All the Amazing People click here & Introduce themselves.

Name: Christy

Ht: 5'2

Starting Weight: 165

Current Weight: 151

Status: Married to an amazing man!!

Hair: Black

Eyes: Blue (with contacts) normally brown

Job: Management Systems Analyst (by day), I also am an Asst. Club Manager at a local community theatre.

Why I chose my screen name: Not creative, but its my first inital with my last name and there are 4 of us in my family. (Hubs, Me, and 2 kiddos)

My Style: Stylish and very girly! Sundresses, tank tops, shorts, designer jeans, I love shoes and heels!!

Hobbies: Reading, volunteering, theatre,

Music: I listen to anything, but I love broadway musicals.

Books: Anything by James Patterson, Elizabeth Chandler, loved the Twilight Series.

TV Shows: Glee, Vampire Diaries, Heavy, Law & Order SVU

Movie: Way too many to name off....but I love scary suspense movies, not gory horror ones!

How would people describe your personality? Fun, lovable, but also straight and to the point

Goals/Dreams: Be healthy, stay healthy, and just be happy with my husband and kiddos! .

Name: Cassandra, But my friends call me Nova

Ht: 5'4"

Starting Weight: 164 lbs

Hair: Strawberry Blonde w/ highlights of lighter blonde

Eyes: BRIGHT blue

Start Weight: 164lbs Goal: 145lbs

Status: In a Relationship

Job: Office Manager at a Mechanical Contracting Firm, Full time MOM!!!

Why I Chose My Screenname: Nova is my nickname, Lee is my middle name, and 13 is my lucky number

My Style: Well, Idk. Lol! Mostly, I'm just me! I am drawn to anything that looks watered down goth. . . I love jeans, but I love heels too, so I wear them together. Most of the time, I veer toward a natural look. . . Minimal make-up and wash n go hair.

Hobbies: I LOVE to read. Once I start a book, I don't stop until I have devoured the whole thing. Once a good author has a hold on me, watch out! Ha ha ha!!! I also love to write and spend time with my children. I have a LOT of different hobbies because so many things interest me!!!

Music: I like alternative music the most, such as the Sick Puppies, the Neon Trees and Innerpartysystem, but I have an intense love for music of all kinds.

Books: I have a hard time picking a favorite book because there are so many amazing books out there. My favorite that I have read recently was A Million Little Pieces. It was about one man's struggle with addiction. . . AMAZINGLY WELL WRITTEN.

TV Show: My favorite TV show . . . I would have to say Criminal Minds. That show is fascinating to me.

Movie: FIGHT CLUB!!! Greatest Movie EVER!!!

Personality: Hmm. . . Well . . . I am. . . Charming, Flirty, sensitive, sweet, funny, rambunctious, compassionate, sarcastic and indecisive!

Goals/Dreams: Well, my current goals are to own a house by the time I am 32, to help my dad build a lucrative and competitive business, to one day open a shelter for abused women and children, and to live a happy and healthy life with my children.

I look forward to speaking with you guys!!! Have a great day!!!!!!

Name: Debbie

Ht: 5'6"

Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel

Starting weight: 241 Current Weight: 241 - just started

Status: Married with 2 daughters, 2 stepsons and 2 granddaughters (guess I like twos)

Job: Customer Support Specialist - federal government

Why I chose my screen name: same as my email I have had for 20+ years

My style: Don't really have a style, wear dresses or skirts to work and sweats/comfys at home. Many nights come straight home and put on my jammies could like in them forever!

Hobbies/How I spend my time: Spending time with my family is my most important past time. I also scrapbook when I have time which seems like never. I also am involved with a non profit called the Pajama Program running the chapter in Colorado. Love spending time in the mountains and traveling. Just started riding bikes with my hubby who is an avid biker so he is really getting me out of my exercise comfort zone. Teach a class of 3 year olds at church for the last 7 years.

Fave Music: Country, 70's and 80's.

