I'm Shar. I have been off and on MFP for a couple years, never really committing or getting close to my goals. I have been putting myself last and not focusing on my health. So in a effort to stay committed and accountable I'm joining this group. I currently weight 172, so my goal is to get to 130. Here's to finally loosing the extra 42lbs I have gained since I had my 3 boys.

Hi Everyone! I'm Karen. Happy to be back on MFP and working toward my goal of reaching and maintaining a healthy weight and lifestyle! Just started September1, was so discouraged to see my previous weight 132 posted in June 2012, remembering how proud of myself I felt to see it at the time, not so proud right now!!My CW is 177. I am looking forward to challenging myself to get back on track for the long haul this time!

I am Marguerite. I live in central Kentucky. I have never joined a challenge before so I am hopeful that this will accelerate my losses. I have been off an on MFP for years but this is the longest I have been on I think due to adding friend's who I do not know IRL. The support and encouragement have been phenomenal. Currently down 35# (since June1, 2015) with at least another 80# to go. I will be in my brother's wedding in November (nothing big, just a reading) and do not want to look the way I do now!

Hey everyone. I am Bill. I have been on MFP for a few years. At one point I had lost 55 pounds, but got away from daily logging and exercise and put 25 back on. Disgusted with myself for backsliding, and I am ready to kick some *kitten*. Add me if you would like, just let me know where you found me and a little about yourself. Let's do this!

Hi, I'm Samantha! I'm 26 and married with no kids yay! Been married for 6.5 years and pretty much after I got married I started gaining 10 lbs a year lol. I got to my highest weight this year which was 209 lbs. When I got married I weighed around 140-150.

I've been on mfp off and on for a couple of years. I've been trying to lose weight every year but always gave up. It's going to take longer this time but I'm ready for change. I've lost a total of 17.6 lbs so far and I currently weigh 191.4 . Goal weight is 140 lbs (my husband's weight.) I hope to make lots of new friends to help along the way and to help others in their journey!

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Hi there, I am a 37 year old wife and mom. I've been on MFP since April and have lost about 30 lbs. I still have 30 or so more to go. I have fibromyalgia and I can't exercise as much as I want without feeling the effects after...but I am trying my best!. I feel like I am in the groove now, I just ordered a Polar HRM strap and wireless earphones....who knew this stuff would be so important to me?!

Love the time frame for this challenge...I'm hoping to lose 15-20 more lbs by Christmas

Always looking for new active friends, I'm pretty active in the social part of MFP...I just stay away for the Chit Chat Forums

Have you tried aquasize? My mom has fibromyalgia and she says that water aerobics don't bother her at all. Welcome and lets all shrink together!

No, but my Doctor keeps encouraging me to swim! I'll have to look into it to see if something is offered locally...hmmmmmm....

Hi all,

Im Josh, im 26 years old with an office job making me quite inactive.
I joined MFP 170 days ago at 188lb, i weigh in today at 149.2lb

My goal is ideally to get down to 135 but have slipped off a little bit. Ive been a part of the previous 2 lose x by events and its really helped my motivation so im joining this one to help with the rest.

I have a holiday booked 18-21st which im going to enjoy and leave the diet behind but will be back on it when i get back!

Hi Everyone

My name is Jess, i'm from the UK. I have been struggling to get my weight back down after gaining a couple of extra stone after getting too comfortable in a relationship Happy to say I am still in that relationship, and my partner is very supportive, but I need to shift those pounds! I have lost about 9lbs so far, but it has been a struggle and I give in to food and excuses not to work out very easily.

I am aiming for 1.5lb a week loss, which works out at *roughly* 20lbs with breathing space in case I mess up a couple of weeks or something.

Otherwise, I work in an office so not really active, hate cardio but love strength training. I know I am going to have to introduce some cardio into my workouts if I want to meet my goal but ergh

Looking forward to staying disciplined and actually hitting my goal, starting off the new year the way I mean to continue!

Hi, I'm Heather! I've used MFP as a tool to successfully lose weight before, but then got overconfident and gained it all back and then some. I just completed a Whole30. I started this year out at 200. I'm currently down to 182.5 and I'd love nothing more for Christmas than to lose 20 pounds!

