Hi, my name is Heather. I am 27 a first time mom of a crazy 16 month old girl and ready to get back into shape.

I am fortunate to be tall (first time in my life to say that, lol) because I've been able to carry my weight. When I committed to starting Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30, I calculated my BMI and was completely stunned to find I was obese! I have lost 10 lbs in 3 weeks, whoop! Whoop! And have officially made it to just the overweight category. I am restarting RI30 since I've had such great results and am so excited to be losing weight, inches and gaining a lot more energy to keep up with my little one

:happy: GOOD JOB, Keep going!!

Hi all, i hope it's ok for me to join this group. I"m not a mommy yet (though we are working on it), but i'm a stepmom to a pretty cool 11 year old boy and more involved in his life than his mom for sure. Just turned 32, married to a handsome 36 year old and living in Cleveland. I'm looking for a group to help support me in getting back on the wagon for consistent workouts while balancing my household, running a company, being a wife and mother and working on having a baby! Hopefully you all are ok with me being part of this group!

Hi! My name is Sara. I am going to be 31 in July. I am very short in stature coming in at 4'9 & 3/4" I have two children. soon to be 8 and 5 1/2. I have been married almost 5 years together for 11. I have been a yo-yo dieter since I was in high school.

After I had my children I found it much harder to lose weight and the pounds kept packing on. 2 months ago I really saw how I looked and broke down crying. I weighed in at the heaviest I have ever been at 141 lbs. With my short stature it wasn't good.

So I started making changes little by little. First with exercising everyday to 10 Minute Trainer. But I modified it to go slowly. 10 minutes for 2 weeks, 20 minutes for 2 weeks and 30 minutes for two weeks. Then I started some yoga off of you tube for a week and now I am doing Turbo Jam. After 3 weeks of starting I changed my eating to more of a clean eating because I really wasn't seeing results. After the first week of clean eating I started seeing awesome results.

So now my focus has been getting my workouts in every morning and eating as clean as I can. But I am still human and know I will make mistakes and will need help and Motivation!!! Plus I love to help and give support!!!

This sounds like the group for me. I am a full time working mom of 3 ages, 10,10, & 11. Not a lot of time for exercise and eating ha been a challenge. Could use a little help getting started.

Hello everyone! My name is Shanna and this is my second round with MFP. I stopped logging in last winter when I found out I was pregnant with twins. My girls are 6 weeks old now and I'm ready to start getting back in shape. I gained 60 pounds with the girls but I'd lost 52 by the time they were 6 weeks old. Now it's just that last little bit and the remaining 10 or so that I hadn't lost after I had my 4 year old son. My goal is to run a half marathon in Disneyworld in February 2015. I'm really excited to be a part of a group of people who understand the struggles of mommyhood :-)

Hi everyone!
I just joined this group and I would love to get to know some of you lovely ladies!

A little about me:

-I have an 8 month old daughter and I am breastfeeding
-I have PCOS
-I am currently on mat leave
-I am trying to eat cleaner and get a workout in at least 4-5x per week
-My goal is to tone up (especially my tummy, thighs and butt) and build muscle.

Feel free to add me as a friend I could use the support and motivation and I will do the same for you

Hello. I'm a mommy to two boys, a wife, a full time employee, and full time housekeeper. The "fun" never stops in my household. My first goal is that I am on a mission to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight and then go from there. I started using myfitnesspall about 45 days ago and just got a Fitbit One to help monitor myself. Feel free to add me as a friend. I know we can all use any extra support and encouragement that we can find. Good luck everyone. We can do this!

Hi I am a mom to a 2 month old, 1 year old and 6 year old. I would like to lose 40 more pounds.

Hi, everyone, this is my first day on MFP. I'm a mother of one. Right after my daughter was born, my mother unexpectedly died of a heart attack. I spiralled into a deep depression that I'm still struggling with today. I'm here because I'm trying to take back my life.

