We really to get this group to be more active.

Any ideas? Let's get some discussions/posts going. I'm going to start one to get the ball rolling.

Hi everyone! I am Rubina living in Punjab. Just started using MFP. Need to lose approx 17kgs (40 lbs).
I've been trying to lose since 3 months (with few pauses now and then). Gym, clean and green diet, walking etc. Lost only 3 kgs till now. But determined to make it through this time.
I also started using herbalife today. Workouts continued.
All the best on this weightloss journey.
We can do this.

Welcome to the Desi Team!

If we can 'steal' it from Obama........... 'Yes, we can!' :P

Precisely - Eating right and working out - everything in moderation, of course.

Cheers
AI

Haha! Sure, we can! Feels homely to be in this group.

Welcome aboard!

MFP is a good platform to share our thoughts. Hope we motivate and learn from each other to achieve our goal.

Cheers
AI

Hello,My name is sajna.Currently residing in uae.I gained alot of weight after my pregnancy.I never bothered to lose weight..but as my daughter is growing up(she is 4 now).Ive realised that I cannot do the simple things like running or playing etc without huffing and puffing and also with the loss of my father(jan 2013- silent heart attack).Heart disease is said to be hereditary.I thought to myself enough is enough.
Before joining MFP I lost 4 kilos(water weight I presume) and after joining, i have lost an additional 8 kilos...and many more to go..:-)

Looking for friends for good motivation and overall encouragement.

Nice to see you all here...I hope we succeed in this journey of ours...Good luck!!

Welcome Sajna - you've made a great start losing 12Kg already so well done.

Nice. Welcome aboard.

Cheers
Avi

Chet, Thanks for the support. I have taken up a gym membership where I "try" to workout. Since I haven't been doing it for a long time now, getting back is proving difficult. :noway:
I do about 10-12 minutes of treadmill along with spending some 15-20 mins on the bicycle. Couple that up very light weight lifting and strength training and I am done for the day.
However, I am trying to watch my calories and ensure that I do not cross the 1500 mark per day. But then again - Sundays are a different story

Hi Guys...Good to hear from you all.

I am from Mumbai. Female, 5ft 1 inch, Currently 69kg, working in bank and mother of 2 twins aged 20 months. I had gained 12 kg after my marriage and much more after delivery. I was 73 post delivery and it increased to 75 kg. I am trying to control my diet and not doing exercise as i was already struggling to manage between my job n home.

Currently I am at 69. But my weight keeps on swinging from 69 to 70.5. I had started using MFP from January and was doing mistake of not recording my calories on Weekends which usually shoots up. I had started controlling my weekend calories. But definately it has helped me in improving quality food intake.

Trying to follow 6 meals diet and book 'Four Weeks Countdown by Namita Jain. Really good one.

I am moving slowly towards developing one good habit. I started using pedometer since yesterday and targeting minimum 10,000 steps daily. Any idea of good pedometer.Would like to work on jullian's workout.

Need support and encouragement for exercise. I am losing weight very very slow. I want to reach 55kg by November end.

Kindly guide me things i can do...Going to Gym is not possible for me though have treadmill at home(not using now).

Hi Shubha, welcome aboard.

10K seems like a big ask for me, if you are all new to this exercise program. You can start with a smaller goal, if that's fine with you. Anyway... MFP is a great place. Log what you eat, do 5*45 mins/week. You should be fine. You will reach your goal eventually. Will you reach your target by this year end? I am not sure. I usually don't prefer the extreme methods but that's a personal choice. I respect that.

My wife is more or less your kind. Mother of a nearly 2 yr old, gained a few KG postpartum. She is doing P90X lean though.

Good luck.

Cheers
Avi

Hitting the plateau is a natural process. We all experience it.

When I hit the plateau, I googled for some info. Educated myself on what to do and what not to do. Selectively chose a few that suited me. (So, you are free to mix and match the techniques)

I broke my workout pattern, varied the intensity, varied calorie intake, drunk 3-4 L of water per day consistently - stuff like that. Eventually, scale started to tip. It took me 6 weeks to see the difference in my scale. See what suits you.

BTW, I noticed that I ate a lot of junk, including katchories and cookies. It took some time for me to realize! (Duh!!!) See if you are making any such mistake.

Good luck.

Hi.. I started the 30days shred -level 1 from yesterday but was not able to do it without break....Cant do pushups as my babies used to sit on me..lol....but it was just wonderful...felt very good...will do same again...

Keep me posted of your experience of doing the same.

@Shuba - That's good. Keep doing pushups - assisted ones to start with. You will do regular ones eventually. (I started off with girlie pushups and now I can do regular pushups.)

@Amit - Welcome buddy. FR sent. Well, I am no different. I was obese since I was 15. I had a million excuses not to workout. Now, I workout for a purpose - for my daughter. I want to be a healthy dad. We'll be healthy and reach our wt goals - eventually.

Hi everyone .....
So nice to see that we have a regular group going!!!

Feel free to add me ....

Thanks!

I am taking a break the next few days. I just had a root canal done yesterday. But otherwise, I work out usually 8-9 times weekly. I alternate between zumba, spin, P90x, TRX, & some free squat and weight exercises. I can't wait. But also, I am looking forward to the break and time off from the gym to catch up on other things.