This is my fifth month doing this challenge. I am down 80 lbs. I want to lose another 80. June was a maintenance month for me. My mom passed away, after a 5 year battle with lung, brain, and adrenal gland cancer Staying under calories wasn't a priority. I made sure to lose any weight I gained. July is a fresh month. I'm slowly learning to live without my mom. She taught me everything, except how to live without her. I have a special needs, little boy. He is why I am trying to get healthy. I do not want to leave him alone in this world. I am a brittle diabetic so losing weight is a necessity. I want to set good examples for him. He starts Kindergarten in September. I do not want him made fun of because his mom is fat. I used to teach, and hope to eventually do that again now that my son will be in school full days.

I love new friends, so if you would like an active, supportive friend you're welcome to add me. I do have my rough days, but I always get back up.

This will be my fifth month also! I've been having good weeks and bad weeks but managing to lose something every month, so far. I'm down 45 lbs since starting in January and still have a lot to lose...just under 100 lbs. I have many reasons for wanting to lose the weight like health and lifestyle but my biggest is my son...he is 3.5 yrs old and has spastic quad cerebral palsy. He is non verbal and non mobile (although he can roll around and scoot himself while laying down lol it's pretty cute) so I need to be physically and emotionally strong to see to his needs as he grows.
During July my son and I are headed to my mom's on vacation for 2 weeks! I'm pretty excited and nervous, first time flying with him and it's cross country. We live in Newfoundland Canada and she's in British Columbia. I will definitely still be trying my best to keep to the challenge but I may not be around as much.
I hope everyone has an amazing July and we all reach our goals!
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Hello everyone!! This is my first time in the biggest loser challenge and I am really excited to be here and be doing this. I have been hanging on to the baby weight I put on with my second child after I went through IVF and I really need to finally shed those 50lbs. This is my first time really using MFP and I am really impressed with its features and how it has kept me accountable to myself the last few days. I have never before been good about tracking my food, which I think has always been my biggest downfall. However, I have made a pact with myself to track every single bite I put in my mouth, even if it is something that I am not to proud of, like McDonalds!

Good luck to everyone on this journey, and to those of you who have had major health scares and loses this year, I wish you a quick road to recovery and my sincerest condolences. It is awesome to see the strength in our team members already and I look forward to going on this journey with each and every one of you.