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I currently weigh the same as you and my target weight is 150 for now. I am 8 weeks pregnant but need to get halthy for this pregnancy.0
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Hi ladies. I am mum to 2 beautiful kiddies. Oldest is nearly 9 and youngest is nearly 1. I am looking at losing 30-35kgs. I can't believe how much I let myself go. But new year, new me
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Hello!! My name is Jessica. I'm a married mother of two. Looking for friends to keep me motivated, and push me along the journey to lose 25-30 lbs.0
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Hi! My name is Chrissy. I am a 34 year old wife and mother of 2. I have been overweight my entire life. I had a hysterectomy 3 years ago and have gained 90 lbs. I have lost and gained and lost and gained a million times. I think I just got used to the idea of being so big and living with it. I have never been this big, so it has got to go. My biggest problem is: I hate vegetables and I love bread/carbs. I really wish I could eat veggies, but most of them actually gag me. Any advice? I will update my pic when I have one on this computer.0
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Hello!!
I just joined MFP and saw your group!! I am hoping this will help me stay accountable! I am a proud mother of a 18 month old, but I have gained so much weight and just really want to work on being healthy and feeling good about my self again!!0 -
Hi! My name is Michelle, I'm 26 and a married mom a 3 and 6 year old. I am a working mommy. Two years ago I lost 35lb and I have mannaged to keep it off but I've got anouther 30lb to go before I am at a heathy BMI. I need to get heathy so I can continue to take care of my kids.0
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Hi I'm Michelle and am a married mom of four (ages 5, 3, 2, and 8m). Looking for friends that will help keep me on this site and keep up with all that I need to do. I'm currently overweight and I want to get to my target weight of 135 so I can be healthy for my kids and fit into some old jeans. Anyone can Friend Me!0
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Hi guys my name is Jessica, i am a mom to a beautiful 3 yr old little girl. I am a full time hairstylist as well, finding time (and energy) to workout is kinda tough, i manage to get like 2 workouts a week plus a day or 2 full of errands/cleaning. I am 5'4 and currently 194. i gained 35lb when i had my daughter, lost most of it, but over the past 3 years put it all on again. now im working towards that 130-145 mark and feeling good again! anyone feel free to add me 0
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Hi, I'm fairly new to MFP. I've had the app for a while but wasn't using it regularly. I found the website a week ago (didn't know it was more than an app) and I've been much more dedicated now with so much support! I love it! I've lost 2 lbs this past week, now with the help of the site! Just now I discovered groups and I'm hoping to get some buddies who have things in common with myself.
I'm 24 years old, a mother in a serious relationship with the father (To be married soon enough). My son is 3 years old and I plan to try for another in a few years. Next time I plan to do better with my health and fitness! I gained 80lbs (YES, 80 POUNDS) with my first pregnancy. The weight didn't start to come off until after he turned 1 when I started being more conscious of my health... and I lost 60lbs of the 80 I gained. Shortly after my awesome success, i started working at a gas station with horrible snacks in my face all day.... and slowly but surely (without counting calories, weighing myself... and exercising less and less, mind you) gained another 40lbs back. So a week ago I was only 10-15lbs lighter than I was immediately postpartum. So, with a wake up call coming from the scale, I realized it was time to get back to eating better, exercising regularly, and not only losing weight but getting HEALTHY. I want to be healthy for my son. I want to look amazing for my wedding. I want to be in the best health possible for my next pregnancy. I want to be healthy for me, have more energy, and feel good about myself.
Things I'm interested in are parenting/ being a mom (stay at home 5 days a week now, *yay*), I'm a little political, I am interested in organic gardening and eating foods close to nature (and away from chemicals and GMO's), philosophy, history, hiking, going to the gym (more as of recently), checking out forums (This one is saved to my tabs now!), art, crafting, watching old films, cooking awesome meals for my family, and I'm also going to school to be an elementary teacher.
If it sounds like we'd get along, please feel free to add me as a friend! The more the merrier!
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Hey yall!
New to the group and well MFP too! I started my journey yesterday as a matter of fact. My first day on MFP, at the gym, tracking calorie intake and my first day of changing my lifestyle.
I am a 30 yr old mom of 2 wonderful boys. I live in East Texas with my kiddos and my husband on our mini farm, lol. With work, sports, youth programs, kids etc. I always said I didn't have time but I hunkered down and found and made time. I work out from 7:30am - 8:30am with two ladies. We each have our own goals and our own reasons.
My current weight as of weigh in yesterday is 261. I guess my ultimate goal weight would be 150.. However my first goal is to stay with it all and reach my 6 wk goal of workouts.
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I'm finally back on MFP again, so excited! My name is Jessica and I'm 27, and live in Arizona. My son will be 1 year on February 6, I can't believe how fast this year went by!
