Hey Everyone! I'm Rebecca and I'm 30 yrs. old. I just had my third daught this past July and am super excited to get this weight off! My weight gain started really when I married my husband in 2003. Before I had my first daughter I had already gained about 14lbs and after I had her I lost 34 of the 44 I had gained, but then I got pregnant again and from then on it's been a battle to even keep an even weight. I'm currently at 216 and would LOVE to get back down around 145!!

So I'm the mother of three little girls who definitely keep me on my toes! I used to walk everyday up until about three years ago. We moved out to the country and there really isn't a good place to walk safely where I live now. I also started working in Aug of 2010 which packed on a lot of pounds due to stress and comfort eating! (I quite my job in May of this year and am now a SAHM again!) So I just ordered a treadclimber that is due to come in on Friday! I'm so ready to feel like a woman again and not just a mother or a wife. I want to set a good example for my girls. I don't want to pass on Type II diabetes which runs in my family...I want my husband to notice me instead of just being used to my presence.

So my goal is to lose the entire 71lbs. before our next anniversary in October of 2013! Good Luck everyone!

Hello everyone,

I am Amanda, or Manda, which ever you want to call me. I'm 25 years old and overweight, looking to get my weight back down. I started My Fitness Pal this past January, did well, but then fell off track. I'm back again to try and lose that weight I want off. Mainly want the weight off for myself and for cosplaying. I also generally want to be more fit and strong.

I love food, and I need motivation to exercise. I am also a web designer (sit down all day job) and enjoy drawing, writing, video editing, sewing and crafts, and video games - all non moving activities! I do like to swim, go for walks, and dance (even though I don't know how to.

I am trying to set goals and stick to them, this group looks like it can help me with that.

Let's all do our best!

Hello everyone, I'm Rachel located currently in Maryland. I'm a 27 yr old Army wife, no children, and I own my own residential cleaning company. I've been on MFP for about 2 years now and haven't really lost much of anything. A few years back I lost around 30lbs but slowly it's been creeping back up. I was a skinny kid up until the age of 13 when I started gaining weight. I had a very rough childhood consisting of a lot of traumatic experiences which caused me to dissociate as well as eat my emotions, thus gaining weight. I've been a size 16/18 for about 12 years now and I'd like to get down to a 6/8 by this time next year.

I've been diagnosed with ADD (which explains why it's extremely hard for me to mentally get through a work out) low end of anemia, and possible high blood pressure. My doctor believes the high blood pressure is gained from the birth control I was currently on and I'm monitoring myself for a week so I don't have to take high blood pressure meds like both my parents. The birth control also seems to have halted my weight loss as I've noticed I've gained and yo yoed since I've been on it though my calories have been under 1600. Now that it's removed I'm looking forward to a fresh start. I've started a few MFP groups and challenges but lately I haven't been practicing what I've preached so here's to a fresh new start.

Hello, My name is Sheila, I am 44 years old and feeling it every day. I live in a small town in Northern Michigan, in fact, the same town that I grew up in. I am a single mother of two teens and seeing a great guy.

A couple years ago, I lost weight and maintained for over two years, then my thryroid levels went out of wack again and I gained around 30 pounds in a month. Seriously, I am not sure how in the world that happened, but it did. After some not nice life changes, I gained the rest almost all back. It is time for me to take my life back.