Hi I'm Chasity! I'm a 32 year old mom of 3 ranging from 1 to 11 years old. I'm here because I noticed when I hit my 30's and had my 3rd child gaining weight became incredibly easy. When I hit an all time high of 207lbs without being pregnant I decided it was past time to get healthier. I have no desire to be supermodel thin but I want to be able to play with my kids without running out of breath. Anybody feel free to add me as a friend because I could definitely use the support.

Hey! My name is Courtney, Im married and I'm 22 years old. I'm am a stay at home momma to our beautiful one year old boy! I have been trying so hard to lose weight. I weigh about 161 and I'm trying to get to 120. So 40 pounds is my goal! I am breastfeeding my son still. I'm trying to eat better and not eat sugary things or processed things. I just really struggle with exercising and portion control and ESPECIALLY eating at night. I would love to know what has worked for you or what you recommend! Please feel free to add me, I would love some support and motivation! I'd love to make new friends! Thank you in advance!! ❤

Hello Im CeeCee and I am needing to lose weight. I have been struggling with my weight since I was in high school but it got worse after I had my daughter. I am looking for friends and support to help me on my journey. I keep telling myself, tomorrow I will, next week I will or if I eat this pie I will start over tomorrow. I am so tired of myself doing that. I am more determined than ever because my daughter is about to be a teenager and she is going to want me to do more things with her. I am over 600lbs and no I am not ashamed to say that because it's just like admitting you having a drug problem. I am facing this head on!!!

Hello! I'm Tanis (33 yo) and have a 4 yr old boy. I have always been overweight and am continuing my ever-slow journey to lose the weight and become more fit. I seriously lack motivation and crave chocolate; I definitely need an accountability partner. I live in Colorado Springs, CO.

I was hoping community will make up for what I am lacking in losing the weight.

I am starting to get discouraged. I been on a weight loss kick since January. I have lost a total of four pounds since then. Not what I wanted but I suppose it is better then gaining.

I am losing weight so I can feel better. I hate pictures because everyone I take I see a disgusting overweight woman. It doesn't matter what anyone says that is what I see. I struggle with my self-image and I am worried I will pass that along to my children.

My eight and nine year old ask me if they are too fat or too skinny. I tell them that they are perfect but you can tell from there reaction they don't believe me. So I am hoping exercising and eating right will help me lose the weight so I am not so critical on myself. I no longer want to be the one teaching my kids the bad habit of having a bad self image. But I would like to teach them to eat healthy and exercise regularly.

So basically I am here to lose weight and feel better about myself.

I am 21 years old and I have a 6m little boy I love him with all of my heart and soul. After he was born I immediately dropped below my prepregnancy weight and for some reason it all came back. Looking forward to working very hard to get this weight off of me xx

Hi ladies!! I am new to the group and relatively new to Myfitnesspal. I am a stay at home mom of 4 kids. I have suffered from an auto immune disease and fibromyalgia for over 5 years now. After many doctors visits, tests and aggressive procedures, I finally found something that has worked so well for me that I am finally able to get out of bed and actually live my life. I am now going to college full time and have started my own business selling the products that have restored my life. It Works has been an amazing company and has allowed me the freedom to be a stay at home mom and go to college, and most importantly, it has restored my health and vitality. I am on myfitnesspal to keep track of my journey and to make friends. I want to encourage others to pursue health and vitality. Please send me a friend request and let's keep each other motivated and encouraged.

Hi Moms! I'm a 38(ugh) year old mom of two boys (8,11). I have been on MFP for a few years now, but this is the first almost year that I have been logging on a daily basis and have been serious about it. I have been overweight since high school and it peaked in my 20's. I was at my heaviest at 275lbs. I slowly started eating better and joined Curves. I went to Curves for about 2 years and then couldn't afford it anymore and had to start working out at home. Flash forward to February, I had an endoscopic procedure done as part of a research study that I am participating in. In a year, I will find out if I had a non-surgical weight loss device placed in my stomach or not. As part of the study, my calorie goal is 1200-1500 and I need to aim for 10,000 steps a day. I just had my one month follow up and I have lost about 10lbs. I started the study at 212lbs and am down to 204 according to my work scales and 201 according to the study scales(there is a 3lb difference).

