Hi my name is Katie. I am 38 years old ( 2 weeks from this coming Wednesday). I am a single mom of a 11 year old daughter. I started out at 250 pounds when I began my weight loss journey. I am 29 pounds away from reaching my goal weight. when I do my total weight loss will be 115 pounds. I just got rid of my size 16 clothes they were way to big for me. I am a size 14 in clothes at least in tops, blouses, dresses and skirts Jeans depending on the sizing style I am between a 14/16 on those. I have not been this size since I was a 10th grader in high school.

Hi everyone!! I've been using myfitnesspal for about 2 months now, but i'm new to this group..i think this is a great idea for a group and i look forward to meeting everyone..i'm someone who has struggled with yo-yo dieting and fad crazes for about half my life...i really started putting it on during my last relationship..my boyfriend was extremely abusive, and i think i started just eating as a way to cope i guess..i put on like 50 pounds while i was with him and ballooned up to 235 pounds...i just wanted to stop giving him power over me by burying myself in fat..i decided to do something about it..this is the first time that i've tried to loose weight the healthy way instead of doing something gimmicky..one thing i'm kinda struggling with is not feeling guilty if i miss a day or eat something that i've tried to avoid..like today i had 4 slices of pizza..they were thin crust, and it's really all i ate today, but i still feel guilty since i didn't go to the gym today...does anyone else struggle with this type of feeling and if so, how do you deal with it?

Hi my name is Angela I'm 31a mother of two beautiful girls. Aged 10 and 6. Its my birthday june 4 th n this year ive decided to do something for me. Like some of you ive lost the weight only to have it slowly xreep back up on me. Wish I could go back in time when I was thin n tell my younger me to smarten up. I was thin all throughout school only to gain weight. Ive been obese my entire adult life and I'm sick of what its doing to my quality of life. So no more limiting myself on fun cuz if my weight issues. Its time to get back to me. In a little over two months I have to wear a bathing suit because I promised my girls I'd take them to a water park. I want to make good on this promise n I'm frightened to death of how I. Will look. So heres to my challenges and yours. Best of luck to everyone. Ill be tracking my progress and hope to get to know some of you better. Please add me as a friend.

Today is my first day to. It is not easy, but I like what I am seeing on this site. I too am looking for people to keep me motivated even if it is encouraging words once in a while. Glad to see you are back at it again )