Any Ladies who started at or are around 230 lbs.?

5'7", started at 231, currently 173. I walk 3-5days a week for an hour+, and i lift weights at home 3x a week. The weight has come off nicely, but when i started back with the weights is when the inches really started moving. I also go for a good hike once in a while.

I joined MFP today and have been reading like crazy and loving all the stories out there. I gained 75+ over past few years and am wanting desperately to drop as many as possible in 4 months before my daughter's wedding and of course learn to make it a life style..... Anyone out there looking for a partner to track progress with, discuss exercise, eating plans, etc with??? I know any support/inspiration can be a very useful tool to achieving goals and would welcome advise/discussions...etc.

I'm at 190#. Is that close enough to be a weight loss buddy?

Hey i started at 217 ! Down to 188 now and my main focus has been eating smaller portions and eating healthy. Goal was and still is to loose 2lbs per week. I work in a gym so I pretty much workout everyday but, sometimes i do skip sundays. I also allow myself to have a treat or one of my fav meals that may not be so healthy, my weakness is pasta ! LOL. Ive been working at strength training because since ive lost 27 pounds my skin is becoming a bit "saggy" so strength training is helping to tone everything up. I make sure my workouts do not consist of working one muscle group at a time. Workouts that target more then one muscle group at a time are way more effective and you will achieve those results faster and better

I started at 220. It's hard to move a big body around. I started with Pilates and walking. Pilates has always been WONDERFUL for me. When I can't do anything else...I can do Pilates. I had to modify a lot but I got it done and I started to feel stronger.

As for the walking, again, that's something I've always been able to do, even when very heavy.

When I got down to about 210 I started a Jillian Michaels tape. That one has a bit more jumping around and so on, but the focus is more on the muscular. I HATE actual "aerobics" with all the bouncing around and the reverse grapevine with three legs up in doubletime stuff. Not for me. Jillian (it's the 6 Week 6 Pack DVD) is a good crossover for me that way.

I am 192 right now.

I am 212, 5'7 and 35 years old. I started jogging when I weighed 270, but that was years before I joined MFP. My lowest weight has been about 190, although my goal is 180. I have used phentermine in the past (after I lost the initial weight), and although I recommend it to people who use it correctly, it's just not for me anymore. Since having my daughter, my weight has fluctuated from 200-220 because I have been using the pill on and off. I'm over the yo-yo diet of the past year, so tomorrow my significant other and I are renewing our promise to eat better and track calories. LoL I made everything that was unhealthy, that is in the house, yesterday. So, tomorrow is kind of our reset day.