New Zealand Group!!!

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  • SmangeDiggs
    SmangeDiggs Posts: 238 Member
    Hi im ange from palmy north, im 27 with 2 kids aged 10weeks and 6yrs. Due to get married in feb so trying to loose the baby weight and then some.
    So stoked to find a kiwi group.
  • Mucky_Duck
    Mucky_Duck Posts: 73
    Kia Ora Kiwis!
    Fabulous to have an updated group on here. My name is Gabrielle (though I'm Mucky Duck on here) and I'm a 19 year old living in Auckland. I'm not on MFP for weightloss but more to keep track and stay on the healthy road as I have some mental-health issues and can often let the self care slide. I've been making lots of progress since joining MFP though and am hoping to start work soon... still deciding what I want to do careerwise but I was doing a Biomed degree at Auckland Uni and love science.

    Anyway I tend to ramble a bit so I shall leave my spiel there and just say to all the Kiwis here that I would be honored to help them out in whatever way I can and hope we can form a really strong and fun community on here.

    Wishing everyone well xx
  • caitlinclock
    caitlinclock Posts: 528 Member
    Hi! I guess I am technically not a kiwi but I do live in NZ and my husband is a kiwi! :P
    I just moved here from New York and I'd love some support from other people living here. I live near Motueka and I love it here.

    I am over halfway through my weight loss journey but I'm looking for some motivation to finish the last bit now. I am going through a bit of stress with moving overseas and adjusting to a new place and it has been rough. I've only been here a bit over 2 months and I only just got my internet back.
  • jo_can_do
    jo_can_do Posts: 49 Member
    Hi!! I'm Jo from Chch.. a SAHM of two. Feel free to add me as a friend on here!! I've been putting on weight slowly for years.. but this last year of shakes has seen me add 10kgs since last September.. time to rein things in and stop making excuses.
  • zenJes
    zenJes Posts: 198 Member
    facebook link works :D also so good to see so many kiwis on here :D
  • sharbaby
    sharbaby Posts: 41 Member
    wow Hi everyone im shar 32 from Sanson , I got 3 kids almost 3 gurl and to boys aged 5,12 my strt weight was 96 and my goal weight is 80 but happy wiv 85 by xmas
  • DeviantDarkwolf2
    DeviantDarkwolf2 Posts: 363 Member
    http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/255128684526821/

    hope that link works!


    Have sent a request aka Sharleen :)
  • anjulie787
    anjulie787 Posts: 24 Member
    Wow so great to see so many people on here from New Zealand!!
  • NZhogiebear
    NZhogiebear Posts: 84
    Hi Beryl from Wanganui, i am a stay at home mum to 4 boys, 15, 14, 2, and 1, starting weight was just over 107kg (i put on a lot during my last two pregnancy) i am down to just over 88kg now would love to be in the 70's by xmas, great to see so many kiwis here :D:D

    Have sent request to NZ FB group Beryl H :D
  • escadachic
    escadachic Posts: 395 Member
    Hi! My name's Grace and I'm up in Auckland. Currently finishing up my studies for Landscape Architecture and married to a wonderful husband. I'm pretty active and an avid horseback rider but these intense studies mean I'm not at the weight I'd like to be as more inactivity than normal. Currently at 58 kg and looking to get down to somewhere between 52-55 kg.

    Cool, we are heading towards the same goal weight. I'm 59.4 kgs at the moment.
  • escadachic
    escadachic Posts: 395 Member
    Hey everyone. I'm Leanne and I'm from Palmerston North but studying in Dunedin. I'm in my second year studying Human Nutrition. During my first year at uni I stoped exercising and watching what I ate. As a result I gained 10kg so I'm working on slowly losing it again. I've lost 3kg so far. I like being active and have just started running again.
    As for christmas goals, I would like to be at least down to 54kg and alot fitter.