Fave Books; Love mysteries

Fave TV Show: Greys Anatomy and Criminal Minds

Fave Movie: Don't really have one, love all sorts of movies

How would people describe your personality: Outgoing and love to have fun. Life is too short to care what people think!

Goals/Dreams: Hmm that is a good question. Have crazy dream to run a marathon someday but considering my weight and that I have had a partial knee replacement it may only be a dream. My goal is to raise my daughters to be good girls and to love life.

Hey Everyone! New to the boards.

Name: Jamie

Ht: 5ft 2 in

Age : 25

Hair: long blonde

Eyes: blue with flecks of hazel

Starting weight: 160

Current weight : 115 though I was at 108 hence me getting more active in here and getting my butt back in gear.

Status: In a relationship

Job: shipping and a waitress (that's right DOS jobs) AND part time student

Why I chose my screen name: part is my initials. Part is my b/day month and SO's bday month and dragonfly is something I've used and has stuck with me for a few years now.

My style: Major country girl. I wear a lot of jeans, boots, cute t-shirts or plaid shirts. Flip flops and Sperrys.

Hobbies/How I spend my time: Besides work and school and spending time with my SO I work out a LOT, yoga, reading, writing, playing on twitter or tumblr, I like to draw, I ride horses, I love to cook and garden

Fave Music: Mostly country but I listen to a little of everything. I really love deeper lyrics/songs. I enjoy some Christian music as well

Fave Books; The classics. Watership Down, Memoirs of a Geisha, anything by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The Tao of Pooh, and Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series

Fave TV Show: Swamp People lol In all seriousness I love shows that are educational (which it sortof is), so I also like anything about nature, animals or history

Fave Movie: This is hard. memoirs of a geisha, dirty dancing, the land before time, love actually, or avatar

How would people describe your personality: Fun, funny, trustworthy, easily stressed, sometimes emotional, a little scattered, goofy, smart, a bit neurotic and ocd.

Goals/Dreams: I want to marry someone wonderful. I want to be either in nursing or nutrition and food sciences helping people. I want to breed a national level horse. I want to sell a painting. I want to own a farm, and live off the land.

Name: Elaine

Ht: 5’6

Hair: Blonde.. but is going darker since the birth of my kids..

Eyes: Blue

Starting weight: Eeep! I've never been THIS public yet! After baby #2-- 250lbs. Starting MFP-208 lbs. Current-- 204. There... hey, wha'dya know.. I survived that part!!

Status: Married, with a hubs that is only home 8 days a month. It certainly has it's challenges.... Mother to 2 beautiful kids, aged 6 and 22 mos.

Job: Home daycare provider, plus do home-based business of Jockey Person to Person Clothing. I have done some training to become a doula, but haven't made it that far.

Why I chose my screen name: I recently moved back to the farm that I grew up on ( same yard as my parents, different house), in the small community I grew up in. I was really afraid at first of moving back to the crap you leave behind you when high school finishes, but have found that it's been a wonderful experience for all of us. Plus, I'm a HUGE fan of GLEE, and I was listening to the soundtrack when I was doing this. Born in '78.

My style:Comfort casual. I practically live in my zip hoodies and yoga type pants. I think the theory is that if I wear work-out type clothing, then I feel more "sporty" and might be inclined to work out more. So far, it's about a 50/50. But having home daycare makes it possible to wear what I want all the time. I pretty much always am wearing Jockey stuff-- it's advertising, plus it feels like my jammies. Mmmmm, jammies.

Hobbies/How I spend my time: Free time?? What's that like??I try to get out cycling if it's a good day for it. I enjoy doing cross-stitch while watching mindless tv, and reading. I spend more time than what I would like on the computer, usually farting around on FB or now, on here! Now that summer is FINALLY coming, I'm spending more time out in my garden as well, as I'm trying to grow as much as I can for our own food sources to be local and organic.

Fave Music: The list would probably be smaller if I put what I DIDN'T like. I don't like rap or heavy metal... I'm more of a 90's pop/indie/bluegrass/celtic/country/rock/classical/kid music fan. I don't see many concerts, but my favorites-- my peeps make sure I get out for. Josh Groban, Melissa Etheridge, Paul Brandt, Sarah McLachlan, Great Big Sea, Indigo Girls, that kind of stuff.

