Hey everyone, I've been around here for awhile but never properly introduced myself. My name is Becca, I'm 31, live in Minnesota, ridiculously single, and have an admin-esque job at a children's hospital. In my free time I play in a community band year round and do a lot of volunteer work with Girl Scouts every spring.
I like walking (A LOT) and am considering taking up running. I'm signed up for a 5K walk/run in the fall with my work, so that'll be a good goal to work towards if I decide to actually run. I'm hoping to do some hikes this summer in the various parks around my city.
I've lost about 65 pounds since my heaviest back in the beginning of 2008, but I'm still 20 pounds heavier than my lightest weight in recent history which happened a couple years ago. I am, however, right around my high school graduating weight, which is kind of nice compared to several years ago.
Best of luck to everyone in this group for working towards your goals!

Hello, new to the group and trying things out one more time.

Just joined the group and saying Hello! Soon to be 31 and living in the Los Angeles area... Would love to have some motivational buddies on MFP

Hello, I'm Faith.

I'll be 31 this Thursday. I'm 6 months into my weight loss journey, and I'm down 82 pounds. I've got 38 to go!

@Ldbg289 I feel the same way about fruit! A couple weeks ago I was craving some and filled my shopping cart with strawberries, blueberries, grapes, bananas, pineapple, watermelon, raisins, and dried figs! Strawberries are my favorite though.

Hi, I'm Dustin. I'm 35 as of this month. I'm dropping the weight and getting healthy. I've dropped 35 pounds already, in the last two months. My goal is to lose a total of 90 pounds. I've been doing very well with my new lifestyle. However, I have been experiencing frustration. Starting to feel like I'm not going to make it to 90 pounds.

Kate, from Missouri, age 33. Librarian, mom, redhead, fast food eater, 5'2" 280lbs.

In the past 4 yrs. I've had 2 kids, pregnant fairly close together, so gains with each kid, but no loss in between. These two were my 2nd and 3rd children. After having my first who is 13 now, it took 2 yrs. to lose that and lots of money on group weight loss challenges at the gym, personal training and eating basically chicken breasts, wok veggies and salsa. I don't have the money or time to spend like I did with just one. Looking to focus more on simple clean foods and kick the fast food habit.

Also have hypothyroidism that developed sometime in the last 6 yrs. Meds aren't leveled, but working on it.

Started with Jillian Michaels app, as I love her but found this one to be more comprehensive for food logging. For years I used myfooddiary.com

Right now i am ticked off because my weight is such that I am having trouble with working out and foot pain. Got great new Saucony running shoes for over pronation and some great inserts and still having lots of trouble. Mad at myself for the weight causing these problems which also affect my ability to lose. It seems like the uphill battle is already hard enough...

Hi everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Summer, I turned 31 in February. I am a stay at home mom to 4 great kiddos. We have 3 boys and 1 girl. Our oldest will be 9 in a few months, our second is 5, our third will be 3 next month and our baby girl turned 1 in April. I have been married to my highschool sweetheart for 12 years as of January and will have been together 16 years this fall.

