I'm Eva, I'm 26 and have struggled with weight issues since I was put on Depakote and Lithium in middle school, which messed with both my thyroid and my weight.

My highest weight ever was over 300 lbs in my sophmore year of highschool. Being more active and taking medicine for my health issues helped, and my weight got down to 230 before my current bf, who eats like a pair of teenaged boys moved in. My goal is to lose 15 or more pounds for the challenge, and lose 90 over the next year. I've had success with diets but my weight yoyos due to depression and social anxiety that sometimes makes me afraid to leave my home.

I love to read and am currently devouring the Song of Ice and Fire series. I have a giant fluffy black cat, and am hoping to attend beauty school soon- I'm an expert on dry and curly haircare! I love doctor who and science fiction television shows in general, but I mostly watch TV on hulu or netflix. I adore anything victorian and love crazy clothing styles. My favorite bands are Hole, Streetlight Manifesto, and I love Tori Amos and Mika as well. I'm underemployed except during the winter season, when I work as a Tax Professional with HR Block. Believe it or not, the tax code is really interesting.

If you like D&D or tabletop games, feel free to shoot me a message, my gaming group meets on skype because some friends have moved away and we are always willing to welcome another player!

Hi I am RaNae I think I may be the biggest person in this challenge and I may be the oldest I turn 48 before we start.... but that isn't gonna stop me lol because this is about progressing with my new life way ... I currently weigh 330.4 and hope to be 328 by Jan 1st. I would like to be 299 by the end of this challenge- I haven't seen that number in probably 15-20 years. My highest weight was 370 and when I started using MFP on OCT 21 2012 I was 349 ( I signed up in 2011 but never used mfp then)

I am from Upstate NY but moved away from there in 83 and have lived in Lower Alabama, the Tulsa area of Oklahoma and now call North Texas home for the last 7 years.

Favorite foods- well let me say this I am Italian, a great cook and a FOODIE so there are too many to say - I am enjoying trying to make my favorites healthier... but pasta in my life now is a rarety

My favorite color- well I am really into Shades of aqua paired with brown and red and yellow right now...I have a real artistic creative streak so this is another hard one to answer.

Tv- Elementary, Grays Anatomy, Arrow, knitting daily, The vampire diaries , Covert Affairs and many more too many lol most are back logged on the tevo .

Favorite season Fall

Currently my workouts include any of the following Tready, Elliptical, Riding my bike, Water Aerobics , Lifting, Going for walks and playing catch.

Favorite Place to Visit Kona Hawaii

Feel free to add me :bigsmile:

Hey,
My name is Fahad, I am from Pakistan. Im 23 years old. Height 6ft. MBA student. Set my goals as losing 2lbs/week.
I absolutely summers. I love to eat but somehow I manage to have absolute control over my love for food. I love movies and watch 2-3 movies per day as I have too much free time.And i would love to visit Croatia and italy.
I just do walk and cycling. Plan to start c25k in January.

Hello everyone my name is shelle

Before I had my daughter I was 130 and now four years after having my daughter I cant stay under 200. I lose really qucikly, but I gain even faster. I will go a month without a pop and I will have lost a little, then I will reward myself with one and bam ive gained it all back plus more. Right now I am right at 200 and im only 5 ft so its no fun.

New year means new things!!! Im joining the gym and im for sure watching what I eat. I would like to end at at least 130, if not less....

SW 200
GW 130
First goal 160

Good Luck ladies...im glad im not alone!

Hi, I'm Sarah.
29 years old and holding
A mom of 3 (two girls, 1 boy - ages 6, 2 and 4mths)
Favorite color : Blue
Favorite t.v. Shows- NCIS, Castle, NCIS: LA , Dance Mom's (so wrong but can't help it), So you think you can dance...

Started the Journey to "Get Healthy" after my 2nd daughter was born, Lost 40+ lbs and got pregnant again with our son. He is our last and is now 4 mths old. Time to get back on track!!

Weight info:
CW:234
GW for challange: Hoping to be 200 or less ( steep goal but I figure Why not try)
Ultimate goal weight: 130 (that's the high end of healthy for my height, but its in the healthy range)

Please add me if you would like. Let's make 2013 a productive year!

