Need to lose between 30-40 lbs??

Hello to everyone!!! I am so excited that so many people are joining this group!! its awesome!!! I just saw where we need to make our food diary public and that makes me really really nervous!!! I have it public for like 3 hours at one time but got to nervous about what others saw me eating that I changed it back to private! I know by writing this, it is going to make all of you go and look at my diary now but hey I want to lose the weight and I think this will help me. The problem with my weight loss journey, is 1. I sit at a desk all day long and constantly snack all day long 2. the weekends... I hope by making my diary public that will help me not snack so much! I don't know why I felt the urge to tell all of you this but I guess I am just nervous about it. I hope everyone has a good weigh in tomorrow. I was right at 175 this morning, so I hope to be the same tomorrow morning!! Im so glad that you, Melissa started this group!!! Thanks a lot!!


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man i had a really bad day today! no breakfast, ate out for lunch and for dinner. not good. i'm a little nervous about tomorrows weigh in, hope i didnt ruin it! so, how do you guys feel about the "free day" idea? i know alot of people who are successful in their weightloss goals but allow themselves one day a week to eat what they want.

I give myself a day off so that I can relax and just enjoy the day. I will do that every weekend, because it works for me and I have lost weight doing that. I hope others will also have cheat days. Good luck tomorrow!

Ok, so for the past hour or so I have been reading every single post on this thread! It's quite ironic because I had just finished putting up a blog about my frustration with myself and wanting to reach out to others for support and motivation, and then I find this thread I am so ready to loose this weight, and hope I can still join!

I am 30 years old, have 2 kids, 4yr old daughter and 4 1/2 month son. Since my daughter was born I have gradually put on the weight, I used to be between 115-125lbs, but have not weighed that for a long time! I started MFP in January 2010, weighing 180lbs after my sister in law helped me with identifying the best tool for my weight loss. I managed to loose 11lbs by just calorie counting, then put on 3lbs back (depressing!). I am still nursing 5-6 times day/night, and am trying to keep below 1554 cals. My biggest challenge is to exercise WHILE eating healthy! I find that I either eat healthy OR exercise...can't seem to do both together!! I have family coming form UK on April 1st and 3 weddings to attend this summer!!

My goal is to loose 41lbs approx - and get back to 125. (i'm 5'5).

Heaviest weight = 180lbs
Current weight = 166lbs (since it's past 12, I am putting this as my starting weigh in for Wednesday)
Mini goal = Feb 17th 162lbs (is that reasonable/realistic?)
End goal = 125-130lbs

Thank you ALL!! I already feel motivated!!!

Hey everyone! I would certainly love to join this support group. I am looking to adapt to a new and healthy nutritional/excercise lifestyle change. My hardest time maintaing a healthy diet tends to be on weekends. It seems like many of us do awesome during the week and then ruin all of our hard work on the weekends. So, my goal for this week is to make healthy choices especially this coming fri.sat.sun. GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK EVERYONE!

Heaviest Weight: 212
Starting weight: 202
Mini Goal February 24: 195
End Goal: 165lb by September 10 2010

hi, i'm 31 years old and the mom of two fabulous boys. my oldest is 8 and my youngest is 7. they are a handful. my husband and i have been married 10 years this year and he wants to take me on a delayed honeymoon. normally, i would be thrilled about a cruise or a resort vacation, but i don't really want to go if i look and feel like this. i hate how flabby my stomach is now and the wonderful 'muffin-top' i have over my jeans. not sexy. i have 30 pounds exactly to lose, so i'd love to join in. i have a medical condition that has made me slowly gain weight (without a change in my lifestyle) for the last couple of years. it has been frustrating watching the scale climb just a little bit higher every year despite my best efforts to maintain an active lifestyle and a healthy diet. it needs to stop now. it has become down-right embarrassing to go from a very petite size 2 to a large size 12-14 in less than 5 years. now that i know about it, a drastic change is needed. i hope to change what has been happening and reverse the weight gain. i am on medication that is supposed to help, but so far, i don't see much difference. i do consider myself to be a fairly healthy eater (regarding the food pyramid/recommended daily servings), but now that i can no longer eat as much, portion control is key. i am not always very good at that. i would like to have a stronger core and run a 10k in june this year. my goal is to be 113 and a lovely size 6 by the end of the year.
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good morning everyone!! my starting weigh this morning is 174.4. I will take that!!! I am just curious. I usually weigh in on this website every mondya morning because thats when I weigh in at work. (we are doing a biggest loser at work). Should I weigh in on this website twice a week or just keep it one time? OR does it matter?? Good luck to everyone!!!

