Ok I've been considering what to put here since I noticed topic thread this weekend.

Hi I'm Kalyn. I'm 38 yrs old. I started MFP in Feb 2012 at the advice and encouragement of my good friend Hoss (Hylos). I had some very serious heart and kidney problems I could have corrected over 3 yrs ago had I just listened to the heart specialist and cut the sodium out of my diet to a reasonable level.

I'm stubborn. And hard headed. And have to understand the WHY's of things before I can commit to at least trying them. I think I come by that naturally from my parents.

Today I have off from work. I think I have finally discovered my path in life. I want to work at something that I enjoy and love so much that I'm so good at that people will pay me for it and I can live comfortably. My current job was not letting me do that AT ALL and I cant be doing the same thing five years from now or I will be dead or near it or wish I was.

Its that simple. For me. It would be nice if I could keep my job and benefits until I finish school (I am going back for BS degree).

Today I know that even with the economy, if worst came to worst, I could somehow not lose my home with help from my family or the government or through loans, sell my car and get something cheaper, SOMETHING to get me by. I have to focus on my happiness to be healthy - to me today - those two things and with some help from a Higher source is what I know. I could even get a job at McDonalds or go back to Target and stock shelves or work there like I did in college. I'll be OK. I'll eventually be out of debt some way some how, living a life I love I hope - and maybe one day find a man that loves me exactly how I am warts and all.

I wasnt going to add pictures but why not - and sorry they are a big larger but I dont feel like spending the time to fool with that today I have better things to do with my day off LOL


Thats me at my moms wedding 3 yrs ago


This is me yesterday


This is what I made for breakfast today.

**i'm pretty sure something is making my lense cloudy on camera..THAT I will fix today LOL

Hello, my name is Mariel (30). I am from Minneapolis, MN. I am 300 plus lbs and am looking into gastoric bypass surgery. I have a husband and a son who is 6. I want to be a good role model for my son but thats hard when he asks why I am fat. That was a reality check. I have a dietician that I go to once a month and soon will be seeing a bariatric doctor. I am just exhausted all of the time. I get headaches from stressing over it and im on the brink of diabetes. I need as much support as possible. I will do my best to support you.

Good luck! I am/was considering biatric surgery as well. I decided to give it my best effort for the next three months, before making that decision. I think I'll try to follow a dietican/nutritionalist each month too. I did that once before with decent results. I wish you the best in your weight loss journey.

~M

Hello, Everyone. My name is Kim. I live in Mississippi with my wonderful husband and our 3 daughters.

My current weight is 326. I started using MFP a year and a half ago, but never came into the forums. I only used the calorie counter, and that only about 5% of the time (if that) Going from 350 - 326 was more a matter of luck and coincidence than any effort on my part.

This past week I decided to get real and came over to see what the forums were all about. I love it! I know I can do this as long as I stick to it. Motivation from other people on the same journey helps, which is why I joined this group.

Hello hello. I am known on here as neverlost. I live in FL and have a husband and 3 kids (one grown kid and two little kids). I started here in mid January 2012 at 341 lbs and this week, I made it into the 250s (the high 250s but the 250s nonetheless).

I am so glad I found this site and was able to use the motivation and the tools to change my life. I still have a loooong way to go but I'm confident that I will get there and then learn to maintain.

Good luck to everyone. We can do this. Feel free to add me if you need some support.

Hi my name is Katie......I am 26 from chicago......when i started this journey I was at 334......seeing that weight was a huge wake up for me. Im recently married and about to start having children. I want to be able to watch them grow up. shockingly enough i have never been plagued with alot of health problems from my weight like so many of you have,.....no diabetes or blood pressure issues or any of that but its also a good reason for me to change before i get any of it. I am currently down to 313 so i have lost about 21 lbs in a month. I am encouraged by my progress but still have plenty more to go. Ideally id like to get down to 160....right now my goal is 250 and i will re analyze after that. I would love new friends to walk on this journey together with.

