What MFP member has truly inspired you?

SunshineKisses_2012

Great post! Well... I'm so thankful to all of my MFP friends but Sknopps is the one that introduced me to this site and I really feel like she saved my life. At a starting weight of 335 pounds, things weren't looking good for me. She has been my number 1 inspiration and I am so very proud of her & thankful to her for encouraging me on a daily basis ;-)

My husband.... Chewy7410. He is my daily inspiration and I love him so much!!

Totally agree about Jzim as well! I have followed her journey for only a short 60 days but she is such an inspiration!!

BCFossett~ Her encouraging words & scripture continually lift me up and help me through this journey!

500lbs2Marathon~ Gary probably doesn't know my name but he inspires me so much! I follow his blogs, sites, & page fanatically (don't worry, I'm not gonna like stalk him or anything! lol).

Genem30~ Him & I are neck & neck with our weight loss and a little friendly competition makes me happy :-) He's also super funny & I enjoy reading his posts! lol

kylee_marie~ She's a new local friend I've "met" on MFP. I can tell she's such a hard worker and is rockin it!

And to all of you guys who comment on my posts, diary completions, weight loss, etc. You guys are all so awesome and keep me going! Without all of you guys, I would not be where I am today & still going strong!!

Nyodra, Bearpie, BekJ, rmsrws, astovey, GenerationD05, BecomingMyself, iamahealthychick, mosneakers, Namaste1983, ADTeachTX, maab_connor, eed_bookworm, VeganGal84 (& hopefully I haven't forgotten anyone but if I have. I'm sorry.. you know who you are! lol) I still have such a long way to go... but with all of my MFP friends.... you're helping make this a wonderful new lifestyle :-)

Awww! Thank you!! :flowerforyou: :blushing:

michelle_vankat

I have so many! Each one of my friends has inspired me in their own individual ways...some of my favorites, in no particular order (and I am missing so many, I know).

kandrews24
Jzim
500lbs2marathon
BCFossett
CoryIda
ecs1516
Jenna♥
DropsOJupiter
karenleona
♥Carolinamomma3♥
dusk1977
stanvoodoo
kakes80
jvinmill
skwilson1990
daniran

All my friends on MFP are awesome!

hermanaamber

Love my girls keeponkickin and mom2ajnsz so awesome!

d2footballJRC

Would these people please sand up and take a bow...

Lori-menorah lover
Kaatielove
Aninamika
Hiles177
Kasmir8199
Rocketsgirl75
Simplyfreckled
Voluptas63
zumba_smurf
Taso42 - rip ;-)

I keep my friendliest pretty short, not into large lists because I want a more personal feel and to be able to support fully back, but those I named above have gave me beyond and above the encourage I needed at times they probably didn't realize I needed it most. I am not an emotional person and wouldn't mope around looking for attention, the people listed above for one reason or another have done something that would make it impossible for me to delete them off my friendliest which I trim to around 50 - 60 as people stop logging in. I enjoy everyone I have on my list and you kow if you disappear for a few days you will get pms from me everyday from 3 days on til about 12 days. I want everyone to suceede! Thank you friends for everything you have done.

mznisaelaine

I have way too many great friends! It would be a long list....and I gained tons of new friends and they are such awesome support! So if any of my MFP friends see this: THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT SUPPORT SYSTEM! YOU ARE A SUCH AN INSPIRATION AND A BLESSING!

RocketsGirl75

Would these people please sand up and take a bow...

Lori-menorah lover
Kaatielove
Aninamika
Hiles177
Kasmir8199
Rocketsgirl75
Simplyfreckled
Voluptas63
zumba_smurf
Taso42 - rip ;-)

I keep my friendliest pretty short, not into large lists because I want a more personal feel and to be aleto support fully back, but those I named above have gave me beyond and above the encourage I needed at times they probably didn't realize I needed it most. I am not an emotional person and would mope around looking for attention, the people listed above for one reason or another have done something that would make it impossible for me to delete them off my friendliest which I trim to around 50 - 60 as people stop logging in. I enjoy everyone I have on my list and you kow if you disappear for a few days you will get pms from me everyday from 3 days on til about 12 days. I want everyone to suceede! Thank you friends for everything you have done.

:blushing:
:flowerforyou:

kylee_marie

scschenk and poprocksncoke are pretty awesome. always very supportive and they give great advice!

nehushtan

Some of these have inspired me "from a distance"... i.e., I haven't friended all of them.

kayjay7171
TimKirkwood
CoryIda
Danohh
mfpchris
StevenAl (the pioneer)

My3Rayz

Would these people please sand up and take a bow...

