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Hi! I'm Caity and I just moved to NZ this year. I am from New York but I married a kiwi!
I am going to be teaching math starting in January here and I'm really excited! We are living near Motueka now but will be moving to the West Coast in January!
This week I've been on MFP for a year. I've lost 60 pounds / 27kg!
I still want to lose about 20 pounds and tone up!
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Hi everyone!
Pleased to see a NZ group
I'm Catherine, I'm 20 years old, living in Wellington.
I work in an office, and study computer science & accounting, so I am spending most of my time (~12 hours per day) sitting in front of a computer!
I weigh just over 90kgs, and want to get back down to around 65 - 70kgs. I first joined MFP last summer, successfully lost around 12kgs, then lost motivation over winter and have piled it all back on. Now summer is back here again, and there's no way I am going to be fitting into the togs that I wanted to.
Buuut this time I am here for the long haul, I need to get serious about it.0 -
I'm Cindy, aged 30 and a mother of 3 children, 2 boys aged 11 and 9 and a girl aged nearly 2!
I have gained 26 kgs since falling pregnant with my 1st child back in 2000. I have since lost 5.4 kgs and hoping to lose another 10 kg
I grew up in Makarewa which is just near Invercargill. Me and my family moved to Australia in June 1995, so we have been here a fair while BUT I will always call myself a Kiwi 0 -
Hi fellow Kiwis,
So happy to find this group
I'm Helen, I'm 28 live in Rotorua with my husband and 2 year old son.
I've been overweight for like FOREVER and now is my time to suceed. I've tried and tried and tried but this time is for real
My biggest weakness KFC and cheese, crackers, chips and dip
I've been doing this properly since Friday, overall I would like to lose 32kgs (my goal weight is 70kgs) but for now I'm going to aim for 10 kgs. So here goes.
Hope you're all having a nice day
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Ha, I feel like I'm really late to a party and everone is staring!
I'm Hay. Istarted MFP in Feb this year and credit it with helping me lose over 50kgs. I'm trying to do the maintenance thing right now, but trying to find that elusive sweet spot between losing and gaining is tough!
I live in Hamilton, am married and have four girls who I homeschool.
I am into running mostly, which I supplement with some strength work in the form of Ripped in 30.
Add me if you like, happy to support everyone :-)0 -
Huh, I thought I'd introduced myself, obviously not!
I'm Dee, also from Hamilton. I joined MFP in March (I think) this year and got half way to my goal, then bam baby #4 on the way :laugh:
So at the moment I'm trying to stay as active as I can, and then plan to start the weightloss journey again once bub is here and we've settled into being a family of 6. My goal at the moment is to weigh less at the end of my pregnancy than I did when I joined MFP. As you can see I've only got 6kg to go but 9-ish weeks left of pregnancy - it might be close! 0 -
<--- Oh good, I was right - it was March this year :happy:0
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Hi everybody, I live 80km south of Dunedin. Am trying to lose 15kgs overall, and have lost 5kgs so far. Then I want to keep it off, which has been a problem in the past. I continually lose weight, then put it back on, plus another 5kgs, this time I got to 5kgs over when I was fully pregnant. Feel free to friend me :blushing:0
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Hey ya. I just came across this site this month and I love it. Ive had a fair bit of support from people from around the globe since I started, but was also looking for something closer to home so stoked i found this group:) I live in Tauranga and want to lose 20kg. I have two daughters aged 5 & 7 and study part time. My motivation, when I first started trying to lose weight was summer.. which is pretty much here so that ship has sailed. So now I just want to be fit, healthy and at my goal weight for my 29th birthday in May. I would love to be able to compete in a marathon or something too.0
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Hi and welcome. I am in Tauranga till tomorrow, walked up the mount this evening!Hey ya. I just came across this site this month and I love it. Ive had a fair bit of support from people from around the globe since I started, but was also looking for something closer to home so stoked i found this group:) I live in Tauranga and want to lose 20kg.0 -
I walk up the mount on monday mornings to start the week, i love it, such a rewarding effort once your at the top:)
Hi and welcome. I am in Tauranga till tomorrow, walked up the mount this evening!Hey ya. I just came across this site this month and I love it. Ive had a fair bit of support from people from around the globe since I started, but was also looking for something closer to home so stoked i found this group:) I live in Tauranga and want to lose 20kg.0 -
Hey ya. I just came across this site this month and I love it. Ive had a fair bit of support from people from around the globe since I started, but was also looking for something closer to home so stoked i found this group:) I live in Tauranga and want to lose 20kg. I have two daughters aged 5 & 7 and study part time. My motivation, when I first started trying to lose weight was summer.. which is pretty much here so that ship has sailed. So now I just want to be fit, healthy and at my goal weight for my 29th birthday in May. I would love to be able to compete in a marathon or something too.
