Hi, I'm Catherine and live in the UK
I've always been relatively healthy and exercise regularly but have never really been happy with my weight as I fluctuate so much.
I'm 35 in March so do find it so much harder to shift than I did in my 20's but I also know I could be stricter with my diet as I have a real sweet tooth!!!

Am looking forward to joining and getting the New Year off to a fab start

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Hi! My name is Leia, I'm 28 and I live in Dallas, Texas. I have always been pretty thin (5'4" 115 lbs after high school), though not really super athletic, especially since high school. Until the end of summer!!!!!

I started a medication a year ago and gained about 15 lbs in 6 months, with really no change to my eating/drinking/exercise habits. That really felt hardly noticeable and I wasn't concerned. Then my prescription was upped and I gained another almost 20 lbs in 2 months.

Well, I'm finally off the meds, but stuck with this weight. Though I stopped gaining as my metabolism returned to normal, I started on my fitness pal to lose the weight I had gained and get back to my healthy weight before summer 2013.

I am NOT a fan of gyms and it's really hard to convince myself to work out, so in an effort to avoid it for the most part, I've started taking the stairs to and from my apartment (2nd floor) and office (3rd floor) and parking further away from grocery store entries, etc.

So far in 8 WEEKS I've lost 13 lbs. I'd like to lose another 21lbs before St. Patty's Day!

Hello Everyone, My name is Ashley, I'm 25 years old, 5'0, married, and no children yet. I was born and raised in a small town in Louisiana and good food surrounds me 24/7! Boudin, jambalaya, gumbo, king cake.... the list goes on and so do my excuses! Ive always been athletic and overweight. No matter how much softball I played, the lbs never came off. My goal is to lose 20-30 lbs before my husband and start TTC in June/July. I feel it'd be easier to get the weight off after giving birth than to try to start after the added babyweight. I joined MFP in Feb 2011 and by April 2010 i had reached my 30 lb weight loss goal and had lost a total of 31 lbs! I then got married and enjoyed the first year of marriage, adding back 20 pounds from that 30! I finally snapped back into reality and have gotten back on the fitness pal wagon but i will need all the motivation and support I can get from everyone. thanks! and good luck to everyone on their weight loss goals!!!

We are all here for the same reason so I will gladly accept any friend request!

Hi eveyone. I'm Lisa and am looking for friends to provide encouragement to lose 30 or so pounds. I have put on a lot of weight in the past three years due to medical issues and emotional eating. I usually have no problem getting to the gym (in fact I push myself too hard at times) but I never see any results. I work out with firnds in town, but we have a problem with eating out afterwards. So I'm looking for new online friends to keep me going.

hi, i'm merynda ^.^
i'm 5'5 & 160 pounds, i'm looking to lose 35-40 pounds!
i love mfp & the great community, and im excited to be a part of this group (:
we can do this! (:

Greetings MFP Peeps!
I wrestled with signing up for the group since receiving the invite, as I'm fearful of failure!
Today, I finally had the courage to dive in!
I've been active my entire adult life. My favorite forms of exercise at this time are hot yoga, running, and swimming laps in the pool during the winter months. I'm a silent sports afficiando --snowshoeing, skate skiing, road and trail riding on my bikes, paddling, running.....
A couple years ago- due to working with an impossible director, I peaked at 198. I've taken off 30 of those pounds. Last winter when I left the job, I got down to 160.... and have gained back 10 of those pounds.. Ideally, I would like to lose 30 pounds.
I am a foodie... and never completely succeed when attempting weight loss programs. It's a source of comfort for me- eating that is. Thus, I need to stop the compulsive overeating... because the way I exercise, I should not be carrying the extra weight. I exercise so I don't gain... and because of how it makes me feel.
I live just outside Madison, WI- and have lived in this area since '95. I live with my handsome, sweet cat, Alex. Wish I could say I had a special man in my life, but that's not the case... I work as an Office Manager at a University.. drive a prius, am not a vegetarian, but don't eat a lot of meat. I eat mostly clean...lots of fruits and veggies and healthy stuff. and am an excellent cook. I'm into things that promote a healthy lifestyle- and sprung from a family full of heart disease and health issues. I'm extremely healthy- knock on wood.

