Anyone 200lbs and over? Looking for support

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  • jfoamy
    jfoamy Posts: 4
    I'm glad i found this post! I just started MFP due to an extreme weight gain of 35 pounds after graduating college and moving to Houston. I am now 265 and I have PCOS so stopping the weight gain has been difficult but now I am giving it everything in order to gain my health and confidence back. I have started exercising daily with dance and bootcamp and i have begun to take my metformin/phentermine again.
  • juliebear122293
    juliebear122293 Posts: 2
    I've just started my journey to lose at least 75lbs. I'm a 25 y/o mother of two. I have been overweight pretty much since my son was born. I finally started to lose weight and got pregnant with my daughter who is now three. Ever since she was born my weight and habits have gotten horrible and now I weigh more than I did when I was pregnant. I weigh 250 lbs and feel so bad. So it's time for me to take back my body and get into shape. But I have no friends or family who are overweight or looking to lose weight. I would really love to find a great support group!
  • ShellyC1985
    ShellyC1985 Posts: 10 Member
    Hey, I'm at around 224 pounds, I am a UK size 18, biggest I have ever been :( I will be 30 next month, and have made this my ear to get back on track and stick to it. Good luck, feel free to add me :smile:
  • aln2014alc
    aln2014alc Posts: 1 Member
    Yep. I'm approximately 230 lbs (I don't have a scale, can you believe that?) and looking to lose about 100. I'm a 45 year old woman married to the man of my dreams. I'm on disability because of lupus, and I suffer from chronic fatigue and mild-to-moderate depression. Because of this, I find it extremely difficult to stay motivated, but I absolutely must lose weight because my doctor and I are noticing distinct health warnings.
  • Amose69
    Amose69 Posts: 5
    edited January 2015
    Hi everyone ! I'm 26 yo and I'm from France. My actual weight is 260 lbs (the heaviest I've ever been...), but I'm REALLY motivated to reach my goal ! I've already proved myself that I'm able to make it, but now, I want to reach my goal AND make it last ! So if your state of mind is the same as mine, feel free to add me as a friend so we can support each other ! ;) xoxo
  • Jill814
    Jill814 Posts: 30 Member
    feel free to add me! always looking for support and to help others! im looking to lose about 125 lbs (then will decide on a "goal" weight)
  • jesslintch
    jesslintch Posts: 63 Member
    Back up to 331. :s I used MFP to lose over 60 pounds and then got pregnant. I maintained through the pregnancy (mainly because of GD), but in the nine months since I've gained a good bit of it back. A combination of relief at not having to be quite so strict and demands of being a mommy of two has gotten out of control. Feel free to add me!
  • tuphlos
    tuphlos Posts: 4
    Hey everyone! After a few stops and starts (and a cross country move!) I have started up again and have been using MFP since November. Also, seeing a nutritionist. We battle, but I know she's(mostly) right. :) I started at 233 on November 18, and as of 12/31 I was 217. No idea what my end goal is, but my FIRST goal is 1
  • momof3ajs
    momof3ajs Posts: 1 Member
    hi there 4 years ago, I was 275, I got down to 212, now im at 230 to 235, im ready to see under 200 my goal right now is another 50lbs and then I will go from there :) lets do this!! :-) please add me
  • goddessj
    goddessj Posts: 7 Member
    I'm looking to lose 35-50 pounds. Doesn't seem like much, but with my PCOS fully kicked in it's an almost impossible task. For the last 7 years I've had a weight beginning with a 2 and climbing. When i continually got heavier no matter tnat i worked out an hour and a half every day, and consumed less than 1300 clean calories a day, i went on metformin. I seem to be holding steady nowadays, but not happily. So it makes me not work out and eat poorly. I'm back on mfp as of today. When i follow it i go down some and feel better about myself. I follow how my clothes fit far more than the scale. Really hoping i can stick to it this time without getting discouraged after about 6 weeks.
  • sherrymoyle
    sherrymoyle Posts: 6 Member
    You are not alone. I weight 220 and at my worse was 245 after 3 pregnancy back to back. Its hard to find support and encouragement for someone my size. I go to the gym and get stares and since I became a runner over 2 years ago I get the stereotype that I can't be a runner I'm too big! I even had people yell out their window at me that I won't loose any weight unless I run faster. Really? I would love to met others on here and support each other. Feel free to send me a request :)
  • sweetberrywine
    sweetberrywine Posts: 8
    Feel free to add me, this is a long journey! Currently 247, but the highest my scale once read this past year was 262 :(
  • Ishii19
    Ishii19 Posts: 109 Member
    Didn't read everyone's responses - just the first page - so sorry if someone else mentioned it already, but if you look under groups there's a very popular one called Team Get Out of the 200's :) I recently graduated entering One-derland - you can do it too! Slow and steady wins the race. It was great to have that group to check in with - all people in the similar situation, to varying degrees. Good luck! Be patient and kind with yourself :)
  • kasmsc42
    kasmsc42 Posts: 20 Member
    Feel free to add me! I'm currently 261lbs. It would be nice to have some friends in the same weight range who are looking to lose. Weight loss is a long path to travel alone!
  • ksmalls013
    ksmalls013 Posts: 25 Member
    Hi everyone! My name's Kelly. I'm 5'9" and 280 lbs. I have been in denial about the weight I have been gaining since I graduated college. I worked retail management for four years after and the yucky food court got to me. I am now in law school and want to get healthy not only because my body needs it but because good lord is it hard to find nice business clothes that fit. My goal weight is 165 (because that's technically within a healthy range for me), but I remember feeling healthy at 180. I've got a long way to go so I could use some friends!
  • msmotivated86
    msmotivated86 Posts: 130 Member
    Hey! I'm 239.2 lbs which is the heaviest I've ever been!!! I lost some weight before and got down to 186 but got pregnant 4 times (lost all 4) and now I'm trying to start over from scratch! Looking for any and all motivation!
  • Shaselai
    Shaselai Posts: 151
    I am 240 or so... I gained some back when I was 200ish
  • mgrimes517
    mgrimes517 Posts: 16 Member
    So glad I am not the only one in this boat. I am in the 200"s and have about 70+ lbs to lose.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Eighteen months ago I was 275, now 185. I've had a lot of help along the way including bariatric surgery this past summer.

