Hello my name is mary and I'm a mother of 3 and a stay at home mom my husband is gone constantly for work so all the home stuff and kids is all I do and I am struggling to stay motivated to lose weight I want to lose 60 lbs but I get so discouraged looking for some friends that are going through the same and can help keep me motivated and vice versa it's tough but I need to do it!

I can relate to some of the things you're saying! i have no one in my area and all my girlfriends and husband are perfect. So I am going at this COMPLETELY alone. But.... for me, that's all the more of a success. I count on myself to be my very best friend, my biggest cheerleader. I learned the hard way that if I tried every time I was motivated, I would only try a couple times amonth. I realize now that it's consistency. Period. I just have to go, I just have to do this, I just have to change, whether I feel like it or not. That mentality has helped me tremendously. I wish you great luck and I look forward to motivating each other!!!

I'm Brendal and need to lose 65 lbs. I was never overweight in childhood or college. However, the weight started creeping on after the birth of my first child. So, I've been overweight for twenty-six years. Of course, I've had periods of gains and losses. I would love it to be "once and for all."

Portion control is hard for everyone I think. It is for me. I love food. I celebrate with food. when I'm happy I eat. When I'm sad I eat....or if I'm bored....or just because... I use food as my crutch I think. Late at night is especially hard. i can hardly eat a bite in the mornings...its completely backwards of how it should be. I was a bartender for the last 12 years so i have gotten very used to sleeping in late and staying up late. And of course eating late. I am a night owl by nature. I've got to switch everything around. eat breakfast. Get up early. ect. Not binge eat at night. TV is a big prob too...I'm addicted to it somewhat...at least at night. And what goes better with TV than munchies. Oyi. One thing at a time. I'm 220...need to be 170 at least. My knees will thank me

I need to lose 30 lbs and I have been struggling for last 17 years to lose that weight. I get stuck at 175 lbs and cannot go south from there. I do leslie sansone's walking tapes -3-4 times a week and that is the only exercise I do. I love food- when I am happy, sad, nervous, stressed. Especially sweets.

Hi im beth and I have just over 100 pounds to lose !!

Hi all, my name is Mary and I have 85 lbs to go. Yay me because a week ago that was 90lbs! I really love to see motivational posts and having someone say hey get it together girl help me a lot. I'm tired of not being happy with myself and I feel like this is the time for me!

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Hi! I'm Michelle, & I'm glad to be here. When I saw this group's description, I knew that it was a place for me.

I'm not yet ready to share what my current weight is, but I'm at my heaviest ever, & it's a mental thing with me. I've allowed myself to think that the health issues with which I deal are keeping me down & sedentary, but they're not. It really is all in my head, & my mind is fighting against that now.

I'm ready ONCE AND FOR ALL to be done being fat, & I'm ready to get down to the goal weight I've had set for years now, or at least close to it. I'd be happy to get with 10 kg of that, heavy as I am.

Thanks for having this group here, & I look forward to being involved.

Hi, I'm Natasha. I am a 42 year old mother of three. I am a lawyer and spend a lot of time at work, and when I'm there, I am mostly at a desk. I need to lose 30 lbs, which doesn't seem like much, but its not budging. I am very good in spurts - meaning I start strong and stay with it for a while, but then life gets busy and I'm thrown off track. My biggest challenge is getting off track by work or family commitments (not being able to work out) and then getting discouraged and giving up. I am also interested in hearing about people's experience with low-carb diets, which I am trying now.