1. Name, Age, Marital Status, Children, Where do you live?
Jennifer, 27, not married, but in a long term, but currently long distance relationship, no kids, in Connecticut

2. Weight and how long have you been on MFP?
124.5 lbs, been on MFP for almost three years, the first time on August 29, 2012, only active twice (just restarted around six months ago), I've been successful when using MFP

4. What is your goal weight and what type of exercise and diet do you use?
My goal weight is somewhere between 110-115 lbs and I'd like to be more muscular (I want to be a good weight, but I like to be able to give blood and since I'm 5' tall those things have some interesting play), so I've been trying to do more strength training (I mostly like bodyweight, but I'll give others things a try) and pilates routines, sometimes yoga, I try to mostly eat protein and vegetables, but I don't really cut anything out of my diet, I just try to stick with a reasonable portion (or do it very rarely, there is no reasonable portion of cheesecake).

4. Any other information you would like to share!
I'm a twin. I work in the somewhat stressful field of mental health with a crazy rotating schedule. I can't do a push up, so that's part of my goal lately, to build up to one. My twin (we live together) has a crazy dog that's crazy athletic and does flyball. So do the other two dogs in the house. I got tired of being so much worse an athlete than the dogs we were managing on the team, no joke.

1. Name, Age, Marital Status, Children, Where do you live?
Ashleigh, 19, living with boyfriend for the past two years, no children and I live in Glasgow, Scotland.
2. Weight and how long have you been on MFP?
Current weight is 156.5 (starting 162.75). I have been using MFP for the past two months.
3. What is your goal weight and what type of exercise and diet do you use?
My goal weight is 136 as that is what I was before I moved out for uni. I started cheerleading at uni two years ago, I go to the gym and regularly do T25, PIYO, insanity etc. I'm vegetarian but very rarely eat fruit or veg! So that's something I really need to work on.

1. Name, Age, Marital Status, Children, Where do you live?

Tabitha, 29, Single, No kiddos, Central Valley, California

2. Weight and how long have you been on MFP?

211.4 lbs as of today & I've been doing MFP successfully or 6 months & am 45 lbs lighter.

3. What is your goal weight and what type of exercise and diet do you use?

My current overall goal weight is 180 lbs. Once I make it there I'll be working on maintaining & strengthening for 6 months to a year. My final step is to re-evaluate my fitness goals & continue from there.

I enjoy pilates, Zumba, walking to music or with friends, dance or any type of aerobic exercise. Strength training is definitely an area I'm working hard to improve. I also enjoy cooking my own meals & find the Hungry Girl cookbooks to be the most helpful.

4. Any other information you would like to share!

I find, in my case, competitive challenges are the best way for me to stay motivated. I'm highly looking forward to getting things going! We can do this!

1. Name, Age, Marital Status, Children, Where do you live?

Hi I'm April and live in Georgia, but I'm from Maine originally. I'm divorced and have 3 kids, one in high school and two in college.

3. Weight and how long have you been on MFP?

Current weight is 204. I've been on MFP since 2011. I was on another calorie counter program starting in 2009 but I found I liked MFP better so switched.

4. What is your goal weight and what type of exercise and diet do you use?

My goal is 150. I might adjust once I get down there, I haven't been below 175 in a decade. I walk/jog, aerobics, and anything outside. I get bored easy so I'm continually trying new things. I do a basic healthy diet. Low fat, low calorie, low carb, low sugar, high protein & veggie. Little to no fried foods, sweets, junk, red meat, processed foods. My daughter is a vegetarian and it's just her and I at home so all of my dinners are vegetarian. I drink only water and black coffee. Both in abundance

4. Any other information you would like to share!

I set a goal in January 2015 (New Year's resolution) to hike at least once per month, 3 miles minimum. I love hiking, it's my favorite activity, but before I know it, it's been months or years since I've gone. Several months I've gone more than once, in March went 3 times. Some hikes were as long as 8 miles. And a couple months, like this one, I haven't gone yet so I HAVE to go this weekend, rain or shine. I've done it in the rain, it's actually very refreshing.