Hi all!!! :flowerforyou: I'm Rakia from Tampa.

Hi,

I'm Brett. I started my journey in March at 164.5kg. I'm from australia so not much idea with lbs but google says that was 356 lbs.

I joined MFP about 10 days ago. I am currently at 141.8kg which google tells me is about 313 lbs. I've lost 43 lbs so far and plan to continue the journey.

Up until now I have just been cutting back portion sizes and focusing on carb counting as I have diabetes type 2. But hoping to get a bit smarter about what I eat with the help of MFP.

hi quig - you are in the same area as my best friend Leigh and have a lot of the same problems. She would like to know where to find cumin in the "damn store" locally LMAO - if you would like her user name please message me and I will pass it on

Hi all, I'm Matthew. I started working out last summer and I lost a little weight. I didn't adjust my eating. I definitely added muscle and lost some fat, but the weight didn't go down. I weighed about 355 lbs when I started. When I joined MFP last April, I'd dropped to 345. I used the food diaries for a while to figure out where I am. I'm very much a person of routine with, so not doing my food diary works well because I have a good handle on what portions I should have with each meal.

I weigh in each Saturday. As of yesterday, I hit 40lbs since MFP and 50 lbs overall.

Happy humpday everyone!! I have a Facebook weight loss page that is coming up on its 1 year anniversary and it's a very supportive community for people looking to lose weight and keep it off! I have lost over 100lbs so far and I love to get the word out and help people who may not know where to start, or feel like they are in a rut. I've been there. NUMEROUS times. This journey is not a race. It's about baby steps, lifestyle changes, and I'd like to hear from you! Please follow this link to my page and Like it! I'm going to be doing a 1kx3 Fitness Challenge! I'm trying to get 1,000 Likes (49 to go!) by my page's 1 year anniversary (August 26th)! You will get to help decide what torture 1,000 of some kind of exercise) I will do to myself too (ie squats, wall-ups, pec-press', crunches, (God forbid) burpees, leg lifts, wall bridges, windshield wipers (with resistence band), toe reaches (on the wall), wall scissors, Wall slide squats etc)!!

https://www.facebook.com/uncensoredmomma

Hello everyone my name is Jessica but my friends and family call me big baby or juicee or even boochie im way over 300 im very embarrassed:embarassed: of how i look im a very beautiful woman but i have let myself go & im only 22 im still young & i want to make a change in my life & finally be able to stick to it & have encourage people to help motivate me to a NEW ME & i do the same for them if their is anyone who is with just give me a holla or leave me a message! & is there anyone else in my age range thats willing to be my buddy through this journey of ours?? :brokenheart: :explode: :mad: :grumble:

Jessica, I'm about 18 years older than you, but I am willing to be your encouragement! You can do this!! Determination and admmittance are half the battle! Now let's get on track

Hi! My name is Erin. I've been on this site for a while, but new to this group. I never post, but I thought I'd give it a try. I'm 36 years old, have a wonderful husband and 3 kids. I've been trying to lose weight my entire life and only gave it a half hearted attempt. I've decided it's time to make a change and not let myself use any more excuses. I've lost 50 pounds ~ still have a long way to go, but for the past 3 months I've been stuck at the same weight ~ within a few pounds up or down. I've been very good about exercising and staying under my calorie goals, but I just can't seem to get out of this slump. I've tried everything I can read to get past this plateau, but nothing is working... just tried uping my calorie goal. I usually try really hard to stay positive, but it just seems so impossible lately and I'm so tired.

Hello all. I am Duvessa, from Devon, in England - I found this group by accident but I am so pleased that there is a group for people with as longer journey as I have. So far I am really sticking to this - which is good - because I gave up on diets about 9 years ago as I have never been able to last more than a couple of days. I wrote down everything I was eating in one day on the planner out of curiousity and got a nasty shock so I am not gradually learning about portion size - sounds silly, but I really did not click how many calories I was eating!

I would love to have a natter and be friends with any (or all!) of you. X