I am Cindy and I've been married for 26 years to the same man! I have 2 kids who are really young adults now. I'm 51 years old and I'm from the Chicagoland area. I am trying to get fit and lose lots of fat. I'll be walking in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life this June. It's a 24 hour walk to raise money for Cancer prevention, care, research, etc. Last year, I walked one lap - the survivor's lap. This year I have a team and I'm excited about the whole experience. It's great to be cancer free and I intend to stay that way. My sister and brother-in-law got me onto mfp. Now I'm looking for words of encouragement from more people than them. This sounds like a good group to start with. I hope to encourage others too. I've got to find a way to get more exercise into my routine.

Hi I am Kelly 43, and I joined this group to help me stay motivated in losing weight, I have been on the roll coaster of losing and gaining weight for years and I need to get off. I have join myFitness in support for my friend, but now I want to reach my goal of 210lbs, in which I have to lose at least 20 lbs. to get there. I know that I can do this I have done it before but this time I want to keep the weight off. Being a mother of three and a wife things do get a little tough to stay on track, but I am more focus now.

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Hi i'm Shulaika, 45yrs, mother of 2 boys (10 and 13) from Curacao, sinds 31st of december I decided that I want to be more in shape, without a big stomach, I want my flat belly. I have dropped 22lbs already but there is more to be dropped. I'm more than happy to join the group on this goal. I'm new so If you want to add me you are more than welcome

Hellie from GA, started MFP since Jan 10, 2013 - lost 18 lbs at one point (dropped from 148 to 130 lbs) but just gained couple lbs for the past week as I've been sick and giving myself different excuses for not doing right things. I'm now ready for my second part of my weight loss, lose another 15-20 lbs :-)
For my first part of weight loss, I focused on having 1200 kcal food consumption each day with healthier choice, cut soda/coffee completely and it did well for me. Now it's time to be back to my healthy eating and add "exercise regularly" to my new life style!

Hey there! I'm Christi, 43, married 20 yrs this July with 3 kids only one of which, a 15 yo boy, is still in the house. I live in coastal GA just south of Savannah. I just found and joined My Fitness Pal today, so have been looking on and off. I have a big history of being skinny and slowly gaining weight which started in my 20s, partying, eating, hating my weight, etc.

In July 2011, unexpectedly and COMPLETELY out of the blue, I started walking 3 miles per day 5-6 days/week for 5 months! The only "dieting" I did was the innate urge to eat less and more healthy, and I lost almost 25 lbs in that 5 mos. Then, just as I started, I stopped and now here I am almost 1 1/2 yrs later haven lost almost all progress that I made.

I'm also a registered nurse who never got a job so that adds to my "worthlessness". The circumstances are too much to explain but began with a move shortly after graduation which wasn't in my favor and it all went downhill after that.

I know I can do it; I've done it before..... maybe I just need to do it with you

I'm 54 yo and 5' 0" I need to lose my last 20 pounds, current weight 135. Menopause has kicked my butt. I used to run and work out on a regular basis but an injury sidelined me and I gained. So here I am 2 years later ready to get back to where I once was. I'm in boot camp 3 days a week and running on non boot camp days in addition to working with a personal trainer to just give me additional motivation. I am hoping this group will just give me more incentive to stick with the plan. I'm looking for to this group it is the first I have joined on MFP.

Hi everyone :]

My name is Blanca, I'm 23 years old and a Food & Nutrition major at a University in CA. 3rd year studying to be a Registered Dietician (yet another reason to be in shape). I'm 5' 1" and weight 139 pounds. I'm around a size large-xlarge in shirts and 11 in pants. About two years ago I was 118 pounds, but after a bad breakup....I became my heaviest at 145.By August, it would be incredible if I could once against fit into small shirts!

I've gotten into a terrible habit of sleeping in and being a big ol' couch potato. I don't have a hard time cutting back on calories, but I am having a hard time being physically active! I also need to eat 'healthy' foods as opposed to ones high in fat. The past few days my calories have been too low. I need to go grocery store and pick up some healthy foods.

With your help I hope to see some changes!

Hey! I forgot I had an account on here and just refreshed my goals!
I decided I needed to start up again because I am at my all time high in weight. Additionally, summer is coming around and all my summer clothes from last year are uncomfortably tight...
Not to mention, my friends invited me to go to a convention. It's apparently a fair with lots of vendors selling fan stuff. I've never been to one before, and before college, I never knew anyone who went. It sounds really exciting though, and it's a little less than a year from now!
But apparently, everyone wears costumes of characters they like. We are going in a theme, and the character they chose for me is reeallly skinny. I know they won't judge me or tell me or are even thinking about making me conform to that, but I really want to lose weight so I don't look so bad.
I've been steadily gaining weight after I quit sports due to moving and lifestyle changes, and became pretty inactive after sustaining a foot injury last year.

Also, all my relatives and my parents when they were young were ridiculously skinny too so I know my genes aren't stopping me...

I'm 20, female and 5ft 2.75in.

I plan to eat healthy(i.e. don't miss meals, lots of vegetables, less rice and bread, enough proteins, etc.) and exercise at least 30minutes a day. I just do an aerobic exercise in front of a tv by watching a show or a game usually. It works very well. I will also do daily stretches and a little bit of weight training to build muscle.

Fortunately, I already drink a ridiculous amount of tea, and I dislike most junk food. I don't like cream or milk in my drinks, and the only junk food I like is chocolate. I don't eat between meals, and I'm not fond of pastries... I guess the only downside is that I am not fond of fruits very much so that may take a bit getting used to.

All in all my plan is to exercise, weigh in daily, eat well, and take vitamins. Unfortunately I am a college student so sleeping well is out of the question for me when classes are in session! :P

Good luck guys, and let's all work together in this goal!

Hello! My name is Jennifer and I am a 39 year old working mother of three. I am at the highest weight of my life and want to lose weight before I hit the big 4-0. I was always very thin growing up, but now have a very sedentary desk job and the weight has crept on over the years. I am new to MFP and this is my first post. I have tried weight loss programs before, with have success, and then give up and gain it back. I am determined to make a life change this time and get the weight off for good. We are going to FL in 11 weeks and I am determined to lose at least 22 pounds before then. My plan is to watch my calories, cut out "bad" carbs, and exercise.

Hi everyone, I'm Chris from Ontario, Canada. I am 41 and a working mom of 2 kids, a boy who is 4 and a girl who is 2. I was in good shape until my late 20's and then poor nutrition habits caught up to me and the weight started to pile on. I've yo-yo'd for years (and two pregnancies didn't help!) and I'd like to finally straighten out my eating habits and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle.

Last year I started doing the 17 day diet and lost a good amount of weight - I was 10 pounds from my goal and then got lots of bad news. Instead of getting on with things, I gave up, started eating comfort foods (eating whatever I wanted, really) and gained all the weight back, plus some. So in February I resolved to get to my goal weight and stay there. I try to eat clean - whole foods instead of processed foods. I've been working hard at it and have incorporated exercise too. Now I'm 12 pounds away from where I was last year so just over 20 pounds from my goal.

I'd like to be a role model for my kids, I'd like to look good in pictures and I'd like to fit into some of the clothes in my closet that haven't seen the light of day in quite a few years!!