    Nice! You are 100gms lighter then me! We are heading towards the same goal :happy:
  • kiwili
    kiwili Posts: 4
    Hi Guys, I'm 21, I live in Whangarei Northland and I have just recently joined MFP. I already think that it is a great tool - I have previously joined Weight Watchers Online and I'm finding the tools and tracking options on here are a lot easier for me, I had a lot of trouble loading their website all of the time so it was a little off putting.

    I have a long way to go, with around 50kg to lose but I'm feeling really positive about it and I'm rearing to go!

    Feel free to add me on here :)
  • rschuurman
    rschuurman Posts: 32
    Hey guys :)

    I'm Rachel from West Auckland and a 23 year old student.

    SW: 73.5kg
    CW: 68.3kg
    GW: 58-60kg

    MFP is great so far! Awesome having Kiwi friends on here.

    Rach x
  • Pinky67
    Pinky67 Posts: 108 Member
    Hi all, I'm Tanya from Hibiscus Coast. Awesome to see all us kiwis on here, I didn't realise there was so many! I love MFP and have found it to be a great help and motivator!
    SW 95kg
    CW 82.5kg
    GW 62kg
    I am hoping to reach my goal in Feb 2012
    Good luck everyone, go kiwis :flowerforyou:
  • Corby86
    Corby86 Posts: 43 Member
    Hey guys! My name is Cobus (Corby) - I'm a South-African kiwi haha,
    76
    I live on the beautiful Hibiscus Coast in Auckland and have been a member here for a few months now. I'm half-way to my goal weight and hope to have reached it by the time it gets to Christmas.

    Loving MFP - I'm so glad to see there's so many kiwis on here... YAY for being able to find more & more NZ food in the MFP food database. Keep adding more foods guys!

    Start weight - 96kg
    Current - 86kg
    Goal - 76kg (subject to change as I'm building muscle at the moment, so it might come down to body fat % in the bitter end)
  • tarasutherland
    tarasutherland Posts: 7 Member
    hallo!

    I'm Tara from Auckland.
    I woke up last week and realised that the reason I hadn't be diving was that I felt too fat.
    And the reason I wasn't teaching diving was that I was unfit.
    And I hated it.

    So I talked to some girls I knew and logged back in to My Fitness Pal.
    After a week, I feel better and I am teaching this weekend.

    I don't have a goal for Christmas - I just want to feel better ... and fit my old "good butt" jeans.

    I'd love to add a few more people to my friends list :)

    Tara
  • d_kiwi66
    d_kiwi66 Posts: 3 Member
    Hi everyone!

    I'm Deryn from Palmerston North. Just starting out on MFP and feeling very positive about the journey to come....and it's going to be a long journey, I have 40-45kg to lose.

    Am keen to join the facebook group; have sent a friend request, Deryn H

    D :smile:
  • treenzdreamz
    treenzdreamz Posts: 301 Member
    Hi All
    I'm from Nelson and are just starting out here and after friends.. I've gained 11kgs since having my boy 17 months ago and I'm on mish too get down again.
    I have so far lost 3 kgs and for the next 10kgs i've joined here and hope too acheive 5kgs off this goal by xmas for my step daughters wedding :)
    Feel free too add me
  • c_flannery
    c_flannery Posts: 10
    Hi everyone, I'm Cristy and I live down in Dunedin. I am 26 years old and live with my fiance. I am in my third year of working as an accountant and am studying to become a qualified CA. This year has been so full on with work commitments and study commitments & stress levels are through the roof! I lost 15 kg with Weight Watchers a while back but due to my hectic lifestyle I gained it all back and kept making excuses. I have decided that this has to stop (after reaching 90 kg again, the heaviest I have been in years), so I logged back into MFP and one week in I have lost 2.3kg. It really does work when you sit down track what goes into your mouth.

    I am going to make a real go of it for the next few months and I'm not going to use study as an excuse! I am currently 87.5 kg and hope to be under 80 kg by Christmas.