Lori-menorah lover
Kaatielove
Aninamika
Hiles177
Kasmir8199
Rocketsgirl75
Simplyfreckled
Voluptas63
zumba_smurf
Taso42 - rip ;-)

I keep my friendliest pretty short, not into large lists because I want a more personal feel and to be aleto support fully back, but those I named above have gave me beyond and above the encourage I needed at times they probably didn't realize I needed it most. I am not an emotional person and would mope around looking for attention, the people listed above for one reason or another have done something that would make it impossible for me to delete them off my friendliest which I trim to around 50 - 60 as people stop logging in. I enjoy everyone I have on my list and you kow if you disappear for a few days you will get pms from me everyday from 3 days on til about 12 days. I want everyone to suceede! Thank you friends for everything you have done.

:blushing:
:flowerforyou

Where the hell am I

cantjustcant

OHHHH and Holliedoodles! She's always got great things to say!

campnhike is just gorgeous inside and out!

Hawaiiandreamer is extremely inspirational in her story

hotmamasoon who deals with crap in her outside life but always has positive attitude!

natifan2 is my male inspiration!

lindalou is always postive!

Tuffjourney is just amazing!

darlenewanamaker has the best ideas to keep things fresh


nati39 has the same journey to take that I do

SmartFunGorgeous is my energizer bunny! Seriously how does that woman do all the things she does?

gel91 who has so much on her plate and yet plugs away!

esvabelle who is just amazing strong woman!

Birdlover's smile on her profile pic inspires me every day

mrmarius

so many but names that jump out mainly because they were some of the first i met here and saw would be

roylawrence87
junewarner
laughingdani
bbygirl5
frankbo and his lovely wife firefitgirl something or other lol

there are many many more

bethvandenberg

I love me some PackerFan and Emma from Wisco. I love my VA and WA and new friend from NC... But there are so many....cibodave is pretty awesome and Tony and on and on and on...Oh don't let me forget my Jesse and Trudy from MN and then theirs Dianne from LV and blah blah blah I can't remember everyone's name....or how to spell them.

Y'all rock and you know who you are and if I forgot or misspelled it then know I still care and enjoy our times together

Packerfan23

I love me some PackerFan and Emma from Wisco. I love my VA and WA and new friend from NC... But there are so many....cibodave is pretty awesome and Tony and on and on and on...Oh don't let me forget my Jesse and Trudy from MN and then theirs Dianne from LV and blah blah blah I can't remember everyone's name....or how to spell them.

Y'all rock and you know who you are and if I forgot or misspelled it then know I still care and enjoy our times together

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AWWWW...thanks Beth...you are my hero and you inspire me every day...you are one of my longest standing MFP friends! I have so many it is hard to pick just one...Beth for being one of my longest MFP friends and always there to encourage me, ksharon for being the 1st MFP pal I met face to face and being there for my first 5K to cheer me on, VikesfanMB for being one of my best friends from college who joined me here and has had so much success, Binky for making me smile everyday, and to all my Green Team members in Season 2 of MFP's The Biggest Loser, who are up for the challenge everyday! But in reality, all my friends here support me everyday in so many ways...I thank you all...you all inspire me to do the best I can everyday!

Tori_356

all of em, if you're here and putting the work in, you inspire me to do the same! love all my friends & always looking for more (hint add me! you dont have to write a message, lol)

beckyinma

I have a ton of inspiring friends here on mfp, including some wonderful real life friends, Sbakke77 first off, the person who got me here to begin with, and JZIM because she always has kind words, even when I can't get to my comp for comments.

500lbs2marathon

Thanks for those who gave me a mention, it is appreciated and means alot to me to know that Ive been able to have a positive impact on your life in some form or another.

I have a large circle of friends here, and I cant honestly pick out a handful of which I find to be an inspiration to me, as I find myself constantly inspired by most EVERYONE in my circle. Just the fact that I can come on here to MFP and read about people's successes, struggles, joys and pains, but yet no matter what the circumstance manage to get the support and courage they need to fight thru it and do what it takes to acheive their goals. To me, THAT is inspiring!

I am gonna name a few names, solely by their First names because they know who they are. I mention them not just because of how inpiring they are, but of how caring and supportive they have been to me in my short time on MFP. Im proud to call these people friends.

In no particular order.. Jenn, Lori, Katie, Cecy, Sam, Hil, Danielle, Gary, Em, Amanda, Tesha, Shan and Bry.

Last but certainly not least, my biggest supporter and my best friend, my wife Gail.

Hourglass25

I am very blessed to have a excellent group of friends, each and every one of them inspire me in their own way. you guys are awesome!!!!!!!:flowerforyou:

GreenGettingLean

Great thread idea! I am inspired by all of my MFP friends, whether they have 10 lbs to lose or 100. They are all on here every day, logging the good, the bad, and the ugly, and exercising even if it means sweating through a JM video at midnight after a long day.

