Hello All,

I just joined MFP about a week ago and in dire need of some support. I am almost 39 and when I joined I was 207.8 and need to lose about 50 pounds. I have always thought of myself as being curvy because I am 5'9, but that went out the window when my 18 month old grandson wanted me to chase him. At that moment, I realized that it was tough to keep up with the little guy. So that was definitely and eye opener. I want to be able to do all those fun things with him without feeling out of breath.

So here I am, ready to conquer this one pound at a time. And your support will definitely be appreciated. I will say that I don't have a love affair with sweets. My downfall is really good food, and wine. My job is very stressful, as I manage 21 schools. And with stress comes my love for food or that chilled glass of red wine.

I am really looking forward to all of your help, suggestions, or tips. Maybe even an ear when I have had stressful day. Good luck to everyone. I will be as supportive as I can to all, as I know it's a journey and support makes a huge difference.

Please feel free to add me as a friend as well.

Hello All. I'm new to this whole dieting thing so bare with me. I am a Nurse and I work nights so my eating habits are really out of whack. I am very obese, according to the charts but I am willing to try anything. My co-workers at work suggested this website and it seems fairly easy to follow, so here I go.

Hi my name is Sarah and I'm 30 years old. I have a lot of weight to lose. I have lost about 25 pounds so far just by counting calories. I had no idea how fast the calories add up. It is still amazing to me. I still have 50 pounds to go to reach my first goal and then another 100 to reach my final goal. My problem is I don’t mind being this big. I am beautiful and I think I’m beautiful and my husband thinks I’m beautiful, my feet hurt some times but other than that I don’t even feel as big as I am. I work an active job and am on my feet 12.5 hours a day usually 3 days a week. The real reason I want to lose weight is the Dr said I need to lose weight to have a healthy pregnancy. I'm not pregnant yet but am trying. It’s always been hard to find the motivation to lose weight loving my curves and the way I look in clothes. My sister makes fun of me saying I have the opposite of anorexia; I look in the mirror and see a skinny person. Don’t get me wrong I have my bad days too where I feel bad about myself but everyone goes through that. I am here to get support and hopefully give support. We are all beautiful and need to be healthy and happy with our body’s, size and weight just don’t matter if your happy and healthy.

39 years old, I am married to a large man, and after my third time of childbirth I too have gained a lot of weight.. I am wanting to lose around 100 pounds, but do not want to do surgery.

It's time to start a new for me! I'm 365lb and only 25yr old when I seen it written down that's almost unbelievable! All my life I've been over weigh, and I have now gotten so uncomfortable with myself I don't want to ever do anything anymore. I've got to change my ways now! But I can't do it alone and I have got to stay motivated this long journey. I want to be able to buy clothes at the "normal" size stores, I want to feel proud of myself, I want to feel more comfortable in my own skin and not always thinking about how overweight I am. It's time for a new but I'm not sure where to start.