Hey I'm in Tga too (Welcome Bay). My kids are 6(boy) & 7(girl). I study part-time too thru Massey, and work full time. And we're about the same age. LOL0 -
Hi. I am 32, I live in Napier and work full-time in Hastings. I am also studying extramurally through SIT and Open Polytechnic. I want to lose about another 15kg but mostly just want to get to where I am comfortable then tone up a bit. I have just started getting into the forums and find them really interesting.
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Hi Everyone, I live in Wgtn. I am so glad to see a NZ group. Would be great to add friends from this group to share diary's etc. as I know I sure get bored of my diary!!! Also ideas for Xmas food would be great to share!
My husband and I have a fairly active social life so I find dropping weight pretty hard. I want to lose about 10kg and evertime I get a few kg down, we have events, functions etc. and the weight just comes back on!
Look forward to making some MFP friends that are willing to share their ideas!
EDIT: My diary is public too for anyone who wants food ideas from me!0 -
Hello hello! So great to see so many Kiwis on here.
Anyway, my name is Andy and I live and work in South Korea. I've been here for nearly three years teaching English at a middle school, and will most probably be here another year before moving onto the next country. I love being able to work and travel, and moving here has been one of the best decisions I've ever made.
With the recent loss of my father and returning to Korea after being away for two months in September, I have a real what-am-I-waiting-for attitude, and am slowly working towards improving myself in all aspects of my life. Losing a parent is something that I would not wish on anyone, but an event like that really forces one to really look at themselves, evaluate life and ask the big questions.
So I'm on here to slim down, trim down, and feel good about myself and my body. Oh and of course make some good friends along the way. Please feel free to add me as a friend. The more support we can give each other, the better!
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My names Becky. I'm currently living and studying in Dunedin. I am recently married to my best friend and partner of 5 years. When i met my husband I was 60 kgs, when I got married in June 2011 I was 80kg (my largest). I am currently at 77kg and hope to get down to 70kg.0
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Hey Becky - Good luck on your journey.... all in a similar position.0
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Hi! I am Lesley from Oamaru! I have been on mfp since January! Joined to support my daughter but have done great for myself as well!
I am ancient in comparison to you all - 60. Have 3 sons and a daughter and they all live overseas. Have a 5 1/2 month choc lab who gets me out for 2 walks a day. I was running but he is too young to run yet!
Nice to have a Kiwi group, thanks for starting it Emma
Cheers
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Hey all
I am Elle from Auckland - a single empty nester - my "baby" moved to Sydney 5 years ago for "summer" :-(
I have just come back from a lovely 3 week holiday to visit family and friends in South Africa (3.5 kg gain) - so back to logging and being good from today (Friday) - no such thing as waiting for Monday!!0 -
Hi Everyone,
I know alot of you already.
My name is Mel, I'm 28 and from Taupo, but lived in Dunedin for a while when I was at Uni and that is where I met my lovely Fiance.
I live in a regional Mining town in Queensland called Mackay where I do IT for an engineering company.
Im getting married in 3 months and am as of today 1.6 kilos from my goal weight having lost 6.4 kilos over the last 3 months.
Im starting P90X in the next few days with my fiance who luckily for him is trying to gain 15 kilos!!!
I have two beautiful dogs and no kids although the reason we are trying to get really healthy is so that are bodies are in peak form when we start trying for kiddies.