Hi everyone! I'm Amanda, I live in Newcastle Australia although I'm originally from Sydney. It's summer here at the moment, which just makes being overweight all that much more uncomfortable - not even considering how much I would like to go the beach but I couldn't make myself do it!

Favourites:
Colour - Red (like my hair! haha)
Season - Winter, the clothes are so much better in winter!
Food - Unfortunately anything that's bad for me, my two ultimate favourites, chocolate and hot chips (or fries for my American friends!)
Television series - At the moment I'm watching Sons of Anarchy, Vampire Diaries, New Girl & The Office.
Books - I don't get to read as much as I would like to but I love fantasy stuff!
Hobbies - I have so many that I stop and start all the time! I love music so I have been learning to play the piano for what seems like forever now and I knit!

My ultimate goal at the moment is to be at 140lbs by October 2014. I know that may seem like a long time to lose 60lbs but I'm not planning on losing quickly because I want to be sure I can maintain it. I'm getting married in Vegas on the 31/10/14 and I want to look hot! However, I had wanted to lose the weight before that was decided!
At this point, I have no other health issues holding me back (recently had a check up by the doctor and for my size I'm pretty healthy!) and I plan on turning this all around next year! I'm tired of excuses and I'm beyond ready.

I'm looking forward to getting to know you all!!!

How much would you like to lose by the end of the New Year New You 2013 challenge??

Lets get to know each other -- Where are you from? What is your favorite color, season, food, television series, books, and hobby? Where would you visit if you could visit any place in the world!!?? -- and why? What are your favorite workout routines? RAMBLE ON MY FRIENDS!! lol Feel free to add your own questions to the mix!

Hi all,

I'm Jane, 36 years old and living about 10 miles north of Brighton - yep, another UK girl to the group! Married for just over five years to the man of my dreams. My fitness goals - well, I've got about 10lbs to lose but I'm keen to do it whilst gaining some muscle tone and shape at the same time. We move house at the end of January and there is a gym just down the road so (finances permitting!) I will be joining them to get a more rounded workout.

Ok favourites:

Colour - varies, I've also gone for blue but expanding my interests - deep red is a good option for me
Season - spring, not too hot and full of hope for the year
Food - chicken with brocolli, red peppers, pasta and lashings of garlic, butter and olive oil (yep, needs a workout before or after it!), hummous, strawberries
TV series - Big Bang Theory
Books - too many to mention - ran out of shelf space and had to buy a Kindle! My go to read that I can re-read at any time - Harry Potter
Films - Lord of The Rings
Hobby - cricket - good at watching it, not so good at playing it!
Favourite place to go in all lthe world - Christchurch, New Zealand - spent part of our honeymoon there and would go back tomorrow if we could
Work out routines - home cross trainer, workout sessions on the Wii console
Aims for 2013 - buy and move into new house! get properly fit! start to think seriously about having kids - eeek - the last one scares me a little!

Anyway, looking forward to the challenge - good luck everyone

Hey there, my name is Bobbie. I would like to lose at least 25lbs in the 10 weeks. It's a big goal but totally doable. I love being active. I'd already lost 67lbs but put 25 back on. I want it gone again so I can continue this journey and hit Onederland finally.

I am from Florida
My favorite color is PINK
I love love love Autumn
I love pineapple spaghetti, together and separate
I like The Walking Dead and Two Broke Girls
I am a sucker for Nicholas Sparks books
I love his movies too and Harry Potter everything.
A hobby is playing music, sports and video games
I'm not sure where my favorite place is because I haven't visited them all.
I like playing sports and am not too big on the gym. I like feeling free and having fun while working out.
In 2013 I'm graduating college and either starting law school or getting a big girl job. I want to be happier than 2012 and take better care of myself.

I would like to lose 20 lbs during the 10 week challenge. On December 26th, I reset my beginning weight, updated my profile and renewed my commitment to get healthy.

A little over 8 years ago I moved from San Diego to Meridian, Idaho
Fave Color - Orange
Fave Season - Fall
Fave Food - Anything Mexican
Fave TV Show - THE BIG BANG THEORY!! I love Sheldon, but Amy is my fave
Fave Hobby - Scrapbooking

I'm a 41 year old mother and wife of 2 very active boys. It's time for me to stop watching my kids play sports and start playing with them.

