Hi! My name is Emily, Im 27 and live in Colorado. I am currently hovering around the 300 mark. My motivation to get fit is to start living. Because my husband and I are the size we are we miss out on a lot of things. We can't get off the floor so camping, hiking and a lot of mountain activities are out. We cant fit in seats so no Broncos/Avs/Rockies games, Movies, etc. I would LOVE to be able to sit in a booth at a restaurant. I think it is a crime that someone my size has to eat her meal in the middle of the room surrounded by all the skinny people lounging around in the booths. SO...I am getting fit with the help of my brother so I could do all those things I miss out on and start living the life I want to live. It would be lovely to make a few friends along the way as well. I look forward to supporting you and receiving support on this long, hard, but worth it, journey.

My name is Lisa,

I am 46 years old and have a 7 year old daughter that I would like to live a long life for. I want to be there to see her babies! I am starting this journey at a point in my life that is super stressful! I have a full-time job, am a full-time college student(studying Accounting) and a mom! Phew, that wore me out just typing it! I have about 105 pounds to lose!

Hi ladies! My name is Ali. I live in Loma Linda, California. I just turned 24 on the 5th. I am currently weighing between 264-267. I am 5'7".

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< That little angle brat right there is my buttercup Pany (Pandora)

I've battled with my weight all my life. Hit 200 when I was 12. 230 from 14-18. At 19, I kicked myself in the @$$ and started doing aerobics, Debbie Seibers Slim in 6, (only ever used the first work out, start it up) and eating right. I had no idea what a calorie was back then, and I'm still pretty fuzzy on the calorie, carb, good fat, bad fat, thing. All I knew was fructose and sucrose were really bad and I avoided food that had them. I stopped eating out, drinking soda, eating candy. In 6 months, I went from 234 to 204, size 32 to size 14. I was a full of confidence and life. For the first time ever, I was happy.

At 20, I met my husband. Got married, was still 204, on my way to onederland, and a month after we're married, I got pregnant. Slap in the face. I was a high risk pregnancy, and my doctors told me that the aerobics would be too much stress, but I could walk. I gained 60 pounds, and I learned that that is typical in first time pregnancy. I had a c section and my nerves on the right of my stomach have never grown back. Completely numb. I tried aerobics and could never get into it again. I joined a gym, and was able to get to 215 in about 6 months. I then started work at a fast food place, and the gym hours and work hours clashed so I had to stop going. Here I am, at 266. I just joined 24 hour fitness. Hopefully with that, and some new friends on here that are about where I am, I can finally lose the weight

Hi lovely ladies I'm Kayla. I'm 29 years old. I started my journey Jan 1 with 108 lbs to go(then I'll see from there). I started at 283. I'm currently at 272. My goal is 175. I've been married to my amazing husband Jake for 10 years. We have three kids, Raleigh(Ray lee) who will be 10 in Feb, Dawson who's 8 and Brielle who is 5. I started gaining weight when I got pregnant with Raleigh. Then 9 months after she was born I was pregnant again. Then 2 years after Dawson I was pregnant again....Well my baby is 5 so no more excuses! I want to be healthy and active for my kids. I work as a window clerk for the postal service. Jake is a city letter carrier. We live in a small town in Illinois. I want to be able to ride bikes with the kids or play soccer or go to an amusement park and actually be comfortable on the rides! I have a long way to go but it's all about making smart choices each day. feel free to add!

Hello all, my name is Samantha. I live in central Indiana. I am 33 years old and just celebrated my 12th wedding anniversary yesterday. I have had emotional and self esteem issues my whole teenage and adult life and I have used food to cope with alot of that. My starting weight is 358.2 pounds and I would like to be around 170. When I met my husband 15 years ago, I weighed 190 and thought I was heavy. Over the years I have battled depression and suicide and last summer I was inpatient for 6 weeks after a suicide attempt. I think I have finally got a handle on my life and I am planning on coming out the other side stronger and healthier! I am looking for a great support system and I look forward to getting to know all of you! I am an open book and if you have any questions about me, feel free to ask. Thanks and good luck to all!

Hey ladies!

My name is Kristie, I'm 26 years old (I'll be 27 in May) and I'm from New Jersey. I'm single, no kids, in school for my Master's degree (I graduate in May yayyyy!) and I work overnight shift which makes it really hard to meet anyone. My goal is to lose 110-120 lbs and I'm almost down 10 lbs.

I'm not brave enough yet to put my starting weight on here or post pictures of my body just yet. Until I see a somewhat noticeable difference and have a before/after picture I don't plan on posting it yet.

Feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like... the more support the better.

