Hi! I am 22, and have 2 beautiful sons, my oldest is going to be 4 in December, and my youngest is going to be 1 on the 26th of this month! I got up to 212lbs while i was pregnant with my last one, and 193 after i had him. I have gotten down to 163lbs. but i feel like i am stuck there, i wanted to be 140 by the new year, i just dont see that happening. but, i did go from a 18 to a 10 in jean sizes!

Tell us about yourself!

How old are your kids?
I have 2 kids..dominik who is 5, and André is almost 4

How long have you been here on MFP?
Since Feb 2011

What are your goals?
To be 150

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I am random, weird, fun loving, and just plain :P

I am 34 and have a 21 month old daughter. I was always very thin as a child/teen but started gaining weight in university. I keep losing and gaining the same 25 lbs. I am determined to lose it! By next summer I either want to have lost all my baby weight and then some before getting pregnant with #2, or, if #2 isn't in the cards, I want to wear a bikini! My goal is 115 lbs, (I am only 5'0"), but I put 110 in MFP so that I can have a 5 lbs buffer. I joined MFP in July, but have only been active for about 6 weeks.

Hi, I'm 33 and have a 7 week old son. I live in Arizona and joined MFP just a few days ago. I counted calories before by keeping a running tally in my head but actually writing it all down here has been eye-opening and helps me make better decisions about what I'm eating. I never had body issues until after I moved cross country 9 years ago. I slowly put on the weight and one day I realized I was 230lbs and my self esteem was non-existent. It took me a while to get in gear but I finally did and last year I lost 50lbs but during the pregnancy I put it all back on. So now I hope to lose a total of 80lbs--it will put me at the top of my recommended weight. I know it will take a while but having the support on here will make it easier.

Hi! I am Amanda. I am a 29 year old wife, mom of a 20 month old, and teacher. I actually lost about 80lbs before my son and gained it all back! I had will power last time, but I can't seem to find it at all this time! I feel like I have to take care of everyone else and I don't do a very good job of taking care of myself.

I am pretty much an open book! I look forward to getting to know each of you and working together to support each other in our goals! Feel free to add me as a friend

I'm 20 years old, I've been married for 2 years. My husband and I are stationed in South Carolina with the Air Force.

I have one baby, the 4 month-old chunk in the picture. His name is Asher. .

I'm here because I have gained some weight since the wedding (and a little more with the pregnancy) and I'd like to get back to my weight at the time of our marriage- 120 lbs. I just joined recently because I've just recently gotten into a routine with Asher that would let me get a workout in.

Yay for this group!!

I'm 24, live in MN with my husband and our 3 1/2 year old. I'm actually due with our second on Monday and then plan to work on losing the baby weight.

I was using MFP before I got pregnant this time around, lost 20 pounds and gained it all back. After the baby I'm looking to lose at least 100 pounds... ahhhh!!

A healthy lifestyle for myself and my family is SO important and I want to be able to play and run with my boys without stopping for a breath!

My name is Amy, I am 30 years old. I have a 12 year old step-daughter and also a 2 mo old baby. I gained 40 pounds during my pregancy and have 13 pounds to lose to be back to my pre-pregnancy weight. After that I would still be looking to lose about another 20 to be at a healthy weight. I joined MFP about 2 weeks ago. I seem to be doing OK with the calorie counting, but need ideas for quick, easy recipes and ideas about how to fit in some workout time during the day.

I am glad this group was created so that I can share my journey with other new moms, as I feel there may be many ideas out there that I am not aware of.

Hello everyone!

I am 31 and have been married to an awesome man for almost 6 years. I have 2 kiddos, a 4 year old and a 2 1/2 year old. I actually gained 20lbs in the 2 months before getting pregnant with my first. With both my pregnancies I gained and lost pregnancy weight, but then over the past year the weight slowly began creeping on more and more. Life has thrown me a few curveballs, and I realize now I was using food to avoid dealing with life circumstances. I had always planned on staying home with the kids while my husband worked, but he was laid off from his job in the finance world due to the economy and I have hesitantly taken over the role of breadwinner of the household. He is a wonderful stay at home dad and is now going back to school in the evenings to begin a new career path, but it has taken me sometime to adjust to my role of working full time while still trying to provide my kids with the best I can as their mom.

When I joined MFP in August I was at my highest weight while not being pregnant and didn't even realize it until I joined a group weight loss competition in our church community group. I've since discovered so much about myself and come to realize that I am a new and improved mom and wife when I do take care of myself too! I'm so excited to have the support of MFP community and am amazed each week that it really is simple and it really does work, it just takes awareness and effort. Before I began my goal was to be around 140, but since starting the journey and experiencing success, I have now changed my goal weight to be in the range of 125-130 (I'm 5'2").

Hi everyone. I'm 35 with 4 boys and a wonderful husband of 15 years (together for 19). My boys are 11, 8, 4 and 10 months (almost 11 months). I never had weight issues until I started on birth control when my husband and I were dating. I gained 20 lbs in a matter of months. I was still 20 lbs overweight when I got pregnant with my first at 24. After that I never really tried to lose it. I've always tried to eat healthy and would exercise sporadically, but nothing consistent. I gained what I was supposed to with each pregnancy, but held onto about 10 lbs after each one until I was up to 185 lbs 3 years ago. I realized that I really needed to work on losing that baby weight. I lost 30 lbs and was down to 155 before I got pregnant again last year. I still have 10 lbs to go to get rid of that baby weight, then another 25 to get to my goal weight of 130. I think I have 135 in MFP because that's probably more realistic, but we'll see.

I also am the bread winner in our family, which makes finding time to exercise hard. I try to get up at 5am to get my work out in, but thankfully my work place has a fitness center that I can use when I don't get up early. Most of the time it's just finding the motivation that I find difficult because it's very tiring working full time, taking care of the family, getting up with the baby and all that being a mom entails. My husband is a great help, but there are some things that won't get done if I don't do them. Thankfully he is with me on eating healthy and teaching our boys healthy habits.

So glad to find this group and feel free to add me as a friend.