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Im not try to lose the weight before newyears0
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hey everyone my name is Faith i'm 31 years old and i started my journey with MFP about 7 weeks ago. A friend of mine and her family started on MFP in Jan. and have had amazing results and i have been encouraged hearing her updates each week. So i finally decided in May to try what would i have to loose other than weight. It has been a challenge just getting myself familiar with counting the calories so i have decided i did not get 375lbs overnight and i know i'm not gonna become skinny minnie overnight either. I have decided to concentrate on one thing at a time and hopefully will not hit a plateau too soon. I have tried different things before and did good for a lil bit but it fell by the wayside. So far this is working for me and i look forward to recording my items every day! I love this site and all the encouragement and help that you can get from it! so far i have lost 15lbs. and am excited about this journey!0
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hey everyone my name is Faith i'm 31 years old and i started my journey with MFP about 7 weeks ago. A friend of mine and her family started on MFP in Jan. and have had amazing results and i have been encouraged hearing her updates each week. So i finally decided in May to try what would i have to loose other than weight. It has been a challenge just getting myself familiar with counting the calories so i have decided i did not get 375lbs overnight and i know i'm not gonna become skinny minnie overnight either. I have decided to concentrate on one thing at a time and hopefully will not hit a plateau too soon. I have tried different things before and did good for a lil bit but it fell by the wayside. So far this is working for me and i look forward to recording my items every day! I love this site and all the encouragement and help that you can get from it! so far i have lost 15lbs. and am excited about this journey!
Great attitude, Faith! I have to have the same mindset that I didn't gain it all in a week, so I'm not going to lose it all in a week! Good luck on your journey. MFP is an excellent tool!0 -
Welcome newest members. Congratulations on starting (or continuing) your journey.0
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Just wanted to say a quick hello. I have joined mfp today and am so glad I have found this group! My highest weight
was 368 but I am now 320.2. I have been this weight for months and am seriously ready for drastic change! I want
to be able to wave goodbye to my son in the morning before school without being afraid of my upper arms slapping me silly...
I want to be able to drive by McDonald's without feeling the need to go into the fetal position...I want to keep chin up (and have just one!) and be proud of myself. Right now I feel like an earthworm has more self worth. I don't know why I did this to myself...
I didn't intentionally think, "Oh boy, my dream is to one day get up in the morning and feel like my knees are going to snap when
I put my weight on them, my stomach to hang like a hammock and never see my feet again! I can't wait!" No. Not even close.
I have just kept eating and have not been able to stop. BUT it is going to stop now. It has to...I don't want my kid to end up with
my bad habits, my bad health. I love him and my husband and it is time I start showing it by getting healthy for them. And seriously?
If I have to buy one more ugly shirt because it is designed for "fat girls" a.k.a. with flowers the size of my head...I don't know what I will do. I mean, really...I am fat not blind.0 -
Hey group, I am 340 pounds, looking at losing some weight, hopefully 8 pounds a month x 12 months... 96 pounds off in a year0
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Welcome new members! Great to have you here! Feel free to add me
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Hello! Technically, I'm not new to MFP, but I'm just now starting to use the website. The highest weight I have ever seen was 335, but that was AFTER I had went from 300 pounds to 248. Luckily, I've only seen 335 once, and have managed to stay around 330 since. I went down to 315 a year and a half ago, but it went back up to around 330 last year. I started a brand new journey about a month ago at the weight of 327 pounds, and as of today, I am 317. Right now, I am mainly focusing on getting out of the 300s. Once I get out of the 300s, I'll take it 5-10 pounds at a time. I'm not in a rush this time around, I just want to see the number go down steadily, and know that my health is improving the more I exercise and the healthier I eat.
