I'm so sorry to hear about your loss! I'm also 27 and will be moving back to VA soon (lived there my whole life until I got married). I hope we can keep each other motivated, because I also lack motivation!

So sorry about your loss, too, Lauren.

I just wanted to add that, since I'm in Germany and 9am EST is 3pm for me, I may not always make it. I often do stuff on Saturday afternoons and may not be online. But I'll try to check in with you guys whenever I can and otherwise just read and post later.

Hello everyone! I'm Brytnie, I'm 22 years old and I'm currently 294lbs, I started at around 320! My goal is to be 140lbs so I have a lot to lose!
I've been using MFP and it's been a big help in adjusting my eating habits. Ever since I was small I've always been a bigger girl.

I've started to eat 10x better. I love raw foods compared to frozen and canned. Once you start eating raw you can definitely see a change in your body and mood!
When I started MFP I also started C25K and yoga (I love hatha yoga!!) and doing bodyweight exercises! I hope this pays off!
If anyone would like to add me, fee free! I love making friends and reading others diaries!

Hey y'all! I'm Karen, age 53, from Pensacola, Florida. I am married (12 years) to a wonderful guy, Mike -- we have two wonderful boys ages 7 & 8. I also have an older son, age 30 & his wife and my first grandchild, age 2, plus a daughter age 26. I have a really really busy life - and I have put off losing this 100 pounds for a lot longer than I care to admit. I work full time and I'm a part-time college student, so my life is on the run a lot. I've been trying to cook healthier and eat healthier. At one point I joined WW, but I just don't have time to convert calories to points - so I dropped the membership and picked back up with mfp. The title of this group appealed to me so thanks for letting me join. I'll do my best to be at the meetings - since I'm in central time zone we are usually having coffee around that time and not out and about yet.

I've been over weight since my 30s -- I watched it slowly creep up into the 200's but being an emotional eater in a bad marriage, I didn't have the strength to put on the brakes. I know what to do - I just have to set my mind to it. According to health standards I probably should weigh around 150 - but I am shooting for 190. I need something that I can maintain and I seriously doubt I could easily maintain 150 ever. I'd liked to be a size 16.

My name is Kyle. I'm 42 years old and a stay at home mom in indianapolis. Before that, I worked in a public library with teenagers. I have a three year old daughter. I'm a scifi fantasy geek and play lots of computer games.

I have been thin all my life until recently. I stared gaining weight when I moved from San Francisco to the Midwest. I owned no car and frequently walked instead of riding the Muni cars because I was too impatient to wait for a bus. So first I cut out walking. Then I gradually took more and more sedentary jobs and anti depressants. Finally, when I quit working and nursing my daughter, I took a new drug famous for weight gain. I shot up to over 240 pounds at 5 ft 3 inches.

I'm having good results on mfp. I may even cancel my appt for non surgical bariatric weight loss program I signed up for a few months back. I also got a fitbit that really highlights how little I move around in my everyday life these days.