My biggest issue is compulsive over eating... and not being able to control my hunger.. I should probably be eating 5 small meals a day.

I support those in my corner and have been on MFP for about 4 months...
I'd love to lose 5 pounds a month between now and June... let's do this!!

Brenda

Hello everyone!

I wanted to find a support group and this looks to be just about up my alley. I really want to lose around 25-30 lbs and I find that when your held accountable, it makes the goal easier to achieve. I'm in the Airforce and currently stationed over in the United Kingdom but soon I'll be back in the States living in AZ. I know if I don't start now, it will only be harder trying to workout in that heat!

Height: 5'8"
Starting Weight: 194 lbs
Goal Weight: 170 lbs
Plan: Drop excess weight to goal then focus on toning/building muscle

Hi all
I am Karen. I am 42 years old with 4 girls; 2 adults and 2 still at home. I run an after school program for middle school students, home school my daughters and am working on my masters degree in English. I stay really busy!
I have been heavy my whole life until 12 years ago when I lost 75 lbs.. Because of thyroid problems I have put back on 50. I lose very very slowly but if I stay focused I do lose. I generally do not stay focused. I am hoping this group helps me stay motivated.

I love to exercise and spend about an hour a day 5-7 days a week running, lifting weights or swimming.

Thanks for letting me join.

I never introduced myself. I am Wonder Woman...yes and I am an Amazon and we all compete constantly on Paradise Island to see who is the best! We battle hard to stay in shape to protect our island from the throes of the evil world. Since I fight crime and villains...I must stay in shape. So I workout! These muscles don't come by themselves!!! I need help too! I love the comraderie of my fellow Amazons. I also don't mind about the male species either...they are quite interesting! LOL!

Hello all, I know I'm late to the party with introductions. I'm a nice girl, I swear.

My name is Abbie, I'm from Canada. I recently graduated with a BA this June, which was freaking fantastic, I'm so glad to have school over and done with. I'm 5'3" if I'm having a tall day

I was a normal to slightly chubby kid, though my family always treated me like I was very heavy (looking back through childhood photos recently I realized that wasn't the case at all). I guess it is true that if you grow up a normal size but are constantly told you're fat, it messes majorly with your perceptions of yourself and others, as well as the choices you make.

I'm a very positive person, don't believe in holding grudges and whatnot, but I've been talking a lot of time to try and undo that programming, and it's been fabulous to start seeing myself in a realistic and positive light. I feel like as much as we focus on calories and exercise, the most important thing we can do when losing weight is get quiet, go inwards and really think about where this problem with food started. Figuring out the "why" has been the most liberating and helpful part of this journey for me so far.

I didn't gain a significant amount of weight until high school, got up to 225 lbs, then in my senior year and after graduation lost weight down to around 150. Maintained that for a couple years, got into my first relationship, and when that took a bad turn I rocketed up to 298. I probably got heavier than that but I stopped looking at the scale once I saw that number. I lost down to 185 in 3rd year of Uni, but I gained 45 back in my year, 30 of that in just the last term. Stress-eater much? Mmmhm.

Once I graduated, I got a little bit of gift money from my family and decided that instead of partying it away or going on a trip (which was sooooo tempting, this girl loves her martinis... PASSIONATELY lol) I was going to hire a personal trainer/nutritionist and re-educate myself on how to eat and treat my body.

I'm developing a passing for weight lifting! I love it so much, the challenge of it and the way it makes me feel is incredible. I have reached my first goal of getting under 200, and now I have 30 more to go to get to my next goal, and after that I'll figure out where to go next and oh my sweet fancy Moses I just realized how long this is, how can you tell I'm not quite out of University paper-writing mode yet? Crikey

Feel free to ad me if you like, I think it'd be nice to have people to talk to about health/fitness other than the girls at work (who are starting to get that glazed look when I want to talk about how freaking stoked I am to move up 20 lbs on my squats blah blah blah) Thanks for reading my rambles!