Hi, I'm 51, Female, 5'5" and am at 231. Great idea for a group like this.
My goal is around 130-140.

Hey all! I have been yoyo dieting for years and am ready to get this weight off and keep it off this time. I am fairly new to this website, but am finding my way. I am 40 years old and 269 lbs....this is my second week of being consistant with tracking my food intake and exercising. I have started getting up in the morning at 5am to get my workouts in before work, it was just way too easy to make excuses not to do it after work. I am so not a morning person, but determination has made me one. I am happy to report that I got an extra session of exercise in last night, stayed on my elliptical for one hour straight! Yay! Nice to meet you all, I look forward to making our goals together!

Hi! I am 29 years old, 5'7" and 238 lbs(I started at 240) Goal is 160. Hopefully in a year.

Hey All, I'm new to MFP- hoping to lose about 50 lbs and find the " New Me" (or the old me from years ago) Would love some good recipe ideas if anyone has some:)

Hi, I have been on MFP since January 2013, at the same time I joined a weigh-less group. I am 40 years old, mother to a 7 year old and a 11 month old baby (bit of a suprise, but a good one!). I have always 'suffered' with my weight, but put on 30kgs with my son (66lbs), and a further 20kgs due to post partum depression (44lbs). In the following 7 years (after my first child's birth) I 'stabalised at 100kgs (220lbs), managed to drop to 211 then got pregnant with my little missy.

I am now at 216lbs and want to get to 143lbs.... long road, but taking it one day at a time.

I need to do this for me, if I do this for me then my kids and my husband benefit ... I want my family to be proud of me.

Hello Everyone, I'm at 226. My first goal is to get down to 199 by the end of August. Then reach 155 by the beginning of 2014.

Sounds like you're on the same goal plan as me...my first goal is to just break under the 200 mark. Good Luck!!!!

Hello i'm just starting my journey at 227 my goal is to reach 140 by Jan...
i have been overweight my whole life and i'm sick and tired of it. i will be 30 in just a few months
and i really want to be successfully heading toward my goal as my birthday present to myself!
wish me luck!

Hello ladies!!

I'm Amanda and I'm 27 from Maine. I've been obese my entire life. I made a go at weight loss last year but just couldn't make it stick. Mentally-I wasn't ready & still very much in denial. Fast forward to 9 weeks ago and here I am again. I had a huge reality check and found myself not in denial anymore and very much aware that me & my future were in trouble if I don't get my weight under control. I snapped out of the "Oh, I'm just over weight" mind set and realized that no, I'm morbidly obese and I'm NOT okay with that. I have a whole life to live and my husband & I want children. I can't bring a little life into this world if I can't keep up.

So, here I am!! I'm 5'9, started this journey 9 weeks ago at 339LBS :embarassed: and I'm down to 328.6 :happy: I have a long road ahead of me. My goal is to get to 220 and then re-evaluate myself from there. I've broken down all that weight into smaller goals and right now I'm working towards getting rid of the first 50. SO-that's a bit about me!! Glad to be here with other awesome women!!

Hey, I'm new to myfitnesspal but needed something to keep me motivated! I'm 27 and have 3 children, a 2 year old and 10 month old twins. I have been up and down with my weight all my life but I really want to get healthy and fit so I can run around with my babies! I want to lose about 75 lbs. My husband and I purchased a Bowflex Treadclimber to get us going but I've been having trouble making myself get on it! Good luck to everyone! I know how hard it is to lose weight, stay motivated and keep the weight off!





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Hi all! I Marsha and I have been here awhile. I have lost 32 lbs. (by the physician's scale though I have lost 36). I started out at 294 (I was determined not to hit (or go over) 300 lbs. I am now down to 261.8 and I am loving this. My ideal weight would be 140-150 lbs. I know it isn't going to happen soon but everyday counts. I cannot remember a time I wasn't over weight :sad: I will do it this time!! Look forward to getting to know everyone on this fabulous journey we are on!

Hi. I'm 45 years old and have been somewhat of a yo-yo dieter all my life. I wasn't extremely overweight until after I had my kids. I'm 5'3" and currently weigh 213. I started back on MFP about 8 weeks ago when I was up to 231.5. My first goal is to get down to about 170, I will be super psyched when that happens. My final goal is to be down to about 135. I think that would be a healthy weight for me to be at. I have to boys ages 10 and 14. They are both really good baseball players and are on travel teams. We are about to get in to the busy season with them that we do a lot of traveling. I am really worried that it will be difficult to eat healthy while we are away. I have been doing the running program CP25K and am really proud of how well I've done. It's not easy running (more like jogging when you are this weight). I could use any extra support I can get so feel free to add me as a friend. We can do this!!!

19 years old 5'5" 202 lbs
Hey everyone! I'm Jackie and my goal is be around 150ish which was my high school weight when I played volleyball. I'm familiar to working out, but my eating habits are horrible. Hope to find some motivation and support here!

Hi Y'all, I joined MFP earlier this month and I'm getting familiar with it. I'm 33 y/o standing at 5'2'' and SW was 243.2 and sitting currently at 236.7. My ultimate goal is to be healthy and love myself :smooched: . I find it difficult but I keep pushing forward. Looking for encouragement and motivation, feel free to add me. :drinker: Thank you for starting a group like this!