THIS time is OFFICIAL!!!!!!!!! Anyone else in the same boat?

Welcome to MFP, I'm loving it so far and I just know you will too!! :0)

I AM IN THE SAME BOAT. I START AND STOP ALL THE TIME BUT I DONT HAVE A CHOICE THIS TIME. I NEED TO GET THIS WEIGHT OFF. I AM AT 277 RIGHT NOW AT MY BIGGEST AND WANT TO AT LEAST GET BACK TO 150. I USED TO BE 115 AT 18 YEARS OLD AND NOW I AM 24. WEIGHT CAN CREEP UP ON YOU IN NO TIME. I AM A PRIME EXAMPLE. I WILL ADD YOU AND HOPE THAT I CAN HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN AS YOU FOR ME.

Welcome. I'm on the boat with you. Been "overweight" my entire life and THIS time it's OFFICIAL for me to. I word of advice DO IT NOW b/c it only gets harder. I wish someone would've told me that at 18 that at 30 it's even harder to get motivated and get the weight off. Good luck to staying focused on the goal this go round

Hi, Its official for me too! Just gained 8 pounds over the holidays and now am at my biggest! I refuse to be fat by birthday! I dont want to be super skinny, I just want to be healthy. I know its going to be a tough road ahead of me, but I have to do this!

I am going to stick with this.. I am 31 years old and I"m ready to start my family but I can't do it being this overweight. I always start out good but then I just fall off the "wagon" It's hard cause I work with food everyday and I just like to nibble here and there. I hope that with the support of you guys I can do it this time!!

hello, im 20 and i was that way i used to be on a diet for like a month then i would stop then i would start over again and just keep on repeating the same process, but now whenever im like oh ill just have one bad day i will always remind myself of why i am trying to loose weight or whats motivating me to loose it... and so far i have been using MFP since last october and im sticking to it so hopefully it works for you if you stick with it! good luck.

Well, I'm at the other end of the scale - I am 55yrs old, 5' 8.5" and my heaviest both in 2003 and 2009 was 320 lb. I've been a yo-yo dieter since my first weight loss in 1978 after I met my now husband. But as u guys will know, u lose it and put it back on PLUS. It's that plus that got me to where I was in 2003. I then lost 45lb slowly then crept back up to about 1 lb lower than I was in 2003.....no plus, THANK GOODNESS!!!. And that's when I decided that was it.

SOME HINTS: Do it for the right reason. I've finally discovered that I needed to do this for ME. Yes my health is benefiting, my husband will have something more pleasing to the eye to look at LOL, but even though I tried over the years for these reasons they were never enuff to keep me down. You really, really have to do it for YOU.

AND NEVER, NEVER SAY "IF". If I make it; I'll keep these old clothes just in case; if I get down to..... I try so very, very hard to stay absolutely positive and I've even bought a summer top for next season in a size smaller than I am at the moment.

Healthy lifestyle. Every time I've tried to lose weight until now I've gone on the Weight Watchers diet (a copy obtained from a friend), or the cabbage soup diet, or gone real healthy with good meat, vegetables, fruit etc. But we couldn't afford to feed every member of our family in the same way financially, and I would have to cook two meals where I always felt stink eating better than the others. This time we can't afford the good meats etc and the key is WILL I BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THIS LIFESTYLE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE - well, no. So I've concentrated on portion size and am eating exactly what everyone else eats. It's great coz I don't have to cook separate meals, I don't crave the stuff my hubby is eating coz I have my own portion. I still have a piece of cake OR lollies OR anything else sweet once and at the max twice a day. And I try to drink water (not so keen on) and diet drinks as my cold drinks. Oh and I still have the occasional rum and diet coke! LOL

MFP - this website is magic and has pulled me back from collapse on a couple of occasions thus far. I'm struggling at the moment, but I'm not going up. We don't have any baking in the freezer and therefore I crave something sweet in the evening, so I think I'll have to rectify that and try and get back on track.

So, don't give up. Focus and go for it. IT'S ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE.

Here's to making it happen in 2013!

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Well looks like we all have the same goals in mind…too finally loose the extra lbs that have stuck too us like glue!! I am 48 and need to loose the last of this extra weight ,I have recently lost 30 lbs last year,but after moving have gained 12 lbs back ! …. I can gain it sooo easily, but , loosing it is another story…the older I get the harder it is, so for you younger ones do it for your selves now….it is only that much harder when you get older!!
I am determined to get it off ….slow and easy will win the race !!
Keep your goals in mind and we will all succeed ! I find it easier if you have smaller goals to reach, example 5 lb goals instead of saying I still have 40,50 or 150 lbs still to loose…those numbers are so depressing to us when one is just starting.
By reaching 5 lb goals they are that much more rewarding to say I lost 5 lbs then when you loose the next 5 you can say I lost 10 lbs and so on…
I have found that by tracking and being honest with everything that enters ones mouth is the only true way to do it… we have to be accountable for our actions..good or bad… that is how I gained my 12 lbs back , I stopped tracking and being accountable for my food choices !! So for this I now have an additional 12 lbs to loose…. no one to blame but ME ! I just found out about this site today so thought I would jump on the weight loss train and try tracking on line….think it will be fun to do !
So let's stick together ,give each other the support we a lll require…it is easier to do it together then it is alone.
So here is to eating well, exercise, and drinking the water we all need !!
WE CAN DO IT> YES WE CAN !!

If you are struggling talk to us, we can all give you some advice from our experiences…..that is why you came here right….for support from people who UNDERSTAND your struggles….. you are worth every second of this journey….keep that in mind …WE ARE HERE FOR YOU !!