Hi my name is Maggie and I live in Somerset in the UK. I am 61 have a bad knee and hip and need to lose about 10 lbs ( have lost around 20 lbs ) to help my mobility and pain. Looking forward to motivating and being motivated. Good luck everyone.

Hey everyone! I'm Zahyrah from Virginia, and I'm 19. I'm 5'2" with a SW of 137-138-ish. (I do not own a scale.) My GW is 125-130 pounds. I have been on MFP for about 40 something days now (my streak says 35 ) and I haven't been super serious about weight loss. I have been lazy, and have been inaccurately logging. This challenge is the motivation and accountability that I need. Let's do this!

Hi, my name is Tara, I'm 40, and I am from AZ. I have been on the heavier side since I was a teenager. I met my husband at the weight of 165 and felt I could be down around 150. Then the stress of marriage, kids, mortgage and so on happened and my weight just went up.
It's time to get this crap off for good. I have started a product called plexus to become healthier and get the toxins out oft body. My husband has done very well on it but me being and teacher and having the summer off well, you know.
I can't wait to get started!

Hi I'm Marie. I'm from Michigan. I'm trying to change my eating habits to be healthy overall, but need to lose about 20lbs. I want to build up more muscle as well!

HI, I'm from Long Island, NY. I am 41 years old and currently weigh about 170 LBS and I am 5'2". I just started taking Hot Yoga classes and running/walking 5Ks.

Hi, I'm Amber from Colorado! I have been battling weight issues since I was 7 years old. I have lost weight a few times before and have always gone very up and down. After recently hitting my highest weight ever of 271 lbs / 5'2" tall and being diagnosed with high blood pressure I lost 7 lbs and then gained back 3 of them. That's where I started using mfp and starting logging food and moderately exercising about a month ago. So I started mfp at 266 lbs and have lost 21.5 lbs in the last 31 days. The nutrition part of being healthy comes easier to me than the fitness part and I need the motivation to get more workouts in for the month of August! Good luck everyone!!!

Hi I'm Muffin. 5ft tall and 144 lbs at last weigh in. Need a little support to get pst the plateau I've hit.

Hey, my time is Amber aka Timelordlady85, mom to 3 boys, stay busy at home with my kids and work part time. I have lost 46.6 pounds and have another 40 ish to lose to reach my weight goal. I use my fitbit and polar ft4 to track my exercises and eat pretty healthy but still allow calories for ice cream and special nights out for dinner. I'm 5'3'' and weigh 185.4 would like to be at and maintain at 135 to 140 pounds with lean muscle mass and toned body. I use 8&10 pound weights during my aerobics and get at least 18k steps daily.

I'm Jamie.
My current weight is 261
Goal 175
August goal 253

This past month I've focused on changing my eating habit of eating for boredom and stress. I've about mastered that.
August goal is to implement in daily exercise and fun movement.
I bought a groupon for a boxing gym and their schedule should allow for two classes a week. The other days I'll do yoga walks or something else.
Healthy living for my son and sanity is the goal.
I can't wait. Add me if you want to share motivation or ideas.

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I'm Julie from Chicago il. I actually have 5 lbs to go to reach goal. I love to exercise (can't believe I just said that). It's the clean meals I have trouble with and the love of German beer. Looking for help so I don't give up on those last 5

Hi everyone - I'm in Montreal and am looking forward to this challenge! I'm 54 and since my baby is going to be 31 at the end of August, I guess i can't blame my excess weight her! My downfall is munching during evenings or when ever I haven't had enough sleep and have to keep moving through my day...munching to stay awake. I would like to grow 4 inches taller or get down to 145-150lbs. I'll also be working on getting myself to bed earlier each night to deal with the fatigue-inspired eating. (So if you see me online late in the evening, feel free to tell me to get to bed!!) Good luck to all!

Hi, my name is Debby and I am from Wisconsin. This will be my first challenge and hope it helps me get going. Been struggling with motivation. I tend to eat for comfort. I have about 100 lbs to lose. Looking forward to giving this a try!

Hi everyone! My name is Anjelica and I'm 25. I have a degree in Nutrition and currently doing my dietetic internship. I've been following a pescatarian diet for almost 3 years now. I grew up playing sports and being very active all until about 17 years old. In high school I weighed about 175 (I'm 5"6). After high school I stopped playing sports and gained tons of weight (my heaviest 216). When I was 20 I decided I needed to change my lifestyle. Within 3 months I dropped down to 180 and was pretty happy. During my weight loss journey I developed a love for nutrition and decided it was the career path I wanted (now I'm 6 months away from becoming a registered dietitian and couldn't be more excited). During college I started crossfitting so I had gained more muscle and didn't really worry about the scale so much anymore (my weight was still about the same ~180). Sadly right now I'm weighing 190. My goal is to loose about 20-30 lbs. I never really gained weight because of what I ate, it's because I have lost motivation to workout daily. I'll go 3 weeks sometimes without working out. This is the reason why I haven't dropped below 180. I know what I have to do, it's just a matter of doing it. That's why I've joined this group, hoping everyone around me can help keep me motivated going to the gym. The past two weeks I've been going to the gym 5-6x a week for at least 1 hr and I feel better already. If anyone has questions about food or nutrition, I'd be happy to share what I know. I've attached a picture, on the left was me at my heaviest of 216, and on the right is me now at 190.

Hello, my name is Brenda. I'm from Texas. I'm needing to lose 100pds. I gained weight to self protect by keeping people at a distance. But I have developed a lot of health issues from my weight that I've got to overcome. So to me losing weight means becoming vulnerable but necessary.