Newbie wanting to lose around 100 pounds!

i two have to lose around 85 pounds to be at a healthy weight. my problem is that i need to stay focus and on track with food and exercise. i need that motivation. i have lost weight in the past and as soon as i can fit into certain clothing i lose track. i am a married mom of 3. this year i have finally decided to try no i am going to do this. it is very hard for me to look at pictures of myself i can not recognize ME! ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM GOING THRU PLEASE ADD ME. i need that push to keep daily tracking of what i am eating as well as exercise. this is going to be a challenging year but i am up for it. GOOD LUCK TO ALL .

Hello I need to lose 100 pounds also and I feel the same way you do. I'm 42 Married to my hubby for 21 years and we have 3 sons.
I joined in March but got busy and really forgot about this site until a friend of mine starting using it and she looks amazing. Would love to have some friends on here.

i have 100 PLUS pounds to lose as well! I also have a baby who is 6 months old AND a 13 yr old! lol so we have several things in common! I'm so adding you! I can't wait to watch you succeed! we can motivate each other! good luck!

Hey everyone! I'm hoping to lose about 80lbs. Currently at 213lbs, it's going to take a while. I'm ready to be healthy again, to run and not lose my breath within 5 steps. I'm 26, have been gaining since I had my first son in 2006. I miss being 130lbs. Gained 80lbs with my first son, and another 40 with my second son. Since then I've lost 37lbs, and I must say, good riddance! But it's taken 2 years. I never really realized how heavy I was. I'm doing this for my boys. I'm doing this for my husband. I'm doing this for me. I want to be able to watch my boys grow up, to have a 50th anniversary (not only).

It sure is hard to admit that number, the current weight or amount you want to lose. Quite a wake up call. But we can do it. With the right kind of motivation. I sure need it. So add me if you need some too. Let's get healthy together!

I'm getting fairly close to my goal weight, but not without a lot of very hard work and dedication. I gained over 80 pounds during my pregnancy...yikes! I have a 7 month old too so you can add me if you'd like! My son was born May 25... How bout you?

I will add you and you all can add me too, the more friends the better in this journey! I started on Aug 1st at 237 with a goal of losing 107 pounds and I am down 48 of them so far! I haven't been 130 since I got married 17 years ago! I am a mom to 2 daughters ages 10 and 7 as well. Ok off to zumba I go, good luck!

I would love to lose 100 pounds as well! I just joined yesterday but so far I love the features of the site and reading about people in my position that have been successful. I've tried many times in the past to lose the weight with moderate success but would always gain it back and then some. This year I'm hoping to do it the right way and finally conquer and control my longtime weight problem. Best of luck to you Tammy (I want to live too!) and everyone else that has a long journey ahead of them.

Wow, Sonia. You seem to have struck a nerve. So many responses in just 12 hours!

I'll be 45 in April. I want to be healthier at 50 than I am now. I'm right at 300, and want to lose about 150 pounds.

I have no children and have been married to my best friend for almost 21 years. We have gained massive weight together, and we're trying to lose it together. We're hoping myfitnesspal can help.

I already have multiple health issues, including moderate diabetes and a pituitary tumor. I no longer have a thyroid gland due to nodules (not cancer). And I have chronic, nearly constant, pain in my back and elsewhere.

Anyone with a similar story - or not - is welcome to befriend me, especially if you have more than 100 pounds to lose.

Melissa

You can do it!!! Just set you mind to and and want it more than anything else. If you have a bite of food in your mouth and you really dont need it, spit it out. I still do that now after 117 pounds lost. Its all about you, do cheat yourself!!! If I can do anyone can do it.

I love all the responses on here! I find it very encouraging seeing that truely so many of us struggle with the same issues. I Look forward to meeting friends on here that I can support and them in return. I have my last daughter at home and she also struggles with her weight. I want to be a positive role model for her as well by being healthy and taking care of myself. I need to lose 90 lbs. My first week of watching my diet and exercise I have lost 5lbs and then I was told about this site. I am really excited to have been told about this.

This will be my first post on the message boards, but I am in the close to 100lb area. My goal is to get to 199lbs. I haven't been in the one-hundred range in quite some time, and that is very close to my final goal weight, so it'll be nice to have an interim goal to aim for. So, right now I have 84lbs to lose.

I just had my first child a short 10 months ago, and gained a fair bit of weight during the pregnancy, lost almost all of my pregnancy weight afterwards with breastfeeding, but recently there has been some issues and emotional eating, not to mention Christmas! So, here I am, aiming for a new, healthier me for my daughter, myself and my fiance. I am a SAHM, with a small home-based business so it's easy to just grab a bag of chips or something cruddy when you are trying to get things done.

Anyway, it's nice to see such an active message board, and I hope that I'm able to find some folks so we can motivate each other!

hiya iam a newbie to and also need to lose 100 pounds...

Hello All I have lost 48 pounds so far but have 100 more to loose. I have been overweight all my life and would love to help others as well as they help me. My name is Larry I live with my partner of almost 10 years and our spoiled 4 legged son named Stymie.

I am doing a 5 k on January 21st my first one and alot of it will be walking as our son is coming with since he can and it does him good too and it for a special cause its help a rescue shelter find homes for dogs and helps support them and I am a big believer in adopting a dog and giving them a home. That is where Stymie came from and I could not ask for a better dog.


If you want to know more check out my profile and feel free to send me a friend request. Almost time for work oh yeah I am a relay operator by night and a man with a mission by day.

Hi all! I am also needing to lose 100lbs! I cannot believe I did this to myself but it is time to change! I am so happy to have found this site! I would love to have new friends to go on this journey with. My name is Amy, and I am 41. I have two grown children, and one little grandson. I need to be healthy to stay alive for them.

To each of you and all of you looking to lose you can friend me if you like, my diary is open and I'm happy to help. But I do not suffer excuses well so if you are serious Ruck UP! Lets get to the top!