Hello everyone, I'm Helen, I just turned 40 in June, coincidentally when I started trying to loose weight. I'm unemployed, which helped me to gain the weight, and live on my own in Leeds UK. I joined this site as I know logging my food and discussing loosing weight really helps me and motivates me.

Oh and I'm a massive Dr Who/Sherlock fanatic, can gossip about that subject all day.

Hi fellow August challengers!
My name is Katey. I am almost 20 years old (On the 28th of August) and I am 5ft7 and 68.4 Kg (150lb). I have already lost 25 KGs (55lb) since October last year and now I just need that push to loose the last couple of kgs. I live with my partner of 1.5 years who I met at my highest weight and has supported me the whole time (with the occasional naughty meal) Nice to meet everyone

Hi everyone!

I'm K, I'm 23 and I'm from Canada. I'm still a university student but I'm planning on making a big move across the country after grad in the spring and I want to be a healthy weight by then.

I don't have a ton of weight to lose (I'm down 20lbs - my counter is wrong - another 23lbs to go) but it does take me longer to lose since, I admit, I don't get the exercise I should. Any weight I've lost so far is almost completely diet based. I plan on trying to change that this year.

I lost my first 10lbs over about 8 months and another 10lbs over the last 4 months.

My goal for August is to lose 3.4 lbs. That will put me at 180lbs. In the long run, I want to be 160lbs (right in the middle of a healthy weight for my height, 5'10) by May.

Long-winded intro, but I'm excited for this!

Hi everyone!

My name is Elly, I'm 19 and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. I am currently studying business and hoping to get in to law down the track. I've only used MFP for a couple of weeks, but so far I am loving it and it is helping me keep on track.

I organised this challenge to help with motivation and accountability as I usually lose a couple of kgs and then fall off the bandwagon.

I want to lose quite a lot of weight in the long term, but this august I am hoping to drop about 5kg or 11 pounds. That would be great! I am going to work damn hard for it too

Feel free to add me

Hi everyone!

My name is Amber and I live in Arizona. This is my first time joining a group or posting even in a discussion about my weight. I am hoping this keeps me accountable! I am 26 years old and a practicing dental hygienist, studying to be a dentist. I was lucky to live a healthy/active lifestyle that kept me from every having to diet until after I had my first son. I took advantage during the pregnancy and gained more weight than I should have. Then, shortly after his birth, I had an umbilical hernia surgery that delayed my exercise habits. I have no excuse now...two years later...and am finding that I am lacking motivation. So here I am!

I am currently 5'7" and 162 lbs (73.5 kg). My ultimate goal is 135 lbs, but for this challenge, I would love to lose 8 lbs. Being at 154 lbs would be the lowest weight since my son's birth, so that would be awesome! I'm excited to do this challenge with you guys!

I've only used MFP on my cell until recently. I am still becoming familiar with the full website and how it all works, but feel free to leave me a message or add me...and I will hopefully get back asap...once I figure it out

Hello,

My name is Analisa I am 36 and sick of being fat. I am the mother of two amazing girls 10 and one that just turned 5. In my twenties at my highest weight I was closer than I would like to admit to 300 lbs. I managed to lose almost 150 lbs by 30. After baby #2 I had a harder time losing and then went back to school and sitting to study didn't help my weight. I would like to get back to feeling good. I had maintained my weight lose for several years. I would like to be a size 5 again. I am a size 13/14 I have about 50 to lose. I look forward to the group

Hi, I'm Melissa, 39 years old with 2 kids and living in a suburb of St Paul/Minneapolis Minnesota, along the border to Wisconsin. I lost a bunch of weight while being a SAHM, but, gained most of it back when I went back to work 5 years ago. I worked in the food industry, but, changed jobs in January, I now work in a day program for the mentally disabled. Since the job change I have lost most of the weight I gained and am only 5 lbs away from my preworking weight and 43 lbs from my pre-baby weight.

Hi I'm Melissa! A 35 year old mom of 2 girls - they are 13 and 9 - living in a southern suburb of Minneapoilis/St.Paul Minnesota. I currently only work part time but hopefully that will change. For the month of August I would like to lose about 10 pounds. I have been trying to lose weight on and off for the last 3 years but never really successful - I would lose it but then it would come back. I'm not going to allow that this time. Ultimately I want to get to 160 lbs/72 kg.

Have a great August y'all and good luck!!

Hi all, I'm a 27 yr old stay at home mom of three. Working on trying to lose the baby weight. Really want to fit into some of my dang clothes again lol. I've struggled with weight since I was a teen but have managed to lose most of the extra weight I had and stay around 120 apart from pregnancy gains. Would love to be back to pre-pregnancy weight by Christmas (gift to myself lol) and would love to update my wardrobe and have some nice cloths that aren't textbook frumpy mom and feel good about myself. It can be tough to find time since the husband works away alot of the time but I know I can do it if I really commit to it.

Hey everyone. Im Carolyn, 24 from Yorkshire, England.
I recently came back to MFP after putting on over half of the weight i lost! Im hopeing this group will help keep me motivated!
I'm also doing the Jillian Michaels 30Day Shred. If anyone else is doing that we can help each other! I am on level 1 day 6, need to complete day 7 after work today.

Good luck everyone :-) x

Hey Everyone,

I have just found a fantastic book you have all got to read it!

it has totally changed the way I think and feel about food. I feel free from worrying about how many calories I am consuming and staying away from the "bad" foods. I used to go through binges and then promise to myself that I would compensate for this on "Monday" and beat myself up for eating a piece of cake! If any of you act like this then please read this book...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-Your-Skinny-Jeans-ebook/dp/B00B9JKNBC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1375705283&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+have+your+cake+and+your+skinny+jeans+too

Please note I have lost around 90lbs by dieting but I have been really struggling to maintain my weight without it ruining my life and I feel in a years time I could re-gain it all back but thanks to this book I feel differently. I actually let myself eat a bag of chips without guilt and stopped when I was full instead of eating through the whole bag as "I had ruined by diet anyway may as well finish..."

I would dread occasions where I would be going to a restaurant or a friends house in case there was food there and I'm not sure exactly how many calories would be in the food but now I feel completely in control.. I will eat WHATEVER I want but simply stop when I am full and also not feel guilty about what I just ate.
Hope this helps someone in a similar situation to me so PLEASE read it :)