My Name is Jess. Whilst I love to excersize and try new things, like Carla I am not consistent and cannot stick to a diet for longer than a few days because I just cant help myself when sweet foods come up! I started not liking the gym, but once I made friends there I got more motivation, I just can't seem to grasp it for too long with food. My goal date to lose the majority of my WEIGHT by is 23rd May... Looking forward to get to know everyone.

Hi, I'm a 36 year old mom of 4 (two are step-kids who live here half time), with a toddler and 50-ish lbs to lose. I tend to gain a lot during pregnancy and it takes 2-3 years to get it off of me. I'm normally slender. So, this is a huge difficulty because I just don't identify as a heavy woman, but I am! I'm 179 lbs, 5'5", size 12 (with muffin top!). I've been working out regularly (5 days per week on average) since June 2013, doing my elliptical or BeachBody. I did "t25" and now I'm doing "Slim in 6." I really recommend t25, I'm only a week into SI6 so I can't speculate on that one yet.
The first time I had a baby, in 2001, I gained 80, and I lost 100 (I had gained an extra 20 in the years prior to pregnancy) doing WW online. I have kept it off until this latest baby, and when I went back on WW online to lose weight, I found I could not make it work. Something about it just isn't working. I tried for 2 years and I am now trying MFP.

Other things I'm doing:
I've ordered a FitBit. (pedometer watch thing)
And I am trying like HECK to stay at 1200 (HEALTHY) each day. Please add me. I will be doing lots and lots of updating. It keeps me honest.

I am also a Jess! muahaha! I have been struggling with trying to lose weight for awhile now...maybe the past 2 years due to fertility issues and my husband and I wanting to have children. I've been at the lowest points of my life throughout this time...almost feeling as though I had to hate myself in order to do something about it. It was quite the emotional roller coaster but a couple of months ago, I really don't know what happened but a started on a path to self discovery and It has really changed my prospective on everything in my life. I feel as though my weight loss is coming from a very positive place now, contrary to the negative places it came from in all my past attempts. I am trying to better myself in all aspects of my life - weight loss is just a part of that equation. I am inspired to be a better person for myself and to ultimately feel good, sexy, happy, joyful EVERYDAY. I am just ready to live the rest of my life to the fullest! and I would love to have support for those days when things are getting tough and life is getting you down. I also will totally be there for anyone who needs a shove in the right direction or just simply someone to talk to!
Anyone feel free to add me! I won't be going anywhere anytime soon

Hi, my name is Dana. I am 46 and have two kids. I am trying to lose about 60 pounds. Going to the gym for aqua class 3 times a week. Walking at lunch for at least 30 minutes and trying to do a different WII game each month/week for motivation for 30 minutes. Two days I also do weights and treadmill.

My current goal is workiing to lose weight before our cruise this summer for our 25th anniversay.

Just started tracking food and new to mfp.

I'm a 23 year old receptionist who works for a big oil company in the south. I'm ready to take control of my life! ))

I recently got engaged! We are planning a LONG engagement (wedding in Feb/March of 2016). I've got a long/bad history of losing a lot of weight and then gaining it back because I've done crash diets. This time, I'm taking it slow and doing it right! I've given myself 2 years to loose the weight and ROCK the wedding dress!

I'm just learning how to really cook, so along with my weight loss goals, I have lots of goals to learn about good & healthy cooking!

I've been on the site for a while, but I never bothered to look at the community aspect until now. Hopefully I can find some friends and motivators here!

hello!

My name is Lynnetta. I joined the group because Lynneta71 asked me if I joined when I sent her a friend request, but I have been struggling with my motivation since lossing to close family members this past summer. I put most of my weight on when I was pregnant. son just turned 24. Last January a coworker joined ww. she came to work telling us about it the next day. she tolds to figure our points and eat them as a group. well I got on the scale and freaked out it said 240lb. I only ate half my lunch and dinner that day started counting points the next day and made an reservation for the next meeting. lost 5lbs the first week. by the second week lost 5lb more and then I had chest pain. At the time I worked for a dr and her hubby is a cardiologist. He new I had already started losing weight. told me when I was still in the hospital that if I lost 15 to 20 more pounds I could come off the meds. cuHe also said I had to cut back on carbs and fat. It was to hard to count points, carbs, and fat. So I did a search and came up with mfp. I have lost 67.4lbs and would like to reach my goal of 120lb by my birthday in august. I like the changes that are happening in my body. I want to be a sexy mimi. I am starting jamie easons live fit 12 week program through bb.com on January 20.

Hello, I am new to MFP but so far I am really liking the tools & community.

I've got about 45 lbs that I need to shed but more importantly I want to get back to being strong & fit. After a lot of hard work I was there up until about 4 years ago. I could spout many reasons for gaining weight back the 50 lbs that I originally lost but there really is no excuse because I knew better.

I eat pretty healthy (other than the wings & beer:ohwell:) but I'm not one that can really lose weight without exercise and in March 2013 I got serious about getting back into the exercise habit. I started doing Jillian Michaels Body Revolution and loved it, but I took much longer than the recommended 12 weeks because of a shoulder that has troubled me for years. I was making slow but good progress when the pain in my shoulder became constant and started interrupting my sleep. Long story (not very) short, I had a 90-95% tear in one of the rotator cuff tendons. I had surgery on July 30, 2013, and had to keep my arm immobile (other than during therapy) for 9 weeks. After 5 months, I just completed official therapy a couple weeks ago and while I still need to be careful I'm so glad to be able to start building strength back.

I tried to keep up with at least some cardio but it's amazing how much healing can zap your energy and I put some weight back on. My therapist told me it would be a year before I get full range of motion and strength. It's been so many years since I've had either that I am trying hard not to rush it. I started back on the Body Revolution and so far it's going well.

So, I'm looking forward to sharing goals, frustration & motivation with everyone here!

Hey, I'm Maisie. I'm new to mfp. I am a university student so I don't eat as healthy as I should sometimes. But it's a new year and it's time to get my butt in gear. My ultimate goal it to lose 30 - 40 pounds. I don't have a scale here so my goals for the rest of this semester (4 months) is to just eat healthy and get out and exercise more everyday. This being said... I may need some support to get myself out the door on the days that I just don't want to

Hey! My name is Imalè, this is my second time trying MFP I did it last for 6 months then I got a job and started university and time to be healthy just went out the window..I have no idea how much I weigh because scales are the worst thing but I have come from a size 8 to a size 16...like most people in this group I need some motivation on some days