New to the site - need to loose about 200lbs

suvmom03103

Hi there,

I just wanted to introduce myself to the group. I am a fun loving, easy going 50 yo woman who has struggled my entire life being overweight. At this point I am 200+ pounds overweight. Life has not been easy getting to this place. I am not liking this and need to make a drastic change.

I have finally decided to take the plunge and really start living for me. My entire life; which I am sure I am not the only one has always cared for others, giving everything to make everyone happy around you.

I am looking for friends I can converse with and develop a great friendship while we are on this journey. It is an emotional struggle as you may know. There will be good days and there will be bad days. But hopefully there will be more good than bad.

Please feel free to message me if you wish. I would to meet people with a similar weight loss need.

Good luck on your journey

Kat

happysquidmuffin

My weight loss goals are not similar (I need to lose about 35 lb) but I wanted to welcome you to MFP and wish you good luck on your journey! Remember, it's a marathon, not a sprint, and there is lots of good advice. Don't take anything personal here because we can be quite snarky, and sometimes people get offended. But have an open mind and make sure you get yourself a scale to weigh your food. You can do it!

suvmom03103

Thank you for your comment. I am sure there are a lot of snarky people. But then again "snarkism" is everywhere. Just have to take it with a grain of salt, and look beyond those comments. People do not totally know anyone's story so they should not judge .....if we just have to keep moving in the right direction and we will get there.

Good luck on your journey !!

AFettes21

I am 31 with 2 little ones...a 4 year old daughter and a 1 1/2 year old son. Prior to getting pregnant with my son, I had lost 99 pounds using MFP! Now I've gained 35-40 back and I'm ready to start fresh! I'm always looking for others to motivate me and keep me on track and in return, I will do the same for you! Please feel free to add me and we can help each other on this journey!!

sdalton5

Awesome! I love the way we encourage!

mousie1973

Hi, I am 42, looking to lose a total of 122 pounds (going from 292 to 170) my first goal is to get down to 192 (100 pounds and then i will see from there what i want to lose from there but currently my GW is 170) , I am currently down 15 in two months. Feel free to add me!

sunnyside1213

There are lots of people on this site who have lost a lot more than 200 lbs, so I say it is doable. Be patient. Eat clean. Drink lots of water. Get moving. Good luck to you. You can friend me if you like though my goal is much more modest.