Introduce yourself - again
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Hello. My name is Angel. I'm a 42-year-old Mom of three. I have alway been heavy. I have spent all of my adult life being 250 pounds or more. Last year was particularly trying with my husband's health and some other family issues. I stepped on the scales in November to discover that I weighed 355 lbs. I nearly cried.
I am currently completely my six months of supervised weight loss before having a vertical sleeve done. Today I weighed 318. I'm making the changes that I will need to continue after surgery. I have stopped drinking soda, and boy was that ever hard. I have been a Mt Dew addict for the last 25 years. I work night shift in the ER, some days that caffeine and sugar were the only things that kept me going.
I'm decreasing my carbs and increasing my protein. I get in my eight glasses of water a day. I'm starting to get some activity on my off days. Work days, I consistantly get in 10,000+ steps a day. May start trying to get in some stairs during a shift.
Everything, no matter how small that change is, is a step in the right direction.
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Hi. My name is Debbie. I'm a 55 year old Grandmother of two lovely girls. I have been overweight for many years and have tried to lose weight for many years, like a I'm sure we all have. The last couple of years have been a whirlwind. I started a bariatric weight loss program in March of 2014 and my husband passed away in April. I tried to keep going but took a short break and now am back at it. I have been following the program and have slowly seen some success. I am working toward having weightless surgery and I see the surgeon at the end of March. There are many changes to be made and I have come back to fitness pal for support and motivation. Need buddies. Add me any time.1
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ednurseangel wrote: »Hello. My name is Angel. I'm a 42-year-old Mom of three. I have alway been heavy. I have spent all of my adult life being 250 pounds or more. Last year was particularly trying with my husband's health and some other family issues. I stepped on the scales in November to discover that I weighed 355 lbs. I nearly cried.
I am currently completely my six months of supervised weight loss before having a vertical sleeve done. Today I weighed 318. I'm making the changes that I will need to continue after surgery. I have stopped drinking soda, and boy was that ever hard. I have been a Mt Dew addict for the last 25 years. I work night shift in the ER, some days that caffeine and sugar were the only things that kept me going.
I'm decreasing my carbs and increasing my protein. I get in my eight glasses of water a day. I'm starting to get some activity on my off days. Work days, I consistantly get in 10,000+ steps a day. May start trying to get in some stairs during a shift.
Everything, no matter how small that change is, is a step in the right direction.
You are absolutely right! Every step counts
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Hi Wanda here. I am 49 years old and the mother of one 17 year old son. Yes, I'm still at it, never giving up! I will be under 200 pounds by my 50th birthday! You can see by my profile pic I have done a lot of work but still have lots to do and acknowledge there was a great degree of inside work that is making the food choices easier to make because I AM WORTH IT!!!!
I started in a 36W, waist was 62" currently in 18W/20 waist 49". Goal is 175, waist 34 or size 10/12 whichever comes first!2 -
wandafit4life wrote: »Hi Wanda here. I am 49 years old and the mother of one 17 year old son. Yes, I'm still at it, never giving up! I will be under 200 pounds by my 50th birthday! You can see by my profile pic I have done a lot of work but still have lots to do and acknowledge there was a great degree of inside work that is making the food choices easier to make because I AM WORTH IT!!!!
I started in a 36W, waist was 62" currently in 18W/20 waist 49". Goal is 175, waist 34 or size 10/12 whichever comes first!
Welcome Wanda! Congrats on your success! You ARE worth it!!1 -
Hi my name is michelle live in virginia I need to loses 150 or more CW:371.40
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michelleperkins1422 wrote: »Hi my name is michelle live in virginia I need to loses 150 or more CW:371.4
@michelleperkins1422 - Welcome!! You'll find support here! Don't hesitate to reach out.
