Hi everyone, yes really nice to see this group will be lovely to talk to people i the right time zone!

Ah, bonjour! I'm Jessie. I'm 20 and am a vet nurse that lives in Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay.

I'm 5'5", start weight 165kg, current weight 104kg, goal weight currently 65kg.

I am a sucker for fast food.

hi all!
my name is joni, 32 years old with 3 kids, 2 dogs, a cat and a hubby! i work full time and my hubster is a house hubby.
my heaviest weight was 106kgs. that was when i went back to work after the middle kid. i'm currently 82kgs- just about the smallest i've ever been. and i'm 157cms tall.
i don't have a goal weight- this is all new territory to me, but i do have a goal distance! i'm running the rotorua marathon at the end of april. i only started running properly 9 months ago (when my baby was 3 months old). started with c25k, then bridged to 10k, then moved onto half marathon training (done 2 of those now), and moving onto full marathon stuff. then, after i get the bling for that (i'm only in it for the medal!) i'll see what comes next.
o, and i live in south auckland.

Hiya! Yay, a New Zealand group - so happy!!!! I'm 34 and I am a stay at home mummy to my gorgeous son (8.5 months old). I am committed to losing weight and I am pleased to say I lost 1.6 kilos in my first week (last week!). Very pleased with that result! I would like to lose 15 kilos all up which is the most I have ever had to lose! I am really enjoying this site - I love the food diary - it is incredibly helpful. I have always been a very healthy eater but slowly portion sizes have crept up.....now they are where they should be!!!! Nice to meet you all and great to have the kiwis together!!!!

So glad to have found a NZ group! My name's Janey. I'm 35 years old, and I'm in Auckland. I'm 157cm, currently weigh 58kg, and my goat is 50kg.


I have a fourteen year old daughter, who I am trying to set a good example in front of in terms of not dieting, but making healthy lifestyle choices, and exersizing regularly.

I manage a menu costing company, so my days are filled with talking to chefs, as well as anything and everything about food! I'm such a foodie, so all that doesn't help the waistline...

Great to have found this group. Please add me as a friend :flowerforyou:

Hey everybody,

My name is Angela, 36y/o - mother of two. My kids are 10 and 13 and I want to get fit and slim so I can keep up with them.

I gained an incredible amount of weight due to being on back pain medicines, specifically Notriptyline due to being allergic to anti-inflamtories. Just using normal pain relief such as panadine just was not cutting it.

It only took 2 years while being on these meds to gain 25KG.

I have since weaned my self off of them and am now on the big long journey of losing weight, eating healthier, eating in moderation - while still eating the things I love and enjoy.

I started here end of August and love the support of everyone.

Hey I'm Kerry 32, mum to five (4boys and 1 girl). I manage a dairy farm with husband in Ruawai, Northalnd.

I'm Sarah and I'm in Tauranga.

I've joined and left and joined and left and now joined MFP again... I was 72kg when I first joined in September 09, now I'm 84kg (163cm) >: (
My biggest problem in the past has been setting my goal too low - anything under 1600 a day just sees me breaking down after a day or two. And, well, the result of that is obvious.

My goal weight is probably somewhere around 65-68kg

Hi All,

I'm 34, from Auckland, married, no kids but have a cat baby . I work writing education resources for a charity so I'm at my desk all day. I'm getting more walking and movement into my daily routine and luckily we have Zumba and yoga at lunchtimes here. (I *love* yoga!) I also enjoy walking outside, especially in busy, parks or by the beach.

I've lost 5kg so far (in about 6 weeks) got another 5 to go (by Christmas or shortly after, is my goal). I aim to be a comfy size 12 and stay there for the rest of my life!

Cheers,
EJ

Hey guys...Yay a special place for us kiwis!

I'm Pauline. I'm 37 and live in Rangiora (just out of Christchurch). I work full time as a primary school teacher and also have 3 daughters 11, 7 and 5. Hubby helps out a lot with the kids since we both work :-)

I found MFP a while ago and joined 1st September 2011. I've lost 7kg so far! Yay! **does a dance** My goals and info are below.

