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  • marlies74
    marlies74 Posts: 15 Member
    akmomof7 wrote: »
    Hi Marlies! ! Welcome to the group. My mom's family immigrated to the U.S. from the Netherlands in the early 1900s. It is a total bucket list item of mine to visit! !

    That's so nice! Well when you do, I can offer some inside info and tips. :)
  • sNachers
    sNachers Posts: 30 Member
    Welcome Ladies! :)
  • swiftfox1980
    swiftfox1980 Posts: 22 Member
    swiftfox1980 wrote: »
    hi all! thanks for starting this group. i'm trying to be more social in mfp for motivation.

    - How many kids do you have? 2 (ages 14 and 9)
    - How much weight did you gain and have you lost any of it? (gained 60 with my first pregnancy and lost it all, gained 40 with my second and lost it all. lately, though, minus the pregnancies and postpartum, i'm the heaviest i have ever been and not happy! :/
    - What is your goal? my goal is to build strength and lose 20 pounds.
    - What is keeping you from attaining that goal? eating every time i feel the slightest bit hungry, spending a lot of time at the computer (as a writer) and drinking alcohol with my friends.

    thank you fro starting this group and please feel free to add me! :)

    Emily
    swiftfox1980 wrote: »
    hi all! thanks for starting this group. i'm trying to be more social in mfp for motivation.

    - How many kids do you have? 2 (ages 14 and 9)
    - How much weight did you gain and have you lost any of it? (gained 60 with my first pregnancy and lost it all, gained 40 with my second and lost it all. lately, though, minus the pregnancies and postpartum, i'm the heaviest i have ever been and not happy! :/
    - What is your goal? my goal is to build strength and lose 20 pounds.
    - What is keeping you from attaining that goal? eating every time i feel the slightest bit hungry, spending a lot of time at the computer (as a writer) and drinking alcohol with my friends.

    thank you fro starting this group and please feel free to add me! :)

    Emily
    swiftfox1980 wrote: »
    hi all! thanks for starting this group. i'm trying to be more social in mfp for motivation.

    - How many kids do you have? 2 (ages 14 and 9)
    - How much weight did you gain and have you lost any of it? (gained 60 with my first pregnancy and lost it all, gained 40 with my second and lost it all. lately, though, minus the pregnancies and postpartum, i'm the heaviest i have ever been and not happy! :/
    - What is your goal? my goal is to build strength and lose 20 pounds.
    - What is keeping you from attaining that goal? eating every time i feel the slightest bit hungry, spending a lot of time at the computer (as a writer) and drinking alcohol with my friends.

    thank you fro starting this group and please feel free to add me! :)

    Emily

  • swiftfox1980
    swiftfox1980 Posts: 22 Member
    I am having trouble figuring out how to add you all as friends!
  • marlies74
    marlies74 Posts: 15 Member
    swiftfox1980 wrote: »
    I am having trouble figuring out how to add you all as friends!

    Me too! Friend invitations very welcome though. :)

    @swiftfox1980 , what kind of writer are you? A novelist?
  • CarmsPhotoTales
    CarmsPhotoTales Posts: 159 Member
    I'm Carm, mom to 3 boys between 8 & 13. I'm currently at my highest weight ever but determined to make some weight loss & fit gain progress. I've just gradually gained all of this weight by not making myself a priority - I still struggle with this. I have lost 10-20 lbs in past attempts but never with an 'accountabilibuddy' as the MFP blog calls it. My goal is to drop to a size that is healthier & allows me to keep up with my boys. Hoping that by participating in groups & challenges and by connecting with friends here I will be successful.
  • jenniebean310
    jenniebean310 Posts: 60 Member
    Welcome to the group!
  • kimpacheco22
    kimpacheco22 Posts: 86 Member
    @marlies74 @swiftfox1980 Welcome to the group! You just have to click on a person's name, when a new dialog appears, click on their name again and you will see the "ADD FRIEND" button.
  • edieb1985
    edieb1985 Posts: 2 Member
    - I have one Daughter who will be two September 21st
    - I gained about 35lbs while pregnant and lost it all almost immediately...however-the 35lbs I gained in law school just before that? not so much!
    - I'd like to get down to 135-145 from 170-175 [currently]
    - What is keeping you from attaining that goal? Wow! So many things. 1st-and most honest-laziness. It is hard and it is hot and I don't wanna! 2nd-I have a toddler and a husband that hates all things vegetable so trying to please everyone with food is difficult and I get sucked into unhealthy food/snacking. 3rd-I have a desk job and so I eat a lot of bad take out while working...which circles back to being too lazy/tired to meal plan....vicious cycle, ladies!

