Hi, I'm a 40y/o small town PA girl. been married 17yrs, have 3 daughters, current goal -to loose 50 but ultimately would love to shed 90. starting small ~ hoping for a big finish ; 1 lb/wk & next year this time I'll reach my ultimate goal lets do this!

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How-D! My name is Sybil and I will be 150 by May 12, 2012 which is my graduation date! Grad school will be ending and the job search will be starting...soo this is me making the change to finally conqueror the weight! I've struggled with my weight in the past, but now it's time to get myself into the body that I've wanted for so long! I know I can do it. I have everything I need and more! Please friend/add me so we can keep each other accountable!!

omg Im sitting here reading these and its hard to concentrate because my 5 yr old is on school holidays and wont stop talking....! she needs stimulation and i just want to lie down and sleep on the couch.

Im Nicole, 30, mother of two (Miss 5 and Mr 4) and live in Brisbane, Australia. Over here we have kilos - and i have about 50 kilos to lose... I think that is about 100 pounds??? wow. daunting, much???

Im sick of this fat. Im sick of telling myself i'll do better tomorrow. Im sick of looking at the number 50 and thinking god - ive got to somehow get that off. Ive been a member of a gym for 6 months - but i cant be bothered going. It shuts in about 2 hours, so i might go in an hour just to do something but then again, i might not!

Hi, I'm Lauren and I would like to lose 70 lbs this year. I've lost 104 lbs in 6 yrs and feel like I've wasted so much time losing weight, then gaining some back, then losing some more....that I'm done wasting time and "yo yo dieting" and just want to continue on my journey living a health lifestyle and to stop wasting so much time.

Im laura from Arkansas. im a 31 yo happily married woman with 2 adorable boys. Charlie is 5 and caleb will be 1 feb 1st. I think the reason i am a 125 lb person trapped in a 208 lb 5'2" body is because of depression and low self worth. ive come a long way since my cheerleading days in high school. I know shes in there somewhere tho.

Ive worked on the inside and have come to terms with why im in this shape. now i just have to maintain the motivation and diligence to get where im going....time to let the outside reflect the inside.

I need to lose 83 lbs to be at the "ideal weight" of 125 for my height and bone structure. my goal is 140 by the end of 2012....very doable if i take it slow and steady. after all,i gained it slow and steady. lol.

1 lb a week is a good goal for me....sounds so much better than 52 lbs this year. thx for your support and add me as a friend. lord knows i need em. good luck and god bless this year!!

Hello! My name is Mande. I'd like to lose 60 lbs by 2013! Whoop


Challenge accepted!

Hi Everyone! This is the first group I have ever joined, and I hope this will be a positive experience for me, as I don't have much support in my real life (boyfriend eats like a 10 year old boy, Mom refuses to get rid of ****ty food in the house, etc.).

So a little background: My name is Jordana, I'm 24, from Ontario Canada, and have 50-60 lbs to lose. I'm 5'9", and 200lbs.

I had previously lost 50 lbs a couple years ago, but since then I've gained it all back due to emotional eating and crappy stress, or well rather having no way to properly cope with those things.

I'm really hoping to lose the bulk of it by my 25th birthday (July 14), and I'm hoping to pick up other ways to relieve stress other than eating.

My plan is calorie counting, and slowly incorporating exercise so I don't do too much, too soon.

Looking forward to hearing everyone else's story!

Hi, I'm Jennifer.
I have 70 lbs to lose. I'm at my highest weight ever (except while pregnant with my 1st). I weighed less while pregnant with my 2nd, and after he was born I put more on! Ugh.

My goal for this year is 35, to get under 200, and to feel proud for what I've accomplished this year, instead of disappointed that another year has gone by without me doing anything.

Hi!!

I'm Cassandra. I've decided to get a hold of this continuing battle and losing 50 lbs this year... could use helpful and positive support to keep me motivated!!

Hi, my name is Penny and I have been maintaining this nasty weight for a year now and want it off. My goal is to lose 80 pounds, but I am taking it in 10 pound chunks. My problem is that I keep losing and gaining the same 5 pounds, but have finally started going back to the gym again two weeks ago, so am hoping that the weight will finally start coming off. Sad thing about this journey, is that it is the same journey I took 5 years ago and almost made it to my goal weight when I suffered two back-to-back injuries and gained all the weight and then some back. I am an emotional eater, and have started crafting to combat that for the most part. At least, it helps i the evenings when I use to eat like crazy. Now I just have to stay on track when I stop to eat my lunch mid-day. My other issue is that I have an unhealthy relationship with food. For so long, even when I was skinny, I was told that I was fat and started hiding what I was eating, then not eating at all. So, I am not quite a bing eater, but eating enough calories everyday tends to be a problem for me. I am tired of being fat and what to be the active Mommy that I once was before the surgeries.