Growing up I was very active and lucky to never have a weight issue. In my early 20's I felt perfect and beautiful and then at almost 24 everything changed for me. My husband deployed for over a year and I started having emotional issues about my family and my husband being deployed. Initially the weight gain felt good, I didn't like all of the attention I was constantly ambushed with and I wanted to crawl in myself. now I just turned 28 and it has been a slippery slope. I was happy and perfect feeling at 160, and for the last year I have been teetering through the 190's. Every year since it has been harder and harder to change it. I feel like atleast in my 190's I have stopped the gain but losing is hard. It just seems like I can't break back in to the 180's. I want to be back to 160, that is my goal. I am almost 5'9" and more muscley than other girls so it was my ideal weight, where I could be in a bikini and felt good and look good in every picture without hesitation. I want that back. I joined about a month ago and have gotten down 4 lbs, but have stalled for the last two weeks due to me eating what I want over the holidays. I refuse to diet ever again. Diets don't work and I feel like they are a mind game. But I do believe in making positive choices, and that is my goal. I don't want to punich myself for my failures, it only makes it harder. Good luck everyone.
GW: 160
CW: 196
SW: 200

Hey everyone, My name is Kelly. I am 26 and from Grimsby Ontario Canada. I have been "chubby" all my life. My heaviest weight was 224 lbs. I joined WW in the past and lost 45 lbs. I stoped the program to do it on my own and gain back some weight. I started MFP 46 days ago at 198lbs. I have lost approx 1 lbs a week, and I am currently 192 lbs. I started MFP to become healthier. I have been with my Boyfriend for 18months, and he is very fit and active. I would like that for myself. In March I am running my first 5km race and have been training for it since I starte MFP. I would like this to be the first of many races.
SW 198 lbs
CW 192 lbs
GW 140 lbs

I'm Tonya. I have 2 girls. An 8 year old and 5 year old. I teach 3rd grade. My husband's a cop who is going through a MLC (yes they do exist.)

SW 280+ (Sept 09)
CW 195 ish
GW 145-155

Right now i"m in a lazy depressed mode. Trying to change that. I had gotten all the way down to 180 and it creeped back up. I think food is OK. I need to get my butt on my treadmill.

Hi. I am Linda. I am 25 and have been struggling for years. When I got married I was 123 and want so badly to get back there. My ex hunsband and I broke up shortly after our daughter was born and the weight just seemed to pour on. I was stressed out, depressed and scared. I had just turn 20 and didn't know how to handle any of. By the time I was 21, I was 260. I stopped gaining at that point but didn't start losing until I was 23. I got down to 170 on my own, but didn't keep it off. Now I am at 198 and am determined to lose it! My daughter is 6 and tiny I want her to know you how to eat right and exercise. I never want her to have to struggle. She is also very girly and is already in chear, I don't want her to be ashamed of my size.

HW: 260
SW: 200
CW: 198
GW: 120

I'm Courtney! I'm 19 years old. I'm a college student a waitress. I've struggled with my weight all of my life and for the first time, I'm actually dedicated to making some changes. I started using MFP on October 7th, 2011 and have enjoyed seeing the results ever since!

Height- 5'7"
SW- 209 lbs
CW- 197 lbs
GW- 165-170ish lbs

My mini New Years goal is to be 195 lbs. I hope joining this group will give me the little boost of motivation I need to reach that goal!

MY name is Nadine
Starting weight 289
Cw:198 for the last 3 months I have been from 192-198

My SW on MFP this time last year was 198, my weight this year is 198. Throughout the year I have fluctuated from 188-199 and for some reason my body will not let the scale move. Frustrating beyond belief!!!! I have lost inches and with MFP I have been able to go from thinking that I was eating healthy to eating healthy with some caved days. I have learned with MFP and family that I am important and that I love myself, that it is ok to have a bad day here and there but that I am strong enough to continue this journey.

I am aiming to reach my goal weight of 135-140 before or on my 32nd Birthday in May, which means i need to step it up just not sure how or what it is that my body needs to wake up and show me the numbers that I want in the scale. Thank you for making this group up, I now know that I'm not the only one on here that feels like she will be a size 5 at 198lbs because the bloody scale won't budge.

(sorry for the rant)

Hi all, I'm Laura, 26 from the UK. Just had my first baby 8 weeks ago.. have managed to lose 24lb since then.. including the weight of the little man!! but now stuck at 199.9 so need a little extra motivation!
xx

Hi, I'm Sarah and still very new to this website. I have always felt I was overweight since high school. I definitely gained the freshman 15 plus some when I was away at college. I am 23 now and have been out of college and at my current job for a year and a half. Over the last 6 months I have been feeling worse and having much lower self esteem. I do not like what I see when I look in the mirror or see pictures, and I am having back problems that may be related to weight. I also have a desk job and commute over 2.5 hours a day. My career is stressful, and I have to continue taking professional exams for a few more years to become certified in my field. Therefore, once I get home from my long commute, I have to study for a couple more hours which has made me even more sedentary than I was in college. I finally weighed myself last night and I am at 194. I have gained 8lbs in the last 6 months, and I'm definitely seeing/feeling the difference. This is my first serious attempt at weight loss, and I'm hoping this site will help motivate me. My goal weight is 150-160.

My name is Jeanie, mother of 3, 8 yr old boy, 3 yr old boy, and 11 month old girl.... happily married in San Antonio, TX. for 10 years in June 2012...
. I was my heavies a couple years back when my husband got deployed to Iraq. I got active and dropped some of my weight between my last two kids... but didn't really have the light switch come on to really get serious about losing weight until my last birthday, Sept 2, 2011.

I promised myself and posted on Facebook a picture and announced my weight loss challenge to be at least 50lbs lighter by my next birthday...

To my surprise... I am already 36 lbs lighter... I plan to reach my goal before my next birthday... 145lbs...

HW: 260
SW: 234
CW: 198
GW 145

Let's make a healthy life change together as we write our success stories!!! :happy:

Hi! Everyone, my name is Michele (Chell for short) I am 56 years old mother of two grown children and have 4 grand children. I never had to fight before to keep weight off until I had a Heart Attack (6 yrs ago) and the medication plus quitting smoking really did a job on me. I have tried a number of different diets with no success (Jenny Craig expensive, Weight Watchers got bored, Alli didn't work) a friend of mine told me of this site and I joined about 3 - 4 weeks ago, I love it.

I started off good lost a total of 4 lbs then the Holiday game and it all went out the window.....booooooohoooo!! Gained 3 back so now I am working to beat the band........My Cardioligist wants me to go to 170 lbs by June and he told me I can't do it.....so I am more determine to prove him wrong I don't only want to lose the weight I want to pass his total and I will I tell myself I CAN DO THIS!!!!!

HW: 198.8 (Jan. 2011)
SW: 192.7 (Dec. 2011)
GW: 170 (Cardioligist)
GW: 150ish (my goal)

forgot to add my CW: 192.2........... :-((

Hi! I am Hester. I have 2 boys ages 9 and 5. I started mfp at 215lbs. I am currently 193. I hope to get to 140s. I think at this point 160 would be a thrill! lol. I am from Oklahoma. I am a nurse massage therapist. the weight is holding me back from being an effective lnmt. I want to lose so I have more stamina at work.