Fave Books; I like books that make me feel good by the end, usually filled with emotion and drama. Well, and Jodi Piccoult. And the occasional smut book.

Fave TV Show: Glee, and a few others. I try not to watch much TV, especially in the summer, and haven't picked up a new show for a while. Often I'll watch old seasons of stuff like Buffy TVS or Prison Break on DVD if I need something on for noise.

Fave Movie: Usually family-type movies, or comedies. I can't remember names of them!! ( Mommy-brain...)

How would people describe your personality: Hmmm. Warm, caring, funny... enthusiastic, encouraging... I try to be as honest as I can with people without being hurtful, or to help them see another viewpoint in a gentle way. I think the most valuable thing we can do for others is to help them learn to love themselves, and be empowered to be who they are so that nobody feels the need to drag anybody else down below them.

Goals/Dreams: to be a powerful example to my children of the good they can do in this world. We have inherited this earth, and need to treat it and the people that live on it with love, respect and the ability to listen and learn without putting our own agendas first.
Well, and I wanna do it wearing my skinny jeans.

Name: Laura (My first /middle initials are "L/E" which turned into Ellie and it stuck)

Ht: 5ft 4 in

Age : 29

Hair: long brown - usually in a ponytail

Eyes: brown

Starting weight: 265

Current weight : 225.9

Status: Single and loving it!

Job: Boring office job & freelance photographer and sell handmade jewelry on the side

Why I chose my screen name: My first /middle initials are "L/E" which turned into Ellie and it stuck and I'm a Colorado girl

My style: Unique, can't really describe it, it varies and changes all the time

Hobbies/How I spend my time: Running! Making jewelry, photography, pretty much anything artistic/creative.

Fave Music: changes all the time, but Motley Crue is my all time favorite!

Fave Books; Haven't done much reading in a while

Fave TV Show: I rarely watch TV, I maybe turn it on once a month or so as background noise while I am cleaning or doing something else

Fave Movie: Any and all Batman movies, drama or action movies

How would people describe your personality: Depends, if they first met me it would be shy/quiet. People who have known me a while, outgoing, loud, life of the party!

Goals/Dreams: To be able to make a living doing photography/jewelry design and be able to work from home! To run a 5K this summer. To be in better shape when I turn 30 than I was when I turned 20 (9 months to go)!

Hello. Thanks for starting this thread Ed. It's great to get to know so many people a bit better.

Name: Teresa

Height: 5'5"

Hair: very dark blonde/ light brown, very long and straight

Eyes: green

Starting weight: 246 Current weight: 175

Status: single, never married, no children

Job: I guess you'd say data analyst. I work with various files and reports all day.

Why I chose my screen name: I wanted something easy to remember, so just my nickname and birth year.

My style: I like to keep things casual and comfortable most of the time. I wear skirts and knit tops (t-shirts or sweaters) in natural fibers and one of my many pair of Birkenstocks most days. I do own a pair of jeans and a couple pair of denim shorts, but generally prefer skirts. Some might call it "granola" or "hippie".

Hobbies/ How I spend my time: I spend more time than I should playing WoW and other video games. On the weekends I sometimes attend SCA events (Society for Creative Anachronism) or the very occasional science fiction convention. I also enjoy baking, reading, dancing, and just spending time at home with my cat.

Favorite Music: It would be very hard to pick just one. Among others I listen to: Celtic, Folk/Filk, alternative, and some just plain rock. I grew up listening to County and still love the oldies, but am not so enamored of most of the current stuff. I enjoy pretty much anything that tells a good story or has a good beat, preferably both.

Favorite Books: Mostly fantasy and science fiction, but some romance (Jayne Ann Krentz is hysterical under any of her pseudonyms.)

