Hi I'm Mirna.

I have 56.8lbs to lose. I actually need to relose 12.8lbs that I have regained in the last couple of months. Going through a lot of emotional and mental issues. So I'm hoping that meeting with a therapist and confroting the issues head on will help me deal with the emotional eating and make my life more stable and liveable.

Hey! Im Erika! I want to loose a little over 100 pounds. But for now my goals is 5 pounds by the end of July! Then 8-10 a month from there on out. I have PSOC and have always been overweight and have used that as an excuse for most of my life. But I have met my future husband and we want to start a family in the next year or two so I know that this is the time I need to change my life. He is very fit and eats whatever he wants and I took up the eating whatever I wanted but not the being fit part. So starting today I am giving up all sodas and alcohol. I am also going to start out by walking everyday. I always make excuses about the gym because I am not super comfortable going but I have decided to at least walk every single day. I always shoot for these huge goals and then get depressed when it seems impossible to reach so thats why I am only going month by month with a goal I can achieve through easy diet and exercise changes. I need help with being accountable if I don't log in my food. and just overall encouragement that I am not the only one going through this!

Hi everyone! My name is Kari and I have been on a weight loss journey since January 2, 2013. Since then, I have lost around 17.6 pounds. My goal is to be down at least 30 pounds by December and I know that in order to make that happen I have to stay accountable. Over the past few years, my weight has steadily increased until I was at my highest 263 pounds, a number that I am still ashamed of, mainly because I couldn't believe what was in front of my eyes on the scale. I am now down to my 240s and want to be down under 200 by my one year weight loss anniversary on January 2, 2014.

I have also started a weight loss blog to help hold me accountable and keep track of my progress (there is a link in my profile).

Hi, I'm Russ and I have 85 pounds to lose. I've been on a roller coaster of weight loss and gain since Nov 2010. I've been as low as 30 pounds from my goal weight. I got "ok' with where I was and thought I could slack off. Oh I slacked off alright. I didn't work out as much, I ate a little more than I should, gained some weight, worked out a little to make it seem like I was back into it, lost some weight, slacked off again, regained again. I need to stay accountable. I restarted my journey last Sunday and I've lost 3 pounds since then. I need to learn how to focus on my weight loss achievements now and not get upset about being only 30 pounds from my goal and regaining a lot of weight. Thanks for creating this group, I think it's a great idea.

Feel free to friend me!

Hi everyone! I'm Charlie and I have about 50lbs to lose. I always start this with good intentions then slack off. I really need to be held accountable so maybe this group can help

I'm Angie and I need help with this weigh loss jorney! I joined with my friends and have slacked so much, I am hoping that by adding myself to a group of people I dont know I might keep myself more accountable. I want to lose this weight so bad, I am miserable, I can stand to lose almost a whole person off my body. Last year my boyfriend started one of my diets with me, he stuck with it, I slacked off, well he has lost 60 pounds and I have gained about 20! He tries to enourage me, so do my friends, but I get lazy or too busy then just tell myself, oh forget it, you can do it later. I need to stop doing that. I feel like I am in the movie Shallow Hal, which I hate how they made a movie about fat people, but I feel like its me, I look in the mirror and see my self how I have always looked since high school, when I was thin, but then I look at a picture of myself and I think, who is that lady, thats not me, I dont look like that in the mirror.

I have PSOC and have always been overweight and have used that as an excuse for most of my life. But I have met my future husband and we want to start a family in the next year or two so I know that this is the time I need to change my life.

I am in a similar boat! I want to start a family with my husband (we've been married 4 years), but PCOS and weight are in the way of my getting pregnant. I'm going to be 30 this year. It's time for me to get moving before it's too late for kiddos!

You can do it! We are getting married in a few months and he really wants kids. I would hate to think I cant get pregnant because of something I can control like my weight! They say even 10% decrease in body weight can help with symptoms in pcos!

My name is Cher. I had 3 kids in the span of 5 years so my body has been up and down in weight loss for a while now. I have joined Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig several times. I have used my fitness pal on and off for a few years now. I really need to stay focused. I have lost 13 pounds since February but I have not been consistent about tracking. About 2 months ago I started the couch to 5k app and am now running. I was hoping that exercising would be enough to lose weight but that is just not the case. This Monday I started tracking again and have been consistent about tracking everything I eat. I find it easy to exercise but being more careful about what I eat is really hard for me. Hopefully we can keep each other motivated.

Hello. My name is Krystal, but I often go by Kay or Kaytee (my initials are KT and growing up I was always Krystal with a K, hence Kay. lol). I'm 26 years old and currently weigh 260 lbs, the heaviest I have ever been. When I hit puberty, my weight started to slowly built. Once in high school, I lost almost 50 lbs, but I know I did that in a very unhealthy manner and it call came back with extras when I hit university.

Now I've looking towards a new stage of my life, my boyfriend and I are currently saving up towards a wedding (and well, he is saving for a ring. lol) Also hoping to start a family within the next 5 years and we both want several children (3 to 4). And I need to be in much better health if I'm going to chase after that many little kids.

I used to use Loseit.com and had a great support group there that was really helping me to stay encouraged and I lost 20 pounds while I was working with them. Then the website changed and added a payment for some of the tools, so I stopped using the site. A coworker had recommended MFP to me and I've been playing with it for awhile but haven't had much success because I haven't been accountable or consistent because I don't have that support group that keeps me coming back to chat and check up on people. Hopefully we can all do that for each other!

I'm Becca. I once weighed 245 pounds. I have lost 50 pounds and have maintained that weight loss for 6 years. I am ready to finish what I started. :-)

Weekly challenges would be fun. Could be all kinds of silly things like "5K day" (try to walk over 5K in one day, doesn't have to be all at once). Or "from scratch" (Cook a meal from scratch, nothing prepared in entire meal). And many other silly ideas.

If you want help organizing challenges, I would be willing to help.