Looking forward to the rest of this journey. I wish you all luck on your own adventures\journeys as well!0 -
Welcome! Good luck on your journey. Slow and steady is the healthiest and MFP is an awesome tool!0
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Hi, my name is Terri and I am 42 yrs. old. I have been single for the past 16 years and I have 2 kids who have been the focus of my life. I have always been heavy (11pounds when I was born!) I am tired of looking and feeling awful. I was diagnosed with celiac and started gluten free in January. I have been working with a trainer for the past 6 weeks 2x a week and exercise another 2-4 x a week but I am not losing weight. Started in January at 307 and weighed 291 on June 14th. I have been using Mfp for about 4 weeks, but this is my first post of any kind. Love reading about all your successes and encouragement. I hope this will be the time I continue going down on the scale instead of losing 10- 20 and then going back up over 300.0
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Ok so my name is Shai and my high weight is approx 390 and have now managed to get to 320 I seem to fluxuate up to 340 in most cases don't go over that any more. I just last week decided that I need to make some changes and could really use a support system of people who like me know what it is like to live over 300 lbs. My husband is 140 and my father while a big guy is only about 220.
My family has stopped bugging me about my weight because they figure it wont do any good. This is why I need suppport from outside. My family is cautiously optimistic but really they don't believe I can/will do it.
I am 39 years old and have a 2 year old little girl that I would like to have the energy to play with. So for all of you out there being told that you are to fat to have a child you are not. I was 330 when I conceived and 330 when I delivered.
Anyway I need friends who understand to help guide me through this.0 -
My name is Abby. I'm 27 and also engaged, and weigh in at 334 LBs. I started at 350 mid-May but using MFP to track my calorie intake has already proven to be a useful tool and i've lost 16 LBs. I want supportive friends who are either in the same boat losing the weight, or already lost it and can give me some pointers
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Welcome Terri, Shai and Abby! I've been using this site on and off for about a year, but got really focused on losing weight around the end of February. Since finding this group (just last week), I've become more determined than ever! There are some great people here who really encourage you every step of the way.
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Haha I feel like there isn't an easy way to introduce myself without sounding like I'm in an AA meeting.
I'm Aaron, I'm trying to fight the good fight and lose weight. I got on the scale about a month ago and it said 350, at that moment I freaked out. I've never been that heavy in my life. I went into college at 220 and now years later I'm 130 pounds heavier (and I wasn't skinny to start with!). Anyway I lost 10 pounds, but then stalled because I had to spend a week out of town. Now I'm trying to get back on track and lose some more weight. My entire Dad's side of the family has diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problems, and is morbidly obese. We are a family of fat Italians, so we have a lifestyle of eating. It is hard watching them struggle.
I want to be healthy for a lot of reasons, I've never been skinny or in shape in my life so I WANT to know what that feels like. Also I'll be getting married this year, and I want to be able to start a family and not die off before my future kids get to know me. Really though, I just want to feel healthy, this kind of weight is a constant battle against depression and I never really feel good. I always have heart burn or digestive issues. It's time for that to stop.
Anyway, this is one of my first posts, and looking at it I feel really good being able to get all of this out. I'm definitely looking for any friends, so feel free to add me!0 -
Hi, I am currently 315. I have been on MFP a while and can't seem to get it right. I work from home at night and I tend to ruin my whole day in that 3 hours on the computer. I am looking for support to get me started.0
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Welcome! Feel free to add me if you like. I work nights too and will holler at you not to eat twinkies at 3 am.
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Hahah Thanks I will!0
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I am a 28 year old wife with no children and I started my weight loss journey (this time lol) on June 12th 2012. I weighed my heaviest ever at 305lbs... Since then I have dropped 15 lbs in the first week and am at my Current Weight of 290lbs..
I have never been thin, EVER, but i want to experience this at least once.
My journey is so that i can have children(i have had two miscarriages and cant seem to get pregnant now), be healthier, and maybe remedy several health issues i have (pancreatitis, infertility, arthritis, depression, etc) and i just want to be able to wear a swimsuit and feel comfortable.
I have always been the nice friend with a great personality, damn it for once i want to be called beautiful...not sweet.
I feel blessed to have found this group and i completely agree that those who have never had to face trying to lose 100+ lbs have no clue what it is like...
Please feel free to friend me if you like, I'm always up for a good chat 0 -
Hi there,
Hoping to lose around 200lb for my wedding in 2014. Was really happy to find this group - finally people who understand!
Feel free to add me as a friend.