My starting weight is 234.9.

Melissa, would it be easier on you to email you or post the weight ins on each of our profiles? We can still post the weight here for everyone to see for those that are not friends with everyone in the group.

Hi everyone! I would love to join this group. I am tired of hating what I see in the mirror every morning and I want to feel more confident and look great in my summer clothes this year. I would like to lose 35-40 pounds.

A little about me: I am 31, in a long term relationship (4.5years) and have 2 daughters from a previous marriage that are ages 12&9. I have always struggled with my weight and self-image. I was within my goal weight by 5 pounds last summer and then some things happened in my life that threw me off course and I've put it all back on. I used to feel sexy and good about myself and now I avoid things like vacations and nights out on the town. This time it needs to STAY off for good and I am committed to making that happen. I think this group will give me the additional support to make that happen.

I would like to lose 20 pounds by Memorial Day, 30 by 4th of July and 40 by Labor Day.

SW:169
CW:169
GW:130
Mini goal for 2/24:165

Wed report:
weight: 254
2wk goal: 250 (2/24) 5 days of 30 min. cardio; 5 days of yoga or wii fit

i have lost 2lbs
not much but its okay..i know ive been doing pretty well

well done and goodluck to you all

Hey Y'all...for some reason I couldn't get on this site for a while (computer?) anyway, I did my measurements, Lost an inch on the waist and thighs, yay! My weight was the same (but I had just weighed myself on Monday) Hi to all of my new MFP friends! I've been reading the posts and I'm surprised at how many young people are struggling with their weight, I say kuddos to all of you for addressing the issue now rather than waiting until you're my age (51)! I'm sure it's so difficult with your lifestyles, some of you with young children, and from seeing my boys (24 & 19) social lives, trying to eat properly has to be really tough! If I can offer a tip (especially with Valentine's day coming up!) Enjoy yourself when you go to dinner or whatever! there's no reason you can't have one nice dinner then jump back on the MFP bandwagon without beating yourself up! Lots of restaurants offer good choices, just don't have a whole chocolate fudge cake or whatever for dessert, if your Valentine gets one, have a spoonful...and think, does it taste as good as being thin will feel? I go to a buffet once a week with my husband, and when I started here, I was panicking, thinking what could I eat? But you know if you look, there are LOTS of veggies on the buffets, plus healthier chicken choices....and of course salads, just skip the ones with the mayo etc, and you can have a half portion of the ice cream or no sugar desserts that are there, do you really need to have a piece of every pie or cake they have on the buffet? You'll feel good when you walk out of there, full and satisfied and realize just cause it was all offered, you didn't have to have it all..You may have gone over your calorie count a bit, but you can probably make up for it the rest of the day by having a light soup or something if you're still hungry....If I didn't go to the buffets or dinners with my husband, I'd be denying myself and then probably totally give up! Over indulging on one meal or one special occasion doesn't mean you're a failure! (of course you can't have that one indulgent meal Everyday hahah) I am soooo inspired by this site I can't tell you. I really believe that I can do it this time and maybe that's the difference. Knowing others are out there with the same issues is such a confidence builder...if your friends or family make snide remarks, just know we are all here for each other and we look foward to the day where we can prove it to anyone that doubted our resolve !

Weighing in!

Heaviest Weight (April 2009): 209.9

02/08 Starting weight: 188.0
02/10 1st weigh in: 186.6 (-1.4 lbs)
02/24 (Mini Goal: 182)
03/10
03/24
04/07
04/21
05/05
05/19 (Mini goal: 165 -- my 30th birthday!!!)
06/02
06/16
06/30
07/14
07/28 (Mini goal: 155 -- hubby takes the bar exam!!!)
08/11
08/25
09/08
09/11 (End Goal: 148)

Have a great Wednesday, everyone!!

Heaviest weight 235
MFP starting weight 218.7
2/1 weight 210.7
2/10 weight 209.9
2/24 goal weight 207
Final goal weight 170