Hi - I needed to lose 65 lbs. I started earlier this year and have lost 29 lbs so far. I'm determined to make 2013 MY year, so this group is perfect. I have 36 lbs left to lose. I log my food, water, exercise in daily, and I love the MFP community. i've tried everything - WW, Jenny Craig, Atkins, South Beach, Dukan. But, with MFP, I have sanity. Happy to lend support to anyone who is struggling with weight loss. Looking forward to mini-challenges along the way.

Hi,

I am excited to join this challenge and hope its the motivation I need to finally jump start my weight loss. I have been trying to lose weight for over a year now and have been up and down. I am currently 8.8 lbs down from my highest weight since starting this journey. I am more concerned about my body compesition and health than I typical number on a scale. I am currently just under 35% body fat which makes me in the obese category and that needs to change.

So happy to be part of this Group....the next 30 weeks are going to go by anyway....it will be wonderful to have a place to discuss our journeys.

Thanks for starting this enthusiatic and motivational group! I've been on MFP since January 2013 and have about 15 lbs more to lose to reach my ultimate goal. I'm looking forward to our next 7 months of disappearing weight!

I'm SO glad I found this group!
I am Kim from Michigan. I plan to get back down to my goal weight by the end of this year. I am shooting for under or around 140 which is down 28 lbs. I we can make our goals with support, accountability, and motivation! Thank you for your support! :glasses: :drinker:

Hi there - I'm Donna, Mom of 2 boys - married - work from home part time...and working quite a bit to basically homeschool one of my kids this Summer. All of the things that go into making my life a blessed thing...also causes normal stresses...that I have to balance in order to succeed at living a balanced life...and not turn to food as my "therapy".

So - I've lost about 36 lbs since January...and I would like to lose approximately 40 more by Christmas.

I've been pretty solid the past 5 months as far as nutrition and exercise goes. Now that Summer is here...it's a new phase..and I'm going to have to work very hard to keep my new habits and learn to apply them to the usually loose Summer. I need a new norm this Summer....that's my new goal so that I don't undo all the hard work.

Looking forward to encouraging each other...thanks...this is a great challenge for me...

Hi
i would like to lose 13 lbs. i was on the summer challenge and lost 13 lbs. Hopefully I can then I will be at goal. I am retired full time with a husband of 48 yrs and 2 dogs. I live in Twin Lakes, Wi. Good Luck to everyone...

Im in!! My name is Tia aka Curvimami I have been struggling these last 8 months with my weightloss. May 16th of this year Marked my 1 year Anniversay on MFP and I am down 32lbs (from 212 lbs to 180 lbs). I anticipated reaching my goal weight of 160 by the end of January this year, but here I am 4 months passed that and 20lbs from goal. Hopefuly this challenge will give me the boost I need. Good Luck everyone!!!

MFP SW:212
CW: 180
Challenge GW: 160

HI!

I'm joining late but I was looking for a group that had the same Christmas 2013 goal as me! I've lost 20 lbs so far (my ticker is wrong) and want to lose another 10 by Christmas. That is being soft on myself, I think I can actually lose between 15-20 before then but if I can get to 170lbs I'll be happy!!

Goodluck everyone, I look forward to working with you all! I won't be weighing in on Mondays since that is not my weigh day, but I'll weigh in on Fridays instead.

I'm 5'11'', 23 years old. Feel free to add me!