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Hi. Jeremy from Florida. I have been losing weight since February. Love the app and the community. Very helpful to log my meals. I currently 384.4 lbs, down from 400 lbs on February 1!2
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My name is Kathy , but call me Kat , I was her 5 years ago and lost 42 lbs, I fell and hurt my tailbone , lost my stamina, will power and just all around gave up. I am back it's been 11 days , no soda, more water , 4 days of no candy . I am working on the month of March being my eliminating bad habits , no weigh in , going on feeling and calorie counting. Changing my waysbin baby steps. Thanks for allowing me into the group!0
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@jrsdls06132008 @katdanash -- welcome Jeremy and Kathy! Congrats to you both for working at taking charge of your health! Whether you weigh yourself or not, or lose or not, you'll find support here.0
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Hello, I'm a total n00b to this site. My name is Natalie and I'm from Australia.
I used to use a similar site to this called Calorie King, about 5 years ago now. So I'm familiar with the format, it's just a matter of sticking to it, I guess.
My current weight is 142kg - in pounds it's 313lbs (BMI of 40). I've just been diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea, which goes a long way to explaining just how awful I've been feeling recently. The rest of the way is depression.
I'm a student with a year until I complete my masters degree in Animation. I hope to use this year to start taking care of myself again. I don't need to be slim per se, I just want my health back to what it was in about 2009. I've always been overweight and I don't have a problem with ALWAYS being overweight, as long as I don't feel like I can't do things - and right now, that's an issue.2 -
Hey everyone Im Sarah from Wisconsin. Ive struggled with my weight my whole life. Ive tried to diet in the past but had troubles keeping up with it. My ex husband kinda was an enabler, he was thin and was not very supportive. Im not blaming him for my weight but it sure was hard to diet when he would be waving pizza and junk in my face. Now that Im living alone I think this will be a little be easier to stick to the program. Ive only been on program for 5 days but Im down about 6 lbs already. Looking for buddies on here as well. Please add me :-)1
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Lots of new names in here, dont forget to stop by some of the other threads
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Hi! I am Shelly from Kansas City. I just turned 30 a couple weeks ago and refuse to spend any more of my life in the 300's. I am using Weight Watchers, YMCA, and Crossfit. Good luck everyone and thanks for having me!
(PS: HW 415 SW 386 CW 377)2 -
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My name is Hillary. I reside on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. I am 31 years old. I recently joined the Queen's Weight Management Program - for now I am on the Non-Surgical track, but if I fail to lose weight and give my journey my all then I will opt for a surgical remedy.
My stats:
I weighed 367.7 lb with the program
I currently weigh 366.4 lb according to my scale
My Body Fat is 56.7% according to the program
My BMI is 65.5 according to the program
I am 5' 2.5" tall
My goal weight is 175 lb, but I am looking to loose 1 or 2 pounds a week. It will take me years to get there, but though my goal weight is 175 lb my real goal is to lose weight and lose it for good. Anything more would mean that I am probably making eating or exercise decisions that aren't conducive for my life in the long run.
I hope that everyone here has a blessed week.1 -
@hillamb -- Hi Hillary! Welcome! Your statistics and your weight goal are very similar to mine when I first started (except that I wasn't smart enough to start until I was much older -- about 54 or 55!). I applaud your goal of wanting to lose the weight for good. I've lost about 110 pounds, so I still have more to go. But the best thing is I've kept it off now for about 2 years. What worked for me was taking small steps that resulted in slow losses -- I don't think I averaged more than 1.5 lbs a week at any point in time. By losing weight slowly, I was able to change some of my habits as I went and try to figure out why I overeat. Good luck -- you'll find a lot of support here!1
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Hi, I'm Sonya. In 41 and joined MFP Jan 6 of this year. I've been on a yoyo for about 25 years. Weight swings of about 80lbs 3-4 times now. This past January I realized I'd gained 42 pounds over my last "all time high." Something had to change. That's when I found MFP. I was 331.6 pounds. Today I'm 301.6. So I'm down 30lbs! I obviously have a lot to go.