Hi Everyone! I'm 29 year old and I've been on MFP on and off since 2011. I successfully lost 20 lbs a few years ago, but now i'm pretty much right back where i started. I currently weigh 154 lbs and want to get down to 130 lbs, and by goal is to do this be Christmas.

hi there I'm jenni, I have three wee boys (4yrs, 2yrs and 6 weeks) so this would be great for me to cut down post baby. I have about 35 pounds to lose over the longer term but would love to kick start it with you. I am exclusively breastfeeding so will have to try to get the balance right re: calories. Between school drop offs, the two year olds wee classes, cleaning and cooking I don't envisage a whole load of exercise so the goal is to get in 2 per week, even if it's a power walk for 30 mins... Good Luck everyone!xx

Hi I'm Lisa. I started my weight loss journey 2 years ago Aug 13 (211lbs) and by Dec was down to (168lbs) For a year I continued losing weight through exercise and got to a point where I fluctuated between 152 and 168lbs. I only lose or maintain with exercise as I'm not a dieter
This year I had to change gyms and havent been as committed as i was. Ive also had a really busy July-present date and have barely set foot in gym at all. The result is a significant weight gain (back to 168lbs) and up a dress size. It'sbeen slowly steadily creeping on and Iineed to nip Iit in the bud.
To make matters more complicated I fell downstairs 5 days ago and tore the ligaments in my right foot. Am feeling really hopeless so thought group motivation may help. If anybody would like to add me as a friend I would be very grateful as we always achieve more with support. Thank you x

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Hi I'm Lisa.
To make matters more complicated I fell downstairs 5 days ago and tore the ligaments in my right foot. Am feeling really hopeless so thought group motivation may help. If anybody would like to add me as a friend I would be very grateful as we always achieve more with support. Thank you x

Can totally relate to your injury Lisa...I did the same..well I did not fall down the stairs (just glad you did not break anything...I would have cracked my head!). I tore the ATF ligament in my right ankle on Friday....7 days ago. Painful and you do feel helpless as to what activities you can do....which is not much but rest and keep off of the foot!! Wishing you all the best and a quick recovery!!
Nancy

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Hello there! My name is Danielle, I am 47 and 1 year through menopause. I have two boys, 17 and 7. I am also a high school art teacher. My weight has fluctuated between 140-180 for the past 10 years. So tired of this. Apparently I just can't be thin without a bunch of hard work. The older I get, the harder for sure. 5 months ago I started running, found I loved it, did it for 1 month, then had a very bad foot injury. I have not run for four months, but I just ran 1.3 miles today, after having custom insoles and real good shoes. I am heavier than ever in my life , weighing in at 197...so disgusted with myself because size 18 doesn't always fit! Started tracking the past two days, and have been exercising this past week. Wish me luck!! PS. ...I have an open diary if you'd like to check up on me

I'm pretty much where you're at...menopausal. have been 170's to 215 in the past 10-15 years. Was at my highest (215) a couple of months ago, have made it down to 207 in the last challenge (drop 15 by Labor Day) and am hoping for a good loss in the new challenge.

Hi.. I'm Nancy, from Ontario Canada. I'm 54 years old, and at my heaviest was 238 lbs about 4-5 years ago. I'm about 5'7" tall. I lost 34 pounds 3 years ago, but put 10 pounds on and then lost that and another 9 so was down to about 195 with MFP. Sadly, I went off MFP and it's been creeping back on ever since. Was back up to 214 in July of this year and I've decided enough is enough. I am a stress and emotional eater - mindless eating is also an issue. I've spent a long time blaming everything to being big boned (ha!) to lack of attention from my father for my weight gain .. when in reality it's all on me, my choices, my excuses, what I put in my mouth and sitting on my duff too much. I joined a gym over a year ago, and despite putting back on some weight, have religiously been going 4-5 times per week - I really enjoy it and it does improve my mood and my day. Since I've recommitted to MFP I've continued to go every morning before work, and have made some modifications to my program. I still can only squeeze in about 35 minutes each morning due to my work commitments, but those 200+ calories that I burn off allow me to not feel deprived around my food choices. House and garden work are no longer a chore - they're exercise and they allow me to enjoy a glass of wine from time to time. I'm down 10 pounds in about 45 days - my goal is 1 to 1.5 pounds per week and my first goal is to be down by 34 pounds - so 24 to go as of yesterday. I will be 180 then and I will re-evaluate at that time and determine my next goal then. My overall goal is to be healthy, improve my odds in the longevity lottery, and get off the yo-yo weight gain train. Self-image improvements will be a nice by-product. I am looking forward to sharing this journey with you all - good luck and good planning everyone. Please add me as a friend if you wish... Cheers, from North of the 49th!