Over 150 lbs to lose....

Hi there,
I hear you. I have 140 pounds to lose. I just started MFP 3 days ago. I am wondering if anyone knows how to start a new group for all of us who have replied and need to lose (or have lost already) 100 pounds or more. It would be great to have a forum for us to all chat and encourage each other.

Hi everyone. I've been on here about 2 months now. Starting to use it more and more every day. Basically my story is I've always been pretty big for my age. Then I had my first child at 16. Gained 100lbs. Lost most of it for gallbladder issues, had that removed, gained weight again. But not all of it. Then I moved to Mexico for about 6 months when my fiancé/baby daddy was deported. Lost weight there because we didn't have money for real food. Just eggs, beans, tortillas, salsa... Everything from our own land... lol Then when the abuse got worse, I came home with my baby, and gained weight back... Allot of years running the streets, stress, unhealthy situations, and about 4 years later, I had baby #2. Gained about 100 again... I didn't lose much of this weight, maybe half... More running streets etc, maybe about 2 years’ worth........ Then I pulled my head outa you-know-where and found my soul mate (who rescued me btw) and eventually had baby #3 a little over 3 years from the last. This weight STAYED. Boo. Lol Then the SUPRISE pregnancy happened 7 months later! It was TWINS! Woo-hoo! Lol Well, I don't remember how much I'd gained between those last 2, but it was enough to give me nerve damage. I'd gotten sooooo big, then a sedentary life recently because of a move/downgrade to a 2nd floor crappy apartment in some semi-ghetto area made me get up to 389. I finally got tired of whining, and slowly but surely took my life into my own hands. It's been a fight I tell ya! It almost feels as tho there are unforeseen forces that want to knock me down EVERY time I get back up... As people say, "at some point you WILL hit a "wall"".... Yeah, I've hit like 20! WTH! Lol NO FAIR I SAY! lol Yeah, my 1 year anniversary with my local Curves Gym (who I love almost more than my first born...jp) I've slowly lost 39 lbs as of today.... Hoping to make 50 by my 1 year... Maybe I'll get close... I've just recently really started looking at my food etc. That's an ongoing process. Especially to incorporate it into family life, because as most moms know, making your own meal don't usually fly. Kids try to take it away bc it looks better, or there's just NO time... No money even... That's been our biggest hassle... Having 4 of my kids living with us, we've been REALLY struggling with this economy, job loss, the welfare system etc. Really, how does one feed 6 people healthy food on $400 per month??? That breaks down to $0.74 cents per meal, per person. Ouch. No bueno. Lol Anyway, I aint here to whine. I'm just here to tell my story, because I will make it. I want to get down to 175 from 389. I've lost 39 lbs and 37 inches so far. NICE TO MEET YOU! Lol

Well Hello I am 27, 288 pounds and fine as ever i love who i have become and who i will become and who i am today But there is always a but lol I have been (PHAT) Pretty Hot And Thick all my life and i liked to blame it on my Club feet why im so big but what i realize now is that Hello i need to lose my weight to have my feet feel better And I have finnaly begain my path to weight loss. May 2010 since then to now i have lost 60 pounds yay for me and i do have a Gastric Bypass surgery booked for March 2013 so im hoping that by that time i will be down to my goal weight with help encouragement and motivation from everyone i can now.........so i wont have to go in for this scary surgery I know my Angels are watchin over me and encouraging me to succed and one more thing i Realy want to have a baby with my loving, awsome husband and have been trying for over a year now with no luck ;( so i hope this weight will be off so we can have our babys.....Any who God Bless and this is me Tasha Lennon :happy:

Oh I can so relate. I lost 105lbs about 12 yrs ago and kept it off for about 4 yrs and then got fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and hypothyroid. I gained alot of weight due to the meds and lack of exercise. I kind of gave up and started comfort eating. Well over the last 8 yrs I have gained it all back + a little more. So I started back on the weight loss journey in July and have lost 61 lbs, I have 39 more to lose until I reach 100 then I will evaluate where I am and see if I want to try to lose more. I would love to join you in supporting and motivating each other. We did it before , we can do it again this time for keeps

That amount of weight loss is amazing! How did you manage to lose that much so quickly?

:happy: I felt the same way when I started to exercise. But a week later I feel better about it. I can actually do some of the stuff I couldn't the first day. So I'm sure everything will work out for you! Wishing you lots of luck!!

Oh I can so relate. I lost 105lbs about 12 yrs ago and kept it off for about 4 yrs and then got fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and hypothyroid. I gained alot of weight due to the meds and lack of exercise. I kind of gave up and started comfort eating. Well over the last 8 yrs I have gained it all back + a little more. So I started back on the weight loss journey in July and have lost 61 lbs, I have 39 more to lose until I reach 100 then I will evaluate where I am and see if I want to try to lose more. I would love to join you in supporting and motivating each other. We did it before , we can do it again this time for keeps

That amount of weight loss is amazing! How did you manage to lose that much so quickly?

No magic formula just tracking my calories and exercise on mfp. I eat 1200 cals a day, drink TONS of water, get in exercise mostly walking or bike riding, wii or leslie sansone dvds for 30-90 mins 6xs a week. The most important thing is not stick with it and dont give up. I love this site. If it wasnt for this site I would not have lost this weight and would still be so sick that I was in bed several days a week. this has really helped me to get part of my life back. I have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and hypothyroid.Thanks to all of you that have encouraged me

Of course you can join us! Everyone here is great! Welcome! Keep up the good work! :flowerforyou:

Good morning everyone!

Last night I managed to stay under my calorie goal for the 4th day in a row... and I'm enjoying the motivation of seeing the scale move consistently down. I keep expecting it to bounce up even if just a little... but have managed to drop 5lbs in the past week. 9lbs left to get to a 50lb loss!!

how is everyone else's day starting off?

Malais - How did the walk go?

I did my typical friday routine... strength training during lunch.... then cardio after work. I work almost around the corner from the gym.. and on certain days can squueze out a longer lunch so it works out perfectly.... then I drive right by on the way home... no easy excuses for me, lol

Hi! I have about 175lbs I want to lose. I am at my highest ever right now, and I feel so horrible that I let myself get like this. My mini goal is to be under 300.. I know that still seems super heavy but I haven't been under 300 in over 3 years. I have already lost 14.. I think a little more than that. I am trying to weigh myself once a week but I cheat... so I am only entering it in here once a week. I am hoping to find a good support system on here.