I don't have a good picture, but I created a FB group for weight loss that I'm administrator of, and I'm on here all the time. I can help if you want!

Hi, my name is Anna, and when I started out last December I had 190 pounds to lose!! YIKES!!!! I am proud to say, that even though I have had a rough year and I have fallen off the wagon twice, since June of 2011 I have lost 45 pounds. I have had good days and bad days. Days when I sat in my chair and cried and said, this isn't worth it. It is easier and takes less effort to stay fat. Then I look at my 4 children and I realize that I am blessed and that It is worth it. I wanna grow old with my husband of 7 years. I wanna go out in public and not be ashamed of myself. I want to see food as a fuel not as a friend. I am an emotional eater and when I get stressed the first thing I turn to is food. It used to make me feel good when I was sad, but for the past 2 years, whenever I would binge, I would literally hate myself. I hope this group keeps going strong and that we can support each other on this journey to a healthier, happier life. Hope to get to know you all real well.
Anna

HI! I'm Molly, Ihave tried to lose weight and failed MISERABLY all my life. But I seem to be suceeding this time. I started in August and have lost 34 of 112 lbs I need to loose to get to a point where I am not considered overweight. I'm not sure what changed this time... MFP, the doctor scaring me that I might end up with Diabetes soon, or if something just cliked in my head. I can say I have been really comitted for the last 3 months and I know that this time around I am not doing it for some guy, or the potential of some guy, I am not doing it to impress others or look better. I am doing it for me, for my own sense of self worth and the fact that I am adressing my life as a whole and turning things around, and that seems to keep my butt exercising more than anything else... It's also been a commitment to reavaulating my relationship with food and why I eat.... No more emotional or entertainment eating! SO much easier said than done....
So howdy ladies! Glad to be here

Hi everyone,
i would like to join you all in your group. A little about me. I was on the fluffy side most of my life. But last year I was the highest I ever been. I was asked to be a bridesmaid for my brother-in-law wedding in June 2012. All the girls are a size 2-4 and here I was a 28. I didn't want to be that girl. So I found a lifestyle (diet) that I liked and this wed site. And as you can see happy to say I released (because I don't want to find it again) 131 lbs out of my 188 lbs.
With all that happy news. Its been kinda tough lately. I don't know if TOM (Time Of Month) was talking or what. But I felt I needed a break and that is what I did. Still watched-ish what I ate but I didn't go to the gym. And I guess the main this is that I'm ok with all of that. And I am reconsidering when I wanna reach my goal. I was pushing myself pretty hard to lose all of 188 lbs by Feb. 2012. But as long as I am at 160 or so by May or June. I'm ok with that.
So there it is.
Julie

Hello everyone!

Thanks Shanna and Ali! I think I added you, let me know if it didn't work!

It worked! I HAVE THE POWER TO DELETE! So stay in line, lol.

I was going strong since June of this year, but have slowed substantially in the last few weeks. My hope is that this group can keep me motivated to stay on here and stay focused.

We'll help you... what was the reason you started in the first place?

Sorry, I had to edit the group name slightly because, as my best friend since 3rd grade pointed out, I don't actually have 100 pounds to lose anymore. It seems silly to be the admin of a group with a title that precludes me from the group.

Yeah, I think that was a good idea....bc for people like me... I started out at 353, with the goal to be 153, to lose 200 lbs. But the further I get into it, I think I'll be looking at 170-190. And since I'm 318 now, that's only 138-158 to go, so I would have been excluded too, lol.

I think today is going to be a bad food day. I have my period and I feel like I need to eat everything in sight. This upsets me because I am working so hard. I feel like it is a struggle for me every month. Some things I have changed are that I am no longer a diet soda addict. I used to drink 6 or 7 bottles a day, but now it has been over a week since I have purchased soda. That makes me proud. This time last year, at my high weight, I was drinking a 24 pack of mountain do a day and wondering why i was so fat. I used to always say, " How am I so fat, I don't eat." Which was true, I barely ate, but I was drinking 3000 calories a day in my soda. Logging made me realize that I was consuming upwards of 4700 calories a day. Now I try to keep it under 1660, although today is probably not gonna be that day, and thats ok. It doesn't mean that I will fail. Just gotta exercise and do better tommorrow.

