Hi all, I’m April from Canada. I have three boys (20 - 15). Currently working from home but expecting to get back to in-office work in next while. I have struggled with my weight since the birth of my third son; I got up to 220 as my highest weight and got my butt in gear once covid hit.

Happy to be on track now and aiming to hit 125 - 130 as my goal weight.

November goals
*continue to lose 1 pound a week.
*get back to IF. Working from home has been a challenge - food is all around !
*every other day strength training .
*improve water intake - I downloaded a plant nanny app to track.
*start an at home step class (still waiting for my eye to arrive).

I’ve been working on fitness quite alot since sept. I’m jogging, taking exercise classes and hand weights at home.

Hi everyone, and welcome newcomers. I'm Kristy, 41, from New Zealand. I've been married to my husband for 18 years, and we have four children - 17, 15 and twins turning 12 in a few weeks.

I have a boring day job where I work in payments compliance for a company that designs outdoor payment terminals (mainly used at gas stations - pay at pump, our products are all over the world). I'm also a qualified personal trainer, and while I'm not currently working in it, I do have my own gym set up in my garage 💪

My weight story starts in childhood with disordered eating starting around 9 or 10. By 16 I was 230 lbs, by 20 I was 280. After I met my husband at 21 I lost some, but got married, had kids... my highest weight that I know was 159kg - 350 lbs I think - at full term pregnant with my twins.

In late 2011 I decided that something had to give. My mother had weight loss surgery which prompted me to turn it down. It was right for her but not for me. So between Weight Watchers and then finding MFP at the start of 2013, I lost 73 ish kg (160 lbs). I then maintained it for a few years before injuring myself, being diagnosed with several things including Binge Eating Disorder, Anorexia, Chronic Pain and Migraines, went to pieces and slowly put a lot of weight back on.

So I started back logging daily again on MFP in February, after a lot of therapy to recover from the ED's. I am losing slowly because my body loves to throw pain and migraines at me, but losing is losing.

I live right near the beach, so I try and get out walking every weekend. Weekdays I stick to cardio in the form of my Spin Bike most days, and then I lift weights when I can. I also do a lot of yoga.

Goals for November are to weigh less at the end of the month than where I started. I would really like to get under 110 kg, but these days I am realistic that my body will do what it wills!

I have also tentatively set myself a longer term goal, it's not in stone because my overall goal is still health rather than a number on the scale. But I would love to get back under 90 kg (200 lbs) by 21 July 2021. That's my daughter's 18th birthday. Seems reasonable, so I shall have a stern talk with my body about cooperating!

Check in for the weekend
Food-logged and on target
Water-64 oz
Exercise-stationary bike 15 min (Sat) and 20 min (Sun). PT and stretching both days, Strength Sat.

I had a good weekend! I feel like I am back on track and in my routine. Hope to finish up my fall cleaning this week. I also am going to get to 30 min on the stationary bike. Otherwise, nothing exciting. I am still working on overeating and hunger. I think that won't change for a while. Hope everyone has a great day!

@1theresamcvean and @minstrelofsarcasm I forgot to post my starting weight for Nov-201.4lbs

@pacsnc6 I am happy to hear you are doing so well. xo
@1theresamcvean I love that Nov pic, it makes me want to go hiking! It is amazing how far you have come from seeing that pic, it is almost like you were reborn from that to this healthy life. Awesome goals for November!
@kandi3570 You have come so far! I am glad you have a little less running around that you can (hopefully) focus some time on yourself. I know that is hard to do with a young child. Love your goals!
@GingerPwr I love your goals for November! I am working on being consistent with these things too.
@tryingagain5 What a funny thing not to run out of Lol! Sounds like you had a nice day though.
@mxlaw90 Those are awesome goals for November! I believe small steps add up quickly. I also agree about October, it flew by for me too!
@melaniedscott I like that you found exercise you can do with your health issues. I need to stop complaining and do the same. I also love your daily goals and Nov goals too!
@debbiewsharpe I love your little southern accent in your posts You are so inspiring, you have come so far and never looked back!
@Cafelelia Awesome November goals! You are are going to be at goal before you know it! I love the Halloween pics, what an awesome costume your younger son had!!
@kirsten11872 You really have done so well! How exciting you are so close to goal. You will be there before you know it!
@kika5105 I think you have come to the right place. We are so much more than a weight loss challenge, there is so much support here. I do suggest you post or at least check in here daily, especially if you are struggling. I like your goals! One day at a time-you got this!!
@minstrelofsarcasm You just are amazing! I forget how young you are I love the pic in your post, it took me a long time to figure out that is the way to do this!
@Zumba_Luvah Awesome NSV!! You have worked so hard and you are seeing results!
@ljdanny I never realized how similar we were with gaining our weight during pregnancies-you were smart and stopped at 2 instead of continuing the cycle 5 times lol! I gained 70 with each. Nice steps this week too, I am sure it feels good to get back to walking. Do you still have to eat so slowly? Just randomly driving in the car the other day I heard a tip to use your fork in your non dominant hand to slow down,I thought of you and started wondering why you were told to eat slower after surgery.
@goingape I love your Nov. goals. I was also very impressed on the regular MFP newsfeed (not sure what that is called) that you ended up doing the C210K and are on week 9! I thought you were going to wait until the spring. That is awesome! You really are inspiring!
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx I love your goals, especially the one about weighing less each month than when you started. I think you LTG to get under 200 lbs by July is a totally doable one! I know you can get there! xo
@mainebeachbum Nice loss! Hope all is going well!
@4newrunner22 Nice to meet you! I hope you get as much from this group as I do!

