Congratulations on your weight loss so far!!

I have been nursing an injured foot for a couple of months now and had to stop running. So with stopping running and being depressed about having to stop running, I've managed to gain back about 20 of the pounds I lost earlier this year. I'm so disappointed in myself!!

I need to sit down and write out my goals for the new year during this upcoming week, but I know my first goal is to get to onederland before I start running again. I'm hoping that losing this extra weight will keep me from re-injuring my foot once I start to run again.

So, I will need to lose roughly 40 pounds to get to onederland and I am aiming to do that by April 1st, just in time for great running weather!

Hi everyone! June 22nd is a great goal since my birthday is June 25th and I will be 31. My goal is to be 180 by my wedding in October so I am really motivated to banish this weight and get back to onederland :-) I also have knee-related issues, two surgeries on my left thus far. I want to lose a good amount of weight before I start trying to run again. I plan on being able to run the Komen 5K in Columbus this May.

Hi everyone! My name is Meghan but you can call me Maggie if you want. I would love to be in onederland by June or even sooner if possible. I started this website in July and have lost about 36 pounds so far. My goal is to be 150 pounds.

Cant wait to see everyone's progress :flowerforyou:

Hello, I'm Monita and I'm 43. I'm happy about my 57lb weight loss this year; BUT, I'm on a mission to get to Onerland in 2012. My gift for achieving my goal is a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes! I sure would like to wear my shoes while it's hot outside. Currently, I'm 240 lbs.

My plan of action is to join lots of challenges so that I can stay busy and focussed on my weight loss. Currently, I'm in 7 challenges. What will we be doing in this challenge? Weekly callisthenics goals? Weighing in weekly? Just let me know. I'm game.

You asked for strategies, I'm down 23 lbs since I started (8 before MFP) and getting to weight I've been hauling around for a 1/4 of a century so joined a gym (been working out at home, not enough challenge of the right kind now). I'm also starting C25K in the spring when it gets nice enough to run outside. Ultimate goal is to do a 3 day Breast Cancer walk next summer. (Nope never had breast cancer but I did have a run-in with colon cancer and lost my mom to cancer).

Hi everyone! I'm Tara and I am 31. I gained 65 pounds in under a year from having neurological lyme! Not fun. So being 5' tall and 212 pounds makes everything so much more difficult. Like many of you, I used to keep my weight under control by running but now I walk with a walker which makes running tough lol! I am trying to realize that exercise is exercise even if it isn't running! I can't really drive because of my neurological problems so I need to work out at home, but let's face it exercise videos are so boring!! And many of them I can't do. However I do have a Wii and try to play "tennis" on there as often as I can. I make sure I get up and move around the living room just like when I used to play. It's certainly not the same, but better than nothing!

My strategy at the moment is to eat healthier in general. I'm a flexitarian (plant-based diet where people eat meat on occasion) and have been for a while but have never been good about the plant-based part! I was raised on processed food and since I hate cooking, processed food is still so appealling! So now I'm more focused on adding more beans and veggies into my diet and cutting out processed foods. I am definitely eating better even if it isn't reflected on the scale.

I would definitely be game for participating in any challenges! It sounds like fun and would certainly be motivating!

My name is Danielle and my whole goal is to make it to Onderland by summer so I'm so excited to see this challenge!! I am currently 233 and I would love to change out that 2 and put a 1 in front of it! I started my journey and a high number of 282 and even though I have had great success I really want to get out of the 200's and never see them again! If anyone wants to add me I am always grateful for new friends who are supportive GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!

I'm Annie, I'm 25, and this group is perfect for me.. I want to hit ONEderland before my birthday too! [June 17th]. I do cardio every morning with the husband before he goes to work, and I just got the 30DS and Ripped in 30 w/ weights, and a few other items for Christmas. I have a 4 year old, and I want to teach her proper diet and exercise, so she hopefully doesn't have to worry about this when she's older..