Anna, I think it's AMAZING that you haven't had soda in a week. I too, gave up diet sodas about 3 months ago. I have one every couple of weeks or so, and that's it.

And you're right, exercising is KEY. My mom used to tell me all the time, "You have to exercise to lose weight." I just thought "Whatever. I can eat what I need to and lose." Which was true, but since adding tennis, I'm losing so much more, and QUICKER too...

Just get through today, Anna, and if you feel like snacking all day, try to make healthy choices where you can!

I started because I saw the success my best friend was having with her lifestyle change and figured if she can do it, what couldn't I? I slowed because my nine month old had a siezure a few weeks ago and I want to spend as much time as possible with her so I stopped tracking.

Oh honey, I'm so sorry... Just think though, even if you're not logging, you still want to eat healthy to spend as much time with her for as LONG as possible.

JSV: When I started this journey, I had 188lbs to lose and that thought alone was daunting. But I broke it into smaller parts. I started at 348. So I was looking forward to get to the 290's, once there I wanted to see the 250's, so on and so on. I admit losing the first 50 lbs, I didn't see much change in me or how my clothes were fitting but once I got to 250-240's, then major things were changing. My face is slimmer, less back fat and was able to wear smaller clothes. So not only can you just go by what the scale says, its the small things that are just important. And for me its taking one day at at time, do the best you can do today and worry about tomorrow later. And as strange as it sounds, it does get easier the longer you stick to it. It becomes second nature, which we want anyways, to us. And remember one bad day or one bad choice is not going to make you gain all 24lbs back.

H2O: aka Mandie: So glad to hear the little peanut is doing better. Again a HUGE congrats on your major mile stone. That is freaking fantastic!!!! So proud of you {{{HUGS}}}

Anna: Drink your water, or Crystal lite or whatever you drink, in abundance today. Help keeps you fill, helps with the bloating and all the time your going to the bathroom, will help burn more calories

Mandie: I have to agree with you on your protein shakes. I found a web site that had 107 difference recipes for protein shakes. So I have my normal breakfast but for lunch and dinner I have a shake and I'm happy and full all day and been losing pretty good since. With a snack or two for the day. But I keep my sugars and carb low. Plus drinking gallons of water a day. Like I said to Anna, lots of trips to the bathroom, but I figure extra calorie burned.

Hello Everyone,

I'd like to start by saying that you are all awesome and all your entries have given me that umph that I needed. I was feeling sorry for myself after getting my little ticker ready and seeing that I still have a LONG way to go... But I'm done feeling sorry for myself. I'm going to get it done and keep it off this time. I lost 112 pounds a couple of years ago and gained back about 70 of them :-( I feel pretty disappointed in myself. But I'm so glad that I found you all because I know I can do it. It seems like a daunting task but it will get done.

Kudos to you all!!!!


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Hello all, loved reading the posts. I've been trying to get to a healthy weight since I graduated from college (where I gained my weight in the first place). Each time led to me gaining more. I've been using MFP since about mid September and really like it, It offers such a good sense of control in the eating and the exercise. I am tired of not living the active life I dream about - hiking, camping, snowboarding, kayaking. I'm looking forward to enjoying all of that next summer (well, except for the snowboarding) with my husband.

One of my goals is to do a 5k for breast cancer awareness. it is a disease that has struck one to many times in my family and I want to make a difference. Yesterday I started the yoplait lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks challenge. So far it is going pretty good, I am down a pound since yesterday. Lets see if it is sustainable. I am hoping to see a big difference in myself by summer time. If I can lose 10 pounds a month I can concievably lose 70 pounds by next june, which will put me in the 220's, the lightest I have been in my adult life. I know that I can do this, I know that we all can do this.
Anna