I hope it's ok to join this group since I hope to finally be under 300 by next week. I just know I can relate to the people here more than in a group with smaller people. I just found the groups tonight. I didn't realize they were here.1 -
Hi, I'm Susan. I recently turned 40, and due to my weight was doing none of the things I'd always promised myself for that birthday
But, it's ok because it's kicking my butt into gear to try again to be healthy - I made a new promise to myself to have a do-over on my 41st birthday instead
Highest weight: 303.9 lbs (few weeks ago, before joining MFP)
Last weigh in : 296.6 lbs
Goal weight: 180 lbs (tentative)
I'm so very glad to find this group and know other people understand what I'm experiencing as I start this new journey!
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Hi, I'm Susan. I recently turned 40, and due to my weight was doing none of the things I'd always promised myself for that birthday But, it's ok because it's kicking my butt into gear to try again to be healthy - I made a new promise to myself to have a do-over on my 41st birthday instead
Highest weight: 303.9 lbs (few weeks ago, before joining MFP)
Last weigh in : 296.6 lbs
Goal weight: 180 lbs (tentative)
I'm so very glad to find this group and know other people understand what I'm experiencing as I start this new journey!
@Nuari2016
Hi Susan! I'm Sonya. I feel your struggle girl. I just turned 41 at 331.6 lbs in November. I found MFP in January and I'm now 301.6 and tomorrow is weigh day. I hope to be under 300. That will be the first time in at least 4-5 years.0 -
hi everyone,, looking for a board to help with weight loss.. i am just under 300 for the first time in a while... love fitness pal.. just wanted to say hi and friend me if anyone wants!! vicki0
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@Nuari2016
Hi Susan! I'm Sonya. I feel your struggle girl. I just turned 41 at 331.6 lbs in November. I found MFP in January and I'm now 301.6 and tomorrow is weigh day.
Thanks, Sonya! Fingers crossed that you had a fantastic weigh-in!0 -
@Nuari2016
Hi Susan! I'm Sonya. I feel your struggle girl. I just turned 41 at 331.6 lbs in November. I found MFP in January and I'm now 301.6 and tomorrow is weigh day.
Thanks, Sonya! Fingers crossed that you had a fantastic weigh-in!
I did! I did! 5.8lbs down. Not exactly sure how or why, but I'll take it!
New current weight 295.2
I haven't been out of the 300's in at least 4-5 years.1 -
I dont check this board enough!! Welcome to everyone who joined its a great group! 1
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Hi all, I'm Candice and I just found this group. I started on MFP the second week of January at 295 lbs but I peaked somewhere over 300 (maxed out the scale so no idea what the actual number was
) So far I've lost 28 lbs here My goal is to get down to 150. I love to hike, I want to be able to make it up a hill without having to stop and catch my breath! Feel free to add me, always looking for more friends who also have higher amounts to lose. 1 -
Hi everyone! I'm Katrina, 26, and a mom to two amazing little girls - one will be 2 next week and one will be 6 months next week. Yikes! I weigh 290 right now but was 312 a month or so ago. I switched my soda to diet soda and decreased the amount (baby steps... Goal is to quit it entirely.) and started drinking water again... I hadn't more than say 6 oz a day if that and not every day, in years. Now that the water weight is gone though I'm stuck. Joined mfp for the meal tracking, didn't realize there was a community here. I don't have a lot of support in my every day life so I'm hoping to find some here. Having trouble finding an exercise I can do that doesn't kill me in the first 15 minutes. I have hypothyroid (my first pregnancy tanked it, it has not yet recovered), fibromyalgia, and right now I am fighting my way through my second bout of post partum depression. I most struggle with my "why" and thinking that I deserve to be healthy. I am constantly sabotaging myself. I'm posting all this because I don't have anywhere else to I guess. Anyone is free to add me as a friend I welcome every ounce of support I can find 1