I stopped using MFP when I got pregnant (after losing 35 lbs) and gained it all back and then added an additional 20 lbs on top of it. Now being a mom and trying to lose weight I'm realizing that setting the time aside to work out is going to be the hardest obstacle for me. I work 100 miles (one way) away from my home, so I'm usually gone ~12 hrs per day. Anyone have any ideas?
Right now my weight goal is 20 lbs in 12 weeks (by 04/07/2013). We have a bet at work, anyone who doesn't make the -20lbs has to put $50 in the pool for whomever can make the goal. So far I'm 6 lbs closer to the goal.
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You can loose up to 15-20 pounds by not drinking soda alone! Its hard cause i had to give up the pepsi and Dr. Pepper that I thought I needed so BAD! Also carry healthy snacks in your purse and portion your meals for the week on Sundays. Do it with your kids they love to help!0
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Hello Everyone!
I am not new to MFP it helped me loose 50lbs with diet and exercise before I got preggo w/my son who is now 10months. I went from a 18 to a size 10 and now I am back in that 18 and NOT happy at all. I want to hopefully be in a size 10 again by July for my honeymoon! I have 3 kids 2 step kids and 1 that I carried for 8 months. I hope that you'll be motivation for me as well as I can be for you! I don't want to get comfortable with this weight on me.
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Hi everyone! My name is Jessica and i just joined today. I am 22 and i have been overweight most of my life. I have a one year old son and I want to give him the kind of mom that he deserves, one that can play and run aound with him. I can some but i quickly lose energy. I would aike to make some friends that would understand what I am going through and what i am trying to accomplish.0
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Hi I am Michelle. I want to get down to where I was before I got out of the Army and had my son! I have 50lbs to lose! It would be nice to find moms in my area of TX!0
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Hi, I'm a mum of twin boys that are 8 months old. I work full time and I just feel like I'm exhausted all the time. Anyway, I want to get back into loosing weight and not do the comfort eating, feeling tired eating and just eating too much of the wrong thing. I'm looking forward to meeting some new people struggling with the same so we can encourage each other on.
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Hello,
My name is Melissa I am a WAHM. I have a 2 year old and I am expecting a second in just a few days. I am using this app and Instagram (getfitLiss) to motivate myself and other moms to get back in shape after pregnancy. Follow me as I post my progress! I also love to discover new workouts/excercises that helped other moms reach their goals.0 -
Hello everyone,
I am new to MFP and am hoping that this time when I try to lose weight it will be better than before. I would like to lose about 20lbs. My problem is junk food, I love sweets, My other problem is over eating, I find that if I enjoy the flavor of what I am eating I will keep eating although I am full. I know its terrible but its how I have eaten my entire life.
After I had my 2 kids I got lazy. Especially with school, work, and family life. I also recently quit smoking cigs, but I fell off the band wagon a few times. The combo of life and stress makes this really difficult. My ultimate goal is to be a healthy mother for my kids.
This time I decided to try a diff approach...My plan is to go my first week w/o weighing myself at all so that I can try to focus on just changing my eating habits. Next week I will weigh myself and hopefully a pound or two will be lost.
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Hello
names stephanie..25 years old.
i have a two year old..name LillyAnn
and i just want to be the mom she is proud of..i remember when i was young...at times i was ashamed of my mom bc she was over weight..and i don't want that for me
so here i am..my first month with mfp..and i love it
i just joined two days ago..to this group..and finally got a chance to introduce myself
so if you like add me
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Hi - I'm Terri. I will be 40 on Sunday.
I have two kids (Girl 5 and Boy 3 months)
I am 5' 6" and have weighed 150-165 since high school. The exception being when I was pregnant. I started my last pregnancy @175 after gaining 15 lbs while on progesterone supplements. I gained 50 additional lbs while pregnant and walked out of the hospital 6lbs less then what I weighed when I walked in (my son weighed 7lbs so don't ask me how that math works). I lost 6 more before the holidays came around but gained it back around Christmas because my will is weak around Christmas Fudge.
