I want to be a success story !!!!

I just started this week. I weighed in Monday at 228lbs. I am also a mother of two (a 2 year old and a 4 year old). I run a cleaning business and I found the weight creeping back up over the summer. Would like to get down to 170!

Hi im one month in and down 14 lbs I was about 196 when I started and now about 182. You can do it. My husbands really starting to notice now and it feels great. Im doing this so I can get my daughters doing it eventually too. we are all over weight and I feel so responsible. If I get to 145 I'll be happy. Be strong and stay focused on YOU. You deserve the outcome!!

Hi and welcome!!!
I'm 35, started MFP 12/28/15 and so far have lost 36.5 pounds. Some months the pounds seem to come off so easily, some months I struggle. But don't give up, that's the key right there.
You're welcome to add me if you would like.
Good luck to you!!!

welcome to mfp.

you can do this! just need hardwork and determination. it will not be easy and there will be slip ups but just have to keep moving forward.

i restarted my journey this week. hope that we can motivate each other. feel free to add me

Losing weight is the easiest thing in the world but the toughest thing in the world. Its 95% mental once you get that right the other 5% which is physically losing the weight is very easy as crazy as it sounds.

January 1st 2016 I started at 288 pounds. My current weight is 200 seven pounds. My suggestion to you is don't look at this is a diet. Diets suck your miserable you're giving up stuff that you like and you're bound to fail. Look at this is a lifestyle change where you're going to educate yourself about what you eat and the consequences of eating. To put things in perspective during my weight loss. I never gave up anything I liked. I still eat Wendy's hamburgers pizza and have beers on the beach if I had to give those up I could have never done this. As crazy as this sounds I actually enjoyed the process. More importantly I'm currently enjoying the results.

Fortune the most important thing you have to do is to find the Y. The why has to be totally selfish it has to be all about you. It can't be about the kids or your significant other. By it being about you all your other little whys will take care of themselves. Your work most importantly you have to realize your worth it

Hello, my name is Mary. I'm 28 yrs old and 5'6. My SW was 268 lbs back in March and my MFP SW was 240. I'm now 192 lbs. So I've lost 74 lbs so far. I want to get down to 140 maybe a little less. I started March 20 of this year with high hopes for losing weight and becoming healthy. When I lost weight after the first week (I can't remember how much) I was incredibly happy and I didn't want to give it up. I became hooked (still am). I started out by taking out sodas and fast food except for subway, because at the time I didn't realize how unhealthy it was. Then as the weeks went by I started eating more vegetables and less processed foods. I drank more water (2 liters), and added in exercise. I've gradually become more aware of what's "bad" food and what's "good" food. I now weigh my food and I'm even cooking a lot more (which I never did before). I drink between 3-4 liters of water a day and exercise 5 days a week. I strength train and walk/jog. I'm not only happier but I'm healthier. Before I was on the verge of having diabetes and I had issues with high blood pressure. Now my sugar levels are great and my bp is low.

Congratulations to you on starting your journey. Its a long road, but if I can do it then you can do it.

I'm 23 and started out last November at 271, and am now down to 201 (so close to be being under 200!!!) my goal is to get to 168, which is "normal" BMI for my height. I've done most of it through MFP, calorie counting and adding exercise into almost every day. Feel free to add me!

You can do this! I'll be your friend!