Hi my name is Katie! I just turned 24 on Friday and I have a 3year old son. My husband is in the army and is currently stationed in Japan and my son and I stayed stateside because he wasn't approved for travel. I gained 50lbs when I was pregnant with him and I am currently 232lbs which is only 20lbs less than I was when he was born. I have yo yo'd for the last three years thanks to being on BC. I am looking to lose another 82lbs and get down to 150lbs before my hubby comes home the end of 2013. My short term goal is to lose 30lbs before Dec of this year. Looking forward to making lots of new friends. I also run a support group on FB if anyone is interested.

Hello! My name is Nekita and I'm a proud mother of two (a two year old girl and a 11 month old boy) I have a wonderful husband of four years. I've been a member for 2 months and I love, love this site! My goals is to get my sexy back into a size 5 jeans!! I love playing with my children, having romantic dates with my husband and taking all my negative energy and putting in at the gym!! -Stay Strong

Howdy! I have been on MFP for about 6 months and I have a 5 year old and an 11 month old. I am trying to figure out how to do this with a baby in the household. It really does change things! :-P

Hi, my name is Tina and I have a 19 month old. I am over 40 and gained 55 pounds during my pregnancy, I have lost all but that persistant 5 pounds but hopefully will get there!

Hi everyone, my name is Mia and I have a one year old daughter named Mya. I am married, a full-time student and I work two jobs and am very active in my church. I got pregnant right after my freshman year of college, so I gained the 'freshman 15' plus 30 lbs of baby weight. So far I have lost about 20 lbs but I keep losing and gaining, I just want to get to 160 again and be happy. I am currently at 205 and would like to reach my goal by January. I am happy I found this group, feels good to know other women are going through what I'm going through. ;-) Feel free to add me!

Hi Everyone! I'm Justina. I am 31, married for almost 4 years but been togather over 12. We have 1 beautiful daughter Lillyan, she is 14 months today. She really is the most improtant thing in our world. I started consistantly using MFP since end of Feb. I had about 12 lbs of baby weight to loose and then another 25lbs to get to a healthy weight. I started on here at 172 lbs and I am now at 144. My goal is to get to 130 - 135. I am also on Weight Watchers but using MFP in conjuction with WW realy helps me keep an eye on how much protein i get in and sodium, sugars, carbs all that good stuff. I also do not eat meat, but I do eat some seafood. This is why i need to be sure i get inthe protein. I plan on raising my daughter this way, when she can tell me she wants meat then that is the day she can have it. I work full time doing the product safety testing for products before they do to market as well as inspecting the facilities where the certiifed broducts are manufactured. I love doing what I do but I have to say working full time and raising a baby is not easy. My husband also works full time with me as well as part time at a restaurant some evenings. I want to teach my daughter a healthy way of living. Eating right and exercising regularly. Feel free to add me as a friend.

Hi Everyone! I'm Aisha. I have three sons, and I've been married for 6 years. I have read through some of the post and can relate on so many levels. I've never struggled with my weight until I had my son three years ago. I did not know about support groups like this and learned a lot of things about weight loss through trial and error. I'm down to the last 15 pounds which is all centralized in my legs.

I'm glad I found this group. You guys are beautiful and charismatic and I wish you all the very best.

I am 26 years old and I have been on MFP for about 4 months now. I have 3 sons stephen-7, tez-5, and leo-4. I am hoping to lose a total of 55-60 lbs total to get back down to my high school weight. The first 30 was alot easier than the second, mostly because I was a little more motivated, but I am back on track and that all that matters. I am excited to have a group that supports not only losing weight and enjoying a healthier lifestyle, but being a mom as well!

Hi!
I'm a 26 years old with one son, 21 months old. I gained 25 kgs during my pregnancy and lost only 6 kgs.
A year ago I used myfitnesspal with different account and lost 8 kg with diet and exercise. Then my son got ill and hospitalized I was stressed and gradually gained back all the 8 kg I've lost.
Now I have started again and I do hope I can lose all the excess fat and weight.

Hey my name is Brooke

My daughter is the love of my life, she is 4 1/2 going on 16... and she is a little wild.

I have been on here for a few months, but just now getting back to the swing of things.

I am not trying but going to lose 60lbs, and I would love some support.

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My name is Lesley. I have three children: 5, 3 and 3 months. This is my first time on MFP and I have been stalking around here for the past four or five days, but plan to start tracking calories tomorrow.

I have a million goals all related to losing 45 lbs. Mostly, I just want to feel good about myself again, regain confidence and be a woman my children and husband can be proud of.

My biggest obstacle will be portion sizes! (And passing up my kids leftover Kraft Mac 'n Cheese...I love that stuff...)

Hi I'm a 24 year old wife and mother. My son will be turning 4 this May, I can't wait. I joined myfitnesspal because I needed the support from others who were looking to lose weight like me and maybe if I had the support of others I would be able to ACTUALLY lose weight this time and keep it off. Like everyone else I had a hard time trying to lose weight in the past....I'd lose it and gain it back when things got too hard. I don't really have many friends and the ones I do have I can't really count on them for support. It always seemed like as soon as I would decide I wanted to lose weight, one of my friends would invite me out for dinner or drinks and no matter how many times I say NO they coutinued to ask, but you guys already know how friends are when their determinded to get you out and especially when they aren't trying to lose weight; they always use their famous line; " Oh come on it's only one night you can start over tomorrow!'' You guys know you've heard it or something simular lol, and like always I do, but don't start back up with my diet. So this time like everytime I'm determinded to stick with it and you wanna know a little secert I've learned recently....DON'T TELL ANYONE,ANYTHING. That's the main reason I joined MFP so I could at least have some to talk to and rant to. So....Yeah that's my story hope I can make some new friends and get tons of advise from you guys.

I will be 38 in April. I am a mom of 4 spanning from 12 years to 5 months, I am currently on maternity leave from a job I love, so I tend to struggle with mom guilt, because somedays I would rather be at work. I just joined MFP yesterday, after I ate some left over cake at 10 AM in the morning. I have fallen into a rut of no exercise and poor eating. I am hoping to motivate myself, I have always considered myself active and healthy, but not in the last few months at least. I used to run 6 days a week, and go hiking all the time with my husband. My current weight bounces from day to day between 160-165. Which is the heaviest I have been while not pregnant. I would love to loose 20lbs, but more importantly I would love not to jiggle when I chase down my 3 year old, and more importantly I would love to ditch this mommy muffin that has cropped up around the top of my pants. I have told myself since I was 30 that I would love to run a marathon before I am 40, I am fine with a 1/2 marathon, but I would still love to say I have done this. I look forward to tracking my progress on MFP and hopefully make some other mommy friends along the way.

Hello, my name is Christina. I have a daughter who is almost 5, and a son who just turned 1. I am also a wife, I have been married for about a year and a half. I am glad I joined this group. I was overweight prior to having children, but I gained more with having 2. My goal weight is 150. I have a long way to go, and tend to get discouraged too often. I live in ohio, and also work full time. Any encouragement would be appreciated so much!

Hi I'm 31 and have a 6 month old daughter at home. I would love to lose this weight and feel confidant about my body again - especially before getting preggers with my next one!