Hi! I've attempted to use mfp off and on for years with no luck. I've attempted paleo in the past but my husband isn't willing to try so I never stuck to it. I finally have a slightly better paying job so I think I can afford to make two meals now so I want to try again. I also gained 18# when I quit smoking. I already didn't like my body, now I loathe it. I am 30 years old, married to my high school sweetheart, and live south of Pittsburgh in the Mon Valley. I am treating myself to a personal trainer after the holidays to hopefully jump start myself. I suffer from fibromyalgia. I am 5'1" and 178#. I wear a size 12. I would like to eventually get to a size 6 or 117#. (This is where my Dr wants me) I'm hoping to find local groups on here for workout support but am still learning the search function.

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year! My name is Krystal. Just turned 30 late last year. I'm not new to MFP, I'm re-booting my fitness in 2016 and beyond. The heaviest I have ever been was 280 pounds. That was at the start of this year, 10 days ago. I've been doing the Fit Girl's Guide and have been doing very well on it. The exercise however, is a bit on hold until I can figure out what is going on with my foot.

Looking forward to connecting to other individuals.

Hi guys! I'm Ashley, 32, mom of 3 and 2 stepkids, from Arkansas. Just getting started and hoping to lose 43 lbs (lost 4 of that so far), and get my figure back. I'm tired of having a mom butt! Lol! I want to say I'll exercise, but I'll pretty much a couch potato, besides the usual chasing my 11 month old around and running errands all over town. Right now I'm taking it slow... Less eating, watching what I eat, and that's about it. I now have diabetes, as well as other health issues, so I'm just tired of this lifestyle and who I've become. Feel free to add me if you'd like!

Hi! I'm Jessica of Wichita, KS. I am a FitBit Charge user and would like to connect with other people with a goal to lose 50 or more pounds, as well as those who use their FitBits religiously. Feel free to add me!

Age: 30
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 191
Goal weight: 150

Really looking to make a whole lifestyle change; not just eating healthy and exercising, but in all things.

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Hi, my name is Jaye. I am 35 years old. I live in Buffalo NY. I lost 60 pounds about a year and a half ago and gained back 40. I'm here to lose the weight for good this time in 2016 because this is my year. I started at about 260 (probably a bit more) and right now hovering around 240.
I started a DietBet on January 4th, school, work, etc. and at the moment, I'm stressed out on how I'm going to make weight, but I'm down from the 4th about 6 pounds.
I run most of the time and tried swimming for the first time as a cardio exercise. I can't really swim but I was trying at least.
I have started to prep my meals and plan them out for the week and that seems to be working.
My downfall always is craft beer. I love the stuff, but I'm trying to stay away and only have one or two.
My goal at the end of the year is to be below 200 and I signed up to run my first Half Marathon in Maine in December.

I have goals, I plan on sticking to them. Wish me luck!

Hello, my name is Charity. I turned 36 on Jan. 6th. I was not over weight growing up but while pregnant with my son I gained 76lbs. Was able to drop 40lbs of that before I got pregnant with my daughter, but i gained another 76lbs with her. Not sure why 76 seemed to be my magic number lol

I have been thinking about my weight for nearly 17 years. I have been a yo-yo dieter but really only lost a significant amount of weight twice. From 2004-2005 I lost 36lbs and then in 2014 I lost 29lbs.

Unfortunately 2015 was a very rough year for me, I had a lot of medical issues that resulted in my putting back on the majority of those 29lbs. I had a hysterectomy in September and I feel great.

In November my husband and I started a challenge of losing weight. Now he doesn't need to lose much at all he was 175 when we started with hopes of getting down to 155. I started at 256 and my end goal is probably around 160.

I have noticed with my hysterectomy I lose much slower then I used to but I am losing. In the last 2 months I have lost 10.2lbs (husband is down 11.4)

I use MFP to track my eating and try and get to the gym 3 times a week for 30 minutes. I work seasonally at the local zoo (guest service manager) I am on my feet a lot and I know that will help me for sure.

Hi everyone, well this is my second time back on my fitness pal. My original plan was to be fit before 30 and hit my target weight but unfortunately didn't make it, although i did lose weight using this site, i slipped back in to old habits. So now i'm in my 30s its time to try again, so here i am. First week in so lets see how i go from now on.

Hi everyone my name is Celeste and I live in Las Vegas, NV. I reached my highest weight a couple of years ago topping out at 280 pounds. I have been working at losing the weight for a while now and am down to 233 pounds as of today. I know that I have a long way to go to get to a healthier weight. My goal is to get to at least 200 pounds.

My name is Scott and I am 32 years old. My girlfriend and I both use MFP. I have a 3 year old daughter from my first marriage. I have recently lost 22.5 lbs in the last 4 months from weightlifting, road cycling, running, and swimming. Im training to be a triathlete and love doing obstacle courses like Spartan Race and Tough Mudder.

Hi everyone.

I'm 36 and making my first real effort. I wanted to do something before I looked like a giant Cabbage Patch Kid. I started in December. I've had success but find it hard to maintain momentum. I now understand why the holidays are so rough, why soda is a jerk and that maybe the treadmill is not an expensive necktie storage solution.

Looking forward to building on the support I have found here online. Good luck to us all.

I'm in my early thirties and working on the work-life balance. I My highest weight was about 200 lbs. I lost weight and gained it back gradually. Now I'm giving myself three months to lose those 30+ pounds again. I'm logging consistently and adding exercise starting this week. FEll free to add me. I need all the support I can get.

Hey all. I'm Kathy, 33 years old and from Germany. I'm single and a crazy cat lady. I've always been overweight, chubby at first, then just gaining, gaining, gaining. My highest weight was 154kg in 2009. I then lost over 60kg before I was diagnosed with diabetes but then I slowly gained most of it back. Now I finally decided it's time to lose that weight. I'm not getting younger and I'm starting to feel some physical consequences, such as pain in my back, stomach issues, etc. I'm trying to be healthy at the same time, however, dropping bad habits is not a strength of mine, so there'll be a lot of bad food choices in my diary. For now, my goal is to stay under my calories, doing this the IIFYM way. I need to lost about 70kg to be at my goal weight but this seems so huge and overwhelming, so I'm splitting it up into mini goals (including rewards, tee hee). The first one is to lose 10kg before I go on my first cruise in April.

Hello everyone, my name is Sarah and I live in Ohio! I have been a severe on-again/off-again person for the last three years without really committing to anything and only being sure of the fact that I wanted to be skinnier and actually like the image in the mirror. At the end of last summer I finally got tired of feeling bloated, sick, and fatigued so I started really seriously trying to be better about exercising frequently and giving up the fast food. I noticed fairly quickly that the sodium from all of the restaurant food was the culprit of both my bloat and water weight problems. I also finally started running which I avoided for so long because I knew I wasn't good at it and I had taken a pretty bad spill on a treadmill so I was afraid to get back up on one. However, I have finally started to see results from the combination of running and giving up fast food and I do still have another 15 pounds to lose but I feel so much better now and I'm trying to keep up the good work!

Hello, I'm Caitlin from New York, just turned 30, working mom to one 6 year old and have been a MFP member for several years. I am also hypothyroid which makes losing weight impossible it seems. Would love some people around my age to help me with this and I'd love to help others as well! Looking to lose anywhere from 30 to 50 lbs! Feel free to add me, I so need help!