My daughter has been going around telling people that she is bigger then me cause her number starts with a 5 and mine starts with a 2 OY! That alone was enough to motivate me. I swore after the holidays - when I went back to work - I was going to make a big change and get this weight off. So on January 2nd I joined MFP, on January 3rd I joined the gym near where I work. I have totally surprised myself with my will power and motivation thus far and I'm trying to keep that MoJo going. I thought it might help if I had more support as well as having someone else to support. I talked a couple of my new mom friends into joining MFP with me but neither of them have near the weight to lose that I do:(
Looking forward to meeting new people and cheering everyone on as we embark on a life changing journey.0 -
Hi I am 31 with 3 kids ages 14,8,2. I am 5ft2 and weigh 141 lbs as of Jan 16th. I find it hard to stay motivated. I have a full time desk job. I would love to get down to like 125 and be in shape not muscular to much more toned and in place. I can do it I know I can but keep putting of exercising routines off until the next day so to speak. I would love for some support and words of encouragemnet0
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Hi, I'm Becca. I'm new to the site. I'm also a stay at home mom and I'm looking for friends to help keep me motivated as much as I would motivate them. I'm in process to lose weight for my son. He is 10 months old and I need to quit making excuses on why I cant lose weight . I need to do it for him.. Its already showing I need to when I get of breath from playing with him or chasing him down when he crawls away or gets into something.. I need to be in better shape where I can play with him. I can see if I dont change what I'm doing I wont get to see him grow up.0
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I'm one week into using mfp, and also a recently new mom. i just had my little girl in october.
I actually loss about 80lbs while pregnant, really happy about that. I did gain 10lbs back after i had her and now i'm still within that weight category. I want to keep losing but need more motivation!
Looking to add friends!
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Hi, Just joined Myfitnesspal a few days ago. I really like it and think this will keep me on track. I thought it would be good to be in touch with other moms who also cant just drop everything and go to the gym and want to finish thier kids untouched food ( waste not, want not). I know all of you can relate to the dieting pitfalls moms face.0
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Thanks, what great advice0
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Hi, I am a new Mom, I gave birth to my first baby in September 2012. I managed to gain 40lbs during my pregnancy and have gained a few more now that I am at home on maternity leave. My daughter will be crawling before I know it and I hope to start getting in shape to keep up with her. I also hope to return to my wedding weight (married September 2011) and find some confidence again. Hoping to find some support through forums and new friends.0
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Hi I'm Briana. I'm new to the group and am trying really hard to "tighten up" and reach all of my weightloss and fitness goals... again. I have an amazing four year old son that keeps me super busy and my goal weight is 125.0
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I have 2 children ages 3 years and 6 months. I only gained 8 lbs with my second pregnancy due to a restricted diet because I had gallstones. I lost 31 lbs after having my son and gained back 10 because I had surgery and got my gallbladder removed and was so happy not to have such a restricted diet I over did it a little I still have about 25-30 lbs I would like to lose and having the support of fellow mothers would help. Anyone who wants to add me feel free.0
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Well I've had MFP for a while, because I only had a computer at work I couldn't figure out how to join any groups. I am a single mom, 31, of 2 holy active boys, 10 & 6 yrs old. We eat pretty decent, my major problem is self control. If I like it your darn right I'm going back for seconds or thirds, ugh, that added up fast. I joined a gym last October and love to run, and recently started doing some weight training, unfortunately by body hates what I've done it thus far. If its not my back going out its my hips locking up. Sticking to exercise is a huge challenge because of this, but I know if I don't run I'm going to get bored and head for the fridge, drive-thru's, or gas stations. I've lost 27 pounds in just over 2 yrs, but unfortunately really struggling to keep if off for the past 6 months. Need distractions when I can't run or idea's on how to keep my back and hips from bothering me, ANY suggestions?? Oh yeah, the reason I started this was because my then 7 yr old asked me at a family reunion if I had another baby in my stomach, nope pure 100% overload!! Yep still bothers me to this day!!0
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Hi. My name is Christine. I'm 32 1/2 and have an almost 3 year old daughter (on 4/9) and an almost 3 month old son (born 11/12/12). I'm happily married to my high school sweetheart. We've been together for 15 years this November and married 8 years this May. I work full-tim as an auto claims adjuster. I find it hard to stay consistent, not go over my calorie goals and find time to exercise. These are things I'm constantly working on.
I was about 50 lbs over weight when I had my daughter and gained 40 lbs. I only managed to lose 20 lbs by the time I got pregnant with my son. Luckily I only gained 20 lbs with him. I've lost those 20 lbs plus an additional 7 lbs. So I'm happy to say I'm currently chipping away at the last 20 lbs from my pregnancy with my daughter.
I love to run and need to start training for some runs that are coming up. My sister-in-law lives in KS but is going to come up here in May to do a run with me and I don't want to let her down. My husband is more than willing to give me the time to work out at night (I've tried getting up in the morning but I already have to get up at 5:30 just to get myself and the kids out the door in time) but I need to find the internal motiviation to do this.
Height: 5'7"
Age: 31
SW: 235 (38 weeks pregnant, DS was born 38w,5d)
CW: 208
GW 145
Always looking for new friends, new work out ideas and new food ideas (I get bored pretty easily with food and then resort to unhealthy snacking).0
