I think I'm joining late too, but oh well! I just made the big 40 in May. I have type II diabetes and on Lantus and Victoza. I lost 35 since April, but decided to restart my ticker to current weight. But I Would Love to get into the 150's, hopefully I can find some encouragement in here! Let's do this!

I think I'm joining late too, but oh well! I just made the big 40 in May. I have type II diabetes and on Lantus and Victoza. I lost 35 since April, but decided to restart my ticker to current weight. But I Would Love to get into the 150's, hopefully I can find some encouragement in here! Let's do this!

Type 2 on lantus also We can do it!

Hi guys and gals. I'm also late in joining, but better late than never. I have 20 more pounds to lose, so this is perfect for me! I am a 47 year old single mother of 3 (one of which is home schooled) plus one foster and a granddaughter. We have 3 very spoiled dogs in our house. I work several jobs trying to make ends meet, so a healthy dinner at the end of the day is my most difficult challenge! Good luck to everyone!

My name is Tabetha located in Rotterdam, NY ( by Albany, From Kauneonga Lake (grew up 5 mins from original wood stock) I am 36 i'll be 37 and 2 days old when this end. Married for 5 years and 5 days to my wonderfully supportive husband at the end of this. I have a 8 year old from my first marriage (or train wreck) I have a 4 year old who will be 5 in Nov who has Apraxia of speech. So we have spent many hours therapies and trying to understand this. Then my Halloween Baby will be 3.

My mother 2 years ago this past April after a 5 year battle with cancer. My father is a quadriplegic 8 years post accident.

After college i put weight on eating crap food cause round 1 only ate crap, and was not active. and realize was miserable then but thats water under the bridge. I got pregnant with my oldest due Feb at end Jan when my father had his accident and found ex was cheating. had baby Lost 60lbs after having baby in 6 weeks. so when put weight on prior to number 2 it will come off with the baby. realized yeah was not that easy did boot camp loved it but my schedule did not allow and then prego #3. So Last December i had to have my rings cut off so i decided thats it.

Mid January got serious started logging and going to the gym. April my father had a car accident (STRESS) feel off the gym and eatting healthy wagon. but keep in calories. My goal is to be in 130's by Christmas.

thanks for all your support

Christmas talk already!! So it's that time of year where i realize i'd better hurry up and get my butt in gear. Going to wave goodbye to 20 lbs. (the same 20 lbs i was suppose to lose over summer!) Using a combination of nutrition, cardio and weights.

Everyone's saying they are joining late and here I am joining September 25. Better late than never, I suppose. I'm 22, I'll be turning 23 during the challenge, though. No human children but the proud servant (they are cats, after all) of several fur babies, still in college, perpetually stressed out over everything. Planning my wedding, planning to move, lots of stuff will be going on next year. I lost 43 pounds using Lose It! two years ago, so I know I have it in me to lose the weight. I really believe joining forces with others will definitely help me lose weight. I could definitely use that kick in the butt.

I am a mum to two year old twins and just turned 30.
Weighing in at 186lb (my heaviest apart from when pregnant with twins lol) this week so hope to be 166 by christmas.
Final goal would be 150ish.

Hello,

I am Elaina! I lost 27 pounds pre-wedding and would love to lose 20 more (now I want to be a hot bridesmaid for my friend's wedding).

I'm really great about never gaining back what I've lost, but I always seem to get stuck. I know it's all subconscious, but from going into the 170s to 160s -- for instance -- is always a battle. I call it "breaking into another decade".

Here's to doing this together. Power in numbers!:drinker: :drinker: (okay, just kidding...less drinking people!)

Edit: I'm 5'9 at 176. ( I was 172 the other day, but I don't mind starting out high in water weight.):laugh:

Hey everyone! I'm another late member . I'm 32, F, living in Chicago. I've lost a bit of weight over the last year but I definitely fell off the wagon a few months ago after an ankle injury. Now that I'm finally better I'm back in the gym and hoping I can finally reach my goal of 175 by Jan. Its an aggressive goal, but I think tracking calories and working will get me there in a couple of months.

Thanks for creating this group! Its great to have support!

Hi! I'm Rene. I gained the typical frosh 15 in college + some, and now, two years after the fact, want to get back to what my doctor told me was my ideal weight at my short height: 110. I definitely have a problem emotional eating, so have been trying to make some healthy swaps to fill my snack cravings with low calorie foods: strawberries, coffee with sugarfree creamer, popcorn, etc! Since getting back to uni, I've been walking around an hour every day to and from classes--want to add back in some light weights, bodyweight exercise, and running. I also need to incorporate more regular meal eating--I tend to eat very few calories early in the day and then fall straight off the bandwagon as it progresses.

