Hello my name is Alice-Faye, I'm 23 and I'm from Rochester, England (but currently live in France). I have lost 42kg (92.5lbs) so far, mostly in 2016. I started the year at 123kg (271lbs) and am currently at 110kg (242lbs). My current goal is to get down as low as I can (within reason obv) by June 18th when I'm going to see my family. If I could lose another 10kg (22lbs) that would be perfect but I would settle for getting past my lowest weight (108kg - 238lbs).

So that's my little number dump lol aside from that, I do yoga everyday and walk 6 days a week, I am an artist and I love learning languages (I can muddle along in English, French, German, Dutch, and BSL) and I have a weightloss Instagram account where I post pictures of my food as a type of accountability (I plan on doing 'what I ate today' posts there during this challenge so I have a visual of what I've eaten during the month). I also struggle with binge eating which has been my biggest problem this month so I'm hoping this challenge might help me control that a bit better!

Hi Rick, Craig and everyone.

Most of you already know me, but I'm sure there are plenty of new faces in the group since my absence and look forward to meeting all of you.

Just a quick introduction for our new members, my name is Trixsey and I'm from the UK.
I'm a mother of two teenagers and a slave to two woofies.
I enjoy our doggies walks, cycling through the countryside and jogging.

In the evenings I unwind with my stitching (cross stitch) and a hot choc (low calorie of course, lol).

My weight loss goals kinda went out the window for a while there and I put 11 pounds back on since I was last here. I have lost 2 pounds last week since I've started logging on again and tracking, so it's a good start.
I'm currently 10 stone 9 (149 pounds) - my goal is 9 stone(126 pounds)

I did a charity walk in March (cancer research), 10,000 steps a day everyday for the whole month which was hard as we had some really bad weather here, but I did the entire month and raised £52 from my sponsors.

That got me motivated to do more and I haven't stopped since, lol. I have signed up for another charity walk for May along with a cycling challenge (300km the entire month) so plenty to keep me moving here!

I also like to participate in weekly challenges on the fitbit.
https://www.fitbit.com/user/5YNNNN

Trix..x

I keep starting and stopping, spinning my wheels, lose a few pounds, then gain 10 back. I like the idea of daily accountability in this challenge. I sure need it!

I have been struggling a long time to lose this weight. I always let stress derail me. I'm pretty good at coming up with excuses to not work out, to eat more than I should, etc. This challenge should help me cut that out!

Hi, my name is Carol. I joined MFP in August 2017. Prior to August 2017 I participated in another online weight loss community forum I commenced in January 2011. Initial weight loss was between 30-35 pounds after which I remained in maintenance for 5 years. When the earlier program was discontinued and no longer available to me, about 8 pounds crept back on during a time period when I was not tracking. I became actively involved with the MFP UAC challenge in the fall of 2017; and pleasantly found myself back in maintenance by January 2018. Monitoring calories, logging, and exercise are the key components of this challenge, yielding success when coupled with individual determination to stay on track. The challenge excludes no one, other team members are supportive, and even if members are unable to successfully make "winner's circle" they are still encouraged to stay with the group for the remainder of the month. Tomorrow is always another day to begin anew, so the intent is not to be discouraged but rather feel supported from other like-minded team members with the ultimate goal to live a healthy life. Welcome to all the new team members which are joining UAC for the first time in May, and to the "virtual friends" with whom I have become acquainted in the last several months!

Love this group! This will be my 4th month with the UAC. I'm at my goal weight after losing 35 pounds 6 years ago, but slippage has happened occasionally. I'm 64, living in rural Quebec (Canada) and recently retired. I'm working on getting stronger so that things don't hurt and I feel balanced and full of energy. I get sick of tracking every day now that I have maintained for so long, but it is still a good discipline. This group inspires me to keep at it and to get sweaty every day.

Hi guys!
My name is Claire and I am a 20 year old university student. My current weight is probably ~125lbs, and my goal weight is ~117-120 pounds. I'm VERY short, so that 5 pounds is pretty significant and hard for me to get off.

I do intense exercise about 3 times a week and walk at least 10k steps every day to stay generally active, and do lots of standing when studying etc.

My major problem is nutrition. I love to eat healthy, whole foods, and really dislike sugar and grains. I used to be more active than I am now, but really it was my good nutrition that kept me in stellar shape.

However this past year I developed binge eating disorder. Whenever I feel lonely or stressed, I turn to food- not just a pint of ice-cream or something, but usually I will eat 1-2 pounds of peanut butter and 2 pounds of bananas in a sitting. About 4-6000 calories at a time, about 6-8000 calories a day. Several days a week.

Its obviously super shameful and confusing. Some people in uni turn to drugs or alcohol as a coping mechanism, but I have found my drug to be food. It gives the same "hit" of comfort, pleasure, etc, and the same shame, guilt, and negative consequences after. But unlike the others, binging also results in lots of weight gain. I was 105 lbs this time last year

I always track what I'm eating, so I'm hoping that being on here can give me a community to help me resist turning to my binging "drug"- it can hold me accountable, and maybe I can reach out and post when I'm feeling lonely or stressed instead of binging.

IDK if this will help, but I appreciate any sort of community and support!

I am Gus. A year ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and have had an interesting year of chemo, surgery and radiation. Now I am ready to get back to a more fit lifestyle.