As for my weight I have always struggled with it. I ran track and played volley ball in school but was always the bigger girl in class. The smallest I can remember being was at 15 and I was a size 9/10. I was a size 18 when I got married in 2003 and was put on steroids for PCOS I gained 100 lbs in 1 yr and couldn't shed it. In August 2006 I gave birth to our first son, I gained 75 pounds and my weightweight just wouldnt come off. In August 2008 at 398 pounds and a size 26/28. I was FAT I was UNHEALTHY and I was MISERABLE. My husband was deployed and I decided to take that time to get my *kitten* in gear. I took ALLI for 3 months and ran on a treadmill in my home 4-5 days a week for 10 months on top of being a "single mom" of a very active 2 year old for that year my husband was gone. I lost 138 lbs and got down to a size 16/18 but it did not last as 1 month after my husband came home I got pregnant with baby #2. I was 300 lbs at his delivery in April 2010 and struggled to loose the baby weight I had gained. After a year I finally got back down to a size 18 only to again get pregnant with baby #3 who was born July 2012 and I was 313 at delivery. Again the baby weight stuck around and then some due to a very traumatic event that happened in my life that caused a deep depression in which I went from not eating anything for days at a time to binge eating carbs until I puked. It royalty screwed up my metabolism and it took a toll, I hovered at a size 20/22 then surprise I was again pregnant with baby #4 she was delivered in April 2014 and I was 298 at her delivery. I lost down to 225 by the time she was about 6 months. It has now been 1 year since her birth and between having my tubes removed in July 2014 and her weaning from nursing 2 months ago after nursing for 12 months I have gained back 35 lbs even though I eat less now then while I was nursing. So here I sit 260 lbs, a size 20 jean and 2x top. I have joined our local Anytime Fitness gym as of last night. My goal is to ultimately be healthy for myself and my four children but weight/size wise I would like to hit 160. I also have a LOT of toning to do and I can't wait to get started!!

Hi there! My name is Ashley and I will be 31 next month. I have a wonderful 5 year old son and a amazing husband:) I have lost 30 pounds (over a period of time) and would like to loose 5 more, although I am at a bit of a stand still! I love walking and my job gives me a lot of exercise (work with race horses) but my down fall is I love food and have very little will power!!! I have been using mfp for a long time but have never reached out to any of the communities. I'm hoping for some motivation! There are sure a lot of inspiring stories

I'm 35, have 2 daughters a wife and 3 dogs. I am a vegetarian joined MFP after I got a misfit watch (its like a fitbit but it also shows the time, i like it much better than the fitbit i had) and I'm hoping to better myself and my weight/muscle mass. I wouldn't mind getting some new friends to help me keep my goals and hopefully I can help others keep theirs as well!

Feels like an AA introduction. 35. Ohio. Trying hard to really stick too diet and exercise but motivation is lacking. I work ridiculous hours so getting on a schedule is impossible. Hoping you all can keep me straight lol

Hi, I'm Nate, 33. I've dropped from 395 to 280 in the last several years, back to my high school weight. I've recently picked up weightlifting as a hobby along with a goal of running my first 5k in October.

Hello my name is Lisa I am 33 with two kids a girl (7) and boy (4) I've been on and off logging for a while now. My starting goal is to lose 100lbs within two years. Once I conquer this goal I will tackle the "ideal weight of 151lbs. I have a few supportive friends on here and at home and I've lost a few because of my inactivity due to life changes. I would like to gain more supportive friends as we help each other reach our goals. I don't mind suggestions at all. Messages are always welcome and if anyone local want to walk or exercise together we can exchange information. Add me and we can do this TOGETHER!!!!!!

Hi my name is sal and I'm from Pittsburgh. I'm 30 years old and recently lost 50lbs of fat. I went from 270-217. I was a competitive powerlifter and needed to switch over to the non fat side. I did this transformation in 7 months and halfway through it i got an umbilical hernia which put me out for two months. Now I'm back stronger as ever.

Hi everyone,

I am Devina, about to turn 30 this December but the mindset has already been shifting from 20 something to 30 something for quite sometime now. Good to virtually meet you all.
I am currently located in the UK otherwise mostly travelling and enjoying my single status interesting to read about people's history, I don't have much to mention, just some boyfriends :P
I am into Cloud hosting (IT *kitten*), managing EMEA region for my company. I resumed gym training just yesterday after a gap of 1.5 year otherwise used to run outside. I need to shed little weight, tone up and control my boozing.

Best of luck to you all!

Hi, I'm Samantha (Sam), and I'm new to the discussion boards. I turned 30 about a week ago. I am the proud parent of 3 beautiful kitties. My family and friends have been extremely supportive of my weight loss efforts since November 2014. I spent my 20s overweight and embarrassed about it, so I was desperate to lose the weight before this past birthday. I lost over 60 lbs and reached my goal weight before using MFP, but I'm here to learn how to eat healthy and exercise consistently.

Hoping to learn a lot here!