    It is really great to find a kiwi group and it would be nice to add some of you as friends for some support :-) The FB page sounds like a great idea as well.
  • mmhenry28
    mmhenry28 Posts: 163 Member
    Kiaora!

    My name is Mel, I'm a 28 (well in two days anyway) kiwi, who lives in Mackay, QLD.

    I wish I was home at the moment, as Im a massive sports nut and have been loving the world cup.

    I've got on here mainly to get healthy for my wedding in March and to have kids.

    I've lost 3.2kg so far in a month so Im a pretty happy camper at the moment.

    Feel free to add me as a friend if you like.
  • biddybid
    biddybid Posts: 3
    Hi everyone,

    I'm Andrea and I'm in Lower Hutt - Wellington.

    I plan to lose 15 kg between now and Christmas
  • escadachic
    escadachic Posts: 395 Member
    Hi Andrea.

    Welcome!

    I'm in Wellington too. Over Jville way. Feel free to add me.
  • MoveLoveEat
    MoveLoveEat Posts: 17 Member
    Hi All,

    I'm Amanda, 23 and from the Manawatu.

    I have 5-7kg left to go and have lost just over 6kg since I began, a little less since starting on MFP.

    My goal is realistically to get as close to 52kg as possible by christmas, thats a little over a kg a month, although would be happy with getting to 53kg as I know these last 5kg are going to be hard to loose.

    I am slowly trying to get into running half marathons, I've only done a couple of 10kms but now that summer is on it's way I should be able to sign up for my first half! Also signed up to play both indoor and outdoor netball starting next week and the week after respectively so the next couple of months should give me a bit of a bump in the exercise area, now to sort the food ;)
  • MoveLoveEat
    MoveLoveEat Posts: 17 Member
    Ohh and some of you may be interested in this facebook page https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Shrinking-Violets/196701543686250

    I am involved in a blog that a number of kiwi ladies who are trying to loose weight anonymously blog on, this is the page that keeps you updated when the blog is updated :)

    It's nice to see the different ways people loose weight as well as the up's and down's they face while trying to cope with everyday life as well.
  • dragonz11
    dragonz11 Posts: 57 Member
    hi im melissa and im from nelson but now live in timaru im a 32yr old say at home mum to to boys aged 9 and 5,ive lost 12kgs since being on here and am aming to getting to 65kgs then tone up and take it from there
  • racyj23
    racyj23 Posts: 4
    Hi Everyone
    So nice to see so many NZders on here - I was wondering where all the foods in the database were coming from! :o)
    I'm Tracy, 32, living in the wop wops of the south island. I was about 88kgs at my heaviest (I'm 5'2"/158cm). I got down to 68kgs and want to be at least there again. I started MFP at 78kgs and since mid Aug have lost 5.5kgs. Was hoping to 72kg by now - (so close) and want to be 68kgs by Christmas.
    I'm not sure what my goal is - if I could get to 62kgs I'd be stoked. I'm quite a bulky frame so I'm never going to be a healthy 50kgs as long as my *kitten* points to the ground, so just happy to be healthy and fit again. Last time I was 62kgs was when I was 17 and playing 3 sports!
    Really enjoying MFP - makes it much easier to be accountable.
    Thanks for the foods, keep adding them in there!
  • nakichk
    nakichk Posts: 6
    hi guys i live in taranaki.
  • emmab0902
    emmab0902 Posts: 2,338 Member
    for any new people who dont know about the kiwi facebook group here it is

    http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/255128684526821/
  • escadachic
    escadachic Posts: 395 Member
    hi im melissa and im from nelson but now live in timaru im a 32yr old say at home mum to to boys aged 9 and 5,ive lost 12kgs since being on here and am aming to getting to 65kgs then tone up and take it from there

    Come on Melissa. Move to Welly. I need a friend to exercise with me. And Welly is awesome! Come move here!
  • desiree111078
    desiree111078 Posts: 10
    33 from palmerston north

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