Hi all,
My name is Cheri. I'm a 52 year old menopausal part-time musician. I love working out; I do an IMPACT high intensity interval training class three days a week. I also do some running and biking and yoga. I am working really hard to make healthy choices about food because I cannot lose any weight otherwise. I look forward to "meeting" with you and helping each other to achieve our goals. I was drawn to the group title because losing pounds seems like mission impossible to me a lot of the time:happy:

Hi! I'm Dawn. I'm a 38 year,menopausal mom of 4 currently living in Tennessee. I work 2 jobs and am getting ready to run my first 5K!! I have been on MFP a little over a year. Hit a rough patch and stopped logging on but I am 100% committed to daily logging and exercising and cheering on my MFP friends. Feel free to add me

Hi i'm momwa6 and i'm a mom of six children.I'm 34 and my kids ages are 16,13,11,10,8,and 4 five boys and one girl.My goal is to be 170 because i feel more sexy in that weight range and i will be at least a size 10 which i find to be common size in most stores.I had having to always go to plus size section i want to be in regular size for once.I also got motivated to lose the weight again after going through a divorce and having to restart my life over because of these situations it made me realize that im not the person i use to be and i have to find a way to get back to the old me without allowing these situations to tear me down.I started my journey in january of 2011 at 256 and looking for the finish this journey with a plan of maintenance.I workout to all beachbody programs you are welcome to add me if you like

Hey everyone!!! I'm a 38 year old married stay at home mom of 5 children. 4 boys-2 girls age 20,15,12,6 & 2. I joined MVP a while ago but just started back at it in March. I'm 5'2" SW 180 CW 174 GW 130. Along with logging my calories each day I also LOVE 30DS. I'm currently on day 6 of Level 2.

Hello! I am a 44 year old woman (my friend call me Peaches) and have always been within my weight range until I hit my late 30's. I have manged to gain over 45 lbs withing 2 years! I am trying hard to get back to that place mentally where fitness and nutrition are my priority but I am struggling. I am hoping that hearing from others and sharing my experineces will help get me there. My goal is to lose the 45 lbs I have gained by losing 1 lb a week, then reach my goal weigh of 145 by April of 2014!

Nice to meet you all!

jg3084 -

For me, one key to avoiding evening cravings is to eat a high-protein breakfast. (I don't know why this is so, but recent research shows that I'm not alone) Do you eat a third of your daily protein in the morning? Or is breakfast skimpy as you rush to get out the door to work?

I also find it necessary to have some planned/allowed snack before starting to cook dinner. Because I do best with limiting carbohydrates and not worrying about fats, a handful of good olives or nuts works to allow me to cook dinner.

Also - do you have any self-care routines between your paid day work and your evening mommy work? Taking care of a 3 yr old is stressful, and you could be signaling to yourself that you need some TLC too. Maybe developing a routine where you sit down for 15 minutes with a nice cup of tea and a healthy snack before you set about the evening's work would help avoid grazing.

Hope these suggestions help - at least it will reassure you that you aren't alone. Jaime

I am also looking for more encouragement. I think you can never have enough. I am 40, just had my second child in October 2012. I gained 60lbs with both of my kids. It took me three years to lose the weight after having my daughter in 2007. 2010-2011 were rough years for me and I suffered some personal tragedies that sent me into a depression. I went back and forth between being too depressed to eat and losing - to eating for comfort and gaining. In 2012 I found out I was pregnant again and between the progesterone and not being able to really workout due to health issues I gained 60lbs once again. But I carried a healthy baby to term so I will not complain.

Hi I'm Karen 5' 9". 44yrs. Ive been struggling to lose weight after my second child. CW 220 GW 150

A recent study that found high-protein breakfasts reduced evening snacking used breakfasts with 35 grams of protein. I eat a lower amount - 20 grams.

Hi. I am Nancy, and I will be 34 years old next month. I have struggle with my weight since I was a teenager, and have always been slightly overweight since. I am an overall healthy eater, but just kept eating unchecked by my mom like I was still diving, swimming, and dancing. I was never super heavy until after my son was born almost ten years ago. While I was breastfeeding I packed on 30+ pounds. Then in 2006 I started working an office job, and that went up even more. I did not realize how big I had gotten. Then, my mom was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. My husband developed pancreas issues, and now our son has been diagnosed with high cholesterol. I have told myself since I was 15 I was going to lose the weight, but was never motivated like I am now! I started to seriously attack the problem in September of 2012, and now I am almost to where I was when I found out I was pregnant with Dalton (2003). Ten more pounds! When I get there I am going for 40 lbs. more to get me to where I should be for once in my life! More important then wanting to be the "just right size" I want my family to follow suit, and get healthier too! After all I have always said "Heal is the biggest part of Healthy!" It took a co-worker (who was 45) to tell me she thought I looked older than her to start the process, but it took my families struggle with health to solidify that I DO NOT WANT the health issues that come with obesity!

Hello everyone! My name is Tracey, age 42, mother of 2, son-16, dgt.-14. I am looking to get back to my PPW! (PRE-PREGNANCY WEIGHT) haha! I just started the 17 Day Diet on Monday SW 148.8 CW 145.8 (as of this am) and GW 130 (would settle for 135)! I am a PEAR-shaped shorty with big hips, thighs, and butt! I am a Healthcare Rep. at my local hospital and I am on my feet a lot seeing pts, so my legs swell! I know I don't drink enough water..often forget to log it! I would like support of what I can eat to help lose weight and not swell. Right now on Cycle 1 Day 4 of 17DD and it's just lean proteins, green veggies, 2 fruits before 2pm, 2 probotics per day and drink green tea! (I've been fighting the sugar/carb tempations all week!) I like to walk for an hour, run, crossramp, and little strength traininig exercies maybe 3-4 days wk. I know I should do more than that! Just need encouragement!