Favorite TV show: I can't even remember the last time I turned on a TV. If it has to be on for some reason I prefer things like cooking shows or documentaries on nature or history. (Grew up loving Jacques Cousteau.)

Favorite Move: There are quite a few I enjoy, among them: Spirited Away; The Incredibles; Avatar; Star Trek.

How would people describe your personality? I tend to be a bit shy and introverted until I get to know you. With close friends I tend to be very open and interested in actually communicating, not just passing time. I have a slightly dark sense of humor and a good sense of the absurd. I think many people take life way too seriously and need to learn to appreciate that their own beliefs are just as ridiculous as those of anyone else.

Goals/Dreams: Currently I'm spending a lot of time and energy on getting healthier and more fit. Once I reach my goal weight/fitness level (aiming for 145 with 20% or less body fat), I'm not sure what's next. It might be going back to school and actually finishing a degree.

Thanks for doing this... makes it all seem really personal and connected...

Name: Lynn

Ht: 5'4

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Starting weight: 210 – at highest – lost some and started MFP at 205

Current Weight: 163 - 23 lbs to go till goal weight of 140!

Status: Divorced for 7 years – Three children - a Son 20, Daughter 18, Son 14 - full custody too... never did do the weekend share thing... always me!

Job: Clerk to Superior Court Judge

Why I chose my screen name: Because I am mom to Z, M and C!

My style: HATE SHOES! Even in court I have my shoes off under my desk… will swear people in, in bare feet… otherwise, weekdays, work clothes, but when I’m home… comfy – jeans, capris,, tshirts… and now I have a better looking body, maybe a little sexy!!

Hobbies/How I spend my time: I love to read! Last year I read like almost 18 books… but otherwise, it’s running my youngest around town to his sports activities, taking care of the house and I just started dating again… we’ll see where it leads. Love to cook and bake and I've been running... running running running... or out walking...

Fave Music: Hawaiian, Hawaiian Reggae and did I say Hawaiian… some country – I like Lady Antebellum and Colby Calais.

Fave Books; Most all time favorite book I read is Forever Amber but Historical fiction mainly – Tudor times… but top lists too.

Fave TV Show: In Plain Sight, Brothers and Sisters, Parenthood, Drop Dead Diva, Royal Pains

Fave Movie: P.S. I Love You and 10 Inch Sub (It’s not what you think!!!)

How would people describe your personality: Definitely outgoing ! I live in the same town I grew up in, so I know everyone!!! Hugs for everyone, cuz we all could use a hug!!!

Goals/Dreams: I would love to be able to share my life with that someone special… thought I would have that when I married, but didn’t turn out that way. I’m sad I’ll never celebrate a 50 wedding anniversary (or 57 like my parents!) My goal is to live life at it’s fullest – with the limited resources I have- and to get my kids through high school and college!

Name: Mary Ann

Ht: 5'9"

Hair: Blond

Eyes: Brown

Starting weight: 240-ish

Current Weight: Meh, just started...235

Goal Weight: 160

Status: married

Job: writer/stay at home mom

Why I chose my screen name: i can remember it!

My style: J Crew, Boden

Hobbies/How I spend my time: Reading, playing piano, guitar, writing, gardening

Fave Music: classical, reggae, anything...really.

Fave Books: Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris; The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova; Fingersmith by Sarah Waters; Sex Lives of Cannibals, J. Maarten Troost

Fave TV Show: 30 Rock, Anthony Bourdain...and Real Housewives. :::I know, right?:::

Fave Movie: Amelie, Star Wars, Independence Day, Red Violin

How would people describe your personality: Quiet, funny, compassionate, quirky.

Goals/Dreams: I'm going back to school in the fall to finish my handful of credits to finish my Bachelor's degree. It sucks because of the anticlimactic nature of it...I've been lying about having it for YEARS :blushing: (I've been too embarrassed to say I dropped out the last semester of my senior year!) I would like to get a master's, then perhaps a Ph.D. I'll let you know in "what" when I figure that out.

I would like to get control of my life....and I am working at doing so. Connecting with this website is a first step.