Good morning! My name is Kim. Married with no kids (hopefully soon). I hadn't joined a group yet, but this group showed up on the side of the community page so I said what the heck! I'm actually almost done with alpha round of T25. I am a PE teacher and softball coach for a high school. I use to teach middle school, which was stressful and left me little time to do anything. Now that I am getting home earlier I can workout like I have been wanting to. I hope to accomplish getting my weight down and feeling better about myself, which has already been working. I'm looking forward to hitting my goal weight.

1. Introduce Yourself
Hello, my name is Chris. I have been married to my wonderful husband for 16 years together 21. We have two fabulious girls Jess 17 (18 in a week ) and Amanda 14. I also have a son from a previous relationship who is 24 and a 3yo grandson. Not sure where time has gone, how my kids got so grown up or how they could be old enough to have kids of their own.....wish I could turn back time!!!!! Not sure how people can "wish their kids gone". I never want my kids to leave home. Obviously my son is out and on his own....well he lives with his father. but I dont want my girls to go anywhere!
I have held several job titles, most recent, I was a certified Lifeguard, Lifeguard instructor and swim instructor. But now work in the IT dept at Corning Inc.
I was formally a corrections officer. During this "stint" I was hurt on the job and now have an artificial disc at L5-S1 which is when most of my weight was gained. I was beyond sedentary from 2/ 2009-03/2012. I have done just about every beachbody.com program, Hip Hop Abs, Turbo Jam, Turbo Fire, Chalene Extreme, Insanity and NOW T25. I have loved everyone of the programs EXCEPT that it takes an hour to complete. With my 14yo I don't have an hour for ME. I get done work at 5pm run home and inhale something (normally make meal in crockpot) and right back out the door to take her to either cheer practice (she is on two squads) or tumbling. Generally I go to walmart and get odds and ends while she practices because we live 20 mintues outside of town. Doesnt make sence to drive home to turn around and drive back. Waist of gas especiall with my truck (Dodge Ram 1500 with a hemi).

2. What do you wish to accomplish
I hope to get myself back in shape so I can walk a flight of steps and not be exhausted at the top. I would like to tone and get rid of the "baby bump".

3. WHY are you looking to make this change in your life?
I am tired of seeing what I see in the mirror every morning. People tell me I dont need to lose weight that I look great. Which I appreciate but at 5'6" 183# with a body fat % 40+ yeah need to get rid of about 45#. I would love to go to the beach for vacation and not be one of "those" people that I critique.... You know we all do it.....she would be pretty if... that suit would look better if......

OK I guess I should be getting back to work! Please feel free to add me as a friend!

hello people im ken im 19 i just got out of high school i h ave been over weight my whole life. im on my 2nd week of alpha. im trying to loss weigh so i can enlist in the army i have always wanted to join i just never felt good enough. but latly its all i can think about is joing the amry and it seems like every were i go i see something army related. so im thinking it is a sighn wish me luck

Hello, I'm Stefani . I just started T25 this morning. I've been married for 12 yrs and have three children (9 yr old and 7 yr old twins). I've always been pretty active but I became addicted to Netflix over the summer and binged on one to many series. Consequently, I gained about 10 pounds. I'm looking for motivation and accountability. I must be back in shape by March. I run a 1/2 marathon every year and if I don't get my act together I'll have to drop out.

Hello-

My name is Cory Bastine and I recently just purchased T25. I have completed P90X and dropped 30lbs with that.

A little background, in 2010 I hit my heaviest weight of 305lbs and new I was in trouble. I lost 35lbs really quick but soon found out what the term plateau meant. At the beginning of this year, I decided that I wanted to run a Warrior Dash in June, so to prep for it I purchase P90X. When I started I was 265lbs, and I finished in at 235lbs (in 60 days). I felt great, and looked much healthier. After I completed this goal I entered and completed a couple of 5K's and took the plunge with my wife on a Half Marathon. My fastest 5k was 24:24 and my half marathon turned out to be 2:03:23. Extremely excited about both. Through my long training hours and miles for the half marathon, I dropped an additional 25lbs to get down to 210 lbs, which has been my lowest weight in probably 8 years. I have hit another plateau and know I needed to change something. My wife saw this program and thought that it will be much easier to fit a 25 minute workout in a day rather then the hour you needed with P90X. So we are both very nervous but know we can do this, and I look forward to living this journey with everyone!!

My goals (during/after T25):
~ Drop below 200lbs
~ Eventually hit 190lbs
~ Run Spartan Race in 2014 at Fenway Park
~ Run Tough Mudder
~ Complete full marathon in October
~ Be in the best shape of my life before my 26th birthday in March

1. Hi all, I'm Jake and I'm a food addict!! I am married with 2 boys ages 7 & 4. We are big into team sports. My 7 year old plays football and soccer. My 4 year old wil start soccer this year. We are avid Geocachers. Its an outdoor game. We aso like biking, hiking, and camping. I am on week 4 round 2 of T25 Beta. Prior to that I completed Power 90.

I love Geocaching! So fun!

1. Introduce Yourself

Hi I'm Brandi. Married to my hubby for almost 3 years, but together 9 as of last month. We have 3 girls ages 7, 4, and 5 months and one angel baby. I started my weight loss journey a little after having my miscarriage in February of last year. Since then I have lost about 70 lbs (with having a baby in between). I have been having a hard time getting back on track but am determined this time.

2. What do you wish to accomplish

I want to get more fit, less flab. I don't want to be skinny but healthy.


3. WHY are you looking to make this change in your life?

For my kids and myself. I want to show them that being healthy is the best thing they could ever do for themselves. I want to be a good example to my girls and I can't do that if I am unhealthy.

Hi everyone. My name is Missey and I am a happily married, 46 year old, mother of 3 children, ages 24, 17, and 12, and the Nana of 2 grandchildren. I live on a farm in Western Kentucky where we have a few Boer goats. I am a stay-at-home mom and the Queen of hobbies – genealogy, quilting, making Barbie furniture & clothes, just learned how to finish drywall, woodworking, sewing, gardening, and anything else that catches my eye.
I started my journey about 1 year ago, no fads this time just a change in a lifetime of bad eating habits. I did pretty well until school let out for the summer then I maintained but didn't manage to lose much. My goal is to lose about 30 more pounds and hopefully reshape a few body parts.
What prompted me to make these changes? I am tired of looking in the mirror and being ashamed of what I see. I am tired of wearing sweatpants and over-sized t’s and pretending that I am not as big as I am. I am tired of staying home because I am embarrassed of how I look. Mostly though I feel the need to be healthy so I am able to take care of myself as I become older. I added weight lifting a few weeks ago (right after I found out my mom has osteoporosis in her spine and hips) and I love it!!
It’s good to meet everyone and I wish everyone the best of luck in meeting their goals!!!

Hello my name is bev. I am married, have 3 children and work in education. I turned 50 this summer and feel like i have reached a turning point in my life.

i want to lose weight (obviously) . i recently underwent spinal surgery and have excess weight i need to lose - but enforced inactivity this year has just meant that i have piled the pounds on and i am having real trouble shifting them as my activity and stamina is limited. a veteran yo yo dieter i have never found it this hard before.

i am looking for a change for all the aforementioned reasons but also as a recent conversation with my employer seemed to put me on the scrap heap and quite frankly it ticked me off big style. i am not ready to be put out to pasture yet and joining this support group is my first step toward my fight back