Hi I'm Andrea
I'm a mother of 3 my kids are 10 yr / 8 yr / 1 yr old I had dropped a ton of weight in the past but regretfully gained it all back right before and during my last pregnancy. I'm ready to get the weight off and hoping I can make friends that will keep me accountable! I'm on a really strict diet because of food allergies but I'm just not dropping weight? Please feel free to add me and let's drop the baby weight plus some!!

Hi ladies- My name is Kara- I'm 35, I live in NH, and I have a little guy who's just over 2.5. I've been on and off MFP (and WW previously) countless times. Back in late 2012 I'd dropped about 40 lbs on MFP but fell off the wagon and most of it came back on. All tolled I have about 125 lbs to lose, I'm currently around 11 lbs lost.

When I was successful on MFP previously I'd been following a C25K program and had really started to enjoy running. I did my first 5K last Thanksgiving and have been battling some bad plantar fasciatis ever since. I go to PT weekly and am slowly recovering, but running again is not in my near future. I recently joined a gym with a pool so I can swim (love!) and am getting used to the bike and rowing machine. I also take barre classes 2-3x/week. My biggest challenge is I occasionally travel for work- I was gone most of June with work travel- and it's so difficult for me to stay on track when traveling. I have a 4 day trip coming up this weekend to visit family in Chicago and I am a bit nervous about staying on track.

I have a very long way to go and I tend to comfortable after I see some great results, so this time around I have to power through and keep going to meet my goals. I'm frustrated that I've hit 35 and have almost more weight on me than ever- I am at a point where I personally feel I NEED to get it off and keep it off this time.

I would love additional friends and support- feel free to send me a request! I look forward to being part of the group.

Hi everyone! This is my second time trying out MFP. I was doing pretty good the first time around and then stopped when I found out I was pregnant. I have 2 adorable boys, 2 ½ and 2 months. I am 10lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight #2, but 20lbs from pregnancy #1. My goal is to get back to the BC (before children) weight by next May. I am hoping I can get back into the swing of things using MFP and work on losing that weight. I am breastfeeding but obviously consuming more calories than I am pumping out  I just started back to working FT at a lovely desk job. I have never had a real issue with my weight as I was always very active and as long as I watched what I ate and exercised a little, the weight would come off. Now, not so much and it’s really difficult. I refuse to buy new clothes because I am bound and determined to fit into my old clothes and I have very limited options in my closet now that I can use for work. (not to mention diapers aren’t cheap and every little bit saved helps!) I think the biggest thing is finding the time and energy to actually exercise; and avoid the candy/junk at work!

Any support and suggestions on getting this weight off would be very helpful.

Hi. I will be 30 on August 13th. Blah no longer in my twenties. I am a stay at home mom. I have a 2 1/2 year old little girl, a 6 year old little boy and a 12 year old step son. My current weight is 152.6 lbs. My goal weight is 135-138lbs. Off and on I try to get into better shape but I never seem to stick with it. After I had my daughter I got down to about 143lbs but after I stop breastfeeding I quickly gained about 10lbs. I need to get in better shape and tone my body. I am not getting any younger and we all know most things are harder as we get older. I have recently started using a treadmill 5-6 times a week. I also do yoga, workout dvds, and sometime use dumbbells. I really hope I can make reach my goals and actually stick with it this time.

Hi Moms!

I am a 32 year old mom to 3 boys aged 12, 3, and 1.5. I work part time and my husband works part time and goes to college full time. We're a busy family but haven't been doing things right and mine and my husband's weight has gotten to where we are no longer comfortable accepting the way things are. We just started altering our diet and walking this past Wednesday. So far, we are down a combined 10 lbs and are very excited to continue on this journey together. My first goal is to get to about 175 lbs and I'm currently at 225. So far we have walked 16 miles in 5 days and looking forward to doing much more!

Hi all! My name is Audra, I am 33 years old and a mom to two boys 5 and 9. I have been slowly gaining weight ever since I was pregnant with my second child and have been at the same weight for awhile. I seem to just do enough working out and eating right to stay at the same weight, but I am ready to lose these Lbs!!! Looking to lose about 40 lbs and hope this is a good place to start!