Hello, I am not new to MFP but I need to get serious. I have 2 kids with special needs, 3.5 and 6 and I weigh more now than when I went into labor!! I have 100 pounds to loose and I would like to do that, or most of it, by my 30th birthday in 11 months.

I am a dedicated wife of twelve years with three wonderful children. I am a registered nurse and currently in school. I have been at my heaviest a month ago, 165. I have always been tall, but thin. Depression hit about six months ago and that is when I gained the weight. Now, I look at myself in the mirror and feel sick to my stomach. I am ready to get fit and feel healthy again.

I'm a Mum of 3 boys, work full time and life is as busy as ever! 3 wks ago I started a 12wk fitness challenge with my workplace to transform myself and become the strong fit woman I used to be. Over these past 3wks I have realised this is no longer called 'a challenge' this is called 'my journey'! A journey back to the woman I miss.

12mths ago I was cheated on by my partner. This took me through an emotional rollercoaster of anxiety and self doubt in so many ways. I left my job that I used to love, I started not caring about my body and I even lost friends because yep I took him back and tried to stay after the damage he caused our relationship and the damage on me. I am still with my partner but it is extremely hard to forgive and trust him now and I don't think I ever will trust him 100% again.

After taking time off work I started a new career and I am now thriving in my new job and absolutely love it!

In this journey I am building myself up to become strong enough to either stay & forgive him or i finally walk away knowing I deserved better! I am changing myself from the inside out! I used to be a PT and loved the way I looked but I stopped caring about me and started caring more about my damaged relationship. This time it is going to be about me! I do love him but I am starting to see that the love I gave him should have been given to myself instead.

Wish me luck!!!

I am 23, and I just had my first and last baby on April 8th. I'm a type II diabetic since I was 14, I have chronic back pain since I was 18 and I have high blood pressure since I was 16. I weighed 170 lbs pre baby and at 38 weeks I weighed 206 lbs. I went from a size 18 pants to a size 8 pants. Now my son will be 2 months next week and I weight 193 lbs. I just want to get back to 170 lbs and start from there again.I just don't know how to squeeze in cooking and exercise during the week.

I am a single mother and I have one son Trevor, who will be 7 this Saturday. I did not gain much weight when I was pregnant with him but steadily put on the pounds after he was born. I reached my all time highest weight about 2 months ago and decided that we both deserve better than this. He has such a beautiful soul and is the sweetest, most caring, all-boy I've ever met. It's not fair that his mother has to sit out sometimes because I can't keep up with him.

I've tried dieting before but always felt restricted and fell flat on my face with them. I started the first of this year with a whole new mindset and truly believe that I can achieve my goals, starting small, until I reach my ultimate goal of losing 135 pounds. I have been making better choices with the food that goes into my body, trying to exercise more (even if it is just walking around the block a couple of times), and not depriving myself. To date, I have lost 10.8 pounds and that little kick start has encouraged me to keep up the hard work and take the proper steps toward a better me.

I joined this group for the times a little extra motivation is needed, or possibly to help motivate someone else. It is sometimes refreshing and helpful to see that others are struggling too and that we don't have to go this journey alone. No matter what, I can be a strong woman and take back my life!

Hi everyone! My name is Karla, and I have two boys, 7 and 9 years old. I have always been above my healthy weight range, and am ready to get down to my healthy weight. I'm trying to lose about 30 pounds. I need some support and motivation. Please add, and we can do this together!

Hi ya'll! My name is Melissa and I am a mother of two, I'm married and I am active duty military. I am here on MFP once again because I'm tired of starting over. I am 30 years old and never been truly healthy. I don't consider myself over weight but I do have some extra weight that makes me look bigger then I am. I am 4'8'' and have a curvy figure so I tend to hold on to extra fluff. Anyway the reason I want to lose 15 lbs is because I want to be a healthy role model for my kids. I want them to always see how strong and active their mom is and want to be the same.