I love food....and up until now have hated exercise for some time... I think I am coming around as I get fitter! I'd love you to add me as a friend!

PS I have my ticker in lbs as it looks better with bigger numbers lost! lol!

My goals are:
Start Weight:: 88.1kg (194.2 lb) 1st September 2011 HEIGHT IS :(5.3"/162cm)
Current Weight:: 81.0kg (178.6lb) 10th November
Goal 1: 80kg (176.4lb) by 15th November 2011
Goal 2: 75kg (165.3lb) by 31st December 2011
GOAL WEIGHT: 70kg (154.3lb) by 28th February 2012 (ticker is set for this)
Then maybe I might try for 65kg (143.3lb) by 31st May 2012

Hi All,

Im Shel from Te Awamutu.
Im 163.5cm (recently discovered - thought i was a cm taller!)

Weight when i met my partner (5yrs ago) - 73kg
Full term pregnant 102kg with both kids (2.5yr & 1yr)
Prebaby weight & restart weight - 84-85kg
Currently - 72.6kg (hopefully lighter tomorrow!)
Goal weight - 65kg or maybe a lil less, not sure.

I have a large bone frame also.
To me this goes into account on what i should weigh.

Hi all,
It's nice to see so many kiwis on here that are doing so well! I'm Ashleigh and I am from Christchurch, studying ECE teaching at Canterbury and working weekends. I have lost about 20kgs on MFP so far, with about 10-15 to go, I love cooking new dishes and finding healthy recipes and am learning so much on this journey! Looking foward to summer, and wearing some clothes that dont have to cover everything! Best if luck to everyone

Hi everyone

I'm Emily, I'm 26 in three days and live in west Auckland. I started on MFP at the beginning of the year and was doing well until I went to Europe for a month and then came back and started working huge amounts of overtime (late night takeaways anyone?).

Anyway, I weighed myself today for the first time in ages and I've gained back all the weight I had lost as well as an extra 8kgs!

I've definitely got my work cut out for me but I'm up for the challenge.

Hi
I'm from Auckland and been using the site for just over 3 weeks. Its helping me control and understand what I eat. My weight loss is slow but thats ok. Happy to add more 'friends' as I find its a good motivator seeing how others are doing. Not a facebook user - this is as close as I get to social networks.
When I add an ingredient, I put NZ after the title/description. I noticed someone else was doing this and thought it was a good idea for us Kiwis.

Hi all, I'm Rebecca and I live in Wellington. I have recently changed from full-time work to part-time while I start up my own proofreading and editing business. The purpose of that is to be able to get by while I pursue an acting career. I'm doing ok with that, but a bit limited by my appearance, I think!

I really enjoy running and completed a half-marathon in July. Unfortunately, I have been ill with a chest infection for the past 6 weeks and only coming right now. I couldn't even walk up a flight of stairs without gasping for breath!

So I weighed myself the day I joined MFP last week and I had finally reached the forbidden milestone - I was over 100 kgs (101). (I'm 173cm tall).

I've been really loving the ease of keeping track of foods and the fact that so many of the foods we have in New Zealand are actually ON the database! I'm sure I have a lot of you to thank for that, and I've been adding ones as I go, as well.

I love being able to eat whatever I want, as long as I keep track of it. And it's been really making me think about making healthy choices when I'm hungry - I'd rather eat a substantial amount of something healthy than a small amount of something unhealthy and use up half my calorie allowance for the day!

I've also started swimming - I used to find it dead boring, but I bought an underwater MP3 player (pretty cheap - only $80!) and I listen to audio books while I do it. Before I know it, it's been an hour!

Anyway, I've rambled enough - if anyone is in Wellington and would like to meet up - do get in touch, and anyone who wants to should feel free to add me as a friend.

:bigsmile: