Hi, I'd like to join this group and give myself that extra motivation to stay on track this month. I'm 5'9" and currently 226lbs. I started using MFP at the beginning of the year, and my weight has fluctuated by a few pounds up and down since then. But last week, I started taking it more seriously, tracking everything (even the bad days) and upped the exercise, and I have to say, that week alone I have felt better in myself and with more energy from just eating better and moving more.

My motivation for losing weight has focused more on my health, and whatever other benefits come along are an added bonus, but health and fitness are my main goals.

I think my aim for this month would be to lose 8lbs, and to get into the habit of doing exercise at least 5 times a week, as currently it's between 3-4. I have a total of 66lbs to lose, so taking it in small stages is ideal for me as that number seems way to scary right now.

Looking forward to seeing how everyone else is doing and to keep each other motivated.

Hi everyone! I'm Melissa and I am 26 years old and currently weigh 149 lbs. I will be graduating with my Bachelors in Hospitality Management with a minor business in MAY!!!.

I have been on MFP for years! I originally lost almost 30 pounds and hit my goal weight of 125 pounds. I was working out 6 days a week, increased my endurance and was able to run 3 miles and turned vegetarian. I was in the best shape of my life. Then I decided to go back to college and that was the turning point. I gained back all my weight over the last two years because I got lazy, started coming up with excuses, and dealing with stress through drinking.

I recently got married back in May to my high school sweetheart and I would like to have dropped down to 140 threshold by our one year anniversary May 18th.
My goal for the April Challenge however is to lose 6 pounds, bringing me to 143 lbs.

I have currently lost 2.2lbs since I started logging again last week. I have decided to work towards going gluten free (just for personal reasons, not health related) and I have been feeling really really great.

I am excited about this journey we are all on, and I am happy we will have have each other!

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Hello! My name is Sam. I am 22 and from Florida. I started using MyFitnessPal early last month and have lost a total of 12 pounds so far, which puts me at 271 pounds. My first big goal is to reach 199 by New Years 2016 which is just under 2 pounds a week. I am taking this one day at a time. I would love to eventually get under 175 pounds, which was my weight when I was 10 years old. I also think that it would be miracle to fit in size 12 jeans, since I have never ever been able to wear under a 14.

I have always been interested in fitness, even though I've never been able to complete a mile run. My interest began with my love of wrestling. I love everything about it. The athleticism, the physical ability, the technical ability, the high-flyers, the theatrics, the entertainment. Everything. In my fifth grade yearbook when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up I said "WWF Hardcore Champion." I was inspired by women in the industry. But I knew I couldn't actually do it because I have never in my life been able to do anything athletic.

But now, at age 22, I want it even more. I know that I'll never be a professional wrestler, but that doesn't mean I cannot learn or train. I want to be strong.

My goal for April is to lose 8 pounds. This will bring my total loss to 20 pounds. It will also be what I weighed my freshman year of college.

I'm going for inches instead of pounds. I'm not sure how many is realistic, I just know the number needs to go down.

Hi I'm Heather. I am 33 with two kids and husband, full time job and full time school. I gained a lot of weight when I started birth control before having any kiddos and now it has continued to increase...well until 1 year ago that is. After being up and down for years I lost 31 pounds last year and have kept every pound off, but I still have another 50 or so to go.

I like to do anything with my kids, we play games, dance and goof off together. My April goal is 5 pounds, which is 10 % of what I need to loose. I plan to do this my eating better and moving more!!

Hi, I'm Karen and this is my first day. I've heard of MFP but never gave it much consideration until this morning. I realized that I spend a great deal of my day making excuses and ignoring signs that my weight (237lb on a 5'2" frame) is a problem.

I'm 44, married to a man that still makes my heart flip when I see him (after over 20 years). He's recently decided that he doesn't want to look like his dad and is working out. So he's totally on team "Karen". I have two boys (12 and 20). They want me healthy. One has offered to "train" me (the 12yr old) and the other wants to help me make better meal choices by helping out in the kitchen.

So ... I'm really looking forward to this first challenge. I want to get out of the 230's and into the 220's, that means I'm looking at 8lb loss this month.

Hi, I'm Kathleen. 35 yr old married female with 3 year old. I was on track losing weight a couple years ago before dealing with a series of family losses that rocked me totally off track with weight and other life things. I'm a counselor by profession and definitely learned the hard way that I needed to re-focus on my own wellness and use the tools I work on with others for myself (with the help of seeking grief counseling sessions for myself).

Over the past few months, I've started to evaluate my over all wellness and a major part of that is weight loss. I've been doing well with my food diary over the past couple weeks and have noticed a big change in my mood and physically feeling better.

My challenge for April will be to lose 10 pounds and exercise at least 3 times a week. I'm glad to have found a group for support and positive thoughts as we all work toward our goals!

Hi, I'm Lizzie from the UK. I'm 19 and doing my first year of university. I've been dropping lbs reasonably slowly since December but struggled through March to lose so it's definitely time to make a proper commitment to the lifestyle. I would be very happy with a 5lb weight loss this month, as that would leave me only 5lbs from my goal weight of 126lbs!

It's so great to have the support of everyone here on MFP, I am so inspired by all of your stories.

Yesterday was my bday, so I'm now 36yrs old
5'3"
HW 162
CW 140
Goal 110