Hello team and Happy November! My name is Sheryl and I live in Michigan. I have been using My Fitness Pal for many years and in 2016 I wandered into the community section of this App and have been loving the support from fellow MFP people ever since!!

I feel like I have been on a diet my entire life. I remember my mother doing Weight Watchers when it first came out in 1963, and it seems like I have been either eating out of control or dieting ever since then. Over the years I have made small changes and some of them have actually stuck with me! I gave up red meat around 1992, I gave up all caffeine around 1994, mostly because I have narcolepsy - but also because I drank too much coffee and POP (soda for those of you who can't translate pop!!) 2 years ago November 2018 I gave up all sweets because I have an addictive personality and sweets are one of those things I can't do in moderation!! Some of you long term members might remember when I made that pledge to give up the sweets. I had a new goal each month and that is the only one I actually stuck with 100% but I know for sure it has made a major difference in my life and how I eat. I am very good with my exercise and now I have been doing my small group workouts through my gym on Zoom meetings. I actually haven't missed a single day of my workouts since the Tuesday after Labor Day. I had gone away over the Labor Day weekend and didn't workout at all and was so mad at myself that I made it my mission to workout every day. Now with it literally being in my home, there is no excuse not to! I only have to allow enough time to brush my teeth and get dressed! I have my little designated workout area with my exercise bands and weights and as long as there is internet I am fine. During the months of April and May I was doing a YouTube workout I had found that required no equipment, and I did that workout until I was seriously bored with it. I am a creature of habit and I just went overboard with that weird habit, so I signed back up at my local gym and started doing their workouts - which is much better because of the variety and since they can talk to me I still feel like I am part of the class!

I really enjoy the support from all of you members of this group and the fun times we share. We also support each other through the tough times and that is wonderful. I love that I have friends from all over the world! Lets have a great November 2020 and help each other as we try to take care of our minds and our bodies!!

Hello everyone my name is Melz I’m 25 and I’m a line locator for the oilfield up in North Dakota. I mark out lines before people dig so they can find them and not hit them. I flag pipelines and well sites whenever someone needs to dig. Mainly when they are building locations or putting in pipelines. I love what I do. Some days I’m walking 9 miles through fields and hills other days I’m driving 300 and every day is a different adventure. I’m originally from Wyoming the least populated state in the U.S. My Fiance and I moved up here to follow the oilfield two years ago and luckily we have both kept our jobs through the bust.

I’ve always been a bit on the heavier side I was losing weight consistently before we moved but with the new stress of moving and eating too much out of gas stations, I regained all that I had lost plus a little bit. I was getting ready to restart my journey when my boyfriend of four years proposed in July and that has kick-started my weight loss. I’m an active person and because of my job I can walk forever but you can’t outwork a bad diet.

I spend my free time on jet skis or snowmobiles, hunting camping hiking, and anything outdoors.


November Goals
Work Out 3x per week Strength training
Yoga 1x Per Week
Post to the chat at least 3x per week


Monday check in
Food eh
Water bad
Steps 12,120

Today was a pretty good day it got back up to almost 70* after having snow just last week. We are supposed to get a really bad snow/ice storm this weekend though. I spent the first part of my day marking a well site for them to fix some water lines and probably walked 3 of my 5 miles on it. Spent the rest of the day helping out in another area doing electric locates. It has picked up again so I may get all my hours this week. This winter my work will slow down a lot (as it does every year) so I’m going to have to really work at getting my steps and burning calories. This is also the last week of nights for my fiancé then he’ll have two weeks of days then another three of night shift. It’s hard with him on nights I only get to see him maybe an hour or two a day with our opposite shifts. We are still doing our weekend date. We use to go to breakfast every morning at a place in town now we are doing lunch/dinner whenever he wakes up on Saturday 😊