I was in the Army and am a 2x combat veteran. I am hypothyroid which pretty much ended my military career. I refuse to let it define me and if one more person tells me I will always be fat no matter what I do I'm going to break out some PTSD on them. My only combat symptom is insomnia, otherwise I'm pretty normal. I work too much. My kids drive me crazy. I have too many cats!

1. Name, Age, Marital Status, Children, Where do you live?
Kim. Divorced. 2 kids 23 and 20. Oklahoma
2. Weight and how long have you been on MFP?
Current weight this morning was 199. Been on MFP for about 2-1/2 years. I had gotten to a lower weight but then summer came and kids were home and I ate like a complete fool
3. What is your goal weight and what type of exercise and diet do you use?
My goal weight is 140. I try to eat fairly clean. Stay below my calorie goal of 1200 without eating back exercise calories. Shoot for at least 30-50% protein. Sugar seems to be a weakness recently. Consistent exercise is still my biggest weakness. Signed up for a 5k in October and trying to complete a run program so I can run the whole thing.
4. Any other information you would like to share!
Logging my food daily gives me my biggest success. There is an accountability factor or just simply awareness of what I am putting in my mouth that works wonderfully for me. I have a Fitbit that I wear around the clock in a attempt to increase my activity. Add me as a friend here and on Fitbit if you want.

1. Name, Age, Marital Status, Children, Where do you live?
Audrey, 30, single, no children. I live in Sasebo, Japan (I'm in the US Navy and stationed on a ship out of Sasebo)

2. Weight and how long have you been on MFP?
Current weight is 167.4 lbs; been on/off MFP for several years. Re-committed in May with a starting weight of 178

3. What is your goal weight and what type of exercise and diet do you use?
My goal weight is 130-140. Right now I'm doing 3 days of elliptical and 3 days of body weight exercises. When my ship pulls back into port next week, then I want to start running again. We'll be in port for a long time so I have plenty of time to get faster and do longer runs

4. Any other information you would like to share!
Just ready to be healthier and be a better example for my sailors

1. Name, Age, Marital Status, Children, Where do you live?
Megan, 34 years old, married fit 8 years, 3 amazing and adorable kids (5, 2, and 1 years old), from PA.
2. Weight and how long have you been on MFP?
I'm currently 272 (started at 285 in April, with a high of 295).
3. What is your goal weight and what type of exercise and diet do you use?
My overall goal is 155. My goal for this challenge is 255. Right now I don't exercise. I was active my entire life until I started having kids. I've run a few 5ks since then and went to the gym, but I have done absolutely no "exersize" in the past 20 months.

4. Any other information you would like to share!
I need ideas on fitting in exersize to a busy schedule. Full time job, party time job, 3 kids 5 and under. Do all the cleaning and maintenance on my house by myself. How do you find time to exersize? I'd rather sleep more than 5 hours a night.

I'm 54, married with 5 children and 3 granddaughters. I live just north of London, UK.
My current weight is about 180lb. This time last year I was 145lb but a house move and job insecurity got me out of a healthy eating routine. Job situation is now sorted. I've used MFP in the past and know that it works if I diarise. My goal is to get back into the 140s.
I eat Paleo. Just got to eat smaller quantities. I've joined a gym and take 4 circuit classes a week.
I'm realising that accountability in the form of a food diary, gym and challenges really motivates me.

1. Myra, 42, divorced, no children, NY.
2. 235.4, been on and off MFP for about 5 yrs.
3. For now my goal is 20lbs. Hopefully that will get me back on track so that I can continue to lose an additional 50lbs. I'm going back to the basics - behavior modification - portion control, fruits/veggies and limit my snacking. Exercise has been a bit of a challenge thanks to osteoarthritis in my knees, but I plan to start hitting the gym.
4. Thanks to Bekka Dillon for starting up this group and extending the invitation. You're post caught my attention on the very day I was feeling like a failure and needed motivation.

