Hi my name is Emilie and I'm a 28 year old Personal Support Worker from Ontario. I'm also going for about a 100lb weight loss.

I'm a stay at home mom and I'd like to lose about 40 lbs. I've done other exercise challenges before, but they changed around too much that I couldn't keep the day straight. This one is straightforward-love it! Thanks.

Hi. I'm a software consultant, and I travel every week for work. I spend 4 nights a week in a hotel room, and love that I can participate! My goal is to make it through the month without pulling a butt muscle...lol. I set a reminder on my phone so I won't forget.

I'm Jill and I am thankful to have all of you kicking me in the butt, supporting me, and keeping me accountable! I am a philosophy major at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee with a minor in women's studies. I'm a year and a half from my first bachelors degree and plan on getting my masters and phd in women's studies. I've wanted to loose weight before because I felt my weight made me less of a person. My weight loss attempts were unhealthy and unsustainable. Finally got over that. I am worthy of love and respect no matter my weight. Now I want to loose weight for my health. I was in a car accident last year that broke my leg. I had a lot of surgery on my leg, knee, and minor procedures on my arm. I have a lot of leg and knee pain and am hoping that loosing weight will make it more manageable. I also want to be the first in my family to not have diabetes or high blood pressure due to weight. Right now my goal is to get to 160. I will re-evaluate that goal at some point in the future.

Hello! I'm Erica and I'm 21. I'm a Psych student at Kent State University studying Cognition and Neuroscience. I have at least 60 pounds to go until I reach my goal! I've been obese my whole life and I'm just so ready to get this weight off! I'm happy that this group exists so I can squat my butt into shape! :happy:

Jill, speaking from experience: when we take better care of our bodies, things do get better.

I was in a car accident (January 2003) and broke both my legs. Technically I'm labeled as 51% disabled in my lower body. I thought I would never be able to run. While I would probably not be able to handle the demands of very physical sports, and I'm certainly NOT fast, I have proven myself wrong. I CAN run. Would like to be more consistent and work on endurance and maybe even speed though.

Turned out that my lack of fitness/activity was the only real thing holding me back. Even as a kid I was inactive. It only got worse as an adult and time, metabolism, bad habits, etc. caught up to me.

Sometimes I do have aches in my knees/ankles and would recommend using common sense. Some days you can push yourself harder than others. But ultimately, you decide what you can and can't do.

I was in a car accident last year that broke my leg. I had a lot of surgery on my leg, knee, and minor procedures on my arm. I have a lot of leg and knee pain and am hoping that loosing weight will make it more manageable. I also want to be the first in my family to not have diabetes or high blood pressure due to weight. Right now my goal is to get to 160. I will re-evaluate that goal at some point in the future.

Hi everyone I'm Laura, 18 years old (my birthday is in November). I'm currently unemployed and taking steps towards getting my high school diploma. I'm taking online courses and meeting with a tutor twice a week and I couldn't be more proud of myself. Less than a year ago, I was just a high school drop out that never got out of bed. The years between 15-17 are a blur of my depression and doing nothing but gaining more weight. I don't know what happened to change all that, one day I just got tired of being tired, I guess. I still have really bad days, but I can appreciate the good ones way more now.

Anyway, I've always been self conscious about my weight. The earliest memory I have of worrying about it was when I asked my mom how much weight I would lose if I didn't eat anything and only drank water. I was around 7 or 8 maybe, and luckily my mom kept an eye on me after that. Still, I was slowly gaining weight. After I dropped out of high school at the age of 15/16, all I did all day was eat, sleep, and go on the computer. I rarely showered, my hair was tangled with horrible knots, and my room was a mess. My outside appearance and surroundings mirrored how I was feeling. Luckily, I started to meet some wonderful people. I made a few online friends who gave me a reason to wake up before 4 in the afternoon. Then I met my now boyfriend. We've been together for 2 years, living together for 1 of those years.

I found the /r/loseit community on reddit and found myself reading through weeks of posts in a single setting. I was so inspired by all these strong people. I took all of their suggestions and joined MFP and stated tracking my calories. I'm 5'3", My starting weight was 250 lbs, my ultimate goal would be 150 lbs. For now, my short term goal is to lose 50 pounds by March (my boyfriends and I's anniversary). I'm really glad I have this great community and group to turn to when I need help

Hello everyone,

My name is Shakita. I joined the group on day one but missed the last few days due to a family member's hospitalization. I am definitely up for the challenge of squating and whipping these hips and glutes into shape. I will be playing catch up to get back on track with everyone. I am a busy lady but I finally decided that enough is enough and I had to make my health a priority.

I look forward to squating with you!