Feel free to add me if you like!0 -
Hi everyone, I haven't been on the message boards for ages so its great to see they have made groups now.
I am Tania, 27 years old, I live on a farm 20 min out of Rotorua with my fiancae and 8 yr old daughter and nearly 2 year old son.
I have been on MFP for AGES but only started really trying to move the weight in July this year. Between my partner and I we have lost over 25kg.
My current weight is 69kg and my goal is 59-65 kg, I have had a bit of time off tracking the last few weeks but have managed to maintain so thats good.
Feel free to add me.0 -
Hey Kiwis, im so stocked with how many of us there are now!! wahoo,
My name is Jess Im doing a PhD at Otago in biochemistry and i love it!! My aim for using mfp is to get fit!!! so mostly logging to make sure im eating a balanced diet for the amount of exercise i do!! But i also understand loosing weight as have been yo yoing between size 12 to 16 for years and as one of my dementia residents told me on saturday - i have solid hips and a nice big bum lol o yeh thats from my second job where i work as an activities co-ordinator at a high security dementia ward, awesome but also tiring depending on the day. Add me if you need a friend !! cus that is the real key to how mfp works :P 0 -
Halloooo Fellow Kiwis!
I'm Kayla and I'm 24, currently residing in CHCH. Joined MFP about 6 weeks ago? after tipping the scales @ 125kgs and decided it was time to change! I have lost 11kgs so far but still have a long road ahead of me... Now to find the motivation to keep it up!!0 -
Hi there, I'm from Turangi (south of Taupo)
New to message boards.
Enjoying reading the introductions of others.0 -
Hi i'm Tom (where are all the guys on here)???
I'm 37 and live in Geraldine, South Canterbury with my lovely wife and awesome 3 kids (4yo, 2 1/2 yo & 8 months)
Reasonably active, love my mountain biking and getting out for a run which doesn't happen much as there is always some excuse, (well that was before MFP) Have been sitting around 88kg for the past few years with a not very flat stomach and no matter how much i exercise i have always seemed to be around that weight and figure.
Have been using MFP for 1 month and starting at 88kg i am now 83kg and target is 78kg. With MFP I can now see that my serving sizes were far too large, in the past if i ate something healthy I thought I could eat as much as I liked.
My job is being on the road all week so pies and other crap food were always an easy option, now that i see how many calories these have in them I haven't gone near them in a month.
Now I am eating right thanks to MFP and exercising lots and its working and FAST.
My wife has now started to use MFP after seeing my results to get her body back into shape after kids.0 -
Hi all! I'm Chloe, 17, originally British but now living in Auckland! I'm pretty new to MFP but am enjoying it so far.
I'm 173cm and 75kg and my long term goal is to lose about 10kg. My short term goal is to lose maybe 4kg over the summer so I can go back to school looking fabulous. My diet isn't too bad but my main problem is exercise!! I have no motivation to exercise ever. I'm hoping that'll be something I can work on... Right now I figure it's good enough if I can keep my diet good for a few weeks - maybe exercising will come to me?? I'd like to get into strength training later down the road too.
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Hey Ya
I'm Emma im 23 from CHCH I would love to meet some of you lovely ladies to keep me on track and maybe come for some walks around the chch cordon or the gardens ??? I don't know im keen for anywhere or any exercise I have got to my plateau I think so I need to keep up the motivation to keep losing!
I weighed in this morning and i'm back up to 84.1 this is not good!!!! lol maybe I will go for a walk after work again in the rain
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Hi, I'm Patricia. I'm 28, a wife and a mother of 2 and live Hastings.
I've just given birth to #2 and so want to proceed to loose the baby weight slowly and healthily. At this stage it is mostly maintaining my current weight or loosing no more than 1/2 pound a week at the most as I am also feeding baby.
Hoping to find some great support on here.0 -
Congrats on your new addtion to your family 'Historysmissinglady' and HI0
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Welcome Patricia - I am in Hastings too! We have a facebook group too for kiwi MFPers!0
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