Hi,
My name is Rachel I am 360 as well I am married and want so bad to have a baby we have been married for 5 years and I am ready!! I am also too heavy to get pregnant and I am sick of it! I want to lose this weight!

I have been on yoyo diets most of my adult life, some with temporary success. Iam currently weighing 316 pounds down fro 336.3 when i decided to try MFP so far this is great im losing weight the healthy way without starving myself to loose it. Iam very impressed by the weight loss acheivement by many of the members and want to thank them for sharing it with me.

Hi all, I am Lisa. I'm a 36yo wife and a mother to a soon to be 6yo son and soon to be 4yo twin girls. I'm currently hovering around 295 & am miserable. I can't run with my kids, I can't play on the floor with them & I can't play on playgrounds with them. I've started walking to pick my son up from school, so that's a mile of walking every day & I've also started a Zumba class once a week (hoping to get that bumped up to twice a week).

I'm stuck in the land of knowing I need to lose the weight but am still not making the right food choices. I must work on that or I won't get anywhere. It's going to be tough, but if I work hard on it I'm sure I can achieve it.

Hi all. I'm a 351 lb mother of 2 young girls (3 & 6 years). My highest weight was about 370. I am currently awaiting a call from the insurance caseworker on when I will continue the process of getting weight loss surgery. I have a meeting with a nutritionist, mental health, and with the surgeon left to go (I already went through 12 weeks of classes and tons of labs/tests).
I was in the high 200's before the birth of my 2nd daughter in 2008, but I changed jobs when she was 4 months old from a stand all day/move all day job as a pharmacy technician, to an office job where I sit for 8 hours (then 2 more hours for commute time). So by the time I would get home, I was pretty much exhausted. Thus the weight gain. But, I decided that I needed some help that was more than just diet/exercise. Thankfully my insurance is awesome and the whole process for the weight loss surgery will cost me nothing.

Hello everyone!

My name is Rivka and I've traveled around the sun 37 times. For the last 11 times I've been obese and over 200 pounds. I've been over 300 for the last 4 years. Before I used to manage pretty well but after my 2nd child I've been struggling.

So now is time to go around the sun with less weight.

Starting weight = 344
Current weight = 327
Goal weight = 150-145

My name is Melanie. I'm 41and 5'0". I started in WW on March 8, 2011. What a revelation! Then this month I was told by my best friend about MFP. What another revelation! I hope to have all of you as friends (so please add me).

SW: 335
CW: 315
GW: 128

I will succeed! It may take me 4 yrs to get there, but I will!!!

Hii my name is Leigh and I am 20 years old.
Currently I weigh 308lbs I have lost some weight I did weigh 341 lbs when I started my weight loss journey.
I want to loose weight as I have PCOS and being overweight lowers my chance of having children...

Hello everybody, my name is Rich. I've been dieting since July 2010 have lost a lot of weight since then(305) and still have a lot to lose(200+). Have big plans this year and going at them hardcore with a bunch of small goals I have set up. This is the only group I could find that I was near anybodies weight range. So figured I would give it a shot.

Hello everyone! My name is Cassie, and I am 27 years old...28 in 4 days! I am a mother of 4...My oldest daughter is 10, my only son is 6, and I gave birth to twin girls 9 months ago. I am new to MFP, but NOT to weight loss. I have lost 80lbs, TWICE, and gained it back both times. Very disgusted with that, but it is what it is. I am currently at my highest weight ever, 327.4lbs. I will be calorie counting and cutting down on carbs since I am a PCOS lady. I look forward to getting to know you!

I want to thank everyone so much for their stories! They are very inspirational! We can all be there for each other and hold one another accountable! Feel Free to Friend me! Im still learning exactly how to use this, so bare with me! I just sent requests, but got yelled at that I can only request 5 friendships every 10 minutes?! Lol.

I'm going to add you now

Hi everyone!! I am very new still learning the ropes but I am 24 and over 300 I am wanting to loose weight for medical reasons and after reading your post I feel encouraged to continue my journey. I look foward to meeting new pople and hearing more sucess stories!

Hello, My name is Amy.
Seems like I'm eternally single.
I've been in the 300's for about 10 years.
I stayed between 325-340 for YEARS....
But since I was diagnosed with Hidradenitis Suppurativa (A skin condition) I've gained ALOT of weight.
Some of it due to the pain... and some of it due to me comfort eating because I was depressed.
I'm only 2 pounds from 400! It is time to do something!

I just joined here 24 hours ago and I've found this site to be better than ANYTHING! I LOVE IT.

My goal is to be healthy.. not skinny. GW: 225
I'm afraid to lose more than that... do not want lots of extra skin... I know I'll have quite a bit even at that weight.
But, I suppose extra skin is better than dying at 35 of a heart attack, which is what I'm afraid of... Sorry, I'm rambling.

Apparently my introduction did not post, well that's annoying!

I'm Sarah, I'm single, 26, and I have an office job working in the energy industry. About four years ago I weighed in at 304, my heaviest. I started the Dr. Bernstein diet, which dropped me down to 250 in just a couple of months... but it wasn't maintainable. I stopped the diet as it was very expensive, and even though I tried to keep it to healthy foods, my body rejected everything and was completely out of whack. I gained back that weight and then some, to put me at 342... which is where I started on MFP this year. I'm currently hovering around 336 or so. I had lost 17lbs but gained it back after my Dad passed away in November. Trying to get back on the wagon now and stick to a better lifestyle. Wish me luck, and nice to meet you!

Hello My name is Rebecca. I am a full time nursing student and mom to two amazing little boys (18 months and 4 years). I started 8 days ago on my weight loss journey. I have to say that I LOVE this site.

I am getting remarried September and for once I want to be happy to go shopping for something to wear. After two pregnancies I have just let myself get to an all time high, so now its time for change.

Here's to 2012 and all the great things it holds.

SW : 326
CW : 318
GW : 250 (for now). I would like to get to about 200 when I am finally done

So glad we have more people joining! You all are more than welcome to add me as a friend on here, we need ALL the support and motivation we can get!