Hello everyone, I'm Sophie, 44yrs. old , married 21 years to my wonderful supportive hubby we have two wonderful young adult children and 5 furbabies.
My goal is to gain Muscle but i have to lose the weight first, this is a great challenge and very motivating. thanks for adding me.

Hello everyone, I'm Sophie, 44yrs. old , married 21 years to my wonderful supportive hubby we have two wonderful young adult children and 5 furbabies.
My goal is to gain Muscle but i have to lose the weight first, this is a great challenge and very motivating. thanks for adding me.

I didn't notice ur post until I posted mine. That's a lot of furbabies, lol. We had 6(another rescue cat) but she passed away last summer) What kind of animals do you have?

Hello! I am Jamie, 24, married with a 7.5 month old. I am at my highest weight, but only 16 pounds away from pre-pregnancy weight(which is still quite over weight for my frame). I started this journey on Sunday and I have since lost 3 pounds. I am doing 2 dietbets to keep me extra motivated. I have been eating very well, but it has been very hard for me to find time and energy to workout. My baby has been waking up 4+ times a night so it's impossible for me to wake up early to workout. I want all the sleep I can get before work. At night once he is asleep I am exausted. Yesterday I took a half-day from work and walked the mall for 45 minutes with my little one and then walked target for maybe 20 minutes. Once he went to sleep for the night I practiced my situps which I am struggling with since I had a C-section and my ab muscles are basically non-existent. I also did a few modfied pushups and I ran in place while watching the football game. This is the most activity I have done since starting on Sunday. I hope to continue to do anything I can each day. Anything is better than nothing.

Hello All,
My name is Katherine and I just turned 60 which is still very hard to believe! I have gradually picked up weight over the years and now find myself about 30 pounds overweight. My mother is elderly and in very poor health and most of it from being overweight and inactive and I do not want to end up like that. I want to be responsible for my own weight. By this time I know for certain it won't drop off by wishing it off - rather I have to work at it. I want to try and stick to a healthy life style for good!

Hey! I'm an 18 year old guy from England. No kids and no partner. I started trying to lose weight around November 2013, and I've lost 25lbs so far. My main reasons for wanting to lose the weight is just general stuff, for the health aspect,, to feel confident in my own body and to make the most of my younger years without worrying about how fat I look lol! I currently do strength training 3 times a week and cardio twice a week!

Hello,

I'm Tatajana 22 years old with no children. I have several medical conditions that aren't related to weight but sometimes they get in the way of me exercising. I decided to lose weight after having panic attacks about getting heart diseases or diabetes. I have lost 60 pounds so far. I have 80 more pounds to go. I started at 275.7 and I am hoping to get down to 200 by the end of December. I love to walk! I have been attempting C25K and I have a station bike and an actual bike I do from time to time.

Hi everyone. I know this group started a few months back but 20 by Christmas seems doable from today's date. It's just the kind of motivation I'm looking for . My Christmas work party will be a great time for me to be able to buy a new dress.

My name is Tara and I turned the big 40 in May. I have two boys 7 and 5. I am currently 215 lbs and 5'9. I really want to get to 175 lbs and see how I feel at that weight. I was on here before but got really lazy and stopped doing anything. I deleted my account so that I could start fresh. Looking forward to this journey with you all.

Another person late to the party...but this will still fit into my goals so I hope you don't mind if I join!

I have been very successful with MFP and lost 31 pounds, but I want to keep my momentum going, because I've gotten so busy with school starting back (I'm a teacher, and have three kids still at home who are in high school). I need some way to stay on track!

I'm 43, married, four kids - one in college, three in high school. Glad to be a part of this!

Hello Everyone! I am 25 yrs old and with my fiance we have a beautiful blended family consisting of 5 children ages 1,3,5,6 and 7... (boy,girl,boy,boy,girl). I work full time and overtime and I am going to school. I have a very busy life and I keep telling myself that when things slow down a bit, then I will focus on myself, but I have realized that I don't need to wait, I can do it now!... I just need to focus and be strong...

I'm impressed! You are right! The time is now, and it's good to practice putting our health first. :happy:

Hi all I'm Barb.
I lost my motivation a while back and haven't been able to get back on track.
I am V E R Y unhappy about where I am right now.
I have 33 pounds to lose and haven't lost a thing in the last two years.

Let's DO this together.

Oops, looks like I'm the youngest and latest one to join the group! I'm actually 14 but have had problems with my weight since I hit 9 and I've always been incredibly self-conscious to the point of wearing nothing but a massive hoodie and a pair of jeans throughout grade 7 including in the summer. I have never really felt "comfortable" in my skin and I'm hoping to change that! I knew I had to lose weight and I never could really sick to a diet it for less than a day... horrid. At first I was proud to go a week but then, I had a talk with myself and put everything I could into turning my life around before I hit 200 lbs at the age of 12. I went on Atkins with my mom and at first I struggled but I've been going for 8 months so far and have lost a TOTAL of 54 lbs. I am losing my way now and struggling again so I am trying to find motivation through apps like these! I have had this app for quite some time now and used to be big on it, and I'm hoping to get back up on it and lose the rest of my weight! I have 21 pounds to go now until I hit my ultimate weightloss goal. I have come so far from being a 2X to a small in the matter of less than a year! Although my biggest accomplishment was that I actually wore shorts not only around my family but to school, and it may sound like nothing but to me it is nerve wracking just thinking about it and I'm glad I over came it. I am looking forward to completing this challenge with all of you! Good luck to everybody!

You can do it!! I'm in the same boat right now, just need a little encouragment!

hey, my name is Amber as you can see from my screen name I love Dr. Who and most scifi stuff , I'm 28yrs. old and married to my best friend for 9 years this November. We have three sons together, my husband has a chronic illness and were all trying to stay healthy for him and support him. Right now I walk my kids to and from school and do aerobics or my elliptical for exercise. I'd love to lose another 20 pounds by christmas so I can be healthy for some upcoming surgeries I will having and more energy to spend running after my kids. :flowerforyou:

Hi! I'm Donna mother of 3 the oldest being16 then 14 and the last is 9. I've been on MFP almost a year in October .I've lost 51lb.and gained 10 back I would like to loss 35lb more. my goal is 20 lb by Christmas.

Good luck everyone

Hi, my name is Sarah, and I am super excited to join this group to help keep me motivated and accountable throughout my weight loss journey. I am 28 years old and 2 years ago left my job in retail management for a more regular M-F 9-5 desk job. In the process I put on nearly 20 lbs and, aside from a few pounds, simply haven't had the motivation to lose it. This is the heaviest and most out of shape I have ever been and it has effected me both mentally and physically. I miss being able to go for a 5 mile run and keep up with my physically fit boyfriend hiking. I have become embarrassed by my new physical limitations and am fed up with it.

A few months ago my boyfriend and I joined a new gym together and I signed up for personal training sessions there weekly. Though I have used MFP before sporadically, it was actually my training who got me turned on to the idea of using it daily to log my food. I didn't even realize there was a social component to the site/app previously, and that part got me excited again about the idea of logging my diet and activity.

I am so pumped to be a part of this group and am hoping to lose 18 lbs by Christmas, which will put me back at my pre-desk job weight of 140 lbs. I look forward to sharing this journey with all of you and love that this will help keep us all accountable to each other!