Howdy! I'm Kenzie, but on twitch and Discord I go by WingedEyeliner. My name or screen name is fine to call me. My goal for the year is to be able to run a 5K as well as lose more weight. I've lost 30 pounds already then hit a wall but now would like to lose another 30-40 more to get to what would be healthy for me based on BMI. So my goal weight is actually the same as Fas' so hopefully we'll be able to inspire each other. Also, since I'm asthmatic its hard to run for any significant distance, but I think 5ks look so much fun so its a big goal for me to do it and get a good time.

I've been a chubby kid all my life and used food as a tool to socialize or cope with feelings, I put on 35 lbs in 2016 and 2017 cause of that college life and a lot of drama going on. I went through a complicated breakup and slipped a disc in my back the last time I was at the gym, so those are some other reasons I put on weight.

So my goals to help me achieve my overall goal of running a 5k and losing more weight are to go on a 30 min walk every day. Hopefully later on I'll be able to start going to the gym again as well and start running everyday too. I'd like to continue making good food choices as well by recutting out soda, juice and sweets for 6 days a week.

The last thing I'd like to say is that I'm excited to be apart of this group. I'd happy to have a group to talk to about this sort of thing and be supportive with. Thanks so much to Fas for creating the group and having such a great idea to start with!

Hello, My name is Meg, Marpeck on Discord. My goal is to be under 200 lbs since the extra weight is limiting my ability to do things I love like rock climbing, hiking, and canoeing. I don't care about being skinny or weighing a certain amount, I just want to be healthy and do the things I want to do without being literally weighed down by my weight.

I was a very skinny kid due to near starvation before being placed in foster care when I was 8, so growing up I tried to eat everything that was placed in front of me because for a long time I didn't trust that there would be another meal. Because of my tendency to over eat, mom and older sisters were very controlling of what I ate and would stop me from eating too much, so until college I was a size 8. Because my portions were always controlled for me, I didn't learn healthy eating habits and when I went to college, I gained A LOT of weight and became an emotional eater. It took several years of counseling, but I now have worked through the fear of starving that was the main cause of my over eating. So now it's time to kick my *kitten* into shape.

I've lost over 40lbs so far. I was up close to 295 lbs and managed to get down to 240, but backslid over the course of a year to 259 due to a lot of stress and overtime at work. I started a keto diet last week, and have already lost 3 lbs! Once I've lost the first 20-30 lbs, I'm going to start increasing my workouts and transition from keto to eating normally (eating healthy like I pan to do from now on, but having carbs and a very limited amount of sugar). While I am on keto, I'm researching healthy eating habits, finding healthy recipes, and establishing a habit of meal prepping.