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Hi all my name is Vicki I'm currently 410 lbs and way way way unhealthy, I need to get this weight off to save my life.0
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Hello my name is Jamie and my starting over weight is 365.6. I keep coming back to MFP but I just cant seem to get it right. Im either eating right and not excercising or excercising and not eating right.......why cant i just do both!
I am 35 years old and already osteoarthritis and making living in this big ole body impossible. I need desperately to lose this weight and be healthy, I want to be around for my kids and grandkids some day.
I have an appointment on July 26th for a gastric bypass consultation, I really dont want to do the surgery but I am stuck in this massive rut that I cant get out of. I need support, please add me!0 -
Hi all, my name is Sam, I'm a 52 year old cancer survivor and started MFP at 315lbs a month ago. I've lost 19lbs so far, with a goal of at least 90lbs. I gained about 75lbs. after my bout with cancer and I know that if I don't change my lifestyle I will not survive long enough to enjoy all that life has to offer.
My good friend introduced me to MFP and he has lost 130lbs down from 379! He is an inspiration to me and I would like to pay that forward, so if you need an accountability or encouragement friend, feel free to add me.0 -
Hi folks - Joined MFP a couple of weeks ago after I decided to get serious about dropping weight. I turned 39 this month and hoping to spend the next year gradually shedding so that by my 40th I'll be a changed man. As of today I'm at 293, but started my journey at 320 back in April. So far, I've been really lucky. I don't have any medical reasons for my gradual weight gain since leaving college - I've just spent too many years eating too much and moving around too little. Hopefully, those days are behind me forever.0
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Hey yall. My name is Alex im 23. When I started losing weight I was 389 I started using this app at 340. I have battled weight my whole life im a big boy 6'3 and I lived large all of High School And College. Being the funny fat guy and doing eating contests to impress people Example 6lb cheeseburger. Now that im out of school, my goal is to be 280 which is what I weighed at 13-14. I have not been under 300 since I was in Middle School.0
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Hey Ya'll! I don't think that I have introduced myself yet so here goes. I am a 35 y/o mother of 4 and wife to the greatest man ever. I topped out at my highest weight the beginning of this year at 317 and decided enough was enough. In February my husband and I decided to get healthy and we started excercising and eating better I had lost 25 lbs and seemed to be at a stand still. I found MFP about 2 weeks ago and LOVE it. Since beginning MFP i have lost 3 more for a total of 28, I know I still have a loooonnggg way to go but seeing results + finding supportive people = success, right?0
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I'm a 33 y/o father of one very active 2 year old. I joined here at 380 lbs a month ago mostly because of the food tracking ability - figured it'd be a good way to figure out how balanced I'm eating day to day, and see if I can lose a few pounds in the process.
Instead of just being the "fat guy", I've also been the "strong guy" - I've been picking up heavy things ever since my teens, so I've packed on muscle as well as fat. Every time I tried working out, I just got bigger (because I didn't watch my eating as well). Sort of like a decade long bulking session. Currently I'm about 24% bodyfat - I don't want to go below 12%, so that gives me about 40 lbs in fat to lose.
As for my goal, I'm aiming towards winning my Highland Games competitions, so I've started doing some heavy powerlifting in the gym and seeing how much fat I can trim off before next spring. If I can lose the extraneous weight and get even stronger, then I'll call this a success.
Any other 300+ people who are like me? Into strength games and such? If not, that's fine, I'll chat anyways!0 -
I've personally never been involved in any highland games, although watching would be spectacular.0
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Hi my name is Michelle but you can call me "MEME" I started at 312 and now I am at 301. I am trying my best and doing what I have to do tomorrow is a new day will be getting my work out on in the morning with my sweat suit. I am going to embrace all of summer because I am ready for a new me. My goal is to drop another 30 pounds before the summer is over. Loosing weight is not easy but I will keep on trying. Please add me so I can have work out buddies or motivational buddies 0
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You can do it as long as you have the motivation and the help 0
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Hi. I'm 49, married, no children. I started MFP at 410 over a year ago now, lost some... easily, then fell off of the routine and gained some back. I'm presently at 378 and losing again.0
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