Good Luck Everyone. Feel free to add me as a friend.

i'm a 47 year old single mother my daughter and her husband have a 3 year old girl my fave colors are blue black and green. fave season is late fall and early spring where it isnt to hot or to cold, food is Barqs root beer and cheese, hobby is gardening i'm starting to take an intrest in that again and swimming, show is haunted collector and home improvement shows.
I live in Mississippi

Hey guys and gals, I'm Gabby. At the end of this challenge I would like to have lost at least 15lbs. I'm originally from Chicago, but have since moved to Sunny San Diego!!
My fav. color: Currently black (tends to hide the excess if you know what I mean)
Fav. Season: Fall, although SD doesn't get much of a fall.
Fav Food: Is Chinese, I'm a sucker for noodles
Fav. TV Show: True Blood, American Horror Story
Fav Books: I'm a huge reader, I love romance novels. My favorite has to be Beautiful Disaster.
My hobbies: I bake..and I bake a lot. Id like to eventually own my own bakery so you know, practice makes perfect, except for my waist size
I'd love to go some where tropical like Tahiti or Belize. No real reason why, just to go. I love beach sand and all things that pertain to relaxing.
My workouts as of right now consist of getting back onto the running groove, I started a C25K challenge recently, and I'm also starting the Lean version of P90X on Monday!!
I'm 27, 5'7, weighing in at 208...(it would have flown naturally if i were 207)

Hi All

I'm Orla from Dublin, Ireland. I'm a single mother to my 22yr old son.

Growing up and through my 20's and early 30's I never had to worry about food or gaining weight.. In the last 8 / 10 yrs, suddenly I'm gaining weight and I have to watch my food intake and its something that I get really frustrated about.
Have figured out the reason is muscle.. I was very strong and fit - cycled to work, rode horses etc. When I moved home to Dublin after 2 yrs working with horses, I went back to office work.. The muscles disappeared and the weight appeared.

2013 is my year. I'm getting my old body back. I still ride horses and as my horses gain experience, I need to be stronger and fitter to keep up with them..

Plan to loose 20lbs - thats 2lb a week. Goal weight would be to loose 36lbs.. Have started C25K and am letting go of cigerattes from 1st Jan.. Its my year and I'm determined to be strong and fit by the end of it..

Hobby - showjumping, XCountry - anything to do with horses
TV - Downton Abbey, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (I know, I know!! lol)
Colour - Red
Food - potatoes

Now, to get that before picture.. Cringing at the thought....

Hi everyone, I'm Melissa. I am one of those people that goes up and down with her weight. I got into the low 150s last year and got to comfortable. I didn't seem to have a problem maintaining so I went with it. However, I have been noticing that winter weight slowly coming back. Finally mustard up the courage to get on the scale the other day and realized that I definitely needed to do something before I gained it all back. I am hoping by joining a group it will give me that little push I need to get remotivated.

Hi everyone,

My name is Marie and I am 35 years old. I am a stay at home mom to two kids (3 and 5) I am hoping this year I can keep losing instead of stopping half way through like last year. I need to find things to do when I am watching TV or have a few minutes on my own since that is when I tend to eat the junky food.

CW - 198 lbs
GW - 150 lbs

Hi!! My name is Melody. I am 25.

I am from Oklahoma. I am married with 3 kiddos (6yrs,3yrs, and 9months). I work full time.

I would like to loose 15lbs during this challenge. I am currently 228. As far back as I can remember and the pictures go I have always been the big girl in the family. I always attempted to diet, but gave up quickly. After seeing some horrible pictures a couple months back, it sparked something inside and I am more determined to be healthy and at a healthy weight than I have ever been. I found MFP about the same time I looked at the photos and it has been a wonderful aid in getting to the new me


My favorite color is purple.
My favorite season is fall. I love the colors and temperature lol.
I don't really have a favorite food, I like all food
I have several fave tv shows - criminal minds, csi: las vegas, NCIS, Sister Wives, Gas Monkey Garage, American Pickers.
If I could visit any place in the world it would be Greece.
I am trying new workouts but at the moment I enjoy the elliptical, 30ds, and zumba for kinect.