    Looking forward to getting to know you all!
  • Scorpio8402
    Scorpio8402 Posts: 554 Member
    Hi ladies :) Welcome to the group!!
  • akmomof7
    akmomof7 Posts: 162 Member
    Welcome Edie! I am with you on the laziness! ! (As I sit here playing on line while the twins sleep! ! So many other things I should be doing lol) I
  • marlies74
    marlies74 Posts: 15 Member
    Here I thought I was procrastinating, turns out it's just laziness! I like it, LOL! Hi Edie!
  • kimpacheco22
    kimpacheco22 Posts: 86 Member
    @edieb1985 Welcome to the group! I too have a desk job and we too order in everyday. I had to quit ordering in and I started meal prepping.
  • marlies_NL
    marlies_NL Posts: 10 Member
    Suddenly I was no longer a group member - is it because I changed my nickname? :)
    Anywayz... back in.

    marlies74 wrote: »
    Hi moms! I am so glad I found this group!

    I am Marlies from the greater Amsterdam area, Netherlands. I am 42 yrs old and my kids are 16, 12 and 9 years old (two boys and a girl in the middle). I used to weigh about 62-64 kgs before I ever got pregnant and I am 82 kgs now, so I gained almost 20 kgs (well over 40 lbs). Strangely, I did not gain them when the kids were smaller but most of it (75%) is quite recent, over the last 4 years. I guess medication is partially to blame. In addition, I have asthma so I gave up a lot of my physical activities. But in the end, I just gained all by eating, let's be honest. :)

    My goal is to take my weight under the magic 70 and stay there for a few decades. :)

    I have trouble reaching this goal because I am a stress eater.
    So when I got home from our summer vacation I decided this had to end. I hope the social part of MFP will help me to stay focussed.

    Hope this covers it for now!


  • marlies_NL
    marlies_NL Posts: 10 Member
    Must be the name change, because it ate 'all' my posts too! Boohoo! :smiley:
  • mrslambert824
    mrslambert824 Posts: 22 Member
    Welcome Ladies! Glad to have you in our group!!
  • jackies620
    jackies620 Posts: 37 Member
    mrslambert824 wrote: »
    STEP 1. Answer these questions:

    - How many kids do you have?
    - How much weight did you gain and have you lost any of it?
    - What is your goal?
    - What is keeping you from attaining that goal?

    STEP 2. Friend everyone who joins this group so we can hold each other accountable with our progress.

    STEP 3. Check in daily to participate in the daily challenge which will be posted here.

    Thanks for joining! I'm looking forward to meeting new friends!

    My name is Jackie :) I have 4 kids: my girls are 2, 6, and 9. My son is 13.
    I have gained about 30-35lbs over the course of having my kids, and I'm hoping to lose about 25lbs.
    My struggle is all of my kids' schedules as well as my husband's work schedule. It can get pretty hectic, so I struggle with making time to take care of myself.

    I'm so grateful I found this group! I'm hoping it will help me stay motivated and on track!
    ~Jackie~
  • akmomof7
    akmomof7 Posts: 162 Member
    Hi Jackie! Nice to meet you! !
  • sNachers
    sNachers Posts: 30 Member
    Welcome @jackies620 !!!
  • Azaelia96
    Azaelia96 Posts: 15 Member
    Hi ALL!

    I am a mother of 2 young boys. I am back to my original weight, by losing 20 pounds since January. My goal is to lose another 47lbs total to get down to a much more healthy weight, so that I can set a good example as well as have a chance of keeping up with them! My biggest struggle is having self motivation to find the time while raising to kids, working full time, and taking college courses at night.

  • Scorpio8402
    Scorpio8402 Posts: 554 Member
    Welcome everyone!
  • fit_healthy
    fit_healthy Posts: 89 Member
    Hi everyone
  • jenniebean310
    jenniebean310 Posts: 60 Member
    Welcome ladies!

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