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I am 44 from Brooklyn NY. It has been increasingly difficult to maintain my bodyweight after I turned 40 and change from an active job (used to work as a physician in a hospital) to a more sedentary administrative role. Over the last 4 years my weight has slowly started to creep and now enough is enough. I started a support group with my salsera girlfriends since last month where we had a goal to reach our target weight by June 21st. So far have lost 5 lbs but not sure will be able to lose the last 10 before then. Can use extra inspiration and push.

I am Dorie and I just joined this site today. I began losing weight January of 2013, but things have really stalled this last month -- well they slowed tremendously, actually, after 6 months. I started at 212.6 lbs and I am down to 153. Normal bmi is 149.9, but I really want to be 120.

This goal dealio, is not very encouraging, only giving me 1200 calories a day and saying I can only lose .8 of a lb per week, even with 1 hour a day of exercise. I am low carb, and I think I pretty much eat more than 1200 cals a day so maybe that is my problem.

Anyway I guess I need some structure and a re-boot so here I am.

Hi everyone! I'm Looking forward to losing weight with you all! I'm 37 and I've just started back using MFP - would love to gets some friends to encourage each other, so please add me. My starting weight today is 181.3 - I'm doing a number of challenges - really pushing myself to stick with it this time and not myself and others down!

I used to be quite fit, but had a difficult year where I hibernated and ate and the weight has steadily crept on. :sad:

I'm in the UK if there are any others out there *wave*

Hi Friends!

I'm Amber. I'm currently about 15 pounds from where I want to be, I'm a full time student, and I also work full time. I'm lCHF'n it at the moment, I have great Keto friends! I'm from Savannah, GA. I enjoy Crossfit, cooking, sleeping, and unicorns. I'm 25. I have a awful sweet tooth and a education in the pastry arts, which can be a recipe (pun intended) for disaster. I also have been diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder, as of this year. A sad side effect from years of depriving myself with low calorie dieting. I'm currently working on myself from the inside out. I'm pretty freaking awesome.
If you would like to friend me, feel free!

Hi everyone!

I'm Sam, a 29 year old wife, step-mom of 3 and mom of 2 furry kids. I have been trying to lose weight for good for several years now but recommitted on April 7, 2014 after a friend posted a picture of me on FB and I didn't recognize myself. I am an ex-athelete and want to get back the strength and endurance back. I am not sure of my highest weight, but I believe it's somewhere around 287. I am currently at 260(ish).

I am currently following a low-carb lifestyle simple because carbs are my weakness and I can't seem to be able to control my portions. My family and I are currently "homless" in that we were kicked out of our rental home at the end of March and are waiting for a house to close. We are currently staying with family however that often results in many meals out in order to get time to ourselves. That is my current obstacle.

Hello

My name is Cody and I'm a mother of 3 kids 7, 3, and 20 months. I've had good weight loss over the last yr now I'm a little more into inches lost specifically my stomach but since you can't spot reduce I know that as the weight comes off so will my tummy (eventually). This gives me a realistic goal to work on over the summer since I've been loosing an average of 1 lb/week

Hi everyone, I am Jill. I am 31 years old, live in central/western Massachusetts. I have a husband (married 4 yrs together 11) and a wonderful daughter who is 7. I am a 911/police dispatcher and sadly I sit most of the day. I am looking for a fun way to stay on track and to achieve my goal of being 16-20 lbs lighter by the end of August, so this group fits perfectly!!

Hello from Finland!

I'm Rosa and I'm 26 years old. I got married a year ago and since then I've gained 10 kg (22 lbs). It really was a wake up call when I first noticed that my BMI was overweight instead of normal. I have lost a couple of kg this spring but now I really want to get things going. I'll be having my summer vacation on August, and I'll bet you all now that I'll spend the whole vacation on the beach in bikini - whether I succeed or not, so you all really need to push me in this, lol!

My motto with eating is that food needs to taste good, but it can also be healthy. With smoothies I've finally learned how to eat breakfast, and otherwise I'm just trying to keep my proteins up and unnecessary sugars low. I'm using some exercise apps from Runtastic for workout (sit-ups, push-ups and squats) and then some walking and riding a bike with that. I'd would like learn how to run, but maybe that'll come a bit later.

At the moment my only friend in mfp is my wife, which is a bit sad, so maybe I'll make some new friends in here.

Hi there. I'm late to join but hope to catch up. I'm a 36-year old teacher (working mom of 2) who is ready to reset this summer. Every school year I put on 10-15 pounds and then have to take it off in the summer. As I get older, this goal is harder and harder to achieve. I'd like to lose the 15 pounds and adopt some healthy habits to maintain over the next school year.