Hello!! I'm the mom of a 2 1/2 year old and a boxer. I weighed this morning at 135.8. My goal when I started was 125 so its a lil more than 9 lbs. Lets do this!

^I'd be starving by 9pm too! Don't let yourself get too hungry. Do you get a break at work where you can eat dinner around 6ish? If not definitely have some healthy snacks before you eat dinner at 9 so you dont overdo it by the time you get home. Also if you enjoy eating a lot at night make sure save more calories for it.

I posted in the other topic but I'll post here too!

I am a part time college student/part time housewife-in-training. I'm getting married in May 2013 (we're going to Jamaica, which is part of the reason I want to loose weight). I am 5'8" and as of yesterday, 218.8lbs and my BMI is around 33. My Ultimate Goal weight is 165-170. I had gotten down from a starting weight of 225.9 to 214.4 and then Thanksgiving happened and it's been a long weekend full of food and sitting around. I use MFP in conjunction with Fitbit which will deduct calories on days I'm less active. I also use the Fitbit scale which automatically syncs my weight with both websites which I like because then I can never tweak it.

I'm worried that it's going to feel like I'm starting over, I was hungry all the time at first until my stomach shrank a little. My biggest weakness is munching in the afternoon. Most of the time I'm not even hungry, I just feel the need to eat, I'm starting to think it's like an oral fixation or something (like smoking). I don't watch TV, but I do play computer games and read a lot. My second biggest weakness is sugar. Cake, ice cream, candy, I have a hard time staying away sometimes.

Here's hoping to 9lbs lost by Christmas (or New Years)!

What to say about myself... I am a running convert who has managed to lose 102lbs in 9 months (I have 50lbs more to lose) by pounding the pavement at least 5 days a week. I'm that dork with the supercharged headlamp out at 5:30am blinding oncoming traffic. I never thought of myself as a runner until I lost my first toenail this week and didn't even feel it...why because I'm that hardcore. hahaha

We've cut out all meat except for local fish and farm fresh eggs. There are always beans soaking on my counter and I cannot imagine a world without bulgar and lentils. I am intimatley involved with my Vitamix and the sound of it's motor, well I'm just saying. And sometimes I eat soup for breakfast, delicious.

And when I close my eyes to dream at night, I imagine scrambling across the rocks and up the ladders of the West Coast Trail. the two books on my nightstand right now are, "Choice Theory" by William Glasser and "Eat and Run" by Scott Jurek.

Oh, and I am going to visit my family for Christmas and they do not know that I have lost any weight, hence I am really motivated to sweat out another 9lbs.

Hello! I've been on and off this site for about a year. I'm getting married next August and was just told that I'll need to buy my dress is January! EEK!! So now I need to get serious and lose those last 10 lbs before January. I want to go from 145-135 and then keep if off! Looking forward to the support from this group!
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Well lets see i started this weight loss journey at 232 and that was back in august and im down to 208-210 it varries by day and i'm kinda stuck. I tried the no carbs and it didnt do much good i was constantly craving carbs all hours of the day. So now im back to logging everything i eat and eating heathly and trying to work out more, though i work the graveyard shift and spend my work night running around a store and cleaning all night so i get a bit of a work out everynight. I want to loose 9 pounds by the end of the year and i know i and all of us here can do it because we are all awesome!!!!

Hay,
This group sounds great, and reading everyones posts made me really want to post too!
I'm Alabama and I have been on holiday so I think I have put on weight! Weight that needs to come off... Hopefully this challenge will help me to do that.
My weakness is cheese, sweets and pop. I try not to drink pop too much, but it is one of the only things to drink at work, still that is not a reason, there is always water!
To make this goal I am only going to allow myself one controlled portion of cheese a day (which is optional and if I do choose to have the cheese I have to make up for it by going for a run), no sweets and one can of pop a week.
I really want to do this!
Good luck to everyone else.
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Hi, I'm Kathy. I weighed this morning ... 144. My weight has gone from a high of 235 to a low of 125. My goal weight is 130; I was able to maintain that for several years comfortably. The last few years haven't been the best and I gained 20 pounds!!! I go to the gym every day for 45 minutes and weights 4 times a week so exercise is not a problem. It's eating too much chocolate/junk when I'm bored ... mindless eating when I'm not hungry.
Good luck everyone!

Hi, I'm Tina and I am 5'1 and currently weigh 188 lbs. When I joined MFP 2 months ago, I weighed 200 lbs, snacked constantly and went over on my calories most days. My weeknesses are snacking while watching tv and reading. I would eat anything which would cause me to go over on my calories. This was throughout the day during my early days on MFP. Unfortunately, I ate high calorie foods like a jar of peanut butter, dinner rolls, chips, chocolates and other treats from the 99 cent store. I have since learned to curb my snacking or at least, snack on baby carrots (low in calories). I have since replaced tv and reading with exercise until I can get my snacking under control. Changing my eating habits has been hard. I have also cut back on fast foods.

I have increased my exercise and am better about staying within my daily calories. My goal weight is 125 lbs, but for now, I want to get below 180 so make that 178 (an even 10).

Hi - My name is Angie and I weighed in this morning at 150.5 - so my goal for this challenge is 141.5. My actual goal is 135. I reached my goal a little over a year ago and was running and working out as well as eating well until this past February when I injured my back. Since then I haven't been able to do much exercise. I had back surgery on Sept. 5th and am slowly improving..but I need to shed the 15 lbs that I've gained...so this is a great challenge. Sticking to eating well and slowly stretching/walking is going to be my goal I need encouragement to keep trying and improving. WIthout being able to eat the exercise calories...I may go a little crazy. Oh, I have a 2 yr old, 4 yr old and a puppy at home and I teach Junior High.

Hey I'm Sarah,
I first weighed in at 163 (ish) and have lost about 4 lbs since I got back on MFP regularly as of a couple weeks ago. I'm hoping to find the motivation and support to help me get to my goal weight of 130. I'm very determined and can't wait to see how everyone progresses. This is so great!

Hello everyone. I'm currently 184.6. Kinda been stuck there for a while. My biggest challenges are staying away from sweets and making sure I'm eating enough. The greatest difficulty in eating the right amount is that I don't know how much to eat. I've done different formulas with the bmr and tdee and so forth. The problem comes because I'm nursing and I don't know if I should add the estimated 500 call in for that also. If that is the case, then I would need to eat about 2400 false a day. And that just seems wrong. Guess I'll try it out and see, but jeez that's a lot to fit into one day. Oh well, I guess it'll work itself out. Anyway, nice to be doing this challenge with you all. Good luck to us.

Hello loves! Thank you so much for having this group. I do love a challenge!

My name is Cori, and I'm in California. My weight has been all over the place in my adult life, going from 125 to 220 and back to 118 due to an awful divorce and subsequent eating disorder. I soon stabilized around 140. In the past 5 years, I shot back up to 182 thanks to nursing school and all the bad foods and stress that comes with it. Job hunting over the last 9 months has added to that stress.

I'm 5'6 1/2" officially, and looking to get down to 130-140 depending on how much muscle I build, etc. That's where I feel my best.

I'm currently on a low-carb, medically-supervised diet. I chose this path because I live with my boyfriend and honestly find it difficult to maintain my own path when he's eating such awesome-looking stuff. This way I have someone to report to, and it keeps my brain away from those past disordered eating twitches. Low carb is fine for me, as breads and sugars make me sluggish and troubled digestively.

Good to be here. Feel free to add me!