I was going to give a shoutout to Gary (500lbs2marathon) but it looks like a lot of people beat me to it. Inspiring journey, fantastic motivator and great status updates to keep me going every day! Shoutout also to Sarah (schninie82), who is always encouraging me not to give up exercising and pushed me through JM 30DS. I'm also inspired by sarah307, jenna<3, fatgirlslove, creiche, and really just too many others to name. Everytime I see one of my MFP friends making healthy food choices or getting a great workout in, I can't help but do the same because I don't want to let them down! :flowerforyou:

fbmandy55

Doing mine by first name unless I don't know it :laugh: Gary, Donna, Adrian, Joe, Auticus, Namaste, Leora, Collins, Ritamas and Adrye.. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.

All of these people have different reasons for being an inspiration to me. Some have lost a large amount of weight, some are always there for me and pushing me and a couple of them are just plain sexy.

I honestly believe I have the BEST friends on here.

500lbs2marathon

Doing mine by first name unless I don't know it :laugh: Gary, Donna, Adrian, Joe, Auticus, Namaste, Leora, Collins, Ritamas and Adrye.. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.

All of these people have different reasons for being an inspiration to me. Some have lost a large amount of weight, some are always there for me and pushing me and a couple of them are just plain sexy.

I honestly believe I have the BEST friends on here.

Im gonna say im definitely with the "just plain sexy" group? Either way, im glad to have u as a friend as well!

Grimmerick

What has really inspired me is being able to slowly watch myself improve, getting fitter, faster, stronger, healthier, better skin, smaller clothes, it's all so inspiring

TinaDay1114

I've seen so many folks on here that inspire me, there are too many to count (and too many to "friend"). Every day I see another person's thread and go "WOW. Amazing." And not just for their weight loss -- it's because of what they've been through, what they're going through, the fact that they're just trying to live their best life possible for themselves, their families, their kids, their parents... and even the struggles are inspiring.

If I could, I'd give a shout out to EVERY SINGLE ONE of you. :flowerforyou:

fbmandy55

Doing mine by first name unless I don't know it :laugh: Gary, Donna, Adrian, Joe, Auticus, Namaste, Leora, Collins, Ritamas and Adrye.. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.

All of these people have different reasons for being an inspiration to me. Some have lost a large amount of weight, some are always there for me and pushing me and a couple of them are just plain sexy.

I honestly believe I have the BEST friends on here.

Im gonna say im definitely with the "just plain sexy" group? Either way, im glad to have u as a friend as well!

You know it!

morganhccstudent724

People who make me feel good everyday:

Skittybang - Who comes up with the most amazing photo shopped pics

chocolateandvodka aka Miko - Who doesn't give a f*uck and would be my personality twin in Texas

ohwhataday - Has the best "sounds" with words...I love sounding out her status updates

TheRoadDog - Hands down the best stories

These people make me feel beautiful and sexy everyday!! I look forward to "seeing" them in the morning and don't rememeber what I did at work before them!!!!

auticus

Doing mine by first name unless I don't know it :laugh: Gary, Donna, Adrian, Joe, Auticus, Namaste, Leora, Collins, Ritamas and Adrye.. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few.

All of these people have different reasons for being an inspiration to me. Some have lost a large amount of weight, some are always there for me and pushing me and a couple of them are just plain sexy.

I honestly believe I have the BEST friends on here.

KekeHighlyFavored

:happy: Jzim is awesome!

KekeHighlyFavored

I've been on MFP since May and it has been instrumental to my weight loss. There have been people that have come and gone and then we have those "friends" that are always there!

They are always motivating us, pushing us, and congratulating us.

Let's recognize them in this thread and thank them for their dedication!

Jzim has motivated me more than she will ever realize. She starts the day with a positive message and spends much of her day commenting on everyone's workouts and diary closings. She has a full time job, 2 young children, and a husband, but she takes time to motivate her hundreds of MFP friends.

Thank you Jzim!!!!

chocolateandvodka

all of them in one way or another.

skittybang

People who make me feel good everyday:

Skittybang - Who comes up with the most amazing photo shopped pics

chocolateandvodka aka Miko - Who doesn't give a f*uck and would be my personality twin in Texas

ohwhataday - Has the best "sounds" with words...I love sounding out her status updates

TheRoadDog - Hands down the best stories

These people make me feel beautiful and sexy everyday!! I look forward to "seeing" them in the morning and don't rememeber what I did at work before them!!!!

you!!!

iAMaPhoenix

All of my friends are my inspiration, but I must give a special shoutout to Gary and Rachel. True examples that it can be done and excuses are for suckers. Luv all my MFP friends.