I spent the last week tracking my eating on MyFitnessPal, but now it's time to make plans and stick with them! I figure even if I can lose 10 pounds by Christmas (averaging one pound a week! doable, right?) , I'll be halfway to my goal. Best of luck to all of us. I haven't had my scale come in the mail yet, but looking forward to having a productive and happy Fall! (OH AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FRIEND ME!)

Hi, I'm Liz, I'm new to posting in this group. Like all of you I want to lose weight.
I weigh 168 pounds, and since I'm only 5'2" that puts me in the category of obese.
I'm 24 years old, Canadian, and work in the information tech field, that means
a lot of the time I sit on my butt working on computers.
and food-wise, my workplace isn't a friendly place for weight loss either.
My family is supportive but I eat because of stress, and because of my lazy and
reclusive nature I don't exercise often. I battle to change this every day.
I'm currently in a relationship with an amazing handsome man and I want to lose
the weight and get healthy not only for me, but him as well. Basically I want to go
back to the way I was when I met him (145 lbs and probably much less than that
as I keep going) He is quite slender, 145 at 5'10 and I would like to have similar
proportions such as 113 at 5'2 instead of my CW. so he won't struggle lifting me.
My inspirations are Emily Browning and Ellen Page.
I want to look similar to them one day

what I've been doing is running It's helped me lose 3 lbs since Sept 3rd. (from 171)
I run 20 to 30 minutes every day at a jogging pace.
when I need a rest day to let my muscles heal, I take it.
I have been shooting for 1200 calories a day when I don't exercise.
And on days when I do, I shoot for 1300 to 1400 instead.
I found out on the fitwatch weight loss calculator than my
projected weight loss for december 23rd is 18 lbs.
This is based on a 1690 daily calorie intake.
I have 18 pounds to lose to take me from 168 to 150.
which will put me at 20 pounds lost!!!
I also cut out ALL junk. such as chips, soda, juices, donuts, cookies, chocolate, and other sweets.
I can't remember the last time I ate any of those!!! go me~ ^___^

Hey ya'll! So I'm a bit late to the group... mom was in town so I've been eating out all week..definitely ready to get back to normal! Anyway, I'm 27 years old, not married & no kids (besides my kitty) and live in California. I've been on my fitness pal prior but never really kept up with logging food, and definitely didn't post in the community forums! So now I'm doing all I can to drop the 20 lbs I gained when I quit smoking. It's such blessing and a curse but I know I can do this! Anyway, great meeting all ya'll!

Hey folks! I'm a 25 year old trying to get off those last 20 or so stubborn pounds. Over the past 2 years I ballooned to my highest weight of nearly 230 pounds and finally decided to get healthy and shed the pounds. I started around mid January 2014 (this year) and have lost 78 pounds so far. These past 8 months have been a complete overhaul of diet and fitness; I am now a vegetarian and a runner--two things that I wouldn't have thought I'd be when I was stuffing my face with cheeseburgers, chicken nuggets, and Ben & Jerry's. I have 22 pounds to go and I can't wait to see the scale at my goal weight and hopefully that will be by December 25th!

Hi Everyone! I"m excited about this group! I am 37 and have been diagnosed with hypothyrodism and gained 70 pounds in a short period of time when I bottomed out because of it. I know have it under control and it's time to lose that weight! I know this is a slow process but 20 pounds by Christmas I believe is doable with dedication and MFP pals' motivational support! I am here to participate and motivate and get motivated! We can do this!

Hey guys!

Im Elena, 22 living in the UK and just started my Masters in Architecture as part of my seven-year-long degree (currently on my 5th year).

I have already lost 30 lbs and would like to lose the last 20lbs! I do appreciate the fact that it wont be easy but there is no harm in trying

I am 9lbs away from my 'thinnest' but not necessarily my healthiest! During the last 2 years I have learned to love running and I have started dancing again (I am a retired dancer) and I am trying to get fit as well as lose weight.

I am mostly motivated when I am by myself, as I get easily sidetracked by other people. My boyfriend lives in Scotland so I currently live alone and this is my chance to do it!

I also run a fitness blog and regularly post pictures of what I eat and my workouts.

http://doughnutsnomore.tumblr.com/