Hello, My name is Jessica. I live in Kentucky with my 2 beautiful girls and my wonderful husband. I am getting back on the bandwagon and am looking for someone to keep me motivated and keep me accountable. Hopefully you all can. :0) I am starting at a weight of 321, not my highest but not far from it. I really want to get to 199. I know it is still a high weight, but I just want to be in the 100's and we will go from there. :0) I am a substitute teacher and am finishing my education to become a teacher. I would welcome any and all encouragement :0)

*peeks in*

Hi, I'm Dawn from Kentucky. I'm 51, 5'1 and 224 lbs *cringes*

I've been married for 23 years and have two sons who are 22 and 21. I also have a 2 year old grandson .

I'm the nurturing type and, instead of taking care of myself, I've been watching out for everybody else which is one reason I'm about a 100 lbs overweight. I'd like to get down to 130 or maybe 125. I've always been a curvy girl even when I only weighed 100 lbs. I've been on MFP for a month now and have lost 6 lbs. I'm okay with taking 2 or even 3 years to lose the weight. I just hope it doesn't take 10 years!

I'm looking forward to being inspired and motivated by others' successes and to some day inspiring and motivating others.

*tip toes out*

Hi My name is Kim, I live in Minnesota.I started at 299 and my goal is to lose 100lbs by December. I join MFP in Aug 2012and just hung out and read things. Then lost my connection until Dec 2012. Started changing my diet for healthier options. I have lost 8 lbs to date. My next step is to start some type of excerise program.My biggest roadblock is myself. I am not good at atlking about myself. So this is all I have for now.

My name is Melissa and I live in Michigan. At 43 years old I've managed to get up to 249.8 lbs. I know how it happened even though I hate to admit I did it to myself. My whole family is made up of 'easy keepers'.

After years of dieting, I am choosing not to do that anymore. It obviously hasn't worked. Forget it, I'm done dieting. My goal is to change my habits into healthy ones; the rest will follow.

I joined awhile ago but life happened. Beginning my new lifestyle tomorrow morning, February 7th. I am tracking my weight using the tools on this site with a goal posted as 135 lbs. I'll just be happy to be able to avoid wearing the frumpy clothing in the fat lady section. You know what I'm talking about.

Hello Everyone!!

My name is Barbara Ann,I am 65, I live in Sequim, Wa with my hubby of 43 yrs and two Jack Russell Terriorists..... I have weighed over 200lbs since the birth of our twin sons over 42 yrs ago..............my high weight was 319....the lowest I have ever been able to get was 204....I am the YO YO champion!!

I am a carb addict, and I comfort eat to make my self feel better for any number of reasons, pain, emotions...I have all the excuses down pat for eating all the wrong things.

I am working towards living in Onederland for the rest of whats left of my life! I am on the scale today at 268 and need some moral support and am willing to offer the same.:flowerforyou:

Hey Everyone! I'm 25 years old and live in Oregon. I have always been the 'big' girl and have decided after much unnecessary 'extra bs' in my life that it is time to focus on me and make some changes.

I started my journey AGAIN with Weight Watchers in January. Third times the charm, right? I weighed in at 308.00, absolutely disgusted with myself. I weighed in this week at 292.2. The weight is coming off slower this go around than my previous 2 WW attempts, but i feel like a lot of that has to do with my motivation. It's not there! You'd think I would be motivated to lose the weight but...... It's easier being fat.

I have PCOS so my chances of getting pregnant are already lower than most. The additional weight is truly what is stopping me from moving forward and attempting to get pregnant. Yet, here I am, drooling over a piece of pizza.

So, enough of my rambling. I'm here to make some changes and I need support and advice from others and I need to know that someone else out there is drooling over pizza right now too!!!

Goal - Lose at least 100 pounds
Bonus Goal - Lose 150 and get to a 'healthy level.'

Please feel free to add me!!

Hey there!!

Name: Megan
Where you live: Northeast Missouri
Age : 28
Starting weight and Goal (or how much you want to lose): Starting at 326 and wanting to be 180-200. I'm at 308.

I'm looking for motivational friends or those who need motivated. Please actively participate.

Hi ladies!

I don't think I introduced myself in here, although I've posted in a few of the threads I think.

My name is Kristy, I'm 34 and I'm a New Zealander living in Melbourne, Australia. I've been married for 10 years, I have four children - a 9 year old girl, 8 year old boy and boy/girl twins who are 4 and look nothing alike.

I've been on this weight loss journey since November 2011 with a break for 7 months last year when we moved to Australia and things were a little helter-skelter for a while. I gained a bit during that period but I've now lost it again (with interest!). You'll have to forgive me because I work in kilograms - I have to use a converter for lbs unless it's an easy workout (anything in multiple of 4.5kg/10lbs I can do in my head lol). My absolutely horrifying starting weight was 149.2kg (328lbs). I've accepted that, I've moved on, and I refuse to ever see that number again. As of last Sunday I was 124.8kg (275lbs). Ultimately I want to get to 73kg (160lbs) but I have some numbers I'm aiming for along the way. I'll probably figure out exactly what weight I want to be when I get down towards it, for now I'm just enjoying feeling so much healthier and having to buy smaller clothes. And it was quite nice when my doctor asked me for weight loss tips!