1. Name, Age, Marital Status, Children, Where do you live?
Amy Gee,38(soon to be 39), 3(all girls and 6 grandchildren), Pennsylvania.
2. Weight and how long have you been on MFP?
Current weight is 260, been on MFP since june...... this time.
3. What is your goal weight and what type of exercise and diet do you use?
My goal weight is 175. I have a gym membership that i use a few times a week for cardio, my husband and i recycle electronics so a lot of days thats my physical activity tossing servers and tearing stuff apart. I also work on my feet in the food industry in a college football town so the next few months will be lots of overtime and work will be busier. I also use my fitbit to track my steps. I try to get atleat 10000 a day..... aiming to get it up to averaging 15000... i take it off when at the gym cause its like double discounting to me.
4. Any other information you would like to share!
I am on the go a lot however i have gotten a lot of great support, recipes, and advice from ladies on here so if you need any of those feel free to add me.

LogicalDaydreamer wrote: »

SongDragon wrote: »

That's hilarious! My family is based in Ontario, but I did my undergrad in Halifax, at Dal/the University of King's College.

Hehe. Well, I was an undergrad at the time, so to complete the circle I would now have to follow through with my plans and complete grad school in Toronto (my boyfriend lives there). If you're in Connecticut I'm still at least a good hour from wherever you are since I'm in what's considered no-man's land of Connecticut, but it's still funny to see someone say they're in Connecticut (even if I am part of the group) since it's such a small, densely populated state.

1. Denise, 69, divorced, 3 adult children, Kansas
2. current weight 220,starting date was Jan.2015, was 239. goal is 170-190
3. goal is 170-190. for challenge 205, Exercise is mainly outdoors gardening, mowing, cutting out brush. Inside I have a treadmill. My diet is 1200 calories daily and usually don't get there. I love salad and that is what I eat a lot of.
4. I have been pretty good with the diet part but the exercise is sometimes difficult with COPD. If the weather is good I am okay breathing, if not I can not do much.

1. Name, Age, Marital Status, Children, Where do you live?

Rachel, 29, Single, no children, Cincinnati, Oh

2. Weight and how long have you been on MFP?

261 lbs and I've been on MFP off and on for a couple years but I'm really trying to stick to using it as a weight loss tool this time.

3. What is your goal weight and what type of exercise and diet do you use?

My goal weight is 150 but I'll see how I feel at about 170. I have been doing a ton of hard walking and some strength training. I eat mostly whole, clean foods throughout the week. My weekends I splurge a little, including alcohol (currently trying to come up with a plan to not let my weekends ruin what I've done throughout the week).

4. Any other information you would like to share!

I feel like this is the first time in really going to lose the weight! I'm making so many lifestyle changes that I know I can stick with. I just need to adjust my weekends a little bit (I love beer and wine!). I have over 100 pounds to lose so I could use all of the support I can get!

1. Name, Age, Marital Status, Children, Where do you live?
Nicole, 28 y/o, married, no children, Los Angeles CA

2. Weight and how long have you been on MFP?
Currently 207 pounds and I've been on MFP for over a year (on and off again)

3. What is your goal weight and what type of exercise and diet do you use?
Goal weight is 150 lbs. I like to do Billy Blanks Tae Bo Boot camp 55 min DVD first thing in the morning 3-4 times a week followed by 20 min of yoga. On the days I don't do Tae Bo, I like to go for a walk/jog followed by yoga. Walk/jog, to me, means walk 2 min, jog 3 min, repeat for 30 min. As for diet, I like to eat 5-6 small, low calorie, high nutrient meals every 2-3 hours so I never actually get super hungry. When I let myself go too long without eating, I tend to head straight for fast food and/or junk food. Every meal has some kind of protein and a complex carb (veggies or brown rice).

4. Any other information you would like to share!
Just started college classes up again for the Fall semester so I've been kind of slacking on my diet and exercise while I get acclimated to my new schedule.