    "I even had people yell out their window at me that I won't loose any weight unless I run faster. Really?" - sherrymoyle

    I am horrified! I have also started running and I can't believe the ignorance of that comment. Hopefully the enlightened outnumber the ignorant out there. You'd think people would be impressed that you are taking steps to fitness and health. My running group has been unfailingly patient and supportive.

  • sewmom73
    sewmom73 Posts: 81 Member
    I too am in the 200's 223 to be exact. I lost about 30 pounds about two years ago and loved being in "one"derland but I managed to put it all back on. So I'm back here again looking for support and motivation. I have had Lupus for the past 10 years, so with the meds I take and the joint pain I don't always get to do as much as I want, I have to listen to my body first. I really am trying to get smaller for my daughters upcoming graduation in May, so I have a tangible date to work toward. Feel free to add me as a friend, I need all the help I can get.
  • katherine_startrek_fan
    katherine_startrek_fan Posts: 425 Member
    I'm 5'10" and 236 pounds. My goal at this point is to reach Onederland (199). We'll see how I'm doing at that point, but my doctor thinks it would be a perfect weight for me.
  • katherine_startrek_fan
    katherine_startrek_fan Posts: 425 Member
    Feel free to add me as a friend!
  • ItsSlimpossible12
    ItsSlimpossible12 Posts: 127 Member
    Hi all! I am 5'6, joined and started at 241 January 2013, got down to 199.8 by June 2013 and then let the winter take me out of my routine. Add in a couple failed attempts at a restart and some hard life events and I got back up to 234. Currently at 227. I would LOVE to be in Onederland again by my birthday (March 31st) so that is the goal for now, though I know it is kind of lofty!
  • ACGSKITEE
    ACGSKITEE Posts: 4 Member
    Hello all you beautiful people!!! I'm 5'10", 291lbs, and 33 years old. I've been in heavy all of my life but this by far is my heaviest. I just started my new healthy lifestyle and am super pumped. Besides wanting a healthy lifestyle...my two main motivations: diabetes runs in my family (yikes!) and my husband and I would like to have a baby. There's no way I would think of getting pregnant in my condition. So hoping to make some friends for support...I'm gonna need it! Good luck! Feel free to add me.
  • sherrymoyle
    sherrymoyle Posts: 6 Member
    @jgnatca‌ I was horrified. It got into my head & I went indoors for the treadmill for sometime. Even today if I run that area I avoid those apartment buildings. Anyway like with anything you gotta get past it. I run with headphones now so I don't hear it & sunglasses to pretend I can't see them. Its all a state of mind. I had to find my inner peace, I hope everyone here finds theirs :)
  • MeeshKB
    MeeshKB Posts: 120 Member
    Count me in!

    I'm a mom to three. I did great losing the weight after I had my twins 5 years ago - I got down to 175 - but as soon as I got pregnant with my son, I used it as an excuse to let it all go. And it went. I am now 234 lbs, after a good loss in the first few weeks of this year.

    Feel free to add me as a friend, ladies. There's strength in numbers!
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