent aura, a rare form of chronic migraine. No head pain except with my menstrual migraines. I am very thankful for that, although this dizziness is far more disabling than any migraine I have ever had. But, better not to have both the way I see it
TONS of bedrest during this time, something like 25 or 27 medications later, too many tests to count, subsequent anxiety and major depression related to chronic illness and what they called "adjustment disorder", and I went from a whopping 133.1 pounds the morning before I got sick to a high of 192 pounds in the course of almost a year. I started in January and am working the calorie counting. My activity is less than sedentary, and I am in the house most days in bed or on the couch. I don't say this to be depressing, but rather to say that it IS possible to lose with calorie counting. My doctors said my weight was a "Secondary Issue", but it is one of the things I CAN be successful at, on my own, with small choices and mindful eating.
I tend to lose in spurts, then hold my weight for 3-4 weeks, then lose again. These past few weeks I am back to losing steadily, and am not sure if it is just time again or because of some medication changes, but I am not complaining!
So far I am a little over halfway to my goal of 133 pounds! It has taken a little over 7 months. I want to be at my pre-illness weight, however my drs are not sure it is possible and feel anything 150 or less would be healthy! We will see what happens, but again I am in this for the long haul so it is a bit of an experiment.
In addition to the weight loss, my cholesterol has so rapidly improved in this time. I cut my total cholesterol 71 points, my triglycerides by 58 points, and my ldl by 37 points. I am not quite to the 150 pound weight my dr wants, but she can not believe my now perfect labs! Such a great motivator for weight loss! PERFECT cholesterol from risky in 7 months.
I love supporting others and a healthy lifestyle, as well as understand the many limitations and extra challenges chronic illness poses. Feel free to add me if you are looking for support. I keep the diary closed as I calorie count and don't import, but keep it at 1200 ish. It gets to be too much to put it all in with what little energy I do have, but it still is working for me!
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Hi everyone I'm currently stationed on a ship that's based out of Japan (US Navy). I joined the 4th of July challenge and did really well for a while and lost 13 pounds, but then dropped off a bit and gained back about 6 of them. I'm just glad I didn't gain more. So, I'm back and ready to work on turning my gaining streak to a losing streak. 0
